Best Quinn Lovecraft Podcasts (2024)

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Making a TTRPG Career (w/ Sebastian Yue) 47:34

7d ago47:34

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Support the show⁠! On today's show, we're talking ship with Sebastian Yue, a game designer, writer, and editor. Apart from their own self-published games and DMs Guild modules, They work full-time at Hit Point Press which is best known for various very succesful third party D&D 5e products like Heckna and Humblewood. They've also contributed as a d…

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Getting Weirder Than Lovecraft (w/ Graham Walmsley) 49:39

21d ago49:39

49:39

Support the show! Today, we're talking to Graham Walmsley, the celebrated game designer behind tabletop RPGs like Cthulhu Dark and A Taste for Murder, larps like Will That Be All, and lovecraftian scenarios for games like Trail of Cthulhu. He's also the author of two non-fiction books called Stealing Cthulhu about telling lovecraftian stories and P…

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The Awards (w/ Nico MacDougall and Tan Shao Han) 38:51

1M ago38:51

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⁠Support this show! This week, we're talking to Nico MacDougall and returning guest Tan Shao Han about The Awards, an alternative tabletop RPG awards project. Show Notes: 03:56 Introductions 13:31 Being a judge 16:09 The process of picking a winner 21:30 Who should be a judge? 25:36 Infectious Enthusiasm 27:59 Tyranny of Numbers: Breaking down subm…

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Curse of the Crystal Palace 58:55

2M ago58:55

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The Crystal Palace debuted at the first World's Fair in London, and many imitators followed. This episode explores a strange architecture mystery: why did every Crystal Palace meet the same fate? You can find all sources on a document here. Music (licensed via Soundstripe) "Airport Lounges" - Nu Alkemi "Where the Money Comes From" - Sam Barsh "Mutu…

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Reading The F**king Manual (w/ Max Lander & Aaron King) 56:54

2M ago56:54

56:54

Support this show! Today we're talking to Max and Aaron from RTFM. Maxwell Lander is a game designer, photographer, visual artist, and also musician with an album of dungeon synth. Aaron King is a game designer whose works including Patchwork World Sixth Edition. They are both the co-hosts of RTFM, an RPG book club podcast. Show Notes: [00:02:49] W…

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Meeting Games Where They're At [w/ Quinns] 57:25

2M ago57:25

57:25

Support the show! Today, we're talking to Quintin Smith aka Quinns, who has been reviewing boardgames for more than a decade with the iconic show, Shut Up and Sit Down. Then about 3 years ago, Quintin joined People Make Games to cover everything from Roblox's relationship to child labour to the battle for ownership and control of Disco Elysium, fro…

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Games That Make You Cry In A Panera (w/ Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland) 50:27

3M ago50:27

50:27

Support the show! On this episode, we have Hannah Schaffer and Evan Rowland, the two creators behind indie game design outfit, turtlebun. They've published games like Questlandia, Noirlandia, Damn the man save the music, Mud: a golem memoir, and many more. You can find more about those games at turtlebun.com. Evan and Hannah also co-host a podcast …

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Someone is in the Dutch Room 56:18

4M ago56:18

56:18

The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the largest unsolved art heist in history. Theories abound - but today we look at a fascinating one that's never talked about. Was this a rescue mission all along? ................................. Complete list of sources can be found here Music featured in this epi…

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Bonus: Open Hearth's Games of the Year 2023 1:26:32

4M ago1:26:32

1:26:32

A guest episode on the feed today as I share with you something from the folks over at Playing at the Hearth, the podcast from the Open Hearth gaming community. It's a nice, welcoming online place where people from all over the place get together and play games. It's like having access to a convention all year round. If you'd like to join, head ove…

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I Am Not That Man 28:33

5M ago28:33

28:33

A man walks into a library, steals a book he's written, and burns it. ................................................................. Sources: YIVO Archives & Library Collections | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Tablet - The Lost Poems of Ka-Tzetnik Tablet - Holocaust Pulp Fiction JSTOR Daily - Why John Baldessari Burned His Own Art Haaretz -…

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Best of 2023: Games Recommended By Guests 38:31

5M ago38:31

38:31

Support the show on Patreon In this round-up episode for 2023, every single one of my guests sounds off about one game that they want to recommend to you! [00:02:05] Judd Karlmann recommends Into the Odd, The Between, and As The Sun Forever Sets [00:05:55] Lowell Francis recommends Eclipse Phase 2nd Edition [00:08:27] Jahmal Brown recommends Legacy…

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Pickled Potatoes 14:58

5M ago14:58

14:58

Strange. Vile. Completely anonymous. This is the most unusual flash-fiction to ever hit the internet. (Note: this episode contains content for listeners 18+. Listener discretion is advised.) Sources: Backlinko - Reddit Statistics YouTube - Best Posts & Comments - What's a dark piece of Reddit history... reddit.com Medium - KiwiFarms Went Down Wikip…

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What We Get From Studying Games (w/ Evan Torner) 54:33

6M ago54:33

54:33

Support the show on Patreon Evan Torner is the Associate Professor of German Studies and Film / Media Studies at University of Cincinnati. He's the Director, UC Game Lab and has a co-edited volume (with William J. White) entitled Immersive Gameplay: Essays on Role-Playing and Participatory Media. He's also co-founder and one of the editors at Analo…

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Death Imitates Art 13:31

6M ago13:31

13:31

Two couples are murdered 35 years apart. The crimes are completely unrelated, but both share one strange similarity: art found in the home that seems to mimic the crime scene. ............................. Sources: The Corpsewood Murders: 40 years later - Atlanta Magazine Corpsewood Manor - Autopsy of Architecture The most brilliant scientific disc…

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Comrade Jerry 29:18

6M ago29:18

29:18

What do "Tom and Jerry," "The Simpsons," and "Neon Genesis Evangelion" have in common? More than you think. ....................................................................... Sources: https://geekdad.com/2015/06/the-gene-deitch-collection/ Gene Deitch - Lambiek Comiclopedia https://www.cbr.com/the-simpsons-some-enchanted-evening-almost-killed-…

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Halloween Special 2023 11:42

6M ago11:42

11:42

Quinn Lovecraft tells you her own spooky campfire story about an abandoned place in the middle of nowhere. Sources: Weird Ohio by Andy Henderson, James A Willis, Loren Coleman, and Andrew Henderson https://www.facebook.com/ghosttownfindlay Quinn Lovecraft's personal files Music: "Trick or Treat" PALA "Disappearance" Wicked Cinema "Hell's Bells" GEM…

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Teaching Games: Girl by Moonlight 1:25:48

6M ago1:25:48

1:25:48

Support the show on Patreon The is the second in a series of special episodes meant to teach some of my favourite indie RPGs. Tune in to hear Andrew Gillis, designer of the stunning Girl by Moonlight. In Girl by Moonlight, you play a group of magical girls resisting an oppressive society. It explores the heartbreak of denying who you really are, an…

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Clown to Soap 26:31

7M ago26:31

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William Bernard's strange death - and the equally strange fate of his body - tells us a lot about the chaos of goldrush-era San Francisco. .......................................... Sources: Daily Alta California 11 January 1854 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu) 1854: William Snyder killed in most bizarre and terrifying way ever -…

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Traces of Purple 30:46

7M ago30:46

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What if a group of strangers started accusing you of a terrible crime just because you weren't very interesting? ........................................................................... Sources: Funny115 Survivor: Kelly Shinn reacts to her infamous purple edit in Nicaragua (ew.com) Buzzfeed News IMDB EW The Traidar Podcast Episode 5 Tiktok - Ben…

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Have You Been to Doveland? 38:26

7M ago38:26

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Why are people misremembering violent events en masse - events that never happened at all?............................................ Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/23/world/asia/afghanistan-violence/index.html https://www.denverpost.com/2006/09/27/hostage-horror/ https://obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Doveland,_Wisconsin https://mickey-pa…

