The Splatbook

Kyle and John take a break from talking about favorite media to give some tips on doing NPC and characters voices. Or maybe they just needed an excuse to be silly? Noisy Person CardsThe Between and Brindlewood BayBeyond the Darkened ThresholdOrcs with normal voicesRoll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

Roll for Topic's own Andy Rau joins Kyle and John to talk about the first book of the Dark Tower series: The Gunslinger. Will the podcast survive this titanic show down?The GunslingerRoll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

Kyle finally tricks John into talking about the story The Fortress Unvanquishable, save for Sacnoth. After many attempts, John learns how to pronounce Tharagavverug and Wong Bongerok. Kyle compares the story to the Legend of Zelda, and points out that Leothric teaming up with Tharagavverug  is kinda like  Spiderman teaming up with Venom. Spoiler: We love this story. The Fortress Unvanquishable, save for SacnothRoll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

John and Kyle wrap up 2022 with a discussion of what they are grateful for, what they learned, and what they are looking forward to in 2023. And then they sing!Dungeon23Vaesen RPG SubredditRoll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

This week Kyle and John tackle two excellent articles from the OSR Canon. Kyle realizes that John is old enough to have played D&D when the OSR style was just called... playing D&D. John gets cranky, and Kyle calms him down. Pleasures of the OSR: Secrecy and DiscoveryEpisode 126 – Pleasures of the OSR: Secrecy and Discovery, by Ben L.The Ogre and the Golden BirdEpisode 19 – The Ogre and the Golden Bird by Patrick StewartRoll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

In this episode John and Kyle talk about the Beatles, The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, The Twilight Zone, and OH YEAH, the actual story listed in the title of this episode. We also totally talk about RPGs a whole bunch.The Last Defender of Camelot (Wikipedia)The Last Defender of Camelot - Twilight ZoneIn Memoriam: George RR Martin Remembers Roger ZelaznyRoll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

This week we go old school with a story from the influential author Lord Dunsany: The Quest of the Queen's Tears. Marvel at how John and Kyle can talk about a 3 page story for almost an hour. You can read the full text of The Quest of the Queen's Tears - link in the show notes.Lord DunsanyThe Quest of the Queen's TearsRichard Francis BurtonRoll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

John and Kyle discuss another entry in the the annals of their Personal Appendix N. For this episode John choose The Dark Muse by Karl Edward Wagner. This story is part of Wagner's collection Night Winds, which features his most famous character - Kane the Mystic Swordsman.Check the show notes for more about Karl Edward Wagner, Kane, and this story. Including a link to an excerpt from The Dark Muse.The Dark Muse: ExcerptThe Last Wolf Trailer (Karl Edward Wagner documentary)Karl Edward Wagner (Wikipedia)Where to start with Kane?Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon 

On episode of 97 of our sister podcast Roll for Topic, Chris and John designed a 1-page RPG: Prison Escape!. In this episode of The Splatbook, Chris joins John and Kyle to run the game. Enjoy!Roll For Topic episode 97Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

Kyle and John are back! We talk about our own personal appendix N. What works of fiction have inspired us, and how they have influenced our games? Listen and find out!Appendix N Spirit of 77The Dresden FilesKrullPatricia A McKillipand Patricia A McKillipThe Aching GodThe Trouble with TribblesStar Trek: TNGDelicious in DungeonLOOMGideon the NinthThe Fifth SeasonThrone of the Crescent MoonThe Fire Clown Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon