Across the Table
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn-depth talk on tabletop rpgs and their design.
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What’s Hot in Indie RPGs 2018
December 17, 2018 19:02 - 65.4 MBWhat’s Hot in Indie RPGs 2018? – Dragonmeet 2018 seminar (47 mins) Download An annual lookback at 2018 and some of the games and trends in indie rpgs. Ric moderated this seminar at Dragonmeet on 1st December 2018. The panel was Rob, Eunice Hung, James Mullen and Lloyd Gyan. (Read the hand-outs, including popular con games, biggest kickstarters … Continue reading What’s Hot in Indie RPGs 2018 →
What’s Hot in Story Games 2017
December 09, 2017 23:11 - 70.1 MBWhat’s Hot in Story Games 2017? – Dragonmeet 2017 seminar (45 mins) Download An annual lookback at 2017 and some of the games and trends in story games and narrative rpgs. Ric moderated this seminar at Dragonmeet on 2nd December 2017. The panel was Rob, Becky Annison, Elizabeth Lovegrove and Lloyd Gyan. (Read the hand-outs, including popular con … Continue reading What’s Hot in Story Games 2017 →
The origin of the term ‘story games’
October 23, 2017 21:12A lookback at the origin of the oft-used and oft-rejected term of ‘story games’. Earlier this year, the website of a mainstream British newspaper cited ‘the emergence of the “story-game” movement’. Many, including those outside and inside the ‘movement’, intensely dislike the term, finding it unnecessary and divisive. However, despite this and a bevy of … Continue reading The origin of the term ‘story games’ →
Best RPGs for Beginners (Part 2)
October 11, 2017 16:36 - 45.2 MBBest RPGs for Beginners (Part 2) (31 mins) Download Ric, Rob and Joanna Piancastelli conclude on this king-sized episode with their pick for the best rpg for beginners 0000 GxB (2011) by Jake Richmond 0800 Kingdom (2013) by Ben Robbins 1730 Witch: the Road to Lindisfarne (2012) by Kevin Barthaud & Richard Lacy To read … Continue reading Best RPGs for Beginners (Part 2) →
Best RPGs for Beginners (Part 1)
September 20, 2017 19:43 - 86.6 MBBest RPGs for Beginners (Part 1) (61 mins) Download Ric, Rob, Joanna Piancastelli and assorted British roleplaying luminaries share their thoughts on the best place for beginners to start 0000 What were our criteria? 0342 Lady Blackbird (2009) by John Harper 0721 Twenty Four Game Poems: Slower Than Light (2010) by Marc Majcher 1219 #Feminism … Continue reading Best RPGs for Beginners (Part 1) →
200 word rpg playfest
September 13, 2017 20:04 - 44.2 MBRic & Rob at the 200 word rpg playfest (30 mins) Download Ric and Rob try to play (and discuss) as many 200 word rpg entries as possible at the 200 word rpg playfest 0031 Shuffles & Skeletons by Carlos Martins 0525 Build Your Own RPG by Andrew J. Young 0710 Manic Pixie Dream Girl … Continue reading 200 word rpg playfest →
Acquiring IP licenses and designing genre in rpgs
August 15, 2017 22:09 - 66.5 MBUK Games Expo seminar: Acquiring IP licenses and designing genre in rpgs (48 mins) Download A panel seminar from UK Games Expo led by Michael Duxbury and including Darren Pearce on writing the Judge Dredd rpg, Ed Jowett and John from Shades of Vengeance and Ric talking nanogame design of specific shows and books 0000 … Continue reading Acquiring IP licenses and designing genre in rpgs →
Epidiah Ravachol and Swords Without Master
August 14, 2017 21:05 - 24.8 MBEpidiah Ravachol and Swords Without Master (28 mins) Download A detailed discussion with Epidiah Ravachol about the design of Swords Without Master 0000 Why has Swords taken so long? 0125 What has pro-wrestling to do with the Perilous Phase? 0209 How each phase shares responsibility for the narrative 0333 The Rogues Phase and Playing your … Continue reading Epidiah Ravachol and Swords Without Master →
The development of the rpg design of Epidiah Ravachol
August 09, 2017 22:14 - 44.2 MBThe development of the rpg design of Epidiah Ravachol (38 mins) Download A profile of the rpg development history of Epidiah Ravachol with contributions from the Tableplay, Tell Me Another and Independent Insurgency podcasts 0053 The origins of Dread 0444 The Dread tower 0550 The Dread questionnaires 0616 Publishing Dread 0728 Time and Temp 0928 … Continue reading The development of the rpg design of Epidiah Ravachol →
Epimas 2016 – Epidiah Ravachol
December 21, 2016 07:32 - 20.1 MBEpimas 2016 – A conversation with Epidiah Ravachol (16 mins) Download Ric & Rob talk with Epidiah Ravachol about Epimas 2016. See the Epimas bundles on the Worlds without Master website. Bundles can be bought and gifted until 23 December 2016. 0046 Read Epidiah’s interview with Brie Sheldon about the history of Epimas. 0053 Why he does … Continue reading Epimas 2016 – Epidiah Ravachol →