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Sugar Blood 20:33

7M ago20:33

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Shergar was a top-tier athlete who had just retired to have children when he was kidnapped by masked gunman, never to be seen again. This is the strange story of Shergar, the fastest racehorse in Ireland. ........................................................................................................ Sources: https://www.history.com/news/th…

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How To Run A Publishing Company: The Black Armada Story (w/ Josh Fox) 1:26:57

7M ago1:26:57

1:26:57

Support the show on Patreon Josh Fox is the award-winning designer of Flotsam: Adrift Amongst The Stars and Last Fleet. He's the co-designer of the highly influential GMless mystery game, Lovecraftesque alongside Becky Annison. And the two of them together run Black Armada Publishing, a UK-based publisher which has been putting out inventive rolepl…

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Nearer to Thee 7:24

7M ago7:24

7:24

Maybe you've never thought about the last sound you'll hear. That's okay - someone has chosen it for you. .................................................... Sources: https://jalopnik.com/this-is-the-video-cnn-will-play-when-the-world-ends-1677511538 https://youtu.be/z6f7j1E61sM?si=PqMw4eiHC3UrM6T7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWhgKuKvvPE&t=470…

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Silent Neighbors of the Clown Motel 13:48

7M ago13:48

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Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Tonopah, Nevada's Clown Motel, eager to run into a spirit among the eerily-smiling clown figurines. But the real horrors of Tonopah have little to do with the clowns, and they're buried next door... ........................................................................ Sources: https://www.theclownmotelusa.com/his…

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Blue Roofs and Empty Schools 10:35

7M ago10:35

10:35

There are very few towns in North Korea that non-North Koreans can lay eyes on. Kijong-dong, just outside the demilitarized zone, is one of them. With bright blue roofs and a large school set against the hills, it looks like the embodiment of its nickname, "Peace Village." ... So where are all the children? .........................................…

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How to Lose a (Celestial) Body 7:33

7M ago7:33

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Massive stars don't just vanish into thin air, but that's exactly what it looks like happened to N6946-BH1... and the first theory astronomers come up with to explain its disappearance is terrifying.................................. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/science/red-dwarf-star https://www.space.com/how-do-stars-die https://www.dkfindo…

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Phenomenon 11:23

7M ago11:23

11:23

In 1998, Ronaldo was one of the most promising soccer stars in the world. But something happened to him right before the World Cup that inspired a multitude of theories - part of a long line of conspiracy theories in professional sports. ............................................ Sources: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1887294-1998-world-cup…

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A Castle, The Devil, and You 14:47

7M ago14:47

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Houska Castle's bizarre architecture and mysterious past all point to a massive secret. What truth is there to the rumor that Houska is covering up something beyond this world?........................................................ Sources: https://www.czechcenter.org/blog/2023/6/5/houska-castle https://www.czechuniversities.com/article/20-interes…

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Bonus: Discussing Band of Blades on DiceExploder 35:07

7M ago35:07

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Hello! A cross-post in the feed today. This in an episode I did with Sam Dunnewold for his podcast, Dice Exploder, where every episode is a deep dive into a single RPG mechanic (usually) from a specific game. I talk about the Secondary Mission roll from Band of Blades which is a very cool mechanic that I love to think about. It basically inspired m…

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Something About the Sudbrinks 16:49

7M ago16:49

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One family has had increasingly bizarre encounters with unknown entities since the 1980s. From doppelgängers to eerie phone calls, someone won't leave the Sudbrinks alone. ............................................................... Sources: https://www.vertigo22.com/2019/12/decemystery-2019-24-gary-sudbrinks.html https://www.scribd.com/document…

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Sir, That Anteater is Dead. 7:27

7M ago7:27

7:27

In 2017, a disturbing scandal rocked the world of wildlife photography. Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/apr/27/winning-anteater-photo-disqualified-judges-agree-stuffed-marcio-cabral https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/competition/awards-and-prizes https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/april/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-image-di…

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Teaching Games: Apocalypse Keys 1:28:56

8M ago1:28:56

1:28:56

Support the show on Patreon The first episode in a series of special episodes meant to teach some of my favourite indie RPGs. Listen in to hear Rae Nedjadi, designer of Apocalypse Keys, teach you how to play his game. In Apocalypse Keys, you play OMEN-class monsters working for an organisation named DIVISION tasked with holding back the apocalypse.…

