NPC Cast

03/15/2026

Just in case anyone who was an NPC Cast fan sees this, NPC Aaron has a new podcast about dissecting media franchises that have lost their way and deciding how best to fix them up. Tune in if you are interested and feel free to leave a review!

TV & Film Podcast · Updated Weekly · Two friends unite over their shared love of continuity and story. They diagnose ailing media franchises and then pitch a better future. Each season goes over a franchise in detail and culminates with …

09/28/2021

In case it's relevant to your interests, Aaron has a new podcast about horror movies! The first two episodes are available on all major podcast platforms (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify) and at the website below.

Aaron takes his wife Ana and their good friend Torin through the hits (and a few misses) of horror cinema in an attempt to turn them into fans of the macabre. For our ongoing ”definitive” list of horror movies from best to worst, go to: https://letterboxd....

07/01/2020

NPC Aaron is going to start streaming a playthrough of Baldur's Gate! He will of course be using the Enhanced Edition! It should be fun. We're live right now at

Tabletop Game Designer. Father. LGBTQ+I play a lot of different things and enjoy critiquing and thinking about them as I go through the lenses of game designer, storyteller, and advocate for equality and equity.

06/09/2020

I don't know if anyone will actually see this at this point, but I ( NPC Aaron) am streaming some games while talking about game design and storytelling, much like back in the days of the podcast. I'm calling it "Further Developments" So if you're interested, you can tune in at 8PM PST tonight, or go follow the stream to get updated on other times that it goes live if that's not a good time for you. Thanks to anyone who tunes in!

Tabletop Game Designer. Father. LGBTQ+I play a lot of different things and enjoy critiquing and thinking about them as I go through the lenses of game designer, storyteller, and advocate for equality and equity.

10/06/2018

NPCs Aaron and Chris launched a new podcast alongside Friend-PC Stephanie! It’s about comics and the Pre-Event Spectacular is available for download on iTunes now. The inaugural episode will be out on Monday! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-panel-panel/id1437755734

Excelsior!

08/13/2018

Aaron and Chris are teaming up with Friend-PC Steph to do a new show...about comics and graphic novels! THE PANEL PANEL! http://panelpanelpodcast.com/

08/10/2018

Hi! It's been about a year since we've posted an episode. We have something new in the works, and we're almost positive that like, SEVERAL of you might be into it. Stay tuned.

06/09/2018

Download NPC Cast Episode 75 - Going Starside. In this episode, the guys kick off Crucible Month by going starside with Mark Diaz Truman! (75min) Things you may be interested in: Magpie Games - The company that Mark Diaz Truman co-founded! Urban Shadows - An Urban-Fantasy RPG currently on Kickstarter! Ghost Lines - An RPG by John Harper based on Apocalypse World. [ 27 more words ]

Download NPC Cast Episode 75 – Going Starside. In this episode, the guys kick off Crucible Month by going starside with Mark Diaz Truman! (75min) Things you may be interested in: Magpie Games…

06/09/2018

Download NPC Cast Episode 76 - Lost Vegas. In this episode, the guys continue crucible month with Friend-PC Michael of the RPG Academy! (75min) Things you may be interested in: The RPG Academy - Friends of the show! The Amberden Affair - A deception/intrigue game with a revolving miscreant imposter! Sail to India - A neat game that is basically a sack of wooden cubes.

[audio Download NPC Cast Episode 76 – Lost Vegas. In this episode, the guys continue crucible month with Friend-PC Michael of the RPG Academy! (75min) Things you may be interested in: The RP…

04/13/2018

Accept that two out of every three NPCs you throw at the PCs will, despite your best efforts, be meaningless to them.

They'll know the story of Ted The Innkeeper by heart and drop in to share their treasure with him and keep thugs away from his inn, but the infernal necromancer raising skeletal pit fiends and threatening the fabric of space and time will forever be "that guy." It just happens.

There is no way whatsoever to predict who players will latch on to.

12/06/2017

Let's imagine you had a question about games. Then let's imagine you asked it here for...reasons.

08/11/2017

We discuss what RPGs can take from the incredibly popular battle royale video game PUBG! https://npccast.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/pubg-in-rpgs/