Bastionland Podcast - Tabletop Roleplaying Game Design

Laurie O'Connel discusses unique games where players sit out, play the same character, and RPG turns into a divorce court drama. Topics include Bridge influence on social interactions, emotional horror in Blue Bids Bride, handling abuse in RPGs, and skill evolution through gameplay.

Quintin Smith from Quinns' Quest talks about RPG landscape, Torchbearer dungeon design, unique player dynamics, empowering rangers, Jubensha murder mystery games, GM roles, and narrative depth in RPGs. They also discuss elevating RPG reviews and community discourse.

Welcome to the Into the Odd Remastered Audio Commentary. Each week a new guest will join me to talk about Into the Odd and the games in its extended family. This week I'm joined by Jason Tocci of Pretendo Games As always you can find out more about Bastionland at bastionland.com You can support future series on Patreon at www.patreon.com/bastionland Music Attribution Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Welcome to the Into the Odd Remastered Audio Commentary. Each week a new guest will join me to talk about Into the Odd and the games in its extended family. This week I'm joined by Sam Doebler of Dreaming Dragonslayer As always you can find out more about Bastionland at bastionland.com You can support future series on Patreon at www.patreon.com/bastionland Music Attribution Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Welcome to the Into the Odd Remastered Audio Commentary. Each week a new guest will join me to talk about Into the Odd and the games in its extended family. This week I'm joined by Isaac Williams, creator of Mausritter. As always you can find out more about Bastionland at bastionland.com You can support future series on Patreon at www.patreon.com/bastionland Music Attribution Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Yochai Gal, the innovative creator behind Cairn RPG, joins to discuss the evolution of tabletop roleplaying games. They dive into the self-indulgent nature of the New School Revolution and the significance of community in gaming. Gal shares insights on balancing player agency with GM authority, and expresses a preference for simplicity in game mechanics. The discussion also touches on urban settings' impact, accessible design for newcomers, and the importance of authenticity in creativity and community building.

Welcome to the Into the Odd Remastered Audio Commentary. Each week a new guest will join me to talk about Into the Odd and the games in its extended family. This week I'm joined by Ava Islam of Kill Jester, creator of the upcoming Errant RPG. As always you can find out more about Bastionland at bastionland.com You can support future series on Patreon at www.patreon.com/bastionland Music Attribution Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Welcome to the Into the Odd Remastered Audio Commentary, here forth known as ITORAC. Each week a new guest will join me to talk about Into the Odd and the games in its extended family. This week I'm joined by Johan Nohr, who's visual flair brought this book to life. As always you can find out more about Bastionland at bastionland.com You can support future series on Patreon at www.patreon.com/bastionland Music Attribution Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Continue our journey into the Rule of Three, where each week a guest chooses their three most important games to talk about. This week I'm joined by Alan Gerding of Tuesday Knight Games. This Podcast was made possible by Patreon supporters at www.patreon.com/bastionland As always you can find out more about Bastionland at bastionland.com Music Attribution Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Continue our journey into the Rule of Three, where each week a guest chooses their three most important games to talk about. This week I'm joined by one of my favourite RPG writers, Brendan S of Necropraxis. This Podcast was made possible by Patreon supporters at www.patreon.com/bastionland As always you can find out more about Bastionland at bastionland.com Music Attribution Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/