Are we one of your favourite TTRPG talk podcasts? Then show your love by voting for us!00.00.40: Introduction00.06.01: Welcome to our new patrons: Peter Johnsson and Timm Woods00.07.30: World of Gaming: Gen X are the best at games; Are we one of your favourite TTRPG talk podcasts? Then show your love by voting for us!; Most Anticipated game of 2023 is announced.00.32.06: Two Tribes a gridiron RPG. we mention: Friday Night Lights; World Wide Wrestling; Night Witches; Tachyon Squadron01.03.30: Next time, and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's Christmas Day! We thought about not releasing an episode today, but given that not all of our international audience don't celebrate Christmas, and still more might be spending the day alone, so we thought a special episode was in order. Join Matthew, Dave, and patrons: Paul; Douglas; Robin; Niclas; Thomas, Aaron, Andrew, Andy, Bruce, Toby and Frank while we chat about the year just gone, the RPGs we have not read, the demo sessions we enjoyed, our favourite settings and memorable RPG scenes.We mention the Enworld favourite podcast awards (though we had to cut a bit as zoom garbled it) find out more and VOTE for us (after the 30th) on that site.Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.08: Welcome to our new patrons: Michael Gurley and reluctantartsy 00.04.20: World of Gaming: Bladerunner is being delivered to backers in the UK (with some Dragonmeet chat);  Space 1889 gets another new version (this time with 5E); and more Dragonmeet.00.36.20: The Cost of Pushing01.06.13: Next time, and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.20: World of Gaming: Bladerunner is being delivered to backers in the US;  Free League have announced another game - Walking Dead Universe, to be kickstarted in the Spring; Chaosium are releasing the Rivers of London RPG in PDF on 30th November;  Vaesen: Seasons of Mystery hits retail on the 6th Dec. Modiphius has released a pack of TOS Mystery scenarios for Star Trek; The One Ring is up for the Tabletop Awards (annouced at PAXunplugged on 2nd December) and we are very excited by Dragonmeet.00.40.37: Our roundtable discussion, spoiler heavy about the whole campaign of Mercy of the Icons, with writer Richard Antroiya, fan and RPG writer and composer James Semple; streaming GM Millie the (errrr) the GM and Jonathan Pay. A Garblag Games co-production.Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.00: Thank you to our returning Patron: Bill Paine00.04.20: World of Gaming: Coriolis: Mercy of the Icons 3 is up for pre-order; amazing success of Monty Python RPG KS; Paranoia is kickstarting, again (yawn); gutter_PVNKS supplement for Cy_borg (not by Exalted Funeral as I incorrectly said); we are excited by Dragonmeet where the Stockholm Kartel will be appearing (in part); our little birds suggest Bladerunner core has arrived in warehouse, but still waiting for the Starter set.00.51.44: Alien: Why money doesn't work, and how it could01.23.26: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.18: Thank you to our new Patron: Rikard Aspholm00.04.43: World of Gaming: Iranian games cafes; Touched by the Gods didn't make its target; Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars announced; Cowboy BeBop RPG; Fearsome Wilderness Kickstarter 00.29.31: Coriolis: How they play Carrom in the Third Horizon00.49.16: Interview - Matt Cross talks about Fearsome Wilderness01.18.08: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.13: World of Gaming: Mercy of the Icons 3 should go on pre order before next episode; War Stories PDFs are coming out; T2K Urban Warfare pre-order comes with PDFs too; Heart of Darkness physical is arriving; Japanese Vaesen goes Electrum; and...00.18.29: Interview - Kuba Polkowski talks about Touched by the Gods and DriveThru00.54.43: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.06.53: World of Gaming: Cy-Borg hitting doormats, with reprinted Mörk Borg Ikhon books; reprinted TOR dice coming though, with Ruins of The Lost Realm; Pirate Borg comes home; Stockholm Kartell coming to Dragonmeet00.35.25: Interview - Millie "the GM" Lavell talks about Pocket Quest, Psi Camp on DTRPG, Essen and more01.24.39: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.6.35: World of Gaming:  Exalted Funeral and Crowbar announce Monty Python RPG; WoTC apologise for their slave race in Spelljammer; Kingmaker is coming!; 00.27.31: Interview - We remind Tomas Härenstam that he said Drakar och Demoner would never be translated into English01.01.50: We talk about our experience of the Quickstart01.16.32: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.51: Thank you to our new patrons: Syd Razavi (and Michael Li?)00.04.27: Introducing our guest Co-host Jonathan Pay with a Player in the Hammam special 00.15.51: World of Gaming: One D&D announced; Mask Witches of Forgotten Doggerland; Embracer buys Middle Earth Enterprises 00.41.08: Interview - Patron Jonathan Pay asks Dave and Matthew the #RPGaDay2022 questions (part 2)01.12.59: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.01.43: World of Gaming: Ennies awarded, Congratulations Thirsty Sword lesbians Best Game, Product of the year. Troubleshooters U-boat mystery Silver for best adventure. The One Ring Won GOLD for best interior art. Big FL announcements at GenCon DragonBane is the English version of Drakar och Demoner and there is a 5e version of ToR called Lord of the Rings Roleplaying.00.10.14: Interview - Patron Jonathan Pay asks Dave and Matthew the #RPGaDay2022 questions (part 1)00.46.03: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.02: Thank you to our new patron: Robin Coutts00.03.42: Dave blows (his own trumpet): No seriously, he has a book out! 00.09.19: Cubicle 7's 5e Doctors and Daleks looks quite good actually; L5R is getting a 5e (D&D) version, Adventures in Rokugan, Mörk Borg Box of Terrors KS is . . . a box; patron and friend of the show Millie the GM has a game out; it’s Zine Quest month!00.30.07: Panel: ZineQuest veterans Craig and Josh school Dave in all things Kickstarter 01.15.03: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.07: Thank you to our new patrons: Martin Frändén; David Taylor00.05.45: World of Gaming: Ennies nominations; Matthew plays Bladerunner; Dave reads Into the Odd00.35.13: Interview: Gabe Garcia talks War Stories: pre-order and UK/EU orders01.19.19: Next time, talking covid, and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction and thank you to our patrons00.01.41: World of Gaming: UKGE betters Origins for attendance; War Stories pre-order and UK/EU orders00.05.01: Interview: little known writer Dave, errr, Semark? talks Rendezvous with Destiny00.39.52: Interview: Josh Parry talks Lord of Chains for Mörk Borg01.05.57: Next time, talking covid, and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.09.54: World of Gaming (eventually): Twilight 2000 and Colonial Marines Operations Manual win awards; DIE successfully Kickstarts; people turn out to be bullying gits00.31.29: Dave's UKGE report00.56.16: We talk Tales of the Old West 01.05.22: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.30: Welcome to our new patron: "Frida M. Hannertz (good luck pronouncing that lads)"00.07.29: World of Gaming: Bladerunner RPG did well; Batman is kickstarting; Dave is at UKGE00.30.00: We discuss running The One Ring...00.48.18: ... and The Ruins of Symbaroum01.07.33: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.11.40: Welcome to our new patron: Hulot00.12.25: World of Gaming: War Stories delayed; Dave has some news; Jim McCarthy is running a Free League-arama in the Autumn; Bladerunner RPG is Kickstarting 00.43.40: We talk about licences. 00.50.59: Interview: Dave Scott of Evil Genius - a YouTube History of D20 modern, the kickstarter 01.39.00: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.40: Welcome to our new patrons: Christofer Andersson; Matthieu Gras00.08.10: World of Gaming: Tove Gilbring died this week; Marvel Multiverse RPG playtest released; always planned (never added later)announcement of itch.io Superhero GameJam; Ruins: of the Lost Realm; and of Symbaroum, Cohors Cthulhu; Spelljammer and Dragonlance announced, and Wizards buying D&D Beyond. We speak un petit petit peu french on francophone podcast00.47.35: Matthew raves about Death In Space01.10.18: Guest speaker Daniel Williamson of RPG Logic podcast continues to discuss an alternative to Money in the Third Horizon01.30.37: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.07.13: World of Gaming: Death In Space; Fearsome Wilderness; Terminator Alpha; UKGE; War Stories preorder 00.32.36: Interview: Andi Licht talks about her Between Clouds kickstarter01.13.08: Guest speaker Daniel Williamson of RPG Logic podcast discusses Money in the Third Horizon01.27.00: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.25: Thank you to our new Patron, Peter Taylor00.04.37: World of Gaming: Foundry/DTRPG link up; DREAD Dredd; Hellboy pdfs arriving - metacurrency agogo; The One Ring in stores 00.28.54: Review: The One Ring Starter Set00.50.58: Alien: The Colony01.01.51: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.05: