Table Top Babble: Recent Episodes
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Today on the show Amber and Kenny chat with Sally Tamarkin and Kyle Latino about Cloud Curio, a new TTRPG content and publishing company Ddesigning whimsical and strange supplements that are system neutral but ready-to-use with 5e.
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On this episode of Tabletop Crowd Kristin sits down with creators Ulyssess and Ewen to discuss their new game To Change, a rules-light TTRPG where players will find themselves faced with a shared experience of a transformation in the body and mind.
We hear the pair’s ideas for settings for the game, what inspired the idea and take a fun detour to learn about the novel Ewen wrote.
You can check out To Change live on Gamfound now! https://gamefound.com/projects/usducktape/tochange#/section/project-story
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In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer and founder of Daylight Publications Cam Day to discuss his new project RoboNoir: Crime in Cog City. Kristin and Cam discuss robot art and playbooks, light vs. heavy RPG systems and why Cam will always favor a D12 above all other dice!
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This brief update episode is to let y’all know what’s been going on and why we went on an unexpected, unfortunate, and unannounced hiatus.
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In this episode Kristin sits down with two of the designers behind the LATAM Breakout project, Misha and Wendi, to discuss their Kickstarter. They discuss how they connected with SouMuppet Publishing, provide a breakdown Here, There, Be Monsters! (by Wendi) and Cantrip (by Misha) as well as the editors and artists involved in bringing this project to life.
LATAM Breakout features five games from five incredible designers. It is live on Kickstarter right now!
You can back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulmuppet/latam-breakout
You can follow them both on Twitter for updates on other projects:
Misha: https://twitter.com/panarin_misha
Wendi: https://twitter.com/wen_di_yu
A full list of the LATAM Breakout designers and their games for the project:
Guiliano Roverato, creating Brave Zenith
Luna, creating Ultra y Eterna
Wendi Yu, creating here, there, be monsters!
Rachi, creating Mayflies
Misha Panarin, creating Cantrip
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Today on the show Amber chatted with the powerhouse behind Beholder To No One and recent member of the Geekspective Network, Nikki! They sat down on September 2nd and discussed Nikki’s busy schedule with multiple podcasts that she’s playing in, running, and editing. Amber marveled at how she keeps all of those schedules straight and how Nikki has only missed a scheduled upload twice in a year’s time! They talked about their experiences with audio editing software and offered tips for building a podcast audience, retaining them, and offering incentives for reviews and support.
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In this episode, Kristin sits down with game designer and co-founder of Wannabe Games Jess Greyer to discuss their new game The Means of Magick.
Jess tells Kristin about designing games with your partner, the lore (including Fae robots!), and the custom system Wannabe Games created for the game.
They also discuss the Kickstarter which will be live on 11/16/21!
Support the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonpunk/the-means-of-magick
Follow Jess and Alex of Wannabe Games here:
https://twitter.com/jawska
https://twitter.com/KittyCrusade
You can find other games by Jess and Alex on their website:
https://www.wannabegames.com/
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In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer Anthony to discuss their upcoming Kickstarter project For Our Family!
Anthony discusses how their design process for the game has changed in recent years, how play testing influenced the question prompts in the game, and working with artists on such a personal project.
You can follow the For Our Family Kickstarter here which is expected to go live on 11/4/21: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pnoyxp/for-our-family-find-your-belonging
Follow Anthony here: https://twitter.com/pnoyXP
You can follow the For Our Family Kickstarter here which is expected to go live on 11/4/21: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pnoyxp/for-our-family-find-your-belonging
Follow Anthony here: https://twitter.com/pnoyXP
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Kristin sits down with Julian and Corinne to chat about their new game Women are Werewolves were you play as nonbinary characters in a family where only the women transform into werewolves.
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In this episode Kristin sits down with Sadia Bies and Banana Chan, the creators of Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous, an anthology of horror live action RPGs set in suburbia with themes of food and consumption.
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In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer Jammi to discuss his RPG Our Haunt which is currently on Kickstarter!
Kristin and Jammi discuss the B.O.B system, the playbooks in Our Haunt, Jammi’s research methods, horror and emotions in the game and also talk briefly about Cozy Town, another wonderful game Jammi created that is currently Itch funding!
You can follow and support the Our Haunt Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdragsky/our-haunt
You can check out Cozy Town here: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/cozy-town
Follow Jammi to learn about all his other projects here: @temporalhiccup
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Today on the show Amber chatted with French game designer Côme Martin. They sat down on September to 1st and chatted about Côme’s preference for narrative games, the need for happier, more hopeful games to help us in these trying times, and of course, his game Two Summers, a game where players take the role of the same characters at two different time periods: as teenagers in the 1990s and as adults 30 years later. Think Stehpen King’s It but the game doesn’t necessarily have to include a scary alien clown. You can check it out on Côme’s itch: https://comemartin.itch.io/
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In this episode, Kristin sat down with game designer and founder of Nerdburger Games, Craig Campbell to discuss his Kickstarter for Secret of the Vibrant Isle.
They discuss designing outside of your comfort zone, how much the art by @ashenwave inspired and influenced the game and Kristin takes them on a tangent asking about Craig’s other RPGs!
Secret of the Vibrant Isle will be live on Kickstart on October 5th!
Check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/secrets-of-the-vibrant-isle
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On this episode of Table Top Crowd, Kristin sits down with game designer Nikki Valens to discuss their new game Artisans of Splendent Vale.
They talk about the magical setting, playable characters, the inspiration for the game and, of course, the adorable animals in the game!
Artisans of Splendent Vale is live on Kickstarter now and has fully funded! Check out the campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/renegadegamestudios/artisans-of-splendent-vale
You can follow Nikki on Twitter: @valens116
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On this episode of Table Top Crowd Kristin sits down with game designer’s Banana, Amanda, and Austin to talk about their horror game Deimos Academy.
They discuss Amanda’s art for the game, Austin’s inspiration for lore and Banana gives us great details on what the Kickstarter will offer! There are also some fun tangents and useful information about Chucky E. Cheese.
Deimos Academy does not yet have a Kickstarter launch date, but you can follow their Kickstarter page at
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy to stay up to date on announcements. This is a game you won’t want to miss!
Amanda @ageofnight
Banana @bananachangames
Austin @sailorsctaustin
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Today on the show Amber chatted with Australian game designer and artist Shaun Sunday aka @BrainBeastStudios. They sat down on August 27th to discuss Shaun’s D&D 5E player screen. The screen helps new and neurodivergent players track mechanics of the game by keeping highly referenced information in front of players. Along the way, they discussed R. A. Salvatore’s Forgotten Realms novels, social media management, and making tabletop games more inclusive through design.
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On this episode of Table Top Crowd, Kristin sits down with three of the folks behind the creation of Aeksia, a virtual reality platform for tabletop role playing games.
