Somewhere... in space...this could all be happening RIGHT NOW! Star Borg: Episode 2 - The Hypercore of Madness John and Kyle are joined by Andy Rau and Ben Donaldson for an epic actual play of Star Borg! The new TTRPG collaboration between Kyle and JP Coovert. Star Borg Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon The Cloud Curio Roll For Topic...
Somewhere... in space...this could all be happening RIGHT NOW! Star Borg: Episode 1 - The Ship of Doom John and Kyle are joined by Andy Rau and Ben Donaldson for an epic actual play of Star Borg! The new TTRPG collaboration between Kyle and JP Coovert. Star Borg Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon The Cloud Curio Roll For Topic...
Kyle is joined by his "favorite person in the whole wide world (!?)", Evan Torner. Which is fine. John is not the least bit jealous. He is just over here working his fingers to the bone editing this podcast. Toiling away on the show notes mines. It’s fine. Everything is fine. But then at the end Kyle says he is sad John was not here, so John just does not know how to feel. They talk about D&D combat or something. Oh, and Matt is here. JK! Evan is awesome, and this is a really insightful epis...
YouTuber JP Coovert join John and Kyle to talk about a new Mork Borg hack he and Kyle are working on, making a living creatively, comic books, and making art as process. JP on YouTube! Star Borg announcement Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon The Cloud Curio Roll For Topic...
Jess returns to the show and we breakdown some of Wraith Curse of the Night Sword. Kyle claims that Jess is now his favorite game master, John is sad, but then we all talk about our therapists. Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon The Cloud Curio Roll For Topic...
Kyle and John talk about ADHD and RPGs. This very rapidly devolves into absolute silliness. AADL GM Like A Pro panel Avery Alder Politicizing and Queering Game Mechanics Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon The Cloud Curio Roll For Topic...
Kyle and John do a deep dive into the "rules platforms". What are they? What makes them useful? or limiting? Year Zero SRD AGE System GUMSHOE Reference Document METAgaming Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon The Cloud Curio Roll For Topic...
Please enjoy this re-release our first ever published episode! Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon The Cloud Curio Roll For Topic...
The Splatbook Players present: Wraith Curse of the Night Sword, Part 2. Being an actual play of The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Featuring Jess Rhiannon the Ranger "Telconiel", Kenny Webb as "Gorf" the dwarven story teller, John Corey as the Bardling "Ulfar", and Kyle Latino as The Loremaster. Wraithcurse of the Nightsword is an original scenario developed by Kyle Latino. The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game for 5E was adapted from The One Ring RPG 2nd Ed...
The Splatbook Players present: Wraith Curse of the Night Sword, Part 1. Being an actual play of The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Featuring Jess Rhiannon the Ranger "Telconiel", Kenny Webb as "Gorf" the dwarven story teller, John Corey as the Bardling "Ulfar", and Kyle Latino as The Loremaster. Wraithcurse of the Nightsword is an original scenario developed by Kyle Latino. The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game for 5E was adapted from The One Ring RPG 2nd Ed...
Kyle and John honor the work of game designer Jennell Jaquays today by talking about one of John's all time favorite adventure modules: The Enchanted Wood, for SPI's DragonQuest RPG from 1981. Jenelle Jaquays Timothy Truman The Enchanted Wood Cover Art The Enchanted Wood PDF The DragonQuest Players Association Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Roll For Topic...
Kyle is back, refreshed, and ready to go! We discuss some wonderful email and Splatphone messages, and generally have a silly time. Happy 2024! Priest by Matt Colville The Elusive Shift by Jon Peterson Parker Series by Richard Stark Parker Graphic Novels by Darwin Cooke The Transcendental Gallery of Anti-Realism by Kyle Latino The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany Flame and Crimson by Brian Murphy Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Roll ...
Kyle is off hatching nefarious plans with the Cloud Curio Cohort, so Andy and Matt join John to talk about early RPG influences, and how they shapes the games we run today. SPIs DragonQuest Rolemaster 2nd Ed GURPS 2nd Ed The New Sun Flame and Crimson - A History of Sword and Sorcery Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio...
With Kyle busy, busy, busy with the final Monstrous illustrations, John invites two former guests (Andy Rau, and Matt Wilson) to talk about three John Carpenter movies: "The Apocalypse Trilogy". Please enjoy this bonus episode. The Thing Prince of Darkness In the Mouth of Madness List of American movies 1982 John Carpenter Quote Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes The King in Yellow - Project Gutenberg John Carpenter IMDB Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Cro...
Kyle's dander is up about what he has been hearing about the MCDM RPG on the internet. We reluctantly wander into the "OGL Fiasco", and then review our gaming life for 2023 The MCDM RPG Pathfinder 2e Remaster Dolmenwood Banner Saga Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio...
Our friend Ben Donaldson joins the show to talk about the game he is working on: Wick and Wander - A post-post-apocalypse pastoral punk PbtA card based table top RPG. Say that five times fast. RFTCON Splatacular Wick and Wander Card Art Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio...
