Table Top Babble

By Amber

What's Table Top Babble about?

A table top RPG news, advice, interviews, and reviews podcast hosted by Amber, Kristin, Kenny, and John.

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Table Top Babble episodes:

06.13.2022
260 – Cloud Curio
Today on the show Amber and Kenny chat with Sally Tamarkin and Kyle Latino about Cloud Curio, a new TTRPG content and publishing company Ddesigning whimsical and strange supplements that are system neutral but ready-to-use with 5e.
05.05.2022
259 – Table Top Crowd – To Change
On this episode of Tabletop Crowd Kristin sits down with creators Ulyssess and Ewen to discuss their new game To Change, a rules-light TTRPG where players will find themselves faced with a shared experience of a transformation in the body...
04.20.2022
258 – Table Top Crowd – RoboNoir
In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer and founder of Daylight Publications Cam Day to discuss his new project RoboNoir: Crime in Cog City. Kristin and Cam discuss robot art and playbooks, light vs. heavy RPG systems and...
04.18.2022
2022 Update
This brief update episode is to let y’all know what’s been going on and why we went on an unexpected, unfortunate, and unannounced hiatus.
11.29.2021
257 – Table Top Crowd – LatAm Breakout
In this episode Kristin sits down with two of the designers behind the LATAM Breakout project, Misha and Wendi, to discuss their Kickstarter. They discuss how they connected with SouMuppet Publishing, provide a breakdown Here, There, Be Monsters! (by Wendi)...
11.18.2021
256 – Beholder To No One
Today on the show Amber chatted with the powerhouse behind Beholder To No One and recent member of the Geekspective Network, Nikki! They sat down on September 2nd and discussed Nikki’s busy schedule with multiple podcasts that she’s playing in,...
11.18.2021
255 – Table Top Crowd – The Means of Magick
In this episode, Kristin sits down with game designer and co-founder of Wannabe Games Jess Greyer to discuss their new game The Means of Magick. Jess tells Kristin about designing games with your partner, the lore (including Fae robots!), and the...
11.04.2021
254 – Table Top Crowd – For Our Family
In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer Anthony to discuss their upcoming Kickstarter project For Our Family! Anthony discusses how their design process for the game has changed in recent years, how play testing influenced the question prompts in...
10.25.2021
253 – Table Top Crowd – Women are Werewolves
Kristin sits down with Julian and Corinne to chat about their new game Women are Werewolves were you play as nonbinary characters in a family where only the women transform into werewolves.
10.21.2021
252 – Table Top Crowd – Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous
In this episode Kristin sits down with Sadia Bies and Banana Chan, the creators of Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous, an anthology of horror live action RPGs set in suburbia with themes of food and consumption.
10.15.2021
251 – Table Top Crowd – Our Haunt
In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer Jammi to discuss his RPG Our Haunt which is currently on Kickstarter! Kristin and Jammi discuss the B.O.B system, the playbooks in Our Haunt, Jammi’s research methods, horror and emotions in the...
10.15.2021
250 – Two Summers – Côme Martin
Today on the show Amber chatted with French game designer Côme Martin. They sat down on September to 1st and chatted about Côme’s preference for narrative games, the need for happier, more hopeful games to help us in these trying...
10.04.2021
249 – Table Top Crowd – Secret of the Vibrant Isle
In this episode, Kristin sat down with game designer and founder of Nerdburger Games, Craig Campbell to discuss his Kickstarter for Secret of the Vibrant Isle. They discuss designing outside of your comfort zone, how much the art by @ashenwave inspired...
09.29.2021
248 – Table Top Crowd – Artisans of Splendent Vale
On this episode of Table Top Crowd, Kristin sits down with game designer Nikki Valens to discuss their new game Artisans of Splendent Vale. They talk about the magical setting, playable characters, the inspiration for the game and, of course, the...
09.21.2021
247 – Table Top Crowd – Deimos Academy
On this episode of Table Top Crowd Kristin sits down with game designer’s Banana, Amanda, and Austin to talk about their horror game Deimos Academy. They discuss Amanda’s art for the game, Austin’s inspiration for lore and Banana gives us great...
09.21.2021
246 – 5E Player Screen – Shaun Sunday
Today on the show Amber chatted with Australian game designer and artist Shaun Sunday aka @BrainBeastStudios. They sat down on August 27th to discuss Shaun’s D&D 5E player screen. The screen helps new and neurodivergent players track mechanics of the game...
09.06.2021
245 – Table Top Crowd – Aeksia
On this episode of Table Top Crowd, Kristin sits down with three of the folks behind the creation of Aeksia, a virtual reality platform for tabletop role playing games. They explain a lot about virtual reality platforms to Kristin, who wasn’t...
09.01.2021
244 – Mara – A D&D 5E Webcomic
Today on the show Amber spoke with Dylan Goss, who is writing a webcomic called Mara based on his level 1-20 5e D&D campaign. The titular character Mara is displaced from her homeland and seeks fulfillment in the world at...
08.24.2021
243 – Table Top Crowd – The Price of Coal
On this episode of Table Top Crowd Kristin sits down with game designer Jennifer Adcock to talk about her new game The Price of Coal. They talk about the design process, inspiration for the game, playtesting process and a few of...
08.16.2021
242 – Raccoon Sky Pirates
Today on the show Amber chatted with game designer Chris Sellers. They sat down on July 26th to discuss Chris’s new game, Raccoon Sky Pirates, which is launching on itch.io. They discussed his coming of age with classic tabletop rpgs,...
08.09.2021
241 – Table Top Crowd – Hand in Glove
Welcome to the very first episode of Table Top Crowd! In this episode, Kristin sat down with David, Charlie and Ezra to discuss the crowd funding project Hand in Glove, a queer, baseball romance audio drama. They discuss David’s inspiration for creating...
08.03.2021
240 – Dames & Dragons – Lore Building & Campaign Planning
Today is a very special episode of Table Top Babble. Amber attempted to interview the entire cast of Dames and Dragons at once. So while this episode is less structured than most, it also perfectly captures why Kat, Noel, Juniper,...
07.27.2021
239 – Brian McLachlan – Complete the Quest
Today on the show Amber chatted with graphic novelist Brian McLachlan. They sat down on June the 16th and chatted about professional cartooning, how he got his work published, the creative process, and coming up with and creating Complete the Quest,...
07.19.2021
238 – Scott Kurtz
Today on the show Kenny talked with Scott Kurtz, creator of PVP, Table Titans, and Binwin Bronzebottom of Acquisitions Incorporated fame. Scott’s been playing D&D since it’s been a thing and he spends basically every waking moment of his sentience...
07.12.2021
237 – Fat Magic – A 5E Campaign
Today on the show Amber chatted with editor and writer, Shane Ormond. They sat down on July 11th and Shane shared his experience with maybe the most bizarre business venture Amber has personally ever heard from someone she knows. Then they...
07.05.2021
236 – Storybrewers Roleplaying
Today on the show Kenny talked with Vee and Hayley of Storybrewers Roleplaying. They are the designers of many fabulous games; in particular, they designed Good Society, which is a TTRPG in the style of a Jane Austen novel. They...
06.29.2021
235 – WebDM – Weird Wastelands
Today on the show Amber chatted with GMs, game designers/writers, and advicemongers, Jim and Pruitt of WebDM. They sat down on June 8th and Jim and Pruitt shared how WebDM got started, what kinds of advice they give in the gaming...
06.22.2021
234 – Momatoes – ARC
Today on the show Amber chats with graphic designer, artist, and game designer from the Phillipines, Momatoes. They sat down on June 2nd and discussed getting into art, the draw to graphic design, and got into ARC; Momatoes ttrpg that's rules-light...
06.15.2021
233 – Amr Ammourazz
Today on the show Amber chatted with streamer, podcaster, and game designer Amr Ammourazz. They sat down on May 24th and talked about running games for the first time, their experiences with Pathfinder, getting into TTRPGs via podcasts, of course there...
06.08.2021
232 – Drakoniques
Today on the show Amber chatted with TTRPG streamer, cofounder and event organiser of Friends Who Roll Dice, and the stream manager of One More Multiverse, Drak! They sat down on May 21st and talked about his love of role playing...
06.01.2021
231 – Tracy Barnett – You Are The Dungeon
Today on the show Amber chatted with designer, consultant, and editor Tracy Barnett. They sat down on May 19th and talked about Tracy's journey becoming a full-time freelancer, self promotion and marketing, a little bit about gatekeeping in RPGS, learning...
05.24.2021
230 – Caro Asercion
Today on the show Amber had a lovely chat with game designer and visual artist Caro Asercion. They sat down on May 10th and talked about getting into TTRPGs via actual play podcasts, finding design prompts on Tumblr, game jams on...
05.17.2021
229 – Craig Campbell – NerdBurger Games
