This week John talks almost non-stop about the games he played at RFTCon! They were all amazing, and Kyle is sad he could not be there. 

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Dialect

Microscope 

World Ending Game

Ethersea

I'm sorry did you say street magic?

Do not let us die in the dark night of this cold winter

Ink

Daggerheart

Iron Sworn

Agnostic and Old Roads

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Kyle goes to Gen Con and talks about all the amazing stuff he saw, and heroes he met. John pitches some ideas for an upcoming James Bond RPG one shot, and Kyle shares an email from a fan - his mom!

James Bond RPG

Ambush!

DragonQuest

Old School Essentials: Dolmenwood

Running Games in Middle Earth OR "Strider was a Hobbit"

One Sleepy Beetle - Mural

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Listener Gabe sent John and Kyle a Splatphone so thoughtful, we based this entire episode around it: How do you choose a satisfying hobby or creative pursuit? 

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Kenny and John spoil the sh$t out of The Dark Tower. The WHOLE THING. John fails to convince Kenny that he is wrong about the ending, Kyle takes Kenny's side and John gets sooooo angry. Then John thinks it might just be that he is broken. 

The Dark Tower

Frank Muller (Dark Tower Narrator)

Moira Quirk (The Ninth Narrator)

Episode 119 – Audio Equipment, Mysteries, Aliens, and Repetition

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Kyle and John are joined by some of his Cloud Curio collaborators, Amber and Kenny! We discuss their recent trip to Origins, projects they are working, asking strangers for eggs, and the impending launch of Monstrous! 

Cloud Curio

Monstrous

Amber's Work (rocketorca.com)

Books Of Imaginary Beings

Tales of the Valiant

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Kyle is recovering from Origins fatigue, so Jess and Brandon step in to save the day. We talk about a recent session of Alice is Missing we all participated in. Enjoy this post game discussion of this excellent "silent RPG".

Actual Play! The Wizard's Grimoire with Brandon Carruth

Actual Play! Moose Trip with Jess and Keeley

Alice is Missing

Silent Falls Expansion

George Winston Obituary

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Murph! joins us to discuss Play AWay From The Table (PAWFTT!). Kyle tries to make PAWFTT a thing, Murph! enables him, and John is powerless to stop it. 

RUNE

Worlds Without Number

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Hello comrades! Kyle and John bust out the soap boxes and ask: What is with all the new games? And why can't we talk about the creative aspects of these new games, instead of business moves? Spoiler: Because social media and capitalism ruin everything. 

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Tales of the Valiant

Candela Obscura

Panopticon

Society of the Spectacle 

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Alex Roberts

Alex Ross

Kyle and John exchange and discuss some of their favorite passages from RPG books. Call us on the Splatphone! Send us an email [email protected]! 

Mausritter

The Warren

Bunnies and Burrows

Dialect

A Plague Among Us

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Kyle takes John back to school to discuss how RPGs fit into our ideas of play, games, and other strange creatures. 

The Beginner's Guide

Felix Lebed on Play

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Homo Ludens - John Huizinga

Alan Levinovitz - Toys

Thomas Malaby - Games

“Big Three” questions at the Forge: “What is the game about? How is it about that? What does the game reward?”

Evan Bottcher - Platforms

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