The Weekly Scroll TTRPG Podcast reads and reviews a different Tabletop Roleplaying Game every week. In addition, we talk about what's new in TTRPG's on Kickstarter, interview guests, and occasionally do actual plays of games.
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we're joined by Vaults of Vaarn creator Leo Hunt to talk and play VAULTS OF VAARN 2E, a psychedelic science-fantasy adventure game with minimalist rules that empower player creativity, a pervading tone of melancholy weirdness, and an emphasis on procedural content generation. Chris P Wolf, creator of Offworlders and Night Tripper, also joins us as a guest player. Sign up on Backerkit for Vaults Vaarn 2E: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/4f47b7f2-66b4-4e1d-8185-c7fb9ede379c/landingFind Vaults of Vaarn here: https://vaultsofvaarn.com/Find Chris P Wolf here: https://chrispwolf.itch.io/ 0:00 Start2:13 Talking Vaults of Vaarn 2e14:59 Game begins Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On the finale of In the Light of a Setting Sun, our cowpokes face off against the bandits that have overrun Fort Cotswald in a last-ditch effort to retrieve a shipment of smallpox vaccines for the stricken town of Black Tongue.Find In the Light of a Setting Sun here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/in-the-light-of-a-setting-sun-tombstone-edition Find Ghosts of the Seirra Verde here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/ghosts-of-the-sierra-verde Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review CTHULHU DARK from Ennie-winning creator Graham Walmsley, a rules-light tabletop roleplaying game of bleak, cosmic horror. Graham is currently kickstarting COSMIC DARK, a game of weird space horror set in a universe in which life, technology, and reality become twisted and wrong.Find Cthulhu Dark here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/341997/cthulhu-darkBack Cosmic Dark here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grahamwalmsley/cosmic-dark0:00 Start 3:48 The International Player's Review zine5:47 Cthulhu Dark Intro and Info11:10 Cthulhu Dark Quickstart12:45 Readthrough1:15:24 Scores1:41:47 Cosmic Dark KickstarterNew Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and discuss Luke Gearing's VIOLENCE, a fast, nasty, and light resolution system, as well as two collections made for it of adventures, rules, settings, and more, both of which started as itch jams. VIOLENCE on Luke Gearing's blog: https://lukegearing.blot.im/violenceViolence Collection: https://magical-b.itch.io/violence-jam-fuck-warViolence Collection in print: https://spearwitch.com/products/violence-collectionViolence2: https://empty-the-clip.itch.io/violence20:00 Start6:51 Readthrough1:01:18 Violence Collection 1:35:30 Violence2New Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down once again with Zach Cox, aka Jelly Muppet, to talk about a new project from Soul Muppet Publishing—MAD AS HELL, a radical, liberationist, anti-capitalist, demon hunting ttrpg, written by Evie Moriarty with illustrations by Per Janke, Scrap Princess, and Alex Eckman-Lawn.Mad As Hell is funding right now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulmuppet/mad-as-hellFind Soul Muppet Publishing here: https://soulmuppet-store.co.uk/New Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review PRINT WEAVERS from N.L. Morrison, where players use their own fingerprints to create characters in a gothic soulslike tabletop roleplaying game. To start, we throw it back to the "Kickstart the Podcast" days and look at a number of projects that are crowdfunding right now.Find Print Weaver here: https://nlmorrison.itch.io/print-weaverLiminal Horror Deluxe Edition: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-penguin-ink/liminal-horror-deluxe-editionGolem Parade: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexandrekobayashi/golem-paradeOSRIC 3: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mythmere-games/osric-3Flames of Orion: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flames-of-orion/flames-of-orionCloud Empress: Stories from the Slip: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/worlds-by-watt/cloud-empress-tales-from-the-hereafterThe Job: Boxset Edition: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/exalted-funeral/the-jobMad As Hell: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulmuppet/mad-as-hellLiquid Steel: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/melsonian-arts-council/liquid-steel0:00 Start 1:37 Crowdfunding spotlight2:28 Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition3:23 Golem Parade5:10 OSRIC 36:02 Flames of Orion7:31 Cloud Empress: Stories from the Slip10:13 The Job: Boxset Edition12:58 Mad As Hell13:35 Liquid Steel 16:42 Giveaway - The Black Rainbow Society18:06 Game Intro19:22 Readthrough1:47:10 ScoresNew Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this session of In the Light of a Setting Sun, our cowpokes deal with the aftermath of their late-night encounter then run into some strange people and places as they continue their journey to retrieve smallpox vaccines for the town of Black Tongue.Find In the Light of a Setting Sun here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/in-the-light-of-a-setting-sun-tombstone-edition Find Ghosts of the Seirra Verde here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/ghosts-of-the-sierra-verde New Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this session of In the Light of a Setting Sun, our cowpokes find themselves stuck in a plague-ridden town and must figure out how to get out. And how to get paid while doing it. Find In the Light of a Setting Sun here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/in-the-light-of-a-setting-sun-tombstone-edition Find Ghosts of the Seirra Verde here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/ghosts-of-the-sierra-verde New Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review SHERWOOD from R. Rook Studio, a game of outlaws and arcana set in a fantastical version of 13th Century England inspired by modern Robin Hood fantasy stories, the Robin of Sherwood television series, and medieval outlaw ballads and romances.Find Sherwood here: https://r-rook.itch.io/sherwood0:00 Start 2:47 Game Intro4:52 Readthrough1:31:12 ScoresNew Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review OFFWORLDERS from Chris P. Wolf, a science fiction roleplaying game about adventurers, outlaws, and guns for hire making their fortune on the rough end of the galaxy. Find OFFWORLDERS here: https://chrispwolf.itch.io/offworldersFind it in print here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/257632/offworlders0:00 Start 5:30 Readthrough1:19:09 ScoresNew Weekly Scroll Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we continue our first TWS Campaign with Session 1 of IN THE LIGHT OF A SETTING SUN TOMBSTONE EDITION by Jon Davis. Hunter and Ryan are joined by Stella Condrey as players and by Jon as the Judge. The campaign will run every (ish) Monday for the next 3-10 weeks.Find In the Light of a Setting Sun here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/in-the-light-of-a-setting-sun-tombstone-editionFind Ghosts of the Seirra Verde here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/ghosts-of-the-sierra-verdeAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we're joined by Josh Domanski of the Liminal Horror writing team to preview the LIMINAL HORROR DELUXE EDITION, which is funding on Backerkit starting April 15th!Back Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition here: https://liminalhorrorrpg.com/deluxeFind Liminal Horror here: https://liminalhorrorrpg.com/All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we begin our first TWS Campaign with our Zero Session of IN THE LIGHT OF A SETTING SUN TOMBSTONE EDITION by Jon Davis. Hunter and Ryan are joined by Stella Condrey as players and by Jon as the Judge. The campaign will run every (ish) Monday for the next 3-10 weeks.Find In the Light of a Setting Sun here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/in-the-light-of-a-setting-sun-tombstone-editionFind Ghosts of the Seirra Verde here: https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/ghosts-of-the-sierra-verdeAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review RAD from Hipólita, a tabletop roleplaying game set in a post-nuclear Soviet wasteland and inspired by Metro 2033.Find RAD here: https://hipolita.itch.io/radFind the RADIOACTIVE JAME here: https://itch.io/jam/radioactive-jam0:00 Start 2:46 Readthrough1:15:30 ScoresAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with games educator and award-winning game designer VIDITA VOLETI to chat about A Land Once Magic, a conversational game of post-fantasy worldbuilding.Back A Land Once Magic here: https://alomrpg.world/ Find Viditya here: https://vidityavoleti.itch.io/ All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review NEVER GOING HOME from Wet Ink Games, a party-focused eldritch horror roleplaying game set in the trenches of the First World War, inspired by the World War Occult art of Charlie Ferguson-AveryFind Never Going Home here: https://www.wetinkgames.com/store/p/sodium-kedf40:00 Start 2:41 Intro the game4:12 A look at the physical books9:00 Readthrough 12:31 A preface to critique1:40:22 Scores1:56:46 Wrap upAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review MINIBX from Lucas Rolim, a minimalist hack that may in fact be a disruption, subversion, or even a profanity against D&D B/X!Find MINIBX here: https://lucasrolim.itch.io/minibxFind the Complete Creative Bundle of Lucas Rolim's games here: https://itch.io/s/146345/complete-creative-bundle-support-my-art-for-just-150:00 Start2:26 Game intro and info6:45 Readthrough1:20:37 Scores1:31:06 Complete Creative Bundle All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we are joined by Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG to play CRYO DRAKUS: AN ALIEN RECONNAISSANCE RPG where you pilot spaceships into menacing alien hives surrounding Earth and uncover their secrets by analyzing and trading your findings back home.Back CRYO DRAKUS here on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marcoserrano/cryo-drakus-an-alien-reconnaissance-rpgFind Marco Serrano here: https://spicytunarpg.com/All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review MOONLIGHT ON ROSEVILLE BEACH from Richard Ruane of R. Rook Studio, a tabletop roleplaying game about a queer beach town in 1979 and the residents who solve its strange, occult mysteries and protect it from elder gods, weird monsters, and greedy real-estate developers. Find R. Rook Studio here: https://r-rook.studioFind Moonlight on Roseville Beach here: https://rosevillebeach.r-rook.games/Back Silver Age on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/r-rook/silver-age 0:00 Start 1:14 Love is Love 2:31 Silver Age Kickstarter 6:04 Intro the game 8:23 Readthrough 1:44:36 Scores 2:07:45 Wrap UpAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with Emily Entner and Lucas Zellers to talk about their ZineQuest project BONDS BETWEEN, a cozy, duet roleplaying game about everyday dragons turning their considerable magic to home improvement as they build a hoard, restore a run-down lair, and come to know their bonded neighbor in the process.Back BONDS BETWEEN here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentbard/bonds-betweenAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down to chat with Ethan Yen and James Quigley and then get to play their current ZineQuest project PREQUEL, a tactical storytelling game of heroic sacrifice where you play as doomed heroes fighting against their final adversary.Back Prequel here:https://bit.ly/prequel-rpgFind Etan here:https://ethanyen.com/Find James here:https://quigjam.itch.io/0:00 Start0:44 Interview w/ Ethan and James28:44 Playing Prequel2:19:00 Post game discussion2:16:36 Wrap up and linksAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review FIREDROP from Christian Sorrell of Meatcastle Gameware, a hex and dice wargame inspired by Helldivers 2 where you and your friends play as Soldiers dropped from low orbit to fight the hordes of superfleas infesting the planet.Find FIREDROP here:https://shop.meatcastlegameware.com/products/firedropAnd here (link to Missives at the bottom):https://meatcastlegameware.itch.io/firedrop0:00 Start2:58 Intro the game5:24 Readthrough58:38 ScoresAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollLive Streams on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with Charlotte Laskowski and Binary Star to talk about their Itch.io record-breaking project CELESTIAL BODIES, a game about humanity's long struggle to colonize the universe, and what will become of them. In Celestial Bodies you play lamplighters: a once-reverent name for the union of pilot and mech, flesh and steel, serving a home-ship. Save the Kickstarter page here: https://www.binarystar.games/celestial Find Celestial Bodies Titan Edition here: https://selkie.itch.io/celestial-bodies Find Charlotte here: https://fragrant.garden/about/ Find Binary Star here: https://binarystar.games/ All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review DAISY CHAINSAW from Charlotte Laskowski, a game of magical girls, cosmic threats, and saving the world one episode at a time. Players roleplay as magical girls—teenagers with special powers living a double life. Find Daisy Chainsaw here: https://spacepenguin.ink/products/daisy-chainsaw Find Charlotte here: https://fragrant.garden/about/ 0:00 Start 2:24 Six Degrees of Jarrett Crader 5:06 Readthrough 1:12:05 Scores 1:36:14 Wrap up and scoring changes All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review WULFWALD from Lee Reynoldson and Paolo Greco of Lost Pages, a ttrpg set in a world of mythic Anglo-Saxon tales where the players are Wolfsheads—outcasts, outlaws, and outsiders trying to regain a place in society. Find Wulfwald here: https://shop.lostpages.co.uk/products/wulfwald-boxed-set Find Lost Pages here: https://lostpages.co.uk/ 0:00 Start 2:11 A look at the box set 6:52 Readthrough 2:14:01 Scores All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review SWYVERS from Luke Gearing, David Hoskins, and the Melsonian Arts Council. Swyvers is a lightweight set of rules married to a full set of tools and tables for running a gang of criminals and bastards through the filthy and chaotic sprawl of The Smoke, its many districts, and The Midden. Find Swyvers here: https://www.melsonia.com/products/swyvers Find Luke Gearing here: https://lukegearing.blot.im/ Find David Hoskins here: https://www.davidhoskins.com/ 0:00 Start 1:52 A look at the book(s) 8:51 Readthrough 2:32:17 Scores 2:52:09 Wrap up All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review NIELSENAUTS from Chris Ramdeen, a freeform roleplaying/improv game where players assume the role of artificial intelligences trying to create successful TV in real time episodes of 15 minutes each. Find Nielsenauts here: https://spacepenguin.ink/products/nielsenauts-make-tv-and-die Find Chris Ramdeen here: https://pathikablog.com/ 0:00 Start 0:38 Couple of things to start the year 2:39 Intro the game 6:53 Readthrough 46:17 Scores 1:00:54 Wrap up All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan is joined by Watt for a Cloud Empress writing seminar. Watt discusses Literary Adventures (the what and the why) and shows how they outline their ttrpg adventure design philosophy and workflow. Find Cloud Empress here: https://cloudempress.com/ 0:00 Start 0:49 Presentation Begins 1:15 About Watt, Worlds by Watt, Cloud Empress & more 9:23 Who Cares Whether a TTRPG Adventure Is Literary or Not? 11:25 What is a "Literary Adventure?" 18:31 Writing for Cloud Empress 26:30 Method: Location in Conflict Writing Workflow 26:49 Ideate a Concept 30:15 Define the Space 43:25 Fill in the Details 49:41 Reflections and Final Thoughts 55:31 Closing and Next Steps 56:35 Q&A All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we recap the top scores for zines and books we gave out through the year! For zines we do the top 3 for each metric, top 3 overall, and our personal top 3s, and for books we do the top 5 for each metric, top 5 overall, and our personal top 5s. Thank you all so much for watching and listening this year! 0:00 Start 1:05 What is the Year End Review 4:19 Episodes recap 6:39 Zines 8:07 Visuals Top 3 17:28 Ruleset Top 3 27:36 Vibes Top 3 33:15 Top 3 Overall3 6:58 Hunter's Top 3 40:02 Ryan's Top 3 43:56 Books 45:03 Art & Layout Top 5 57:56 Usability Top 5 1:07:32 Ruleset Top 5 1:22:57 Originality Top 5 1:37:33 Value Top 5 1:47:07 Top 5 Overall 1:51:33 Hunter's Top 5 1:55:36 Ryan's Top 52:00:25 Top Supporter 2:01:49 The Future of The Weekly Scroll All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with artist, game designer, and writer GAVRIEL QUIROGA to talk all things Neurocity, Warpland, Hell Night, and their current project with Gallant Knight games, Lords of Death and Illusion. Back Lords of Death and Illusion here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/gallant-knight-games/gavriel-quiroga-s-lords-of-death-and-illusion Find World of Quiroga here: https://gavrielquiroga.wordpress.com/about/ All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review ALIEN THE ROLEPLAYING GAME from Free League Publishing, the official ttrpg for the Alien franchise, which uses their Year Zero Engine but adapts and further develops it to fully support and enhance the core themes of ALIEN. Find ALIEN RPG here: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/alien/ Find Free League here: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/ 0:00 Start 1:11 A look at the book and Starter Set 10:27 Readthrough 2:40:46 Scores All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we continue our mini–Mothership Month by playing even more Mothership 1E! For our players, Ryan was joined by Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG, Christian Sorrell of Meatcastle Gameware, and Jarrett Crader of Space Penguin Ink. And as our Warden we had Chris Airiau of 5 Million Worlds Press, who has written a plethora of wonderful Mothership content, including the adventure he ran for us, IRON HEARTH HARVEST. You can find Iron Hearth Harvest as part of Mothership Month in Devil's Due from Single Stage to Orbit Press, a compendium of space pirate supplements and adventures centered around the pirate plant Azimuth. https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/the-azimuth-gang/devil-s-due-a-space-pirate-haven-for-mothership