Best Grant Howitt Podcasts (2024)

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Rob Cocks makes Birthday Waifu Surprise Industries presents Legend of Zelda: Birthday Waifu Surprise 49:55

3d ago49:55

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terrifying, breath-of-the-wild alike Thank Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna

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187: The Sickos Do A Classic Posting Episode 1:27:26

8d ago1:27:26

1:27:26

Are you freaks happy? We come from the toilet battered and bloody bearing armfuls of insane and stupid posts that are very funny to think about. Come listen to us caper and howl. Is this not what you love?

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Jacob Geller makes Intestines for Caesar 57:57

10d ago57:57

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Jacob Geller, a writer who happens to be known for his video essays, joins Jenna to craft up a game based on the prompts: sloppy, Ides of March, fortunetelling The resulting game is, as you might expect given the sources, a really thought-provoking interrogation of game structures and player-interaction, while also being a hilarious game where you …

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186: Crawfish Comic Goes Guesto Mode 1:20:23

16d ago1:20:23

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Shevvy from the incredible comedy sensation Crawfish Comic goes guesto mode! We go nuts over how much we like Shevvy's work, and they explain the ethos and philosophy that leads to comics where a whale says "im a whale and even i think this is crasy." Culture today is a diseased mutant thing and Crawfish Comic is a beacon of purity and it kicks ass…

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Jacob Burgess makes The Musical: Opening Night Rat Heist 53:58

17d ago53:58

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Voice actor and game dev Jacob Burgess joins the pod to crack the exceptionally difficult line up of: musical, game within a game, twin stick shooter This off-off-off Broadway production company has suffered from more internal drama than is in the script for Les Rizz! And to make matters worse, a swarm of rats has descended on the premises. But as …

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185: Long Live Akira Toriyama 1:09:14

23d ago1:09:14

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The Sickos eulogize the best cartoonist to ever live, Akira Toriyama. Rest in peace king. Your art will live forever, and future generations will understand that it's cool when guys wear genie pants with curly shoes

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Jacob Andrews makes Dark Soups 52:04

24d ago52:04

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Jacob Andrews, one of the talented artists of Drawfee, find the route through the prompts: obtuse parasite FPS with the help of Jenna Stoeber, a fellow soup and Dark Souls lover. Inspired by the Loathsome Dung Eater and some relatable soup catastrophes, Dark Soups sees the brew-bearer attempt to defeat monstrous gorge-vessels. But will you free the…

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Giovanni Colantonio makes Grapple Apple Pie 57:06

1M ago57:06

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Giovanni Colantonio, journalist at Digital Trends, is the first participant in the Grant Howitt Dagger Dartboard, where a flip of the coin determines if a prompt is replaced by a newer, weirder prompt from a separate list. They ended up with: wholesome all grapple hooks all the time cooking While making several accidental grapple-based puns, Giovan…

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184: Josh Boerman Goes Guesto Mode 1:29:22

1M ago1:29:22

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We welcome Josh Boerman from the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast. We discuss immersive sims, the value of good criticism, trying to make a living off creative work, and whether or not they still make Spree (the candy from Halloween). You can find The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast at https://www.worstpossible.world/…

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Grant Howitt makes DROWNINGMAN 1:02:58

1M ago1:02:58

1:02:58

Grant Howitt, indie TTRPG creator of games like Honey Heist, joins the show and makes a surreal, pro-drug game using the prompts: ocean exploration last day at camp Lucas-Arts point-n-click. You wake up in a derelict oil rig and have to choose your intoxicant of choice. Where will you fall on the zooted scale, and how will that change your conversa…

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183: The Sickos Do Two Segments 1:03:42

1M ago1:03:42

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The Sickos do a classic two-segment episode. First, we return to our tier list of Every Game Mechanic and rank a bunch of these suckers. Then, we return to our tier list of—wait that can't be right

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Petrana Radulovic makes Dream Derby Online 53:52

2M ago53:52

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mom game racing o steal your neighbor's horse, and compete tooth-and-nail for the ultimate prize: the HORSE TIARA. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeb…

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182: The Sickos Become Literature Geniuses 1:18:29

2M ago1:18:29

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Turns out books are not homework, but instead stuff a weirdo wrote down for fun. We go nuts about Moby Dick, Don Quixote, and the works of Don Barthelme. Whoever said this stuff was dry needs to shut up

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Kelsey Lewin makes Kyst 57:31

2M ago57:31

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Kelsey Lewin, writer, podcaster, and co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games, joins the show to finally make a game that your aunt is going to love! She and Jenna turn the prompts: aunt games frogs myst-like into a game about kissing frogs to turn them into other animals, and then using those animals to solve PUZZLES. Kyst indulges all the things we liked a…