They explain a lot about virtual reality platforms to Kristin, who wasn’t previously familiar with them, get into details about what their future plans are and share a bit of exciting information about the upcoming Kickstarter!
You can follow and back their Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danilocgcorreia/aeksia-step-into-the-role
Follow them on Twitter @AeksiaVR
https://www.aeksia.com/
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Today on the show Amber spoke with Dylan Goss, who is writing a webcomic called Mara based on his level 1-20 5e D&D campaign. The titular character Mara is displaced from her homeland and seeks fulfillment in the world at large. Amber chatted with Dylan on August 24 about turning the campaign into a cohesive and engaging narrative, finding an illustrator and the working relationship between the two, and the power of language both within Mara and in real life as well.
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On this episode of Table Top Crowd Kristin sits down with game designer Jennifer Adcock to talk about her new game The Price of Coal.
They talk about the design process, inspiration for the game, playtesting process and a few of Jennifer’s other wonderful games!
The Price of Coal is coming to Kickstarter very soon so make sure to follow Jennifer’s page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1144254276/the-price-of-coal-a-story-game-of-labor-rights
You can find Jennifer on Twitter: @JenKatWrites
Jennifer’s games can be found here: https://jen-adcock15.itch.io/
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Today on the show Amber chatted with game designer Chris Sellers. They sat down on July 26th to discuss Chris’s new game, Raccoon Sky Pirates, which is launching on itch.io. They discussed his coming of age with classic tabletop rpgs, the revelation of narrative based games, and of course, the origin story behind Raccoon Sky Pirates. This game speaks to Amber’s goblin heart and they are very excited to play this game. It sounds like so much fun, and after this episode, hopefully you will agree.
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Welcome to the very first episode of Table Top Crowd!
In this episode, Kristin sat down with David, Charlie and Ezra to discuss the crowd funding project Hand in Glove, a queer, baseball romance audio drama.
They discuss David’s inspiration for creating the show, Ezra and Charlie’s audition process and a breakdown of all the perks for backers of the project which is currently live on IndieGoGo!
You can support Hand in Glove here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hand-in-glove-season-1#
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Today is a very special episode of Table Top Babble. Amber attempted to interview the entire cast of Dames and Dragons at once. So while this episode is less structured than most, it also perfectly captures why Kat, Noel, Juniper, and Hannah (in that order!) have attracted so many fans to Dames and Dragons. They sat down on June 16th and chatted about the inspiration for each of the characters, getting your ya-ya’s out, and most regrettably, kurgum.
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Today on the show Amber chatted with graphic novelist Brian McLachlan. They sat down on June the 16th and chatted about professional cartooning, how he got his work published, the creative process, and coming up with and creating Complete the Quest, an interactive role-playing adventure, that reads like a graphic novel but also plays like a game! It’s perfect for fans of all ages who are interested in the exciting world of fantasy gaming.
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Today on the show Kenny talked with Scott Kurtz, creator of PVP, Table Titans, and Binwin Bronzebottom of Acquisitions Incorporated fame. Scott’s been playing D&D since it’s been a thing and he spends basically every waking moment of his sentience thinking about storytelling. They sat down on June 11th and chatted about the history of roleplaying, comics, and collaboration.
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Today on the show Amber chatted with editor and writer, Shane Ormond.
They sat down on July 11th and Shane shared his experience with maybe the most bizarre business venture Amber has personally ever heard from someone she knows. Then they got into Fat Magic: a 5e campaign set in a world saturated by delicious and dangerous food magic.
They talked about the inception of the campaign; how it was born from the pandemic, burn out, and missing the ability to share a meal with his DnD group. As of this episode release, Fat Magic is live on Kickstarter and it’s also a project Amber is contributing to as a graphic designer.
Go to FatMagicRPG.com to check it out!
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Today on the show Kenny talked with Vee and Hayley of Storybrewers Roleplaying. They are the designers of many fabulous games; in particular, they designed Good Society, which is a TTRPG in the style of a Jane Austen novel. They sat down on June 9th and chatted about the dynamic of their writing, the tightrope between specific design and flexible design, and of course, scandalous romances spied from remote library windows.
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Today on the show Amber chatted with GMs, game designers/writers, and advicemongers, Jim and Pruitt of WebDM.
They sat down on June 8th and Jim and Pruitt shared how WebDM got started, what kinds of advice they give in the gaming sphere, they also were kind enough to give me some advice, and of course they chatted about Worlds of Web DM: Weird Wastelands a toolkit for 5e that can also be used for other systems that focuses on exploration! As of this episode airing there are 12 days left on their Kickstarter! Go check it out!
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Today on the show Amber chats with graphic designer, artist, and game designer from the Phillipines, Momatoes.
They sat down on June 2nd and discussed getting into art, the draw to graphic design, and got into ARC; Momatoes ttrpg that's rules-light and tension-heavy, where heroes defy the cruel Doomsday Clock to save their world from a looming apocalypse. She shared her design goals for the game, the changes and process she went through, and of course the wonderful art and design she created and used to build the book. It’s a truly beautiful piece of work that as of this episode airing has 9 days left on the Kickstarter.
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Today on the show Amber chatted with streamer, podcaster, and game designer Amr Ammourazz.
They sat down on May 24th and talked about running games for the first time, their experiences with Pathfinder, getting into TTRPGs via podcasts, of course there was more Marvel talk and social issues being told through stories, Chimera RPG a game they are working and the activism they are currently focusing on. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of opportunity to showcase their punmanship which Amber deeply regrets not providing for them.
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Today on the show Amber chatted with TTRPG streamer, cofounder and event organiser of Friends Who Roll Dice, and the stream manager of One More Multiverse, Drak!
They sat down on May 21st and talked about his love of role playing games, representation in actual play streams, coming out of their shells, how Drak loves the audience interaction of streams and playing as villains. He also chatted about getting into streaming TTRPGs and how much he’s grown in the space over the last year! So many games, so many shows! And he shared what it means to be a Stream manager and gave some tips & advice on Streaming!
twitter.com/Drakoniques
twitter.com/FriendsRollDice
twitter.com/play_multiverse
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Today on the show Amber chatted with designer, consultant, and editor Tracy Barnett. They sat down on May 19th and talked about Tracy's journey becoming a full-time freelancer, self promotion and marketing, a little bit about gatekeeping in RPGS, learning how to create graphics and layout, and of course their game You Are The Dungeon a single-player journaling experience that puts you in the role of a living, sentient dungeon. Which as of this episodes air date, has 6 days left on its Kickstarter.
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Today on the show Amber had a lovely chat with game designer and visual artist Caro Asercion.
They sat down on May 10th and talked about getting into TTRPGs via actual play podcasts, finding design prompts on Tumblr, game jams on Itch.io, environmental storying telling, and Caro’s games like “I’m Sorry Did You Say Street Magic?”
