"Podcasts" Backlog

John Harness got 280 characters on twitter before it was the norm, and decided to turn it into a game design challenge. Paul Czege answered the call. We talk about the challenge, what we can learn from small games, and take a look at the amazing contributions.

Welcome, Junior Wizards! This week, Aaron and Jeff were inspired by a noble paladin, Twitter user @Jaqdaaw! Their spirit has inspired our hosts to join their order and live by their example. “A paladin who believes in Independence and Safety tries their best to help sick people, and make them as independent and safe as … Read more

Our intrepid wanderers discover that the fallen star is actually a demon stone. A piece of unshaped iron from the far reaches of space that is capable of being shaped into a powerful magical object. Now they are left with the question of how to move it. RYUUTAMA Site Store SWALLOWS OF THE SOUTH Site ORPHEUS … Read more

In which the boys are no better than they should be.

Archaeologist and professional GM Daniel Kwan talks holiday games, Dramatic Managers, and building social skills through role-play.

Like a hot hit of Crange, sometimes something makes you feel just good enough to miss it when it’s gone. It’s a dark dawn on that lonesome highway, and only one exit ahead: Denver. NeoScum is Blair Britt, Mike Migdall, Gannon Reedy, Eleni Sauvageau, and Casey Toney. Follow NeoScum on Twitter @NeoScum and on Reddit … Read more

Sometimes waking up, eating breakfast, and leaving McDuck manor on time for a business meeting is the greatest adventure of all. Or at least this episode would have you believe.

Three children find each other on their first journey. On the forest border of the Spring continent, a strange object crashes from the heavens and they can’t help but investigate. RYUUTAMA Site Store SWALLOWS OF THE SOUTH Site ORPHEUS PROTOCOL Site A WOMAN WITH HOLLOW EYES World Creation Preview Kickstarter DUNGEON DOME CARD GAME Mailing List … Read more

Iron Edda is a game that exists across several systems and has a second edition in the works, and Tracy Barnett joins us to talk about how it got that way. We discuss what makes something an Iron Edda game, what different systems bring to the fiction, and where it’s headed next.

Welcome, Jr. Wizards! How well do you know the creation myth of Fantasy? Join us as we tell the tale of Ether and Astra, cosmic entities locked in an endless battle for supremacy. A huge thank you to Discord user Earthcube for your beautiful prompt!