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Vindicast is a podcast about tabletop roleplaying games, hosted by Kenneth: An experienced Game Master and TTRPG designer. Each episode offers practical advice on building engaging campaigns, running better sessions, and improving as a storyteller. The focus is on horror, fantasy, and dystopian genres, with tips and insights grounded in real play experience. The show may also feature actual play episodes or TTRPG design related talk with special guests.

  1. JAN 20

    12 - Why Nobody Reads The Manual

    Your players aren’t lazy. The rulebook is. Why skimming happens, why it’s natural, and how to format RPGs that actually get read.

    33 min

  2. JAN 13

    11 - The Lie We Tell Our Players

    We keep adding safety tools, but campaigns still fall apart. Maybe we’re solving the wrong problem. Let’s talk about alignment, misdesign, and why honesty matters more than guardrails.

    25 min

  3. JAN 6

    10 - Nintendo Can Fix Your TTRPGs

    What can we learn from Breath of the Wild for better TTRPG adventures?

    11 min

  4. 12/31/2025

    9 - Fair is NOT fun in TTRPGs

    Balance gets treated as the ultimate goal of tabletop RPG design. But what if that’s exactly what’s draining risk, tension, and meaning from our games? Let’s talk about why fairness, safety, and perfect tuning might be the wrong things to optimize for.

    32 min

  5. 12/23/2025

    8 - (Forced) Inclusion is Lawful Evil!

    In this Vindicast holiday special, we unpack how politeness, forced harmony, and “everyone must fit” culture turn into something far less kind... and why enforced fun quietly destroys tables. Compatibility isn’t morality. Forced inclusion is lawful evil.

    16 min

  6. 12/17/2025

    7 - If you're not Rolling Dice... Are You Still Gaming?

    This episode dives into what actually makes a tabletop roleplaying game a game: rules, procedures, uncertainty, and trust. We unpack the divide between rules-first players and vibe-first storytellers, why they constantly talk past each other, and why this debate keeps resurfacing online.

    12 min

  7. 12/14/2025

    6 - The Lie We Tell Our Dungeon Masters

    We keep blaming the GM when sessions fall flat... but that expectation might be the real problem.In this episode of Vindicast, I unpack why players often shape the fun more than the GM, how online culture warped our expectations, and what actually makes a table work.

    23 min

  8. 12/14/2025

    5 - The Tolkien Effect

    Fantasy is incredible, but it quietly became the default in tabletop RPGs.In this episode, I break down the “Tolkien Effect”: how one style of fantasy shapes player expectations, design choices, and why non-fantasy genres often feel underappreciated.Music credits: Fantasy Epic - Evgeni Razmanov

    21 min
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Vindicast is a podcast about tabletop roleplaying games, hosted by Kenneth: An experienced Game Master and TTRPG designer. Each episode offers practical advice on building engaging campaigns, running better sessions, and improving as a storyteller. The focus is on horror, fantasy, and dystopian genres, with tips and insights grounded in real play experience. The show may also feature actual play episodes or TTRPG design related talk with special guests.

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  • Creator
    Vindicta RPGs
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Vindicta RPGs
  • Show Website
    Vindicast