Aussie Role Call

Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to design your first D&D Subclass? Kate O'Sullivan walks us through her process for designing the subclass for the upcoming book Mongo's Marvelous Mid-city Market by Every Trick Books. Stevie updates us with what's been going on with the Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community including grants and upcoming events! Links: Mongo's Marvelous...

In this episode Kate and Stevie sit down with author and designer J.D. or Dorian Blackwood to talk all about their newly crowdfunded solo-horror roleplaying game Midnight in Jubilation. We also have a ton of news including the Aussie Role Call Podcast live, a Kickstarter Kate is in and an opportunity for you to showcase your tabletop roleplaying game at PAX Aus this year. So, stay tuned until afte...

What happens when someone who is a trained actor, sound technician, and former cast member for Chaosium streams has a brain wave? You get Scryglass Studio. In this episode, Nephthys Nile and Stevie Schafer caught up with Jackson Heenan of Scryglass Studio - a tabletop performance and recording space in Carlton, Naarm. They learn about why Jackson started the studio, the process of the fit out, and...

Welcome to episode 37 of the Aussie Role Call podcast. This episode Kate and Stevie speak to a local business owner in Naarm, Melbourne, about his recent venture - a games store, but not just ANY games store, a store that focuses on events and community. The store is TableFlip Games in Pascoe Vale and we chat to owner Benn about his journey to get from TTRPG lover to owner of this amazing space. P...

Discover what it’s like to start up and run an independent online market place for all things tabletop - from board games to TTRPGs. Stevie and Kate chat with Dylan from Indiverse.io about the impetus for starting the company, what makes it different from other platforms, and about Dylan’s personal journey into TTRPGs. Plus, we cover events, crowdfunding campaigns and game releases in the news seg...

Have you ever wanted to write and publish your own TTRPG supplements and games? Well, that’s exactly what Glen from Every Trick Books does. Glen is a Perth-based writer and creator who has published award-winning supplements on DMs guild as well as his own solo-rpg game, Worlds of Pure Imagination. In this episode, Kate and Nephthys Nile sat down with Glen and picked his brain about his writing pr...

Dan and Stevie spoke to one of the developers behind the Aussie-grown immersive in person virtual tabletop - Arkenforge. Nathan, who is the software developer at Arkenforge, taught us about the origins of the company, his personal journey into TTRPGs, Arkenforge’s latest feature drop and so much more. Also, this was Dan’s last episode before he went on parental leave. We have a wonderful guest hos...

In episode 33 of Aussie Role Call, we’re excited to ring in the new year, and there are so many announcements, including conventions, events, game releases and more. In this episode’s interview, Stevie caught up with Natasha from Bathyal Labs, which brings VFX-grade world-building to the physical realm of tabletop gaming. They discuss how Natasha brings her experience from VFX to making dice, and...

What happens when you combine improvisational actors and TTRPGs? In this episode, Kate and Stevie sat down with Scott McArdle of Improv RPG and Together Adventure Podcast to talk about the arts of improvisation and tabletop roleplaying. With Improv RPG Scott and co bring TTRPGs to the stage including D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Good Society and more. The Together Adventure Podcast is an actual play...

In this episode, Kate and Stevie speak to the Game Master (or Goose Monkey) Ash Cooper from the award-winning Aussie-based Book Of War Podcast. You’ll hear about how The Book Of War Podcast came to be, why they entered into webfests, tips for starting your own Real Play Podcast and more. Stay tuned after our conversation with Ash to hear a special announcement from Kate, upcoming community games,...

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a custom dice maker? In this episode, we chat to Azy from Maluridae Dice about how they got into dice making, what kinds of dice they enjoy making, and what the convention scene is like for custom handmade dice. Links: Maluridae Dice Follow Maluridae Dice on Instagram News: TTRPG Writers Guild at Elder Gods and Dragons Melb Queer TTRPGs How to DM for a D...

Welcome to episode 29 of the Aussie Role Call Podcast. This is our first episode post Melbourne International Games Week and PAX Australia. We have a bumper of an episode for you. Our main interview is with the phenomenal TTRPG powerhouse that is AJ Winters from Winters Tales. AJ is here talking about the massive project that was the Castleton Actual Play and the current Castleton setting book Kic...

In episode 28, Stevie and Dan speak to Nicole Renner, designer of Dark Vigil the process of designing a horror TTRPG game. Get a behind the scenes glimpse into what makes horror work, how Dark Vigil mechanises gambling and fear and so much more. Nicole takes us through her thought processes and if you love horror games, this episode is a must-listen. Links: Fractal RPG Website News Submission: If...

