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Am I allowed to just issue an open invitation like that? Am I going to get kicked out now? Shoot. Don't tell anyone I told you, okay? Oh good. Since we're cool now, Keith Baker is here to tell us all about Illimat, and what it was like to create a game from a bunch of components that had already been carefully designed. CAPTAIN OF EYES Keith's twitter Keith's website THE ILLIMAT Illimat website Twogether Studios Find an Illimat Outpost (game cafes that have demo copies!) One Shot Plays Illimat

This week we get deep, discussing the role of culture in games and how to approach modifying that part of the fiction. Quinn Wilson, GM of Swallows of the South and noted Guy Fieri enthusiast, leads the way. THE GOOD GOOD LINKS Quinn's garbage twitter Swallows of the South Flavortown Quinn Murphy's Drau

Technically you don't HAVE to go home. In fact, stay here for a little while! Jeff Stormer from Party of One, the podcast all about two-player RPGs, is here to talk about playing SMALL games. How do you play or modify games for just two people? Or even ONE person? There's a lot more out there for the small table, and we talk about it. PARTY PEOPLE Jeff / Party of One twitter Party of One Podcast CROSSOVER Meghan Plays 39 Dark on Party of One

Multi-DM games. Multi-table games. The Specials. There are many names for these massive convention games, but luckily for us we've got several guests here to help break them down. Geoffrey Peart, Troy Pichelman, and Darcy Ross are all experienced in ways to make your game bigger, whatever the system. THE SPECIALS Geoffrey Peart Troy Pichelman Darcy Ross SCALE IT UP Pathfinder Society Events Ontario Pathfinder Society Monte Cook Games Asset Team

It's another episode all about accessibility in gaming, this time with blind gamer Aser Tolentino and his wife Megan. Both are extremely talented players and GMs (who you might recognize from The Redacted Files or the Firefly Podcast) and they have a wealth of knowledge to share when it comes to tools and tips for making, running, and playing accessible games. THE TOLENTINOS Aser Megan The Redacted Files Firefly Podcast THE TIDBITS Voice Dream Reader Kurzweil 1000 Braille dice on Shapeways 64oz Games (Braille game kits) jsdice.com dice roller Roll20 DriveThruRPG

For our first proper homebrew Chris takes us through his process of converting D&D 3.5's Beguiler class over to Pathfinder. We talk about how to approach a conversion, how to get feedback, and what makes a homebrew appealing to players outside your group. PART ROGUE, PART WIZARD Chris' Beguiler Conversion The Beguiler in Golarion

This one goes long heroes, but that's because Mark has just as much to say about his shared-conciousness RPG "Headspace" as I have to ask, and he's too polite (Canadian) to tell me to wrap it up already. Jack in, this one goes places! OPERATORS Mark Richardson Green Hat Designs Headspace RPG UPGRADES Headspace on One Shot Part One | Part Two

I did this to myself. I made jokes. I let guests talk about L5R. Now he's here, in my podcast. Jim McClure and Paulomi Pratap from Third Act Publishing are here to talk about "Reflections", a two-player storytelling RPG about dueling samurai, and the game's journey from where it began as Tobie Abad's "A Single Moment". SAMURAI Jim McClure Paulomi Pratap Tobie Abad THE DUEL Reflections Kickstarter Reflections at Third Act Publishing A Single Moment REFLECTIONS APS Party of One The RPG Academy She's a Super Geek One Shot

Open Legend is an "open source RPG" created by Brian Feister with the intent that the system can be used to tell any epic story of your choice. We take a look at how the system is broken down into components and how those can be manipulated to suit your preferred genre. CHARACTERS Brian Feister BOONS Open Legend RPG (website) Open Legend RPG (twitter) Open Legend Community BANES Masks AP Livestream video

Urban Shadows. The Watch. Andrew Medeiros knows how to hack Apocalypse World, and more importantly, he knows what happened to Janet! Come listen to us chat about why it's so fun to be Powered by the Apocalypse. PLAYBOOKS Andrew Medeiros on the web (NorthFireGames) Andrew Medeiros on Patreon Andrew Medeiros on G+

This week, Rohit of GamersPlane shares his experience crafting a dedicated play-by-post space online, and how these games are different and often advantageous to their in-person counterparts. PbP games are a unique experience, and we take a look at how that happens. SEEKING PLAYERS GamersPlane.com GamersPlane on Twitter SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL AcadeCon 2016 "Tabletop Gaming Has A White Male Terrorism Problem" - Emily Garland "It's not just video games — tabletop gaming has a harassment problem too" - Aja Romano (Vox) 39 Dark - Party of One

