Brian & Elliot are joined by Gabriel Gueiros and Le Yang, the duo behind Weird Place, a game design and content studio known for games like Fluff & Fury and the upcoming Residue. We discuss the team’s journey as both game designers and content creators, why they keep finding themselves unable to keep games to zine size, and tips for using public domain art to fill your TTRPG with compelling visuals.

Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:

Weird Place

Weird Place YouTube Channel

Weird Place Patreon

Public Domain Resource Sheet

Le Recommends:

Trying something brand new

Gabriel Recommends:

Andrei Tarkovsky’s movies

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Brian and Elliot sit down with Gene Koo, aka Sticky Doodler, the designer of the ENNIE-award-winning The Bonsai Diary. We discuss the accessible design ethos behind The Bonsai Diary, what makes solo play unique, playtesting events like Unpub, and the rise of solo TTRPGs.

Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:

Buy The Bonsai Diary

Color Jam coming soon!

Follow Gene

Keep an eye out for “These Games Are Not For Sale” at PAXU26

Gene Recommends:

Game design as a hobby

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In the first ever LIVE taping of the show, Brian and Elliot sit down with Diana Fay, aka Diana of the Rose, a TTRPG content creator who has built a career across short-form content, livestreaming, advertising, and more. We discuss the realities of making a career in TTRPG content creation: the hidden labor, the hard-won lessons, and the trappings you can fall into when getting started.

Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:

Diana of the Rose

Diana, Brian & Elliot will be at Gen Con - Say hello!

This episode is part of our 2026 Patreon Drive - Join us to get access to ad-free episodes, bonus roundtables and more

Diana Recommends:

Being Bored

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Brian and Elliot sit down with J Strautman, aka Yes No Goodbye, for the third time. In addition to being the latest member of Many Sided Media, J is a musician, game designer, and podcast producer known for Planet Arcana, A Fool’s Errand, Insatiable Cravings and more. We discuss the 1000 lessons J has learned in the last three years of game design and actual play production, what taking games seriously looks like, and the many metaphors we use to think about our creative work.

Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:

YesNoGoodbye.ca

A Fool’s Errand

Planet Arcana

Time After Time by Sam Sorenson

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Reporting from the convention floor from Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, Brian takes you behind-the-scenes of the moreblueberries booth with a day-to-day report of our hurdles and successes. Plus he talks to folks from Mythworks, Spilled Coffee Creatives, and Tuesday Knight Games about what makes for a successful convention.

Special thanks to:

moreblueberries

Spilled Coffee Creatives

Viditya Voleti

Mythworks

Tuesday Knight Games

Gather & Game in Buffalo, New York

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Brian and Elliot sit down with Tim Platt, a comedian, musician, and co-founder of the actual play podcast Rude Tales of Magic. We discuss Tim stepping into the GM chair for the latest Rude Tales series: Blue Kindness High, how Tim defines the comedic voice of his own work within and outside of the show, and why playing highschoolers can lead to better comedy in actual play.

Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:

Listen to Blue Kindness High

Listen to Teeth Like Beak

Tim on Instagram

Tim on Substack

Tim Recommends:

My Hero Academia

Animorphs

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Chrys Sellers, aka Hectic Electron, designer of games like Defy the Gods and Raccoon Sky Pirates. We discuss Chrys’ key lessons from her time as a horizon fellow, why a failed kickstarter doesn’t mean the end of your game, and how Defy the Gods lives up to its name.

Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:

Follow Chrys on Bluesky, Instagram, tumblr

Defy the Gods

*Raccoon Sky Pirates -* Follow the new edition’s development

Hectic Electron

Chrys Recommends:

Zhenya’s Wonder Tales

Last Train to Bremen

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Brian and Elliot are joined by return guest Jasper William Cartwright, co-owner of 12 Sided Studios. We discuss how he and the team are bringing actual plays, events, and games to life while balancing creative fulfillment, business sustainability, and supporting the growth of the TTRPG industry

Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:

Pre-Save Force of Extinction

12 Sided Studios

Jasper on Bluesky

Jasper Recommends:

Putting a project aside for two weeks

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Cam Bradley, new business manager at Gamefound, about his mission to bring more TTRPG creators to the platform. We dive into the learnings from the first ever “RPG Party” crowdfunding event, the pain points of crowdfunding for creators and platforms, and where Gamefound might find their niche amidst the crowdfunding landscape in RPGs.

Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:

Gamefound

Cam on Bluesky

@cambr_coffee on Discord

Cam Recommends:

Traveling and reflecting in transit

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