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Best podcasts about Jason Morningstar

Latest podcast episodes about Jason Morningstar

Talk of the Table
Listen to the Game (w/ Jason Morningstar)

Talk of the Table

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 52:27


Elliot and Brian are joined by Jason Morningstar, co-owner of Bully Pulpit games and designer of titles like Fiasco, Night Witches, and the upcoming Zhenya's Wonder Tales. We discuss how to listen to a game when designing, the power of being curious, and why sometimes the best business is built on friendship.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty. Links:Support Zhenya's Wonder TalesBully Pulpit GamesFollow JasonJason Recommends:SUPER BANDITOur Links:Support TotT on PatreonMany Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided MediaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Pulp Panic - A Fiasco Anthology
Act 2 - March Wedding In December - Issue #9

Pulp Panic - A Fiasco Anthology

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 80:00


The conclusion of this familiar reunion from our first year of the show! Character arcs truly begin and end this episode! Someone finds herself with doubts, another tackles an ancient problem, a best friend favors blood over family, and the animalistic one is let loose.Playset: Regina's Wedding by Jason Morningstar and Steve SegedyYou can find or contact us on most socials all @PulpPanicPodCW: Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pulp Panic - A Fiasco Anthology
Act 1 - March Wedding In December - Issue #9

Pulp Panic - A Fiasco Anthology

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 84:44


This month's Issue of Pulp Panic is titled March Wedding In December, A familiar reunion this holiday season of some of our coldest, wildest, grimiest and parasitic characters. See where some of them started and where some of them may end. Someone marches down the aisle, another bears a very old ring, a best friend keeps to the shade, and the photographer taps into animal instincts.Playset: Regina's Wedding by Jason Morningstar and Steve SegedyYou can find or contact us on most socials all @PulpPanicPodCW: Profanity, Sexual Content, Violence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Party of One Podcast
422 - Desperation (The Isabel) with Jason Morningstar

Party of One Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 100:58


Jason is the designer of Desperation: The Isabel, a haunting historical horror game of a doomed cod-fishing vessel on the Gulf of Alaska in 1888 (as well as Fiasco, Grey Ranks, and a tremendous number of other hugely influential games). We set sail on the Gulf to explore what happens to this doomed crew as a storm overwhelms them... and then Hell comes with it.DESPERATION: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/desperationBLACK LIVES MATTER: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: http://www.allmyfantasychildren.com/YAZEBA'S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Dice Exploder
Speak Your Truth (Desperation) with Jeff Stormer

Dice Exploder

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 34:13


Transcript It's the crossover event of the season! This week I'm joined by Jeff Stormer of the Party of One podcast to talk about the core mechanic of Desperation by Jason Morningstar. In this game full of dread about a small Kansas town struggling through a never-ending winter, instead of deciding what happens, each turn you draw a card and decide who the thing on the card happens to. It's a super slick mechanic. Meanwhile over on Party of One, you can listen to Jeff and I actually play the game. Further Reading Me on the Party of One Podcast Desperation by Bully Pulpit Games Socials Sam D on Bluesky and itch The Dice Exploder blog is at diceexploder.com Our logo was designed by sporgory, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey. Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show! Ad Links Spectrum Roleplaying by Nat Knight Sock Puppets by Kurt Refling

TABLETOP TALK - A Third Floor War's Podcast
Sam Dunnewold (Dice Exploder) Interview: ep. 243

TABLETOP TALK - A Third Floor War's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 131:46


Craig sat down with Sam Dunnewold and learned where the inspiration for Dice Exploder emerged from, Sam's creative process works, and what it was like working with Jason Morningstar on a new game about time, reenactors, and the horrible human that was Jesse James. Check out Dice Exploder Back Season 4 of Dice Exploder Fiasco RPG Portrait of a Lady on Fire Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind I Saw the TV Glow Kamikaze Girls Constellation When Evil Lurks Game Changer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thirdfloorwars/support

Mad Dungeon
310 Side Quest - Banana Chan (Forgery, Jiangshi, Revenant Society, Chucky, The Darkness At The Brink Of Ohio)

Mad Dungeon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 19:10


Our guest this week is Banana Chan as we continue our Gary Con 2024 series of 50 years of Dungeons and Dragons interviews. We discuss her upcoming The Darkness At The Brink Of Ohio, a solo journaling game with a soundtrack with a full cast. You're one of three late shift workers listening to the radio, while being consumed by a parasite. She discusses her inspiration from the Juggernaut LARP by Jason Morningstar. We talk about her history with Dungeons & Dragons, writing for D&D, and how that fits into her work in the indie space and using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine in particular. We talk about finding your people in this community. Play Banana Chan's games: Forgery / Jiangshi / Revenant Society / ChuckyFollow Banana Chan at: Website – IG – YouTube – Twitter – TikTok - Itch.io—ANNOUNCEMENTSTHE MEGA DUNGEON MEN EP is out now on all streaming platforms. Our new TTRPG fantasy meets hip hop album features Mega Ran, MC Frontalot, Denkles and Dizzy the Bard dropping verses alongside Dragon Warrior and Tiger Wizard all set to nostalgic beats by Inner Resting.NEW POSTER MAP: We have a new poster adventure map now available for purchase at Exalted Funeral based on our Mad Dungeon season one, episode 20, Song of the Shriekfrapp, with the legendary Erol Otus—who not only made the adventure with us, but also illustrated the 11x17 front-side poster image! The water is draining away at the secret golden oasis because of all the infighting between the adorable, ear-like loboids. Can you help the tiptoers, bouncers and striders to stop bickering and unite with their magic dance to save their home from being destroyed by the slumbering Shriekfrapp? I hear that it's good luck to flip a gold coin into the water when you arrive.JOIN OUR MAILING LISTby clicking the newsletter button on our homepage.—Thanks for listening to Season Three Side Quests where we interview other game creators.You can support us via Patreon for early episode releases, bonus map content, extra art, access to our discord server, and lots of other exclusive goodies.Get nerd merch and stay up to date with socials: HEREMad Dungeon is hosted by Andrew Bellury, Steve Albertson, Robin Bellury and produced by Zach Cowan.Theme song by Epic Levels and beat by Jay Domingo.© 2024 Epic Levels. All characters in our adventures–even those based on real people–are entirely fictional.

Dice Exploder
Designer Commentary: Northfield (with Jason Morningstar)

Dice Exploder

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 51:03


Transcript It is still designer commentary season on Dice Exploder, and today I'm talking with Jason Morningstar (Fiasco, Night Witches, a million other games) about Northfield: a game we co-designed about when Jesse James tried to rob the bank in my home town, we shot the hell out of him and his gang, and then we started an annual small town fair to celebrate our victory. You play as both a member of the James-Younger gang and as a person in the present day portraying your gang member in a reenactment. It's a weird little game, much like its subject matter, and surprisingly personal to me (Jason was not surprised). On this episode, we break down the process of our collaboration and how we feel about the results (very positively). More than any other designer commentary I've done, I hope you check out this game. I'm really proud of it. You can get it on the Bully Pulpit Patreon now for $5. Further Reading Northfield, the game, on the Bully Pulpit Patreon Video of the Defeat of Jesse James Days reenactment Official Defeat of Jesse James Days website Photo of (allegedly) Charlie Pitts' ear Wikipedia articles on Northfield and the James-Younger gang Socials Sam on Bluesky and itch. Jason on ⁠Bluesky⁠ and ⁠dice.camp⁠. ⁠Bully Pulpit Games⁠ The Dice Exploder blog is at diceexploder.com Our logo was designed by sporgory, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey. Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show!

Weird Games and Weirder People
71 Jason Morningstar

Weird Games and Weirder People

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 98:33


Jason Morningstar is perhaps the iconic Indie RPG Game Designer in my mind. He is the legendary creator of Fiasco, one of my favorite games of all time, which continues to inspire me to this very day. He also created many other masterpieces like Night Witches, Durance, Skeletons and many others. He is also an educator, and, more importantly, he is generous, kind, and supportive with other in our community. This chat was only supposed to last for 1 hour but we managed to stretch it to a little over 1 hours and a half and I with we could have gone for another 2 hours, but I had to go. Good news is Jason enjoyed the chat and is willing to come back! We talked about process, art, creativity, curiosity, the constant impulse to find novelty, the search of the weirdness in the mundane. We talked about other games, creators, and art that inspires us. Jason also shared lots of stories and pieces of wisdom we can all learn from, which I am always seeking. This is one of my favorite episodes. I am a big fan of Jason's work. It was an honor to talk to him about it. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did so... Let's get weird with Jason Morningstar! Check out Jason's work! https://www.patreon.com/bullypulpitgames https://bullypulpitgames.com Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People! Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a review and/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It will really help us!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me buy buying one of my games! Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!   Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or buy anything at DriveThruRPG using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=338514⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or buy something from my itch store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://diogo-old-skull.itch.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER! This is super new and I am trying a new thing! I share offers, news, behind the scenes, articles, curiosities, and rants about being me! Fun, right? RIGHT!? Check out our latest post:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://diogonogueira.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stuff mentioned in the Episode: City of Winter: https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/city-of-winter/?v=19d3326f3137 Apocalypse World: http://apocalypse-world.com Kerbal Space Program: https://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com Valheim: https://www.valheimgame.com BFF!: https://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/bff-best-friends-forever/?v=19d3326f3137 LARP Patterns: http://larppatterns.org/index.html

System Mastery
278 - The Skeletons

System Mastery

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 73:01


Is it too late to call this a theme month? Because it turned out to be a theme month. Cool minimalist projects by designers we like. Weird! The Skeletons is a thoughtful game about playing as skeletons guarding a tomb, by Jason Morningstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think Like A Game Designer
Jason Morningstar — Designing Fiasco, Emotional Risks of Creative Projects, and a Culture of Learning and Play (#63)

Think Like A Game Designer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 73:29


Jason Morningstar, a trailblazer in role-playing game design, chats with us about his journey from passionate gamer to the mastermind behind innovative and award-winning RPGs like Fiasco, Night Witches, and Desperation. His work on Fiasco (among the 40+ games he's designed) is a testament to his ability to craft games that offer unique emotional experiences. Join us for an intriguing discussion about pushing the boundaries of RPGs, the interplay between game design and culture, and the art of making games that matter. Tune-in to get into the mind of a game designer who's been changing the rules of the game since the day he started.Want to support the podcast and get more design lessons?Paying subscribers enjoy an abundance of extra game design content and an exclusive newsletter with new lessons, archive access, videos, and more! By opting for a free or paid subscription, you can get the latest articles delivered to your inbox and support this podcast! Get full access to Think Like A Game Designer at justingarydesign.substack.com/subscribe

Dice Exploder
2023 Year End Bonanza

Dice Exploder

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 113:27


Hello and welcome to the Dice Exploder 2023 end of year bonanza! I love me a good ranked list of movies on an end of year movie podcast, but ranked lists are bad and this show's about RPGs not movies, so you get this instead. It's me, Aaron King of the RTFM podcast, Lady Tabletop of the Alone at the Table podcast, and Sharang Biswas of winning tons of Ennies this year and being a games academic, and the four of us (plus a half dozen other special guests) are here to tell you about a bunch of cool games shit we played, read, and listened to this year.Hope you had a great year in games! Come on down and listen to ours.Our picks:Aaron's games* GREED by Gormengeist* Undertree Temple of the Elf Gods by Happy Chthonian* Crush Depth Apparition by Amanda Lee FranckAudrey's games* Void 1680 AM by Ken Lowery* Wreck This Deck by Black Armada Games (Josh Fox and Becky Annison)* Extreme Meatpunks Forever by Sinister Beard GamesSharang's games* Fight With Spirit by Story Brewers Roleplaying* The Silt Verses by Gabriel Robinson and Jason Cordova* The Broadcast by Jason Morningstar and Lizzie StarkSam's games* Eating Oranges in the Shower by Hazel Anneke Dixon* Barkeep on the Borderlands by W. F. Smith* Exiles by em acostaGame adjacent things* Aaron: Grog the Frog by Alba BG* Audrey: Roleplaying Games Enter the World of Ballet in a Unique New Performance by Linda Codega* Sharang: The Dungeons & Dragons players of Death Row by Keri Blakinger* Sam: The Ink That Bleeds by Paul Czege (here's an excerpt from the Indie Game Reading Club)Thing we're proud of* Aaron: RTFM, Speedrune, and Aaron's annual list of favorite books* Audrey: Behold: A Game* Sharang: Winning 3 Ennies: Judges choice for MOONLIGHT ON ROSEVILLE BEACH and Best Rules/Best Family Game for AVATAR* Sam: you're lookin at itPicks from friends of the show:* Ray Chou: Decuma* Thomas Manuel: A.A. Voigt on Youtube, Daydreaming About Dragons podcast by Judd Karlman, the Indie Game Reading Club, and Aaron Marks at Cannibal Halfling.* Mikey Hamm: Picturepedia and other coffee table reference books* John Harper: Girl By Moonlight* Em Acosta: The Zone and Blades in ‘68* Nova / Idle Cartulary: mindfulness fantasy map drawing (see her Dungeons Regularly vols. 1 and 2)* Moe Poplar: the Dice Exploder podcastFurther reading:* Meakpunk manifesto by Heather “Flowers” Robertson* Sharang's piece about Brindlewood Bay* Amanda Lee Franck's Comradery* Alba BG's Instagram* BALLETCOLLECTIVE presents THE MOMENT IS IMMINENT* RTFM patreon episode on VOID 1680 AM* LadyTabletop's VOID 1680 AM broadcastSocialsAaron can be found on, like, just listen to RTFM, linked above.Audrey on Tumblr, and her podcast Alone at the Table about solo games.Sharang is on itch and Twitter and Bluesky.Sam is @sdunnewold on all socials and itch.Our logo was designed by sporgory, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey.Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit diceexploder.substack.com

Remote
The Skeletons - Addendum

Remote

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 2:00


In questo speciale di Halloween abbiamo giocato a The Skeletons, di Jason Morningstar. In questo piccolo speciale vi offriamo un breve sommario del gioco

Character Creation Cast
Series 65.1 - Spooky Micro RPGs - It's Not Us Meddling Kids! and Object Kilo

Character Creation Cast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 130:24


Welcome to the first episode of Series 65, everyone! This series will be covering varying degrees of spooky micro RPGs from various sources so that you can have a good heap of options for your own groups if you are hoping to do an RPG one shot this Halloween! In today's episode, Amelia and Ryan sit down to talk about and do the setup for It's Not Us Meddling Kids! by Ursidice and Object Kilo by Jason Morningstar! Character Creation Cast Patreon https://patreon.com/charactercreationcast Announcements: Roar Cat Reads Streamathon Website: https://roarcatreads.com/charityevent/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roarcatreads/ AcadeCon Events: Magical Bee-ch Episode Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/145 https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/146 Game: https://lordneptune.itch.io/magical-bee-ch-episode Our Final Gathering Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/100 Game: https://lordneptune.itch.io/our-final-gathering Character Creation Cast Panel:  Event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/acadecon-2023/schedule/144 Our social media info: https://contact.charactercreationcast.com Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Games/Tools discussed this episode: It Wasn't Us Meddling Kids (Ursidice): DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/368019/It-Wasnt-Us-Meddling-Kids?affiliate_id=1601603  Itch: https://ursidice.itch.io/scooby  Ursidice Website: https://ursidice.com/scooby/  Object Kilo (Jason Morningstar) [Ultimate Micro RPG Book]: Simon and Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Micro-RPG-Book/James-D-Amato/The-Ultimate-RPG-Guide-Series/9781507212868  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:01:20 - Introductions 00:03:05 - What's in a game? - It Wasn't Us Meddling Kids! 00:06:12 - Let's make some people! 00:08:33 - Defining the Look, History and a Tension Relationship - Doggy Doo 00:16:10 - Greg 00:22:50 - Wilma 00:28:42 - P:heobe 00:33:31 - Location, Monster, Supporting Cast 00:39:02 - Supporting Cast 00:56:33 - How the game normally plays 01:00:44 - It Wasn't Us Meddling Kids! - Recap 01:07:41 - What's in a game? - Object Kilo 01:10:37 - Let's make some people! 01:15:57 - Actual Play fanfic 01:50:08 - Final Thoughts and Episode Closer 01:52:04 - Call to Action 02:05:43 - Credits Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod Clip 1: Drama Dee by Rhythm Scott on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8671 Clip 2: The Invaders by Lunareh on Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15484 Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Website: https://www.charactercreationcast.com BlueSky: @CreationCast.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/creationcast.bsky.social) Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Discord: https://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Tumblr: https://creationcast.tumblr.com/ Amelia Antrim: BlueSky: @gingerreckoning.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/gingerreckoning.bsky.social) Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Mastodon: @gingerreckoning@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@gingerreckoning) Ryan Boelter: BlueSky: @lordneptune.com (https://bsky.app/profile/lordneptune.com) Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Mastodon: @lordneptune@dice.camp (https://dice.camp/@lordneptune) Our Network: https://oneshotpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dice Exploder
Transparency with Jason Morningstar

Dice Exploder

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 42:30


Plain text transcripts are available at diceexploder.substack.comThis week Sam is joined by Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games, known for Fiasco, Night Witches, and many other excellent games.Jason brought on transparency, a concept originating in the Nordic larp community, which describes the separation of player knowledge from character knowledge (similar to dramatic irony. We go through a whole library of example games in this one as we talk through genre, safety tools, playing to lose, and the deployment of secrets. Jason's enthusiasm for this topic is infectious - there's so much to think about here! If you're listening and a designer, I'm pumped to hear what shenanigans you find to get up to with transparency in your own games.Further reading:The Mixing Desk of LARPThe Golden Cobra Challenge, live now!The Fool's JourneyFiasco second editionWelcome GuestsParanoiaBluebeard's BrideMontsegur 1244Star CrossedSocials:Jason on Bluesky and dice.camp.Bully Pulpit Games and their Patreon.Sam on Bluesky, Twitter, dice.camp, and itch.Our logo was designed by sporgory, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey.Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit diceexploder.substack.com

RPG Design Panelcast
Episode 353: Bad Design Habits We Love

RPG Design Panelcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 56:22


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021 Presented by Jason Morningstar, Tim Hutchings, Jeeyon Shim. Join us for a rollicking discussion of our worst habits and how being lazy, careless and hard-headed is often the best possible approach to game design. Do you design in layout? Is your playtest process a little shambolic? Do you cut corners and assume the math will all work out? If not, come and be outraged as we take a somewhat jaded approach to conventional wisdom you've heard a thousand times. 

Beyond Solitaire
Episode 121 - Jason Morningstar on Night Witches

Beyond Solitaire

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 63:14


The Beyond Solitaire Podcast is back for Season 7! We're starting out with a conversation about Night Witches between Jason Morningstar, David Thompson, and me. Jason's Night Witches RPG offers a different experience from David's and my upcoming board game, but there is plenty of overlap in our approaches to games about history. Night Witches RPG: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/night-witchesFive Hundred Year Old Vampire: https://www.backerkit.com/c/central-michigan-university-press/five-hundred-year-old-vampireBeyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/class/Centers/CLGS/Pages/default.aspxCheck out CMU's game offerings here: https://cmichpress.com/shop/Sign up for an online game design class here:  https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/liberal-arts-social-sciences/centers-institutes/center-for-learning-through-games-and-simulations/certificate-in-applied-game-designAll episodes of my podcast are available here: https://beyondsolitaire.buzzsprout.com/Enjoy my work? Consider supporting me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondsolitaire or getting me a "coffee" on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/beyondsolitaireContact Me: Email: beyondsolitaire at gmail.comTwitter: @beyondsolitaireInstagram: @beyondsolitaireFacebook: www.facebook.com/beyondsolitaireWebsite: www.beyondsolitaire.net

RPG Design Panelcast
Episode 352: Problematic and Taboo Topics

RPG Design Panelcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 56:13


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021 Presented by Anne Ratchat, Jason Morningstar, and regrets from James Mendez Hodes.  When writing games, a lot of topics are taboo simply because as a community, we are worried how people might take the intentionality of the design to the worst possible places. The issue created by not writing these games, we erase the experience of so many creatives and players who also deserve to have their voices heard. We will be discussing the thought process of how to tackle these controversial topics so that games can be a place for all experiences.

Path of Night Podcast
Resonant Maladaption

Path of Night Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 187:40


Join the gang for a special one shot of The Crushers written by Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games!In a resort town on the edges of rural Vermont, a special government agency sends its one and only team to deal with extradimensional beings that seek to harm our world. Join gamemaster Tim Davis and the agents of Blue 42 (Alverado "Al" Martinez, Dr. Euphemia Penta-Lazarus, Vanessa Bryon, and Charlie Venkmen) as they fight these beings in our world and into Dimension X, a place where the rules that govern our reality no longer apply.Content Warning: Discussion of child loss, violence, loss and grief, death, human experimentation, body horror, language, nudity, mild sexual content, discussion of chronic illness, loss of autonomyGamemaster: Tim DavisVanessa Byron: Rebecca SteigelfestAvelardo "Al" Martinez: Lex LopezDr. Euphemia Penta-Lazarus: Erika WebbCharlie Venkmen: Garrett GabbeyKo-Fi: ko-fi.com/pathofnightYouTube: YouTube.com/@pathofnightFacebook: Facebook.com/PathofNightPodcastTwitter: @PathofNightPodEmail: pathofnightpodcast@gmail.com

Quantum Kickflip
QK Presents: Fiasco (part 2 of 2)

Quantum Kickflip

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 84:43


In this two-part bonus episode, Glenna, David, Robyn, Laena and Michael play Jason Morningstar's TTRPG Fiasco, creating a Coen Brothers-esque comedy of errors set in the plane of Operaeblum. We'll be back to our main storyline on Wednesday June 21st, or two days early on Patreon!

Quantum Kickflip
QK Presents: Fiasco (part 1 of 2)

Quantum Kickflip

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 78:15


In this two-part bonus episode, Glenna, David, Robyn, Laena and Michael play Jason Morningstar's TTRPG Fiasco, creating a Coen Brothers-esque comedy of errors set in the plane of Operaeblum. See how it all goes wrong in part 2, available in one week on June 7th!

Casual Trek - A Star Trek Recap and Ranking Podcast

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Casual Trek! We talked about games in Star Trek last episode, now we're playing a Star Trek choose your own adventure style game! Voyage to Adventure is an old book and quite a weird one, being not one adventure but several short ones in different duty stations on the Enterprise. Revel in my bad choices and Miles' bad accents in this episode! 08:57 - The start of the book 11:28 - The first playthrough - Charlie on the bridge! 21:53 - The second playthrough - Charlie in science! 32:33 - The third playthrough - Charlie in engineering! 41:31 - The third and a halfth playthrough - Charlie in engineering! 42:51 - The fourth playthrough - the second playthrough revisited - Charlie in science again! Talking points include: a Star Wars Choose Your Own Adventure, Metal Showcase 11pm by Jason Morningstar, Cheat Your Own Adventure, dry heaving at unironically using the word ‘content', Fighting Fantasy books, The Author Kim Newman, the 23rd century Monkees revival, skutters, Mo Howard, Slaughterhouse Five... Oh, and occasionally Star Trek. My Kickstarter for Explosion High issue two is found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exposionhigh/explosion-high-1-and-2 My review and playthrough of Metal Showcase 11pm as the band Death Hammerdeath - https://whodaresrolls.com/rpgs/metal-showcase-11pm/ Casual Trek is by Charlie Etheridge-Nunn and Miles Reid-Lobatto Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn Casual Trek is a part of the Nerd & Tie Network https://ko-fi.com/casualtrek Miles' blog: http://www.mareidlobatto.wordpress.com Charlie's blog: http://www.fakedtales.com

Merely Roleplayers
Encore (Monumental Exit Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 24:55


The cast of Monumental Exit look back and talk GMless games, improvisation, and whether the characters of this production deserved their fates.Programme notesThis production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire, and death.Our promo this episode is for Snyder's Return, a UK based tabletop roleplaying game podcast featuring Dungeons & Dragons actual play (where a misfit band of ‘heroes' take on adventures across the multiverse), interviews and Dungeon Master/player guides.CreditsSTARRING:Josh Yard as Bilbo BiltongNatalie Winter as Sue SherpaAlexander Pankhurst as Mike SherpaMatt Boothman as Gregg NevinROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit GamesMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstEDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Tumblr @merelyroleplayerswww.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Merely Roleplayers
Monumental Exit, Act 3

Merely Roleplayers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 60:31


A geriatric crowd fills the Beanstalk Show Club for a gig that's sure to go down in rock'n'roll history.Programme notesThis production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, drug use, fire, and death.Our promo this episode is for Snyder's Return, a UK based tabletop roleplaying game podcast featuring Dungeons & Dragons actual play (where a misfit band of ‘heroes' take on adventures across the multiverse), interviews and Dungeon Master/player guides.CreditsSTARRING:Josh Yard as Bilbo BiltongNatalie Winter as Sue SherpaAlexander Pankhurst as Mike SherpaMatt Boothman as Gregg NevinROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit GamesMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstEDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Tumblr @merelyroleplayerswww.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Merely Roleplayers
Key change (Monumental Exit Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 12:25


With all the pieces in place for the final act, the cast finds out some new complications that are sure to upset the board.Programme notesThis production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire, and death.Our promo this episode is for Adventurers Anonymous, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play where six players drink cocktails and seek a glorious death. Check it out if if you like your plot lines thin and crispy, and your language to be saltier than a sailor's beard.CreditsSTARRING:Josh Yard as Bilbo BiltongNatalie Winter as Sue SherpaAlexander Pankhurst as Mike SherpaMatt Boothman as Gregg NevinROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit GamesMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstEDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Tumblr @merelyroleplayerswww.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Merely Roleplayers
Monumental Exit, Act 2

