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CW: Extreme Violence and Animal Cruelty. The Sun of God is about to kick some vampire ass! VanJesus is an over the top adventure rpg where you play as archetypes of Jesus (or other biblical archetypes.) You hunt vampires in over the top adventures, and try to make the world a...well not safer place. A less Vampire filled place? It's a Wild game, and it was a blast getting to play it with Sofi and...

First interview of the new year, and this is a follow up to last weeks Actual Play. Matthew Gravelyn is a game maker/writer with a varied background. Having worked on Humblewood, Mall Kids, and of course Legacy of Steel. We talked about his experience with zines, his process as an artist, and his future projects. Speaking of future projects, check out his Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/p...

CW: Death, War First episode back for the new year! We're playing a solo game. Legacy of steel allows you to build/explore the background of a mech. Detail some of its history and can be a companion tool for other games. https://mr-matthew.itch.io/legacy-of-steel

We talk to Luke about their new Utopian game, the need for hopeful fiction, and I finally find out what a Belonging Outside Belonging game is. All that and more in our final public episode of the year. We'll be back with more content in January, or subscribe to our patreon to get one more episode of Quest Markers before the end of the year.

After a short break in our schedule to do a family emergency, we return with another lovely Solo Actual Play. A lovely ritual by Jamila, that asks us to make tea for a demon, ask them questions about what troubles us, and listen to what they have to say. Perfect way to analyze what is weighing heavy on one's mind. If you enjoyed this, get your own copy here: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/tea-with...

To help me get back into the swing of things, and explain why I've been unable to post, I went back and visited something from our Solo Series. I wanted to talk through what has been keeping me from making. Also thought it would be a good way to show off the kind of content I make for [Quest Markers] our Patreon exclusive podcast. So in this week's episode I talk through my recent run of bad healt...

This week's episode of solo is a super short one! We're playing a single person graffiti RPG. It asks you to put yourself in the role of a pilot, likely about to die in battle, writing your final goodbye on the inside of your giant robots cockpit, like all those that came before you. And you do this by writing poetry on a building. You can see what the finished poem looked like by checking out the...

CW: Alcohol In following with the example set by the festival. I would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, who are the traditional custodians of the land the festival was held on, and that this podcast was made on. I pay respect to their elders past and present as well as to any listeners with a connection to the world’s oldest continuing culture. I would also like to acknowledge...

In following with the example set by the festival. I would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, who are the traditional custodians of the land the festival was held on, and that this podcast was made on. I pay respect to their elders past and present as well as to any listeners with a connection to the world’s oldest continuing culture. I would also like to acknowledge that soverei...

This week we have a special interview with my partner, and collaborator Rae. We've been working on a poetry board game together. In it you write poems about the rooms of a house you imagine yourself to be exploring. There are prompts about the contents of the house to help you, and at the end you do a reading of your house poems. It's called Architype and we thought interviewing Rae would be a fun...

This week were talking to Blake. Blake is a creator from the Seattle area of the US. They've recently been growing their presence in the game design community by taking part in a lot of game jams. I've been enjoying following their work, and hearing their voice in the community. Twitter https://twitter.com/fencedforest Itch https://fencedforest.itch.io/

In The Ocean is a micro rpg with prompt cards that ask you to answer questions about the world, or play out scenes from your past. In it you play as a mech pilot stranded on an ocean planet, watching the battle overhead. As you wait for rescue you remember your past. It's a pretty excellent game, and I hadn't thought about it during the recording but it could be an excellent way to build the setti...

Just a little quick update about why we were unable to post a new episode this week.

Soup is the creator of As I Imagine The Falling Rain, an RPG we played on Solo. We had a lovely discussion about the layout of the game, and how that informs your play. We also talked about the RPG design course that pushed Soup to start making more games. Itch: https://literalsoup.itch.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiteralSoup Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0nPdOEG7UF9KSk4BiAb2Sc?si=05...

This week is a bonus episode of solo a RPG about a mech being rebooted after a long time alone. We'll explore that loneliness, andand the new world our mech awakens in. If you want to play Reclaimed for yourself, you can buy it here: https://elibees.itch.io/reclaimed

CONTENT WARNING: Death, Injury, Lizards, Birds. This was weird play experience. You ask questions of the other players...or in solo mode, you ask yourself? It was an interesting game, I liked it. In particular, I think it's a great idea for a game. This did come out of a game jam, so sometimes the product is just an expression of a raw idea and it is a fantastic idea.  I think the multiplayer vers...

CONTENT WARNING: Death, Injury, Fire, War. (This game REALLY should be played before you listen to the AP, it is totally possible to have this game spoiled for you. Get it here: https://mossytoes.itch.io/recollection-gloaming ) A wonderful, emotional, and atmospheric episode of Solo. Playing through this guided solo RP experience was my FAVOURITE part of this series so far. It pulls together sever...

All this month we're airing episodes of our new show Solo, where Ray plays single person RPGs and talks about their mechanics. This weeks episode explores a poetic RPG that provoked an interesting thought about the power of labels. If you enjoyed listening to As I Imagine The Falling Rain, you should get your own copy here: https://literalsoup.itch.io/falling-rain

It's August, it's nonbinary TTRPG month, and we've got so much planned. 2 conventions, a Ray's birthday, some collaborations with other nonbinary folks, and a new product release from Ray. And to make it even more fantastic; we're going to be bringing you 4 episode of our new series Solo. This series is all about exploring single player RPGs, and highlighting this innovative and avant garde area o...

Content Warning: Death, War. Solo is a new series from us where Ray will be taking a closer look at single player RPGs. The first season of this new show will look at Solo RPGs from the Emotional Mecha Game Jam. First up is Death Sentence, a game by Jeff Ellis. In it you play as a mech pilot, left behind after helping a colony ship safely escape this sector of space. The enemy approaches, and you...

Ross Payton is a podcast producer and freelance game writer. He's worked on content for Eclipse Phase, Delta Green, Red Markets, and more. He's the producer of Role Playing Public Radio and all their affiliated shows, as well as The Mixed Six! Ross Payton is someone I've always wanted to interview and I'm so grateful I finally got to speak with him. And I'm excited to share it with you! Find Ross...

CW: Death, Suicide, End-Of-Life Care Sidney, Jamila, and Ray are 3 game makers that are all interested in how games explore death. We brought them together to open up and talk about their experiences with death, and how we might explore death and themes adjacent to it in more interesting and varied ways.

This week Nika and Ray pretend to be Hot, Gay, Bro Dragons. Dating each other and opening up about their love for one another. It was a blast getting tipsy, confessing our love, and saying bro a lot. You can get this game for yourself by following the link: https://riverhousegames.itch.io/hot-gay-bro-dragons

We chat with the Sword Queen herself Jamila, a game maker from the Philippines working in a bunch of different design spaces, and a genuine delight!  You should all check out Jammi's new game https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/take-my-revolution

This week to members of the San Jenaro Co-Op are on to teach us about some of the hidden challenges of Kickstarters, and what their experience was like working on their first KS Project for their new Co-Op. Liam has worked on Kickstarters before and is one of several mentors helping the fresh on the scene members of the Co-Op. JR is one of those fresh on the scene members! With background in theat...