Happy Halloween! Please enjoy this spooooky actual play of our One Page RPG - Air Boo-N-Boo: Haunt the Rental. GMed by Christopher Salzman of the Roll for Topic podcast.Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Roll For Topic

With the spooky season upon us, John, Jess, and Ben dive into the world of one-page RPG design. In this episode we make and RPG, and next episode we will play it. SpooOooookkyyy!!!Doctor Magnet HandsSexy Battle WizardsSad Vampire Boy FriendAdvance Skeleton SiegeContact [email protected] Splatphone!Roll For Topic

John and co-host Matt Wilson are honored to be joined by Kenneth Hite and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan to talk about GUMSHOE games, Cthulhu movies, and of course ... Trail of Cthulhu 2nd EditionBack the new edition here!!!Strange Harvest (Movie)Dream EaterKen and Robin Talk About StuffContact [email protected] Splatphone!Roll For Topic

Fantasy artist Hailee Smith joins the Splatbook crew. We discuss art as process, AI, and how much fun it was to design the new Splatbook logo. Cloud CurioDragonologyContact [email protected] Splatphone!Roll For Topic

John and Ben are joined by Tim Saucer to talk about running your own games at conventions. We also talk about creating emotional experiences in RPGs, and our RFTCON experience in general.Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Roll For Topic

John is joined by his two new co-hosts, Ben Donaldson and Jess Rhiannon, to talk about the new Players Handbook 2024. Who will play it? Are we converting our campaigns to the new edition? Ooooo the mysteries contained herein!  NOTES:2024 Player's HandbookContact [email protected] Splatphone!Roll For Topic

Tony Vasinda (aka Plus One Tony) joins John to talk about their GenCon experience, how to iterate your game's design, and why zines are the best! And we sneak in some rumblings about the OSR, of course. BECAUSE THAT IS ALL ANYONE TALKS ABOUT Notes:RPG Zine ClubOSR Rules FamiliesPosters, Posers and POSR(s)Butter PrincessContact [email protected] Splatphone!

In honor of the release of Alien: Romulus, Andy Rau from Roll for Topic joins John for a discussion of the Alien franchise. What makes a great Alien movie? And does Alien:Romulus hit the mark? Plus an update on the Alien RPG from Free LeagueAlien: Romulus TrailerAlien RPGAlien RPG 2n EditionContact [email protected] Splatphone!

Just chillin'Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Roll For Topic

Are you tired of all the RPG podcasts publishing their "GenCon Reflections" episodes? Well tooooo baaaad. Here is ours. We have an interview with Amber Seger, and a special guest appearance from Kyle's mom. Plus, Kyle shares some huge life changing news. Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

John and Kyle discuss modern magical settings, and John's plan to put his poor gaming group through an OSR Dolmenwood campaign. Tuns out Kyle has been playing a long game that has all lead up to this point. DolmenwoodDolmenwood SoundtrackStar Borg! Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

Due to unrelenting popular demand John, Andy, and new guest Joel Boonstra tackle the first volume of Robert A Caro's pentalogy of the "Times of Lyndon Johnson". Mission Accomplished, so quit sending me harassing email, jeez.The Path to Power99% Invisible: The Power BrokerContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

We are so tired y'all. So thank you for sending us some juicy questions to answer.Sincerely DepartedGame WizardsThe Elusive ShiftBen Robbins Website - Lame MageFirebrands GamesYazeba's Bed & BreakfastJubenshaContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

Somewhere... in space...this could all be happening RIGHT NOW! Star Borg: Episode 2 - The Hypercore of MadnessJohn 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 BorgContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

Somewhere... in space...this could all be happening RIGHT NOW! Star Borg: Episode 1 - The Ship of DoomJohn 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 BorgContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll 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 episode. Check out his article from 50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons.The Website of Dr Evan TornerCombat in Dungeons & DragonsContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

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 announcementContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll 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 [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

Kyle and John talk about ADHD and RPGs. This very rapidly devolves into absolute silliness.AADL GM Like A Pro panelAvery Alder Politicizing and Queering Game MechanicsContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

Kyle and John do a deep dive into the "rules platforms". What are they? What makes them useful? or limiting? Year Zero SRDAGE SystemGUMSHOE Reference DocumentMETAgamingContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

Please enjoy this re-release our first ever published episode! Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll 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 by Michele Garbuggio. The One Ring RPG 2nd Ed was created by Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi. Published by Free League Press. All based on the work of J.R.R TolkienLord of the Rings RoleplayingFree League PublishingMusic for this Episode by Francis RobertsCalvinballContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

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 by Michele Garbuggio. The One Ring RPG 2nd Ed was created by Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi. Published by Free League Press. All based on the work of J.R.R TolkienLord of the Rings RoleplayingFree League PublishingMusic for this Episode by Frances RobertsCalvinballContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonThe Cloud CurioRoll For Topic

