3RPG Podcast

Description:

This week Jay and Sandra sit down with artist, game designer and anthropology enthusiast Federico Sohns to talk about his games, art and philosophy. Support Indy!

Comments: Check out the Federicos's art here: https://federicosohns.artstation.com/

Zephyr: An Anarchist game of Fleeting Identities https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/araukana-media-ltd/zephyr-an-anarchist-game-of-fleeting-identities

Nibiru: A science fiction game of lost memories https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/araukana/nibiru-revisited

The RP Haven https://www.rphaven.co.uk/

The Gift by Marcel Mauss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_(essay)

David Graeber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Graeber

Nibiru: A Science fiction game of lost memories https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/206794/nibiru-quickstart-guide https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1459616119/nibiru-a-science-fiction-rpg-of-lost-memories/description

Julian Jaynes: The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Origin_of_Consciousness_in_the_Breakdown_of_the_Bicameral_Mind

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 1:41 - Federico answers some age old questions 8:22 - The many hats and creative process of Mr. Sohns 12:19 - Art talk 16:53 - Federico explains his game: Zephyr 22:30 - How is Zephyr an anarchist game? 29:18 - Existence and Connection and Mechanics in Zephyr 33:50 - Emotions and Fetishes in Zephyr (its not what you think) 38:00 - How long is a game of Zephyr? 39:31 - Nibiru 42:51 - Nibiru Edition changes and mechanics 47:47 - Power dynamics inherent in Die Rolls 52:36 - The World of Nibiru (vagabonds, gods and memories) 57:06 - Federicos up-coming game 59:00 - Federico takes the 3RPG Questionnaire

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Description:

This week the 3rpg army hunkers down behind the battlements to discuss all things combat and battles. Can we hold out the night and await a much needed sortie by....cartoon characters?

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro: Mild Embarrassments 7:19 - Main Topic: Battles! 8:47 - Building up tension over battling 9:45 - Battles within battles 11:03 - Designing the Big/Epic battles (pardon the audio clipping) 16:04 - Some movie ideas to interweave the narrative 17:40 - Ensuring Faster turns 21:31 - Chris's take on Big Battles 23:10 - Gritty or Heroic 25:00 - Chris's battle variables 27:41 - Sandra's Hot Take 30:36 - Cartoon Cameo at Helms Deep 32:16 - So, What counts as victory? 34:06 - Smaller battles (within the bigger ones) 35:55 - The Battle mat/theatre-of-the-mind debate continues this time with snails 42:20 - Jay fails at a joke 44:17 - Back to topic 45:05 - Mopping up 48:15 - Using the realm of the senses (and other systems) 51:50 - On increasing the drama 54:58 - Memories of great battles (that you could use!)

Comments:

Gandalf and the Rohirrim return to the battle of Hornburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc9q6nnmrGY

Goof Troop Theme song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En8-0p39kPU

Description:

This week we take random route down the catwalk as fashionistas of our fanstastic fabulous worlds. Will we move on to the next phase or who will be voted off the great 3RPG Fashion Bee. Probably not.

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro: Flopless Gorillas 3:10 - Topic intro: Flavor and Fashion 4:47 - Authenticity, Accuracy 5:47 - The Categories of 'Fashion' 7:12 - How to consider your worlds fashion? 11:47 - Doing the (historical) research 16:32 - Fashion palettes 19:00 - Fashion and Pain 22:27 - Function, Beauty and Gender 24:26 - Bold statements: Heraldry Rock on! 26:18 - Fashion as protest, attraction and position 29:54 - Accessorize (with familiars?)! 32:54 - Magical Fashion and Body Mod. 38:20 - Be it! Wear it! 40:01 - Weird fashion and fabrics

Comments:

Anyone wanna design a Phantom Thread RPG? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Thread A new word for your gaming vocabulary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabochon Frog Protestors https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn987yqnee9o Wanna print your own Phone case! Use this! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplastic_polyurethane Magical Mummers Parade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummers_Parade

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Description: On this week's episode, the 3RPG hosts reveal their least favorite spells and how to rework them into arcana worthy of your precious spell slots.

