This is the second episode of a two-part series on Liminal Horror and modern horror RPGs, featuring Goblin Archives and Josh Domanski, the co-designers of Liminal Horror. Episode two covers their modules and games, and particularly Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition which is crowdfunding right now. Listen to episode 1 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goblin-archives-josh-domanski-liminal-horror-deluxe/id1560319393?i=1000706609204 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/2d1nJeoVCCXsw8MTvVC...
May 08, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 4
This is the first episode of a two-part series on Liminal Horror and modern horror RPGs, featuring Goblin Archives and Josh Domanski, the co-designers of Liminal Horror. Episode one is focused on Goblin and Josh’s origin story as RPG designers, and why horror is such a good genre for Tabletop RPGs. Episode two covers their modules and games, and particularly Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition which is crowdfunding right now. Get Episode 2 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7w5qIjw95K4t9lztItfwD...
May 06, 2025•33 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Today The Lost Bay Podcast’s guest is Adam STATION. Adam is best known for designing modern horror RPGs, with a surreal twist. Their games and modules have two unique features. First they are heavily procedural, based mostly on tables and nested tables. Second they are inspired by modern and contemporary music, to the point some of them are actually partially sampled from song lyrics and titles. Today we’ll be talking about “ I dont belong here ”, a modern horror module for Liminal Horror, inspi...
Apr 30, 2025•43 min•Season 4Ep. 2
This episode's guest is Jesse Ross, designer of Trophy Dark. Trophy Dark is a narrative game about doomed treasure hunters venturing into a forest that doesn't want them there. I'm a late discoverer of Trophy Dark; I read it just a few months ago, and it radically changed the way I see and play RPGs. The book delivers such a strong and consistent gameplay experience with a very simple mechanical architecture. You know I like horror RPGs, and Trophy Dark, in a way, is a medieval fantasy forest ho...
Mar 27, 2025•42 min•Season 4Ep. 1
This episode's guest is Amanda Lee Franck, a really unique voice in the RPG scene. Amanda is both an illustrator and a game designer, and has blessed us with a series of iconic titles like Vampire Cruise, Crush Depth Apparition or You got a job on the garbage barge. In this episode, we will talk about Amanda's origin story and journey as a creator. We'll also chat about pens, inks, museums, why Ships and Boats are ideal for building haunting RPG settings, and the Midwest. Amanda Lee Franck colle...
Nov 20, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Today, I'm taking you to Paris, France, to chat with Côme Martin, a prolific and uber-creative French designer. Côme's best-known titles include the iconic Meanwhile in the Subway, Broken Cities, Feathered Adventures, and many more. In this episode, we discuss Côme's journey as a designer, from the first one-pagers to his most innovative games, how the Norwegian indie scene influenced his work, and the differences between the US and French-speaking indie scenes. Côme Martin collection https://ww...
Sep 15, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 8
David Blandy is the designer of the post apocalyptic weird hope game Eco MOFOS!! The game is powered by the Into the odd/Cairn engine. Fast rules and character creation. Fantastic art by Daniel Locke. In this episode we talk about David's journey as a creator, and how his work as an artist informs game design. We also discuss Weirdhope, a unique genre of his own creation that teaches us that we can find joy and meaning, even in a strange and at times harsh world. ECO MOFOS!! collection https://w...
Aug 11, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 7
The Parthenogenis of Hungry Hollow is an adventure module and campaing setting for the Mmodern horror tabletop RPG Liminal Horror. In this espisode with returning guest designer Goblin Archives we talk about bees, flesh, a weird baby shower, and an American Pacific Nothwest town being corrupted by an owerwhelmind deity and cult. The Parthenogenis of Hungry Hollow on Backerkit https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-penguin-ink/the-parthenogenesis-of-hungry-hollow-for-liminal-horror Get Limina...
Jun 28, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Yochai Gal is the designer of the forest fantasy RPG Cairn. Right now, Cairn second edition boxed set is live on Kickstarter. In this episode we talk about how Yochai grew the first edition of Cairn into this new expanded RPG marvel. Cairn Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1557907976/cairn-2e-boxed-set Yochai's first two appearances on The Lost Bay Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yochai-gal-cairn/id1560319393?i=1000514489599 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ttr...
Apr 14, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Chris Mc Dowall is the designer of the rules light flavor heavy trifecta of games Into the Odd , Electric Bastionland and Mythic Bastionland . In this episode we talk about Chris' latest game Mythic Bastionland, its sources of inspiration, design process, and the spirit behind its ruleset. Bastionland blog & Patreon https://www.bastionland.com/ https://www.patreon.com/bastionland Mythic Bastionland preorders https://mythicbastionland.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders The Lost Bay - suburban got...
