TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars

Craig sits down with David Chapman and Anthony Boyd, the people behind RPG a Day. Together they unravel the origins and significance of this popular annual event in the role-playing game community. The episode begins with an introduction to David and Anthony, both avid RPG enthusiasts who have contributed significantly to the community over the years. RPG a Day, an initiative that garnered immense...

When I start an interview, I can never anticipate the tone or everything we will cover in the conversation. You are about to listen to me, and Allison dive into the nature of creativity. What we talk about transcends creating games or a podcast. We discuss what creating means and the barriers between you and creating. Links Little Oracles: https://www.littleoracles.com/ Itch Page: https://itch.io/...

Craig talks about action movies and games with Ian Williams, the creator of Action Movie World. Grab the game: https://www.flatlandgames.com/amw/   Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brock_toon ********************* Support the show for as little as $1 month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

Could a square-base rank-and-file fantasy game have depth and finish in under two hours? Craig talks with Mike and Gregory about their new game, Hobgoblin. Get Hobgoblin here: https://mike-hutchinsons-hobgoblin.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Check out their sites: https://www.electi-studio.com/blaster http://planetsmashergames.com/ Listen to Rule of Carnage here: http://planetsmashergames.com/rule...

Craig talks with Shep about his history of creating RPGs.  Links: SLA Industries: https://nightfall.games/sla-industries/ Stargarden Apparel: https://stargarden.gallery/ The Gaia Complex: https://thegaiacomplex.com/ Rectify Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegaiacomplex/rectify-a-solo-horror-rpg The Peripheral TV Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8291284/ Andor: https://www.imdb...

Craig interviews Jason Durall about his creative process, history, and work with 2d20 games, Basic Role Playing, RuneQuest (and more!) ********************* Support the show for as little as $1 month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't miss our RPG actual plays...

200 Episode - Ask ME Anything! Guest: Craig Shipman, founder of Third Floor Wars ********************* Support the show for as little as $1 month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

What is a "Magical Girl" RPG? Guest: Andrew Gillis, the creator of the new magical-girl RPG, Girl by Moonlight.  Follow Andrew: https://twitter.com/CommutingCrow Girl by Moonlight: https://www.backerkit.com/c/evil-hat/girl-by-moonlight ********************* Support the show for as little as $1 month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our live streaming cont...

How can we transfer the feeling of reading or watching horror to the tabletop? Craig talks with Charlie Menzies of Parable Games about the origin of the Shiver RPG. Parable Games: https://www.parablegames.co.uk/ Shiver: https://www.parablegames.co.uk/collections/shiver-all Double Feature: https://gamefound.com/projects/parable-games-ltd/shiver-double-feature ********************* Support the show...

Imagine a soothing NPR-esque voice talking about liminal horrors, the monsters that hide in the mundane, and the thin veil protecting our reality.  That is the Thin Places Radio podcast. Craig talks with Kristen O’Neal and Kaitlin Bruder about the origins of the podcast and their process for creating each episode. TPR Links: https://www.podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thin-places-radio https://www...

Who doesn't want to hunt demons in a dwarven asteroid mine? Craig sits down with RP and discusses how games like Stoneburner came to be. Check out the KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/farirpgs/stoneburner Follow RP on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RPDeshaies Fari: https://farirpgs.com/ ********************* Support the show for as little as $1 month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfl...

Where do you get the idea to make a horror RPG that uses a Jenga tower?? Join Craig as he talks with Eppy Ravachol about his creative process and much more. Get Dread here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/83854/Dread Get Swords without Master here: https://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/bazaar/worlds-without-master-issue-3 Check out his magazine: https://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/ Follow Eppy...

How does collaborating on RPG scenarios work? Join Craig as he talks with Bud, from Bud's RPG Review YouTube channel, and prolific writer Alex, about their latest (but not last) collaboration. Viral is a modern full-length scenario for Call of Cthulu. Bud's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88H-wLe8GKfeyVlewUAnSQ Alex's work: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Alex...