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Today on the show Amber chatted with RPG designer Craig Campbell of Nerdburger Games. We sat down on May 1st and he shared his journey into writing and designing games as well as a few of the games he’s designed! Including a bit about his new game, Norwhereville a horror RPG set in a small town that won’t let you leave, which is currently live on Kickstarter!
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Today on the show Amber chatted with Rick Perry, the Production Designer & Creative Producer for the actual play show Dimension 20. They sat down on April 30th and talked a bit about his film industry background and how it led to designing sets for a TTRPG show as well as some fun behind the scenes stories on how the Dimension 20 sets come into being!
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Today on the show Amber chatted with the incredibly sweet, fun and funny Content Creator, Streamer, and TTRPG Designer Jess. They sat down on April 21st and talked all about her start in TTRPGs, getting into streaming and what it takes to produce a show plus tips on getting started, and we chatted about some of the games she’s designed as well!
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Today on the show Amber chatted with game designer April Kit Walsh. They sat down on April 16th and talked all about her game Thirsty Sword Lesbians; from the design inspirations to a sampling of the playbooks. How she intentionally built safety into the game as well as what she was most proud of and what was most fun. And! She also shared what lies ahead in her game design future.
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Today on the show Amber chatted with full-time streamer, roleplayer and GM, Vana who is an incredibly supportive person and an absolute delight to chat with! They sat down on April 14 and talked about Vana’s journey into streaming TTRPGs, her transition into GMing, and her show from Dusk til Dark as well as her...
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Today on the show Amber talks with podcaster, streamer, and writer Morgan who is an incredibly sweet hype machine! They sat down on April 3rd and talked safety tools, their shared love of the Powered by the Apocalypse game Monsterhearts, their podcast Powered by the Players that highlights PBTA games and BIMPOC, as well as all the amazing work they’ve been doing for Huetopia, such as the show Game at a Glance.
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Today on the show, Amber interviews co co host of Table Top Babble, the Blue Mage of Red Mage Blue Mage, and Geekspective's best and most favorite intern, Kenny!
On March 30th Amber and Kenny chatted about his gaming history, game writing, death trap dungeons and they did some reminiscing together!
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Today on the show Amber talks with writer, podcaster, and streamer Mariam who is the caretaker of @HuetopiaTV a TTRPG streaming channel hosted by BIMPOC, for BIMPOC!
They sat down on March 13th and chatted about starting out in DnD, GMing at conventions, the writing they’ve been doing especially in world building and settings, and of course Huetopia and all the wonderful shows the channel is hosting.
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Today on the show Amber chatted with TTRPG editor, contributor, and designer Tyler Crumrine who is the founder of the company Possible Worlds Games!
Tyler comes from a theatre background where he specializes in Impossible Plays and of course Amber is now obsessed with that concept and genre.
They sat down on March 10th and discussed his first game Beak, Feather, Bone and how its success and reception pushed him along to building Possible Worlds where on March 23rd 2020, his Kickstarter for a micro-RPG subscription box will be live!
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Today on the show Amber chatted with freelance game writer & designer, TTRPG streamer, and podcaster Austin who also happens to be a therapist for their day job! If you listened to the Banana-Chan episode then y’all know that you should be following Austin.
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Today on the show Amber chatted with Roleplayer, Game Master, Streamer, and Podcaster Bee Zelda! You may know them from the all woman and non-binary DnD podcast The Broadswords or Roll20’s Indie Showcase or one of the other many Actual Play streams and podcasts they’ve played in or guested on. And if you haven’t yet, do yourself a favor and check them out!
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NEW MUSIC, what?! That’s right this is the first episode of the show inside the show: Table Top Spotlight!
Amber and Kenny discuss and give an in depth review of the TTRPG Quest!
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Today on the show Amber talks with prolific Game Designer and lover of Gelatinous Cubes, Jammi. They sat down on February 11th and chatted about the RPG scene in the Philippines, how deeply personal themes of colonization are to people who’ve come from colonized countries, and of course a few of their many games like; Balikbayan.
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Today on the show Amber talked with podwives, GMs, and roleplayers Diana and Kate. They sat down on February 3rd and chatted about their starts in RPGs, what they enjoy in games, their love for the game Kids on Bikes, and of course the actual play podcast that resulted from that love, Christmastide, Ohio. Their show has a very interesting premise and structure. They even made a really cool mechanic to fit their vision of the show!
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Today on the show Amber talks with Comic Artist, Game Designer, and Map Maker Kyle Latino. They sat down on January 27th and chatted about comics, the ones he’s made and & published, art & social media, “slow" art, games, and of course MAPS! For ZineQuest 3, Kyle is running a kickstarter for an “Oops All Maps” Zine called Old Roads. Go check it out! His maps are amazing!
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Today on the show Kenny talked with DM’s Guild brand manager and witch-of-many-hats Lysa Penrose. Lysa is a writer, game designer, and variety streamer, among other things. They sat down on January 22nd and discussed her new game, Mundane Magic, as well as her ongoing stream, The Haunting of Good Society.
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Today on the show Kenny interviews our very own Amber! Amber is (of course) the host of this very show, but she also hosts Shapeshift, a podcast chronicling her journey from player to GM. They discussed that journey, as well as the lessons she’s learned about building worlds and creating characters.
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Today on the show Amber talked with Game Designer Andrew Gillis. Andrew’s game Girl by Moonlight, is another one of Amber's to-be-released most anticipated games. We sat down on December 30th and talked extensively about Girl by Moonlight, how it came to be, the goal of the game, the choice of system and the themes in the Magical Girl genre and how it can resonate with a lot of people.
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Today on the show Amber talked with lyrical RPG writer and director of Possum Creek Games, Jay Dragon. Jay ran a very successful Kickstarter last year for a game called Wanderhome, which is one of Amber's most anticipated games to come out in 2021. Amber and Jay sat down on December 28th and talked about the inception of Wanderhome, Jay’s approach to writing, and the theme of Care in Jay’s games.
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Today on the show Amber talked with Tabletop Game Designer, Storyteller, and Owner and Co-Founder of Game and a Curry, Banana Chan. They sat down on December 24th and looked back at Banana's 2020 year of game announcements, talked about different ways to publish games and the benefits, representation in games, and term called emancipatory bleed.
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Today on the show Amber talked with Game Designer, Writer, and Cultural Consultant Clio Yun-su Davis. She's had the pleasure of running a game for Clio before as well as playing with them and was really happy to learn more about what else they do in TTRPGs! They sat down on December 21st and chatted about LARP, the idea of Playing to Lose, and cultural consultation.
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Today on the show Amber talked with Game Master and Comedian Brennan Lee Mulligan. He gave Amber advice about running D&D, shared what it’s like to GM a high production game for a show and his 3 proudest GM moments.
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Today on the show John talks with Steve Kenson, an incredibly prolific game designer, writer and novelist.