Thank you to our new Patron, Nicholas Butta00.07.42: World of Gaming: Alien - Colony War, novel and RPG adventure; Cornish Vaesen00.13.35: Interview: Josh Parry, creator of Cornish Vaesen00.44.20: SPOILER WARNING Where do we go after The Last Cyclade?01.10.12: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.55: World of Gaming: Doctors and Daleks; UKGE00.20.58: Interview: Free League's Anna Westerling, League of Free Agents00.47.23: SPOILER WARNING Don't fear the end of the Last Cyclade01.16.12: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.28: World of Gaming: Everyday Heroes; second favourite RPG podcast in Sweden; What is the difference between NFTs and Cthulhu?00.24.42: Interview: "WhoDo" Craig on #ZiMo and Signal to Noise00.59.21: Critical successes and critical failures 01.22.06: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.28: World of Gaming: Heart of Darkness teased; Xenodragon; Dark Souls 5e; Ork Borg; Play what's you've got challenge (tell us what games you are going to play for the first time this year); One Ring 2e arriving00.35.27: Faith the the Third Horizon - first thoughts on a different push mechanic for Coriolis01.15.22: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Intro and welcome to Johan00.02.06: A message from Dave00.02.51: Thank you to our new patrons: Will Adams & Fredric Weilöv00.04.08: World of Gaming: Cybermetal 2012 on Gamefound; Hell Night on Kickstarter (just seven days to go); qvke borg on Itch; Oath and Fort boardgames; Mörk Borg bundle of holding; The One Ring landing on doorsteps and "eleventy-gate"00.30.39: 2022 - predictions for the future: Has Kickstarter peaked? The rise of other crowdsource platforms; Digital first publishing? Will there be a new edition of Godlike?00.53.17: Twilight 2000 Competition update!! Johan draws the winners!01.03.14: Next time and goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.29: Thank you to our new patrons: Will Adams & Fredric Weilöv00.08.31: World of Gaming: War Stories; Vaesen Britain and Ireland alpha drops; Dark Souls RPG sparks introspection from Dave00.25.32: 2021 - A review of the year00.46.45: Games Design: Concepts and Philosophies 01.05.22: Competition update! Win Twilight 2000! Just write a review of our podcast on the directory or review site of your choice and point us to it for a chance to win. Tell us via email Twitter or Facebook 01.07.14: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.23: Thank you to our new patron: Doctor Weather (Aaron)00.05.35: World of Gaming: Asmodee bought by Swedish digital games company behind THX Nordic; Free League Nexus announced; last chance to back Vaesen Britain and Ireland00.21.10: Feedback - Community Content Masterclass: an email from Marcus Bone.00.41.45: Competition time! Win Twilight 2000! Just write a review of our podcast on the directory or review site of your choice and post us to it for a chance to win. Tell us via email Twitter or Facebook 00.47.34: Talent of the episode: Principled00.59.01: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.00: A special announcement: vote for your favourite podcast (and us) here.00.01.07: Introduction00.07.17: Thank you to our new patron: Doctor Weather (Aaron)00.08.08: World of Gaming: Dragonmeet; Salvage Union (with interview at 00.19.20)  Vaesen - Mythic Britain and Ireland and Seasons of Mystery00.38.58: Feature - Community Content Masterclass. Check out: The Jonstown Compendium Index; The Dregs and Cups of Clearwine, and artist Kris Herbert. Of course check out our stuff too: The Planetarium; The Calendar; and (not from us but mentioned) the Community Atlas.01.34.50: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.30: Thank you to our new patrons: Jerry Jenkins; Russ Barratt: and Marcus Bone00.08.05: World of Gaming: Vaesen - Mythic Britain and Ireland and Seasons of Mystery; Dragonmeet 00.24.14: Workshop wonders: Salamanx Surveyor; Coriolis Reloaded - Combat Overhaul; and Cold War Goes Hot00.54.29: Feature - The Problem with Prep - GM prep for Forbidden Lands (the older piece on adventure site creation is here)01.23.33: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.54: World of Gaming - Paizo's Pathfinder Nexus - ttrpg going digital?; Troubleshooters (in UK) and T2000 arriving; its the 40th anniversary of Call of Cthulhu; our weekend away. 00.38.34: Feature - Interview with GamesQuest CEO, Nigel Matthews01.28.52: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.56: World of Gaming - Unionizing at Paizo, with a diversion into the price of