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 5:07 - The List 7:05 - #10 Chris - Identify, Sandra - Detect Traps, Jay - 'Elemental Clutter' 12:10 - #9 Chris - Create Food/Water, Dark Vision, Jay - Fireball 17:32 - #8 Chris - Stone to Flesh, Sandra - Familiars, Jay - Spirit Guardians 23:45 - #7 Chris - Tongues, Sandra - Levitate / Slow Fall, Jay - Magic Missile 29:28 - #6 - Chris - Protection From Good/Evil, Sandra - Conjure Food/Water, Jay - Identify 33:54 - #5 Chris - Prismatic Spray, Sandra -Goodberry, Jay - Hold Person 36:36 - #4 Chris - Windwalk, Sandra - Dispel Magic, Jay - Harm 41:33 - #3 Chris - Battle Sloggers, Sandra - Pick Lock, Jay - Friends 46:47 - #2 Chris - Mind Control, Sandra - AOE (Chain Lightening), Jay - Find Familiar 51:16 - #1 , Chris - Remove... stuff, Sandra - Polymorph, Jay - Spell Level System

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Description:

In this episode, Sandra and Jay talk with fellow podcaster and gamer Isaac Shaker about his pod, his homebrew world and much more.

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:25 - How and why TTRPG? 5:05 - Player vs. DMing. 7:23 - Rotating DMs? 9:32 - Isaacs Homebrew world 11:46- Tech, Gods & Plato 14:54 - Setting the Stage Podcast 20:09 - Systems for Introducing new Players 26:16 - Other Worlds to speak about 29:32 - Tabletop Community Spotlight 34:18 - Wanna be part of Isaacs content? 35:25 - Mentoring and Feedback opportunities 36:42 - The 3RPG Q&A

Comments:

Main Blog Link: https://gocorral.com/

Setting the Stage Page: https://gocorral.com/sts/

Setting the Stage Survey Link: https://forms.gle/R9y6Y26Fr1DMSheH7

Cimmeria Campaign Setting Page: https://gocorral.com/cimmeria/

Tabletop Community Spotlight Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLekO0r890HlPxxmMAheBAgoP4sCIExiZ5

GoCorral YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GoCorralTV

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gocorral.bsky.social

Yeld: https://yeldstuff.com/

Description: The 3RPG hosts are giving all the love to caster classes this week by sharing our top 10 spells and how we abuse them in our own games.

Comments: Joni Mitchell Controversy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell_blackface_controversy DOMINUS! aka ERA - Ameno (sorry not sorry for the 90's earworm) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xUnSVTh8fI And because we love you all... the live version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn5UYj23KkY Bow Biters - https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/ijrwha/bow_biters/ Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar My Buddy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmwF-zy2Ypo Amazing Mazes - https://archive.org/details/amazingmazes2mor00heim Beauty School Dropout - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TOxhzAm7fY

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 3:19 - List qualifications 5:12 - #10 Jay - Invisibility, Chris - Faire Ring Retreat, Sandra - Create/Destroy Water 11:24 - #9 Jay - Prestidigitation, Chris - Speak with (stuff), Sandra - Vicious Mockery 16:40 - #8 Jay - Mage Hand, Chris - Sacrificial Oath, Sandra - Levitate 21:18 - #7 Jay - Vicious Mockery, Chris - Blood Armor, Sandra - Glamour/Illusion 24:49 - #6 Jay - Mirror Image, Chris - Vomit Twin, Sandra - Polymorph 31:00 - #5 Jay - Charm , Chris - Synchronicity, Sandra - Earth Bending/Mold Earth 35:10 - #4 Jay - Reality Break/Dream of the Blue Veil, Chris - Untie Shoelaces, Sandra - Modify Memory 39:43 - #3 Jay - Maze, Chris - Copy Cat, Sandra - Body Doubling 46:21 - #2 Jay - Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting, Chris - Heat Metal + Grease, Sandra - Charm/Mind Control 50:35 - #1 Jay - Time Stop, Chris - Permanency, Sandra - Dream 57:19 - Jay's Existential Crisis - Hooray!

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Description: What happens when you have a group eager to play but zero new story ideas? You turn to the classics for inspiration! Whether theming an entire campaign in an established IP or borrowing story elements to enhance your own, join the 3RPG hosts as they share their favorite franchises and movie picks for an epic (and quick) adventure.

spoiler warning - while we make every attempt to not reveal surprise elements, it is recommended that you watch these movies before listening to the corresponding segment.

Comments: Feel good, friendship, cozy TTRPG list: Nancy Druid - https://9thlevel.com/products/nancy-druid BFF! - https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/bff-best-friends-forever/?v=0b3b97fa6688 Ryuutama - https://kotohi.com/ryuutama/ Masks: A New Generation - https://magpiegames.com/collections/masks Thirsty Sword Lesbians - https://evilhat.com/product/thirsty-sword-lesbians/ Kids of Bikes - https://www.huntersentertainment.com/kidsonbikesrpg

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 4:50 - Looking to films for inspiration 8:39 - Sandra - Horror - Midsommar 12:25 - Jay - Horror - Nightmare on Elm Street 14:07 - Chris - Horror - Knock at the Cabin 19:25 - Jay's quick picks - Mad Max, Little Trouble in Little China, Willy Wonka 21:40 - Sandra - Psychological - Shutter Island 25:29 - Chris - Action - SISU 28:48 - Jay - Action - Crank 30:14 - Jay - Historic - Das Boot, To Live 34:27 - Sandra - Historic/Supernatural - The Witch 37:45 - Jay - Film as RPG - Planet 9 From Outer Space, Hail Caesar 42:35 - Chris - Surreal - Dave Made a Maze 45:51 - Jay - Cozy / Friendship - Ghibli, Paddington 50:07 - Sandra - Drunk Movie Night Inspired - Moonfall 51:07 - Jay - Anthropomorphized - Secret of NIMH, Brave Little Toaster 55:40 - Chris - Time - The House of Small Cubes 57:44 - Jay - Classic - Wizard of Oz 1:01:23 - Jay - Comedy, Satire, Surreal - Chair Company 1:03:56 - Chris - Horror - A Quiet Place 2

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Description:

Join Jay and Sandra as they go head to head with fellow tabletop host Dave Townsend of Games With Dave.

Comments: For more about Katadancon and how to be a part of it: https://tabletop.events/conventions/katahdin-con-2026 Pamola - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamola

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:11 - Enter: David Townsend 5:26 - Who, what, when is Games With Dave? 7:29 - 28 Interviews in 28 days challenge 9:35 - Starting a channel 12:25 - Supporting indie games 15:20 - Battling burnout & grief 24:00 - The 'Uhm' counter 25:43 - Katadancon - Maine's newest tabletop convention 34:04 - Biggest challenges of running a convention 39:34 - Prost-esque questionnaire 48:00 - Lightening round - Dave Edition

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Playing with the passage of time is part of storytelling, but what if you want some of those details are still essential? Queue the montage! In today's episode, the 3RPG hosts break down the what, when, hows of planning a riveting sequence without boring your players.

Comments:

- Sandra's character did not, in fact, die that night.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

5:25 - What is a montage?

12:15 - Risks of montage

16:30 - When to use a montage?

18:44 - Types of montage

26:09 - Rules of montage

28:22 - Dear GM - Party runs from encounters

30:21 - Montage and music

31:49 - Planning vs. improv

36:59 - Controlling tension

41:27 - The curse of the montage (campaign idea)

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Dogs, pigeons, and hippos, oh my! Join the 3RPG hosts as they tackle the tricky balance of allowing pets in your game without letting the menagerie take over the table.

Comments:

- 1:45 - This opens up a much larger discussion about cultural appreciation vs. appropriation. for a great entry into this topic, we recommend: A Taste of Culture: Discussing Cultural Appreciation | Nora Brue | TEDxRansomEvergladesSchool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb48YOPJ-1A

- Sandra's doggo's rain jacket: https://www.hurtta247.com/product-page/monsoon-coat-ii-eco

- Submit listener questions to: [email protected]

- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/

- Cheese Wizards - https://www.instagram.com/wizardsofcheese/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

7:54 - The four categories of TTRPG animals

10:32 - Pets/companions

18:30 - Listener Questions - Competitive Candyland

28:53 - Uses and consequences of companions in campaign

38:23 - Favorite uses of companion animals (Pigeon Wizard)

41:21 - Reskinning Familiars

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