Win With Dice Podcast

Win With Dice

The Win With Dice Podcast is a podcast all about tabletop RPGs! We take a casual approach to the hobby and discuss games we run, games we play in and the wonderful people we play with. Our episodes include conversations with writers and creators about their work, as well as session recaps with in-depth looks about scenarios we've created or played through. If you're into TTRPG systems like Lancer RPG, Pathfinder 2e, Starfinder, Mutants & Masterminds and more then the Win With Dice Podcast is the perfect spot to chill and listen to us gush about the games we enjoy! Weekly on Wednesdays.

  1. 2d ago

    Critical Hit Podcast with Rodrigo Lopez || Win With Dice Podcast 244

    This week, special guests Rodrigo Lopez and Tim Gonzales are on to discuss the upcoming Koronil expansion for Beacon RPG. But first, we have a chat about the Critical Hit Podcast. We talk about feedback, advice for new podcasters, and how the actual play space has changed since the show began in 2008. 0:00 Intro 1:01 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 6:38 Introductions 11:14 Critical Hit Podcast 13:40 How Has Actual Play Changed? 16:18 How Did Critical Hit Start? 17:52 The Effect Of Streaming 20:19 Stand Out Systems 23:12 Fan Reactions 26:19 Advice For New Podcasters 29:07 Scheduling 33:02 Being A Player in Actual Play 35:31 Feedback and Community 39:49 Last Thoughts --Links-- Critical Hit Podcast: https://majorspoilers.substack.com/s/critical-hit Beacon TTRPG: https://pirategonzalezgames.itch.io/beacon-ttrpg Koronil Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pirategonzalezgames/beacon-koronil Boronil Playtest: https://pirategonzalezgames.itch.io/beacon-koronil Photon System Overdrive: https://pirategonzalezgames.itch.io/photon-system-overdrive Prismaxia: https://pirategonzalezgames.itch.io/prismaxia --Win With Dice Discord-- https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9 --Our Projects-- Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/ --Links To Our Stuff-- Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 ---------------------------------------------------- Website: http://winwithdice.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinWithDice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinWithDice ---------------------------------------------------- Artwork: Win With Dice Logo Design: https://www.deannalennox.com/ Animated background: https://pixabay.com/ Music: Title: Realism Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Luly Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Talky Beat Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Title: Hanging Out Artist: Bruno E. Title: Crate Digger Artist: Gunnar Olsen Title: Sunrise Drive Artist: South London HiFi Title : Sixteen Twenty Five Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss

  2. Sep 9

    Back In Action! || Win With Dice Podcast 243

    This week, mechs, mazes, and the revenge of the return of the Win With Dice Podcast! It's been a while so here's something new. A solo episode about the last few months and some possible plans for the future. 0:00 Intro 1:02 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 2:41 Win With Dice Returns 4:26 Lancer 12:49 Mutants And Masterminds 23:25 Win With Dice Returns, Part Two 27:22 Outro --Links-- In Golden Flame Adventure: https://vexwerewolf.itch.io/in-golden-flame-act-1 Chrono Crisis Adventure: USP In Golden Flame: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOD8zx_3w2QpHOOAPsxozzu9M_lu1rWW USP Chrono Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGk42d5wXbwo --Win With Dice Discord-- https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9 --Our Projects-- Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/ --Links To Our Stuff-- Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 Win With Dice Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQ79v0yyHkPIG4vz9QRmtXs Check out our Lancer Mech RPG episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGRdcpfoob8aT3sHbw-LFSJ4 Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS ---------------------------------------------------- Website: http://winwithdice.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinWithDice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinWithDice ---------------------------------------------------- Artwork: Win With Dice Logo Design: https://www.deannalennox.com/ Animated background: https://pixabay.com/ Music: Title: Realism Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Luly Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Talky Beat Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Title: Hanging Out Artist: Bruno E. Title: Crate Digger Artist: Gunnar Olsen Title: Sunrise Drive Artist: South London HiFi Title : Sixteen Twenty Five Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss

  3. Sep 2

    GenCon 2026 & News Catch-Up || Win With Dice Podcast 242

    This week, we've got a lot to catch up on! The Win With Dice Podcast is back with a quick catch-up on recent news from earlier in the year, including new releases announced at GenCon 2026. 0:00 Intro 1:19 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 4:14 GenCon News 4:47 Paizo 17:48 Mutants & Masterminds 22:21 D&D 27:27 Diamond Publishing Bankruptcy 38:51 Outro --Links-- 13 Omens: https://www.13omens.com Paizo GenCon 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24XdrgyeVbY M&M Complete Bundle: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/578467/mutants-masterminds-3e-complete-collection Mastermind Maker: https://greenroninstore.com/products/mastermind-maker-character-creator-software-for-m-m-3e DnD Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xd5WVr_Ihc SW5e: https://sw5e.com/ --Diamond News Sources-- https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/101005-diamond-reaches-settlement-to-return-comics-publishers-remaining-inventory.html https://bleedingcool.com/comics/publishers-have-3-weeks-to-object-to-diamond-comics-liquidation-plans/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgLHw2riPE0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3L9cPN47ug --Win With Dice Discord-- https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9 --Our Projects-- Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/ --Links To Our Stuff-- Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 Win With Dice Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQ79v0yyHkPIG4vz9QRmtXs Check out our Lancer Mech RPG episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGRdcpfoob8aT3sHbw-LFSJ4 Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS ---------------------------------------------------- Website: http://winwithdice.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinWithDice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinWithDice ---------------------------------------------------- Artwork: Win With Dice Logo Design: https://www.deannalennox.com/ Animated background: https://pixabay.com/ Music: Title: Realism Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Luly Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Talky Beat Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Title: Hanging Out Artist: Bruno E. Title: Crate Digger Artist: Gunnar Olsen Title: Sunrise Drive Artist: South London HiFi Title : Sixteen Twenty Five Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss

  4. Feb 26

    Photon System Overdrive with Tim Gonzalez || Win With Dice Podcast 241

    This week, guest Tim Gonzalez is here to talk about Photon System Overdrive. It's a GM-less roguelite game that can be played by two players or even solo. We talk design, mechanics, and inspiration from 2000s video games. 0:00 Intro 1:26 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 6:04 Tim Gonzalez Guest Introduction 8:17 Photon System Overdrive 22:01 Mechanic Design 38:00 Character and Setting Creation 42:27 Gameplay 50:55 Kickstarter 57:12 Artwork 1:00:31 Wrap-Up 1:01:16 Outro Photon System Overdrive Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pirategonzalezgames/photon-system-overdrive-ttrpg Photon System Overdrive Public Playtest: https://pirategonzalezgames.itch.io/photon-system-overdrive No ICE in Minnesota: https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota Win With Dice Discord: https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9 Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/ Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS ---------------------------------------------------- Links To Our Stuff Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 ---------------------------------------------------- Website: http://winwithdice.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinWithDice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinWithDice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WinWithDice/ ---------------------------------------------------- Artwork: Win With Dice Logo Design: Deanna Lennox Music: Title: Realism Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Luly Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Talky Beat Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Title: Hanging Out Artist: Bruno E. Title: Danzon De Pasion (Sting) Artist: Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Production Title: Crate Digger Artist: Gunnar Olsen Title: Sunrise Drive Artist: South London HiFi Title : Sixteen Twenty Five Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Relaxer Artist: The Grand Affair

  5. Feb 19

    Dollhouse TTRPG with Joel Happyhil || Win With Dice Podcast 240

    This week, special guest Joel Happyhil is on to talk about the Dollhouse TTRPG Kickstarter. The game features a gritty, urban setting where players interact as both Handlers, assigned various mercenary missions for clients, and Dolls, part machine, part biological human replicas who carry out those missions. 0:00 Intro 1:27 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 3:34 Guest Introduction 4:51 Dollhouse TTRPG 10:33 Handlers And Dolls 16:50 Inspirations 21:33 Co-author Blk_Ivy 23:43 Setting 30:19 Mechanics 49:41 Kickstarter 51:52 Outro Dollhouse Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252750842/dollhouse-a-ttrpg-about-management Joel Happyhil Carrd: https://joelhappyhil.carrd.co/ Angelkill Cafe Discord: https://discord.gg/4f9TCnJRTS No ICE in Minnesota: https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota Win With Dice Discord: https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9 Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/ Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS ---------------------------------------------------- Links To Our Stuff Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 ---------------------------------------------------- Website: http://winwithdice.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinWithDice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinWithDice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WinWithDice/ ---------------------------------------------------- Artwork: Win With Dice Logo Design: Deanna Lennox Music: Title: Realism Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Luly Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Talky Beat Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Title: Hanging Out Artist: Bruno E. Title: Danzon De Pasion (Sting) Artist: Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Production Title: Crate Digger Artist: Gunnar Olsen Title: Sunrise Drive Artist: South London HiFi Title : Sixteen Twenty Five Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Relaxer Artist: The Grand Affair

  6. Feb 12

    Bring Your Own Mech with Reed & Amelia Part Two || Lancer RPG || Win With Dice Podcast 239

    This week features the second half of the conversation with Amelia and Reed of the Bring Your Own Mech podcast. We chat about running and playing TTRPGs, Actual Plays, and collaborating on music. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Running vs Playing TTRPGs 9:14 Lancer RPG and Actual Plays 13:45 Either Side Of The GM Screen 22:50 Table Safety 29:25 Editing 31:21 Music Collaboration 38:44 Conclusion 44:17 Outro Bring Your Own Mech: https://bsky.app/profile/bringyourownmech.bsky.social BYOM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bringyourownmech Reed: https://bsky.app/profile/reedplays.bsky.social Amelia: https://bsky.app/profile/amelia-g-music.bsky.social Aki: https://bsky.app/profile/akinomiiart.bsky.social Aubrey: https://bsky.app/profile/aubreyvakarian.bsky.social Dusty: https://bsky.app/profile/dustehill.bsky.social Win With Dice Discord: https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9 ---------------------------------------------------- Links To Our Stuff Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 ---------------------------------------------------- Website: http://winwithdice.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinWithDice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinWithDice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WinWithDice/ ---------------------------------------------------- Artwork: Win With Dice Logo Design: Deanna Lennox Music: Title: Realism Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Luly Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Talky Beat Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Title: Hanging Out Artist: Bruno E. Title: Danzon De Pasion (Sting) Artist: Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Production Title: Crate Digger Artist: Gunnar Olsen Title: Sunrise Drive Artist: South London HiFi Title : Sixteen Twenty Five Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Relaxer Artist: The Grand Affair

