Episode 103 of Design Doc is a two-game debrief! We each ran games at a convention for the first time since the pandemic. We talk about how it went, and how to (hopefully) protect one of those games from scope creep. open.spotify.com/episode/5Lxe...

It’s the final day to get the itchio bundle for the Palestinian Children’s Relief fund! For $10 you can get Questlandia and Noirlandia + over 240 other games. It’s a great way to round out your weird indie library while supporting the fight for Palestinian liberation.🇵🇸 itch.io/b/3299/pales...

We've made 100 episodes! Thank you to everyone who has listened.

We brought Wonderland to a real-life theme park! In the latest episode of Design Doc, we talked about how to take tabletop rules off the table. What needs to be simplified, what can be dropped, and what should we wear?

my friend @nynphaiel.bsky.social has been taking in stray cats, but they're struggling to get the money together to care for, and feed them. as a recent immigrant they're not able to work, so this kind act is costing them dearly. so, we've put together an @itch.io bundle. love cats? check it out.

Another good example of this is Enter the Orb by @turtlebun.com which has you all watch the trippy 1990s 3D animation video together and then play to create more. The shared context, as they say, is built in.

New Design Doc out today! This one is about our attempt to plan a game of Escape from Wonderland at Six Flags, and whether it’s actually possible to LARP on a roller coaster. Probably one of my favorite recent episodes. 😄 episodes.fm/1298080097/e...

New Design Doc today! In the episode @adrawnnovel.bsky.social and I talk about how even the ToC of a roleplaying game can help tell the game’s story and set the tone. open.spotify.com/episode/3Sfs...

The latest Design Doc is about epilogues! How do you end a game on the best possible note, while also letting the players pick the tune? Is it unbearable to introduce new rules at the end of a long session? Why do games need to end, anyway??

The latest episode of Design Doc is about how mechanics can swing from one extreme to the other. Adjusting your rules *just enough* is an art form in itself! You can find it here: pod.link/1298080097/e... ...or wherever you get your podcasts!

It's the last day for our spring PDF sale! 11 more hours! 💟 itch.io/s/149803/tur...

All our games are on sale on itch through the end of the month! Grab a game individually for 20% off, or PDFs of every one of our games for $35 for the whole bundle. Cheers, and happy Spring! 🌷🐢🐇 itch.io/s/149803/tur...

All our games are on sale on itch through the end of the month! Grab a game individually for 20% off, or PDFs of every one of our games for $35 for the whole bundle. Cheers, and happy Spring! 🌷🐢🐇 itch.io/s/149803/tur...

Did you know it's Rex Manning Day?? Did you know that @hanbandit.bsky.social wrote an amazing game based off of the movie Empire Records, where that originates? AAAAAANND... did you know we did an AP of it?! With @mattbartlettvo.bsky.social @nicolemackie.bsky.social and @brentpoynter.bsky.social!!

The latest Design Doc is out! This one is about a troublesome playtest. We had an extra player, which complicated things—but was that the only culprit? Listen wherever you get your podcasts! Or click one of the links below.

The latest Design Doc is about pacing in TTRPGs! We talk about session counts, story arcs, and how to linger on the best moments. You can listen to Design Doc wherever you download podcasts!

Our latest episode of Design Doc is about rewarding players with information. When making rules for intangible rewards, it's tough to make sure they'll match the mood at the table. We discuss and do some designing on the fly! Out now in all the podcast places 💡

Our latest episode of Design Doc is about rewards and prizes! We talk about the difference between character and player-level rewards, and do a little live design for claw machine prizes! Listen wherever you get podcasts! Or here, on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4lFH...

Good morning! It’s my birthday and we have a new Design Doc up about Rewards and Prizes in roleplaying games! 🎁 Your character can be getting absolutely walloped while you as a player are like Hell Yea. Give it a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

A great list! I'd recommend Design Doc from @turtlebun.com! Hannah and Evan are great, very experienced and have history - a deep library to choose from! For myself, I'd gently like to promote my own actual play, @wederrakeep.bsky.social. It's accessible - episodes are mostly ~30 min (ep 1 is 40).

Our latest episode of Design Doc is about perfection in art - what people expect of artists, and how we can define perfection for ourselves. You can find it here on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3R8N... Or listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎨

This week's Unbundled game is Damn the Man, Save the Music!, a TTRPG about working at a struggling record store in the 90s by @turtlebun.bsky.social