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February 05, 2023Episode #107: Itras By with guest GM Rob - The Hunt for Edgar!
Spoilers for 'Edgar' introductory scenario by Oliver Vulliamy and 2dSF in Itras By: Menagerie
Show Notes
This week, Fiona is joined by Doro, Frank, Jon, Kat, and special GM Rob for Itras By: A surreal roleplaying game set in a city full of strange occurrences, unusual places, and bizarre characters.
Published by Vagrant Workshop, Itras By is a setting that lies somewhere between European city life in the 1920s and the dream worlds of depth psychology.
At first glance, the city looks like a backdrop in a faded photograph. A snapshot from the beginnings of modernity. Trams, hats, the first automobiles, black & white silent films. But beneath that facade, we can hear the unpredictable murmur of our collective subconscious. The monsters in the basement of our psyche.
In the city center, reality is relatively stable, but the further afield you get, the more it deteriorates, mutates, and becomes dream-like.
You can find out more information about Itras By and buy your own copy on the Itras By website.
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:09
Gameplay intro: 00:01:34
Intro to Itras By: 00:04:26
Introduction to the characters: 00:09:58
Oneshot starts: 00:16:58
Credits: 01:26:26
Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
This episode’s players are Fiona, Doro, Frank, Jon, and Kat
This episode's guest GM was Rob.
This episode’s RPG was for Itras By: A surreal roleplaying game published by Vagrant Workshop. Buy your own copy on the Itras By website.
The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.
Additional music in this episode:
'Fig Leaf Rag - distressed' by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.

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1 hr 31 min
January 22, 2023Bonus: Q&A with Fede Sohns with Zephyr: An Anarchist Roleplaying Game Of Fleeting Identities!
Show Notes
To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews game designer and illustrator Fede Sohns about their upcoming RPG, 'Zephyr: An Anarchist Fantasy Game of Fleeting Identities'.
The Zephyr are the feelings of a living sentient landmass called Ophio that wanders across endless salt flats. The alien feelings come in the colours of cyan, magenta, yellow and black but can merge into hatred, love, longing - all the emotions known to us. Moreover, the Zephyr has physical form, shaping itself into mountains, rivers, plains as well as living beings.
Players play as Windfolk, creatures who live on the periphery of Ophoi, who, one day, depart from their communities to fulfill sacred obligations. They use tokens of the 4 colours to represent the composition of their characters, keeping track of their constitution, spend them as energy to overcome challenges as well as fusing them to slowly build the sentimental bonds that will shape their identities
The Kickstarter campaign for Zephyr launches 1st February and you can go check it out here!
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:10
Q&A start: 00:01:51
Outro: 00:34:41
Fede’s work & socials
Araukana Media website
'Zephyr: An Anarchist Roleplaying Game Of Fleeting Identities' Kickstarter
Araukana Media Twitter (@Araukana1)
Araukana Media on Instagram (@Araukana_media)
Fede's Twitter (@FSohns)
Araukana Media on Discord

Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
Q&A guest was game designer and illustrator Fede Sohns. Check out their upcoming RPG, 'Zephyr: An Anarchist Fantasy Game of Fleeting Identities' on Kickstarter and their first game, Nibiru, on the Araukana Media website.
The additional music in this episode was 'Aimless Amos' by Rondo Brothers.
If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
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38 min
January 08, 2023Bonus: Q&A with Ferruccio Argento with Blood and Doom!
Show Notes
To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews Ferruccio Argento, the lead designer of the upcoming dark fantasy tabletop RPG - Blood and Doom (to be published by Dicetale Games).
In Blood and Doom, players take on the role of adventurers in a doomed world where the influence of malevolent cults is slowly corrupting the land and its people.
Doomsayers aka the GMs act as the player characters’ senses, describing events and presenting clues, while players interact both with each other and the characters inhabiting the fictive world of the game, and of course fight with monsters!
Blood and Doom uses a unique dice system and ruleset to resolve conflicts, allowing for a tremendous amount of suspense to be added to the stories fleshed out by the entire playing troupe, with each player’s adventurer possessing unique abilities that add to the strengths of the group as a whole.
Find out more and get notified when the Blood and Doom quickstart and Kickstarter campaign launches via the Dicetale Game newsletter!
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:10
Q&A start: 00:01:46
Outro: 00:47:39
Dicetale Games/Blood and Doom links
Dicetale Games website
Blood and Doom on Dicetale Games website
Dicetale Games news on Blood and Doom
Dicetale Games on Facebook
Dicetale Games on Twitter (@dicetalegames)
Dicetale Games on Discord

Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
This episode's Q&A guest was Ferruccio Argento, the lead designer of the upcoming dark fantasy tabletop RPG Blood and Doom (to be published by Dicetale Games). Sign up for their newsletter for more info!
The additional music in this episode was 'Aimless Amos' by Rondo Brothers.
If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected].
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51 min
January 01, 2023Bonus: MCM Comic Con's A Behind the Screens Look: Game Master's Roundtable panel
Show Notes
To round off this year (or welcome in the new year - depending on your view), check out the audio from MCM Comic Con's A Behind the Screens Look: Game Master's Roundtable panel, featuring our own host and main GM Fiona!
Panel bio:
'If you fancy yourself a DM, don’t miss this one! Game Masters Travis Vengroff (Fool & Scholar/Dark Dice), Richard Kimber-Bell (Backwater Bastards), Fiona K.T. Howat (What Am I Rolling?/The DM’s Book Club), and Nate Peterson (Dice & Desire) are at MCM London Comic Con to talk about what it’s like to orchestrate your favorite role-playing games, in a chat moderated by Taylor van Biljon (Backwater Bastards).'
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:10
Q&A start: 00:01:05
Panelists' work
Dark Dice Podcast
Backwater Bastard Podcast
Dice and Desire Podcast

Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
The additional music in this episode was 'Aimless Amos' by Rondo Brothers.
If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected].
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54 min
December 25, 2022Bonus: Q&A with Andrew E.C. Gaska and ALIEN RPG, Terminator RPG & Carbon Grey RPG!
Show Notes
To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews award-winning game writer & author Andrew E.C. Gaska!
With over 2 decades of experience in the comics and video games industries, it is safe to say that Drew has a long list of credits to his name! His freelance franchise consulting work for 20th Century Fox has seen him write numerous series reference bibles, streamline in-universe canon and create detailed timelines for legacy franchises such as Alien, Predator, and Planet of the Apes.
Drew’s tabletop game work includes the critically acclaimed ALIEN roleplaying game, The Terminator RPG, and Carbon Grey RPG.
Most recently, it was announced that along with a new rerelease of his graphic novel ‘Critical Millennium: The Dark Frontier Blackstar Edition’, Drew is also working on an RPG for Critical Millennium, a system that would use the official Magnetic Variant (D6MV) of the classic D6 game rules originally created by West End Games.
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:10
Q&A start: 00:01:30
Outro: 00:40:20
Drew’s work
Drew's blog
Drew's Twitter (@andrewecgaska)
ALIEN RPG on Free League
The Terminator RPG by Nightfall Games on DriveThruRPG
Carbon Grey RPG by Magnetic Press Play on DriveThruRPG
Critical Millenium RPG Corebook Preorder on Barnes & Noble

Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
Q&A guest was Andrew E.C. Gaska. Check out his work on his blog!
The additional music in this episode was 'Aimless Amos' by Rondo Brothers.
If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected].
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44 min
December 11, 2022Episode #106: User Is Typing // Message Sent
Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Themes of loneliness, sadness, depression, and social anxiety
Show Notes
This week, Fiona is playing 'User is typing // Message Sent’: A solo RPG of instant messaging and anxiety by Nevyn Holmes.
Using a deck of playing cards and 3d6, 'User is typing // Message Sent’ is a game about dealing with the social anxiety around interacting with the same people day in, day out, over the course of who knows how long.
You can find out more information about 'User is typing // Message Sent’ and check out Nevyn’s other games on itch.io.
Timestamps
Content warnings: 00:00:00
Intro: 00:00:39
Gameplay intro: 00:02:49
Setting up the spread: 00:03:36
Friends & Relationships: 00:06:03
Before flipping a conversation: 00:09:19
Flipping a conversation: 00:11:20
Round 1 / Chat 1: 00:12:20
After flipping a conversation: 00:13:31
Continuing the round: 00:15:51
Round 1 / Chat 2: 00:16:07
Round 1 / Chat 3: 00:19:36
Jokers & Aces: 00:20:43
Round 1 / Chat 4: 00:23:16
End of the round: 00:26:43
End of Round 1: 00:26:58
Round 2 / Chat 1: 00:27:37
Round 2 / Chat 2: 00:30:06
Round 2 / Chat 3: 00:32:28
Round 2 / Chat 4: 00:35:13
End of Round 2: 00:37:38
Round 3 / Chat 1: 00:39:12
Round 3 / Chat 2: 00:42:19
Round 3 / Chat 3: 00:46:19
Round 3 / Chat 4: 00:48:58
End of Round 3: 00:52:05
Round 4 / Chat 1: 00:53:20
Round 4 / Chat 2: 00:56:33
Round 4 / Chat 3: 00:59:35
Round 4 / Chat 4: 01:10:32
End of game: 01:03:47
Credits: 01:05:30
Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
This episode’s player was Fiona Howat.
This episode’s RPG was 'User is typing // Message Sent’: A solo RPG of instant messaging and anxiety by Nevyn Holmes.
The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.
Additional music in this episode:
'Chat Roulette' by Single Friend

