TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars

Can being a playtester lead to being a game designer? Craig sits down with Stras Acimovic, and they discuss how and why he made Scum and Villainy, Band of Blades, and other games. Twitter: @strasa Off-Guard Games goodies: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10805/Off-Guard-Games More fun on Evil Hat's site: https://www.evilhat.com/home/?s=Acimovic ********************* Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars Support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/ Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

Can watching Pro Wrestling make you a better GM? Craig sits down with John Wick, and they discuss how and why he made L5R, 7th Sea, and many other games. Watch John and Craig play 7th Sea: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGZIpC-07PlEPmrG-A1wTsOuyZ2K33r L5R: https://shop.asmodee.com/fantasy-flight-games/legend-of-the-five-rings-rpg/ 7th Sea: https://www.chaosium.com/7th-sea/ Play Dirty: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/185391/Play-Dirty-15th-Anniversary-Edition ********************* Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

What if "Murder She Wrote" drank too much wine and hooked up with the Cthulhu Mythos? Craig sits down with Jason Cordova, and they discuss how and why he made Brindlewood Bay, The Between, and the Gauntlet Community. Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasoncordova6 Brindlewood Bay KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/brindlewood-bay-cozy-murder-mystery-rpg?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=brindlewood The Gauntlet: https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ All of the games from the Gauntlet: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12676/The-Gauntlet ********************* Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

Can players and GMs get more from their sessions with improv tools?    Craig sits down with Karen Twelves and Sean Nittner to discuss the new Improv for Gamers 2nd edition. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeanNittner Big Bad Online: https://www.bigbadcon.com/ Fundraiser: https://www.mightycause.com/story/Bigbadonline2022 New EHP Projects: https://www.evilhat.com/home/project-status/ Improv for Gamers: https://gamefound.com/projects/evil-hat/improv-for-gamers?refcode=zb0E8FZxpk2MtgBOoaGz-Q *********************  Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

Why will John Harper give up on an idea?  What makes Sean Nittner sought after as a design collaborator?  How does Craig prepare for interviews?  These three sit down and interview each other and cover a range of topics in the RPG space.  Check out the latest from Evil Hat: https://gamefound.com/projects/evil-hat/improv-for-gamers  Get more Sean: https://seannittner.com/  Get more John: https://johnharper.itch.io/  Support John: https://www.patreon.com/johnharper  *********************  Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com  Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars  Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars  Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw  Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode!  You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message  You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

Ground-breaking designer?  Yes.  Enthusiastic ambassador to the hobby?  Yes.  Kind and generous person?  Also, yes. Craig sits down with Jason Morningstar and discusses his approach to making many of the games we love.  They talk about LARPing and where the hobby is today. Check out his two newest games: https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/desperation/ Support him here: https://www.patreon.com/bullypulpitgames Check out all his great games here: https://bullypulpitgames.com/ ********************* Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch. Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube. Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: @ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

The entire history of RPGs over the last five decades in TWO HOURS?   We try! I talk with Shannon Appelcine, the author of the Designers & Dragons books, about the previous 50 years of the hobby. Designers & Dragons PDFs: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/141205/Designers--Dragons-The-Complete-Set-BUNDLE Designers & Dragons Hardcovers: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/141206/Designers--Dragons-The-Complete-Hardcover-Set-BUNDLE Designers & Dragons Lost Histories: https://www.patreon.com/designersanddragons Monthly History Column: http://designers-and-dragons.rpg.net/ Shannon's Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/designersanddragons) ********************* Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch. Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube. Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: @ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

Who made the Forgotten Realms? Craig sits down with the father of the Forgotten Realms, a (or THE) setting for Dungeons & Dragons. Fate of Norns: https://www.fateofthenorns.com/store/ Norns' Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AthCliathRPG Ed's Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AEd+Greenwood&s=relevancerank&text=Ed+Greenwood&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 _____ Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch. Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube. Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: @ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

Buckle up and listen as Craig sits down with Ron Edwards, and they talk about The Forge, the games he makes, the games we play, and how we play them.   https://adeptplay.com/ (Adept Play website) https://www.patreon.com/doctorxaos (Patreon) https://discord.gg/7p9mC3u (non-expiring invite to Discord server) _____ Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch. Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube. Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: @ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com

Giant spider apocalypse??  Sign me up! Join Craig as he sits down with Willow Jay, the creator of the RPGs Webworld and Liminal_. Check out Craig's flip through of Webworld here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZN4FBTxD0s Back Liminal_ here: https://t.co/Uj34X35PFZ Exalted Funeral: https://t.co/GN4Wwb49pJ Willow's Itch: https://t.co/hh5pv0iWRj Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com/ Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch. Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube. Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: @ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com