What Am I Rolling?

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Realms' Blood on the Clocktower's Show Notes

Storyteller Emily enters the fray as a player! Meanwhile, we have four people claiming outsider in a zero-outsider setup!

Storyteller: Zack FG

You can reference all of the roles in this version of the game on the script.

Fiona Howat: The Imp (Evil)

"Each night, choose a player: they die. If you kill yourself this way, a Minion becomes the Imp."

James Barbarossa: The Baron (Evil)

"There are extra Outsiders in play. [+2 Outsiders]"

Emily Bates: The Mayor

"If only 3 players live & no execution occurs, your team wins. If you die at night, another player might die instead. "

Blair Shepperd: The Town Crier

"Each night*, you learn if a Minion nominated today."

Johnny Chiodini: The Recluse

"You might register as evil & as a Minion or Demon, even if dead."

Ben Burns: The Noble

"You start knowing 3 players, 1 and only 1 of which is evil."

Mara Joy: The Investigator (Drunk)

"You start knowing that 1 of 2 players is a particular Minion."

Game: Blood on the Clocktower

Voice Edited by: Olie Moore

Clocktower Theme by: James Barbarossa

Sound Design by: Zack FG

Content Warnings

WAIR Credits

The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.

The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.

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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Show Notes

To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona chats to Grant Howitt and Matt Sanders from Rowan, Rook and Decard, the UK TTRPG company behind Spire, Heart and many more, about their experiences running specialised RPG megagames at conventions!

Timestamps

Q&A Guest’s work & recommendations

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 guests were Grant Howitt and Matt Sanders from Rowan, Rook and Decard, the UK TTRPG company behind Spire, Heart and many more!

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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Show Notes

To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews Emma Larkins, the creator of Abandon All Artichokes, Starry Night Sky, Squabblin Goblins, and the upcoming storytelling game: Epilogue: Finish your Story!

In Epilogue, players will cooperatively improvise a story about how they all died based on connected word fragments between cards. Players are encouraged to support each other through the story and find a way to connect their storylines. Was it shenanigans? Tragedy? Or a whole factory of banana peels? 

Timestamps

Q&A Guest’s work & recommendations

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 Emma Larkins, the creator of Abandon All Artichokes, Starry Night Sky, Squabblin Goblins, and the upcoming storytelling game: Epilogue: Finish your Story! Support Epilogue on Kickstarter!

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.

Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast

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Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Violence towards animals, Offscreen death, Slasher and supernatural killers.

Show Notes

This week, Fiona is joined by Chloe, Katie, Ellie and Am from the Deck of Many Aces podcast for SHIVER, the award winning tabletop roleplaying game bringing tales of the mysterious, the peculiar and the strange to life.

Published by Parable Games, SHIVER has easy to learn rules which make it fast to play and keep players immersed in chaotic and dark magic filled stories. SHIVER uses symbolic dice to keep players engaged in the story as well as providing a visual role playing aid that does away with pesky arithmetic. Character creation is quick and easy with a simple skill point and ability system that links to the game's dice.

Check out Deck of Many Aces: An actual-play DND podcast made by actual asexuals and aromantics! Each of the four heroes' fate is tied to one of the 22 cards in the “Deck of Many Things”, a DND magical object based on a tarot deck. You can listen to Deck of Many Aces wherever you listen to podcasts!

You can find out more information about SHIVER and grab your own copy of the Parable Games website.

Timestamps

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 Chloe, Katie, Ellie and Am - the cast of the Deck of Many Aces.

This episode’s RPG was SHIVER, the award winning tabletop roleplaying game bringing tales of the mysterious, the peculiar and the strange to life. Grab your own copy of the Parable Games 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:

• 'House on the Hill' by Evert Almond

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.

Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast

#AdventurersNeedNotApply

Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Violence towards animals, Offscreen death, Slasher and supernatural killers.

Show Notes

This week, Fiona is joined by Chloe, Katie, Ellie and Am from the Deck of Many Aces podcast for SHIVER, the award winning tabletop roleplaying game bringing tales of the mysterious, the peculiar and the strange to life.

Published by Parable Games, SHIVER has easy to learn rules which make it fast to play and keep players immersed in chaotic and dark magic filled stories. SHIVER uses symbolic dice to keep players engaged in the story as well as providing a visual role playing aid that does away with pesky arithmetic. Character creation is quick and easy with a simple skill point and ability system that links to the game's dice.

Check out Deck of Many Aces: An actual-play DND podcast made by actual asexuals and aromantics! Each of the four heroes' fate is tied to one of the 22 cards in the “Deck of Many Things”, a DND magical object based on a tarot deck. You can listen to Deck of Many Aces wherever you listen to podcasts!

You can find out more information about SHIVER and grab your own copy of the Parable Games website.

Timestamps

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 Chloe, Katie, Ellie and Am - the cast of the Deck of Many Aces.

This episode’s RPG was SHIVER, the award winning tabletop roleplaying game bringing tales of the mysterious, the peculiar and the strange to life. Grab your own copy of the Parable Games 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:

• 'House on the Hill' by Evert Almond

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.

Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast

#AdventurersNeedNotApply

Content Warnings: Guns, Violence, Death, The capture and taming of wild animals, and Bad Accents (mostly from Fiona)

Show notes

A WAIR x Effekt Podcast Livestream Collaboration to celebrate the end of the Tales of The Old West Kickstarter!

