28 Yochai Gal

Weird Games and Weirder People

Yochai Gal is the creator of the fantastic Cairn RPG, co-host of the great Between 2 Cairns podcast, and one of the main proponents of the NSR (New School Revolution). His is also a very active voice in the TTRPG space, and if I may add, a very positive one. Yochai is always looking for ways to make not only the amazing games we love more accessible, but the act of making these games more accessible too. When I was developing my trilogy of horror RPG zines (Screams Amongst the Stars, The Dead Are Coming, and Running Out of Time), Yochai helped me tremendously. And he does that with lots of designers. He also makes a point of making his own creations very accessible. You can get Cairn for free in PDF, with all the rules in an online SRD or PDF, or at cost in print! That in English and in other languages as well (we even talked about trying to make this available in Portuguese). Anyway, Yochai is a lot more than his games and creations, and in this chat we get a chance to know a little bit more about him and his wonderfully weird self! We talked about art, creativity, process, podcasting, gaming, time travel, cooperatives, how dangerous hippopotamus are, and oh, so much more! Listen up and get weird with Yochai Gal! Check out Yochai Gal's links below: New School Revolution: https://newschoolrevolution.com/ Cairn RPG: https://cairnrpg.com/ Between 2 Cairns: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2042709/ Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People! Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me buy buying one of my games! Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers! Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Join our Discord Server: ⁠ https://discord.gg/ACkDAjSa (this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode). Stuff mentioned in the Episode: Blades in the Dark's Bundle of Holding: ⁠https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BladesSecond⁠ Seinfeld (TV Series): ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/⁠ A Folklore Bestiary: https://www.themerrymushmen.com/product/a-folklore-bestiary-for-old-school-essentials-tmm/ Bastionland: https://www.bastionland.com/ Love, Death & Robots: https://www.netflix.com/pt/title/80174608 Outer Wilds: https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/ Zelda - Breath of the Wild: https://www.ign.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild Groundhog Day: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/ Arrival: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/