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 JaquaysTimothy TrumanThe Enchanted Wood Cover ArtThe Enchanted Wood PDFThe DragonQuest Players AssociationContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll 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 ColvilleThe Elusive Shift by Jon PetersonParker Series by Richard StarkParker Graphic Novels by Darwin CookeThe Transcendental Gallery of Anti-Realism by Kyle LatinoThe King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord DunsanyFlame and Crimson by Brian MurphyContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe Cloud Curio

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 DragonQuestRolemaster 2nd EdGURPS 2nd EdThe New SunFlame and Crimson - A History of Sword and Sorcery Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe 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 ThingPrince of DarknessIn the Mouth of MadnessList of American movies 1982John Carpenter QuoteDelta Green: Impossible LandscapesThe King in Yellow - Project Gutenberg John Carpenter IMDB Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe Cloud Curio

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 2023The MCDM RPGPathfinder 2e RemasterDolmenwoodBanner SagaContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe 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 SplatacularWick and Wander Card Art Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe 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 5EThe One Ring 2nd EdSeth Skorkowsky - Quantum OgresTomb of the Serpent KingJP CoovertMap Crow - Map Making PlaylistMatt Colville - Your First Adventure Contact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe 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 backThe Enchanted WoodEliminate Medical Date in MichiganNerfedMonster Man. A Show about Monsters because Monsters are greatBig Trouble in Little ChinaArchipelagoThe 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 RPGContact [email protected] Splatphone!Map Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonRoll For TopicThe 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 RenfieldContact [email protected] Splatphone!Agnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap 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 discussTHE MONSTROUS KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!!!Back it now!Contact [email protected] Splatphone! SHOW NOTESDown We GoDown we go using MonstrousKyle appears on Monster ManGod SendInto the Weird Blue YonderRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap 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 [email protected] Splatphone! SHOW NOTESBlade RunnerBlade Runner RPGAgnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap 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 [email protected] Splatphone! SHOW NOTESBaldur's Gate 3Narrator OuttakesAgnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap 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 [email protected] Splatphone! Show Notes:DialectMicroscope World Ending GameEtherseaI'm sorry did you say street magic?Do not let us die in the dark night of this cold winterInkDaggerheartIron SwornAgnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap 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 RPGAmbush!DragonQuestOld School Essentials: DolmenwoodRunning Games in Middle Earth OR "Strider was a Hobbit"One Sleepy Beetle - MuralEmail Us: [email protected] Splatphone!Agnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap 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: [email protected] Splatphone!Agnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap 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 TowerFrank Muller (Dark Tower Narrator)Moira Quirk (The Ninth Narrator)Episode 119 – Audio Equipment, Mysteries, Aliens, and RepetitionEmail Us: [email protected] Splatphone!Agnostic and Old RoadsRoll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

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 CurioMonstrousAmber's Work (rocketorca.com)Books Of Imaginary BeingsTales of the ValiantAgnostic and Old RoadsThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonEmail Us: [email protected]

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 CarruthActual Play! Moose Trip with Jess and KeeleyAlice is MissingSilent Falls ExpansionGeorge Winston ObituaryThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonEmail Us: [email protected]

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. RUNEWorlds Without NumberThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonEmail Us: [email protected]

Hello comrades! Kyle and John bust out the soap boxes and ask: What is with all the new games? And why can't we talk about the creative aspects of these new games, instead of business moves? Spoiler: Because social media and capitalism ruin everything. The Splatphone!Roll For TopicThe Cloud CurioMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonEmail Us: [email protected] of the ValiantCandela ObscuraPanopticonSociety of the Spectacle Amusing Ourselves to DeathAlex RobertsAlex Ross

Kyle and John exchange and discuss some of their favorite passages from RPG books. Call us on the Splatphone! Send us an email [email protected]!  MausritterThe WarrenBunnies and BurrowsDialectA Plague Among UsThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow PatreonEmail Us: [email protected]

Kyle takes John back to school to discuss how RPGs fit into our ideas of play, games, and other strange creatures.  The Beginner's GuideFelix Lebed on PlayMaslow's hierarchy of needsHomo Ludens - John HuizingaAlan Levinovitz - ToysThomas Malaby - Games“Big Three” questions at the Forge: “What is the game about? How is it about that? What does the game reward?”Evan Bottcher - PlatformsThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

What do you do when part of your game group takes some time off? Try new games? Try new ways of playing old games? John and Kyle discuss.DreadThe Quiet YearFiascoDialectThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon

This week John and Kyle take a deep dive into Free League publishing's Year Zero SRD. Kyle goes full professor on John, and then they talk about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Free League - Year Zero SRDA Theory of FunFATE: The Secrets of CatsThe Splatphone!Roll For TopicMap Crow YouTubeMap Crow Patreon