Marx Shepherd discusses Yes Indie'd Pod
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Dec 31, 2022•37 min
Yes Indie'd Pod
Do I like game design? Yes, indie'd! A podcast of bitesize interviews with indie tabletop roleplaying game creators about their work and game design theory & practice. Releases every two weeks.
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Thomas Manuel
Marx interviews Thomas Manuel about games journalism, the synergy or dissonance between being a playwright and being a game designer, and about his games The Spider and the City, Hypercity, and Depths Unfathomable. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Thomas Manuel on Twitter Thomas Manuel on Itchio Thomas Manuel official website Marx Shepherd on Twitter Marx Shepherd on Itchio All music derived from: be quiet from the album Sketches by Jahz...
Dec 28, 2022•32 min
Cezar Capacle discusses Push
Marx interviews Cezar Capacle about Push and philosophies of game design, I Guess This Is It and minimalist story gaming, and how to publicise oneself in a post-Twitter world. This episode is kindly sponsored by Matthew Gravelyn , whose game Tapestry is available now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Cezar Capacle on Twitter Cezar Capacle on Itchio Cezar Capacle bio page Thomas Manuel on Twitter Thomas Manuel on Itchio Thomas Manuel off...
Nov 30, 2022•47 min
Michael Low discusses Starsworn
Marx interviews Michael Low of Luck of Legends Games about games in the classroom, education in games, and about the choose-your-own-adventure colouring book RPG training manual Starsworn. This episode is kindly sponsored by Matthew Gravelyn , whose game Tapestry is available now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Starsworn on Kickstarter Michael Low on Twitter Luck of Legends on Itchio Cezar Capacle on Twitter Cezar Capacle on Itchio Al...
Nov 14, 2022•46 min
James Davey discusses The Midnight World
Marx interviews James Davey of Gem and Eye Games about The Midnight World, a game about mental health, world-altering powers, and terrifying gods from other dimensions. This episode is kindly sponsored by Kurt Refling and Ian Howard , whose game Here We Used to Fly is on Kickstarter now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi The Midnight World official website The Midnight World on Facebook The Midnight World on DTRPG / Itchio Starsworn on K...
Oct 28, 2022•30 min
Thomas Eliot discusses Fear of the Unknown
Marx interviews Thomas Eliot of Sixpence Games about Fear of the Unknown, a one-shot game of building towns and investigating horrors. This episode is kindly sponsored by Kurt Refling and Ian Howard , whose game Here We Used to Fly is on Kickstarter now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Fear of the Unknown on Kickstarter Thomas Eliot on Twitter Sixpence Games official website The Midnight World official website The Midnight World on Fac...
Oct 28, 2022•46 min
Announcement - September 2022
A brief announcement about the future of Yes Indie'd Pod. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website All music derived from: be quiet from the album Sketches by Jahzzar is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License • available from Free Music Archive Support the show The Yes Indie'd Website // The Indie RPG Newsletter...
Sep 26, 2022•4 min
IPM 2022 - Draw Your Dice
Marx interviews Jeremy Gage of Have You Played This, whose podcast Draw Your Dice is an educational podcast exploring how to make TTRPGs. This week’s sponsor is By Odins Beard RPG whose game We Deal In Lead is available for pre-order now ! Or, check out the Other Worlds game jam on Itchio . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Jeremy Gage on Twitter Have You Played This? Network Draw Your Dice Podcast All music derived from: be quiet from th...
Sep 18, 2022•59 min
IPM 2022 - The Lost Bay
Marx interviews Iko of The Lost Bay Podcast, a podcast focusing on indie TTRPG zines and their creators. This week’s sponsor is Elijah Mills whose game Campfire is out now! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi The Lost Bay Podcast on Twitter The Lost Bay on Itchio The Lost Bay Podcast official website Jeremy Gage on Twitter Have You Played This? Network Draw Your Dice Podcast All music derived from: be quiet from the album Sketches by Jahzza...
Sep 04, 2022•36 min
Spooky Bell Games discuss Beyond Deep
Marx interviews Chris and Wes of Spooky Bell Games about Beyond Deep, an adventure and locale for Mörk Borg set in a mining company town. This week’s sponsor is Gamenomicon whose game Goblin Market is on Kickstarter now! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Beyond Deep on Kickstarter Chris on Twitter / Wes on Twitter Spooky Bell Games on Instagram / Facebook / TikTok The Lost Bay Podcast on Twitter The Lost Bay on Itchio The Lost Bay Podcast...
