The Weekly Scroll Tabletop Podcast

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we are joined by Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG to play CRYO DRAKUS: AN ALIEN RECONNAISSANCE RPG where you pilot spaceships into menacing alien hives surrounding Earth and uncover their secrets by analyzing and trading your findings back home. Back CRYO DRAKUS here on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marcoserrano/cryo-drakus-an-alien-...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review MOONLIGHT ON ROSEVILLE BEACH from Richard Ruane of R. Rook Studio, a tabletop roleplaying game about a queer beach town in 1979 and the residents who solve its strange, occult mysteries and protect it from elder gods, weird monsters, and greedy real-estate developers. Find R. Rook Studio here: https://r-rook.studio Find Moonlight on...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with Emily Entner and Lucas Zellers to talk about their ZineQuest project BONDS BETWEEN, a cozy, duet roleplaying game about everyday dragons turning their considerable magic to home improvement as they build a hoard, restore a run-down lair, and come to know their bonded neighbor in the process. Back BONDS BETWEEN here: https://www.kicksta...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down to chat with Ethan Yen and James Quigley and then get to play their current ZineQuest project PREQUEL, a tactical storytelling game of heroic sacrifice where you play as doomed heroes fighting against their final adversary. Back Prequel here: https://bit.ly/prequel-rpg Find Etan here: https://ethanyen.com/ Find James here: https://quigjam.i...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review FIREDROP from Christian Sorrell of Meatcastle Gameware, a hex and dice wargame inspired by Helldivers 2 where you and your friends play as Soldiers dropped from low orbit to fight the hordes of superfleas infesting the planet. Find FIREDROP here: https://shop.meatcastlegameware.com/products/firedrop And here (link to Missives at the...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with Charlotte Laskowski and Binary Star to talk about their Itch.io record-breaking project CELESTIAL BODIES, a game about humanity's long struggle to colonize the universe, and what will become of them. In Celestial Bodies you play lamplighters: a once-reverent name for the union of pilot and mech, flesh and steel, serving a home-ship...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review DAISY CHAINSAW from Charlotte Laskowski, a game of magical girls, cosmic threats, and saving the world one episode at a time. Players roleplay as magical girls—teenagers with special powers living a double life. Find Daisy Chainsaw here: https://spacepenguin.ink/products/daisy-chainsaw Find Charlotte here: https://fragrant.garden/abo...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review WULFWALD from Lee Reynoldson and Paolo Greco of Lost Pages, a ttrpg set in a world of mythic Anglo-Saxon tales where the players are Wolfsheads—outcasts, outlaws, and outsiders trying to regain a place in society. Find Wulfwald here: https://shop.lostpages.co.uk/products/wulfwald-boxed-set Find Lost Pages here: https://lostpages.co.u...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 with Jarrett Crader of ⁠⁠𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗸⁠⁠! We talk about our preferred pens, the future of Forbidden Psalm, and new SPI releases Unbidden Gifts of the Tyrian Vale from Katt Kirsch and Tarnation from Symbolic City. Find Space Penguin Ink here: ⁠https://spacepenguin.ink/ ⁠ Find Katt Kirsch here: https://katt-kirsc...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review SWYVERS from Luke Gearing, David Hoskins, and the Melsonian Arts Council. Swyvers is a lightweight set of rules married to a full set of tools and tables for running a gang of criminals and bastards through the filthy and chaotic sprawl of The Smoke, its many districts, and The Midden. Find Swyvers here: https://www.melsonia.com/prod...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review NIELSENAUTS from Chris Ramdeen, a freeform roleplaying/improv game where players assume the role of artificial intelligences trying to create successful TV in real time episodes of 15 minutes each. Here is an audio example of play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti4n5cqXeWM Find Nielsenauts here: https://spacepenguin.ink/products/ni...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan is joined by Watt for a Cloud Empress writing seminar. Watt discusses Literary Adventures (the what and the why) and shows how they outline their ttrpg adventure design philosophy and workflow. Find Cloud Empress here: https://cloudempress.com/ 0:00 Start 0:49 Presentation Begins 1:15 About Watt, Worlds by Watt, Cloud Empress & more 9:23 Who C...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we recap the top scores for zines and books we gave out through the year! For zines we do the top 3 for each metric, top 3 overall, and our personal top 3s, and for books we do the top 5 for each metric, top 5 overall, and our personal top 5s. Thank you all so much for watching and listening this year! 0:00 Start 1:05 What is the Year End Review 4:19 E...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 with Jarrett Crader of ⁠⁠𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗸⁠⁠! We talk about our recent trip to PAXU, tangent for a while, talk new SPI releases Season's Beatings 2 and The Mall Remastered, and discuss the future of Space Penguin Ink and The Weekly Scroll. Find Space Penguin Ink here: https://spacepenguin.ink/ All our links here: ⁠...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with artist, game designer, and writer GAVRIEL QUIROGA to talk all things Neurocity, Warpland, Hell Night, and their current project with Gallant Knight games, Lords of Death and Illusion. Back Lords of Death and Illusion here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/gallant-knight-games/gavriel-quiroga-s-lords-of-death-and-illusion Find World...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review ALIEN THE ROLEPLAYING GAME from Free League Publishing, the official ttrpg for the Alien franchise, which uses their Year Zero Engine but adapts and further develops it to fully support and enhance the core themes of ALIEN. Find ALIEN RPG here: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/alien/ Find Free League here: https://freeleaguepub...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we continue our mini–Mothership Month by playing even more Mothership 1E! For our players, Ryan was joined by Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG, Christian Sorrell of Meatcastle Gameware, and Jarrett Crader of Space Penguin Ink. And as our Warden we had Chris Airiau of 5 Million Worlds Press, who has written a plethora of wonderful Mothership content, inc...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review Kosmosaurs from Diogo Nogueira of Old Skull Publishing, a minimalist action focused ttrpg with a strong narrative bent where you play as a member of an elite force of dinosaur space rangers that defend the galaxy against all forms of threats, both internal and external. Find Old Skull Publishing here: https://oldskull-publishing.com/...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with game designer, artist, producer & cast member of My First Dungeon, and Co-Host of Talk of the Table, ELLIOT DAVIS . We discuss his podcast production company Many Sided Media, his past game design projects, like Project ECCO and Rom Com Drama Bomb, and finally discuss THE TIME WE HAVE , a two-player storytelling card game about...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we continue our mini–Mothership Month by playing some Mothership 1E. We're joined by Stella Condrey as a player, and Josh Domanski as our GM as well as the author of the adventure, TIL DEATH DO US PART. You can find Till Death Do Us Part as an add-on in the upcoming Backerkit project INTERLOPER from Joel Hines of Silverarm. Find Josh Domanski here: htt...

