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Fay Onyx, the mastermind behind the Unfamiliar Heroes podcast project, and two of its GMs, Anna Murray and Jordan Green, chat about what it's like to run an actual play with diverse players and characters at the core. This first part of our conversation focuses on addressing the needs of players, and considering how accessible your game system itself is. Heroes Fay Onyx Anna Murray Jordan Green Mentions Writing Alchemy Magic Goes Awry Lasers and Feelings

Jonathan Barron joins me to discuss the difficulties of converting the monster-catching genre of video games and TV into a tabletop experience. His game MajiMonsters relies on an original system that tracks a player character as well as multiple unique monsters, all complete with their own skills and abilities to confront this dangerous, fantastic world. MONSTERS Jonathan on Twitter MAGIC MajiMonsters official site MajiMonsters on DriveThruRPG MTG Drive To Work podcast

The Dungeon Dome is part Dungeons and Dragons, part professional wrestling franchise, all streamed live online for your viewing pleasure. James is here to talk about how he's building this new type of games entertainment, the stories he's hoping to tell, and his thoughts on the future of RPGs. DUNGEON MASTER James on twitter One Shot Podcast Network THE DUNGEON DOME The Dungeon Dome on Kickstarter The Dungeon Dome on YouTube

We talk about Grant & Chris' upcoming game The Spire, which is definitely about a Drow resistance but is also about a bunch of other cool, weird, complex things that I won't even be able to do justice here. It's a really fun chat and also: blood witches. THE RESISTANCE Grant twitter Chris twiiter Rowan, Rook and Decard Adrian Stone Hearty Dice Friends

Break out your baggiest jeans and your tiniest backpack as Hannah Shaffer takes us back to the 90s with her heartwarming one-shot storytelling game about a music store on the brink of disaster - Damn the Man, Save the Music! We talk about the continuing evolution of Questlandia and building a game that's friendly to new players while maintaining a replayable charm. THE PLUCKY EMPLOYEE Hannah on Twitter REVOLUTION RECORDS Make Big Things Make Big Things on Twitter Damn the Man, Save the Music on Kickstarter

Misspent Youth, an RPG about punks and friendship, is getting a reprint as well as several new settings and hacks! Author Robert Bohl and hacker Kimberly Lam are here together to talk about what it's like to tackle a game from both of those angles. Bonus topic: how weird is it to have Wil Wheaton play your game on internet TV?! YOUTHS Robert Bohl Kimberly Lam Kickstarter launches June 29!

Senda Linaugh & Phil Vecchione, the eponymous Pandas, are here to chat about hacking the 1-page RPG Lasers & Feelings. We talk about the challenges and opportunities that come with hacking such a small ruleset, as Senda and Phil turn this sci-fi story game to cyberpunk and magical girls! PANDAS Senda Phil TALKING Panda's Talking Games She's A Super Geek Misdirected Mark GAMES Rockerboys & Vending Machines Encoded Designs

Fraser Simons is here to break down cyberpunk, roleplay with feeling, and tell us all about his upcoming supplement to The Veil, The Cascade. Get a pen ready, you're going to want to read everything on his list. THE PUNK Fraser on g+ Fraser on twitter THE BOOKS The Cascade Kickstarter The Cascade quickstart The Veil

Jeremy Holcomb and Jeff Tidball are all about helping you make great games, and now they're developing a kit to help you do it! We talk about what The White Box has in it, what you can do with it, and what's in store for the future. THE BITS Jeremy Holcomb Jeff Tidball GamesPlaywright Atlas Games The White Box on Kickstarter

I've crammed three people into the show this week because it's harder for Them to get you when you're in a group, right? Right. Josh T Jordan, Banana Chan and Todd Crapper are all here to talk about The Imposters, an anthology of games about conspiracies, werewolves, psychogeography, intelligence agencies, and aliens on YouTube. I'm...I'm really not sure what else you could want at this point. THE IMPOSTERS (the people) Josh T Jordan Banana Chan Todd Crapper THE IMPOSTERS (the game) The Imposters on Kickstarter

