The Weekly Scroll Tabletop Podcast

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we review SNAK28 from 5R of Sugar Candy Miniatures, a skirmish game of ultraviolent candy cannibalism where you take on the role of a band of candy people in a pantry that has run out of food, fighting to survive against scavenging monsters as the folks around you begin to look rather tasty. Find SNAK28 here: https://sugar-candy-miniatures.itch.io/snak...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with 5R of Sugar Candy Miniatures to talk candy, cons, ice cream Knights, and SNAK28: an asymmetric skirmish game of candy cannibalism. Find SNAK28 here: https://sugar-candy-miniatures.itch.io/snak28 Someone remind me to add the link to the physical release of Snak28 here 0:00 Start 0:55 Who the heck is 5R? 2:40 Adepticon and Fantasy Fes...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with Nic Evans, aka MAMMOTH MINIATURES, to talk miniature sculpting, game writing, the OSR, and PLANET 28 Final Edition: an updated and expanded printing of the narrative focused sci fi fantasy miniature skirmish game along with a new wave of expansions. Back PLANET 28 here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1851620522/planet-28-final...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with Zach Cox of SOUL MUPPET PUBLISHING to talk Orbital Blues Month, book covers for sickos, tête bêche, and OUTLAWS and CORPORATIONS, the new Orbital Blues sourcebook about the criminal scum of both the corporate and the outlaw worlds. Back OUTLAWS and CORPORATIONS and all the Orbital Blues Month projects here: https://www.backerkit.com...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with GREG HORTON of Electi Studio to talk magazines, miniatures, graphic design, and the newest issue of BLASTER on Kickstarter right now featuring Dark Ages of Annwn from Will RD, a dark fantasy miniatures skirmish set in mythic Dark Ages Wales. Back BLASTER Vol 8 here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/electi-studio/blaster-game-mag...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with Ben Doran, aka ZONWARE, to talk about physical media, ashcans and playtest versions, the ttrpg grindset, and DEAD HALT—a game where your Maintenance crew uses random items from a Gashapon dispenser to go on adventures in a megalithic Hotel full of clunky computer consoles and modded humans going haywire. Find Zonware here: https://z...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with the wonderful ANDRE NOVOA of Games Omnivorous to talk publishing, changing gears, Mausritter, and their upcoming ttrpg FLAIL—a chaotic, frontstabbing OSR fantasy brawler where everything goes wrong - on purpose. Find Games Omnivorous and FLAIL here: https://gamesomnivorous.com/ Find Andre's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we review SCURRY by Brian Tyrrell of Stout Stoat Press, a ttrpg where tiny beasts embark on fast paced heists with all-or-nothing stakes through the Scottish underbrush! Find SCURRY! here: https://stoutstoatpress.itch.io/scurry 0:00 Start 02:00 How we doing? 3:55 Necropolis Kickstarter preview page 8:45 Scurry info 14:30 Rules Breakdown 22:30 Creating...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we review FLAMES OF ORION by Steve Hupfer, a dark, futuristic miniatures wargame where players pilot giant mechanized combat machines in the smoldering and war-torn Orion system. Find Flames of Orion here: https://underthedice.com/flamesoforion 0:00 Start 4:15 Info about Flames of Orion 6:30 Show & Tell physical FoO stuff 10:25 Beginning of the boo...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with Ryan Lynch of Perils & Princesses to talk crowdfunding, free lancing, Blood Moons and more! Back The Princess & The Dragon here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/outridercreative/the-princess-and-the-dragon Find Perils & Princesses here: https://perilsandprincesses.com/ 0:00 Start 1:40 What got you into ttrpgs 3:55 System chat 1...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down once again with Watt of Worlds by Watt to talk Cloud Empress Life & Death, fulfilling Kickstarters in the time of tariffs, and Rust Wings—a Ghibli-inspired adventure roleplaying game where you explore abandoned cities on an endless ocean. Find Cloud Empress here: https://cloudempress.com/ Follow the Rust Wings Kickstarter here: https://w...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for the first NOT CAT CHATS of 2026 with the one and only Jarret Crader of Space Penguin Ink. We talk caps, ttrpg hubs, cons, and HANG THE DJ from Reece Carter, a new adventure module for CY-Borg where a shady fixer gives your Crew a job: kill a popular DJ and his slick promoter before they leave town! Grab Hang the DJ from Space Penguin In...