Talk of the Table

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

Produced and Edited by Brian Flaherty

This is a Many Sided Media Production

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Gamefound

Cam on Bluesky

@cambr_coffee on Discord

Cam Recommends:

Traveling and reflecting in transit

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In an episode inspired by Song Exploder, Taylor Moore breaks down the musical origins of Worlds Beyond Number and dives deep into the production of three of the more than one hundred songs on the Original Soundtrack for The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, Book 1: Flight to Haverward, Sirazmir, and Carrow.

Worlds Beyond Number is widely considered to be one of the best actual plays of all time. Their first campaign, The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, is a sprawling fantasy epic that highlights the storytelling power of the quartet of players: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Aabria Iyengar, Lou Wilson, and Erika Ishii. The fifth member of the team is their producer Taylor Moore who elevated the incredible performances of the cast with lush sound design and an original orchestral score—despite having almost no experience composing music when the show began— to create the sound of Worlds Beyond Number.

**This episode contains some spoilers for The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, Book 1**

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Music by Taylor Moore

Format inspired by Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Sam Dunnewold, creator of beloved podcast Dice Exploder and the designer of the new deckbuilder TTRPG Band-Aids & Bullet Holes. We dive deep on the mechanics and design journey of Sam’s new game, how he created the one-of-a-kind series Afterimage, and what 3 years of Dice Exploder has taught him about game design and actual play.

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

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Back Band-Aids & Bullet Holes Now!

Listen to Dice Exploder

Afterimage: City of Winter

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(Originally released April 28th, 2025)

Elliot and Brian are joined by Realis writer Austin Walker and Possible Worlds founder Tyler Crumrine for a discussion about their collaboration on this exciting new game. We dive into the sentence-based mechanics, how players might imagine their own version of Realis, and where this project fits into the large slate of upcoming Possible Worlds releases. 

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

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BACK REALIS

Realis Ashcan

Follow Austin Walker

Friends at the Table

Shelved by Genre

Follow Possible Worlds Games

Check out the upcoming slate of PW Games Releases

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Lone Archivist, layout designer known for their work on DIE, Orbital Blues, Hull Breach and more. We discuss the fundamentals of good layout, why white space is just as important as content, and how to hone your layout skills from your first indesign session.

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

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Back Jupitor in Eb Minor

Lone Archivist

Lone on Bluesky

Lone Recommends:

The work of Sean McCoy and Johan Nohr

The Wipeout Design Manual by The Designer’s Republic

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Caldwell Tanner, co-founder and cast member of Not Another D&D Podcast and the GM of their season Trinyvale X Strahd. We talk about how the team has avoided burnout and stayed excited over 8 years of making NADDPOD, how they approached a famous module for this latest series, and what new TTRPG systems Elliot and Brian think Caldwell should play next.

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

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NADDPOD.com

Caldwell on Bluesky, Instagram

Immigrant Rapid Response Fund

Caldwell Recommends:

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Steel Ball Run

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