On this episode, we read and review Mothership® 1E from Tuesday Knight Games, the award-winning sci-fi horror RPG where you and your crew try to survive in the most inhospitable environment in the universe: outer space!  0:00 Start 5:49 Unboxing 15:07 Disclaimer 16:36 Readthrough 1:53:14 Scores All our links here: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 with Jarrett Crader of ⁠⁠𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗸 ⁠⁠ AND Will Rahman, creator of Forbidden Psalm ! We talk Liminal Horror, Forbidden Psalm, The Ghosts of Zoazanna Mountain, Rimbound Transmissions , and more! Go back The Ghosts of Zoazanna Mountain on Backerkit! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-penguin-ink/the-gh...

On this episode, we sit down with Zach (Jelly Muppet) of SoulMuppet Publishing to discuss PAINT THE TOWN RED , a sad vampire ttrpg about depression, partying, and falling in love, that explores themes of trauma, vice and loneliness. Find Paint the Town Red Backerkit here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/soulmuppet/paint-the-town-red Find the SoulMuppet Discord here: https://discord.gg/kQUc83Q...

On this episode, Ryan sits down with Phil of 1D10+5 to talk all things Sölitary Defilement , solo rpgs, game generators, and more! Sölitary Defilement is a set of comprehensive rules for exploring the dying lands solitaire. Pre-orders are open right now for a new limited edition "Futility of Prayer" Box Set for Sölitary Defilement, designed and screen printed with metallic gold ink by Max Moon! Fi...

On episode 9 of SideQuests, we play BEST LEFT BURIED from SoulMuppet Publishing , a rules-light, fantasy horror roleplaying game where the monsters are scary, and you are scared. We have the regular SQ crew of Stella, Ryan, and Hunter, with our resident amazing GM Josh Domanski running the Castle Ascania adventure in Behind Closed Doors by Luke Gearing.