{"podcast":{"title":"The Dice Tower","slug":"the-dice-tower-435193","podcast_index_feed_id":435193,"rss_url":"https://dicetower.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://dicetower.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/7/8/1/1781a50f123534f988c4a68c3ddbc4f2/The_Dice_Tower_Podcast_square.png","author":"Tom Vasel","episode_count":871,"summary":"Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer take a look at board games, card games, and the people who design, publish, and play them. Top ten lists, Q&A, tales of horror, and more await you!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:19:38.984029+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dice-tower-435193"},"episode":{"title":"At The Table with The Dice Tower - Role Call","slug":"at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-role-call","published_at":"2025-11-18T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dice-tower-435193/at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-role-call","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dice-tower-435193","url":"https://dicetower.libsyn.com/at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-role-call","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/dicetower/ATTDT059_-_Role_Call.mp3?dest-id=138325","summary":"This time, we go fishing for Role Players, linking some popular aspects of RPGs to our favorite boardgames. Plus, our latest collection of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops. 00:47 - Getting Cold 01:45 - Eric at Pax Unplugged 03:47 - Games at Tom's Daughter's Wedding? 05:10 - BGG Con, Dice Tower East, West, Cruise 06:37 - Fishing for Role Players 14:58 - Stat-Heavy Games: Pathfinder ACG, Mage Knight 17:48 - Character Building: Origin Story, Elder Scrolls, Too Many Bonews, Artisans of Splendent Vale 20:12 - Story-Based Character Progression: Call to Adventure, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Near and Far 22:17 - Campaign (Descent) vs. Combat: Wrath of Ashardilon, Wander the Cult of Barnacle Bay, Massive Darkness, Monster Hunter 27:36 - Silly: Dungeon Fighter, Dungeon Quest, Cora Quest, Munchkin, Talisman 30:31 - Exploration: Mansions of Madness, Clank Catacombs 32:57 - Storytelling: Mice and Mystics, Stuffed Fables, Tainted Grail, Oathsworn, Agemonia 35:03 - Video Games: Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Skyrim, GWENT 37:38 - Improvisational Storytelling: Freelancers, Wandering Galaxy, Adventure Party, Aye Dark Overlord, Once Upon a Time 41:22 - Teasing Next Time: RPGs for Boardgamers 42:27 - Rove 46:08 - Night Soil 49:04 - Mezen 52:50 - Gingerbread House 55:37 - Severton 1:00:35 - Spot It Catan Questions? Tales of Horror? tom@dicetower.com Julie's Tales of Myth and Legend Preorder: https://gamefound.com/projects/van-ryder-games/tales-of-myth-and-legend-preorder?refcode=tMZTh1PtbUec1Vko4OGdaw","meta_description":"This time, we go fishing for Role Players, linking some popular aspects of RPGs to our favorite boardgames. Plus, our latest collection of Roses, Thorns,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3927,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dice-tower-435193/episodes/at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-role-call/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dice-tower-435193/at-the-table-with-the-dice-tower-role-call.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}