Critical Twits Podcast

We interview Christian Eichhorn, master of horrific, dark fantasy and cyberpunk TTRPG OSR content for MÖRK BORG and CY_BORG. We’re huge fans, having played a tonne of his stuff from Bergen Chrypt to Galgenbeck.Christian has authored over a hundred Dungeons and Dragons 5e supplements, 25 Kickstarter campaigns, and written for MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, and Death In Space. We were honoured to have him on the show.Find his stuff at www.ChristianEichhorn.itch.io and at the SoulMuppet store: https://soulmuppet-store.co.uk/Video podcast link -  https://youtu.be/J_V1HCDvDZ0Check out all our releases, merch, and more at www.criticaltwits.comListen to our Actual Play podcast, Roll In The Dark, here - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/roll... 

Chainsaw - MÖRK BORG meets Slasher Movies! Games Designer Interview with Matthew Myslinski   We want to play a game! That game is Chainsaw, a slasher horror tabletop roleplaying game from the Driftwood Archives currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter.Powered by MÖRK BORG, the Chainsaw RPG allows you to step into the quaking boots of the victims in horror films such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, and Friday the 13th. We sat down with games designer Matthew Myslinski to discuss horror franchises, using genre tropes in your TTRPGs, getting your gaming table to try new games, heavy metal, and the wonderful MÖRK BORG Community.Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/driftwoodarchives/chainsawDriftwoodarchives.com Chainsawrpg.com Thank you to Sacha from Slightly Reckless Games – check out their Mork Borg engine games here – https://www.slightlyrecklessgames.com/Find this episode in video form here: https://youtu.be/UVTc7gLWCcYFind this episode in podcast form h

Howdy, pardners! Tales of the Old West is an upcoming tabletop RPG from Effekt Publishing, and we were lucky enough to grab an interview with designers Dave Semark and Matthew Tyler-Jones of Effekt Publishing. Conversation on the game itself begins in earnest at (24:40)The buffalo of conversation roams across topics such as the Mutant Year Zero Free Tabletop Licence (FTL), working for Free League, getting started as a writer for TTRPGS, their Effekt and Effekt AP podcasts, writing the wonderful Hope’s Last Day scenario for Alien: The Roleplaying Game, and winning a Gold ENNIE award for the Alien RPG sourcebook Building Better Worlds.Dave and Matthew have come a long way from their days selling ‘zines for 80s Games Workshop RPGs and have successfully funded Tales of the Old West on Kickstarter.If you want to see us in action playing the game, head over to Spreaker or YouTubeClick to join the Kickstarter - KickstarterFree quickplay rules! Tales of the Old West Quick Draw More from Effekt - Effekt Publishing  -

We chat with Sacha Lightfoot from Slightly Reckless Games about their Norse-themed Mörk Borg-engine Kickstarter Berserkr, running an indie tabletop RPG press, last year's big crowd-funding hit Ronin, the importance of music in roleplaying games, TTRPG design, games art, Norse myths, Japanese culture, Cyberpunk 2020... and snowplough duellist Jeremy Renner.Join us at www.criticaltwits.com This pod on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Yle0zLA3OLg Show notes:https://www.slightlyrecklessgames.comBerserkr Kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slightlyreckless/berserkr Our interview with the creators of Mörk Borg - https://youtu.be/grv5-5EPZUk Slightly Reckless Games' Discord - https://discord.com/invite/FfqBuqXvMK

We interview RPG author Chris Longhurst, aka Potatocubed, about his upcoming RPG "Threadcutters", his previous work (Bleak Spirit, Pigsmoke, Attorneys at Jaw, and Strike Force Omega), and his experiences with game design and publishing as a indie writer/developer.The interview took place on 24/06/2024.You can find Potatocubed's games here: https://potatocubed.itch.io/And you can find out more about what we're up to, including actual-play RPGs at https://www.criticaltwits.comAnd here's a list of where to find all the other games we talked about:Exalted - Sidereals: https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/50485/Manual-of-Exalted-Power-SiderealsLovecraftesque: https://blackarmada.com/lovecraftesque/Fucked Up Little Man: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/fucked-up-little-man/Detect or Die: https://silk-stone.itch.io/detect-or-dieSongs for the Dusk: https://yrgirlkv.itch.io/songsfortheduskHeat - Pedal to the Metal: https://www.daysofwonder.com/heat/The Fashion Game: https://ryokoyabuchi.stores.jp/items/6464

Join us we talk all about the TTRPGS, boardgames, art, and miscellaneous arts and crafts that we explored at the UK Games Expo 2024 in Birmingham!Thanks to everyone we mentioned in this episode, and all the games and RPGs we loved - in no particular order:Slightly Restless Games' RPG Ronin; Stockholm Kartell and Mork Borg, Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr, Chris Bisette, Rowan, Rook and Decard; Grant Howitt; Mike Mason at Chaosium; Fighting Fantasy and Jonathan Green; Ian Livingstone; Kevin Rahman and Forbidden Psalm; Thornless Rose; Happy Yeti Games; Soulmuppet Publishing; Monte Cook Games; Game Toppers; Hollows; Spire; Old Gods of Appalachia; Boop; Weird Games; No Thank You Evil; Be Like a Crow; This Wretched House; Inssmouth The Stolen Child; They Live; Calico; Hieronymous; Paint the Town Red, and Shenanigrams.Our Actual Play podcast, Roll In The DarkWe play Goblin Quest - Spreaker or YouTube Eat The Reich UnboxingForbidden Psalm Unboxingwww.criticaltwits.comJoin our DiscordCritical Twits Social Media:FacebookYou

In this episode, we interview the award winning RPG author Sarah Newton about her new RPG "The Chronicles of Future Earth". "The Chronicles of Future Earth" is powered by FATE. It is written and designed by Sarah Newton and published by Typhon Games (Formally Mindjammer Press Ltd)You can find out more about "The Chronicles of Future Earth" and purchase a copy from here: https://www.typhon-games.com/the-chronicles-of-future-earth/To see a video version of this interview, you can find our YouTube and other channels, including our new actual play RPG podcast Roll In The Dark, at criticaltwits.com

Welcome to the Critical Twits 2.0!Stick with us as we've got loads coming up, including tabletop RPG and board game discussion, insightful interviews with leading figures within the tabletop gaming communities, reviews, news and so much more! Don't forget to subscribe so you can come with us on this journey, and if you can share the podcast with someone you know it would really help us grow and reach others in the tabletop community. We're super excited for what's to come, and we hope you are too.Find out more about what we're up to at https://www.criticaltwits.com

Lying - a terrible, hurtful, nasty thing to do, or a great way to have fun with your friends? Brian and Aaron take you through their favourite lying, bluffing, social deduction games. Want to help support our content? Now you can make a donation here: https://bit.ly/donatetwits https://www.criticaltwits.com https://www.twitter.com/Critical_Twits https://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.instagram.com/criticaltwits/

In this week's podcast The Twits look at co-operative board games. What are they? What makes them great? And what are some of the best examples we know of? Want to help support our content? Now you can make a donation here: https://bit.ly/donatetwits https://www.criticaltwits.com https://www.twitter.com/Critical_Twits https://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.instagram.com/criticaltwits/

In this podcast we pick apart the recent news that our favourite miniatures game, Malifaux, is getting a 3rd edition. Want to help support our content? Now you can make a donation here: https://bit.ly/donatetwits https://www.criticaltwits.com https://www.twitter.com/Critical_Twits https://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.instagram.com/criticaltwits/

This week's podcast sees Aaron and Brian discuss more 2 player tabletop games. The puzzle based Codinca, the puzzle based Fugitive, and the puzzle based SuperHot. Accidental double synergy feature! You can find our 2 Player Tabletop Games: Part 1 here - https://soundcloud.com/criticaltwits/ep-25-2-player-tabletop-games-hive-crokinole-aeronauts Want to help support our content? Now you can make a donation here: https://bit.ly/donatetwits https://www.criticaltwits.com https://www.twitter.com/Critical_Twits https://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.instagram.com/criticaltwits/

In this very special lost episode, Brian and Jamie discuss world building for tabletop RPGs. A vivid, consistent setting is the solid foundation from which all good role playing campaigns are built, so join us for our top tips on how to create worlds your players will talk about for years to come. Want to help support our content? Now you can make a donation here: https://bit.ly/donatetwits https://www.criticaltwits.com https://www.twitter.com/Critical_Twits https://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.instagram.com/criticaltwits/

Join Aaron and Brian with guests Simon and Kar as they say so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen and goodbye to Netrunner, our favourite card game which is sadly being discontinued by FFG after they lost the IP rights. Listen as we reminisce & speculate on the potential future for the game. Want to help support our content? Now you can make a donation here: https://bit.ly/donatetwits https://www.criticaltwits.com

In this episode of RPG basics, Brian and Aaron discuss how to keep a campaign going when problems start appearing. Things such as loss of interest, loss of players, loss of party cohesion. You'd be lost without us. Want to help support our content? Now you can make a donation here: https://bit.ly/donatetwits criticaltwits.com twitter.com/Critical_Twits facebook.com/criticaltwits www.instagram.com/criticaltwits/ @criticaltwits

This week we discuss all of the wonderful games we played and previewed at the 2018 UK Games Expo! Including Elite: Dangerous Battle Cards, Fog of Love, Frenetic, Rumbleslam, several offerings from Big Potato Games and many, many more including the rather adult part games Gutterhead and Random Minds! 4:05 Forgotten Floof 9:25 Elite Dangerous Battle Cards 12:15 Fog of Love 17:50 Gutterhead and Random Minds 25:40 Sins RPG 27:15 Call of Cthulhu 30:13 Games Workshop 31:30 Grant Howitt and Spire 32:55 Minerals 36:55 Whitewashing 40:30 Frenetic 48:35 Rumbleslam 52:10 Big Potato Games – Klask (53:37 Clickbait, 56:20 Weird Things Humans Search For) 58:48 Villagers 1:00:10 Dice Summoners 1:02:45 The Old Hellfire Club 1:08:45 Ominoes 1:11:58 Thirsty Meeples

We've finally reached 100 episodes! Join us as we celebrate with a handful of special guests (and Twits). Play along with the official Critical Twits Quiz and laugh at our attempts to find other employment while we play Funemployed. Special thanks to Alex Tyler: Spoken Nerd for joining us (who you can find at https://www.facebook.com/alextylerspokenword/) and outdoing what we do. https://criticaltwits.com https://twitter.com/Critical_Twits https://facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.instagram.com/criticaltwits/ https://soundcloud.com/criticaltwits

Aaron and Brian explore the best doggos in Malifaux - which hound, pooch, wolf, canid or canine will top our poll? We also share our best dog stories. https://criticaltwits.com https://twitter.com/Critical_Twits https://facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.instagram.com/criticaltwits/ https://soundcloud.com/criticaltwits

This week sees Aaron and Brian discuss the surprisingly hard to source film, Snowpiercer. A film about the last of humanity surviving on a train in a post-apocalyptic wintery wasteland. Just the sort of thing to watch during Spring. Will the Twits consider Snowpiercer to be size 10 chaos or a lovely protein bar of goodness? https://www.criticaltwits.com https://www.youtube.com/c/criticaltwits https://www.soundcloud.com/criticaltwits https://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.twitter.com/critical_twits

This week's podcast sees Aaron and Wife of Twit discuss their experiences at the Dice Cup board game cafe in Nottingham and the huge number of games they tried. These include: Agricola, Machi Koro, Camel Up, Sushi Go, Sagrada, Mutant Meeples, Rick and Morty Total Rickall, Unlock and Penguin Pileup. Phew! All in the space of an hour and a half. We're also still running our survey, tell us what you think about us at: https://goo.gl/forms/D96eL7K2Q8jfPgvW2