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Chatting w/ Grant Howitt & Grant Nordine! - DOUBLE THE GRANT, DOUBLE THE FUN! 1:48:23

2M ago1:48:23

1:48:23

Today we are switching it up on The RPG Goblin! This episode I bring on Grant Howitt the designer of amazing games such as Honey Heist, The Witch is Dead, Spire, Heart, and many many more games (that are mostly goofy and insane) and Grant Nordine from Game Master Monday to chat! We have double the grant, and double the fun this episode as these Gra…

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181: Guys Who Fell Off 59:44

2M ago59:44

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The Sickos moan about guys who have fallen off. Some fear to do this. We have the courage to do what they won't.

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Allegra Frank makes Squishheart: Grey’s Last Bounty 1:02:19

2M ago1:02:19

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Allegra Frank, renowned journalist, critic, and oreo connoisseur, joins Jenna to craft an adorable, hard-hitting game with the prompts: squishy werewolves visual novel Eschewing the normal player-romance offerings of visual novels, they craft a game where you matchmake NPCs and solve a dark mystery of your own past, come back to haunt you. Also the…

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NovArchaic - Modern Fantasy System 11 Years In Development! 1:42:12

2M ago1:42:12

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This week on The RPG Goblin we are exploring NovArchaic with it's creator Kyle! Nov is a system that Kyle started to develop 11 years ago and we talk all about the history of it's development, why it started (along with Kyles gripes with Modern D20), his design philosophy, and the world of Nov Archaic! Check out Nov Archaic and it's development her…

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180: Goblin Punks with Grant Howitt - An Anime Sickos Adventure 1:34:46

2M ago1:34:46

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Grant Howitt, a game designer who rules, joins the Sickos (plus Gwynn and Allie from Modesty City, Sicko Shock 2, and Shuffle Quest) for a one-shot game of GOBLIN PUNKS, an RPG where you are shitty goblin teens fucking around. Will we be able to disrupt the community car wash and become goth? Listen and see asshole You can get Goblin Punks here: ht…

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Karen Han makes Pokemon Cafe Life 55:34

2M ago55:34

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Screenwriter, bookwriter, and criticwriter Karen Han has brought her Marvel's-Midnight-Sun and Pokemon-Cafe-Remix related complaints to the prompts: musical cafe sim character creator They brew a heady mix of adorable Pokemon bakers and super crunchy sim aspects like book-balancing and inventory sim. Every year, the Alcremie Awards pass out stars t…

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Star Wars RPG - What Happened to It? Fantasy Flight Edition. 1:43:16

2M ago1:43:16

1:43:16

Today on the RPG Goblin I bring on Tyler from RPGBOT to chat all about the Fantasy Flight edition of the Star Wars RPG! We discuss it's unique history and lore and what has happened to this game and license over time! Along with that we dive into how the actual game works! It's unique dice system, what makes each version of the game different, It's…

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Brent Naylor makes TuringQuest 52:08

2M ago52:08

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Brent Naylor lucked out with some primo prompts: parasite DnD mystery Then he immediately destroyed the format of this show by perfectly nailing a pitch for a hidden role game where you have to identify the social parasite in a DnD group! Thankfully these fools are pros at bullshitting, and they develop a game where you train yourself to detect AI …

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Cartograph - Experience & Gamify Your World Building! 1:35:03

3M ago1:35:03

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Today we are exploring the solo map making TTRPG called Cartograph! This game is getting a huge revamp and coming to Kickstarter February 6th! I bring on the creator Brandon Lee to talk all about this game with us! He created Cartograph to make world building for any new games more than just sitting down to make a map, instead with Cartograph YOU g…

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179: The Sickos Ponder Da Sludge 1:01:38

3M ago1:01:38

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Everywhere you look someone's trying to sell you da sludge, and they usually succeed! AI? That's da sludge. Layoffs? Sludge. Airplanes where the walls fall off? Sludge. Some of these folks have replaced their hearts and brains with gray goop. Anyway enjoy the podcast

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Faith Schaffer makes Level up to Christmas Romance, Holly! 56:16

3M ago56:16

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Illustrator Faith Schaffer brings her Lifetime movie expertise to Big Game Hunger, a Jenny Nicholson fancast! With the prompts: voyeurism holiday dungeon crawler ...she and Jenna make a Lifetime/Hallmark-inspired Christmas game about a big-city video game creator who discovers the true meaning of Christmas Romance back in her hometown, with either …

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178: The Sickos Begin to Rank Every Game Mechanic 1:04:42

3M ago1:04:42

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We unveil a classic new recurring segment in which the Sickos sort every single game mechanic into a tier list. This will definitely not take a long time and will result in a perfect tier list that will help future game designers make every game be flawless. Also, we discuss how we love our induction cooktops which are a type of cooking Anbernic.…

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Alex Jaffe makes Shark on the Green 45:46

3M ago45:46

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Alex Jaffe, co-host of Insert Credit and 52 Pickup, starts off strong with some word-play options based on the prompts: green shark godzilla-sim (rampage) After some great goofs on what "green" could imply, they settle on an anti-golf, pro-green-space game where you play as a shark terrorizing innocent putters. Swim through intricate mini-golf cour…

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1 Year Anniversary Q&A! 1:44:32

3M ago1:44:32

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Today we are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of The RPG Goblin! A year ago I release the first ever episode of this podcast and man has it been an amazing journey! I want to thank everyone who has listened to this show so far especially anyone who has been around since the beginning! I appreciate it with all of my heart! I talk about why I start…

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177: The Sickos are Out of Touch, and Right 1:10:36

3M ago1:10:36

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Folks, your Sickos are old and dumb and don't know what's hip now. When we watched the Game Awards it was like we got clockwork oranged. Music is scary to us now. But don't worry: we are actually extremely wise and smart. Turns out when you're in your mid-thirties you have a perfect brain

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Dr. Moiya McTier makes Beadle's Awakening 51:12

3M ago51:12

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Listen to Exolore and Pale Blue Pod, and read The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy! Follow her on Twitter @GoAstroMo, or visit her website at MoiyaMcTier.com. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big …

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AfterGlow - Do You Change The World Back or Keep It? 1:57:34

3M ago1:57:34

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Today on the RPG Goblin I bring on Steph from Fistful of Crits to talk about her game AfterGlow! A Solo or Duel player game where you play acolytes in a world that has been changed. All you know is that the temple was cleaved in two, the gods are gone, the wizard looms, and the the sun never sets since the Afterglow happened. Not only do we talk ab…

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176: Joe Has a Baby Now 1:20:46

3M ago1:20:46

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We're back from our break. Joe had a baby, did you hear about that? That's part of why there was a break. Anyway, we talk about the baby (he is cute) and then Tom yammers about how his travel plans were ruined because he forgot that there are big parties on December 31st

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Son M. makes Plenty of Fish 47:32

3M ago47:32

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Bisexual fishing game Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.…

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Exploring Power Gaming w/ Zakariah - What is it? Does It Harm Games? 1:26:15

4M ago1:26:15

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Today we talk about and explore the concept of Power Gaming in TTRPGs with Zakariah! With a huge focus that if you power game in a group where everyone enjoys that style of play that is amazing and a great way to play! Power Gaming can only be harmful if it causing conflict in the group and lessens everyone's fun just like any other play style! You…

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Justin Green makes Chansey Boofy Tangrowth 51:00

4M ago51:00

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Justin Green came here entirely focused on one goal: to make the most scattered and unhinged game premise possible. Thankfully Jenna totally tamed that impulse and they came up with a very normal game about being a good or bad therapist and a pokemon and navigating the American healthcare system and maybe evolving if you are fully cured of your tra…

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Clay Murphy makes Fellowship of the Caterers: Party of One 59:06

4M ago59:06

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Clay Murphy, writer on Control and Alan Wake 2, joins Jenna to create a character-driven story about coming to terms with your dreams when your dreams are determined by prophecy., using the prompts: a job that has never been made into a game good time party time! rpg Play as the Chosen One, still trying to make it big in Hollywood and finding that …

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Stars & Wishes - The After Session Ritual That Changed My Games! 44:34

4M ago44:34

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Today I am talking all about Stars & Wishes on this solo episode of The RPG Goblin! I share all about how I use this after session ritual to help with the prep, expectations and figuring out what my players are loving most about my games! I also share some stories and examples of Stars and Wishes my players have given, How I tried adding Wards afte…

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Anthony Burch makes Screwjob 49:35

4M ago49:35

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gnarly We make a 4-player game that utilizes how absolutely insane and erotic wrestling is in real life. I was able to make one solid wrestling reference, to John Cena's beloved you don't see me meme, but mostly Anthony Burch breaks down the wild incredible tropes and culture of wrestling, and also stealth games! Thank you for listening to Big Game…

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Dead Letter Society - Vampire Pen Pals?!?! 1:41:50

4M ago1:41:50

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Today we are chatting about Dead Letter Society! A game all about being vampire pen pals! You can tell so many different kinds of stories about hunger, love, trying to find yourself and any other struggles tha comes from being a vampire. This game is all about sending letters and trying ro figure out what this secret society is! To talk alll about …