Aug 28, 2022•31 min
Jim Hall discusses Worldlings
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Aug 21, 2022•24 min
Tanya Floaker discusses Lo! Thy Dread Empire
Marx interviews Tanya Floaker about Lo! Thy Dread Empire, a narrative wargame about undead workers fighting capitalist death cults in the ashes of a dying world. This week’s sponsor is Grumpy Bear Stuff whose game Daily Dread is Kickstarting in August 2022 in as part of Zinequest 4 . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Tanya Floaker on Twitter Time of Tribes on Itchio Lo! Thy Dread Empire on Kickstarter Brooklet Games on Twitter Brooklet Ga...
Aug 14, 2022•29 min
Ben Wallis discusses Broken
Marx interviews Ben Wallis, a.k.a. ThatGamerPriest, about Broken, a duet story game telling the story of the breakdown of a relationship. This week’s sponsor is Grumpy Bear Stuff whose game Daily Dread is Kickstarting in August 2022 in as part of Zinequest 4 . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Benjamin Wallis on Twitter APON Games on Twitter BR💔KEN on Itchio All Ports Open Network official website Tanya Floaker on Twitter Time of Tribes ...
Aug 07, 2022•28 min
Alex Roberts
Marx interviews Alex Roberts, creator of Starcrossed and For The Queen, larper extraordinaire, and former host of the podcast Backstory. This week’s sponsor is Beyond Cataclysm , whose podcast What Is Roleplay? is available now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Alex Roberts on Twitter Alex Roberts on Itchio Alex Roberts official website Backstory on the OneShot Podcast Network Benjamin Wallis on Twitter APON Games on Twitter BR💔KEN on ...
Jul 31, 2022•42 min
Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Ductomaniac a.k.a Adrián Mejía
Marx interviews Adrián Mejía, an Ecuadorian creator creating Koboa, a Latin American-inspired setting guide featuring creators from many cultures across South America. This week’s sponsor is Beyond Cataclysm , whose podcast What Is Roleplay? is available now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Ductomaniac on Twitter Ductomaniac on Itchio Koboa mailing list Nynphaiel on Twitter Nynphaiel on Instagram All music derived from: be quiet from t...
Jul 17, 2022•26 min
Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Diogo of Toca do Coruja
Marx interviews Diogo of Toca do Coruja, a Brazilian translation team working to bring indie TTRPGs to Brazilian Portuguese speakers. This week’s sponsor is Beyond Cataclysm , whose podcast What Is Roleplay? is available now . Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Diogo on Twitter Toca do Coruja on Twitter Toca do Coruja official website Ductomaniac a.k.a Adrián Mejía on Twitter Koboa mailing list All music derived from: be quiet from the alb...
Jun 30, 2022•37 min
Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Misha Panarin
Marx interviews Argentinian game designer and scene organiser Misha Panarin, about her LatAm Breakout project Cantrip, and about introducing people to new roleplaying games. This week’s sponsor is Anthropos Games , whose game Heterodoxy is available from June 2022. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Misha Panarin on Twitter Misha Panarin on Itchio Cantrip at Soul Muppet Publishing Diogo on Twitter Toca do Coruja on Twitter All music derive...
Jun 15, 2022•47 min
AireCon 2022 Special
A special episode from analogue games convention AireCon, featuring interviews from board game, card game, and roleplaying game creators. This week’s sponsor is Anthropos Games , whose game Heterodoxy is available from June 2022. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi AireCon official website / on Twitter Paper Boat Games official website / on Twitter Beyond Cataclysm Books official website / on Twitter Stuff By Bez official website / on Twitt...
May 29, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Harrigan discusses play-by-post
Marx interviews Harrigan, a huge play-by-post enthusiast and a big fan and consumer of the OSR scene. This week’s sponsor is James M Hewitt of Needy Cat Games , whose game Vampires Suck At Shopping is available now ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Tavern Keeper official website GamersPlane official website All music derived from: be quiet from the album Sketches by Jahzzar is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International L...
May 01, 2022•40 min
Tony of Plus One discusses Through The Void
Marx interviews Tony of Plus One Exp about Through The Void, a dungeon-crawling storytelling game set in an impossible space station in the midst of lethal space. This week’s sponsor is Jamie O’Duibhir of Therapeutic Blasphemy Games , whose mental health and destressing podcast Quiet Power is available now wherever podcasts are found. Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Tony Vasinda on Twitter Plus One Exp official website Plus One Exp on T...
Mar 27, 2022•57 min
Kalum of The Rolistes discusses Paris Gondo: The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying
Marx interviews Kalum of the Rolistes about Paris Gondo, the Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying, a game of stuff you find in a dungeon, and how it can truly transform your life. This week’s sponsor is CM Lowry , whose game Tyrannosaur Inside is Kickstarting and Itchfunding right now! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi The Rolistes Pod on Twitter The Rolistes on Itchio The Rolistes official website Tony Vasinda on Twitte r Plus One Exp offic...
