Thomas M

Yes Indie'd Pod

Arts EN ↓ 183 episodes

Tabletop RPG game design."Yes Indie’d is for me the gold standard for conversations with designers & other folks in the space. Thomas Manuel has few (if any) peers in his training and just care that he takes in prep and execution" - Dr Emily Friedman

Author

Thomas M

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Arts

Podcast website

ttrpg.in

Latest episode

Jun 3, 2026

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Episodes

Tanya Floaker discusses Lo! Thy Dread Empire 14.08.2022

Marx interviews Tanya Floaker about Lo! Thy Dread Empire, a narrative wargame about undead workers fighting capitalist death cults in the ashes of a dying world. This week’s sponsor is Grumpy Bear Stuff whose game Daily Dread is Kickstarting in August 2022 in as part of Zinequest 4 . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Tanya Floaker on T...

Ben Wallis discusses Broken 07.08.2022

Marx interviews Ben Wallis, a.k.a. ThatGamerPriest, about Broken, a duet story game telling the story of the breakdown of a relationship. This week’s sponsor is Grumpy Bear Stuff whose game Daily Dread is Kickstarting in August 2022 in as part of Zinequest 4 . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Benjamin Wallis on Twitter APON Games on...

Alex Roberts 31.07.2022

Marx interviews Alex Roberts, creator of Starcrossed and For The Queen, larper extraordinaire, and former host of the podcast Backstory. This week’s sponsor is Beyond Cataclysm , whose podcast What Is Roleplay? is available now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Alex Roberts on Twitter Alex Roberts on Itchio Alex Roberts official we...

Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Ductomaniac a.k.a Adrián Mejía 17.07.2022

Marx interviews Adrián Mejía, an Ecuadorian creator creating Koboa, a Latin American-inspired setting guide featuring creators from many cultures across South America. This week’s sponsor is Beyond Cataclysm , whose podcast What Is Roleplay? is available now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Ductomaniac on Twitter Ductomaniac on It...

Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Diogo of Toca do Coruja 30.06.2022

Marx interviews Diogo of Toca do Coruja, a Brazilian translation team working to bring indie TTRPGs to Brazilian Portuguese speakers. This week’s sponsor is Beyond Cataclysm , whose podcast What Is Roleplay? is available now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Diogo on Twitter Toca do Coruja on Twitter Toca do Coruja official website...

Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Misha Panarin 15.06.2022

Marx interviews Argentinian game designer and scene organiser Misha Panarin, about her LatAm Breakout project Cantrip, and about introducing people to new roleplaying games. This week’s sponsor is Anthropos Games , whose game Heterodoxy is available from June 2022. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Misha Panarin on Twitter Misha Pana...

AireCon 2022 Special 29.05.2022

A special episode from analogue games convention AireCon, featuring interviews from board game, card game, and roleplaying game creators. This week’s sponsor is Anthropos Games , whose game Heterodoxy is available from June 2022. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   AireCon official website / on Twitter Paper Boat Games official website...

Harrigan discusses play-by-post 01.05.2022

Marx interviews Harrigan, a huge play-by-post enthusiast and a big fan and consumer of the OSR scene. This week’s sponsor is James M Hewitt of Needy Cat Games , whose game Vampires Suck At Shopping is available now ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Tavern Keeper official website GamersPlane official website All music derived from:...

Tony of Plus One discusses Through The Void 27.03.2022

Marx interviews Tony of Plus One Exp about Through The Void, a dungeon-crawling storytelling game set in an impossible space station in the midst of lethal space. This week’s sponsor is Jamie O’Duibhir of Therapeutic Blasphemy Games , whose mental health and destressing podcast Quiet Power is available now wherever podcasts are found. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Ind...

Kalum of The Rolistes discusses Paris Gondo: The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying 13.03.2022

Marx interviews Kalum of the Rolistes about Paris Gondo, the Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying, a game of stuff you find in a dungeon, and how it can truly transform your life. This week’s sponsor is CM Lowry , whose game Tyrannosaur Inside is Kickstarting and Itchfunding right now! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   The Rolistes Pod...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Ema Acosta of Pocket Compass Co. discusses The Exiles 28.02.2022

Nondairy Giant and Mac interview Ema Acosta about The Exiles, a dark fantasy expansion for the feelings-delving RPG Crescent Moon telling the story of blight-touched outcasts fighting their way out of the underworld as they grapple with their inner demons. Today’s episode is sponsored by Kelly Bean of Thick Thief Games , whose project The Skills To Pay The Bills is Itchfunding from February 1st 20...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - NondairyGiant and Mac discuss NUKED! 25.02.2022

Richard interviews Nondairy Giant and Mac about NUKED!, a post-apocalyptic Knave hack where players take on the role of raider-blasting, bunker-delving Skrappers, just trying to make it in the remains of the world.  Today’s episode is sponsored by By Odin’s Beard RPG ( Twitter ), whose game Runecairn: Warden is coming soon to Exalted Funeral ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod websit...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Richard Ruane discusses Sherwood Outlaws 23.02.2022