It is finally here folks. We talk about Table Top RPG design, using Free League's Lord of the Rings Roleplaying for 5E as a lens for our discussion. Lord of the The Rings 5E The One Ring 2nd Ed Seth Skorkowsky - Quantum Ogres Tomb of the Serpent King JP Coovert Map Crow - Map Making Playlist Matt Colville - Your First Adventure Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio...
Kyle and John answer a great email and a couple of juicy Splatphones. Check the show notes for a couple of important fundraisers! Jennell Jaquays has a long road back The Enchanted Wood Eliminate Medical Date in Michigan Nerfed Monster Man. A Show about Monsters because Monsters are great Big Trouble in Little China Archipelago The Good Friends of Jackson Elias...
John and Kyle take a follow up splatphone message, talk about "play to lose" games, and celebrate the fact that Monstrous has funded! Whoo hoo! Today's "And Remember" is from Tales of the Lone Lands. A supplement to Free League Publishing's The One Ring RPG Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio...
This episode of The Splatbook was recorded on 10/1/2023 as part of Map Crow's live YouTube stream to promote the Monstrous Kickstarter. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it. THE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!! Back it now! NSFW Clips of people being mean to Kyle in the movie Renfield Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Agnostic and Old Roads Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon...
Listener Ryan calls in a Splatphone that requires our full attention. What is Diegesis? Is narrative immersion possible? or even desirable in an RPG? John and Kyle discuss THE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!! Back it now! Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! SHOW NOTES Down We Go Down we go using Monstrous Kyle appears on Monster Man God Send Into the Weird Blue Yonder Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon...
Well, well, well... It turns out there is a Blade Runner RPG and no one bothered to tell John. We discuss the first Blade Runner film, and the new Blade Runner RPG Kyle Campaign just started. THE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!! Back it now! Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! SHOW NOTES Blade Runner Blade Runner RPG Agnostic and Old Roads Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon...
Kyle recruits a kindred soul to his party to discuss Baldur's Gate III. Andy Rau from Roll for Topic joins Kyle to breakdown the latest D&D video games. John takes the episode off, which is probably best for everyone. THE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!! Back it now! Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! SHOW NOTES Baldur's Gate 3 Narrator Outtakes Agnostic and Old Roads Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon...
This week John talks almost non-stop about the games he played at RFTCon! They were all amazing, and Kyle is sad he could not be there. Contact Us! splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Show Notes: Dialect Microscope World Ending Game Ethersea I'm sorry did you say street magic? Do not let us die in the dark night of this cold winter Ink Daggerheart Iron Sworn Agnostic and Old Roads Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon...
Kyle goes to Gen Con and talks about all the amazing stuff he saw, and heroes he met. John pitches some ideas for an upcoming James Bond RPG one shot, and Kyle shares an email from a fan - his mom! James Bond RPG Ambush! DragonQuest Old School Essentials: Dolmenwood Running Games in Middle Earth OR "Strider was a Hobbit" One Sleepy Beetle - Mural Email Us: splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Agnostic and Old Roads Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon...
Listener Gabe sent John and Kyle a Splatphone so thoughtful, we based this entire episode around it: How do you choose a satisfying hobby or creative pursuit? Email Us: splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Agnostic and Old Roads Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon...
Kenny and John spoil the sh$t out of The Dark Tower. The WHOLE THING. John fails to convince Kenny that he is wrong about the ending, Kyle takes Kenny's side and John gets sooooo angry. Then John thinks it might just be that he is broken. The Dark Tower Frank Muller (Dark Tower Narrator) Moira Quirk (The Ninth Narrator) Episode 119 – Audio Equipment, Mysteries, Aliens, and Repetition Email Us: splatbookpod@gmail.com The Splatphone! Agnostic and Old Roads Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow Y...
Kyle and John are joined by some of his Cloud Curio collaborators, Amber and Kenny! We discuss their recent trip to Origins, projects they are working, asking strangers for eggs, and the impending launch of Monstrous! Cloud Curio Monstrous Amber's Work (rocketorca.com) Books Of Imaginary Beings Tales of the Valiant Agnostic and Old Roads The Splatphone! Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Email Us: splatbookpod@gmail.com...
Kyle is recovering from Origins fatigue, so Jess and Brandon step in to save the day. We talk about a recent session of Alice is Missing we all participated in. Enjoy this post game discussion of this excellent "silent RPG". Actual Play! The Wizard's Grimoire with Brandon Carruth Actual Play! Moose Trip with Jess and Keeley Alice is Missing Silent Falls Expansion George Winston Obituary The Splatphone! Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Email Us: splatbookpod@gmail....
Murph! joins us to discuss Play AWay From The Table (PAWFTT!). Kyle tries to make PAWFTT a thing, Murph! enables him, and John is powerless to stop it. RUNE Worlds Without Number The Splatphone! Roll For Topic The Cloud Curio Map Crow YouTube Map Crow Patreon Email Us: splatbookpod@gmail.com...
