<description>&lt;p&gt;Transcripts available at diceexploder.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s the Dice Exploder 2025 year end bonanza! This year I&amp;#39;m joined by Lin Codega and Diogo Nogueira to go over a whole bunch of game mechanics that we think represent where rpgs were at in 2025 and where they might be going in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further Reading&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland" rel="nofollow"&gt;Mythic Bastionland&lt;/a&gt; by Chris McDowall&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/abed5f86-0475-4722-bc71-cf5662ca987f/landing?ref=home-page" rel="nofollow"&gt;Praise the Hawkmoth King&lt;/a&gt; by Sage the Anagogue&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rascal.news/i-want-to-fight-my-friends-in-the-back-of-a-moving-truck/" rel="nofollow"&gt;I want to fight my friends in the back of a moving truck&lt;/a&gt; by Seraphina Garcia Ramirez&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://lumpley.games/2024/05/08/traffic-lights-are-communication-tools/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Traffic Lights Are Communication Tools&lt;/a&gt; by Meguey Baker&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.daggerheart.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Daggerheart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/draw-steel?srsltid=AfmBOorMVPyLvlWc5yVfAaJmKFd6ZFKaxnGZxH6oBFz5e1wJQam8FcB-" rel="nofollow"&gt;Draw Steel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/the-one-ring/starter-set/" rel="nofollow"&gt;The One Ring starter set&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://samsorensen.blot.im/mothership-month-2025-wargame-over/under" rel="nofollow"&gt;Sam Sorensen’s overview of Over/Under&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.rascal.news/how-to-find-an-ending-in-over-under-mothership-discord-megagame/" rel="nofollow"&gt;one of Lin’s pieces on the aftermath&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumpleygames/apocalypse-world-burned-over" rel="nofollow"&gt;Apocalypse World 3e Kickstarter&lt;/a&gt; (now finished)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Socials&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://rascal.news" rel="nofollow"&gt;Rascal.news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://oldskull-publishing.com/weird-games-and-weirder-people/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Weird Games and Weirder People&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lincodega.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Lin&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/diogooldskull.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"&gt;Diogo&lt;/a&gt; on Bluesky.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sam on &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/diceexploder.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://sdunnewold.itch.io/" rel="nofollow"&gt;itch&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Dice Exploder blog is at &lt;a href="http://www.diceexploder.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;diceexploder.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our logo was designed by &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sporgory.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"&gt;sporgory&lt;/a&gt;, our ad music is Lilypads by Travis Tessmer, and our theme song is &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/purelygrey/sunset-bridge" rel="nofollow"&gt;Sunset Bridge&lt;/a&gt; by Purely Grey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join the &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/PhJStRPQDa" rel="nofollow"&gt;Dice Exploder Discord&lt;/a&gt; to talk about the show!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dice Exploder on &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/DiceExploder" rel="nofollow"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dice Exploder

Sam Dunnewold

2025 Year End Bonanza

DEC 22, 202546 MIN
Dice Exploder

2025 Year End Bonanza

DEC 22, 202546 MIN

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Transcripts available at diceexploder.comIt's the Dice Exploder 2025 year end bonanza! This year I'm joined by Lin Codega and Diogo Nogueira to go over a whole bunch of game mechanics that we think represent where rpgs were at in 2025 and where they might be going in the future.Further ReadingMythic Bastionland by Chris McDowallPraise the Hawkmoth King by Sage the AnagogueI want to fight my friends in the back of a moving truck by Seraphina Garcia RamirezTraffic Lights Are Communication Tools by Meguey BakerDaggerheartDraw SteelThe One Ring starter setSam Sorensen’s overview of Over/Under and one of Lin’s pieces on the aftermathApocalypse World 3e Kickstarter (now finished)SocialsRascal.newsWeird Games and Weirder PeopleLin and Diogo on Bluesky.Sam on Bluesky and itch.The Dice Exploder blog is at diceexploder.comOur logo was designed by sporgory, our ad music is Lilypads by Travis Tessmer, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey.Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show!Dice Exploder on Patreon