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Reading 1000 RPG Books (w/ Layla Adelman) 43:59

9M ago43:59

43:59

Support the show on Patreon Layla Adelman, who goes by the handle pandatheist in RPG spaces, is a rpg designer, writer, and serial twitter thread writer. She's one of the co-designers of the Illuminated Worlds system for Critical Role's Darrington Press. This is the system which powers Candela Obscura and potentially other unannounced games. She wa…

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Reviewing Games on Youtube (w/ Dave Thaumavore) 44:16

9M ago44:16

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Support the show on Patreon Dave is a youtuber, reviewer and game designer. His Youtube channel, Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews, currently has about 180 videos and more than 25,000 subscribers. He's also got a great newsletter where he publishes written interviews game design luminaries. Links to all of this stuff will be in the show notes. He's desig…

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Episode 31 - A Rat's Bargain 22:36

9M ago22:36

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Mickey O'Shae is ready to offer August up to the Rat-King. Can Blake and Daphne stop them? Or is this all just set in stone?Starring Amy Y. as Daphne Howard (achill3a on Twitter)Kale B. as Mickey O'Shae (SuperHumanFoods on Twitter)Ness as Professor August Howard (NessRocker on Twitter)Zane Schacht as The Rat-King/Bhraba Tsaghut (VoicesByZane on Twi…

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15 Years of Deeper In The Game (w/ Chris Chinn) 52:32

10M ago52:32

52:32

Support the show on Patreon Christopher Chinn is the blogger behind the long-running and well-loved Deeper in the Game blog. He's probably best-known for the Same Page Tool. But started in 2007, the blog has 15 years of thoughtful and insightful writing and advice on RPG design and play. Show Notes: 01:17 - Introducing Chris 02:54 - The origin of t…

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Actual Play, Actual Work (w/ Emily Friedman) 43:44

10M ago43:44

43:44

Support the show on Patreon Emily C. Friedman is an associate professor of English at Auburn University and director of 18thconnect, a website dedicated to scholarship of the 18th century. Though an 18th-century literature scholar and critic by training, Emily is now one of the foremost chroniclers of the phenomenon we call actual play. She teaches…

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How To Summon Demons With Cards (w/ Becky Annison) 45:31

11M ago45:31

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Support the show on Patreon On this episode, I'm talking to Becky Annison, the co-founder of UK-based design company, Black Armada Games. She's the award-winning designer of When the Dark Is Gone, part of the Seven Wonders anthology from Pelgrane Press. And is probably best known for the high drama werewolf game, Bite Marks, and GM-less mystery gam…

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Episode 30 - Closing the Book 23:49

11M ago23:49

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Elenore makes a discovery. August is forced to face an uncertain future. Change is difficult, but not impossible.Starring Amy Y. as Daphne Howard (achill3a on Twitter)Kale B. as Mickey O'Shae (SuperHumanFoods on Twitter) Ness as Professor August Howard (NessRocker on Twitter)Gabi B. as Elenore Kostanksi (SeeliePunk on Twitter)and S. J. Ryker as Bla…

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Reading Indie Games At The Club (w/ Paul Beakley) 1:03:24

12M ago1:03:24

1:03:24

Support the show on Patreon This week, we're talking to Paul Beakley has been involved with the games industry since at least the mid 1990s. He's a Game Chef finalist, a Golden Cobra honourable mention, and an official designer/adventure module writer for games like Deadlands, Earthdawn, Mutant Chronicles and more. He's also been writing about game…

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Quinn's Mechanism - Third Act, The Fifth Component 16:24

1y ago16:24

16:24

What is a door? What is its purpose? What is purpose but the expectation of purpose? What is the expectation of purpose but the truest definition of meaning? What use is meaning, and what use is a door? Quinn’s Mechanism is a supplementary story to Blake Skye: Private Eye and is considered canonical. Starring Amy Y. as Professor Hope Lezner (twitte…