Merely Roleplayers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 47:39


Everything's ready for Bilbo's swansong at the Beanstalk, but one roadie's vendetta against the venue owner threatens to stain his perfect farewell.Programme notesThis production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, drug use, fire, and death.On 27 October, it's five years since we released our first episode! Say congrats on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or Youtube!Monumental Exit's Mike Sherpa, Alexander Pankhurst, comperes Top and Bottom Comedy on 2 and 23 November at the Book Club, London. See 10 up and coming comedians in one evening for £3.Our promo this episode is for Adventurers Anonymous, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play where six players drink cocktails and seek a glorious death. Check it out if if you like your plot lines thin and crispy, and your language to be saltier than a sailor's beard.CreditsSTARRING:Josh Yard as Bilbo BiltongNatalie Winter as Sue SherpaAlexander Pankhurst as Mike SherpaMatt Boothman as Gregg NevinROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit GamesMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstEDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Tumblr @merelyroleplayerswww.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Merely Roleplayers
Jam session (Monumental Exit Backstage)

Merely Roleplayers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 48:43


The cast of Monumental Exit jam on the Fiasco playset ‘When the Music Stopped' until they find their characters.Programme notesThis production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire, and death.Our promo this episode is for Re: Dracula, a bite-sized audio adaptation of the horror classic Dracula. Re: Dracula is currently crowdfunding, and they need your help to reach their goal!CreditsSTARRING:Josh Yard as Bilbo BiltongNatalie Winter as Sue SherpaAlexander Pankhurst as Mike SherpaMatt Boothman as Gregg NevinROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit GamesMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstEDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Tumblr @merelyroleplayerswww.MerelyRoleplayers.com

Merely Roleplayers
Monumental Exit, Act 1

Merely Roleplayers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 54:52


After 67 years, Bilbo Biltong's quitting the band. Somewhere out there is a star worthy of stepping into his well worn shoes - but where?Programme notesThis production contains lewd and possibly blasphemous imagery, fire, and death.Marta da Silva (The First Nova, The Lost Andromeda Ward Christmas Special) is appearing in Port Saga, the first scripted Vampire: The Masquerade audio drama, currently in its second season. Shocked by his sire's murder, young vampire Titus Reed returns to the city of his embrace only to discover an old friend has confessed to the crime.Our promo this episode is for Re: Dracula, a bite-sized audio adaptation of the horror classic Dracula. Re: Dracula is currently crowdfunding, and they need your help to reach their goal!CreditsSTARRING:Josh Yard as Bilbo BiltongNatalie Winter as Sue SherpaAlexander Pankhurst as Mike SherpaMatt Boothman as Gregg NevinROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Fiasco (classic edition) by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit GamesMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstEDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Tumblr @merelyroleplayerswww.MerelyRoleplayers.com

La Cellule
Podcast One Shot N°95 : Night Witches, de Jason Morningstar

La Cellule

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022


  (Durée 02 : 24 : 58) Télécharger le podcast  Night Witches est un jeu de rôle de Jason Morningstar. Dans ce PBTA (Powered By The Apocalypse, c'est-à-dire un jeu qui s'inspire ouvertement des mécaniques du jeu de rôle Apocalypse World de Vincent Baker), les joueurs et les joueuses incarnent des night witches, des femmes, des pilotes de l'URSS envoyées combattre les nazis sur les fronts de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, avec pour seules armes de vieux coucous déglingués...   Photographie prise par Nikolai IgnatievPour le premier podcast de notre quatorzième saison, avec Yann K, Jérôme S, Antoine M, Tommy et Yoann, nous jouons à Night Witches pour vous. Comment se déroule une partie de Night Witches. Quels sujets le jeu permet-il d'aborder ? Quelles sont les mécaniques propres à Apocalypse World et quelles sont les mécaniques propres à Night Witches. Comment le jeu parvient-il à nous plonger à coup sûr dans l'ambiance de ces théâtres de guerre. Alors oui, Night Witches est une machine, mais une machine de guerre, une machine à broyer des personnages historiques... Ces femmes font aujourd'hui encore l'objet de la propagande Russe ! Grâce au jeu de rôle de Jason Morningstar, cette semaine, nous découvrons ensemble le quotidien et le destin de ces femmes qui chaque soir s'envolaient vers la mort...  Bonne rentrée à tous et à toutes. Portez-vous bien et surtout jouez bien !

Roll Plus Heart
Object Kilo (One-Shot)

Roll Plus Heart

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 99:31


Deep in a secret laboratory somewhere near Las Vegas, three weary scientists are studying Object Kilo. Object Kilo is a box from space. In the 50 years that scientists have been studying it, that's all they have learned so far. But how much do our three scientists know about where they are working... or who they are working for?CONTENT WARNINGS! Swearing, sexual references, body modification, workplace dramaYOUR PLAYERS! Your GM is Helen Gaffney. Sara Keep plays Dr. Hannah Thompson, Jen Blundell plays Dr. Rachel A. Twickenham and Becs Watson plays Dr. Loretta Laurence.THE GAME! Object Kilo is a game by Jason Morningstar, available from the The Ultimate Micro RPG Book, edited by James D'Amato.CONTACT US! Roll Plus Heart is on Twitter and Facebook @RollPlusHeart. You can also email us at rollplusheart@gmail.com. All our links can be found at rollplusheart.com.PATREON! We have a Patreon, featuring bonus audio content and regular exclusive merch. Sign up from just £1 a month: https://patreon.com/rollplusheart?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creatorMERCH! We also have merch available through redbubble.com. Go to https://www.redbubble.com/people/starlinggirlart/shop or search for “roll plus heart”.TWITTER! Sara: @PenguinPanic. Becs: @StarlingGirl. Jen: @JenBlundell.OTHER CONTENT! Jen and Sara also play on the D&D actual play podcast Quest Fantastic, and Jen hosts the film review podcast Jen and the Film Critic. Becs streams art and games on Twitch, @StarlingGirl.OUR MUSIC! Our theme music was composed by David Shaw (Instagram and Twitch @DSComposing and Facebook @composerdavidshaw). Music mixing and mastering was by Mark Anderson.

RTFM
RTFM: Fiasco

RTFM

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 127:43


Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. This episode, we're joined by Essay Mnktl, audio engineer and player on the Three of Hearts podcast. We talk about the first edition of Fiasco by Jason Morningstar. What's up with these "story games"? How can a designer set tone and expectations for potentially problematic material? And who wins the first out-and-out argument between Max and Aaron? If you want to support the hosts, check out the RTMF Ko-Fi store for limited-run zines and merch. If you want to chat about the episode, join our Discord!

Wandering DMs
Jason Morningstar | Playing at Desperation | Wandering DMs S04 E31

Wandering DMs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 63:14


Paul & Dan chat with Jason Morningstar, creator of Fiasco, Desperation, and other great RPGs. Jason Morningstar is an American indie role-playing game designer, publishing mostly through Bully Pulpit Games. Morningstar's games often lack a Game Master and are often set in situations that quickly go unfortunately for the player characters. Grey Ranks (2007), for example, is about doomed child soldiers in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, and Fiasco (2009) is about impulsive crooks pulling heists that are sure to go terribly wrong. With these two games, Morningstar became the only named person to have won the Diana Jones award twice as of 2013. Morningstar also works with academia and industry, consulting on using games for teaching and learning in education, with a focus on health sciences. Now, Jason's newest production provides "games of survival horror, often without the survival". Desperation is the engine that powers two unique and chilling experiences, built on the same dark tone and mechanics, that are truly pick-up-and-play experiences for you and your friends. The Desperation Engine is different because you don't decide what is said—you decide who says it. And in a small community, who says “I burned a house down with the family trapped inside” makes all the difference in the world. The cards for each game include an entire claustrophobic world of characters that form a web of relationships you will then apply agonizing pressure to and, in most cases, destroy. Find out more about Jason Morningstar's Desperation game here Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

Wandering DMs
Full-Blown Fiasco | Dude, Where’s My Dice? | Wandering DMs S04 E24

Wandering DMs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 64:24


Dan & Paul discuss the newest, diceless edition of the Fiasco RPG. Fiasco is a role-playing game by Jason Morningstar, independently published by Bully Pulpit Games. It is marketed as a "GM-less game for 3–5 players, designed to be played in a few hours with six-sided dice and no preparation". It is billed as "A game of powerful ambition and poor impulse control" and "inspired by cinematic tales of small time capers gone disastrously wrong—films like Blood Simple, Fargo, The Way of the Gun, Burn After Reading, and A Simple Plan." Fiasco was the winner of the eleventh Diana Jones Award and has been one of the featured games on Tabletop. In August 2019, Bully Pulpit Games introduced a card-based version of the game, which they launched on Kickstarter. Instead of dice and index cards, the boxed version uses decks of playing cards for playsets and an engine deck. Watch the Wandering DMs prior live play of Fiasco here Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

Worldbuild With Us
Episode 150: An Interview with Lizzie Stark and Jason Morningstar of Six of Hounds

Worldbuild With Us

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 81:38


This week we're honored to chat with author and game designer Lizzie Stark (Leaving Mundania, Pandora's DNA) and game designer Jason Morningstar (Fiasco, Night Witches, Desperation, and others) who collaborate as Six of Hounds to create fun improv-heavy roleplay experiences. We delve into GM-less games, emotionally intense RPGs and LARPs, the power of love and trust, the dark side of space westerns, and so much more! Check out Six of Hounds! https://sixofhounds.itch.io Lizzie Stark: https://lizziestark.com Jason Morningstar: https://bullypulpitgames.com   Do you have a worldbuilding prompt you want to send to us? Send us your prompt!  Email us your suggestions at: WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldBuild  Or come chat with us on our Discord server!  Or if you're feeling particularly generous, you can support us on Patreon!  Intro theme: "Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0  Outro Theme: "Study and Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Ludology
Ludology 275 - Designing for the Diaspora

Ludology

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 56:25


Erica and Gil chat with returning guest Banana Chan and our own Sen-Foong Lim about designing their game Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall. What's it like making a game about a specific demographic, and who is this game for? SHOW NOTES 0m54s: Banana was last on the show in Ludology 228 - The Roles We Play. 4m56s: More information about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. 18m31s: James Mendez Hodes discussed cultural consultation with us in Ludology 247 - Orc-kay Computer. 31m25s: Jason Morningstar joined us on Ludology 161 - What's the Story, Morning Glory? 40m33s: "PBTA" refers to a game with the Apocalypse World game system, aka "Powered by the Apocalypse." 46m08s: Calvin Wong Tze Loon 黃子倫 joined us in Ludology 252 - Crazy Rich Storytelling. 53m15s: The Paranoia RPG.

Dice Tower News
Dice Tower Now 785: May 16, 2022

Dice Tower News

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 30:43


This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 16, 2022. This week, the best cuisine comes from CATAN, Steve Jackson brings back wizards from 1983 for the 9th time, and Blue Orange Games - you can't eat just one.   TOP STORIES (3:00) Rollacrit to provide accessories for both CATAN and GenCon Asmodee and Ulysses Press announce cookbooks based on CATAN and Ticket to Ride Fog of Love: Lockdown Expansion announced Tabriz coming from Cascadia designer Randy Flynn and Crafty Games New editions of Groo and Wiz-War crowdfunding soon from Steve Jackson Games Asmodee creates Access+ Studio Annapurna tournament to be held at PAX Unplugged Lunar Outpost announced by Ravensburger and designer Michael Mulvihill Blue Orange Games announces Bag of Chips Crescent Moon coming from Osprey Games and designer Steven Mathers   CROWDFUNDING (11:05) Glitch Squad by designers Mary Flanagan and Max Seidman with Resonym Games Fliptown from Steven Aramini and Write Stuff Games Age of Steam Deluxe Expansions from Eagle Games Broken and Beautiful by Patrick Rauland and Left Justified Studio Cytress by by designer Sean Lee and Tress Games Desperation from Jason Morningstar and Bully Pulpit Games   SPONSOR UPDATE (19:30) When the cat is away, Lucky Duck designs a Frosthaven app   NEW RELEASES (22:30) Platypus by Phil Walker-Harding published by Arrakis Games The Thing: The Boardgame by Giuseppe Cicero and Andrea Crespi, published by Pendragon Studios Dice Realms by Thomas Lehmann published by Rio Grande Games Chronicles of Avel by Przemek Wojtkowiak published by Rebel Studio Squid Inc by Ivan Turner published by WizKids Unlock Kids: Detective Stories by Cyril Demaegd, Marie Fort, and Wilfried Fort, published by Space Cowboys Terra Mystica Big Box by Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag published by Capstone Games Décorum by Charlie Mackin, Harry Mackin and Drew Tenenbaum published by Floodgate Games Founders of Teotihuacan by Filip Głowacz published by Board and Dice     CONNECT: Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow Dig in with Corey at DiceTowerDish.com. Have a look-see at Barry's wares at BrightBearLaser.com.

TABLETOP TALK - A Third Floor War's Podcast
Jason Morningstar (Fiasco, Desperation, Night Witches) Interview: ep. 163

TABLETOP TALK - A Third Floor War's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 81:19


Ground-breaking designer? Yes. Enthusiastic ambassador to the hobby? Yes. Kind and generous person? Also, yes. Craig sits down with Jason Morningstar and discusses his approach to making many of the games we love. They talk about LARPing and where the hobby is today. Check out his two newest games: https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/desperation/ Support him here: https://www.patreon.com/bullypulpitgames Check out all his great games here: https://bullypulpitgames.com/ ********************* Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch. Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube. Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: @ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/support

Gauntlet Hangouts
Cthulhu Dark: The Black Drop 2/2

Gauntlet Hangouts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 149:14


Part 2 of our two-shot run of Jason Morningstar's "The Black Drop." The investigators' expedition to the Kerguelen Islands has gone horribly wrong. Having barely survived their first night on the main island, critical decisions must be made around who to trust and where to travel as time races toward the inevitable transit of Venus. Will the God of the Black Stone be banished for another thirty years, or will they finally rise and end civilization as we know it? The Black Drop is a Trail of Cthulhu scenario written by Jason Morningstar, adapted in this play-through for Graham Walmsley's rules-light iteration of Lovecraftian horror roleplaying, Cthulhu Dark. This session is part of Gauntlet Calendar. To find out more about the Gauntlet roleplaying game community, check out gauntlet-rpg.com

Gauntlet Hangouts
Cthulhu Dark: The Black Drop 1/2

Gauntlet Hangouts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 127:15


In the year 1937, a small team of investigators makes a final voyage to the Kerguelen Islands in the South Indian Ocean. Their goals are simple enough: Spend two weeks helping a few families pack up the colony and prepare to depopulate the island. However, something slowly gathers strength beneath the frozen basalt of the remote Kerguelen archipelago - a monstrous thing once worshiped and then betrayed, a terrible god from the antediluvian past. Its time has come again, and mysterious forces gather. Will they usher in its rebirth - or put an end to it forever? The Black Drop is a Trail of Cthulhu scenario written by Jason Morningstar, adapted in this play-through for Graham Walmsley's rules-light iteration of Lovecraftian horror roleplaying, Cthulhu Dark. This session is part of Gauntlet Calendar. To find out more about the Gauntlet roleplaying game community, check out gauntlet-rpg.com

This American Dice
Fiasco: Voyage of the Leviathan Ep 1

This American Dice

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 46:02


The time is 1932, the place? Somewhere in the mid-Atlantic aboard the luxury cruise ship Leviathan, a week out of Southampton en route to New York on her maiden voyage."A game of powerful ambition and poor impulse control"Our cast for this episode includesAustinDavid'and EduardoMusic for this Episode includes Heroe by Dee Yan KeyArtwork is the Transatlantic playlet by E. Tage LarsonFiasco is a game by Jason Morningstar

Gauntlet Hangouts
'Only the Dead' - Grey Ranks (3 of 3)

Gauntlet Hangouts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 69:51


This is part of a series of table-top RPGs about war, run for the Gauntlet. In Grey Ranks, you will assume the role of a young Polish partisan before, during, and after the disastrous 1944 Uprising against the Germans. Together with your friends, you'll create the story of a group of teens who fight to free their city, one of countless Grey Ranks “crews” that take up arms. Your characters – child soldiers – will have all the faults and enthusiasms of youth. Across sixty days of armed rebellion, they will grow up fast – or die. Grey Ranks is by Jason Morningstar and is available here https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/grey-ranks/

Gauntlet Hangouts
'Only the Dead' - Grey Ranks (2 of 3)

Gauntlet Hangouts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 155:18


This is part of a series of table-top RPGs about war, run for the Gauntlet. In Grey Ranks, you will assume the role of a young Polish partisan before, during, and after the disastrous 1944 Uprising against the Germans. Together with your friends, you'll create the story of a group of teens who fight to free their city, one of countless Grey Ranks “crews” that take up arms. Your characters – child soldiers – will have all the faults and enthusiasms of youth. Across sixty days of armed rebellion, they will grow up fast – or die. Grey Ranks is by Jason Morningstar and is available here https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/grey-ranks/

The Mythos Mystery Society
The Skeletons - Those Who Slumber

The Mythos Mystery Society

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 86:28


"The Skeletons" is a GMless game by Jason Morningstar. ARISE AND DEFEND THE TOMB MY SKELETON WARRIORS! What happens when a Skeleton is around for too long? What happens when a magical being forgets its purpose? What happens to a place when time ravages it? Join our skeleton guardians as they defend a tomb foe eons and slowly remember what they've lost.

Helpful Goat Presents: A Games & Gaming Podcast
Bonus Spooktober Episode #4: The 'Burbs 2019

Helpful Goat Presents: A Games & Gaming Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 236:03


Helpful Goat plays an experimental 1-shot RPG (and improvised sequel!) inspired by the 1989 Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher movie, The 'Burbs! Designed and GMed by Adam (Burbage Kemp in The Fates of Ryn, Silvyr Norran in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, GM of Big Gay Orcs) and streamed on Twitch on Thursday, October 24, 2019 as part of our Special Spooktober Stream Series! Warning: There's some potentially offensive/triggering content in this episode, including violent imagery, darkly comedic references to 9/11 and drug abuse, and jokes about Canada that only came about because one of the players rolled for their motivation to be "To get even with the dirty immigrants." Speaking of which, thank you to Jason Morningstar for the list of needs/motivations that we used (from the "Tales From Suburbia" Fiasco playset)! The premise: Mayfield Place. A cul-de-sac located in Hinkley Hills, a neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa. 30 years ago, on this very street, Tom Hanks began suspecting that his new next-door neighbors were killers. While investigating with his man-child friends, he inadvertently blew up his neighbors’ house—and went down in history in the process. Now, 30 years later, the events of 1989 are the stuff of local myth and legend—and firmly set in the past. Or are they...? - Map used on Roll20 - https://i.imgur.com/5xWICvI.png (adapted from http://www.dayc.vispa.com/burbs/) - 0:41 - 1:11 of Spooktober intro - Reddit user r/posidonking - In-game music: Incompetech ("Classic Horror 3," "Neo Western," "Western Streets," "Thinking Music," "Hero Down," "Air Prelude," "Marty Gots a Plan," "Sinfonia No. 3 in D Major - BWV 789," "Classic Horror 2," "Dark Walk," "Sneaky Snitch," "News of Sorrow," "Evening of Chaos," "Invariance," "Long Note Two," "Supernatural Radio," "Custav Sting," "Waltz of the Carnies," "Reawakening," "Anxiety" & Tabletop Audio ("Crossroads," "Abandoned Fair") - Theme song: "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin MacLeod - All music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

