Epic oil painters Walid and Misha bring on art historian Sam to discuss a rather unusual RPG. This week the boys are uncovering the mysterious origins of Diana Harlan's "You've Gotta Have Bart". Dive in and learn more about Wintercon, goal setting, divergence, and the power of the dungeon vending machine. Dead Letters forum: <a href="https://deadletters.nyc/forum/">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://deadletters.nyc/forum/⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow us on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Sam on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Misha on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Walid on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="wraouda.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wraouda.com⁠</a>

Epic oil painters Walid and Misha bring on art historian Sam to discuss a rather unusual RPG. This week the boys are uncovering the mysterious origins of Diana Harlan's "You've Gotta Have Bart". Dive in and learn more about Wintercon, goal setting, divergence, and the power of the dungeon vending machine. Dead Letters forum: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://deadletters.nyc/forum/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Walid on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wraouda.com⁠

Epic oil painters Walid and Misha bring on art historian Sam to discuss a rather unusual RPG. This week the boys are uncovering the mysterious origins of Diana Harlan's "You've Gotta Have Bart". Dive in and learn more about Wintercon, goal setting, divergence, and the power of the dungeon vending machine. Dead Letters forum: <a href="https://deadletters.nyc/forum/" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://deadletters.nyc/forum/⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow us on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Sam on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Misha on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Walid on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="wraouda.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wraouda.com⁠</a>

31: You've Gotta Have Bart

Mud ridden piggies Misha and Walid bring on human Sam into the pen to discuss roleplaying games. Today they're reading beloved storygame-RPG For the Queen by Alex Roberts. Join the porcine parcel as they examine best play practices, the fringes of role play, tight prompt designs, and the juicy modularity that this game provides. UPDATE: We fixed our audio issues. Sorry about that! Dead Letters forum: <a href="https://deadletters.nyc/forum/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠https://deadletters.nyc/forum/⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow us on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Sam on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Misha on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Walid on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="wraouda.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wraouda.com⁠</a>

Mud ridden piggies Misha and Walid bring on human Sam into the pen to discuss roleplaying games. Today they're reading beloved storygame-RPG For the Queen by Alex Roberts. Join the porcine parcel as they examine best play practices, the fringes of role play, tight prompt designs, and the juicy modularity that this game provides. UPDATE: We fixed our audio issues. Sorry about that! Dead Letters forum: ⁠⁠⁠https://deadletters.nyc/forum/⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Walid on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wraouda.com⁠

Mud ridden piggies Misha and Walid bring on human Sam into the pen to discuss roleplaying games. Today they're reading beloved storygame-RPG For the Queen by Alex Roberts. Join the porcine parcel as they examine best play practices, the fringes of role play, tight prompt designs, and the juicy modularity that this game provides. UPDATE: We fixed our audio issues. Sorry about that! Dead Letters forum: <a href="https://deadletters.nyc/forum/" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠https://deadletters.nyc/forum/⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow us on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Sam on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Misha on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Walid on his website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="wraouda.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wraouda.com⁠</a>

30: For The Queen

What is a setting guide? What should a GM, or player, expect after buying one? Tune in as the guys discuss whether Eduardo Carabaño's Settlers of a Dead God meets their totally reasonable expectations of what should or shouldn't be included in a book like this. Follow us on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social">⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠</a>Follow Sam on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social">⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠</a>Follow Misha on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social">⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠</a>Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

What is a setting guide? What should a GM, or player, expect after buying one? Tune in as the guys discuss whether Eduardo Carabaño's Settlers of a Dead God meets their totally reasonable expectations of what should or shouldn't be included in a book like this. Follow us on bsky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠ Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠ Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠ Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

What is a setting guide? What should a GM, or player, expect after buying one? Tune in as the guys discuss whether Eduardo Carabaño's Settlers of a Dead God meets their totally reasonable expectations of what should or shouldn't be included in a book like this. Follow us on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠</a>Follow Sam on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠</a>Follow Misha on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠</a>Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

2: Settlers of a Dead God

When is it time for your homebrew, epic, high fantasy, mega campaign to be published? Sam, Misha, and Walid - three tabletop roleplaying game designers and academics give their take on the question through the lens of Joshua McCrowell's "His Majesty the Worm" in this inaugural episode of Dead Letters. Listen in as we argue about rules vs procedures, OSR inspirations, and how this book ties it all together. Apologies for the audio discrepancy on this episode! It'll get better we promise. Follow us on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social</a>Follow Sam on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social</a>Follow Misha on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social</a>Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

When is it time for your homebrew, epic, high fantasy, mega campaign to be published? Sam, Misha, and Walid - three tabletop roleplaying game designers and academics give their take on the question through the lens of Joshua McCrowell's "His Majesty the Worm" in this inaugural episode of Dead Letters. Listen in as we argue about rules vs procedures, OSR inspirations, and how this book ties it all together. Apologies for the audio discrepancy on this episode! It'll get better we promise. Follow us on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social Follow Sam on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social Follow Misha on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

When is it time for your homebrew, epic, high fantasy, mega campaign to be published? Sam, Misha, and Walid - three tabletop roleplaying game designers and academics give their take on the question through the lens of Joshua McCrowell's "His Majesty the Worm" in this inaugural episode of Dead Letters. Listen in as we argue about rules vs procedures, OSR inspirations, and how this book ties it all together. Apologies for the audio discrepancy on this episode! It'll get better we promise. Follow us on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social</a>Follow Sam on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social</a>Follow Misha on bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social</a>Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

1: His Majesty the Worm

Dead Letters is a podcast about tabletop role playing games. Sam, Misha, and Walid are game designers and academics committed to doing the readings. Rulebooks, adventures, blogposts, articles, and everything in between. Tune in for your weekly dose of RPG discourse every Friday!

If you’re interested in being a part of the conversation, Dead Letters holds a book club every bi-monthly at boshi's place in NYC. Visit boshis.place and join the discord for updates on the next meeting.

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Dead Letters is a podcast about tabletop role playing games. Sam, Misha, and Walid are game designers and academics committed to doing the readings. Rulebooks, adventures, blogposts, articles, and everything in between. Tune in for your weekly dose of RPG discourse every Friday! If you’re interested in being a part of the conversation, Dead Letters holds a book club every bi-monthly at boshi's place in NYC. Visit boshis.place and join the discord for updates on the next meeting. Follow us on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social Follow boshi's place: boshis: boshis.place

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