RPG Ramblings

By Jeff Jones

Discussions about the various aspects of making both physical and electronic Table Top RPG products. We talk with artists, writers, editors and game designers about their process, what they do, and ho... more

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RPG Ramblings episodes:

April 24, 2021 E21. “Starting a City Crawl” with Tim Shorts
1.21
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
This week Tim Shorts joins me to talk about his upcoming Crawlers of Scorn city campaign. We discuss his methods and ideas for setting up the city and populating it with locations and NPCs. We also talk about the difficulties of running city adventures and its merits. We recorded this late Friday night, so we meander a bit. Once the discussion turned to Papillon, we knew it was time to stop.
It is time to get rambling.

Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Tim Shorts
Twitter: @gothridgemanor
Blog: http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor
Hunters In Death PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/328232/Hunters-in-Death
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.com
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1h 31min
April 17, 2021 E20. “Game Design, Game Writing, and Hot Takes” with Danielle Lauzon
1.20
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
This week Danielle Lauzon joins me to converse about her history in writing and Game Design for the RPG industry. Along the way we discuss her history with White Wolf, Onyx Path and Magpie games. We also got opinionated about Blades in the Dark, The Genesys System, and discuss the affect Vincent Baker has on modern RPG design.
Be sure to check the show notes for Danielle’s contact information as well as a link to her latest Kickstarter project: The Trinity Continuum. A high-flying pulp game that centers on a 1930’s alternate history but also will explore various timelines and parallel realities.
We have a lot of ground to cover. It is time to get rambling.
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Danielle Lauzon
Twitter: @impernious
Website: https://www.daniellelauzon.com
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/trinity-continuum-adventure-tabletop-roleplaying-game/description
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.com
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1h 33min
April 10, 2021 E19. “RPG Hodgepodge” with Tim Shorts
1.19
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
This week Tim Shorts joins me to talk about a hodgepodge of RPG topics. From COVID recovery to missing PDF files, this week was a punt. But, hey…sometimes punting is the best option. I better stop here with the sports metaphor because if I go any further I am in danger of exposing my tremendous lack off knowledge of American football in particular as well as sports in general.
It is time to get rambling.
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Tim Shorts
Twitter: @gothridgemanor
Blog: http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor
Hunters In Death PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/328232/Hunters-in-Death
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.com
...more
1h 30min
April 03, 2021 E18. “Why You Need a Copy Editor” with Jessica Doble
1.18
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
This week Jessica Doble joins me to talk about editing. Jessica was the copyeditor for Scoundrels, my three-issue zine. We discuss what editing is all about, and I share my experience of being subjected to her editor’s pen. As with most of my interviews, this was my first time meeting Jessica and we discuss her academic interests, especially how modern folklore is manifested in play-by-post roleplaying story games on Fandom.com.
It is time to get rambling.
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Jessica Doble
Twitter: @JessicaLDoble
email: [email protected]
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.com
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1h 11min
March 27, 2021 E17. “Writing RPG Content” with Tim Shorts
1.17
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
This week Tim Shorts, from Gothridge Manor, joins me to talk about writing for RPGs. We start out discussing writing tools. Tim also gives us insight to his process for writing adventures. Eventually, like all good gamers, we meander into the post apocalypse. Once we started talking about JoAnn Fabrics we realized it was time to call it a night.
We didn’t hold back for this episode, dear listeners. Hold on tight because it is time to get rambling.
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Tim Shorts
Twitter: @gothridgemanor
Blog: http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor
Hunters In Death PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/328232/Hunters-in-Death
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.com
...more
1h 50min
March 20, 2021 E16. “The Basics of Book Layout for RPG Products” with Clayton Notestine
1.16
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
This week Clay Notestine, who is known for his excellent blog post Layout and the Grid. This is a most excellent primer for those wanting to gain a basic understanding of layout. Clay prolifically tweets about his takes on design and layouts for various indie RPG products. Those twitter tweets alone will justify your entire Internet bill.
Fear not dear listeners, it isn’t all talk about grids and layout. We run headlong into a fair amount of nonsense for good measure.
It is time to get rambling.
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Clayton Nosestine
Twitter: @ClayNotestine
Blog: https://www.theexplorersco.com
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.com
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1h 22min
March 13, 2021 E15. “Using DUNE to Add Spice to Your Game” with Tim Shorts
1.15
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
