Our Actual Play Recordings
Ben invited Matt from Warlock's Sanctum Games to discuss his work as a professional GM and his experience on the platform StartPlaying. We talked about the ups and downs of professional GMing, running games that aren't Dungeons & Dragons, building and managing a community of players and GMs, and StartPlaying as a creation of the Silicon Valley tech start-up pipeline. You can book Matt for a game at his StartPlaying page.
Greg talks with some folks who went to GenCon this year! Ethan went for his first time, and we also talk with Brownie, David, and Sam! Come listen to a recap of the con, all the neat stuff they played and saw, and some advice!
(In order of appearance:)
Shoutouts:
David: Bezier Games
https://beziergames.com/index.html
Brownie: Floodgate Games
https://floodgate.games/
(Brownie, but everyone): Crazon
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/al-dente-rigamortis/id909811421
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/one-less-die/id1486533139
Brownie: Landmarks (Floodgate Games)
https://floodgate.games/collections/games/products/landmarks
Everyone: The Meatening / Fogo de Chao
https://fogodechao.com/location/indianapolis/
Everyone: Juicy Garland
https://www.instagram.com/juicy.garland/
Ethan: Brindlewood Bay
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/brindlewood-bay.html
Ethan: The Very Good Dogs of Chernobyl
https://9thlevel.com/products/the-very-good-dogs-of-chernobyl
Sam: Catacombs and Comedians
https://catacombsandcomedians.com/
Sam: Eldritch Automata
https://www.gehennagaming.com/eldritch-automata
Sam: The GenCon Store
https://www.rollacrit.com/pages/gencon
David: India Garden
https://www.indiagardenindy.com/
David: Pinquest / Pin Bazaar
https://www.pinbazaar.com/gen-con-2024
David: Tabletop Gaymers
https://tabletopgaymers.org/
Everyone: RPPR Live (Currently just RPPR Highlights:)
https://slangdesign.com/rppr/2024/08/podcast-episode/gencon-2024-highlights-episode-203/
Everyone: Ennie Gold Award Winning God’s Teeth (Congrats Caleb!)
https://shop.arcdream.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/delta-green-gods-teeth-hardback
https://shop.arcdream.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/delta-green-gods-eye-paperback
https://shop.arcdream.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/delta-green-gods-hunt-hardback
Everyone: The Ennies
https://ennie-awards.com/
Ethan: National Security Decision Making Game
https://www.facebook.com/p/NSDM-The-National-Security-Decision-Making-Game-100064580357022/
Brownie: Max
Good Brews, Bad Views
https://www.goodbrewsbadviews.com/
Relatable Rolls
https://www.relatablerolls.com/
Advice:
Drink water. Shower.
It is more walking than you will expect.
Ethan & Brownie: Know the lay of the land.
Brownie: Don’t wear new shoes.
Brownie & Ethan: Don’t be bothered if you need some alone / with a few people recharging time.
Ethan: Baby powder & pain killers.
Ethan: Go with friends.
Ethan: Don’t overpack.
Sam: Know where to rehydrate.
Sam: If you don’t have people to go with, it can still be an enjoyable experience.
David: Immunoboosters.
David: Be open to new experiences.
Greg: Remember to eat.
Brownie: The Vendor Hall is more wide than long
Swag:
David: DND Player’s Handbook
https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/product/1001494/2024-player-s-handbook-digital-plus-physical-bundle
David: Dro Polter
https://oinkgames.com/en/games/analog/dropolter/
David: Psycho Killer
https://www.escapetabletopgames.com/product-page/psycho-killer
Brownie: Norse Foundry Dice Banded Turquoise Dice
https://www.norsefoundry.com/products/banded-rainbow-turquoise-7-piece-rpg-trustone-dice
Brownie: Landmarks
https://floodgate.games/collections/games/products/landmarks
Brownie: Eclipse Phase 2E Character Options
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/posthuman-studios/eclipse-phase-character-options
Brownie (For David): Norse Foundry Dice Purple Agate Dice
https://www.norsefoundry.com/products/purple-striped-agate-7-piece-rpg-dice-set-gemstone
Ethan: Cults of Cthulhu
https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-cthulhu-hardcover/
Ethan: Just… Pelgrane Press
https://pelgranepress.com/shop/
Ethan: Pelgrane Specifically: The Yellow King RPG
https://pelgranepress.com/product-category/gumshoe/yellow-king/
Ethan: Three Threads
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/275438/3-Threads
Ethan: Brindlewood Bay
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/brindlewood-bay.html
Future Advice:
David: If you go to the con, he is there to say hello.
Ethan: Red Markets 2E
https://www.patreon.com/hgod
Greg: Origins is worth trying
https://www.originsgamefair.com/
Where you can find our friends:
Brownie:
Here
The Roleplaying Exchange
https://roleplayingexchange.com/
Sam:
Here
Epic Party Guy
https://www.twitch.tv/epicpartyguy
Tabletop Encounters (Coming Soon)
David:
RPPR
http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/
Here
The Roleplaying Exchange
https://roleplayingexchange.com/
One Less Die
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/one-less-die/id1486533139
Ethan is joined by Rob Leigh of Isolation games to talk about the Kickstarter for a print edition of his game When The Moon Hangs Low! When The Moon Hangs Low is a game where hunters are Marked, which give them powerful abilities yet powerful curses as they hunt the creatures in the darkness of a city. The KS will be to get a print edition of the book available, as well as more art and a soundtrack for the game.
When The Moon Hangs low is currently available in PDF form on DriveThruRPG. The Kickstarter for the physical edition is active as of this posting through 10/21/2022.
Rob & Isolation games can be found at Isolation Games’ website and on Twitter @Isolation_Games.
Ben and Greg are joined by Ray Cox / Reizor of insert quest here to catch up, talk about their game of cloned angels and community Make Our Own Heaven, from design to production.
While this has been recorded before the launch, Make Our Own Heaven is currently on Kickstarter as a part of Zinequest 2022 for a physical printing. Ray can be found on Twitter @UselRay1500, with insert quest here, and on itch.io.
Ben is joined once again by Duck (from Cuiticorum), and Ewen for the first time, to talk their new game To Change! To Change is a game of being faced with a physical transformation, and is setting agnostic so as to be able to shift from themes of body horror to themes of self discovery. The game also uses the major arcana from a tarot deck, and the campaign will include a deck of cards.
To Change starts today on Gamefound. Part of the discussion is on it being on Gamefound, as the original intent was for the interview and campaign to take place on Kickstarter before the NFT discussion came to light.
To Change can be found on Gamefound. Duck can be found on Twitter @Nrvnqsrestray, and his games on itch.io and Cuticorium at Indie Press Revolution. Ewen can be found on Twitter @OneSpaceDown.
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