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Quinn's Mechanism - Third Act, The Fourth Component 20:06

1y ago20:06

20:06

A tearful escape. Another perspective, illuminating the unseen. Quinn’s Mechanism is a supplementary story to Blake Skye: Private Eye and is considered canonical. Starring Merry N. as Desmond Ayer (twitter.com/muddyevilist), Amy Y. as Professor Hope Lezner (twitter.com/achill3a), Rebecca M. as Sam Nolan (twitter.com/explosive_sheep), Kale B. (twitt…

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Quinn's Mechanism - Third Act, The Third Component 29:16

1y ago29:16

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A thing is not what it appears to be, but it can become what it is believed to be. Hope discusses magic. Sam discusses lies. Quinn’s Mechanism is a supplementary story to Blake Skye: Private Eye and is considered canonical. Starring Merry N. as Desmond Ayer (twitter.com/muddyevilist), Amy Y. as Professor Hope Lezner (twitter.com/achill3a), Rebecca …

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Quinn's Mechanism - Third Act, The SecondComponent 27:17

1y ago27:17

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Just as Desmond begins to settle into the new addition to his routine, it faces an interruption. Much is made of books and their origins. Names are exchanged and suggested.Quinn’s Mechanism is a supplementary story to Blake Skye: Private Eye and is considered canonical. Starring Merry N. as Desmond Ayer (twitter.com/muddyevilist), Amy Y. as Profess…

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Quinn's Mechanism - Third Act, The First Component 28:34

1y ago28:34

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With a new subject in hand and a new project underway, Desmond conducts some preliminary interviews. Some go according to expectations. One does not. Quinn’s Mechanism is a supplementary story to Blake Skye: Private Eye and is considered canonical. Starring Merry N. as Desmond Ayer (twitter.com/muddyevilist), Amy Y. as Professor Hope Lezner (twitte…

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All Superhero RPGs, All The Time [w/ Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt] 1:05:50

1y ago1:05:50

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Support the show on Patreon On this episode, I'm chatting with Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt, who are the co-hosts of Team Up Moves, a podcast about playing and discussing superhero tabletop RPGs. I'm a big fan of the podcast and so I reached out to the two of them. Apart from RPGs, Fiona is a front-end software engineer by trade who worked at G…

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Singapore, History, & RPGs (w/ Tan Shao Han) 42:16

1y ago42:16

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Support the show on Patreon On this episode, we're talking to Tan Shao Han, a TTRPG designer, writer, and cultural consultant from Singapore. He's contributed words to various Paizo Pathfinder books, including Lost Omens: Impossible Lands, new Dagger Isles supplement for Blades in the Dark, and other games like Monster Care Squad and ARC. He's the …

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Episode 29 - Dead to Rites 25:24

1y ago25:24

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Stirring from slumber, only to face the weight of one's sins. Holding the scales of justice, finding how heavy they can be. Stoking the embers of hope, desperate to keep them from being snuffed out.Starring Amy Y. as Daphne Howard (achill3a on Twitter)Kale B. as Mickey O'Shae (SuperHumanFoods on Twitter) Stephen Kropa as Gordon Graves (KropaCabana …

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Brant Storme and the Put-Pocket Caper 34:33

1y ago34:33

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CW: ChokingAfter a long time scheming, planning, plotting, and such, Brant Storme is back with the caper to end all capers! But a figure from the past emerges...Starring Jesse Hall as Epsilon and Bobby Frank AKA Joshua Francis John Jesse Joseph Grant Gunberg-Storme (wastedarkcell on Twitter)Amy Y. as Gun Gunberg, Tum-Raah of Nah-chos (achill3a on T…

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Building India's RPG Scene (w/ Indrani Ganguly) 45:43

1y ago45:43

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Support the show on Patreon On this episode, we're talking to Indrani Ganguly who is the marketing manager for Hunters Entertainment, the publisher of Kids on Bikes, Alice is Missing, among other games. She is also the co-founder of Desis n Dragons, probably India's largest community of tabletop roleplayers. Of which, I am a humble member. Indrani …

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