This week Tim Shorts, of Gothridge Manor, joins me to discuss a wonderful article written by Andrew Peregrine for a Modiphius blog. The article is entitled DUNE #10 - Walking Without Rhythm and was intended to explain to GM how there is so much going on in Arrakis that there is no need for planet hopping.
After reading the six points I realized that these points are good for any campaign a GM wants run. Furthermore, I think if a campaign feels stale, it is likely that adding these elements may be all you need to inspire the players and yourself.
High on tight people….we cover a lot of ground.
It is time to get rambling.
https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/dune-10-walking-without-rhythm
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Tim Shorts
Twitter: @gothridgemanor
Blog: http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor
Hunters In Death PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/328232/Hunters-in-Death
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uhttps://
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1h 47min
March 06, 2021 E14. “Chewing the Fat” with Doug Cole
1.14
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
This week Doug Cole from Gaming Ballistics is back and we discuss all sorts of groovy things. For starters I found out that Doug actually played in a Robot Warriors campaign (we mistakingly called it Robot Hero). We also discuss West End Games Star Wars and get into a pontificate about B running mysteries in RPGs. Doug talks about creating a dynamic setting, and handling success and failures with skills and give a short history of The Fantasy Trip. That sounds like a very packed hour. One would think it impossible to put additional quality content into a single hour. But wait, there is more! In the middle and at the end of the podcast we discuss the Hero System and GURPS. This is a rather abrupt end to our discussion because this was the first half of the discussion we had the previous week.
High on tight people….we cover a lot of ground.
It is time to get rambling.
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Douglas Cole
Gaming Ballistic, LLC
email: [email protected]
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamingballistic/character-collections-for-the-fantasy-trip
web site: https://gamingballistic.com
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk
...more
1h 8min
February 27, 2021 E13. “Character Collections for The Fantasy Trip” with Doug Cole and “Little Katy’s Tea Party for ZQ3” with Edoardo Cremaschi
1.13
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
Doug Cole from Gaming Ballistics talks about his product Character Collections for Fantasy Trip that is currently running on Kickstarter. This is a great resource for any Fantasy RPG…as it provides a good deal of flavor text for each NPC. To make it even better, it only cost $10 to get all the funded PDFs. Doug has been in business for a number of years and shares his experiences running Kickstarters and getting physical book printed.
The second interview is with Edoardo Cremaschi who hails from Milano, Lombardia. He relates his history with gaming and his path into designing story games. We talk about his kickstarter project Little Katy’s Tea Party. A game that exudes and tremendous amount of charm. The goal is to protect Katy, but introduces the quandary of how far should one go in protecting her? After all, growing into adulthood requires learning to navigate hardships.
It is time to get rambling………
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Douglas Cole
Gaming Ballistic, LLC
email: [email protected]
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamingballistic/character-collections-for-the-fantasy-trip
web site: https://gamingballistic.com
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Edoardo Cremaschi
twitter: @nuclear_manatee
Kickstarter: https://kickstarter.com/projects/grumpybearstuff/little-katys-tea-party-zinequest…
blog: http://storiediruolo.com
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk
...more
1h 48min
February 20, 2021 E12. “Deep Dive into Zine Quest 3 and Kickstarters” with Tim Shorts.
1.12
Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor joins me in a discussion about our experiences as project creators for ZineQuest 3. This is a behind-the-scenes look at what it is like going through the valley of fire and we share the details and our thoughts. For talking points, I used Tim’s post “Successfully Funded! Some Stats and Insights” from his blog post on Gothridgemanor.blogspot.com
https://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/2021/02/successfully-funded-some-stats-and.html
Before the interview, I knew we would be talking a lot of details and that might prove to be too much for many listeners. The plan is that Tim and I would talk for an hour and the I would have a second, non-technical interview to provide lighter content to dilute it. As we talked, it became obvious that I consistently underestimate how long I can discuss any topic with people like Tim. Well, brothers and sisters…..this is two hour discussion. No apologies. 100% pure deep dive.
Dear listeners, don’t worry, this isn’t all details. We chat about products that caught our interest and our personal criteria for what we bought as we all as various other topics.
It is time to get rambling………
Show Notes:
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RPG Ramblings
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278
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Tim Shorts
Twitter: @gothridgemanor
Blog: http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor
Hunters In Death PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/328232/Hunters-in-Death
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Jeff Jones
Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey
Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io
DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones
Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music
Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk
...more
2h 9min

FAQs about RPG Ramblings:

How many episodes does RPG Ramblings have?

The podcast currently has 192 episodes available.