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It's been a hard for me to work on the podcast the last few weeks. I've been struggling with organising content for months, and the current global crises just made me collapse inward.

But on Friday morning I woke up determined to record something, and after racking my brain a bit I realised that the game I wanted to play...hadn't been written yet.

I spent friday morning writing an playtesting a hack of LLDR where you play as a spaceship. And I thought, I'd share that live playtest with you all.

Let us know what you thought, do you have any ideas for prompts?

This week I play another Ritual game. This time I'm a wizard trying to change themself into something new, in an attempt to overcome the past.

This is a lovely, poetic, and kind of cossy little game. It's intimate and tender, yet also brooding and ominous.

It's a game by Luke Jordan, and outstanding Australian creator who I've interviewed twice!

Luke's having a sale on their game store right now, so buy this game or another by following the link. https://gamesfromthewildwood.itch.io/

Meinberg is a designer from the states making some interesting work, we sat down to talk about what motivates thons creative process.

We also talked about thons zinequest project, inspired by the Oz series.

EDIT: there was an issue with the original file where some audio from the end of the interview went missing. We've restored the missing audio and reuploaded it.

itch https://goat-song-publishing.itch.io/

blog https://goatsongrpg.wordpress.com/

kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/talesoz/the-new-tales-of-oz

This week we have a lovely conversation with Taylor LeBresh, one of the many people working on the upcoming RPG release Descent Into Midnight.

The game focuses on community, family, and hope. Set in a technologically advanced aquatic civilization whose culture has never been touched by humanity. Players take on the roles of guardians, defending their community from a physical, emotional, and even existential threats.

Taylor and I had a lovely long discussion about how the team itself was built around those themes, and how they are bringing the game to life.

You can find out more about Descent Into Midnight on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rkreutzlandry/descent-into-midnight

Or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dimrpg

Follow Taylor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeviathanFiles

An interesting solo rpg that prompts you to delve deeper into yourself, and come out stronger on the other side...while also fighting capitalism with your cyborg psychic powers.

If you'd like to get the game for yourself, you can buy it here: https://goat-song-publishing.itch.io/psyber-knights

CW: Extreme Violence and Animal Cruelty.

The Sun of God is about to kick some vampire ass!

VanJesus is an over the top adventure rpg where you play as archetypes of Jesus (or other biblical archetypes.) You hunt vampires in over the top adventures, and try to make the world a...well not safer place. A less Vampire filled place?

It's a Wild game, and it was a blast getting to play it with Sofi and Wilfred.

Get your own copy of VanJesus here. https://micah-anderson.itch.io/vanjesus

First interview of the new year, and this is a follow up to last weeks Actual Play.

Matthew Gravelyn is a game maker/writer with a varied background. Having worked on Humblewood, Mall Kids, and of course Legacy of Steel.

We talked about his experience with zines, his process as an artist, and his future projects. Speaking of future projects, check out his Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrmatthew/mall-kids-more-malls-more-kids-zinequest2

If you'd like to buy Matthew's games, find them here: https://mr-matthew.itch.io/

Follow him on social media over here: https://twitter.com/mrmatthew

CW: Death, War

First episode back for the new year! We're playing a solo game. Legacy of steel allows you to build/explore the background of a mech. Detail some of its history and can be a companion tool for other games.

https://mr-matthew.itch.io/legacy-of-steel

We talk to Luke about their new Utopian game, the need for hopeful fiction, and I finally find out what a Belonging Outside Belonging game is. All that and more in our final public episode of the year.

We'll be back with more content in January, or subscribe to our patreon to get one more episode of Quest Markers before the end of the year.

After a short break in our schedule to do a family emergency, we return with another lovely Solo Actual Play.

A lovely ritual by Jamila, that asks us to make tea for a demon, ask them questions about what troubles us, and listen to what they have to say. Perfect way to analyze what is weighing heavy on one's mind.

If you enjoyed this, get your own copy here: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/tea-with-demons