This week we're basically a Sailor Moon fan podcast, thanks to the creative team behind Beautiful Senshi Hearts, a magical girl spin on Monster Hearts. Josh Kronegold, Anne Ratchat, and James (JC) Holder talk about their game and the magical girl genre. Special guest Lisa Padol. FIGHTING EVIL BY MOONLIGHT Josh (the pink one) Anne (the blue one) James (the green one) Lisa (the cat) WINNING LOVE BY DAYLIGHT Beautiful Senshi Hearts NEVER RUNNING FROM A REAL FIGHT Stop, Hack, & Roll

Studio Manager for Ulisses North America and RPG veteran Tim Brown gives us a look at what it takes to bring The Dark Eye (Das Schwarze Auge), one of the most popular German-language RPGs with a 30+ year history, to English audiences. How are German games different from English games, and what makes the new edition of The Dark Eye so special? UNSER GAST Timothy Brown Ulisses Spiele North America The Dark Eye Kickstarter

Hearts Blazing is a story-telling card game of melodramatic sci-fi adventure by Games by Play Date. One of the creators, Glenn Given, stopped by to chat about games, storytelling, and smashing the barriers we erect between them. We also talk about the value of creation vs perfection, as well as the Hearts Blazing Kickstarter! (We talked a LOT.) EVERYTHING IS MADE UP: Glenn (GamesbyPlayDate) on Twitter Games By Play Date Hearts Blazing Kickstarter THE POINTS DON'T MATTER: Hearts Blazing One Shot twitch stream Personality & Play Styles by Bart Stewart

Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland have hacked their own game! We talk about how Questlandia lead to Noirlandia, what constitutes a noir, and the perils of the banana industry. Warning: there's a lot of giggling in this one. RUNNING THE BANANA STAND Evan Rowland Hannah Shaffer Noirlandia Kickstarter Make Big Things NON-BANANA BUSINESS Noisy Person Cards Actual Play Noisy Person Cards Kickstarter AcadeCon Kickstarter

Mods! Magical girls! Misandry! This episode has it all. Anna Kreider shares her experiences pitching very different games about women to con-goers and what she's learned in the process. We discuss her games The Starlit Kingdom, Autonomy, and The Watch. MAGICAL GIRL Anna Kreider Peach Pants Press Andrew Medeiros Ben Lehman's Polaris THE OTHER STUFF NPC Kickstarter Paracosm Press Eric Vulgaris on Twitch Hades Holiday Party: video | tickets From Scratch #2 with Meghan

We’ve been threatening it for weeks, but we finally did it. Friend of the network and actual lawyer Priyanko “Pranks” Paul breaks down WotC’s OGL and answers your legal questions about using the license. Turns out, it’s way less scary than it looks! DUE DILIGENCE Pranks on twitter Never Tell Me The Pods Reddit AMA on the OGL 2004 OGL FAQ WotC’s OGL vs DMG guide and the SRD copyright.gov Empire of Imagination

Monte Cook Games, fine purveyors of Numenera and The Strange, is in the middle of a Kickstarter to launch three new settings for their Cypher System. Senior designer and veteran game writer Bruce Cordell breaks down both the system and the Kickstarter, flawlessly alleviating Meghan’s page-count induced panic attack and completing her conversion to Cypher fangirl. Join us, won’t you? CHARACTER SHEET Bruce Cordell is a tweeting game writer who has content in an amazing Kickstarter

What's the plural of “apocalypse”? Well, we didn’t figure that out. Sorry. Instead, PK tells us all about the game he’s crafting and the process so far as he aims to break our hearts with a pre-apocalyptic saga from which almost nothing can survive. Also, Star Wars! THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE PK Sullivan’s Twitter Blog Three Rocketeers Three Rocketeers on One Shot Part 1 | Part 2

What’s the difference between a Laser Kitten and a Glitter Cat? Where does a kitten learn to cat? Why do their eyes glow, and what sorts of laser powers do cats even have? Cheyenne Wall-Grimes helps solve those mysteries and more through her new RPG in this purr-fect episode of Meowdifier! Er, Modifier. WHO WHO WHO: Cheyenne Wall-Grimes Glitter Cats Fine Amusements on Twitter, Facebook , & Blog Laser Kittens Kickstarter