Last month, we went to PAX: Unplugged! We start by recapping our con experience this year, and then we have some interviews with friends about games they love and games they make. Below is a list of games covered, as well as where you can find the people we spoke to.

You can find the game for next month, .dungeon remastered by snow, on itch[dot]io, linked here.

GAMES DISCUSSED:

Salvage Union, a post-apocalyptic mech tabletop roleplaying game by Leyline Press, linked here.

PRAISE THE HAWKMOTH KING, a dark erotic PBTA game by Sage the Anagogue, Backerkit linked here.

CONTENT WARNING: Our conversation about PRAISE THE HAWKMOTH KING (45:23-1:05:44) includes difficult/heavy topics and sexual content, as is the nature of the game.

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You can find Adam Seats here.

You can find Sage on Bluesky here.

You can find FOOD FIGHT! on Bee’s itch page here.

You can find the interest form and more information on First Blood (on the Clocktower) here.

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This month, we read This Is A Game About Fishing by Lee Mack, with special guest Viditya Voleti. You can find it here, on Riverhouse Games’ itch[dot]io page.

You can find the game for next month, Brindlewood Bay by Jason Cordova, linked here.

Check out “Keep the Alien Fed” at Philadelphia Fringe Festival here!

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This month, we read Orbital Blues by Sam Sleney & Zachary Cox, and discussed with special guest Brian Flaherty of Many Sided Media. You can find it through SoulMuppet Publishing’s store, linked here, or on their itch[dot]io, linked here.

You can find the game for next month, This Is A Game About Fishing by Lee Mack, linked here.

You can find Many Sided Media’s Patreon linked here, and My First Dungeon linked here.

You can also find the discussed first episode of Orbital Blues: Blackstar linked here.

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In this episode of “Above Table”, Barclay chats with his sister Sasha about “Smosh vs Zombies” and Smosh’s upcoming live Actual Play anthology series “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!”. Listen to us draft “WAGD” lineups, pitch Smosh APs we’d like to see, and give a not-so-brief summary of Smosh vs Zombies.

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Happy Pride! This month, we read two wonderfully queer games played in pairs. You can find Eyes on the Prize by Ira Prince linked here and I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine linked here.

You can find the game for next month, Orbital Blues by Sam Sleney & Zachary Cox, through SoulMuppet Publishing’s store, linked here, or on their itch[dot]io, linked here.

Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patron, Angel!

You can find “Thank You D6!” on Bluesky here and Instagram here.

You can find StoryBake, a baking-adventure TTRPG by Dan the Baker, linked here.

You can find more information about D20 Zine Jam on their landing page, linked here.

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This month, we read Something is Wrong With This House by Anna Landin and Jonah Walker. You can find it here, on Anna’s itch[dot]io page.

Find the games for next month:

Eyes on the Prize by Ira Prince, on Ira’s itch[dot]io, linked here.

I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine, on Jess’s itch[dot]io, linked here.

Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patron, Angel!

You can find “Thank You D6!” on Bluesky here and Instagram here.

You can find Barclay’s Post-Grad Pride Sale linked here.

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This month, we read Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes by Michael Addison. You can find it here, at Nerdy Pup Games’s itch[dot]io page.

You can find the game for next month, Something is Wrong with this House by Anna Landin & Jonah Walker, on Anna’s itch[dot]io, linked here.

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This month, we read a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., both by Viditya Voleti. You can find both games here, at Viditya’s itch[dot]io page.

You can find the game for next month, Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes, on Nerdy Pup Games’s itch[dot]io, linked here.

We launched a Patreon this month! Any money made will go right back into making the show great. You can find our Patreon linked here.

You can find the pre-launch backerkit page for Viditya’s “A Land Once Magic” linked here.

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This month, we read Triangle Agency by Caleb Zane Huett and Sean Ireland. You can find it here, at Haunted Table Press’s itch[dot]io page.

You can find the games for next month, a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., on Viditya Voleti’s itch[dot]io, linked here.

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Barclay is making his directorial debut with a staged reading of SPIES ARE FOREVER on February 14th and 15th, you can find more information about it here.

You can find “The Astonishing Adventures of the S. S. Bad Ship” here.

You can join the Haunted Table discord here.

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This month, we discussed many games with many people! Below is a list of all games covered, as well as where you can find the people we spoke to.

You can find the game for next month, Triangle Agency by Haunted Table Games, on itch[dot]io, linked here.

GAMES DISCUSSED:

“This Is A Game About Fishing”, a queer ecopunk belonging-outside-belonging game by Lee Mack, linked here.

“Transgender Deathmatch Legend II”, a hexcrawling beat-em-up by Kayla Dice; you can find the first edition here, or the backerkit for the second edition here.

“Brindlewood Bay”, a cozy murder mystery game by Jason Cordova, linked here.

“Fellowship 2e”, a tabletop adventure game by Vel Mini, linked here.

OUR WONDERFUL GUESTS:

You can find Viditya Voleti on Bluesky here and find his games here, or on other social media at @vidityavoleti.

You can find Jeff Stormer on Bluesky here, on the “Party of One” podcast here, and find his other work here.

You can find Dan the Baker on Tiktok here, on YouTube here, or on other social media at @dan_the_baker.

You can find all of Eclipse's work and socials here.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!

Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.

Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.

Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.

Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.

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