Which of these games do you want us to play next on My First Dungeon? Daggerheart @darringtonpress.bsky.social Perils & Princesses @outridercreative.bsky.social Shadowdark Land of Eem @landofeem.bsky.social Brindlewood Bay @gauntletrpg.bsky.social Mythic Bastionland @bastionland.bsky.social

Looking for a gift for a tabletop gamer? Never Fear! The Many Sided Media Gift Guide is here! Check out some great game recommendations from around the Many Sided Network manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/the-2025-m...

We're announcing our next season of My First Dungeon in FIVE DAYS! And it's going to be our biggest season yet! Any guesses on which game we'll be playing?

Last year I played The Wildsea and wanted my character to sing sea shanties—excuse me, TREE shanties. Then @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social blew me away with a demo of an original shanty and we ended up writing a whole album of songs for this wild world. I'm incredibly proud of what we made :)

Ahoy cursed sailors! Today marks the end of our season of Hellwhalers! Join us as the cast discusses the story we told, our thoughts on the system, and how much we want to play more Sik Bo. Special thanks to our sponsor @plusoneexp.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Our album of Wildsea Tree Shanties by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social drops on Bandcamp and streaming services THIS FRIDAY!! (This Friday is also BandCamp Friday which means 100% of sales go directly to the artists) jstrautman.bandcamp.com/album/whispe...

Can I sing? Kind of! Can I co-write a KILLER tree shanty? You bet your ass I can! Pre-save our album of re-mastered tree shanties from our season of The Wildsea and add a bit of new music to the Verdant Expanse 🍃

High praise from the designer of Hellwhalers! Listen to our full actual play of Hellwhalers on My First Dungeon

This episode is SPOT ON! Box games and smaller TTRPGs that are incredibly easy to start playing are one of the few ways into this hobby that isn't "let's start with D&D and then maybe play another game in 2-3 years"

Since it started, @startplaying.bsky.social has made over $50,000,000 for the pro GMs that run games on the platform. THAT'S NUTS! Lots of specific data in the interview about player habits and what is the best way to get new players to try games other than D&D

Come say hi to @moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social at booth 3850! Join our pin quest to earn a free MZM pin and see us at a number of cool panels and shows throughout the weekend!

When we walked in, having managed to have no preparatory conversation in two days, I said “do you trust me?” So here’s @itsquinns.bsky.social in a trust fall, recorded (with thanks to @brianflaherty.bsky.social for some quick cleanup on this audio)

DIE is one of my all time favorite comics and I was OVER THE MOON when I heard there was a sequel series!

Come to booth 3850 to join MZM’S PIN QUEST!! Visit all 6 participating publishers to earn a free MZM pin @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social @mythworks.bsky.social @soulmuppet.co.uk @plusoneexp.bsky.social @possumcreekgames.com @hauntedtable.bsky.social

Come find us at PAXU! @moreblueberries.bsky.social & @brianflaherty.bsky.social will be selling games and hanging out all weekend. Come say hi, buy a game, and join our Pin Quest to earn a free MZM pin!

I wish I'd played this game from Day 1. It sounds like a truly WILD experience

I swore I’d never be the guy at the comic store who buys multiple copies of the same issue to collect the variant covers… But for Issue 1 of Die: Loaded I simply had to make an exception 😎 An all-time favorite from @kierongillen.bsky.social and @stephaniehans.bsky.social From @imagecomics.com

Need just a little more Slugblaster?? @moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social break down our season of Slugblaster and share our favorite moments, what was prepped and what was improvised, and what we'll be bringing from Slugblaster into our next game. [Patreon Exclusive]

Brian and Elliot are going to be at PAXU next week! Let us know if you wanna meet up, talk business, hang out, or say hi!

Hellwhalers | Ep. 1 - The Stygian Sea Three damned sailors set off on a terrible quest in search of salvation... Ft. @shenuque.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @brianflaherty.bsky.social @vidityavoleti.bsky.social Sponsored by @plusoneexp.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

I started reading comics because of DIE. When I did I swore I’d never be a “collect all the variant covers guy” but today is a special occasion :)

Tune in tomorrow for Part 1 of our Hellwhalers actual play! Featuring @shenuque.bsky.social @vidityavoleti.bsky.social @bobigail.bsky.social @brianflaherty.bsky.social Sound Design by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social Sponsored by @plusoneexp.bsky.social

One of the things I was most delighted by in this conversation was the way @byconniechang.bsky.social and @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social speak about AP in terms of other art forms: dancing, singing, weaving "we are choreographing, not scripting" is a framing that will particularly stick with me

This is one of the best conversations for actual play performers and producers that we've had on Talk of the Table in a while. @byconniechang.bsky.social & @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social think DEEPLY about AP and there is a lot to learn from the way they produce @transplanarrpg.bsky.social

Tune in tomorrow for an EXCELLENT discussion with @byconniechang.bsky.social and @seaplaysrpg.bsky.social from @transplanarrpg.bsky.social about how they approach dramaturgy in actual play and how it influences their storytelling. TONS of great practical takeaways for AP performers and producers.

Want a peek inside a 1,200 player RPG? Read out interview with @samsorensen.bsky.social about OVER/UNDER, the massive play-by-post game that's a part of Mothership Month ( @mothership.bsky.social ) manysidednewsletter.substack.com/p/inside-a-1...

Just launched the latest season of My First Dungeon playing Hellwhalers! Check out our interview with @mossdaggar.bsky.social and learn how to play damned sailors hunting a cursed hellwhale in a desperate attempt to gain eternal salvation.

🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰 ❤️♾️ SESSION 0 ♾️❤️ OUT TODAY! Listen in as our brand new set of Fools build the world they'll play in, and define the worst calamity in its history. Our very first AP using A FOOL'S ERRAND in its finalized state begins now. Episode 1 comes next week. 💋

Jen’s whole 🧵 is a great encapsulation of something I’ve heard in different ways from other Actual Players ( @brianflaherty.bsky.social too): there’s 2 layers to an AP recording (character & player). While a person’s public face isn’t the whole of who they are, it is usually still THEM...

You've lived a sinner's life. Now you've died a sinner's death. Your only chance at salvation is to kill a monstrous Hell Whale. Can you end your eternal suffering? My First Dungeon: Hellwhalers premieres this Thursday October 30th wherever you get your podcasts.

On our crowdfunding campaigns from Thirsty Sword Lesbians on forward we've been using Backerkit's marketing services to take care of ad placement. We (@crislv.bsky.social) make a variety of graphics to their spec, hand them over, and let them roll with it.

Get yourself in the mood for Mausritter Month and read @cjeggett.co.uk’s feature on the swords n whiskers RPG as he explores its diminutive charms in the company of @losing.games, @manarampmatt.bsky.social & daughter Ada, now on our site.

You've lived a sinner's life. Now you've died a sinner's death. For the next season of My First Dungeon we're going to be playing HELLWHALERS by @mossdaggar.bsky.social Hellwhalers is a TTRPG of nautical and Christian religious horror that's a cross of Moby Dick and Dante's Inferno

Listen to our TWO HOUR Roundtable discussion about actual play and teaching TTRPGs with @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social @itsquinns.bsky.social and @friede.bsky.social Listen now on Talk of the Table spotify.link/IOwhVx6uCXb

Today we got to do something INCREDIBLY exciting that was one of the core reasons we started the Many Sided Network: We got to pay our affiliates! No one is receiving a lifechanging amount of money—far from it—but we're proud to help small independent podcasters make a bit of money from their art

It was an absolute joy to talk to @diceexploder.com about one of my very favorite moments from our season of The Wildsea on My First Dungeon Lots of fun insights about production and post-production for actual play sprinkled throughout this discussion.

One of my best friends put out an incredible and devastating game about brothers saying goodbye in a zombie apocalypse. Seriously, don’t sleep on this one.

The Time We Have releases TOMORROW!! If you have been excited for this game, if you already are holding your beautiful little copy in hand, please please please help spread the word tomorrow!

For those of you hype for the upcoming @manysidedmedia.bsky.social roundtable with me, @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social and @itsquinns.bsky.social — this is some useful background reading. (It’s a teaching roundtable, you thought there wouldn’t be homework?)

COMING OCTOBER 20th! Tune in for a TWO HOUR discussion about teaching games through actual play featuring an absolute POWERHOUSE panel. Ft. @friede.bsky.social @itsquinns.bsky.social @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social Subscribe to Talk of the Table wherever you get your podcasts.

NEW EPISODE!! Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast - Wash Cycle Starring: @bobigail.bsky.social as Gertrude @brianflaherty.bsky.social as Sal @shenuque.bsky.social as Hey Kid @spooky-oh-no.bsky.social as Arariel, Angel of the Waters of the Earth Laurie Hernandez as Niviana 'Viv' of Llyn

If you’re not reading The Power Fantasy by @kierongillen.bsky.social then you’re really missing out. Issue 12 is the start of a new arc and is probably my favorite issue of the series so far. You can even read the first issue online for free! imagecomics.com/read/the-pow...

My First Dungeon: The Wildsea is currently ranked NUMBER FOUR in the Audio Fiction World Cup! Also in the Top 40 are MSN shows: @talesyettold.com @5gmsofficial.bsky.social @theheartisadungeon.bsky.social @magehandhighfive.bsky.social Also shoutout to our buds at @planetarcanapod.bsky.social

This was a lovely chat!! I do less writing on AP than I once did, but I always love chatting about this weird new medium with people who think about it deeply.

NEW Under the Table! @brianflaherty.bsky.social and @moreblueberries.bsky.social discuss a difficult August and their big goals for the rest of the year. This episode is a month late because the bags under Elliot's eyes certainly haven't gotten smaller.

Go check out the premiere of the latest season of Play to Find Out! Quinns, Rob, and Emily are playing Nobilis and it is a WILD time. Also I did the editing and sound design on this season and it is pretty snazzy if I do say so myself :)

NEW EPISODE! Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast | The Night Market The tricksy fairy Monday tries to buy Gertrude’s heart @bobigail.bsky.social as Gertrude @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social as Monday @brianflaherty.bsky.social as Sal @moreblueberries.bsky.social as Parish @possumcreekgames.com

We’re very pleased to announce that @brianflaherty.bsky.social won TWO AWARDS from the @njwebfest.bsky.social for his work on our season of The Wildsea! Best Editing of an Actual Play Podcast Best Sound Design of an Actual Play

NEW EPISODE! Talk of the Table @moreblueberries.bsky.social and @brianflaherty.bsky.social are joined by @armadajosh.bsky.social who is one half of the duo behind Lovecraftesque and the new boxed second edition. open.spotify.com/episode/1Qer...

We're premiering two new episodes of Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast in 10 minutes!! Come join! There's room for everyone! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnys...