In this episode Kristin sits down with two of the designers behind the LATAM Breakout project, Misha and Wendi, to discuss their Kickstarter. They discuss how they connected with SouMuppet Publishing, provide a breakdown Here, There, Be Monsters! (by Wendi) and Cantrip (by Misha) as well as the editors and artists involved in bringing this project to life.  LATAM Breakout features five games from five incredible designers. It is live on Kickstarter right now! You can back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulmuppet/latam-breakout You can follow them both on Twitter for updates on other projects:  Misha: https://twitter.com/panarin_misha Wendi: https://twitter.com/wen_di_yu A full list of the LATAM Breakout designers and their games for the project: Guiliano Roverato, creating Brave Zenith   Luna, creating Ultra y Eterna   Wendi Yu, creating here, there, be monsters!   Rachi, creating Mayflies Misha Panarin, creating Cantrip The post 257 – Table Top Crowd – LatAm Breakout appeared first on Geekspective.

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257 – Table Top Crowd – LatAm Breakout

Today on the show Amber chatted with the powerhouse behind Beholder To No One and recent member of the Geekspective Network, Nikki! They sat down on September 2nd and discussed Nikki’s busy schedule with multiple podcasts that she’s playing in, running, and editing. Amber marveled at how she keeps all of those schedules straight and how Nikki has only missed a scheduled upload twice in a year’s time! They talked about their experiences with audio editing software and offered tips for building a podcast audience, retaining them, and offering incentives for reviews and support. The post 256 – Beholder To No One appeared first on Geekspective.

256 – Beholder To No One

In this episode, Kristin sits down with game designer and co-founder of Wannabe Games Jess Greyer to discuss their new game The Means of Magick.  Jess tells Kristin about designing games with your partner, the lore (including Fae robots!), and the custom system Wannabe Games created for the game. They also discuss the Kickstarter which will be live on 11/16/21!  Support the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonpunk/the-means-of-magick Follow Jess and Alex of Wannabe Games here: https://twitter.com/jawska https://twitter.com/KittyCrusade You can find other games by Jess and Alex on their website: https://www.wannabegames.com/ The post 255 – Table Top Crowd – The Means of Magick appeared first on Geekspective.

255 – Table Top Crowd – The Means of Magick

In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer Anthony to discuss their upcoming Kickstarter project For Our Family!  Anthony discusses how their design process for the game has changed in recent years, how play testing influenced the question prompts in the game, and working with artists on such a personal project.  You can follow the For Our Family Kickstarter here which is expected to go live on 11/4/21: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pnoyxp/for-our-family-find-your-belonging Follow Anthony here: https://twitter.com/pnoyXP You can follow the For Our Family Kickstarter here which is expected to go live on 11/4/21: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pnoyxp/for-our-family-find-your-belonging Follow Anthony here: https://twitter.com/pnoyXP The post 254 – Table Top Crowd – For Our Family appeared first on Geekspective.

254 – Table Top Crowd – For Our Family

Kristin sits down with Julian and Corinne to chat about their new game Women are Werewolves were you play as nonbinary characters in a family where only the women transform into werewolves. The post 253 – Table Top Crowd – Women are Werewolves appeared first on Geekspective.

253 – Table Top Crowd – Women are Werewolves

In this episode Kristin sits down with Sadia Bies and Banana Chan, the creators of Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous, an anthology of horror live action RPGs set in suburbia with themes of food and consumption.  The post 252 – Table Top Crowd – Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous appeared first on Geekspective.

252 – Table Top Crowd – Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous

In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer Jammi to discuss his RPG Our Haunt which is currently on Kickstarter! Kristin and Jammi discuss the B.O.B system, the playbooks in Our Haunt, Jammi’s research methods, horror and emotions in the game and also talk briefly about Cozy Town, another wonderful game Jammi created that is currently Itch funding! You can follow and support the Our Haunt Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdragsky/our-haunt You can check out Cozy Town here: https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/cozy-town Follow Jammi to learn about all his other projects here: @temporalhiccup The post 251 – Table Top Crowd – Our Haunt appeared first on Geekspective.

251 – Table Top Crowd – Our Haunt

Today on the show Amber chatted with French game designer Côme Martin. They sat down on September to 1st and chatted about Côme’s preference for narrative games, the need for happier, more hopeful games to help us in these trying times, and of course, his game Two Summers, a game where players take the role of the same characters at two different time periods: as teenagers in the 1990s and as adults 30 years later. Think Stehpen King’s It but the game doesn’t necessarily have to include a scary alien clown. You can check it out on Côme’s itch: https://comemartin.itch.io/ The post 250 – Two Summers – Côme Martin appeared first on Geekspective.

250 – Two Summers – Côme Martin

In this episode, Kristin sat down with game designer and founder of Nerdburger Games, Craig Campbell to discuss his Kickstarter for Secret of the Vibrant Isle. They discuss designing outside of your comfort zone, how much the art by @ashenwave inspired and influenced the game and Kristin takes them on a tangent asking about Craig’s other RPGs!  Secret of the Vibrant Isle will be live on Kickstart on October 5th!  Check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/secrets-of-the-vibrant-isle The post 249 – Table Top Crowd – Secret of the Vibrant Isle appeared first on Geekspective.

249 – Table Top Crowd – Secret of the Vibrant Isle

On this episode of Table Top Crowd, Kristin sits down with game designer Nikki Valens to discuss their new game Artisans of Splendent Vale.  They talk about the magical setting, playable characters, the inspiration for the game and, of course, the adorable animals in the game! Artisans of Splendent Vale is live on Kickstarter now and has fully funded! Check out the campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/renegadegamestudios/artisans-of-splendent-vale You can follow Nikki on Twitter: @valens116 The post 248 – Table Top Crowd – Artisans of Splendent Vale appeared first on Geekspective.

248 – Table Top Crowd – Artisans of Splendent Vale

On this episode of Table Top Crowd Kristin sits down with game designer’s Banana, Amanda, and Austin to talk about their horror game Deimos Academy.  They discuss Amanda’s art for the game, Austin’s inspiration for lore and Banana gives us great details on what the Kickstarter will offer! There are also some fun tangents and useful information about Chucky E. Cheese.  Deimos Academy does not yet have a Kickstarter launch date, but you can follow their Kickstarter page at  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy to stay up to date on announcements. This is a game you won’t want to miss! Amanda @ageofnight Banana @bananachangames Austin @sailorsctaustin The post 247 – Table Top Crowd – Deimos Academy appeared first on Geekspective.

247 – Table Top Crowd – Deimos Academy

Today on the show Amber chatted with Australian game designer and artist Shaun Sunday aka @BrainBeastStudios. They sat down on August 27th to discuss Shaun’s D&D 5E player screen. The screen helps new and neurodivergent players track mechanics of the game by keeping highly referenced information in front of players. Along the way, they discussed R. A. Salvatore’s Forgotten Realms novels, social media management, and making tabletop games more inclusive through design. The post 246 – 5E Player Screen – Shaun Sunday appeared first on Geekspective.

246 – 5E Player Screen – Shaun Sunday

On this episode of Table Top Crowd, Kristin sits down with three of the folks behind the creation of Aeksia, a virtual reality platform for tabletop role playing games.  They explain a lot about virtual reality platforms to Kristin, who wasn’t previously familiar with them, get into details about what their future plans are and share a bit of exciting information about the upcoming Kickstarter!  You can follow and back their Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danilocgcorreia/aeksia-step-into-the-role Follow them on Twitter @AeksiaVR  https://www.aeksia.com/ The post 245 – Table Top Crowd – Aeksia appeared first on Geekspective.

245 – Table Top Crowd – Aeksia

Today on the show Amber spoke with Dylan Goss, who is writing a webcomic called Mara based on his level 1-20 5e D&D campaign. The titular character Mara is displaced from her homeland and seeks fulfillment in the world at large. Amber chatted with Dylan on August 24 about turning the campaign into a cohesive and engaging narrative, finding an illustrator and the working relationship between the two, and the power of language both within Mara and in real life as well. The post 244 – Mara – A D&D 5E Webcomic appeared first on Geekspective.

244 – Mara – A D&D 5E Webcomic

On this episode of Table Top Crowd Kristin sits down with game designer Jennifer Adcock to talk about her new game The Price of Coal.  They talk about the design process, inspiration for the game, playtesting process and a few of Jennifer’s other wonderful games! The Price of Coal is coming to Kickstarter very soon so make sure to follow Jennifer’s page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1144254276/the-price-of-coal-a-story-game-of-labor-rights You can find Jennifer on Twitter: @JenKatWrites Jennifer’s games can be found here: https://jen-adcock15.itch.io/ The post 243 – Table Top Crowd – The Price of Coal appeared first on Geekspective.

243 – Table Top Crowd – The Price of Coal

If there's one genre of gaming James Introcaso loves above all others, it's table top RPGs. He talks about them so much, we decided to record him and make a podcast out of his conversations. Get the latest news, reviews, advice, and interviews as he chats with top names in the industry.

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