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Welcome Back to the Table! Today Arcadia, Tori, Malcolm and Jess sit down to discuss the Terry Pratchett Disc World RPG update as presented by Mordiphius Games. What we know, what we like and a bit on what others are saying about the game. We take some time to step in the setting, nod to the books and media that in doubt influenced the game and explore what, if any niche space the game has in a crowded Narrative Driven IP RPG market. After a break we go further into the art and playstyle of the game and its potential to allow players satirical narrative resolution in place of dice, tables and cards. While we all agree a table like ours might make use of the best parts of the game and world, that it is not for all tables and doesn’t stroke the brains of those character optimization, statistical complexity, group battle players. Judge it for yourself and let us know your thoughts!

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Welcome Back to the Table! We have a full and festive studio for another dive into the World of Darkness with two more Guides to Clans for Beginners in VTM. Tori Starts us off with the story of the Salubri, an odd duck in Vampire lore. The Salubri were healers whose origins date back to the oldest of nights but their Empathy served to make them a target and continues to be their bane. Many a challenge await those players who embark on the path of the Unicorn, 3rd Eye Feelers of the Kindred. Vampires choosing lunch to become lunch…for said lunch. After the break Arcadia peels back the tropes surrounding Clan Brujah and reveals are complex, capable and dynamic clan to play at your table. The brute thugs of modern nights don’t show us all of the intelligence, machinations and rage of this deep clan. From playstyles to lore and more, join us for this latest episode of FA!

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Welcome Back to the Table! You’ve really locked into a strange one this week! We have a full studio for a conversation (that just about gets going) on Dual and Multi-Class characters, rules and impacts in D&D in contrast to other games and systems. Tori introduces us to her Rouge (and more) who are using the rules of Multi-Classing at the table to progress the character through a specific skill tree, with an end result in mind. Jess tell us of her Wizlock, whose path was forged through the shared story telling between player and GM. After the break, Arcadia takes us out of the ampersand and into an exploration of how other TTRPGs address the concepts and mechanics of effective ‘Multi-Class’ game play. Comparisons are made, words like “clunky” and “upper-decker”, for some reason, are bandied about with great abandon, in the latest episode and high water mark of hilarity in the FA Studios!

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Welcome Back to the Table! This week Malcolm sits down with Jess to discuss her wildly popular Home Brew Campaign; Japan In Space. This 5e setting is a product of two great loves, interests and fandoms, bringing together a historical age of strife and change in Bakumatsu Japan and the operatic expansive elements found in Star Wars media. More than a TTRPG in a Galactic skin, Jess draws from her knowledge base as an academic who Majored in History and someone who has spent years living in Japan to bring unique cultural and historical components to her players at the table. She offers tips on employing those ingredients into a homebrew game and how offering players the opportunity to do more than hack and slash through the world allows for unexpected moments of great RP and some hilarious character choices! Enjoy this glimpse into the process of inspiration, adaptation and how to employ the absurd (*see Japanese Fertility Festivals) in ways that bring more joy and enrichment at your table.

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Welcome back to the table — and welcome back for Season 2! Malcolm, Tori, and Jess return for another Clan Comparison from VTM. Tori leads off with Clan Gangrel, a clan made up of strays and rogues who value strength, independence, and survival above all else. These vampires aren’t interested in the shenanigans of courtly politics; instead, they focus on living their unlife on their own terms. Closer to the Beast than most other clans, the Gangrel truly are a different breed.

Malcolm follows with Clan Tremere. The Blood Mages represent a very different kind of clan — one born from human origins rather than traditional vampiric lineage. These sorcerers wield knowledge as both weapon and currency, and they’re not shy about showing it. Scheming, calculating, and steeped in secrets they perhaps shouldn’t possess, the Tremere famously seized their place among the undead by transforming themselves through dark means. With a structure that often feels almost mafia-like, they carefully position themselves within the greater vampire society.

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Welcome back to the table! This week, as we wrap up 52 episodes in 52 weeks, we’re pulling something special from behind the Patreon paywall just for you. Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm come together for the second entry in Tori’s Monster Comparison series, diving deep into the Adult Blue Dragon.

This monster is near and dear to all of our hearts here at the podcast, and we take a look back at the origins of this chromatic staple of monsterdom—from its earliest days as a desert-dwelling ambush artist to its iconic modern evolution as a lair-loving, combat-savvy, electric death dealer.

With our love of Blues well documented, Tori adds extra flavor by exploring the differences between printed versions of this draconic powerhouse across several monster manuals. Sit back, enjoy the electricity, and join us as we close out Season 1 of Finding Atoria!

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Welcome back to the table! This week, Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm are in the studio with Jess for a perhaps uncomfortable chat about the predictive elements quickly growing in our hobby space. With no wrong answers, honest conversation sheds light on where using technology as a tool makes sense—enhancing experiences and opening access to TTRPGs.

After the break, we shift the lens to focus on what we can agree we don’t like about AI in general, along with its very real—and potential—risks to the integrity of roleplaying at the table. Social media has made this more than most topics feel divisive and ugly to even bring up, but in a community growing as rapidly as ours—one with creative passion and talent at its core—there should always be room for these discussions.

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Welcome back to the table! This week, Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm are joined by Jess for a look at Life Path System character generation. Here at Finding Atoria, we’re longtime devotees of stat block roll-ups and ability-score-driven character creation—but the Life Path System (of which there are many) offers a very different way to build a character.

Life Path Systems were popularized early in games like Traveler and later refined into hallmark examples like Cyberpunk 2020. The group weighs in on what we like, what we’re still not sure about, and how these systems push us outside our comfort zones in our own RPG styles.

After the break, Malcolm takes a swing at putting the podcast itself through a broad-brush Life Path System character build, modeled after the Twilight: 2000 (4th Edition) method. It’s a blast, it’s a bit clunky, and it’s ALL Finding Atoria.

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