Vox Arcana

Vox Arcana


Latest Episodes

#65 Hot Takes
August 04, 2020

We heard hot takes are selling like hot cakes, so we decided to assemble a few of our own. Here’s our spicy, scalding, blazing hot takes about D&D and tabletop RPGs.

#64 Lasting Consequences
June 26, 2020

This episode we dive into gruesome injuries, lingering effects, and how to make combat more scary and less trivial.

#63 Interview with Matt Corley
May 27, 2020

Friend of the pod Matt Corley returns to talk about module design, historical fiction, and the tabletop RPG community coming together during crisis.

#62 Large Parties vs. Small Parties
April 28, 2020

Do you prefer your sessions bustling with players piled around the table or a smaller scale, more intimate experience?

#61 Mystery & Intrigue
April 01, 2020

From world building to scene description, an element of mystery can make any game better.

#60 Downtime
March 16, 2020

When the players aren’t traversing dungeons or slaying monsters, they do all sorts of other things...

#59 [Bonus] Post-Total Party Kill
March 05, 2020

Sadly, episode #59 is lost, but instead you'll hear one of our Patreon bonus episodes where Will tells us about his first total party kill.

#58 Sandbox Games
January 27, 2020

In this episode William, Jake, and David go through tips and tricks for creating an amazing sandbox for your players to play in.

#57 2019 Year in Review
December 31, 2019

The times, they are 'a changin'! Before the new year, we look back at our favorite moments and important lessons from 2019, as well as looking forward to the future in perhaps our most introspective episode yet.

#56 Running an Open Table
December 09, 2019

William, Jake, and David discuss a controversial gameplay philosophy to solve D&D's biggest problem: Scheduling!