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan is joined by Garry Snow of Dieku Game to review VENGEANCE CALIFORNIA from Hounskull, an over-the-top, ultra-violent, narrative RPG designed to recreate pulpy revenge fantasies like Kill Bill, John Wick, or Mandy. Find Vengeance California here: https://hounskul.itch.io/vengeance-california Find Dieku Games here: https://diekugames.com/ Find the Fa...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with Jonathon Boyle and Bri de Danann of BRIGHT BARD GAMES to talk about axolotls with various weaponry, magical girl trash goblins, and much more. Back Axolotl with a Gun 2e here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentbard/axolotl-with-a-gun-2nd-edition/ Find Bright Bard Games here: https://brightbardgames.com/ All our links here...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with award-winning game designer, editor, and publisher WILL JOBST to talk Good Luck Press, cons, podcasts, editing, Plasmodics, and our shared love of all things Adam Vass. Find Good Luck Press here: https://goodluckpress.co/ 0:00 Start 0:25 The big reveal 01:29 Shot out Dark Wizard 02:05 Who the heck is Will Jobst 04:35 Adam Vass stan...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we review MEK28 from BerserkerWorks, a miniature and setting agnostic 28mm tabletop skirmish mech fighting game. Kitbash some robots or monsters or anything you want and fight your friends! It's also the month of zines, so we kick off the episode talking about some cool projects you should back from some friends of the show. Find MEK28 here: https://be...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan is joined by CJ of Hothead Collective to give A PRIMER ON TABLETOP MAGAZINES, ZINES, AND PERIODICALS. We discuss a wide variety of mostly print media, from magazines about the tabletop and hobby space to zines and digests full of playable ttrpg material and everything in between. 0:00 Start 0:45 What is this episode? 2:45 CJ and print media 9:15 G...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan is joined by Christian Sorrell, aka Meatcastle Gameware, to review HAMMERS by Jon Davis of Sivad's Sanctum, an old-school dungeon crawler for fans of Hammer Horror, Universal Monsters, and folk horror. Find Hammers here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/hammers Find Christian here: https://meatcastlegameware.com/ 0:00 Start 1:05 Who the heck is...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with prolific illustrator, art director, and generally awesome guy DAVID HOSKINS to talk art, games, the year behind us, the year ahead us, and more. Find David Hoskins here: https://www.davidhoskins.com/ 0:00 Start 1:55 Who the heck is David Hoskins? 4:15 Art direction at Exalted Funeral 15:45 2025 and MTG 29:40 DIY, skirmish, and pendu...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we do our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right 0:00 Start 4:30 Recap of this year's episodes 6:00 Cool shit we did this year 11:30...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for the last NOT CAT CHATS of 2025 with Jarrett Crader of Space Penguin Ink⁠! We talk about new releases; like UNDER THE SKIN, a new mothership module from Daniel Hallinan, and HOPE IS FOR THE DEAD, the new zombie forbidden psalm from Will RD. Then we talk plans about the Space Penguin releases for early 2026. Grab all these games from Spac...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down to chat with artist, game designer, and world builder CHARLIE FERGUSON-AVERY. We talk setting books, art, mega dungeons, skirmish games, and more. Find Feral Indie Studio here: https://www.feralindiestudio.com/ Find on itch here: https://feral-indie-studios.itch.io/ 0:00 Start 0:50 Who the heck is Charlie Ferguson-Avery? 3:05 Talking VyrmHa...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we review CAULDRON from Hill Giant Games, a swamp skirmish game where you concoct a tight warband of 3-7 orcs, trolls, and goblins, and duke it out in the gnarly swamp. Hill Giant Games is a collaboration between Dellon Myette, aka White Tiger Tablecraft, and Steven Zych, aka BIGBOYGAMETIME. Find Cauldron here: https://hillgiant.itch.io/cauldron Find C...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with CJ Somavia of Hothead Collective to talk GLAIVE, a quarterly magazine dedicated to gaming and the subcultures surrounding its various forms of expression. We also talk PAX Unplugged, the loss of third spaces, the "osr" and storygames, Inq28, and more. Find Hothead Collective here: https://www.hotheadcollective.com/ All our...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with the one and only JOEY ROYALE to talk Weird Heroes of Public Access, crowdfunding, skirmish games, and their current project for Mausritter Month: Tails from the Night Market, a collection of three darkly whimsical pamphlet adventures (and a map) with hours of exploration, mystery, and horror beneath a carnival’s painted smile. Back...