Apr 04, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Samantha Leigh is a multi-faceted tabletop RPG creator and has released some of the coolest solo games of the indie scene. She’s been recently kickstarting Outliers, an award-winning game inspired by her own experience as a lab researcher. In this episode we’ll talk about her sources of inspiration, editing secrets, and future projects. Outliers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marx-of-high-water/far-horizons-coop-presents-outliers Samantha Leigh https://twitter.com/GoblinMixtape https://sam...
Mar 26, 2024•33 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Watt is the designer behind the Nausicaa inspired ecological space fantasy game Cloud Empress. After a successful launch in 2023 Cloud Empress returns to Kickstarter in 2024 with two new books/settings. In this episode we talk everything shop, from writing and layout strategies to game mechanics and their impact on the players and the gaming experience. Back Cloud Empress, Life and Death https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/watt/cloud-empress-life-and-death https://cloudempress.com/about/ The Lo...
Mar 21, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Evangeline Gallagher is an illustrator with a taste for dark fantasy and horror. Their art is inspired by 80s and 90s media. Evangeline is one of the most productive and striking artists of the TTRPG scene and beyond. In this episode, we talk about their sources of inspiration, their practice, a mental directory of faces, and why red is their favorite color. Follow Evangeline Gallagher https://www.instagram.com/evangelinegallagher/ https://twitter.com/egallagher_art https://bsky.app/profile/egal...
Mar 12, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 1
watt is the designer of Cloud Empress, an ecological science fantasy tabletop RPG inspired by works like Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind, Dune, Full Metal Alchemist. Cloud Empress is both a hack and a campaign setting for the Sci-Fi horror TTRPG Mothership. The game has a striking universe both harsh and tender. In this episode we talk about the genesis and the design choices behind a game that is expected to be one of the most notable releases of 2023. Cloud Empress Kickstarter https://www.k...
Feb 01, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Mörk Borg is a Swedish tabletop role-playing game by Pelle Nilsson & Johan Nohr with a strong pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy vibe. The fantasy setting features a dying world, where all is dark and gloomy, even the characters you play. The book itself has a unique visual style, wild and colorful reminiscent of the 80s Punk-Rock zine scene and of Doom Metal music. In this interview we talk about the creative strategies of the two designers, the Swedish alternative to Dungeons and Dragons, Nos...
Nov 23, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Emiel Boven is the writer, illustrator and designer of the games DURF and The Electrum Archive . Emiel has stumbled across the tabletop indie scene only a couple of years ago, and since then he's been extremely productive: He wrote several adventures and modules, two games and contributed to build an international community of creators. He’s one of the designers you definitely want to keep two eyes on. In this episode we’ll talk about biking, becoming a full time RPG designer, the power of game ...
Oct 15, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Liminal Horror is a modern horror tabletop RPG. It started a year and a half ago as a hack of the game Cairn, and since then its ecosystem has significantly grown. It has been published in print, counts two official modules, and is supported by a vibrant community. In this episode we'll talk about Goblin Archives' journey as a game designer, how to write horror, crowdfunding using itch.io, growing supported by the community and giving back to it, and the two first official modules for the game: ...
Sep 10, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Today I have a very special episode for you, where for once I get to be interviewed. I’ve been a guest on the Weekly Scroll. It’s a super cool stream part of the Adventure Archive where Hunter and Ryan interview TTRPG designers, do reviews of indie games or unboxing of TTRPG Kickstarters. In this episode we'll be talking about SKYREALMS , a system neutral fantasy sourcebook and coloring book, illustrated by Evlyn Moreau and with a super cool roster of international contributors. As I release thi...
Jun 30, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Alfred Valley is the writer, designer and publisher of several TTRPGS characterized by unique setting and mechanics. In particular he wrote Lay on hands, a solo RPG in which you play as a healer in a post apocalyptic RPG, and Thousand Empty Light, a solo adventure for the Sci-Fi Horror RPG Mothership. In this episode we talk about the coziness of darkness, the art of haggling, cryptography and cassette tapes. Episode produced by Iko Editing supervision by Laura Elle Music by Avery Isles Full cre...
Feb 13, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Ian Yusem is publisher editor and writer of Hull Breach, an anthology book, collection of adventures and articles for the Sci-Fi horror RPG Mothership. In this episode we talk about Ian's experience both as an author and as the editor/publisher of Hull Breach, the importance of layout, playtesting techniques, and how to write horror RPGs. Get Hull Breach here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yusem/hull-breach-vol-1 Episode produced by Iko Editing supervision by Laura Elle Music by Avery Isle...
Jan 27, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This is the second episode of a three part mini series on TTRPG zines, the physical objects, we love, make, read and use to play role playing games. The first one is and interview with Leo from L.F. OSR , maker and publisher of limited editions of bespoke RPG zines. If you play RPGs you're probably familiar with the concept. Community copies are free copies of RPG games or adventures, people can download from the internet. It's a way for designers and publishers to support members of the communi...
Jan 07, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Leo is very active in the RPG scene, particularly on the OSR side of it. He writes, makes art, he even just has released a dungeon synth album called Lost Fellow. But Leo also makes zines, like in crafting and publishing them, with his printing shop/publishing house called L.F. OSR. Their publications are quite unique in the scene, one hundred percent handmade, bespoke and special editions of indie zines. In this episode we talk about hacking printers, hand stamping zines, bone folders, being a ...
Dec 16, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Today what I have for you is a very short episode, I’m working on several episodes of a mini-series that require intense editing. This is why I don’t have the usual interview to offer this week. But I didn’t want to let you with no content at all, so I’m going to give you a short tour of what is going to come in the next three episodes. We'll be talking about zines, as objects, as paper objects. And if you stick around until the end of this bonus episode, you'll hear some of the sounds I'm editi...
Dec 08, 2021•7 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Paolo Greco is the writer and designer behind the RPG press Lost Pages. They have recently successfully finished the Kickstarter campaign for The Book of Gaub, a game neutral spell book, and anthology of horror micro fictions. In this episode we talk about magic, real magic, studying it, understanding it, and how it can help writing better RPG magic, a kid fascinated by the occult, and a lost and beautiful font. You can buy The Book of Gaub here https://shop.lostpages.co.uk/ Subscribe to Lost Pa...
Dec 02, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Zedeck Siew is the writer an co-author of the zine series A thousand thousand islands . These TTRPG fantasy game neutral zines are inspired by South Asia. In these episode we talk about being nerds, South Est Asia, writing as a craft, running a Kickstarter, cockroaches and The reach of the roac h god, the first A thousand thousand islands campaign book. The book is being kickstartered until the end of November 2021, several stretch goals have already been hit, be sure to check it here https://ww...
Nov 17, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Sean McCoy is the author of the SciFi horror tabletop role-playing game Mothership. Winner of a 2019 Gold ENnie Award for Best Game, and heavily inspired by classical horror movies like Alien or Event Horizon, Mothership is redesigning, and giving a new youth to the SciFi horror genre in TTRPGs. In this episode we talk about specific game design choices, building a company, community support, being seven years old and playing RPGs until 3am, pivoting from a career in filmmaking to RPG design. An...
Nov 10, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Seb Pines is the designer of the solo journaling horror RPG Dwelling. The book is amazingly beautiful and playing it literally gave me the chills, both in a scary and in a pleasant way. In this episode we talk about an old spooky haunted house, insomnia, notebooks, mourning, solo RPGs, game design and much more. You can buy Seb's game in its digital form on itch.io or as a physical book from Good Luck Press This episode is available on Youtube with English subs Support The Lost Bay Podcast If yo...
Nov 03, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Discover the lineup preview for the upcoming The Lost Bay Podcast season 2. The show becomes weekly, and will give space to talented creators, writers, designers, artists, who make amazing games and zines. You can help The Lost Bay Podcast grow by becoming a patron. Check the Scissors and Glue TTRPG Jam , it's running until November the 23rd....
Oct 27, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Ava Islam is the designer of Errant a med fan rpg she has successfully kickstarted during Zinequest 3 - The system totally rethinks and rebuilds the D&D game engine in a fascinating and innovative way. In this episode, we talk about power, race, game design, bets and wagers, Neapolitan pizza and much more. You can preorder Errant here Or read Ava's blog here Support The Lost Bay Podcast If you want more interviews and talks with designers and game creators you can help The Lost Bay Podcast t...
Aug 19, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Perplexing Ruins is an illustrator and a writer. This episode might be a little different from the previous ones, maybe a little longer, and a little more intimate. Because Perplexing is a friend. He is one of the first members of our little indie RPG scene that I’ve met. In this heartfelt episode, we talk about ancient German castles, gouache paintings, witches, the Midwest, bigfoot and so much more. You can get in touch with Perplexing Ruins here https://twitter.com/PerplexingRuins Games https...
Jul 29, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