The Sherwoods is a family of homesteaders, taking a day off from the farm to catch a wild horse as a birthday treat for the youngest member of the family, on their 16th birthday. However, the nice day out doesn't go as smoothly as they'd hoped.

Tales of the Old West is the TTRPG of gritty, hard-hitting action and adventure set in a historical recreation of the 1870s American West, a world where the dangers you face lurk in the hearts of other folk, or from the very land beneath your feet. It uses Free League Publishing’s award-winning Year Zero Engine, adapted to fit the Western theme.

Fiona (WAIR and The DM's Book Club) will be joined by Michelle (Secrets of St. Kilda), Lou (Of Dice & Them), Liz (Realms of Peril & Glory) and Jordan (Modified Roll) for a special one off scenario run by Dave Semark (Effekt Podcast/Game Designer of TOTOW).

Support the Tales of the Old West Kickstarter and grab your free QuickDraw rules!

This one-shot’s audio was taken from the Tales of the Old West Livestream which was broadcasted on Sept 30th 2024..

Cast Credits

Dave Semark - Storyteller

Jordan Carmichael - Nathaniel Sherwood

Liz Campbell - Sarah Sherwood

Michelle Kelly - Morgan Sherwood

Lou Fryer - Sam Sherwood

Fiona K.T. Howat - Bernie Sherwood 

Cast Info

Dave Semark is the co-host and writer of the Effekt Podcast: The Year Zero Engine podcast, celebrating (mostly Swedish) RPGs. Check out the Effekt podcast for more information.

Jordan Carmichael is the DM, editor and Producer of the D&D AP Podcast Modified Roll, a professional GM with Rolldark GM Agency and DM's Guild Author, find links to his work here.

Liz Campbell is a player on the podcast Realms of Peril and Glory.

Michelle Kelly is an actor, singer and voice actor based in Yorkshire, UK. Find out more about her work here.

Lou Fryer is a freelance TTRPG writer and editor, as well as an actual play performer and permanent cast member on the podcast ‘Of Dice and Them’. Find out more about their work here.

Fiona K.T. Howat is the host of What Am I Rolling? A Twice Monthly TTRPG One-shot Podcast. She also hosts The DM's Book Club podcast all about D&D lore! Find out more and check out her upcoming projects here.

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 used in this episode:

• Bill Highley by Mini Vandals

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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Show Notes

This episode is a little different to our usual fortnightly release as it’s an announcement kind of episode! WAIR's host Fiona talks through some exciting updates and announcements which have been happening over the last few weeks!

Timestamps

Various announcement links

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.

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.

Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast

#AdventurersNeedNotApply

Show Notes

To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews Craig Duffy of LunarShadow Designs, a UK designer and Tabletop enthusiast who publishes games with a focus on science fiction space opera and Cold War espionage.

A number of Craig’s work takes place in the Dyson Eclipse, a space opera setting which tells one story at a time through a series of interconnected games and adventures.

Craig’s latest in development game for the Dyson Eclipse setting is Hopes and Dreams of the Orbital Bound - a slice of life RPG about the everyday citizens of Tau Ceti and their lives aboard the gigantic alien Habitats.

Timestamps

Q&A Guest’s work & recommendations

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 Craig Duffy of LunarShadow Designs. Check out his games on the LunarShadow itch.io store!

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.

Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast

#AdventurersNeedNotApply

Show Notes

To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews Matthew Tyler-Jones and David Semark, cohosts of the Effekt Podcast and lead designers on the upcoming game, Tales of the Old West.

Tales of the Old West takes players to the Wild West of the 1870s, in a gritty historical tabletop roleplaying game based on Free League’s acclaimed Year Zero Engine. It is a game about grit, faith and community, where you work to remake yourself and to find a place in a new society being built from the ground up.

If you enjoy TV shows like Deadwood and 1883, films like 3:10 to Yuma or novels like Lonesome Dove, then this RPG will be right up your street.

Support the Tales of the Old West Kickstarter here!

Timestamps

Matthew & David’s work

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 guests were Matthew Tyler-Jones and David Semark, cohosts of the Effekt Podcast and lead designers on the upcoming game, Tales of the Old West. Grab the free Quickdraw and Support the Tales of the Old West Kickstarter here!

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.

Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast

#AdventurersNeedNotApply

Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Death, dying and variations there upon, feelings of being lost and loneliness, memory loss, mentions of gambling.

Show Notes

This week, Fiona is playing The Last Tea Shop, a solo journaling game about tea and conversation.

Written by Spring Villager, The Last Tea Shop lets players run a tea shop on the border of the living and the dead. The recently deceased visit for one last hot drink before their long journey into the Great Beyond.

Over a cup of tea, the player chats to the visitor about their life and helps prepare them for their trip into the Lands of the Dead, recording their thoughts, fears, dreams and hopes for posterity.

The game finishes when the mysterious Veiled One comes to visit.

You can find out more information about The Last Tea Shop and grab your own copy of the complete version on the Spring Villager Itch.io store.

Timestamps

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 The Last Tea Shop, a solo journaling game about tea and conversation. Grab your own copy of the complete version on the Spring Villager Itch.io store.

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:

All SFX from Pixabay and YouTube Music Library (Copyright Free/Public Domain).

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.

Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast

#AdventurersNeedNotApply