Best Blaseball Podcasts (2024)

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[ISBW] From Patent Memos to Nebula Nods with Wole Talabi 55:10

9d ago55:10

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S20 Ep13: In Which Mur Attends Wole Talabi's Creative Alchemy Transcript "The primary driver of my sense of success is, 'do I feel happy with what I've done?'" - Wole Talabi Mur chats with Wole Talabi, an engineer turned author (but still engineer). They discuss the Schrodinger's Cat of publishing, the thrill of rewriting old stories for new audien…

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[ISBW] Riding the Revision Rollercoaster 20:48

11d ago20:48

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S20 Ep 12: In Which Mur Plans to Turn Hurt Feelings into Finished Drafts Transcript "I read over the notes and I got mad and I got my feelings hurt." - Mur (being fussy) I've received my edit letter about Infinite Archive, so I'm handling all the emotions that carries with it. ADHD complicated my perception of time, so figuring out how long it will…

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[ISBW] The Landscape of Grief with Scott Alexander Howard 46:26

14d ago46:26

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S20 Ep11: In which we travel "The Other Valley" with Scott Alexander Howard Transcript "I wrote it in a blissful who cares? Mentality, like, 'oh, well, genre will sort itself out.'" - Scott Alexander Howard In this episode, we're joined by Scott Alexander Howard, author of The Other Valley, a novel where literary meets speculative. Scott delves int…

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[ISBW] Navigating Imposter Syndrome on the JoCo Cruise 21:22

18d ago21:22

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I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 10 "I felt like a cuckoo among very pretty birds." - Mur Fresh off the JoCo cruise, we discusses the allure of nerd paradise and how navigating imposter syndrome is a frequent struggle. I share tabletop RPG antics, celebrity karaoke adventures, and the amazing feeling of having legitimately cool creators accep…

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[ISBW] Evil Mur Takes Over the Secret Seagull Shack 33:53

21d ago33:53

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I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 9 Transcript "If you don't start out perfect, you're never going to be good." - Evil Mur Evil Mur is back giving terrible advice and it's a wild ride through the looking glass of a writer's darker musings. We cover questioning the point of writing when perfection eludes us to the ruthless strategy of writing o…

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[ISBW] The Epiphany of Routine: Embracing Structure in a Creative Life 19:34

23d ago19:34

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I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 7 Transcript I found myself looking for my own magic bullet and getting frustrated a the media who take the idea of a daily routine--something people with ADHD people need--and play it off as only done by stodgy, unfun dorks. I discuss Josh Zimmerman's videos, how creation is like jumping off a diving board fo…

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[ISBW] Trusting Yourself (again) 15:37

2M ago15:37

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I Should Be WritingSeason 20, Episode 7 In this episode, I discuss trusting yourself because sometimes no one else will. We also talk File 770, Genre Grapevine, I mispronounce "chutzpah," make a Wizard of Oz reference, and how should I celebrate 20 seasons of ISBW? Remember, advice is supplementary. Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about the I S…

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[ISBW] Heists and POV with Gwenda Bond 28:58

2M ago28:58

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ISBW S20 Ep6 Author Gwenda Bond comes on the show to talk The Frame Up, heists, and point of view! We also discuss being ballsy at Boskone, pen names, T. Kingfisher's "What Feasts At Night," writing retreats, and heist structure. If you order The Frame Up from Bookshop.org, use the code FRAMEUP for 10% off! Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about…

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[ISBW] Avione Lee and the Odyssey Workshop 31:48

2M ago31:48

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ISBW S20 Ep5 Debut author Avione Lee comes to tell us about the Odyssey Workshop and the various programs! Odyssey Your Personal Workshop (deadline is soon!) Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about the I Should Be Writing book. It exists. Did you know that? Mur's newsletter, The Hot Mic Socials: Bluesky, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focu…

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[ISBW] Hugos, Characters, and Outlining for Pantsers 31:26

2M ago31:26

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ISBW S20 Ep4 Hugos are still messy, so check out Chris M. Barkley*, Paul Weimer, Alasdair Stuart, and Jason Sanford and the excellent fanwriting they do. *Accidentally call him Charles in the recording. Sorry! We talk character depth, using Baldur's Gate 3 as an example. Lastly we get in to the hybrid outline thing I'm trying to do to help me write…

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[ISBW] Interview with Eilish Quin and retelling of ancient stories 25:01

3M ago25:01

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ISBW S20 Ep3 Debut author Eilish Quin joins us to talk about her retelling of Euripedes' classic story, Medea, with glorious descriptive prose and a feminist point of view. We talk about hurdles and wins and what to keep in mind when doing a retelling. Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about the I Should Be Writing book. It exists. Did you know t…