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175: The Sickos Enter the Void 1:28:39

4M ago1:28:39

1:28:39

Guest hosts Sara & Tom McHenry watched the big plagiarism YouTube video and now we are harrowed by the nightmarish threat of "void people," empty automatons who eerily imitate the motions of a human being and are somehow rewarded with more money than we'll ever make! It's rough out there folks!! Here is the awful video Sara mentioned: https://www.y…

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Geoff Moonen makes Invasive Species 56:46

4M ago56:46

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Watch out, Spider-man! Voice actor Geoff Moonen joins Jenna to make a Central Park-roaming bird game with incredible transversal mechanics, thanks to the prompts: Owls moody Triple A action-adventure Invasive Species is inspired by famous New York birds like the iconic Flaco, who escaped Central Park Zoo to become a free bird, to Mandarin Patinkin …

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Shadowrun 2e - Where Fantasy Meets 80's Cyberpunk Edge! 2:00:23

4M ago2:00:23

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We explore Shadowrun 2e in today's episode of The RPG Goblin! A old-school TTRPG that mixes high fantasy with cyberpunk that is set in the future! The technology is goofy and exactly what you would expect from a game from the 80's-90's guessing what technology would be like! The game has extensive lore of the world that is perfect for everyone who …

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174: The Sickos Defeat Death 1:11:57

5M ago1:11:57

1:11:57

Guest host erica dreisbach fills in for Joe and reveals how to defeat aging and live forever by buying pills from the store that a disgraced charlatan told you about. Remember everyone who's ever died? Well if they knew to take saw palmetto like erica they'd still be alive. My proof? erica is alive idiot, QED…

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia makes Blacklight Arcade 51:07

5M ago51:07

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Horror artist extraordinaire Eduardo Valdés-Hevia - also known as Valdevia - joins Jenna to make one of the most lucrative game genres: mascot horror! Watch out, Five Nights at Freddy's and Poppy Playtime, we're COMING FOR YOUR CROWN. With the prompts: Vampires vibrant pinball The result? Blacklight Arcade! You're a repair man at Transylgamia, the …

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How To Design One-Shots That Actually Last One Session! w/ Grant (Game Master Monday) 1:41:25

5M ago1:41:25

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Do your One-Shots go over one session? Do you want to know how to plan one-shots in a way that keeps them fun and within the time limit? Well today on The RPG Goblin we are taking about exactly that! I bring on Grant Nordine, host of Game Master Monday to share all of his wise wisdom on one-shots, answer your questions from Threads, and provide ple…

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Brian Miller makes Big Game Hunger 51:44

5M ago51:44

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America's Uncle himself, Brian Miller is here to help Jenna Stoeber make a game based on the prompts: Cake decorating Uncle game Party game The discuss the wonders of 'za and 'zagna (pizza and lasagna), what it takes to be an uncle game, and Chef Boyardee getting Anglicized. How is it we ended up talking about Garfield-related food entries two week…

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The One Ring - Build A Fellowship & Quest Across Middle-Earth! 1:58:07

5M ago1:58:07

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We are exploring the One Ring 2e on today's episode of The RPG Goblin! With our special guests Brandon and Parker from Nat1Nerds podcast! Now they just finished up a whole exploration on the Ome Ring system themselves but on this episode we dive into what makes One Ring stand out, their experience playing/running the game, if non Lord of the Rings …

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Xalavier Nelson Jr makes Waiting for Garfot 50:07

5M ago50:07

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Xalavier Nelson Jr, game writer extraordinaire, joins Jenna to make a contemplative, meditation on God, faith, and filling one's days as we await our fate. There's also some stuff about shower food. Our prompts were: kitten cuddling contemplative roguelike Follow Xalavier Nelson Jr on Twitter @WritNelson, see more of his work with Strange Scaffold …

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SAGAS - A System for EVERY Story & Genre! 1:36:53

5M ago1:36:53

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Today on The RPG Goblin we are exploring SAGAS: Setting And Genre Agnostic System! This a new game coming to Kickstarter in January! I bring on Dennis, the creator of SAGAS to tell us all about it and how it is different from games like Fate and Cypher! We dig in deep on the mechanics of the game and the focus on the d10 in this system, how the cha…

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Brooke Breit makes The Land and Time of the Frankensteins 1:00:07

5M ago1:00:07

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Detective Frankenstein here. You didn't happen to see a Brooke Breit wandering around here, holding a basket of feets, have you? Not her own feet, to be clear. No, this is a basket full of stranger feets - and they aren't hers to sell. On this episode, Brooke Breit and Jenna make a body-swapping lost-romance game with the prompts: Frankensteins Poe…

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