In episode 27, Stevie and Dan speak to Brandon Lee from Ravensridge Emporium about Ravensridge and specifically about the phenomenon that is solo TTRPGs. Brandon’s own solo TTRPG, Cartograph, has been nominated for an ARPIA award. In news, we cover so much upcoming stuff including Games Week at the Table, PAX, games, supplements, VTT assets and more. You’ll just have to listen to find out. Links:...

In this episode, Kate and Stevie chat to Gen and Jeremy from UWA Unigames all about running a social club of boardgames, TTRPGs, and more to improve the social lives of uni students. You’ll learn about how they organise fresher campaigns, do charity events, and collaborate with other clubs across the university. In news we talk about the upcoming Pixel Expo, the Games Week at the Table livestream...

This is episode 25, and in it Dan, Kate and Stevie look back on their year in TTRPGs. What games have they played? What events have they been to? What moments from interviews on the show stood out to them? Then, they wrap it all up with a refresh of the fast five, which definitely doesn’t almost start a fight or two… Links: Forgotten Realms Wiki Presents Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cook...

In episode 24 of the Aussie Role Call podcast, we pivot into culinary escapades with the founder of DTwenty Sauce Co. This is where food and nerd spirit co mingle and become something stellar. Stevie and Dan interview the founder of DTwenty Sauce Co, Jon, about his delicious sauces, process, and upcoming product lines. If you’ve ever wanted to peer into the kitchen of a D&D themed sauce compan...

In Episode 23, Stevie and Kate chat to the superstars of Aussie tabletop design, Storybrewers Roleplaying. Storybrewers are Hayley Gordon and Vee Hendro. You might know them from arguably their most famous game, Good Society. In this episode, they discuss, how Storybrewers discovered roleplaying games, defining “writers room” games, and ways to bring people into collaborative games where they have...

In this episode Kate and Stevie spoke to Gemma Driscoll, better known across the interwebs as GeeofDee. You might know her as host of ABC’s Good Game: Spawn Point. Kate and Stevie spoke to Gee about her experience with TTRPGs, forays into the world of being a game master, and what she has learned about herself and the world through the magic of TTRPGs. In news, we have lots of new and exciting gam...

In this episode, Dan and Stevie speak with Brendon Watson. Brendon is one of the admins for Melbourne Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers’ League and one of the brains behind 5 Foot Step, an actual play show on RMITV. They talk to Brendon about what Adventurers League is, what makes Melbourne Adventurers League special, the origins behind 5 Foot Step and so much more. If you’ve been curious about wha...

Discover the world of Fragged with its creator Wade Dyer. Dan and Stevie sat down and talked to Wade about his latest crowdfunding campaign for Fragged Kingdom 2, insider tips for crowdfunding success, how crowdfunding has changed and so much more. We also share news about upcoming events and newly released Australian-made games. Links: Fragged Kingdom 2 Crowdfunding campaign ⁠ Fragged Empire webs...

Stevie and Dan chat to award-winning game designer Steve Dee, author of Relics and the hit GM-less RPG The Score. They chat to Steve about his forthcoming book Worldbuilding for Game Designers coming out from Routledge, his thoughts on worldbuilding for games, the process of writing a book, how he got a gig designing a game for a corporate company, and so much more! We also have a Vox Pop from Jon...

What is the relationship between TTRPGs and music? In this episode, Stevie and Dan chat to musician, streamer, and fellow TTRPG nerd, Lachlan from LNL Covers. We talk about how he got into making music, how they discovered TTRPGs, and when they began to merge the two together. We talk about homebrew, how to start making music of your own and so much more. We also caught up with Michael O’Brien, on...

We chat to Chris Mayer. Chris is the founder of Glow Craft, a company that creates tabletop accessories such as the incredibly impressive Dice Compendium. Chris is also one half of Quest Suppliers, a company that specializes in dice, Aussie-made RPGs, board games and more. On top of that, he’s also behind Dungeons and Castles, a premium experience that runs out of Kryal Castle in Victoria, Austral...

In this episode we catch up with Greg from Dice Paper Role. Dice Paper Role is a Dungeons and Dragons comedy adventure that was created in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia) in 2017 by five Australian mates who decided their tabletop shenanigans were too good not to share. DPR is an actual play podcast with over 200 episodes. We chat to Greg all about the Dice Paper Role journey and tips for starting an...