The Splatbook

Murph! joins us to discuss Play AWay From The Table (PAWFTT!). Kyle tries to make PAWFTT a thing, Murph! enables him, and John is powerless to stop it. RUNEWorlds Without NumberThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonEmail Us: splatbookpod@gmail.com

Hello comrades! Kyle and John bust out the soap boxes and ask: What is with all the new games? And why can't we talk about the creative aspects of these new games, instead of business moves? Spoiler: Because social media and capitalism ruin everything. The Splatphone!Roll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonEmail Us: splatbookpod@gmail.comTales of the ValiantCandela ObscuraPanopticonSociety of the Spectacle Amusing Ourselves to DeathAlex RobertsAlex Ross

Kyle and John exchange and discuss some of their favorite passages from RPG books. Call us on the Splatphone! Send us an email splatbookpod@gmail.com!  MausritterThe WarrenBunnies and BurrowsDialectA Plague Among UsThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonEmail Us: splatbookpod@gmail.com

Kyle takes John back to school to discuss how RPGs fit into our ideas of play, games, and other strange creatures.  The Beginner's GuideFelix Lebed on PlayMaslow's hierarchy of needsHomo Ludens - John HuizingaAlan Levinovitz - ToysThomas Malaby - Games“Big Three” questions at the Forge: “What is the game about? How is it about that? What does the game reward?”Evan Bottcher - PlatformsThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

What do you do when part of your game group takes some time off? Try new games? Try new ways of playing old games? John and Kyle discuss.DreadThe Quiet YearFiascoDialectThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

This week John and Kyle take a deep dive into Free League publishing's Year Zero SRD. Kyle goes full professor on John, and then they talk about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Free League - Year Zero SRDA Theory of FunFATE: The Secrets of CatsThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

Kyle tells John about a programming project he designed for his students, and what he hopes they will learn from it: When acquiring new skills, you have to get comfortable sucking at them at first.  John says he has always struggled with this, and somehow does not say the phrase "learn to play tennis with a wooden racket" even though this was the right episode to say it.One of Kyle's game experiments - MethrisThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

John and Kyle dig into one of their favorite OSR modules: Winter's Daughter by Gavin NormanOld School EssentialsWinter's DaughterHall of the Blood KingThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

Kyle and John talk about the Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure Sailors on the Starless Sea and ask: "Why is it so dang good?" They also answer a listener's question left via the Splatphone! Hang around for the cut-bitlets to hear  in-depth discussion of Kyle's new cat.Dungeon Crawl ClassicsSailors on the Starless SeaRemembering Jim HallowayThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

What is that ringing sound!? Could it be... THE SPLATPHONE! Listener Jake recorded some thoughts on melancholy in RPGs. This prompted John and Kyle to enter the Swamp of Sadness, and discuss the topic through the lens of the film The Neverending Story.The Splatphone!The Fall of MagicWolves of GodPolarisDelta GreenThe Fall of Delta GreenRoll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon