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 review EAT THE REICH from Grant Howitt of Rowan, Rook, and Dekard, a ttrpg in which you, a vampire commando, are coffin-dropped into occupied Paris and must cut a bloody swathe through nazi forces en route to your ultimate goal: drinking all of Adolf Hitler's blood. Find Eat the Reich here: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/eat-the-reich0:00 Start2:47 What have you been up to?13:18 Unboxing the hand-customized ammo box25:39 Eat the Reich info31:12 Rules Breakdown55:34 Character Generation Breakdown1:01:29 Lore bit1:03:13 Likes & Dislikes1:21:57 Metrics1:40:15 ScoresAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with CLAYTON NOTESTINE of Explorers Design to talk about the Classic Explorer Template, digital footprints, and then get REAL deep into the 2025 Ennies, of which Clayton was a judge. Find Clayton here: www.explorersdesign.com/0:00 Start1:35 We did this already2:09 Classic Explorer Template8:40 The internet is the problem12:52 Coworkers get NOTHING!19:02 You were an Ennies judge19:33 Three Point before we start23:35 Getting into it24:57 Ryan's caveats26:38 Ennies judges are voted on?28:45 The system is broken43:29 A system is what it does1:05:15 Digging into the Ennies Categories2:16:00 How to reach out to reviewers2:19:15 Review copies2:23:17 Meet your heroes, sometimes2:24:54 Plugging other peopleAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with game designer, Kickstarter coordinator, gunslinger, and soldier of fortune LOGAN DEAN to talk The Company, Geocaching, violence, and their current project WRECK LEAGUE, a competitive mech brawling card game inspired by Lancer, Netrunner, EDH, and having a good fuckin time.Find Logan here: https://logandean.games/Sign the Kickstarter Union letter here: https://kickstarterunited.org/0:00 Start0:53 Who the heck is Logan Dean?4:28 People still geocache?6:10 The Company and Mega Corp14:41 WRECK LEAGUE!19:20 Wreck League demo1:09:05 Kickstarter UnionAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with game designer Alexandre "KOBAYASHI" Jeannette to talk about The Black Sword Hack, going fulltime as a game designer, and their current project on Kickstarter—FALLEN BLADES ENDLESS STARS, a mark of the odd space opera zine where you play space knights battling an evil empire. Back Fallen Blades, Endless Stars here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexandrekobayashi/fallen-blades-endless-stars-a-space-opera-rpg-zineFind Kobayashi here: https://alexandre-kobayashi.itch.io/and here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/12338/livres-de-l-ours0:00 Start21:06 Fallen Blades Endless Stars47:09 EndAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we discuss our first adventure on the show, BARROW OF THE ELF KING by Nate Treme of Highland Paranormal Society. Barrow of the Elf King is an exploratory location for fantasy tabletop adventure games, suggested for a party of 3-4 level one adventurers using The Vanilla Game by Jared Sinclair. Alright, listen. Ryan gets a little heated in this one, so remember that these are just our (probably terrible) opinions and to take them with a big grain of salt. Find Barrow of the Elf King here: https://natetreme.itch.io/botek0:00 Start1:26 How are you doing buddy?2:00 Mechs, Dream homes, VtM, format of the episode6:41 Info for Barrow of the Elf King8:24 Discussion begins9:44 Should have edited out this dead air, oops 11:05 HTML version of the Itch12:37 Back to the discussion27:25 Philosophy of play36:45 Just rants from here on out56:33 Rant guy and the funny one58:38 Our first threesome1:00:05 Wrapping up1:01:45 Mek28 for (Not) Weekly WargamesAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down to chat with artist and game designer MOLOMOOT to talk GenCon, SoulMuppet, Gordon Ramsay's ass, and their current project SERVING UP DISASTER, a ttrpg of kitchen nightmares. Back Serving Up Disaster here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/molomoot/serving-up-disasterFind Mol here: https://molomoot.itch.io/ 0:00 Start3:35 GenCon is big11:25 What got you into ttrpgs?15:35 What is Serving Up Disaster?46:59 Where can people find you?All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we review THOUSAND YEAR OLD VAMPIRE by Tim Hutchings, a solo roleplaying game of loss, memory, and vampires with prompt-driven play and simple resource tracking that provides easy rules for exploring your character's human failings, villainous acts, and surprising victories. Expect gut-churning decisions and irreconcilable acts.Find Thousand Year Old Vampire here: https://thousandyearoldvampire.com/0:00 Start0:23 Anne Rice and aliens2:16 A giant UM and Josh Domanski2:57 Intro Thousand Year Old Vampire5:38 What have we been up to5:52 Mek 28 Mosh hack9:05 Necropolis miniatures11:51 GenCon is TOO big16:48 Info for Thousand Year Old Vampire19:57 The Gist of the game21:35 Rules Breakdown26:50 Character Generation Breakdown29:36 Discussing our runs36:53 Likes and Dislikes42:04 Metrics1:00:37 Scores1:11:15 What are we doing next?All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down for another
