The Splatbook

Kyle's dander is up about what he has been hearing about the MCDM RPG on the internet. We reluctantly wander into the "OGL Fiasco", and then review our gaming life for 2023The MCDM RPGPathfinder 2e RemasterDolmenwoodBanner SagaContact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe Cloud Curio

Our friend Ben Donaldson joins the show to talk about the game he is working on: Wick and Wander - A post-post-apocalypse pastoral punk PbtA card based table top RPG. Say that five times fast.RFTCON SplatacularWick and Wander Card Art Contact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe Cloud Curio

It is finally here folks. We talk about Table Top RPG design, using Free League's Lord of the Rings Roleplaying for 5E as a lens for our discussion.Lord of the The Rings 5EThe One Ring 2nd EdSeth Skorkowsky - Quantum OgresTomb of the Serpent KingJP CoovertMap Crow - Map Making PlaylistMatt Colville - Your First Adventure Contact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe Cloud Curio

Kyle and John answer a great email and a couple of juicy Splatphones. Check the show notes for a couple of important fundraisers! Jennell Jaquays has a long road backThe Enchanted WoodEliminate Medical Date in MichiganNerfedMonster Man. A Show about Monsters because Monsters are greatBig Trouble in Little ChinaArchipelagoThe Good Friends of Jackson Elias 

John and Kyle take a follow up splatphone message, talk about "play to lose" games, and celebrate the fact that Monstrous has funded! Whoo hoo!Today's "And Remember" is from Tales of the Lone Lands. A supplement to Free League Publishing's The One Ring RPGContact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe Cloud Curio   

This episode of The Splatbook was recorded on 10/1/2023 as part of Map Crow's live YouTube stream to promote the Monstrous Kickstarter. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it. THE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!!Back it now!NSFW Clips of people being mean to Kyle in the movie RenfieldContact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone!Agnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon   

Listener Ryan calls in a Splatphone that requires our full attention. What is Diegesis? Is narrative immersion possible? or even desirable in an RPG? John and Kyle discussTHE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!!Back it now!Contact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone! SHOW NOTESDown We GoDown we go using MonstrousKyle appears on Monster ManGod SendInto the Weird Blue YonderRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon 

Well, well, well... It turns out there is a Blade Runner RPG and no one bothered to tell John. We discuss the first Blade Runner film, and the new Blade Runner RPG Kyle Campaign just started. THE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!!Back it now!Contact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone! SHOW NOTESBlade RunnerBlade Runner RPGAgnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon 

Kyle recruits a kindred soul to his party to discuss Baldur's Gate III. Andy Rau from Roll for Topic joins Kyle to breakdown the latest D&D video games. John takes the episode off, which is probably best for everyone. THE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!!Back it now!Contact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone! SHOW NOTESBaldur's Gate 3Narrator OuttakesAgnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon  

This week John talks almost non-stop about the games he played at RFTCon! They were all amazing, and Kyle is sad he could not be there. Contact Us!splatbookpod@gmail.comThe Splatphone! Show Notes:DialectMicroscope World Ending GameEtherseaI'm sorry did you say street magic?Do not let us die in the dark night of this cold winterInkDaggerheartIron SwornAgnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon