Best Andrew Geertsen Podcasts (2025)

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S7E31: IP D&D - Tier 2 Spells Part 2 57:42

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This week, Adam and Tiana continue their herculean sorting task, discussing their way through the good, the useful, and the Acquisitions Incorporated. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: https://youtube.c…

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S7E30: IP D&D - Tier 2 Spells Part 1 1:01:40

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This week, Adam and Tiana take on a herculean task: going through the second level spell list in D&D 5e and assigning each spell to one of the four power sources within the game. (And we develop a secret fifth list over the course of this episode.) The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/…

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S7E29: The Worst Advice! 1:07:29

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This week, Adam and Tiana Ren take a break from giving good advice and lean into the mirror universe version of this show. Hopefully, some conversations that come from this are helpful for you and your table! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https…

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S7E28: Going Through Your Notes - Heroic Class (Assassin Through Druid) 1:04:24

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This week, Adam and Tiana go through the notes left in the Heroic Classes section of the IP Master Document (link to the doc below). We discuss what we agree with, reword a couple things to make them clearer, and dive deep into our disagreements (whether that's a disagreement with the note or with each other). Join the conversation! The Master Docu…

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S7E27: Discussion about Way of the FromSoft DM 1:06:27

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about Adam's DMing style, affectionately known as "Way of the FromSoft". What does that mean to him? How does it differ from his previous styles? The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death C…

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S7E26: Roast Adam 1:05:17

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This week, Adam turns to Tiana to get a read on how she feels about his GMing after sitting at his table for years. He wants it all! The good, the bad, the "WTF, man?" The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: …

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S7E25: Building Monsters - Blue Dragon 1:09:33

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This week, Adam and Tiana work through Adam's Blue Dragon build. We discuss the design ethos we have in mind for enemies, how it plays out with the Blue Dragon, and where we go from here. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vc…

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S7E24: Control Spells (and Other Moments When Players Lose Control) 1:00:29

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about control spells and how to make them work without players losing agency. But what does that mean, specifically? The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: https://youtube.com/…

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S7E23: Equipment and Shops 1:04:00

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about equipment in IP D&D, and the shops where player characters can obtain this equipment. We also introduce the idea of "comfort" to the game, with various effects (both positive and negative). The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join …

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S7E22: Playtest After-Action Report 1:06:21

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about the game Adam ran as a playtest for the IP D&D system. We're excited about how it went, and how the input from the players offered suggestions for changes! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gY…

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S7E21: Conditions and Damage Types 45:55

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This week, Adam and Tiana take a look at conditions and damage types; we want the damage types to feel like they have individual identities, which means they need to do different things! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcr…

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S7E20: Backgrounds and Ancestry 1:01:59

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This week, Adam and Tiana follow up on the idea of a level 0 character with backgrounds and ancestry, allowing players to get the basics of what a character is and can do before diving into base classes and beyond. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord!…

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S7E19: Taking a Step Back 1:02:21

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about the difficulties of teaching and learning a new system, and how we're using those difficulties to build a smarter system while still keeping it as distinctly Dungeons and Dragons. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discor…

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S7E18: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Paladin 1:03:45

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This week, Adam and Tiana do a deep dive into Paladin as rewritten for Inspiration Point D&D. This class means a lot to both of us, so we dove deeper into the fantasy of the Paladin than will be common in other Heroic Classes. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join …

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S7E17: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Assassin and Champion 1:02:26

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This week, Adam and Tiana dive into the builds for Assassin and Champion. These were two subclasses in D&D 5e, but we're fleshing them out into their own Heroic Classes! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign…

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S7E16: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Cleric and Monk 1:06:26

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This week, Adam and Tiana begin talking about the builds for the Cleric and Monk classes. We had to start with Tiana's favorite class, after all! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: https://youtube.com/pl…

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S7E15: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - The Design Ethos 59:58

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This week, Adam and Tiana begin discussing the Heroic Classes, which are the classes that player characters will choose at level 3. This is where the tree begins to truly branch, and thus there's a lot of decisions baked into the design process. Let's talk about it! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZ…

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S7E14: Magic Systems and Spells for IP D&D 1:02:09

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This week, Adam and Tiana do a deep dive into the magic system for IP D&D. This covers the ethos of designing the magic, the magic types, and the cantrips created thus far for Arcane, Divine, Primal, and Martial. Check out the document linked below to get more information as we discuss magic, and feel free to leave your thoughts as comments! The Ma…

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S7E13: Weapons Deep Dive 1:02:12

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This week, Adam and Tiana dive deep into the weapons document to talk about how weapons behave in this new system, and how to make them unique. Death Campaign: https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswen Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs The Weapons/Armor/Combat actions doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nIZqZ49ixjmUiW1HtgFNgnZ39wuiYHi--e…

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S7E12: Weapons, Armor, and Combat Actions 1:01:10

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This week, Adam and Tiana focus on redesigning the weapons and armor, with an eye to balancing accuracy in depiction with fulfilling the fantasy of the combat. Death Campaign: https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswen Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs The Weapons/Armor/Combat actions doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nIZqZ49ixjmUiW1Htg…

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S7E11: Redesigning the Classes: Acolyte and Rogue 1:06:31

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk more about the new base classes they've been working on, taking a closer look at Acolyte and Rogue. As ever, this is all super loose and we're taking any and all suggestions in the Discord. Death Campaign: https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswen Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Document with the base classes:…

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S7E10: Redesigning the Classes: Fighter and Mage 1:01:38

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This week, Adam and Tiana dive into the write-up Adam did for two of the four base classes: Fighter and Mage. The ideas held here are super loose, and we want to hear other people's opinions too! Death Campaign: https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswen Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Document with the base classes: https://docs.google.com/…

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S7E9: Redesigning the Classes: Back to Basics 1:01:07

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about Tiana's idea about taking the class system down to four basic classes for the first few levels. It's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see how it works out! Death Campaign: https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswen Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqsBy Adam Power, Andrew Geertsen, & Tiana Ren Hanson

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S7E8: Redesigning the Classes: How Did We Get Here? 1:05:57

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This week, Adam and Tiana take a break from looking at individual classes to take a broader view at the class design ethos as a whole. Both Adam and Tiana have ideas for how to dig deep into overall class design, but first, how did we get to where we are now? History and idea document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1EQbgnXd7eFFffN_H9H6M2st6F…

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S7E7: Rebuilding the Monk for IP D&D (Guest Host: Chris Lee, aka. A.B.I.) 1:05:32

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This week, Adam and Tiana welcome Chris back onto the podcast to talk about fighting games redesigning the Monk. We discuss cultural expectations tied into the name of the class, how to think about martial arts as a whole, and why Tiana is now committed to playing a Monk in Baldur's Gate 3. Sugar Punch, Chris's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.…