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we review CAIN from Tom Bloom, a narrative roleplaying game about playing psychic death soldiers hunting monstrosities made of human trauma. You might also know Tom Bloom as the author and illustrator of Kill Six Billion Demons and co-creator of the Lancer RPG. Find CAIN here: https://tombloom.itch.io/cainGrab our merch here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/0:00 Start0:15 Actual start0:40 Thoughts on JJK2:46 What the fuck are we doing here? CAIN3:13 Maleghast and (Not) Weekly Wargames6:50 Oh hey, we have merch! (at-cost)8:05 Videos on Spotify9:09 More merch talk13:29 CAIN Intro and Info19:32 Rules Breakdown34:35 Character Generation Breakdown50:31 Likes and Dislikes54:47 Metrics1:08:15 Scores1:16:19 Outro & Ryan's going to GenCon!All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we're joined by Will Rahman, creator of the incredible Forbidden Psalm skirmish game, to play RUN FROM THE DARK, a folk horror roleplay game about death, light, hope, and things that go bump in the Dark. We're also joined by our wonderful and frequent player Stella Condrey. Run From the Dark is coming to Kickstarter later this year, but you can save the campaign now to follow along. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/impioussaint/run-from-the-dark-a-folk-horror-roleplay-game Find Will here: https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com/Find Stella here: https://500poundsofnothing.itch.io/0:00 Start01:43 Introduce the game05:33 Character Generation1:03:36 Adventure Begins2:18:36 Post-Game and Wrap upAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we started a long project here on the show...THE LAST WAR, an expansion for Forbidden Psalm from Will Rahman. We did a rundown of the game and then spent most of the episode rolling up our Crews. The plan is to kit bash and paint our Crews during some hobby streams on Twitch and then run them against each other on VTT. And you'll get to see the whole project from beginning to end! Find THE LAST WAR here: https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com/last-warFind The Last War Boxset here: https://wargamesatlantic.com/products/the-last-war0:00 Start5:28 Hey, how's your life buddy?11:07 Info on The Last War19:54 Last War Boxset from Wargames Atlantic23:22 Rules Breakdown28:25 Crew Generation Breakdown33:56 Rolling our Last War Crews1:26:29 OutroPhotograph in thumbnail by PV. Daniel A. FinneyAll our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscrollYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscrollTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scrollBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVabMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we're back with Vaults of Vaarn creator Leo Hunt for PART 2 of VAULTS OF VAARN 2E! Vaults of Vaarn is 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, returns 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/ 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 review CBR+PNK AUGMENTED from Emanoel Melo and Mythworks, a Forged in the Dark cyberpunk ttrpg where you play as a team of RUNNERS—mercs, criminals, and activists living on the edge and running in the shadows of a gritty, ultraviolent world. This is the first review in our new format, so let us know what you think!CBR+PNK on Itch - https://itch.io/b/1830/cbrpnk-augmented-digital-bundleCBR+PNK on Mythworks - https://www.myth.works/products/cbr-pnk0:00 Start0:47 What have we been up to?5:42 Intro CBR+PNK 8:02 Ennies rant10:42 CBR+PNK Unboxing16:52 Rules Breakdown25:02 Character Generation30:02 1 Like, 1 Dislike50:00 Metrics Review1:14:07 Scores1:20:37 What's coming upWeekly 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 with friend of the show, one of our favorite designers, and one of our favorite people in the world, MAX MOON! Max is here to talk about TWELVE YEARS AT SEA, the epic seafaring expansion for Twelve Years inspired by classic weird fiction, mythology, and Harryhausen films.Back Twelve Years at Sea on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonmax/twelve-years-at-sea-into-the-unknown-islandsWeekly 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 EPISODE 200 of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we talk about some big changes that are coming to the show, then we discuss our favorite games that we think are the best and most underrated that we've looked at since we started this. 0:00 Start 4:38 State of the Indie ttrpg space8:42 Changes coming to the show17:32 Regarding review copies20:56 Best/Favorite games1:15:47 Most underrated games1:48:35 Recap and Wrap upWeekly 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'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
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