Stop, Hack, and Roll Podcast

Episode Notes A Very Special April 1st episode to kick off a season of ASMR only episodes. I make this podcast without Brandon's approval If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandroll Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James o...

Episode Notes This is a nice episode. We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Cparen, Chris Wittich, Brett Volz, Jason Hill, Siobhan Gartland, Rich Howard, Justen Hunter, August, polyamorous_q, Finn, Spenser Starke, Greg Walters, Tanta Munthe, Spencer Austin, Aaron Olson, athulus, Will, Troy Carter, Peter Van Batavia, Evan Nyquist, Tavern Tales, Lon Niedermayer, David Reynard...

Episode Notes We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Abrazado, Rob Harvey, RefinedUrsine, Riverhouse Games, Troy Pichelman, Randy Lubin, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Chad Owen, Jimmy Rogers, Alice Tobin, Michael Bowman, Zoey Rich, Chris Newton, Shuffle Quest, Benj, paNik productions, Ancusohm, Corv Leary, ITU Trash Crew, Barron Chugg, Jeff Stormer, Amr El-Azizi, Matthew Marque...

Episode Notes https://twitter.com/ActionEconomy/status/1096414860559011841 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rjA8QGQOH40CZtd_qy0JgUlFJTkjxzAtz10vCpobd7I We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Justen Hunter, August, polyamorous_q, Finn, Christian Guanzon, Spenser Starke, Greg Walters, Tanta Munthe, Spencer Austin, Aaron Olson, Blake Ryan, athulus, Will, Troy Carter, Peter V...

Episode Notes We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like polyamorous_q, Finn, Christian Guanzon, Spenser Starke, Greg Walters, Tanta Munthe, Spencer Austin, Aaron Olson, Blake Ryan, athulus, Will, Troy Carter, Peter Van Batavia, Evan Nyquist, Tavern Tales, Nora Blake, Lon Niedermayer, David Reynard, Mitch Moore, Matthew Marquez, Amr El-Azizi, Jeff Stormer, Barron Chugg, ITU Tras...

Episode Notes This week we talk chat a bit about how our game designing is going.

Episode 64 In this episode Brandon and James through the Good and Bads of 2018 and then plan for what their game design will look like in 2019. Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others fin...

Episode Notes In this episode Brandon and James finally talk about the roguelike game that they've been hinting about for a few episodes. Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our...

Episode Notes We're back from Metatopia and playtesting our games. We check in with the state of the industry and talk about how our playtesting went.

Episode 61 - A Space for Pasión Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show. We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Tanta Munthe, Spencer Austin, Aaron Ol...

Episode 60 - Qualifying Race In this episode Brandon and James do some real work on the Race Engine. This one is a little more raw than some of our episode because we were actually doing some game design live. Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.c...

Episode 59 - Potent Parables In this episode Brandon and James talk about how you balance storytelling in games of the strong story focused playbook style game. Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes t...

Episode 58 - Demanding Evocative Moves In this episode Brandon and James revisit James’s Wielder playbook. This time they focus on moves as James is specifically struggling to find evocative moves that aren’t too specific to his playbook. Games mentions in this episode: Apocalypse World Masks: A New Generation Urban Shadows Monsterhearts Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our epi...

Episode 57 - Doing The Impossible In this episode Brandon and James work together to explore the topic of teamwork in games. James explains that he’s always been underwhelmed by the team mechanic so he and Brandon work together to create a move that enhances the experience. Notes The first One Shot Book Club as part of their Patreon is starting This month get a free copy of Pasión De Las Pasiones!...

Episode 56 - The Basic Basics and True Genre In this episode Brandon and James talk through Brandon’s proposed order for game design. Genre True Genre Basic Move Types Basic Moves Currencies Basic Moves GM Agenda Playbook List GM Principles Basic Moves Playbook Moves Basic Moves Playbook Fill-Ins Basic Moves Playtesting Basic Moves Currencies Playbooks (Crowdfunding) Playtesting Publication. Find...

Episode 55 - Authorial Authority In this episode Brandon and James once again talk about the balance of power in a roleplaying game. Continuing a conversation started in the SHR Discord they brainstorm whether you could pass GM level narrative control between players. Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHacka...

Take The Character Out of the World In this episode Brandon and James talk about worldbuilding and how you can use good worldbuilding to create characters. They talk at length about Dark Heresy and then find a way to bring it back around to Apocalypse World. Games mentions in this episode: Cartel Dogs in the Vineyard Masks: A New Generation Dark Heresy 2nd Edition Find us both on twitter as @stoph...

Episode 53 - Reverse XP In this episode Brandon and James about XP as feedback loops and how some games have started using player controlled experience tracks as a way of signaling to the GM what kinds of stories they’re interested in. Brandon talks about some changes he’s making to PdlP and generally the boys ramble around for a while before getting on topic. Games mentions in this episode: Carte...

Episode 52 - Out Maneuvering In this episode James leads Brandon in a whirlwind tour the engagement mechanic of Evil Hat’s new Tachyon Squadron. The discussion leads to chats about Death Stars, robot fighters planes, and street level superheroes. Notes Check out Tachyon Squadron ’s Kickstarter! Games mentions in this episode: Shinobigami Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our epi...

Episode 51 - Temporary Permissions In this episode Brandon and James talk about compendium classes and how to get from here to there narrative permission style. StrangeWolf move by Erik Seguinte/@primefactorx01 https://obpr1cq0vuezftlfrnpayg-on.drv.tw/web/Strangewolf.html Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopH...

Episode 50 - Stop, Shift, and Race In this episode Brandon and James celebrate their 50th episode and the end of their second year podcasting together. Following listener advice we revisit and work on an old game idea. This episode has a lot of energy so we let it run a little long. Notes Because we talk about it a lot here is the link to the Wikipedia page for 2003’s The Italian Job Games mention...

In this episode James and Jeff talk about some recent development in James’s Space Hauler Heartbreak game. James lays out the different paths he has explored for developing the game and Jeff pulls from his depth of knowledge of 2 player games to give James some advice. Someone please help me come up with a better name for this game. Special thanks to Jeff Stormer who joined me at the last minute....

In this episode Brandon and James talk about taking the fight out of the dog...er game. As James begins a secret game project he picks Brandon’s brain for how to remove combat from a game without losing a sense of stakes or threat. Games mentions in this episode: Cartel Fate Core It Was A Mutual Decision Apocalypse World Masks: A New Generation Noir World on Twitter The Ward Find us both on twitte...

In this episode Brandon and James reach way back to Episode 9 to take a second look a tiny mouse themed wrestling game they designed. Resources The Original Luchadoratón Rules Games mentions in this episode: Lasers and Feelings Masks: A New Generation Blades in the Dark World Wide Wrestling Noir World on Twitter Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of...

In this episode Brandon and James are a little too hungry. They talk about bringing food to the table and using it mechanically during gaming sessions. Everything is covered from an Olive Garden larp to modules that double as recipes. Fair warning, they’re a little loopy in this one. Notes At the end of the episode, Brandon goes on a prolonged bit about Hitchcock. He’s actually talking about the m...