If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
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1 hr 10 min
November 27, 2022Episode #105: Paranoia Red Clearance Edition Pt. 2 with Dunking on the DM!
Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Death, Violence, Alpha Complex
Spoilers for '[Your Security Clearance Is Not High Enough For The Title Of This Adventure]' mission!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona is joined by Tim, Alastair, Ben, Josh and Kylie from Dunking on the DM for ‘Paranoia’, a dystopian science-fiction tabletop role-playing game, published by Mongoose Publishing.
First published in 1984, ‘Paranoia’ is set in the dystopian future city of Alpha Complex controlled by Friend Computer and where information (including the game rules) are restricted by color-coded "security clearance". Player characters are clone enforcers of the Computer's authority (known as Troubleshooters) and will be given missions to seek out and eliminate threats to the Computer's control. However, things aren’t what they seem in Alpha Complex, and … well clones are replaceable!
This oneshot uses the 'Paranoia: Red Clearance Edition' ruleset. Information about 'Paranoia: The Perfect Edition' can be found here.
You can find out more information about ‘Paranoia’ and get the current edition on the Mongoose Publishing website.
This episode’s guests are from the Dunking on the DM, where comedy and storytelling collide in one actual-play tabletop roleplay podcast.
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:09
Dunking on the DM / Spoiler warning: 00:00:24
Recap and Gameplay overview: 00:01:14
Oneshot starts: 00:05:08
Combat rules: 00:59:22
Outro and credits: 01:33:48
Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
This episode’s players were Tim, Alastair, Ben, Josh and Kylie from Dunking on the DM, where comedy and storytelling collide in one actual-play tabletop roleplay podcast.
This episode’s RPG was 'Paranoia: Red Clearance Edition', a dystopian science-fiction tabletop role-playing game, published by Mongoose Publishing.
The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.
Additional music in this episode:
'Floating Also' by William Rosati

If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
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1 hr 37 min
November 13, 2022Episode #104: Paranoia Red Clearance Edition Pt. 1 with Dunking on the DM!
Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Death, Violence, Alpha Complex
Spoilers for '[Your Security Clearance Is Not High Enough For The Title Of This Adventure]' mission!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona is joined by Tim, Alastair, Ben, Josh and Kylie from Dunking on the DM for ‘Paranoia’, a dystopian science-fiction tabletop role-playing game, published by Mongoose Publishing.
First published in 1984, ‘Paranoia’ is set in the dystopian future city of Alpha Complex controlled by Friend Computer and where information (including the game rules) are restricted by color-coded "security clearance". Player characters are clone enforcers of the Computer's authority (known as Troubleshooters) and will be given missions to seek out and eliminate threats to the Computer's control. However, things aren’t what they seem in Alpha Complex, and … well clones are replaceable!
This oneshot uses the 'Paranoia: Red Clearance Edition' ruleset. Information about 'Paranoia: The Perfect Edition' can be found here.
You can find out more information about ‘Paranoia’ and get the current edition on the Mongoose Publishing website.
This episode’s guests are from the Dunking on the DM, where comedy and storytelling collide in one actual-play tabletop roleplay podcast.
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:09
Dunking on the DM / Spoiler warning: 00:01:44
Gameplay overview: 00:02:34
Character Stats & Skills: 00:02:40
Moxie: 00:03:33
Main game mechanic: 00:05:09
Negative NODEs: 00:05:59
Computer dice: 00:06:26
Oneshot starts: 00:07:34
Outro and credits: 01:12:44
Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
This episode’s players were Tim, Alastair, Ben, Josh and Kylie from Dunking on the DM, where comedy and storytelling collide in one actual-play tabletop roleplay podcast.
This episode’s RPG was 'Paranoia: Red Clearance Edition', a dystopian science-fiction tabletop role-playing game, published by Mongoose Publishing.
The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.
Additional music in this episode:
'Floating Also' by William Rosati

If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected].
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1 hr 17 min
October 30, 2022Bonus: BarPig x WAIR Livestream - The Great Festival!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona was joined by Raymond (from Boardgame Heaven) and Sarah for WAIR's very first collaboration Livestream with friend of the podcast, Johno at BARPIG: The Adventure Party Game, showcasing several challenges for its latest expansion - The Great Festival.
This bonus episode audio is taken from the livestream video. Check out the unedited VOD on our YouTube channel.
BARPIG is the hilarious competitive card-based party game with social group activities and take-that elements, and a dice to determine turn.
Inspired from games like Munchkin, Exploding Kittens, and Ring of Fire, BARPIG joins these greats as the pig-fect way to liven up any party. Centered on a party of adventuring pigs challenging each other in a medieval tavern, BARPIG combines uncanny levels of wit and humour with novel game mechanics that continuously engage all players throughout the game.
Easy to learn, fun to play, it’s the perfect party game for anywhere, with anyone, at anytime.
…Oh, and there will be Pigs!
The Great Festival is the latest expansion to BARPIG, and comes with a bunch of new heroes with their own unique powers and item cards that can change the game at a moment’s notice.
You can find out more about BARPIG on their website. Support BARPIG's latest expansion, The Great Festival on Kickstarter.
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:09
Stream audio starts: 00:02:48
Outro and credits: 01:16:21
Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.
Additional music in this episode:
'Banish Misfortune' by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum.

If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
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1 hr 20 min
October 16, 2022Bonus: Q&A with Tomas Härenstam and Drakar och Demoner/Dragonbane
Show Notes
To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews interviewing the co-founder and CEO of Free League Publishing, Tomas Härenstam, about the upcoming ‘Dragonbane’ RPG, a reimagining of the influential ‘Drakar och Demoner’.
‘Drakar och Demoner’ is Scandinavia's first and biggest tabletop RPG, originally launched in 1982. Now, 40 years later, Free League Publishing has announced a brand new and reimagined edition, with one foot firmly planted in the heritage of decades of Swedish gaming and the other in the modern and innovative game design for which Free League Publishing is known worldwide.
Moreover, Drakar och Demoner will be made available to an international audience, under the English title ‘Dragonbane’.
‘Dragonbane’ is described as a classic fantasy RPG full of magic, mystery, and adventure. This new edition is designed from the ground up to facilitate fast and furious play, with very little prep time and adventures that are a breeze to run. Though a toolbox allowing GMs to tell fantasy stories of all kinds, Dragonbane is a game with room for laughs at the table and even a pinch of silliness at times.
Though the Kickstarter campaign for ‘Dragonbane’ is over for the time being (and the release date for the core book is scheduled for August 2023), you can still access the quickstart PDF, including the complete introductory adventure Riddermound, and five pre-generated characters to play!
Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:10
Q&A start: 00:01:57
Outro: 00:21:59
Free League Publishing’s work
Free League Publishing’s website
Free League Publishing’s newsletter
Free League Publishing’s Twitter (@FreeLeaguePub)
Free League Publishing’s Instagram (@freeleaguepublishing)
Drakar och Demoner/Dragonbane Kickstarter campaign
Drakar och Demoner/Dragonbane Quickstart PDF

Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
Q&A guest was co-founder and CEO of Free League Publishing, Tomas Härenstam, about the upcoming ‘Dragonbane’ RPG, a reimagining of the influential ‘Drakar och Demoner’.
The additional music in this episode was 'Aimless Amos' by Rondo Brothers.
If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com.
Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected].
Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes.
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26 min