Table Top Babble

Welcome to the very first episode of Table Top Crowd! In this episode, Kristin sat down with David, Charlie and Ezra to discuss the crowd funding project Hand in Glove, a queer, baseball romance audio drama.  They discuss David’s inspiration for creating the show, Ezra and Charlie’s audition process and a breakdown of all the perks for backers of the project which is currently live on IndieGoGo!  You can support Hand in Glove here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hand-in-glove-season-1#

Today is a very special episode of Table Top Babble.  Amber attempted to interview the entire cast of Dames and Dragons at once. So while this episode is less structured than most, it also perfectly captures why Kat, Noel, Juniper, and Hannah (in that order!) have attracted so many fans to Dames and Dragons. They sat down on June 16th and chatted about the inspiration for each of the characters, getting your ya-ya’s out, and most regrettably, kurgum.

Today on the show Amber chatted with graphic novelist Brian McLachlan. They sat down on June the 16th and chatted about professional cartooning, how he got his work published, the creative process, and coming up with and creating Complete the Quest, an interactive role-playing adventure, that reads like a graphic novel but also plays like a game! It’s perfect for fans of all ages who are interested in the exciting world of fantasy gaming.

Today on the show Kenny talked with Scott Kurtz, creator of PVP, Table Titans, and Binwin Bronzebottom of Acquisitions Incorporated fame. Scott’s been playing D&D since it’s been a thing and he spends basically every waking moment of his sentience thinking about storytelling. They sat down on June 11th and chatted about the history of roleplaying, comics, and collaboration.

Today on the show Amber chatted with editor and writer, Shane Ormond. They sat down on July 11th and Shane shared his experience with maybe the most bizarre business venture Amber has  personally ever heard from someone she knows. Then they got into Fat Magic: a 5e campaign set in a world saturated by delicious and dangerous food magic. They talked about the inception of the campaign; how it was born from the pandemic, burn out, and missing the ability to share a meal with his DnD group. As of this episode release, Fat Magic is live on Kickstarter and it’s also a project Amber is contributing to as a graphic designer. Go to FatMagicRPG.com to check it out!

Today on the show Kenny talked with Vee and Hayley of Storybrewers Roleplaying. They are the designers of many fabulous games; in particular, they designed Good Society, which is a TTRPG in the style of a Jane Austen novel. They sat down on June 9th and chatted about the dynamic of their writing, the tightrope between specific design and flexible design, and of course, scandalous romances spied from remote library windows.

Today on the show Amber chatted with GMs, game designers/writers, and advicemongers, Jim and Pruitt of WebDM. They sat down on June 8th and Jim and Pruitt shared how WebDM got started, what kinds of advice they give in the gaming sphere, they also were kind enough to give me some advice, and of course they chatted about Worlds of Web DM: Weird Wastelands a toolkit for 5e that can also be used for other systems that focuses on exploration! As of this episode airing there are 12 days left on their Kickstarter! Go check it out!

Today on the show Amber chats with graphic designer, artist, and game designer from the Phillipines, Momatoes. They sat down on June 2nd and discussed getting into art, the draw to graphic design, and got into ARC; Momatoes ttrpg that's rules-light and tension-heavy, where heroes defy the cruel Doomsday Clock to save their world from a looming apocalypse. She shared her design goals for the game, the changes and process she went through, and of course the wonderful art and design she created and used to build the book. It’s a truly beautiful piece of work that as of this episode airing has 9 days left on the Kickstarter.

Today on the show Amber chatted with streamer, podcaster, and game designer Amr Ammourazz. They sat down on May 24th and talked about running games for the first time, their experiences with Pathfinder, getting into TTRPGs via podcasts, of course there was more Marvel talk and social issues being told through stories, Chimera RPG a game they are working and the activism they are currently focusing on. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of opportunity to showcase their punmanship which Amber deeply regrets not providing for them.

Today on the show Amber chatted with TTRPG streamer, cofounder and event organiser of Friends Who Roll Dice, and the stream manager of One More Multiverse, Drak! They sat down on May 21st and talked about his love of role playing games, representation in actual play streams, coming out of their shells, how Drak loves the audience interaction of streams and playing as villains. He also chatted about getting into streaming TTRPGs and how much he’s grown in the space over the last year! So many games, so many shows! And he shared what it means to be a Stream manager and gave some tips & advice on Streaming! twitter.com/Drakoniques twitter.com/FriendsRollDice twitter.com/play_multiverse

Today on the show Amber chatted with designer, consultant, and editor Tracy Barnett. They sat down on May 19th and talked about Tracy's journey becoming a full-time freelancer, self promotion and marketing, a little bit about gatekeeping in RPGS, learning how to create graphics and layout, and of course their game You Are The Dungeon a single-player journaling experience that puts you in the role of a living, sentient dungeon. Which as of this episodes air date, has 6 days left on its Kickstarter.

Today on the show Amber had a lovely chat with game designer and visual artist Caro Asercion.  They  sat down on May 10th and talked about getting into TTRPGs via actual play podcasts, finding design prompts on Tumblr, game jams on Itch.io, environmental storying telling, and Caro’s games like “I’m Sorry Did You Say Street Magic?”

Today on the show Amber chatted with RPG designer Craig Campbell of Nerdburger Games. We sat down on May 1st and he shared his journey into writing and designing games as well as a few of the games he’s designed! Including a bit about his new game, Norwhereville a horror RPG set in a small town that won’t let you leave, which is currently live on Kickstarter!

Today on the show Amber chatted with Rick Perry, the Production Designer & Creative Producer for the actual play show Dimension 20. They sat down on April 30th and talked a bit about his film industry background and how it led to designing sets for a TTRPG show as well as some fun behind the scenes stories on how the Dimension 20 sets come into being!

Today on the show Amber chatted with the incredibly sweet, fun and funny Content Creator, Streamer, and TTRPG Designer Jess. They sat down on April 21st and talked all about her start in TTRPGs, getting into streaming and what it takes to produce a show plus tips on getting started, and we chatted about some of the games she’s designed as well!

Today on the show Amber chatted with game designer April Kit Walsh. They sat down on April 16th and talked all about her game Thirsty Sword Lesbians; from the design inspirations to a sampling of the playbooks. How she intentionally built safety into the game as well as what she was most proud of and what was most fun. And! She also shared what lies ahead in her game design future.

Today on the show Amber chatted with full-time streamer, roleplayer and GM, Vana who is an incredibly supportive person and an absolute delight to chat with! They sat down on April 14 and talked about Vana’s journey into streaming TTRPGs, her transition into GMing, and her show from Dusk til Dark as well as her...

Today on the show Amber talks with podcaster, streamer, and writer Morgan who is an incredibly sweet hype machine! They sat down on April 3rd and talked safety tools, their shared love of the Powered by the Apocalypse game Monsterhearts, their podcast Powered by the Players that highlights PBTA games and BIMPOC, as well as all the amazing work they’ve been doing for Huetopia, such as the show Game at a Glance.

Today on the show, Amber interviews co co host of Table Top Babble, the Blue Mage of Red Mage Blue Mage, and Geekspective's best and most favorite intern, Kenny!  On March 30th Amber and Kenny chatted about his gaming history, game writing, death trap dungeons and they did some reminiscing together!

Today on the show Amber talks with writer, podcaster, and streamer Mariam who is the caretaker of @HuetopiaTV a TTRPG streaming channel hosted by BIMPOC, for BIMPOC!  They sat down on March 13th and chatted about starting out in DnD, GMing at conventions, the writing they’ve been doing especially in world building and settings, and of course Huetopia and all the wonderful shows the channel is hosting.