After getting his start writing for RPGs in the ‘90s as a fan on Shadowrun, Steve has gone on to work on a slew of superhero RPGs, including writing for Aberrant and Silver Age Sentinels, and creating Mutants & Masterminds, DC Adventures and Icons Superhero Roleplaying.
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Today on the show Amber chats with Game Master, Role Player, and Comedian, Masood Haque. They discuss the history of improv, his background in comedy and RPGs, and his experience bridging improv & rpgs which is a skill that that will come in handy for a future they predict.
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Today on the show Amber talked with Game Designer, Writer, and Podcaster Kristin Devine who is an absolute delight! They sat down and discussed how she went from homebrewing games to designing and writing for games, and learning the ins and outs of podcast editing!
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Today on the show Kenny and Amber talk with Game Master and Comedian Shawn O’Hara who they're both major fans of! He’s been an inspiration and influence on both of their own GMing. They sat down and chatted about his actual play podcast, table dynamics, doing voices and accents, improv in RPGS, and media that inspires our game design.
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Kenny talks with twice previous guest Sersa Victory, designer of adventures and supplements for TTRPGs, with a heavy emphasis on deathtrap dungeons. Recently though, Sersa has been spending his time rebuilding the 1980 classic dungeon crawl video game Rogue. They talk about this project, how video games inform Sersa’s design of TTRPGs, and what it takes to innovate as a game designer.
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Amber talks with Game Master, Role Player, Twitch Streamer, and Comedian Katie Mae! She’s incredibly funny, creative, and wether she thinks so or not, also insightful.
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It's Amber's first Table Top Babble episode and she chats with tabletop game designer, Ajey Pandey!
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It’s James Introcaso’s final show as the host! He sits down with Amber, Kenny, and John of Geekspective to discuss their plans for the future of Table Top Babble.
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James Introcaso chats with Rudy Basso, the co-founder of DSPN, audio editor, professional GM, and game designer.
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James Introcaso chats with tabletop RPG artist, creator, actor, and cosplayer Krystina Arielle!
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James Introcaso chats with writer, broadcaster, editor, and creator Carlos Luna.
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James Introcaso sits down with Tanya DePass and B. Dave Walters to discuss the new game and stream of Into the Mother Lands.
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James Introcaso chats with Michael Hunt of unMadeGaming!
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James Introcaso chats with J. Gray of R. Talsorian Games! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
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James Introcaso chats with Joshua Mendenhall about making games! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
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James Introcaso chats with game designer Makenzie De Armas about making TTRPGs! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
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James Introcaso chats with Vee Mus’e, aka the Crafting Muse, about creating awesome minis and terrain, running games, and working at WizKids! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
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James Introcaso chats with game designers Anthony Joyce and Justice Arman about Elminster’s Candlekeep Companion! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
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James Introcaso chats with game designer and con organizer Alex Kammer about The Border Kingdoms and Gamehole Con. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 189 – Alex Kammer is Back! appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down to chat with Andrew Strother from Roll for Persuasion Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 188 – Andrew Strother from Roll for Persuasion appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Josh from Nerdy People Play D&D! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 187 – Josh from Nerdy People Play D&D appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Matthew Whitby about putting work on the DMs Guild. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 186 – Matthew Whitby appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Celeste Conowitch, Eugenio Vargas, and Naseem Etemad of the Roll20 Burn Bryte stream, Burning Daylight. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 185 – Burn Bryte Burning Daylight appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Morrus of EN World about his ongoing Kickstarter campaign for Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters and the Awfully Cheerful Engine! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
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James Introcaso chats with disability advocate, streamer, and game designer Samwise Gamgee. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 183 – Samwise Gamegee appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks with game designer, development editor, and consultant Vince Smith about intentional design and putting marginalized creators in positions of authority. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 182 – Vince Smith on Intentional Design appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks with game designer Daniel D. Fox of the Zweihander Grim & Perilous RPG about marketing roleplaying games. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 181 – Daniel D. Fox of Zweihander on Marketing TTRPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders about the Wretched & Alone SRD and game jam. Wretched & Alone Table Top Babble Bundle: https://itch.io/b/501/wretched-alone-tabletop-babble-bundle Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ Police Use of Force Project: http://useofforceproject.org/#project The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/ NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/ Communities United Against...
The post 180 – Wretched & Alone appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Mike Shea of Sly Flourish and Scott Fitzgerald Gray about their ongoing Kickstarter for Fantastic Lairs! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/fantastic-lairs-boss-battles-and-final-encounters-for-5e-dandd Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 179 – Fantastic Lairs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with streamer Scrat, founder of Scratticus Academy! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 178 – Scratticus Academy appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with podcaster and game designer Daniel Kwan! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 177 – Daniel Kwan appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer, writer, and streamer Jennifer Kretchmer! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 176 – Jennifer Kretchmer appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Amber Marie and Rudy Basso about noncombat-focused RPGs. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 175 – Noncombat-Focused RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Dr. Megan Connell of Psychology at the Table, G33ks Like Us, and Clinical Roll. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 174 – Dr. Megan Connell appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Dan and Quentin of Elderwood Academy! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 173 – Elderwood Academy appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designer and author Matthew D. Corley to talk about the relationship between RPGs and fictional short stories and novels. For more of Matt’s work, check out The Devil’s City now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/37222410/the-devils-city-for-5e Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 172 – Matthew D. Corley on Writing RPGs and Fiction appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Craig Campbell and Emily Care Boss about building games from the ground up! CAPERS Offworld Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/capers-offworld-rpg?ref=576zmc Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 171 – Making a TTRPG from the Ground Up appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Bill Bridges about his Kickstarter for Fading Suns: Pax Alexius. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 170 – Bill Bridges on Fading Suns appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Georg Mir, the creator of Michtim: Fluffy Adventures. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 169 – Georg Mir appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designers and podcasters Celeste Conowitch and Neal Powell about their Kickstarter for the Ultimate Guide to Hair. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 168 – Ultimate Guide to Hair appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Connor Self and Kate Tollefson of D8 Summit! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 167 – D8 Summit appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Ryan Servis of 2CGaming about high-level D&D design and the Kickstarter for the Total Party Kill Handbook Vol. 2! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 166 – Ryan from 2CGaming appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer and actual play star Kikka Delarose. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 165 – Kikka Delarose appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer and podcaster Rich Howard about the emotional underwater RPG, Descent into Midnight, which is currently on Kickstarter. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 164 – Rich Howard on Descent into Midnight appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer, cosplayer, and podcast producer and host Kimi from Happy Jacks RPG and the creator of Decuma! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 163 – Kimi from Happy Jacks RPG appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Jessica Marcrum about writing themed adventures! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 162 – Jessica Marcrum appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Matthew Mercer, Hannah Rose, James Haeck, and Chris Lockey about the upcoming Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount from Critical Role and Wizards of the Coast! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 161 – Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designer and actual play professional Ivan Van Norman. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 160 – Ivan Van Norman appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Matt Young, Ryan Raddatz, and Chris Tallman to discuss the similarities between screenwriting and RPGs. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 159 – Screenwriters on RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designer and editor Travis Legge to talk about the DMs Guild, Pugmire, Scarred Lands, and more!