Today on the show Amber chatted with RPG designer Craig Campbell of Nerdburger Games. We sat down on May 1st and he shared his journey into writing and designing games as well as a few of the games he’s designed!...
05.10.2021
228 – Rick Perry – Dimension 20
Today on the show Amber chatted with Rick Perry, the Production Designer & Creative Producer for the actual play show Dimension 20. They sat down on April 30th and talked a bit about his film industry background and how it...
05.04.2021
227 – Just Jess
Today on the show Amber chatted with the incredibly sweet, fun and funny Content Creator, Streamer, and TTRPG Designer Jess. They sat down on April 21st and talked all about her start in TTRPGs, getting into streaming and what it...
04.26.2021
226 – April Kit Walsh – Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Today on the show Amber chatted with game designer April Kit Walsh. They sat down on April 16th and talked all about her game Thirsty Sword Lesbians; from the design inspirations to a sampling of the playbooks. How she intentionally...
04.19.2021
225 – Vana
Today on the show Amber chatted with full-time streamer, roleplayer and GM, Vana who is an incredibly supportive person and an absolute delight to chat with! They sat down on April 14 and talked about Vana’s journey into streaming TTRPGs,...
04.12.2021
224 – Morgan
Today on the show Amber talks with podcaster, streamer, and writer Morgan who is an incredibly sweet hype machine! They sat down on April 3rd and talked safety tools, their shared love of the Powered by the Apocalypse game Monsterhearts,...
04.05.2021
223 – Kenny of Geekspective
Today on the show, Amber interviews co co host of Table Top Babble, the Blue Mage of Red Mage Blue Mage, and Geekspective's best and most favorite intern, Kenny! On March 30th Amber and Kenny chatted about his gaming history, game...
03.29.2021
222 – Mariam – Huetopia
Today on the show Amber talks with writer, podcaster, and streamer Mariam who is the caretaker of @HuetopiaTV a TTRPG streaming channel hosted by BIMPOC, for BIMPOC! They sat down on March 13th and chatted about starting out in DnD, GMing at...
03.22.2021
221 – Tyler Crumrine – Possible Worlds Games
Today on the show Amber chatted with TTRPG editor, contributor, and designer Tyler Crumrine who is the founder of the company Possible Worlds Games! Tyler comes from a theatre background where he specializes in Impossible Plays and of course Amber is...
03.15.2021
220 – Austin
Today on the show Amber chatted with freelance game writer & designer, TTRPG streamer, and podcaster Austin who also happens to be a therapist for their day job! If you listened to the Banana-Chan episode then y’all know that you...
03.08.2021
219 – Bee Zelda
Today on the show Amber chatted with Roleplayer, Game Master, Streamer, and Podcaster Bee Zelda! You may know them from the all woman and non-binary DnD podcast The Broadswords or Roll20’s Indie Showcase or one of the other many Actual...
03.01.2021
218 – Table Top Spotlight – Quest
NEW MUSIC, what?! That’s right this is the first episode of the show inside the show: Table Top Spotlight! Amber and Kenny discuss and give an in depth review of the TTRPG Quest!
02.22.2021
217 – Jammi – Sword Queen Games
Today on the show Amber talks with prolific Game Designer and lover of Gelatinous Cubes, Jammi. They sat down on February 11th and chatted about the RPG scene in the Philippines, how deeply personal themes of colonization are to people who’ve...
02.15.2021
216 – Diana & Kate – Christmastide, Ohio
Today on the show Amber talked with podwives, GMs, and roleplayers Diana and Kate. They sat down on February 3rd and chatted about their starts in RPGs, what they enjoy in games, their love for the game Kids on Bikes,...
02.08.2021
215 – Kyle Latino
Today on the show Amber talks with Comic Artist, Game Designer, and Map Maker Kyle Latino. They sat down on January 27th and chatted about comics, the ones he’s made and & published, art & social media, “slow" art, games, and...
02.01.2021
214 – Lysa Penrose
Today on the show Kenny talked with DM’s Guild brand manager and witch-of-many-hats Lysa Penrose. Lysa is a writer, game designer, and variety streamer, among other things. They sat down on January 22nd and discussed her new game, Mundane Magic,...
01.25.2021
213 – Amber of Geekspective
Today on the show Kenny interviews our very own Amber! Amber is (of course) the host of this very show, but she also hosts Shapeshift, a podcast chronicling her journey from player to GM. They discussed that journey, as well...
01.18.2021
212 – Andrew Gillis
Today on the show Amber talked with Game Designer Andrew Gillis. Andrew’s game Girl by Moonlight, is another one of Amber's to-be-released most anticipated games. We sat down on December 30th and talked extensively about Girl by Moonlight, how it...