Mar 13, 2022•52 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Ema Acosta of Pocket Compass Co. discusses The Exiles
Nondairy Giant and Mac interview Ema Acosta about The Exiles, a dark fantasy expansion for the feelings-delving RPG Crescent Moon telling the story of blight-touched outcasts fighting their way out of the underworld as they grapple with their inner demons. Today’s episode is sponsored by Kelly Bean of Thick Thief Games , whose project The Skills To Pay The Bills is Itchfunding from February 1st 2022 ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Poc...
Feb 28, 2022•18 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - NondairyGiant and Mac discuss NUKED!
Richard interviews Nondairy Giant and Mac about NUKED!, a post-apocalyptic Knave hack where players take on the role of raider-blasting, bunker-delving Skrappers, just trying to make it in the remains of the world. Today’s episode is sponsored by By Odin’s Beard RPG ( Twitter ), whose game Runecairn: Warden is coming soon to Exalted Funeral ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Nondairy Giant on Twitter / Mac on Twitter Mac Makes Things off...
Feb 25, 2022•14 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Richard Ruane discusses Sherwood Outlaws
Max interviews Richard Ruane about Sherwood Outlaws, a Robin Hood-inspired game of forming a crew of outlaws, setting a code of honor, and using banditry and burglary to deal with local landlords and other petty tyrants. Today’s episode is sponsored by in*die zine , six back issues available now and the in🦕die zine available in March 2022 ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Richard Ruane on Twitter R. Rook Studios on Twitter R. Rook Stud...
Feb 23, 2022•18 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Max Fefer discusses Esther and the Queens
Jo interviews Max Fefer about Esther and the Queens, a Purim-themed Jewish, queer, and feminist game featuring Queen Esther, carnival games, and lots of drama. Today’s episode is sponsored by David Blandy of davidblandy.itch.io , whose solo game Lone Eons is Itchfunding for art until February 28th ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Max Fefer on Twitter Max Fefer on Itchio Esther and the Queens on Kickstarter All music adapted from: Nothi...
Feb 21, 2022•20 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Jo Winter discusses The Fall of Home
Albi interviews Jo Winter about The Fall of Home, a one-game in which a group of travelers meet on the road back to their ruined hometown, and reminisce about the place they gew up. Today’s episode is sponsored by Adam Bell , whose website Have You Played This? is posting new stuff weekly! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Jo Winter on Twitter Wintertide Games on Itchio The Fall of Home on Kickstarter All music adapted from: Nothing Like ...
Feb 19, 2022•19 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Albi discusses The Royal Cartographer
Joie interviews Albi about The Royal Cartographer, a worldbuilding RPG in which players create a map of important cultural places, and negotiate with the royal cartographer when only some can be on the official kingdom map. Today's episode is sponsored by Craig Duffy of LunarShadow , whose game Signal to Noise is crowdfunding on Game on Tabletop from February 8th! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Albi on Twitter Albi13 on Itchio The Roya...
Feb 17, 2022•14 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Joie Martin discusses Starkhollow Hall
Cali and Dan interview Joie Martin about Starkhollow Hall, a gothic fiction-inspired tabletop roleplaying game set in a remote girls' boarding school. This episode is sponsored by Raphael Falk of GamesGarden, whose game Lucid: Sea of Dreams is crowdfunding on Kickstarter February 1st to February 18th ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Joie Martin on Twitter Drowning Moon Studios on Twitter Drowning Moon Studios official website Starkholl...
Feb 15, 2022•19 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Gem Room Games discuss 9 Lives to Valhalla
Craig interviews Cali & Dan of Gem Room Games about 9 Lives to Valhalla, a game about a warband of death metal viking cats led personally by Death to die with sword in paw nine glorious times. This episode is sponsored by Summoning Circle Press whose zine Splat 3: Touched is crowdfunding from February 14th to 28th ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Gem Room Games on Twitter Gem Room Games official website 9 Lives to Valhalla on Kicks...
Feb 14, 2022•24 min
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Craig discusses Signal to Noise
Will Lentz interviews Craig of Lunar Shadow Designs about Signal To Noise, an interstellar epistolary game for two that chronicles the connection between people as one of them departs the solar system forever on a generation ship. This episode is sponsored by Sam Armstrong , whose RPG tool 52 Card Dungeon is available in PDF on itch.io now ! Yes Indie'd Pod on Twitter Yes Indie’d Pod website Yes Indie’d Pod Patreon Donate via Ko-Fi Craig on Twitter Lunar Shadow official website Signal to Noise o...
Feb 13, 2022•17 min
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