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[ISBW] When 100k is really 56k: The Money Episode 40:01

3M ago40:01

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ISBW S20 Ep2 I am not a lawyer or an accountant, and taxes mentioned in the podcast are specific to my understanding of US tax law. No one like to talk about money. Either you admit how bad you are or you're awkward because you make a lot. Or you're a jerk, but we aren't talking to those people. I'm here to talk about my income, what an advance rea…

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[ISBW] The "Why" of this podcast 27:28

3M ago27:28

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ISBW S20 Ep1 Why am I still doing this show after 20 years? Believe me, I was the first person to ask this. We talk about my career, my mental health, and, well, why? Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about the I Should Be Writing book. It exists. Did you know that? Mur's newsletter, The Hot Mic Socials: Bluesky, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouT…

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[ISBW] What makes a writer "ambitious?" with Chikodili Emelumadu (Explicit) 48:45

4M ago48:45

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I got to talk to award-winning Nigerian author Chikodili Emelumadu about her new book Dazzling, and we wander all sorts of directions, including into ambition, what makes her write, and advice for new writers! Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about the I Should Be Writing book. It exists. Did you know that? Mur's newsletter, The Hot Mic Socials:…

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[ISBW] Hugh and Mur Talk with Valerie Valdes 55:49

4M ago55:49

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ISBW S19 Ep33 I wanted to discuss humor again, so my buddy Valerie came back on to talk about it because she's smarter than me. Even though she introduced us to "Diggy Diggy Hole." We also talk "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun," the Bridesmaids toast scene that makes me wanna die, The Hitchhiker's Gudie to the Galaxy, and Tom Cardy's "Perception C…

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[ISBW] Gospel According to Steve Martin 44:40

4M ago44:40

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ISBW S19 Ep32 Steve Martin famously did his comedy acts to empty bars when he started. It's a good mindset to keep. Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about the I Should Be Writing book. It exists. Did you know that? Mur's newsletter, The Hot Mic Socials: Bluesky, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate. No more bird site. Alas. Theme by J…

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[ISBW] End of year self care, let's do this 12:28

4M ago12:28

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ISBW S19 Ep31 Self care, yo. It's dark, we're at the end of a big project, and time to be kind to yourself. Minimal show notes. If you want something clarified, ask in comments and I will get you a link. More shows coming soon! Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about the I Should Be Writing book. It exists. Did you know that? Mur's newsletter, Th…

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2023 Year End Bonanza

5M ago

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Hello and welcome to the Dice Exploder 2023 year end bonanza! I love me a good ranked list of movies on an end of year movie podcast, but ranked lists are bad and this show’s about RPGs not movies, so you get this instead. It’s me, Aaron King of the RTFM podcast, Lady Tabletop of the Alone at the Table podcast, and Sharang Biswas of winning tons of…

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BONUS: Designer Commentary on i know the end

5M ago

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Hello hello! Today I’ve got for you another between-season bonus episode. This time we’re breaking format to talk about i know the end, a module I published earlier this year about going back home after a long time away and all the horrors that entails. Because if you can’t occasionally publish something self-indulgent in your podcast feed, what’s …

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[ISBW] Book launch party with Travis Baldree! 29:11

5M ago29:11

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Turns out that the stress of dealing with November has made me sit on this production. :( But Travis Baldree and I hung out online and talked about our books that launched this month, Chaos Terminal and Bookshops and Bonedust. Transcript Travis Baldree 03:53 ...I've discovered stickers are the easiest way for me to not feel awkward at assigning or …

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[NaNo] Day 20 (33333 words) 3:15

5M ago3:15

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HAH I AM CAUGHT UP 33333 down, 16666 to go OK, plotters and pantsers, if you're having trouble, then I can tell you exactly what to do. Let Evil Mur guide you. Trust Evil Mur. Get John Anealio’s music here. Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal is finally on shelves! Please remember that Evil Mur is evil a…

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[NaNo] Day 19 (31666 words) * 3:39

5M ago3:39

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31666 down, 18333 to go Did you read the NaNoWriMo terms and conditions? Better do that, cause things are getting serious. Ask questions, and then don't worry about the answers. Do not listen to Evil Mur. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA, all other rights reserved by Mur LaffertyBy Mur Lafferty

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[NaNo] Day 18 (30000 words)* 4:10

5M ago4:10

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*still catching up 30000 down, 20000 to go So what if you’re only starting on Day 15? Or (checks calendar) Day 20? How can you possibly make up for lost days? Just write 1 word every 25 seconds. Boom. You’re done. Do not listen to Evil Mur. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA, all other rights reserved by Mur Lafferty…

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[NaNo] Day 17 (28333 words) 5:42

5M ago5:42

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28333 down, 21666 to go Well I recorded it on the 17th, so that counts, right? What do you want from me? I’m evil. So what if you’re only starting on Day 15? Or (checks calendar) Day 20? How can you possibly make up for lost days? Just write 1 word every 25 seconds. Boom. You’re done. Get John Anealio’s music here. Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriM…

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[NaNo] Day 15 (25000 words) 10:37

5M ago10:37

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Halfway point! Exciting if you’re there, scary if you’re not. Ideas: putting your own life into your book, and give your characters a bath! Get John Anealio’s music here. Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal is finally on shelves! Please remember that Evil Mur is evil and gives terrible advice. Evil Mur w…

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[NaNo] Day 13 (221666 words) 5:06

5M ago5:06

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I'm missing days because real life is just kicking my ass right now. Good and bad stresses. Slipstreaming for fun and profit! Bikers do it, cars do it, time for writers to do it. Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal is finally on shelves! Please remember that Evil Mur is evil and gives terrible advice. Ev…

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[NaNo] Day 14 (23333 words) 5:51

5M ago5:51

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Slipstreaming for fun and profit! Bikers do it, cars do it, time for writers to do it. Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal is finally on shelves! Please remember that Evil Mur is evil and gives terrible advice. Evil Mur will not be responsible for failed manuscripts or plagiarism suits. Do not listen to …

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[NaNo] Day 11 (18333 words) 4:03

6M ago4:03

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18333 down, 31666 to go Backing up is a stupid waste of time. It takes so much work to do. Trust the computer. Everything will be fine. Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal is finally on shelves! The daily podcast is usually for supporters only, but this year I’m putting it out for everyone! If you like i…

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[NaNo] Day 10 (16666 words) 5:01

6M ago5:01

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16666 down, 33333 to go Don't be afraid to get words anywhere. Everywhere. Be bold. Mentioned: NaNoWriMo Forums Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal is finally on shelves! The daily podcast is usually for supporters only, but this year I’m putting it out for everyone! If you like it, consider supporting w…

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[NaNo] Day 9 (15000 words) 7:38

6M ago7:38

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15000 down, 35000 to go Evil Mur has begun to swear. Not a lot. But I put the explicit tag on there just in case. Getting behind? There are three things you can do. One of them is easy, one is SUPER easy, and one takes a whole lot of work Mentioned: Natania Barron Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal is f…

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Accessibility and Graphic Design (Mork Borg) with Marc Muszynski

6M ago

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It’s a bonus between-seasons Dice Exploder! Wowie! As promised back in my episode with Gem Room Games about Mork Borg, today I’m talking about accessibility in game design using Mork Borg’s graphic design as an example. My cohost is Marc Muszynski, a friend and screenwriter with low vision, and we talk in detail about his experience with Mork Borg.…

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[NaNo] Day 7 (11666 words) 7:30

6M ago7:30

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Want your NaNo episodes in the morning? You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon or Substack! 11666 down, 38333 to go Why are you doing this? Also, don't forget to get to yiour friendly local book store today! Chaos Terminal is out! 7100 / 50000 words. 14% done! (as of Nov 5) Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? …

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[NaNo] Day 6 (10000 words) 3:28

6M ago3:28

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Want your NaNo episodes in the morning? You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon or Substack! 10000 down, 40000 to go No, seriously, y'all. Time to quit. 7100 / 50000 words. 14% done! (as of Nov 5) Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal comes out November 7! The daily podcast is usually …

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[NaNo] Day 5 (8333 words) 3:38

6M ago3:38

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8333 down, 41666 to go Post your work online as you go! Nothing bad will happen, and all feedback will be good. 7100 / 50000 words. 4% done! Get your wordcount meter at Languageisavirus.com Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal comes out November 7! The daily podcast is usually for supporters only, but thi…

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[NaNo] Day 4 (6666 words) 5:42

6M ago5:42

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6666 down, 45000 to go Everything is legal during NaNoWriMo, including plagiarizing. Right? 7201 / 50000 words. 14% done! Get your wordcount meter at Languageisavirus.com Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal comes out November 7! The daily podcast is usually for supporters only, but this year I’m putting …

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[NaNo] Day 3 (5000 words) 3:43

6M ago3:43

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ACK! I forgot to actually post the audio. See what batch-posting does for you, kids? 5000 down, 45000 to go Are you behind already? Seriously? Getting despondent? Then quit. Because there certainly aren’t any ways to catch back up, and Evil Mur will go over all those impossibilities in this episode. wordcount: 2000 / 50000 words. 4% done! (As of No…

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[NaNo] Day 2 (3333) 4:08

6M ago4:08

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3333 down, 46666 to go Sometimes we writers have to make difficult decisions. Evil Mur is sure you’ll make the right one. Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal comes out November 7! The daily podcast is usually for supporters only, but this year I’m putting it out for everyone! If you like it, consider sup…