What Am I Rolling? Podcast
Episode #10: Fiasco Pt. 2

What Am I Rolling? Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 32:16


Show Notes This week, Fiona is joined by Matt, Ben and Jackie for 'https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ (Fiasco)', an award-winning tabletop RPG by https://twitter.com/jmstar (Jason Morningstar), independently published by http://bullypulpitgames.com/ (Bully Pulpit Games). Find out more about 'https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ (Fiasco)' and buy your own copy on the http://bullypulpitgames.com/ (Bully Pulpit Games) website. Timestamps Intro: 00:00:10 Overview of The Tilt: 00:01:18 The Tilt: 00:01:59 Overview of Act 2: 00:03:51 Act 2: 00:04:14 Overview of The Aftermath: 00:21:21 The Aftermath: 00:21:47 Credits: 00:31:24 Credits The http://www.wairpodcast.com ('What Am I Rolling?') podcast was created, recorded and edited by Fiona Howat. The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat. This episode's players were Matt Bateman, Ben Honey, Jackie Woodburn and Fiona Howat. This episode's RPG one-shot was 'https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ (Fiasco)', an award-winning tabletop RPG by https://twitter.com/jmstar (Jason Morningstar), independently published by http://bullypulpitgames.com/ (Bully Pulpit Games). Find out more about 'https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ (Fiasco)' and buy your own copy on the http://bullypulpitgames.com/ (Bully Pulpit Games) website. The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (http://www.twinmusicom.org/ (twinmusicom.org)), licensed under a https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (Creative Commons 4.0 License). Additional music in this episode: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trCtvrS5ddc (Reception)' by William Rosati If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: http://www.WAIRpodcast.com (www.WAIRpodcast.com). Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at WhatAmIRollingPodcast@gmail.com. Follow the podcast on https://twitter.com/WAIR_podcast (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/wair_podcast/ (Instagram) (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/WAIR_Podcast (WAIR Podcast) #AdventurersNeedNotApply

What Am I Rolling? Podcast
Episode #9: Fiasco Pt. 1

What Am I Rolling? Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018 42:59


Show Notes This week, Fiona is joined by Matt, Ben and Jackie for 'https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ (Fiasco)', an award-winning tabletop RPG by https://twitter.com/jmstar (Jason Morningstar), independently published by http://bullypulpitgames.com/ (Bully Pulpit Games). Find out more about 'https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ (Fiasco)' and buy your own copy on the http://bullypulpitgames.com/ (Bully Pulpit Games) website. Timestamps Intro: 00:00:09 Overview of The Setup: 00:01:29 The Setup: 00:02:57 Overview of Act 1: 00:19:55 Act 1: 00:20:48 Outro and credits: 00:41:57 Credits The http://www.wairpodcast.com/ ('What Am I Rolling?') podcast was created, recorded and edited by Fiona Howat. The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat. This episode's players were Matt Bateman, Ben Honey, Jackie Woodburn and Fiona Howat. This episode's RPG one-shot was 'https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ (Fiasco)', an award-winning tabletop RPG by https://twitter.com/jmstar (Jason Morningstar), independently published by http://bullypulpitgames.com/ (Bully Pulpit Games). Find out more about 'https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ (Fiasco)' and buy your own copy on the http://bullypulpitgames.com/ (Bully Pulpit Games) website. The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (http://www.twinmusicom.org/ (twinmusicom.org)), licensed under a https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (Creative Commons 4.0 License). Additional music in this episode: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trCtvrS5ddc (Reception)' by William Rosati If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: http://www.wairpodcast.com/ (www.WAIRpodcast.com). Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at WhatAmIRollingPodcast@gmail.com. Follow the podcast on https://twitter.com/WAIR_podcast (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/wair_podcast/ (Instagram) (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/WAIR_Podcast (WAIR Podcast) #AdventurersNeedNotApply

The Play Better Podcast
Let's Play Better: Episode 89 (Shab Al Hiri Roach Part 1)

The Play Better Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016 67:19


Let's Play Better: The Shab Al Hiri Roach! Jason Morningstar brings us a darkly comic game about a mind controlling roach... and tenure!

The Voice Of Free Planet X
Episode 4 - One. Precious. Thing.

The Voice Of Free Planet X

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2015 29:13


One is the worlds first true artificial intelligence. They'd rather you not use that term, however. Also on the list of One's desires is to get out of the three room they've been kept in since they were created. All One wants is basic human rights. Which is the one gift One's creators are reluctant to give.   The Voice of Free Planet X is written and produced by Jared Axelrod. This episode featured music by bensound.com. One's Opus and The Voice of Free Planet X theme are by Russell Collins. This episode could not have existed without the performances of Devra Thomas, Will Woods, Alison Buck and the support of listeners like you. You can support the Voice of Free Planet X at patreon.com/axelrod. You're almost out of time to get the t-shirt for August, featuring Jason Morningstar's amazing Fangs Out logo. Once September rolls around, you will be unable to purchase this shirt. There will be a new shirt, one based on this episode. Be sure to go to planetx.libsyn.com for links to get the Fangs Out shirt before August runs out, or once September begins, to look at the new shirt. You can also do both. The Voice of Free Planet X is distributed by Galactic Public Radio.      

The Play Better Podcast
Let's Play Better: Juggernaut

The Play Better Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2015 73:07


We peer into the future in our best #letsplay yet, with Jason Morningstar's unnerving new game JUGGERNAUT! #letsplay @bullypulpit_hq

The Voice Of Free Planet X
Episode 1 - What They Left Behind

The Voice Of Free Planet X

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2015 21:59


In the midst of the endless desert snakes the Fury Road, where all the lost souls of this post-apocalpytic wasteland travel. I got to speak with two such nomads: wandering mercenary Hector and proud raider Whimple. The conversation was not what I was expecting. It was the death threats. The death threats threw me off, all right?   This episode of the Voice of Free Planet X was written by Jared Axelrod, Jason Morningstar and Greg Janson. It was produced by Jared Axelrod. The Voice of Free Planet X theme was written and performed by Russell Collins. This episode could not have existed without the performances of Jason Morningstar, Greg Janson, J.R. Blackwell and the support of listeners like you. You can support the Voice of Free Planet X at patreon.com/axelrod. The Voice of Free Planet X is distributed by Galactic Public Radio.