How does a giant of board game design go from idea to box? I talk with Reiner Knizia about his history and creative process. ********************* Support the show for as little as $1 month: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars⁠⁠ Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: ⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars⁠⁠ Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube...

I sat with John Harper to discuss his favorite movies, shows, music, and games. It became the two of us talking about great media for over three hours. I ask guests what they watch and play because it gives us insight into how they create. You'll find that here. This comes to you ad-free because of your support on Patreon. Link to Crap Movie Bonanza list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11oUZb-...

What if the candles at the table are for the game, not the atmosphere? Join me in discussing Ten Candles, To Serve Her Wintery Hunger, and more with Stephen Dewey. Where the idea of Ten Candles came from? What was his process to bring the popular horror RPG to light? https://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles https://cavalrygames.com/to-serve ********************* Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea adv...

What if Mothership had MAGIC??? Join Craig and Watt as they discuss Watt's creative process and history as a designer. They discuss their newest offering, Cloud Empress, an expansive, Nausicaa-inspired fantasy campaign setting for the Mothership RPG. https://worldsbywatt.itch.io/ https://cloudempress.com/ ********************* Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea adventures! https://linktr.ee/write...

I am finally shooting my shot! This is the clip I submitted for the 2023 ENNIE Awards for this podcast. Let's see what happens!

Is King Arthur Pendragon the only PERFECT RPG ever made? Craig talks with David Larkins, line editor at Chaosium for the King Arthur Pendragon RPG, to find out. Twitter: https://twitter.com/sirlarkins Berlin the Wicked City: https://www.chaosium.com/berlin-the-wicked-city-hardcover/ King Arthur Pendragon" https://www.chaosium.com/pendragon-rpg/ ********************* Go to the Writer's Room for 7th...

Frontier Hard Science Fiction - Blue Planet is a favorite RPG and getting a new edition. Craig sits with Jeff Barber of Biohazard Games, the maker of Blue Planet and Upwind. https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/ https://posthuman.shop/collections/eclipse-phase-play-aids ********************* Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea Check out the great...

Are you ready to play high school students who share a deep love of music and start a band?  Craig sits with Gregg and Deric of Session One Studios, makers of LIMELIGHT, the RPG.  Website: https://sessiononestudios.com Itch.io: https://sessiononestudios.itch.io/  Twitter: @session1studios  Twitter: @glauer42  Email: info@sessiononestudios.com  Email: gregg@sessionones...

Into the Odd but PURE horror? Craig sits down with Nick from Goblin Archives and talks about their games Liminal Horror and its supplements. Blog: https://goblinarchives.blot.im/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/goblin_archives Liminal Horror: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/liminal-horror-pdf?_pos=1&_psq=liminal%3B&_ss=e&_v=1.0 The Mall: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/the...

What about an RPG inspired by the movie Annihilation - NO GM needed? Craig sits down with Raph Damico and they dig into The Zone.  It is Raph's storyteller strange, twisted, horror RPG.  We've played it several times on the channel and it is great to hear the work that brought it to life. KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/raphdamico/the-zone-rpg Zone website: https://laughingkaiju...

Lo-fi and lighthearted RPG… from SWEDEN? I talk with Lucas Falk and Alf Peter Malmberg of Bläckfisk Publishing – the makers of the Heroes of Cerulea RPG. Bläckfisk Publishing is a Swedish collective of brainstormers, dreamers, and hard workers. They focus on developing tools for empathy, improvisation, and community—usually in the form of role-playing games. Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.co...

Are any good games coming out of Brazil? The short answer is "yes," and Diogo Nogueira leads the charge. Craig and Diogo talk about his process for creating OSR-inspired games. We learn his approach from his unique path to making games through the writing of his ENie-nominated OSE module. Old Skull Publishing: https://oldskull-publishing.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diogo_oldskull/ Tw...