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Table Top Babble episodes:

260 – Cloud Curio

259 – Table Top Crowd – To Change

258 – Table Top Crowd – RoboNoir

2022 Update

257 – Table Top Crowd – LatAm Breakout

256 – Beholder To No One

255 – Table Top Crowd – The Means of Magick

254 – Table Top Crowd – For Our Family

253 – Table Top Crowd – Women are Werewolves

252 – Table Top Crowd – Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous

251 – Table Top Crowd – Our Haunt

250 – Two Summers – Côme Martin

249 – Table Top Crowd – Secret of the Vibrant Isle

248 – Table Top Crowd – Artisans of Splendent Vale

247 – Table Top Crowd – Deimos Academy

246 – 5E Player Screen – Shaun Sunday

245 – Table Top Crowd – Aeksia

244 – Mara – A D&D 5E Webcomic

243 – Table Top Crowd – The Price of Coal

242 – Raccoon Sky Pirates

241 – Table Top Crowd – Hand in Glove

240 – Dames & Dragons – Lore Building & Campaign Planning

239 – Brian McLachlan – Complete the Quest

238 – Scott Kurtz

237 – Fat Magic – A 5E Campaign

236 – Storybrewers Roleplaying

235 – WebDM – Weird Wastelands

234 – Momatoes – ARC

233 – Amr Ammourazz

232 – Drakoniques

231 – Tracy Barnett – You Are The Dungeon

230 – Caro Asercion

229 – Craig Campbell – NerdBurger Games

228 – Rick Perry – Dimension 20

227 – Just Jess

226 – April Kit Walsh – Thirsty Sword Lesbians

225 – Vana

224 – Morgan

223 – Kenny of Geekspective

222 – Mariam – Huetopia

221 – Tyler Crumrine – Possible Worlds Games

220 – Austin

219 – Bee Zelda

218 – Table Top Spotlight – Quest

217 – Jammi – Sword Queen Games

216 – Diana & Kate – Christmastide, Ohio

215 – Kyle Latino

214 – Lysa Penrose

213 – Amber of Geekspective

212 – Andrew Gillis