Real-life punks (no, that's a lie, they're actually very polite boys) Colin and Cameron Kyle are here to discuss their cyberpunk hip-hop game Axon Punk! We talk about things like when do you know it's time to stop hacking and start building, how to reach out for help with diversity, and how many cons in a row is too many cons in a row. NOTABLE PUNX Axon Punk twitter Axon Punk website Sugar Gamers Eliott Lilly

It finally happened! Erika and I finally got to talk magical girls and record it as an episode!! Her game Five Across the Heart is both a rad game about punk mahous and an excellent study of the evolution of an RPG. Come hang out with us in this episode that is definitely not a ploy by the Negaverse to siphon all your mahou shoujo excitement. WINK. THE SHOUJO Erika on twitter THE MAHOU Erika's Five Across the Heart (& more!) gamedev thread

This is one of those episodes where we talk about a game and a Kickstarter, yes, but more than that we talk about the process of creation itself. John Adamus, known in part for his tweetstorms of encouragement to creators, gets really deep with how Noir World came to be and how it changed over its 70+ iterations. THE MAN John on Twitter John's Patreon THE WORLD Noir World Twitter Noir World Facebook

Or, The One Where We Go Full Dragon Age Fancast. Listen, it's a transformation that's been happening slowly for a while now, I feel like. Maybe it's a new segment? Anyway, COMPANION'S TALE IS KICKSTARTING! Laura and I chat about her excellent new storytelling game at Dreamation 2017, among other tangents (about companions) (that you can kiss). THE STORYTELLER Laura on twitter Sweet Potato Press Companion's Tale on Kickstarter

Carrie and Evie Walls are here to talk shop about running and playing all sorts of RPGs as (and for) younger players. We get into how to choose games, deal with problem players, and tell an engaging story. Also, their dad James is here. THE WALLS Living 4 Crits blog James' G+ James' twitter Living 4 Crits YouTube

Storybrewers Hayley and Veronica are here to tell us all about their new game Alas for the Awful Sea and what drives them to tell grey stories about desperation, hate, fear and folklore in the 19th century UK sailing villages. (Okay I know how that sounded but this episode is real cute you guys.) THE CHARACTERS Storybrewers / Hayley on twitter Veronica on twitter THE STORY Alas for the Awful Sea on Kickstarter Storybrewers website Storybrewers facebook

John Harness, veteran middle-grade game-runner and force behind the Facebook page "RPGs for Kids" joins us to talk about...running games for kids! We talk about games as education as well as fun, and how to approach running for the younger players in your life. LINKS John on Twitter RPGs for Kids Facebook page No Thank You Evil Adventure Maximus

Heroes, it has been a HECK of a year, and we're going out with a bang. J Michael Bestul gives us some hot tips on how to get the most out of modding 13th Age, which is a pretty rad system to begin with. Plus, a little waxing nostalgic in the intro and not one but TWO hidden kitties! Don't ever say we never gave you nothing. ICONS J Michael Bestul on Twitter J Michael Bestul on G+ J's website BACKGROUNDS Quinn Murphy's post on Backgrounds Wade Rockett's post on creating meaningful Icons Vault of the 13th Age

We're taking a look at hacking deck-builder card games this week, specifically Crptozoic's Cerberus Engine system, with card-game aficionado / hostage Dan Enders. Dan also wrote micro RPG card game The Bite, so this one is just ALL about cards and feeling bad. DRAW Dan on Twitter Dragon Ball Cerberus hack on Reddit The Bite

Sig is a multiplanar fantasy setting for Jason Pitre's game Spark, and is a fantastic example of mechanics supporting and reinforcing setting. But, how do you do that thing? Luckily Jason has some experience crafting mechanics that evoke experience and promote setting, so we talk all about it, and his upcoming Sig kickstarter too! SPARK Jason's twitter Jason's G+ Genesis of Legend SMOKE One Shot playthrough of Sig Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 SH&R Genre Bacon