Gather round children, it’s story time! This week we’re talking about the pop-up storybook RPG Wildermyth! We’re fighting gorgons with poison blood, turning into wolf people, and replacing arms with pirate hooks. You know, the normal things you always read about in kids books. It’s time to customize your coworkers, pick your pet, and save the lands from mechanical clockwork monsters!

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Transcript

1:29 - game stats

2:23 - one sentence description

4:11 - Art style discussion: paper standee aesthetic and monster design

6:57 - Age of Ulstryx campaign experience and generic fantasy start

8:35 - Story volume complaints: too much text, too few choices

12:19 - Character customization and personality trait system discussion

16:38 - Magic system: infusing with environmental objects mechanics

21:44 - Overworld exploration and time pressure mechanics

28:13 - Difficulty and strategic decision-making critique

33:03 - Legacy character system and campaign connections

39:05 - Randomization vs bespoke story content debate

46:35 - Procedural vs handcrafted narrative generation discussion

52:27 - Combat mechanics and camera control issues

53:58 - rankings and final thoughts

1:01:10 - similar games

Next episode: Nightmare Reaper

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Intro music: Wayne Shorter - Wild Flower

Outro music: Wildermyth Overworld