The post 158 – Travis Legge appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with podcaster and game designer Victoria Rogers of the Broadswords to talk about her RPG work! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 157 – Victoria Rogers appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designer Ashley Warren to discuss her work as a DMs Guild Adept, as the creative director of Uncaged Anthology, and more! Support the show with $: https://www.patreon.com/introcaso
The post 156 – Ashley Warren appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Cat Evans and Alicia Furness about Eat the Rich Anthology.
The post 155 – Eat the Rich appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with David Lizerbram, a lawyer, about copyright, trademark, and more in the gaming industry!
The post 154 – David Lizerbram on Copyright Laws appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Sage Stafford of Venture Maidens!
The post 153 – Sage Stafford appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down to chat with Jess Ross and Megan McCurdy to talk about Multiverse!
The post 152 – Multiverse appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer and screenwriter Brian Suskind about how making RPG products and writing scripts are the same and how they’re different.
The post 151 – Brian Suskind appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game design Zedeck Siew about colonization in games and Lorn Song of the Bachelor for Hydra Cooperative.
The post 150 – Zedeck Siew appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Rich Lescouflair about Esper Genesis, the Threats Database, and making sci fi monsters.
The post 149 – Rich Lescouflair on Sci Fi Monsters appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Alican of Dream Realm Storytellers, a Turkish RPG publisher!
The post 148 – Dream Realm Storytellers appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer, streamer, and all-around-great guy Grant Ellis about his experience with RPGs and his ongoing Kickstarter for GrymmWorld from 2CGaming.
The post 147 – Grant Ellis and GrymmWorld appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Mike Myler about worldbuilding, Game On Tabletop, and his ongoing crowdfunding campaign for Vast Kaviya!
The post 146 – Mike Myler on Vast Kaviya appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer DC about Mutants in the Night, plot ARMOR, and all things storytelling and RPG design.
The post 145 – Game Design and Storytelling with DC appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Sersa Victory about puzzles in TTRPGs!
The post 144 – Sersa Victory on Puzzles appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Craig Campbell of Nerd Burger Games about what it’s like to run an indie game studio and his ongoing Kickstarter for CAPERS Covert.
The post 143 – Craig Campbell on Running and Indie Game Company appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer and author Shanna Germain of Monte Cook Games!
The post 142 – Shanna Germain appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer and mega awesome parent Matthew D. Corley about his ongoing Indiegogo campaign for Harper’s Tale, which benefits Friends of Kids with Cancer.
The post 141 – Harper’s Tale appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designers Alex Clippinger and James Haeck about the replayability of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist.
The post 140 – Dragon Heist Replayability appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Brandon Dixon, the creator of Swordsfall and the Tikor setting!
The post 139 – Swordsfall with Brandon Dixon appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with C Steven Ross and Brendan Flattery of Defy Danger about Avarice, a social story game about an underground fortress of Dwarves doomed to disaster
The post 138 – Dwarves and Avarice appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Ashley Gilbert of Eldritch Foundry about her history with TTRPGs and how the miniature maker plans to change the industry.
The post 137 – Eldritch Foundry appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Lysa Penrose and Gregg Lauer about recruiting new GMs!
The post 136 – Recruiting New GMs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Phil Beckwith and Alex Clippinger about their ongoing Kickstarter for Wranglers of Westhallow.
The post 135 – Wranglers of Westhallow appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Jason Mills about his ongoing Kickstarter for Demigods.
The post 134 – Jason Mills on Demigods appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with David Hartlage of the DM David website about the history of D&D design.
The post 133 – DM David on the History of D&D Design appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with artist, streamer, and creator Satine Phoenix of Gilding Light.
The post 132 – Satine Phoenix appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks Call from the Deep with game designer JVC Parry!
The post 131 – JVC Parry on Call from the Deep appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks traps in RPGs and Testament of Malice with Sersa Victory!
The post 130 – Traps with Sersa Victory appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks with Amber of the Geekspective podcasts Evil is as Evil Does, Tales from Mauxferry, and Shapeshift about Ryuutama.
The post 129 – Ryuutama appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Mike Shea of Sly Flourish about his ongoing Kickstarter for Ruins of the Grendelroot and underground RPG adventures!
The post 128 – Mike Shea on Underground Adventures and the Grendleroot appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Mike Myler about EN5ider!
The post 127 – Mike Myler on EN5ider appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designers Lou Agresta and Rone Barton about their incredible horror science fiction RPG setting Grimmerspace, which is currently on Kickstarter!
The post 126 – Grimmerspace appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer, Game Hole Con founder, and lawyer Alex Kammer. Then it’s a talk with Wolfgang Baur and Meagan Maricle of Kobold Press about the Empire of Ghouls Kickstarter.
The post 125 – Alex Kammer, Wolfgang Baur, and Meagan Maricle appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Dave and Ted from Nerdarchy!
The post 124 – Nerdarchy appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso and Johnn Four of Roleplaying Tips chat with Darren Steele of Shadows of Pindus!
The post 123 – Shadows of Pindus appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with William King of Genuine Fantasy Press and The Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening about making subclasses for D&D!
The post 122 – William King on Subclasses appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Christopher Robin Negelein about the Cypher System from Monte Cook Games.
The post 121 – The Cypher System with Christopher Robin Negelein appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Fenway Jones of Jasper’s Game Day and Jake of Mini Terrain Domain about Jasper’s Game Week!
The post 120 – Jasper’s Game Day (and Week) appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso and Johnn Four talk with Anna B. Meyer about making fantasy world maps!
The post 119 – Fantasy World Cartography appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Eric Silver of Join the Party about bringing other games into D&D! Support the show at patreon.com/introcaso.
The post 118 – Eric Silver on Bringing Other Games into D&D appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Wolfgang Baur and Dan Dillon of Kobold Press about Courts of the Shadow Fey and writing modular adventures!
The post 117 – Wolfgang Baur and Dan Dillon on Courts of the Shadow Fey appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with DSPN co-founder Rudy Basso, Craig Campbell of NerdBurger Games, and Hannah Rose of Worlds Apart about RPG supplements.
The post 116 – RPG Supplements appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso and Johnn Four of Roleplaying Tips chat with C. Steven Ross and Anthony Franchini of Defy Danger about 5th Edition Team Deathmatch.
The post 115 – Fifth Edition Team Deathmatch appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Tiffany and David Alvord from the North by North Quest podcast about storytelling in RPGs!
The post 114 – Storytelling with North by North Quest appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designers Toby Strauss and Stephanie Bryant about structuralism in roleplaying games and their ongoing Kickstarter for Jinkies!
The post 113 – Structuralism in RPGs and Jinkies appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Christopher Grey about character story arcs and his ongoing Kickstarter for The Great American Novel RPG.
The post 112 – Character Story Arcs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Jim McClure of Third Act Publishing about his Kickstarter for Reach of Titan and fighting big monsters.
The post 111 – Reach of Titan appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Barak Blackburn about player character death in RPGs and Barak’s new Kickstarter for Strings.
The post 110 – Player Character Death appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks with Celeste Conowitch of Venture Maidens and DM Nastics, Lysa Chen of Behold Her, Tales from the Mists, and Adventurers League, Sam Dillon of the Tome Show and RPG Musings, and Jeff Greiner of the Tome Show about Dungeons & Dragons in 2018.
The post 109 – D&D in 2018 appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Mike Shea of Sly Flourish and the DMs Deep Dive and audiobook narrator Colby Elliot about their new collaboration on Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master.
The post 108 – The Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Josh Long and Amber from the Tales from Mauxferry podcast on the Geekspective network to talk about puzzles in RPGs.
The post 107 – Puzzles in RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Tanya DePass, Darcy Ross, and Jeff Stormer about the year that was in RPGs.
The post 106 – 2018 RPG Review appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with William King of Genuine Fantasy Press about warlocks and The Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening.
The post 105 – William King on Warlocks appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Chris Spivey about Harlem Unbound.
The post 104 – Chris Spivey and Harlem Unbound appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso, Humza Kazmi of the Hydra Cooperative, and Greg Blair of Owlbear Hugs continue to chat about the OSR.
The post 103 – OSR Part II appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso gets monster design tips from Meagan Maricle and Chris Harris who both worked on the Creature Codex from Kobold Press.
The post 102 – Monster Design Part III appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks with Josh Long and Amber of the Geekspective podcasts Evil is as Evil Does, Tales from Mauxferry, and Shapeshift about how to run an evil RPG campaign.
The post 101 – Evil Campaigns appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer and writer Eran Aviram and illustrator Aviv Or about their web comic Up to Four Players and their ongoing Kickstarter for the Crystal Heart RPG which uses the Savage Worlds rules.
The post 100 – Crystal Heart appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Jim McClure, Kat Kuhl, and Darcy Ross about the science fantasy RPG all four designers created together for Roll20, Burn Bryte.
The post 099 – Burn Bryte appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks with game designer Matt Corley about how difficult RPGs can be fun and rewarding while they discuss Matt’s ongoing Kickstarter for Lamp’s Light Sanitarium.
The post 098 – Difficulty in RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Henry Lopez of Paradigm Concepts about reptilian humanoids in RPGs and the ongoing Kickstarter for the Ssethregoran Empire for the Arcanis campaign setting.
The post 097 – Reptilian Humanoids appeared first on Geekspective.
James Intocaso chats with Craig Campbell of NerdBurger Games and Humza Kazmi of the Hydra Cooperative talk about horror and comedy in RPGs. Check out Craig’s Kickstarter for Die Laughing!
The post 096 – Horror and Comedy in RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Jeff Stormer of Party of One and All My Fantasy Children about his currently Kickstarting spy game, Mission: Accomplished! from Third Act Publishing.
The post 095 – Mission: Accomplished! appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with James Haeck and Hannah Rose, game designers and producers of the D&D YouTube actual play series Worlds Apart.
The post 094 – Worlds Apart appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chat with Matt Corley about the ongoing Kickstarter for Kobold Press’ The Old Margreve supplements… which James contributed to!
The post 093 – The Old Margreve appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Micah Watts and Phil Beckwith about their ongoing Kickstarter for Rex Draconis and how to write for a published setting.
The post 092 – Writing for a Published Setting appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Rob Schwalb about Shadow of the Demon Lord and Rob’s upcoming Kickstarter for Occult Philosophy, which expands the magic rules for the game.
The post 091 – Rob Schwalb on Demon Lord and Magic appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer and cartographer Cecil Howe about his new RPG, the Forest Hymn & Picnic, which uses Shadow of the Demon Lord rules.
The post 090 – Forest Hymn & Picnic appeared first on Geekspective.
James chats with Shane and I-Hsien of Total Party Thrill about the evolution of official monsters in 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.
The post 089 – D&D Monster Evolution appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks genre in RPGs with game designer Mike Myler who has an ongoing Kickstarter for his Mists of Akuma Adventure Imperial Matchmaker.
The post 088 – Genre appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Dan Beal and Garin Jones of the D&D Character Lab podcast to discuss the best of the DMs Guild!
The post 087 – The Best of the DMs Guild appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Teos Abadia, Sersa Victory, and C. Steven Ross about competitive RPGs!
The post 086 – Competitive RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with game designer Emily Reinhart of Third Act Publishing about Domina Magica, her magical girls RPG currently on Kickstarter.
The post 085 – Emily Reinhart on Magical Girls appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Amit Moshe to discuss building mysteries, City of Mist, and the new Nights of Payne Town Kickstarter.
The post 084 – Building RPG Mysteries and City of Mist appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Matthew Mercer of Critical Role about game design and dungeon mastering.
The post 083 – Matthew Mercer on Game Design appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with RPG mogul Alex Kammer to discuss game design, Game Hole Con, and True Dungeon.
The post 082 – Alex Kammer on Gamehole Con and True Dungeon appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game design legend Jonathan Tweet to discuss the Kickstarter for the new version of Over the Edge.
The post 081 – Over the Edge appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso, Johnn Four of Roleplaying Tips, and Lysa Chen of the Behold Her Podcast answer your GM questions!
The post 080 – Roleplaying Tips Q&A III appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Craig Campbell of NerdBurger Games and Stephanie Bryant of the Threadbare RPG about the process of Kickstarter fulfillment.
The post 079 – Kickstarter Fulfillment appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Mike Myler, Gregg Lauer, and Ian Werth about the cost of organized play games.
The post 077 – Paying to Play appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Alex Clippinger and Scott Bean about their upcoming DMs Guild release, Faiths of the Forgotten Realms.
The post 076 – Religion in the Forgotten Realms appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Mysty Vander and Dan Simon about UNCon!
The post 075 – UNCon appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Naseem Etemad, Vegas Lancaster, and John Fischer talk theater, improv, and RPGs!
The post 074 – Theater, Improv, and RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Rich Lescouflair of Alligator Alley Entertainment and the DMs Guild Adepts program about Esper Genesis.
The post 073 – Sci Fi D&D 5e appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso, Johnn Four, and Celeste Conowitch answer your GM questions!
The post 072 – Roleplaying Tips Q&A II appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Ben Parkinson, Patrick, Arnold, and Kenneth of the Butterfly Project about playing RPGs in Uganda.
The post 071 – RPGs in Uganda appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Lysa Chen and Blake Ryan about collaborative storytelling RPGs.
