Recent content by Of Horrors & Heroes

Happy 2026! What’s the worst situation you’ve seen PCs escape through a brilliant plan in a TTRPG? Check out our new episode; Rolemaster Actual Play: (E159) Ain’t no place for a Hero "De-firing Defiler’s Bane?” May the dice roll in your favor! #rolemaster #rolemasteractualplay...

What are some of the most excited moments at your TTRPG table? Check out our latest episode via the links below for some great reactions & a reminder of why we play. Rolemaster Actual Play: (E158) Ain’t no place for a Hero "Bashing the Bishop” May the dice roll in your favor...

HOW DO YOU END YOUR TTRPG CAMPAIGNS? Do they fizzle out? Is there a real end/a full stop? Check out how we ended our 6 yearlong Rolemaster campaign: Twilight of the Old Order “Epilogue, Questions & Campaign Wrap” Very bittersweet. That’s it. It's done. The End. May the dice roll in...

One dud roll!! How often do your TTRPGs go sideways due to one bad roll?? Check out our episode & a plan that doesn't go to plan; Rolemaster Actual Play: (E157) Ain’t no place for a Hero "Let there be Light” May the dice roll in your favor! #rolemaster #twilightoftheoldorder...

Out of 10, on average how good are your players plans in your TTRPGs? Check out our episode & a plan that doesn't go to plan; Rolemaster Actual Play: (E156) Ain’t no place for a Hero "Who will rid us of these turbulent priests” May the dice roll in your favor! #rolemaster...

(THINKS): By all that is holy, DON’T go up the stairs by yourself! How often do you as a TTRPG GM/DM/referee pray that a player doesn't do the thing … but they do the thing!? Check out our episode; Rolemaster Actual Play: (E155) Ain’t no place for a Hero "What lurks above?” May the dice...

Character death in TTRPGs! 🎲 Do your GMs/DMs usually “pull punches” to avoid killing characters, or do they let the dice fall where they may? Why or why not? In our latest session, we faced a character death. As GM, I did everything I could to keep them in the game (for a particular reason)...

Things are reaching a breaking point in Twilight of the Old Order! One of our heroes has already fallen (episode not yet posted), and the stakes have never been higher. As we march toward the grand finale (~180 episodes strong!), we’re planning a special post-campaign Epilogue Session in...

Suspiciously placed artifacts in TTRPGs! Do players in your games often come across an artifact & have an Admiral Ackbar reaction? Check out our episode; Rolemaster Actual Play: (E151) Ain’t no place for a Hero "Life Sucking Horror” May the dice roll in your favor! #rolemaster...

THE BIG REVEAL in TTRPGs!! Are they often much of a surprise in your games? Check out our BIG REVEAL in our new episode, Rolemaster Actual Play: Twilight of the Old Order (E176) “The Big Bang Theory” Did you guess what was coming in our story? May the dice roll in your favor...

Impassioned speeches in TTRPGs. Do there many fiery speeches in your games? Who gives them & why? Check out our new episode Rolemaster Actual Play: Twilight of the Old Order (E175) “The Eve of Destruction” https://youtu.be/oezsE8lH-S8 May the dice roll in your favor! #rolemaster...

"What are we doing again?" Do players in your TTRPGs typically follow the story/plot or is it more of a "kill things & loot" approach? Check out our new episode Rolemaster Actual Play: Twilight of the Old Order (E174) “The Beginning of the End” May the dice roll in your favor...

Undead Upside-down Spider Priest! What is the strangest critter mashup in one of your TTRPGs? Check out our episode; Rolemaster Actual Play: (E150) Ain’t no place for a Hero "Icy Wincy Spider” for some drama! May the dice roll in your favor! #rolemaster #twilightoftheoldorder...

Player quick thinking?! What is the best fast thinking from a player in a TTRPG you have witnessed? Check out our episode; Rolemaster Actual Play: (E149) Ain’t no place for a Hero "Stuck in the U-Bend” for some drama! May the dice roll in your favor! #rolemaster #twilightoftheoldorder...

In your TTRPGs are "re-dos" of a scene/action allowed? If yes how & why is a 2nd chance permitted? Check out our new Rolemaster Actual Play: (E172) Twilight of the Old Order "The Shreddy Bears Picnic”" https://youtu.be/Mft_jBmmlc8 May the dice roll in your favor! #rolemaster...