Chris also has his own project for Mothership Month, Not Enough Scoundrels: a supplement of smugglers, space truckers and the ships they live and die by. https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/5-million-worlds-press/not-enough-scoundrels-a-smuggling-module-for-mothership-rpg Find Chris Airiau here: https://chrisair.itch.io/ Find Marco here: https://spicytunarpg.itch.io/ Find Christian here: https://meatcastlegameware.itch.io/ Find Jert and SPI here: https://spacepenguin.ink/ All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we read and review Kosmosaurs from Diogo Nogueira of Old Skull Publishing, a minimalist action focused ttrpg with a strong narrative bent where you play as a member of an elite force of dinosaur space rangers that defend the galaxy against all forms of threats, both internal and external. Find Old Skull Publishing here: https://oldskull-publishing.com/ Find Kosmosaurs here: https://diogo-old-skull.itch.io/kosmosaurs-rpg 0:00 Start 3:22 A look at the book 7:21 Disclaimer 9:04 Readthrough 1:24:25 Scores All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with game designer, artist, producer & cast member of My First Dungeon, and Co-Host of Talk of the Table, ELLIOT DAVIS. We discuss his podcast production company Many Sided Media, his past game design projects, like Project ECCO and Rom Com Drama Bomb, and finally discuss THE TIME WE HAVE, a two-player storytelling card game about brothers in the zombie apocalypse and the final days before one of them turns. Find and back The Time We Have here: https://sadzombiegame.com/ Find Elliot's games here: https://moreblueberries.itch.io/ Find Many Sided Media here: https://www.manysidedmedia.com/ All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we continue our mini–Mothership Month by playing some Mothership 1E. We're joined by Stella Condrey as a player, and Josh Domanski as our GM as well as the author of the adventure, TIL DEATH DO US PART. You can find Till Death Do Us Part as an add-on in the upcoming Backerkit project INTERLOPER from Joel Hines of Silverarm. Find Josh Domanski here: https://bsky.app/profile/unenthuser.bsky.social Find Stella Condrey here: https://500poundsofnothing.itch.io/ Find INTERLOPER here: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/a0914d97-b46e-401d-8ae1-67095bb10ad3/landing Find Magdalena penitente by Mateo Cerezo here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magdalena_penitente_-_Mateo_Cerezo.jpg All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On this episode, we read and review Mothership® 1E from Tuesday Knight Games, the award-winning sci-fi horror RPG where you and your crew try to survive in the most inhospitable environment in the universe: outer space! 0:00 Start 5:49 Unboxing 15:07 Disclaimer 16:36 Readthrough 1:53:14 Scores All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another
On this episode, we sit down with Zach (Jelly Muppet) of SoulMuppet Publishing to discuss PAINT THE TOWN RED, a sad vampire ttrpg about depression, partying, and falling in love, that explores themes of trauma, vice and loneliness. Find Paint the Town Red Backerkit here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/soulmuppet/paint-the-town-red Find the SoulMuppet Discord here: https://discord.gg/kQUc83Q5 Find Paint the Town Red Actual Plays here My First Dungeon: https://open.spotify.com/episode/18BLIdpc4gAuv6zY3YqVpJ?si=2b25de0eb2e2455e stellalunaTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cl465km-8A OneShotPod: https://open.spotify.com/episode/71oGBO5XqL1ibRpKRVaefe?si=df0e0bf7354f43bf All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On this episode, Ryan sits down with Phil of 1D10+5 to talk all things Sölitary Defilement, solo rpgs, game generators, and more! Sölitary Defilement is a set of comprehensive rules for exploring the dying lands solitaire. Pre-orders are open right now for a new limited edition "Futility of Prayer" Box Set for Sölitary Defilement, designed and screen printed with metallic gold ink by Max Moon! Find the Futility of Prayer Box Set here: https://www.maxmoongames.com/product/sdBox_futilityofprayer/94?cs=true&cst=custom All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On episode 9 of SideQuests, we play BEST LEFT BURIED from SoulMuppet Publishing, a rules-light, fantasy horror roleplaying game where the monsters are scary, and you are scared. We have the regular SQ crew of Stella, Ryan, and Hunter, with our resident amazing GM Josh Domanski running the Castle Ascania adventure in Behind Closed Doors by Luke Gearing.
On this episode, we're joined by Josh Domanski of the Liminal Horror writing team to discuss tips and tricks for writing short form horror content for both your home games and publication. Find Liminal Horror here: https://liminalhorrorrpg.com/ Find Case Files here: https://unenthuser.itch.io/case-files-vol-1 Find the Horrors of the Americas Jam here: https://itch.io/jam/horror-of-the-americas-jam Join the Liminal Horror discord here: https://discord.gg/ptHUNSVDrJ 0:00 Start 0:17 What is LH writing seminar 2 about? 2:10 Hungry Hollow, Twisted Classics, and Horror of the Americas 6:11 What is short form horror? 8:14 Examples of short from horror content 26:24 Tables 36:00 Plot Hooks 41:50 Creatures 50:36 Creating Horrors 59:06 Example lesser horror stat blocks 1:00:42 Example greater horror stat blocks 1:03:08 Resonant Artifacts 1:11:41 NPCs 1:20:12 Example NPCs 1:21:08 Example Key NPC 1:25:04 Factions 1:31:34 Example Faction - The Bureau 1:36:46 Scenarios 1:43:12 Example Scenario - Second Dawn 1:47:44 Key to the Second Dawn Scenario 1:50:39 Second Dawn Scenario setting and locations 1:52:56 Q&A 2:05:07 Wrap up 2:07:39 Shilling All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On this episode, we read and review ECO MOFOS!! from David Blandy and Daniel Locke of the Copy Paste Co-Op, a mid-future, weird hope, ecopunk, ruin-delving, survival game. 0:00 Start 3:25 Kickstarter Rewards 8:44 Readthrough 1:49:33 Scores All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On this episode, we host a launch party for Day 1 of the Kickstarter campaign for MARCHING ORDER: CURSE & COIN EDITION from friends of the show James and Brad of Crumbling Keep! We were joined by Matt of ManaDawn Tabletop Games, and the wonderful Janell, who you might recognize from our Mork Borg campaigns. We chatted about the new edition of Marching Order, James ran us through a game of Marching Order, and we game away a PLETHORA of Crumbling Keep books, zines, and pamphlets. Music from The Citadel of Evil by Gnoll, used with permission from Heimat Der Katastrophe All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On this episode, we read and review TORQ from Will Jobst of Good Luck Press, a post-apocalyptic car-PG that's half road warrior tactics, half freeform roleplaying, where you play as a driver with special talents that ventures from community-to-community to help in any way you can. 0:00 Start 5:16 Readthrough 1:41:39 Scores All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
On this episode, we sit down for another
On this episode, Ryan sits down Paolo Greco of Lost Pages, a small press publisher of fantasy, occult, and weird ttrpgs. Lost Pages has released games such as the original Into the Odd from Chris McDowell, Macchiato Monsters from Eric Nieudan, Book of Gaub, and most recently Beyond the Pale from Yochai Gal. All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll Live Streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Twitter: https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll
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