The post 070 – Collaborative Storytelling appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks with Liz Theis, Sharon Dudley, and Jack Berberette of the DOTS RPG Project about accessibility in gaming.
The post 069 – Accessibility in Gaming appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Stephen Holodinsky, Chris Malidore, and Edward Clower of AetherCon to discuss the ins and outs of running an online convention.
The post 068 – AetherCon appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Douglas Cole of Gaming Ballistic about creating an original RPG system by hacking fifth edition D&D and Doug’s ongoing Kickstarter for Dragon Heresy.
The post 067 – Dragon Heresy appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Glen Cooper, Joshua Parry, Phil Beckwith, and Rob Twohy about their collaborative DMs Guild group project Monsters of the Guild and Monsters without Borders.
The post 066 – Collaborative Projects appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Wolfgang Baur of Kobold Press about the new Midgard Worldbook and Midgard Heroes Handbook.
The post 065 – The World of Midgard appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso and Mike Myler chat about what it takes to make an awesome RPG advenutre that takes multiple sessions of play to complete and Mike’s latest Kickstarter for Imperial Matchmaker.
The post 064 – Long RPG Adventures appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Craig Campbell of Nerd Burger Games and designer of CAPERS, Julia Ellingboe, author and designer of Steal Away Jordan, and Jonathan Green, designer of Edge of the Frontier, about using real history in RPGs.
The post 063 – Real History in RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso and Johnn Four of Roleplaying Tips discuss their Kickstarter for the Demonplague Campaign, a fifth edition D&D adventure that takes characters from levels 1 to 20!
The post 062 – The Demonplague appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso, Johnn Four, and Ruty Rutenberg answer your DM questions!
The post 061 – Roleplaying Tips Q&A I appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Jason Nelson of Legendary Games about running a great pirate campaign and Legendary’s current Kickstarter for the Pirate Campaign Compendium.
The post 060 – Pirate Campaigns appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Sersa Victory and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan about what makes megadungeons awesome!
The post 059 – Megadungeons appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Sharon and Chris Dudley of the DragonReel podcast about playing RPGs as a couple.
The post 058 – Playing RPGs as a Couple appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Sydney from Encounter Roleplay to talk about heavy emotional storytelling.
The post 057 – Sydney from Encounter Roleplay on Storytelling appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with JM Perkins and Neal Powell to discuss RPG worldbuilding and JM’s campaign setting, Salt in Wounds.
The post 056 – Worldbuilding with JM Perkins and Neal Powell! appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Will Jones of Encounter Roleplay to discuss the fantastic, popular Twitch channel and podcasts, Will’s game design experiences, and how Will made D&D his full-time gig.
The post 055 – Will Jones on Streaming and D&D Full-time appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Lysa Chen, Rich Lescouflair, and Cindy Moore about the year that was and Dungeons & Dragons.
The post 054 – D&D in 2017 appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with John Arcadian, Shawn Merwin, and Senda Linaugh about the year that was in the RPG industry.
The post 053 – The RPG Industry in 2017 appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Orion Acaba of Critical Role, Cameron Rout, Tara Rout, and Jay Teeter to discuss the D&D in a Castle event from Regency Encounters with celebrity DMs Orion, Jeremy Crawford, Satine Phoenix, Ruty Rutenberg, Tim Mottishaw, and your host James Introcaso.
The post 052 – D&D in a Castle appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designers Wolfgang Baur, Jeremy Hochhalter, and Richard Green to discuss monster design and the Creature Codex Kickstarter from Kobold Press.
The post 051 – Monster Design Part 2 appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designers Dan Dillon, Shawn Merwin, and James Haeck to discuss the currently Kickstarting Creature Codex for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons from Kobold Press and making monsters to terrify your players!
The post 050 – Monster Design Part I appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Michael Long, the creator of the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Facebook group, the co-founder of Tribality, and an all-around amazing human!
The post 049 – The D&D Community with Michael Long appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Sarah Roman, an high school English teacher who uses Dungeons & Dragons to teach students literature.
The post 048 – D&D and Education Part II appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Peter Clayton, an ESL teacher in Poland who uses Dungeons & Dragons to help his students learn English.
The post 047 – D&D and Education Part I appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Noel, Kat, Sophia, and Kaitlin of Dames & Dragons to discuss comedy at the RPG table.
The post 046 – Dames & Dragons & Comedy appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with author and game designer Jim Johnson about the Star Trek Adventures RPG.
The post 045 – Star Trek Adventures appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Tim Mottishaw of The GM Tim to talk about his paid work as a GM, his podcasts, and his influence in the gaming community!
The post 044 – Tim Mottishaw on Paid GMing appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Alec Shea of Tabletop Music about using music at the RPG table.
The post 043 – Alec Shea of Tabletop Music appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Chris Sims, former editor at Wizards of the Coast and an amazing game designer to talk about his career and current work.
The post 042 – Chris Sims appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso explains what happened to Table Top Babble 41.
The post 041 – What Happened to Episode 41? appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with fellow DMs Guild Adept Rich Lescouflair to discuss Esper Genesis, a science fiction game that uses the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons rules. Then it’s a chat with Douglas Cole about lessons learned from running Kickstarters and the news on Doug’s upcoming adventure, The Lost Hall of Tyr.
The post 040 – 5e Sci Fi and Kickstarter Advice appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Celeste Conowitch from Venture Maidens, Joe Della Bella from You Meet in a Tavern, Josh Perault from Taking Initiative, and Lauren Urban from Dungeon Drunks to discuss the Podcasts of Annihilation and the new D&D adventure, Tomb of Annihilation.
The post 039 – Podcasts of Annihilation appeared first on Geekspective.
In this MEGASIZED episode, James Introcaso chats with Sage Stafford and Paul Harpring of Venture Maidens and Chris Zacher of Twin Cities by Night about White Wolf RPGs. Then it’s a conversation with Jason Nelson of Legendary Games about science fiction RPGs and his Kickstarter for the Alien Bestiary.
The post 038 – White Wolf RPGs and Sci-Fi RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Holly Conrad of Dice, Camera, Action with Chris Perkins to talk D&D, Planescape, and more.
The post 037 – Holly Conrad on Dice, Camera, Action appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Noel from Dames & Dragons, Michael from the RPG Academy, and David Marino to discuss improvisation in RPGs.
The post 036 – Improv in RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with M.T. Black, Cindy Moore, Merric Blackman, and Richard Jansen-Parkes about writing and running one-shot D&D adventures.
The post 035 – Writing and Running One-Shot Adventures appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with James Haeck, EN5ider editor, and Michael McCarthy, EN5ider art director, chat about what it’s like to create RPG products.
The post 034 – Words and Art appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Max from Reading the Realms, Jeff Greiner from the Tome Show, and Ginny Loveday about the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons.
The post 033 – The Forgotten Realms appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Party of One Podcast host, Jeff Stormer, to discuss one-player, one-GM games.
The post 032 – One-Player, One-GM Games appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso is joined by Sage Stafford, Rohit Sodhia, and Phil Collins to discuss how and when to use weighty issues of the real world at the table.
The post 031 – Real Issues at the Table appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Jon Green, Dr. Davy Jones, Sersa Victory, and Ross about making great deathtrap dungeons.
The post 030 – Deathtrap Dungeons appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Paige Leitman and Ben Heisler about writing adventures and organizing conventions.
The post 029 – Writing for and Organizing Cons appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Greg Blair of Owlbear Hugs and Humza Kazmi of the Hydra Collective to discuss the OSR. What does it stand for? What is it?
The post 028 – The OSR appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Craig Campbell of NerdBurger Games and the NerdBurger podcast and Allison Rossi to discuss railroading in RPGs. Can this buzzword be a good thing?
The post 027 – Railroading appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with the D&D Adventurers League Admins, Robert Adducci, Alan Patrick, Bill Benham, Travis Woodall, Greg Marks, and Claire Hoffman, to discuss Season 7 of organized play, which centers around Tomb of Annihilation.
The post 026 – Season 7 of the D&D Adventurers League appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Allison Rossi, Rudy Basso, and Alex Basso to discuss the Stream of Annihilation, a livestream event where Wizards of the Coast announced several major new products, including the Tomb of Annihilation, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate. Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher. Grab our RSS...
The post 025 – Stream of Annihilation appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Enrique Bertran, Brittany Quintero, and Andrew Kane to discuss what it’s like to be a longtime player, but new game master and run a game.
The post 024 – New GMs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designers Dan Dillon and Teos Abadia of Alphastream to discuss the Artificer and Mystic now available on the DMs Guild for playtesting.
The post 023 – The Artificer and Mystic appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Celeste Conowitch, Brittany Quintero, Sage Stafford, and Naseem Etemad of the Venture Maidens podcast to dish on cooperative storytelling in RPGs.
The post 022 – Venture Maidens on Cooperative Storytelling appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Ruth Tillman, Mike Myler, and Jonathan Green to discuss hacking RPGs to fit your every need.
The post 021 – Hacking Games appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Karl Resch and Quinn Wilson to discuss incorporating player input in your games.
The post 020 – Using Player Input appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down once again to talk writing adventures for the DMs Guild with best-selling game designers Tony Petrecca, M.T. Black, and Jeff C. Stevens.
The post 019 – Writing Adventures II appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Craig Campbell of NerdBurger and Shane and I-Hsien from Total Party Thrill to discuss their favorite RPGs in several different categories and the variety the market has to offer.
The post 018 – Favorite RPGs appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Rich Howard, game designer and host of the Young Justice podcast, and Darcy Ross, game designer and host of the Cypher Speak podcast, to discuss GMing underwater adventures.
The post 017 – Underwater Adventures appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Jason Nelson of Legendary Games to discuss forest campaigns and his new Kickstarter for the Forest Kingdom Campaign Compendium. Then it’s a conversation with DSPN’s own Mike Shea of Sly Flourish about short adventures and his new Kickstarter for Sly Flourish’s Fantastic Locations.
The post 016 – Forest Campaigns & Short Adventures appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Stephen Holodinsky, Justin Mason, and Chris Malidore of Aether Con to discuss attending, running, and planning online gaming conventions.
The post 015 – Online Gaming Conventions appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Pedro Barrenechea and Henry Lopez of Paradigm Concepts to discuss their rich campaign world of Arcanis, its organized play program, and the Kickstarter that brings the setting into 5th Edition D&D.
The post 014 – Campaign Settings and Organized Play with Paradigm Concepts appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Mitch Connelly, Neal Powell, and Sam Dillon dish on the latest D&D book from Wizards of the Coast, Tales of the Yawning Portal.
The post 013 – Tales from the Yawning Portal Review appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Liz Theis and J. Michael Bestul to review the 13th Age Battle Scenes books, High Magic & Low Cunning and The Crown Commands, from Pelgrane Press and Cal Moore.
The post 012 – 13th Age Battle Scenes Reviews! appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designer and cartographer Cecil Howe to discuss how the full-timer’s career got started and tips for mapmaking!
The post 011 – Cecil Howe appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designer and podcaster Jim McClure to discuss games that make mechanics a part of the story. McClure is currently running a Kickstarter for his new RPG, Satanic Panic and is the owner of Third Act Publishing, which puts out TONS of amazing content.
The post 010 – Metagaming with Jim McClure appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Chris Sniezak and John Arcadian to discuss running giant monsters in combat and campaigns. These two amazing game designers just put out The Book of the Tarrasque from Encoded Designs, so they have plenty of wisdom to share!
The post 009 – Massive Monsters appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso talks writing adventures on the DMs Guild with best-selling game designers Tony Petrecca, M.T. Black, and Jeff C. Stevens.
The post 008 – Writing Adventures appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso and Rudy Basso review the new one-player, one-GM RPG from Pelgrane Press, Cthulhu Confidential. In the 1930s, the elder gods are causing hidden chaos! And it’s up to a single PC to try and stop them. Get the skinny on this new game from two dudes who actually played it.
The post 007 – Cthulhu Confidential Review appeared first on Geekspective.
It’s a special BONUS episode of Table Top Babble. Rudy Basso runs James Introcaso through Cthulhu Confidential module The Fathomless Sleep. This is a unique two-player system from Pelgrane Press is made for one GM and one player and you can preorder it now. A review episode is coming on Table Top Babble this Monday.
The post Bonus – Cthulhu Confidential Actual Play appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designer Rodney Thompson to discuss his work on the Star Wars RPG, Dungeons and Dragons, Destiny, and his on-going Kickstarter for the new Dusk City Outlaws.
The post 006 – Rodney Thompson appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designers Rob Schwalb of Schwalb Entertainment and Teos Abadia of Alphastream to discuss what it’s like to try to make a living in the tabletop RPG industry.
The post 005 – Making Money in the RPG Business appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with game designers Mike Shea, Ruth Tillman, and Wade Rockett to discuss what GMs should do when players and an adventure go off the rails.
The post 004 – Going Off Script appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso sits down with Rich Howard and Caleb Gillombardo of the Whelmed: the Young Justice Files podcast to discuss how to determine which Superhero RPG is best for your game.
The post 003 – Which Superhero RPG is Right for You? appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso chats with Wolfgang Baur, Steve Winter, and Dan Dillon of Kobold Press about worldbuilding in RPGs, designing new spells, and the upcoming Kickstarter for the Midgard Campaign Setting for 5th Edition D&D.
The post 002 – Worldbuilding and Spell Design appeared first on Geekspective.
James Introcaso explains that Table Top Babble is an RPG advice, news, reviews, and interviews show that discusses the latest trends in the best kind of games.
The post Episode 0 – What Is This Show? appeared first on Geekspective.