  7. Feb 5

    Bring Your Own Mech with Reed & Amelia || Lancer RPG || Win With Dice Podcast 238

    This week, Win With Dice returns in 2026 with double the guests! Reed and Amelia of Bring Your Own Mech are here to chat about this Lancer RPG Actual Play podcast. We talk about TTRPGs, Music, and using a map vs theatre of the mind for AP podcasting. 0:00 Intro 1:39 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 6:12 Bring Your Own Mech Intro 13:03 How Did You Get Into TTRPGs? 20:37 Starting the BYOM Podcast 28:45 Producing Original Music 33:49 The Editing Process 36:46 Map vs Theatre Of The Mind in Lancer 52:36 Outro Bring Your Own Mech: https://bsky.app/profile/bringyourownmech.bsky.social BYOM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bringyourownmech Reed: https://bsky.app/profile/reedplays.bsky.social Amelia: https://bsky.app/profile/amelia-g-music.bsky.social Win With Dice Discord: https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9 Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/ Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS Links To Our Stuff Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 Win With Dice Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQ79v0yyHkPIG4vz9QRmtXs Check out our Lancer Mech RPG episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGRdcpfoob8aT3sHbw-LFSJ4 Our Awesome Guests and Friends DAWN RPG: https://joel-happyhil.itch.io/dawn Fathomless Gears: https://interpoint-station.itch.io/fathomless-gears Field Guide: Auric Range Player Mechanics: https://nightmareworks.itch.io/field-guide-auric-range-player-mechanics Field Guide: Liminal Space On DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/396202/Field-Guide-Liminal-Space Field Guide to Castor And Pollux on Itchio: https://cicadashellsoul.itch.io/field-guide-to-castor-and-pollux Field Guide To Suldan: https://kaitave.itch.io/field-guide-to-suldan In Golden Flame: https://vexwerewolf.itch.io/in-golden-flame-act-1 Lancer RPG NPC Guides: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1ml02k2hX8wYy-Oyf4nGRkP2Dy3inNOur Masks and Mayhem: https://www.masksandmayhem.com/ Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv New Wild West: https://hyper-c-shell.itch.io/new-wild-west Siren's Song: A Mountain's Remorse: https://massif-press.itch.io/sirens-song SOAR: Shirtless On A Rooftop: https://eldjester.itch.io/soar-shirtless-on-a-rooftop The Field Guide To Mfecane: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mfecane-field-guide Untold Stories Project: https://www.twitch.tv/untoldstoriesproject Valkyrion on itchio: https://valkyrion.itch.io/ Vault Companions: https://www.twitch.tv/vaultcompanions

  8. 12/18/2025

    2025 Year End Retrospective || Win With Dice Podcast 237

    This week, we wrap up 2025 with a recap! We go over everything we did this year, answer some questions, and see if we achieved the goals we set, before we make a few new ones. 0:00 Intro 1:18 Win with Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 5:32 Year End 2025 Analytics 7:25 Discord 9:06 What We Did In 2025 17:12 Favourite Channel Thing in 2025 20:01 Something We Learned This Year 23:42 Answering Questions 33:58 Did We Reach Our 2025 Goals?? 42:15 Our 2026 Goals! 47:59 What We're Looking Forward To In 2026 54:28 Outro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw1siaUMDSg Win With Dice Discord: https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9 Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/ Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS ---------------------------------------------------- Links To Our Stuff Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 ---------------------------------------------------- Website: http://winwithdice.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinWithDice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinWithDice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WinWithDice/ ---------------------------------------------------- Artwork: Win With Dice Logo Design: Deanna Lennox Music: Title: Realism Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Luly Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Talky Beat Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Title: Hanging Out Artist: Bruno E. Title: Danzon De Pasion (Sting) Artist: Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Production Title: Crate Digger Artist: Gunnar Olsen Title: Sunrise Drive Artist: South London HiFi Title : Sixteen Twenty Five Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss Title: Relaxer Artist: The Grand Affair

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The Win With Dice Podcast is a podcast all about tabletop RPGs! We take a casual approach to the hobby and discuss games we run, games we play in and the wonderful people we play with. Our episodes include conversations with writers and creators about their work, as well as session recaps with in-depth looks about scenarios we've created or played through. If you're into TTRPG systems like Lancer RPG, Pathfinder 2e, Starfinder, Mutants & Masterminds and more then the Win With Dice Podcast is the perfect spot to chill and listen to us gush about the games we enjoy! Weekly on Wednesdays.