James D'Amato, the creator of One Shot and Author of The Ultimate RPG series for Adams Media invites you to join him in getting to know some of your favorite creative people by listening to them create. Every other week he invites a new guest to discuss their latest work and creative process before joining him in a character or worldbuilding exercise from the Ultimate RPG series. Gain insight and watch inspiration with The Ultimate RPG Podcast!
The Ultimate RPG Podcast
Claim This Podcastby James D'Amato
4.6(13 reviews)
32 episodes
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James D'Amato, the creator of One Shot and Author of The Ultimate RPG series for Adams Media invites you to join him in getting to know some of your favorite creative people by listening to them create. Every other week he invites a new guest to discuss their latest work and creative process before joining him in a character or worldbuilding exercise from the Ultimate RPG series. Gain insight and watch inspiration with The Ultimate RPG Podcast!
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7/30/2024
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Recent Episodes
May 27, 2026
Episode 32 - Wargames and Death Rituals with Sam Sorensen!
EPISODE SUMMARY James is joined by Sam Sorensen in a discussion about his game Cataphracts, wargames and the humanity and unintentional storytelling that can appear in them. In the worldbuilding half of the episode, they create a fictional death worshipping religion with special rites for bridging a connection to death in many different ways. SHOW NOTES Sam Sorensen is a tabletop roleplaying game writer, editor, and graphic designer, as well as a game design adjunct instructor. ----------------------------------------- Check Out the Ultimate RPG Line of Books and Products! ----------------------------------------- The Ultimate RPG Podcast is a production of the One Shot Podcast Network, with permission from Adams Media. The podcast is hosted by James D'Amato and is edited by Shaghik Manè. Music for the podcast is Venturing, by Reveille, courtesy of Soundstripe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2026
Episode 31 - Tournament Arcs with Austin Walker! Part 2
EPISODE SUMMARY James is joined by Austin Walker in a discussion about texts that were inspirations for Realis. In the worldbuilding portion of the interview, they create a world with yearly global tournaments, the winning prize of which can be the ability to dictate ideology. SHOW NOTES Austin Walker is a game developer and the game master of Friends at the Table. He is formerly editor-in-chief of Waypoint. You can back his new game, Realis, right here. ----------------------------------------- Check Out the Ultimate RPG Line of Books and Products! ----------------------------------------- The Ultimate RPG Podcast is a production of the One Shot Podcast Network, with permission from Adams Media. The podcast is hosted by James D'Amato and is edited by Shaghik Manè. Music for the podcast is Venturing, by Reveille, courtesy of Soundstripe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 29, 2026
Episode 30 - Realis with Austin Walker! Part 1
EPISODE SUMMARY James is joined by Austin Walker in a discussion about reexamining core nerd culture texts from a historical lens, the pros and cons of being in constant conversation with your audience, and RPGs that were foundational texts for Austin as a GM and player. They also discuss Austin's currently crowdfunding new game, Realis, and his long running actual play, Friends at the Table! Part 2 of the interview will be out in two weeks. SHOW NOTES Austin Walker is a game developer and the game master of Friends at the Table. He is formerly editor-in-chief of Waypoint. You can back his new game, Realis, right here. ----------------------------------------- Check Out the Ultimate RPG Line of Books and Products! ----------------------------------------- The Ultimate RPG Podcast is a production of the One Shot Podcast Network, with permission from Adams Media. The podcast is hosted by James D'Amato and is edited by Shaghik Manè. Music for the podcast is Venturing, by Reveille, courtesy of Soundstripe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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