Max interviews Richard Ruane about Sherwood Outlaws, a Robin Hood-inspired game of forming a crew of outlaws, setting a code of honor, and using banditry and burglary to deal with local landlords and other petty tyrants. Today’s episode is sponsored by in*die zine , six back issues available now and the in🦕die zine available in March 2022 ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Max Fefer discusses Esther and the Queens 21.02.2022

Jo interviews Max Fefer about Esther and the Queens, a Purim-themed Jewish, queer, and feminist game featuring Queen Esther, carnival games, and lots of drama. Today’s episode is sponsored by David Blandy of davidblandy.itch.io , whose solo game Lone Eons is Itchfunding for art until February 28th ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi  ...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Jo Winter discusses The Fall of Home 19.02.2022

Albi interviews Jo Winter about The Fall of Home, a one-game in which a group of travelers meet on the road back to their ruined hometown, and reminisce about the place they gew up. Today’s episode is sponsored by Adam Bell , whose website Have You Played This? is posting new stuff weekly! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Jo Winter...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Albi discusses The Royal Cartographer 17.02.2022

Joie interviews Albi about The Royal Cartographer, a worldbuilding RPG in which players create a map of important cultural places, and negotiate with the royal cartographer when only some can be on the official kingdom map.  Today's episode is sponsored by  Craig Duffy of LunarShadow , whose game Signal to Noise is crowdfunding on Game on Tabletop from February 8th! Yes Indie'd Pod on Tw...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Joie Martin discusses Starkhollow Hall 15.02.2022

Cali and Dan interview Joie Martin about Starkhollow Hall, a gothic fiction-inspired tabletop roleplaying game set in a remote girls' boarding school. This episode is sponsored by Raphael Falk of GamesGarden, whose game Lucid: Sea of Dreams is crowdfunding on Kickstarter February 1st to February 18th ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Gem Room Games discuss 9 Lives to Valhalla 14.02.2022

Craig interviews Cali & Dan of Gem Room Games about 9 Lives to Valhalla, a game about a warband of death metal viking cats led personally by Death to die with sword in paw nine glorious times. This episode is sponsored by Summoning Circle Press whose zine Splat 3: Touched is crowdfunding from February 14th to 28th ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreo...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Craig discusses Signal to Noise 13.02.2022

Will Lentz interviews Craig of Lunar Shadow Designs about Signal To Noise, an interstellar epistolary game for two that chronicles the connection between people as one of them departs the solar system forever on a generation ship. This episode is sponsored by Sam Armstrong , whose RPG tool 52 Card Dungeon is available in PDF on itch.io now ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Will Lentz discusses Party First: Twilight War 12.02.2022

Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG interviews Will Lentz of Gamenomicon about Twilight War, an espionage-themed supplement for 80s alt-history pulp horror game Party First. This episode is sponsored by Kyle Tam of Urania Games , whose game Moriah is itchfunding now ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Gamenomicon on Twitter / Instagram /...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Spicy Tuna RPG discusses Knights of Lazarus 11.02.2022

Côme Martin interview Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG about Knights of Lazarus, a dangerous medieval-inspired dungeon full of ancient xenotech for the Mothership RPG. This episode is sponsored by Jordan of ATypicalFaux , available now for editing your RPG content . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Spicy Tuna RPG on Twitter Spicy Tun...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Côme Martin discusses Feathered Adventures 10.02.2022

David Esarey interviews Côme Martin about Feathered Adventures, a game of light pulp adventures in the spirit of DuckTales for GMless one-shot or short campaigns. This episode is sponsored by Charles Ferguson-Avery of Feral Indie Studios whose game As The Gods Demand is crowdfunding on itch.io through the month of February! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Pa...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - David Esarey discusses You're (Not) A Wizard 09.02.2022

Alicia Furness & Chris Bissette interview David Esarey about You’re (Not) A Wizard, a game about being admitted to a prestigious magic school… by mistake. This episode is sponsored by Maria Gatta of Wildering , whose Pathfinder adventure Arcane Oracle is available now on Itch.io & DriveThruRPG ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-F...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Alicia Furness & Chris Bissette discuss The Unquiet Dark 08.02.2022

Michael Elliott interviews Alicia Furness and Chris Bissette about The Unquiet Dark, a Brindlewood Bay prequel campaign of Jazz Age eldritch terrors. This episode is sponsored by Chris Kentlea of Ennead Games , whose Ennead Games 2022 Mega-Bundle is available until Feburary 15th 9am GMT! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Chris Bisset...

Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Michael Elliott discusses Dungeon Local 001 07.02.2022

Direct Sun interview Michael Elliott about Dungeon Local 001, a game about dungeon denizens retaking their home, and mapping the dungeon as they go.  This episode is sponsored by Tidal Wave Games , whose game SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY… is available February 28th, 2022. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi   Michael Elliott on Twitter Not Writ...

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