The Farrier's Bellows: Recent Episodes
Zack Biro
A discussion podcast about story games and independent tabletop roleplaying games. Each week, Diana & Zack take a look at a new game. They review the game based off their play experience, discuss a topic inspired by the game, and talk about inspirational media.
The Call to Adventure
00:00:48 - Overview
00:02:55 - Things we liked about this game
00:15:10 - Questions we had about the game
00:19:00 - Things which stood out about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:23:05 - Romance
Return with the Elixir
00:36:46 - Media recommendations
00:43:08 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
00:48:25 - Farewell
The Romance Trilogy
http://www.blackgreengames.com/lcn/2016/7/24/romance-trilogy
Timecodes
00:01:20 - History and development of Trophy
00:11:15 - Trophy Dark
00:13:51 - Trophy Gold
00:21:05 - Trophy Loom
00:25:17 - Kickstarter details
Links
Trophy Kickstarter Campaign
The Call to Adventure
00:00:45 - Overview
00:03:05 - Things we liked about this game
00:16:30 - Questions we had about the game
00:22:40 - Things which stood out about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:24:00 - Setting
Return with the Elixir
00:36:29 - Media recommendations
00:44:50 - Stories we’d like to tell with this gamehttp://nightskygames.com/welcome/game/1001Nights
Time Codes
The Call to Adventure
00:00:45 - Overview
00:04:15 - Things we liked about this game
00:16:15 - Questions we had about the game
00:25:25 - Things which stood out about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:27:00 - Social Science Fiction
Return with the Elixir
00:39:19 - Media recommendations
00:48:35 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
https://glyphpress.com/talk/product/shock-social-science-fiction
The Call to Adventure
00:00:45 - Overview
00:04:52 - Things we liked about this game
00:25:20 - Questions we had about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:36:56 - Shared narrative control
Return with the Elixir
00:48:22 - Media recommendations
00:55:23 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
The Call to Adventure
:44 - Overview
3:02 - Things we liked about this game
Approach the Innermost Cave
19:10 - The Journey
Return with the Elixir
35:33 - Media recommendations
45:40 - Stories we'd like to tell with this game
The Call to Adventure
:50 - Overview
3:21 - Things we liked about this game
22:40 - Questions we had about this game
27:43 - Things which stood out to us
Approach the Innermost Cave
30:17 - Ensemble Casts
Return with the Elixir
43:38 - Media recommendations
48:01 - Stories we'd like to tell with this game
The Call to Adventure
:50 - Overview
3:40 - Things we liked about this game
15:36 - Questions we had about this game
Approach the Innermost Cave
25:36 - How Poison'd connects violence & character growth
Return with the Elixir
43:00 - Media recommendations
47:45 - Stories we'd like to tell with this game
The Call to Adventure
00:00:50 - Overview
00:03:04 - Things we liked about this game
00:17:08 - Questions we had about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:25:14 - Scale and intro gaming
Return with the Elixir
00:39:50 - Media recommendations
00:46:20 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
The Call to Adventure
00:00:45 - Overview
00:02:53 - Things we liked about this game
00:20:04 - Questions we had about the game
00:24:57 - Other things that stood out
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:29:14 - A sense of discovery
Return with the Elixir
00:43:41 - Media recommendations
00:49:37 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
The Call to Adventure
00:00:47 - Overview
00:03:55 - Things we liked about the game
00:13:48 - Questions we had about the game
00:16:28 - Other things that stood out about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:17:19 - Notes on American Freeform, LARP, improv, and the re-playability and accessibility of Out of Dodge
Return with the Elixir
00:41:20 - Recommendations
00:45:03 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
Links
Out of Dodge
Bully Pulpit Drip
Improv for Gamers
The Gauntlet website
The Gauntlet Patreon
The Gauntlet Forums
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
The Call to Adventure
00:00:43 - Overview
00:02:28 - Things we liked about this game
00:12:50 - Questions we had about the game
00:16:36 - Other things that stood out about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:19:55 - Community
Return with the Elixir
00:38:28 - Other media recommendations
00:44:17 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
Links
The Quiet Year
Our website
Our Patreon
Our forums
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
The Call to Adventure
00:00:44 - Overview
00:04:08 - Things we liked about the game
00:18:56 - Questions we had about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:22:37 - Exploring the disconnect between player ideology and character ideology
Return with the Elixir
00:37:30 - Media recommendations
00:40:24 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
Links
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
The Call to Adventure
00:00:46 - Overview
00:02:52 - Things we liked about the game
00:08:55 - Questions we had about the game
00:13:55 - Other things that stood out
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:17:56 - Tone
I wonder what would happen if...
00:29:00 - ...everyone had read the short stories.
00:30:52 - ...you didn't use third-person past tense
Return with the Elixir
00:32:28 - Media recommendations
00:37:29 - Stories we'd like to tell with this game
Links
Don't Walk in Winter Wood
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/104196/Dont-Walk-in-Winter-Wood
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG @FarriersBellows
Jason Cordova from The Gauntlet is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th!
Time Codes
10:33 - Talking Mechanics
14:27 - Combat
22:04 - Elements and Playbook roles
40:49 - Kickstarter Details
Links
Hearts of Wulin
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/227140374?ref=817189&token=9812b9e7
The Call to Adventure
00:00:48 - Overview
00:03:12 - Things we liked about the game
00:11:05 - Things we had questions about
00:16:33 - Other things that stood out
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:19:38 - Navigating party complexity in Witch
I Wonder What Would Happen if...
00:33:30 - ...the other players set your scene for you
00:35:22 - ...we made our own characters
00:37:10 - ...if you added one more Act
00:38:07 - ...if you leaned into the theme of misogyny
Return with the Elixir
00:40:05 - Media recommendations
00:47:10 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
Links
Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/104060/Witch-The-Road-to-Lindisfarne
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG and @FarriersBellows
The Call to Adventure
00:00:42 - Overview
00:03:26 - Things we liked about the game
00:23:30 - Things we had questions about
00:28:35 - Other things that stood out
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:32:10 - Historical fiction in TTRPGs
Return with the Elixir
00:44:44 - Zack and Diana’s media recommendations
00:48:45 - Stories we’d like to tell with Grey Ranks
Links
Purchase Grey Ranks
https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/grey-ranks/
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
The Call to Adventure
00:00:47 - Overview
00:02:20 - Things we liked about the game
00:12:36 - Questions we had about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:26:35 - Horror in TTRPGs
Return with the Elixir
00:34:59 - Bluebeard’s Bride and Dead Friend
00:37:00 - Horror media
00:39:45 - Star Crossed
00:41:24 - Stories we’d like to tell with Dread
Links
Dread
https://dreadthegame.wordpress.com/about-dread-the-game/
Dead Friend
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/234653/Dead-Friend-A-Game-of-Necromancy
Bluebeard’s Bride
https://www.magpiegames.com/bluebeards-bride/
Star Crossed
https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/star-crossed/
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our forums
www.forums.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG and @FarriersBellows
The Call to Adventure
00:00:45 - Overview
00:06:33 - Things we liked about the game
00:21:39 - Things we had questions about
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:27:08 - Power imbalances
Return with the Elixir
00:44:03 - Media recommendations
00:46:36 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
Links
Kagematsu
https://sites.google.com/site/creamaliengames/Home/kagematsu-the-rpg
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
The Call to Adventure
00:00:45 - Overview
00:06:29 - Things we liked about the game
00:14:38 - Things we had questions about
00:19:50 - Other things that stood out about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:22:54 - Mysteries
Return with the Elixir
00:36:53 - Film & TV recommendations
00:43:23 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
Psi*Run
http://nightskygames.com/welcome/game/PsiRun
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Theme Music
His Last Share Of The Stars by Doctor Turtle is licensed under a Attribution License.
The Call to Adventure
00:00:45 - Overview
00:03:57 - Things we liked about the game
00:13:06 - Questions we had about the game
00:17:02 - Other things that stood out about the game
Approach the Inmost Cave
00:19:50 - Games & corporate culture
Return with the Elixir
00:29:40 - Diana’s suggestions
00:32:50 - Zack’s suggestions
00:34:43 - Stories we’d like to tell with this game
Links
InSpectres
http://www.memento-mori.com/rpg/inspectres
Our website
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
Our Patreon
patreon.com/gauntlet
Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG
Theme Music
His Last Share Of The Stars by Doctor Turtle is licensed under a Attribution License.