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[NaNo] Day 1 (1666 words) 6:07

6M ago6:07

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0 down, 50000 Of course I stumble in posting the first freaking day of the month. So today you get two episodes. 4thewords.com is the best place to lose yourself this month and still feel like you’re writing. You won’t write much, but boy you’ll have fun! Have you friended Mur on NaNoWriMo or 4thewords yet? Don't forget Chaos Terminal comes out Nov…

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[NaNo] Day 0 (0 words) 10:29

6M ago10:29

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Evil Mur is here with Day 0 of the NaNoWriMo podcast. I’ll post Day 1 later today. My current wordcount: 0 (cause this was recorded on October 31) Streamed live on Twitch! Come join me for cowriting and other shenanigans! Schedule: M 2pm- Co-writing T 2pm- co-writing, then ISBW* W 2pm- Baldur’s Gate (or co-writing**) Th 2pm- co-writing then ISBW* F…

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[ISBW] NaNoWriMo Prep with Valerie Valdes! 26:23

6M ago26:23

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NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow! Are you participating? Are you ready? Author, editor, and long time NaNoWriMo municipal liaison Valerie Valdes joins us to talk about her new projects and how to tackle NaNoWriMo! Don't forget, Chaos Terminal comes out in ONE WEEK. Transcript Valerie Valdes 10:08: I wonder if there's like enough NaNoWriMo people at this p…

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Customizing Games for Your Table with Nychelle Schneider

6M ago

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On this episode I’m joined by Nychelle Schneider, also known as Mistletoe Kiss, a moderator from the Blades in the Dark discord and contributor to The Wildsea, the upcoming Dagger Isles supplement for Blades, and Underground Maps & Passkeys among others. Nychelle brought on the idea of customizing existing games, homebrewing mechanics for your tabl…

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Secondary Missions (Band of Blades) with Thomas Manuel

7M ago

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Thomas Manuel of the Indie RPG Newsletter and the Yes Indie’d podcast joins me to talk about Secondary Missions, a mechanic from Band of Blades by Off Guard Games. In Band of Blades, a grim military fantasy forged in the dark game, you and your party go off and do missions. Meanwhile, there’s a whole other squad out there doing a whole other missio…

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A Five and a Half Foot Long Hand-Printed Scroll (Fall of Magic) with Tasha Robinson

7M ago

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It’s your last chance to back Dice Exploder season 3 on Kickstarter! The campaign ends Friday, October 6th! Here’s the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sdunnewold/dice-exploder-a-tabletop-rpg-design-podcast This week I’m joined by Tasha Robinson, film editor at Polygon, Games on Demand aficionado, Golden Cobra honorable mentionee, and aut…

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Blaseball with Chris Greenbriar

7M ago

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In the year of our lord two thousand and twenty, many things occurred. But one of those things was the cultural event known as Blaseball. Blaseball was, more or less, a simulated baseball league that ran one game an hour, one season a week, that players could bet on and then use their winnings to vote for global rules changes. It got... weirder fro…

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Exploding Dice with Mikey Hamm (KICKSTARTER PREVIEW)

7M ago

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DICE EXPLODER IS KICKSTARTING NOW Ignore the lies of previous weeks, the Kickstarter has come early, and you can back it right the heck now. Here’s the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sdunnewold/dice-exploder-a-tabletop-rpg-design-podcast Today on this beautiful Tuesday I have for you a preview of the Kickstarter’s backers-exclusive epis…

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Transparency with Jason Morningstar

7M ago

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This week I’m joined by Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games, known for Fiasco, Night Witches, and many other excellent games. Jason brought on transparency, a concept originating in the Nordic larp community, which describes the separation of player knowledge from character knowledge (similar to dramatic irony. We go through a whole library of …

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Graphic Design // The Calendar of Nechrubel (Mork Borg) with Gem Room Games

8M ago

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Double the cohosts, double the mechanics, double the Kickstarters to back! This week, Sam talks with Kali Lawrie and Dan Phipps of Gem Room Games about Mork Borg by Pelle Nilsson and Johan Nohr: its graphic design and the Calendar of Nechrubel. Mork Borg is famous for the absolute assault on the eyes [complimentary] committed by its graphic design.…

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Stress (Brinkwood) with Tan Shao Han

8M ago

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This week, Sam talks with Tan Shao Han about stress from Brinkwood by Erik Bernhardt, a character resource originally from Blades in the Dark by John Harper. This is one of those episodes where to talk about the mechanic in question, we kind of had to talk about the whole-ass game around it because so much of Brinkwood is tied up in stress. And in …