RPGs and the end of Degenisis; my FreeRPG day haul; Tales from the Loop boardgame on the way; Twilight 2000 and Putrescence Regnant fulfilling now; Dave on Band of Badgers; TOR starter set expected in January; Kalymba Kickstarter; War Stories version 0.5 playtest version coming out to those on the Facebook playtest group.00.48.11: Feature - Matthew's postcard from Essen, featuring Dicebreaker01.11.05: Next time and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.15: Thank you to our new patron: Dystopia Matt00.04.45: World of Gaming - Dystopia Matt's Fearsome Wilderness coming to Year Zero; Free RPG Day; Aegean kickstarter; Black Rose Manor from Three Eyed Goat, The One Ring PDFs delivered.00.37.59: Feature - What Dave has learned about game design01.04.39: Essen and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.10: Thank you to our new patrons, Marty Jopson, Peter Djerv, and Mattias Lodmalm00.04.20: Michael Bruce writes in about Alien RPG's Three World Empire00.13.05: World of Gaming: SLA Industries and other Ennie Winners; Asmodee for sale; Into the Odd; War Stories: Matthew has a job at the Games Shop00.42.57: Blade Runner RPG, we interview Tomas Haremstram01.19.34: Last minute news about D&D 5th ed Rokugan and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction. Arggghh! An interloper!00.06.16: World of Gaming: Dee Sanction Adventures; Drakar Och Demoner; Into the Odd; Avatar delays?00.33.52: Composer in the Hamam: Andreas Lundström, Soundcloud, Sweden Rolls Patreon 01.27.37: GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.08: Thank you to our new Patrons:  Stevan Radojevic and Jason QueerAF00.05.38: World of Gaming: Steve Perrin; Success for Book and Beasts and Bloodmarch; SLA industries Kickstarter00.26.06: In Defence of Power-gamers01.10.49: Next episode and GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.40.00: Introduction00.07.02: World of Gaming: Flying Buffalo sold; Carbon Grey kickstarting; Avatar legends RPG simply blowing everything else on KS away and ushering in a new age of PbtA; James Bond Spectre boardgames announced.00.29.59: Erik Granstrom interview: Svavelwinter RPG Quickstart available in English from Free League's website01.05.23: Back Book and Beasts and Bloodmarch here01.10.49: Goodbye, and may the Icons bless your adventuresEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.00: Introduction00.01.08: Setting Off00.04.09: The press preview - the set up and our staring role on OnTabletop 00.06.22: Friday Breakfast - talking numbers, and Brown Sauce00.08.14: Saturday set-up, and reviewing Friday sales00.17.07: Player in the Hamam: Neil Jackson of Paladin Roleplaying, currently kickstarting Starfarer dice00.30.56: Wash-up on Monday: Destroyer of Worlds and Vaesen win awards, we discuss Sunday, and our comparative lack of swag00.58.45: World of gaming: The Warren and Fallout RPG01.04.20: Welcome to our new patron Bobby Ellis!01.07.26: Next episode and GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.45: Thank you to our latest patron Scott Spieker00.04.18: World of Gaming: whats going on at Cubicle7? (with bonus(?) discussion and about the merits and otherwise of YouTuber The Critical Drinker); Is The Trove shut down?; The Sight (by friend and Patron Andy Brick) is out for The Dee Sanction; Rogue Trooper supplement, Tour of Nu-Earth 1 by patron, Ben Rogers published for the Judge Dread game. Vaesen and the Dee Sanction up for UKGE awards and they update their Covid regs00.38.44: Player in the Hamam: James Langham!00.57.40: Next episode (not) live from UKGE; and GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.03.24: World of Gaming: the TSR dumpster fire; Alberator and Project Cassandra; UK Games Expo; War Stories 00.38.44: Genlab Alpha00.57.40: Next episode (James Langham!) and GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.00: World of Gaming: Twilight 2000; one of James Langham's T2K videos; Wyrd Science KS; The Siren; UK Games Expo; and more of our stuff including the Coriolis Planetarium00.26.47: Breaking in - getting published. We mention Frank Graff's excellent work. 00.45.45: Alien XP for campaigns: Matthew's take00.52.01: Alien XP for campaigns: Dave's take00.55.32: Alien XP for campaigns: Discussion01.32.41: Next episode and GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.01.50: Thank you and welcome to our new patrons: Jim McCarthy and Nicholas, plus an impromptu conversation about Alien Campaigns00.12.04: World of Gaming: Marvel's Multiverse RPG00.21.03: Wolf and Raven00.33.27: Playing with Goblins00.44.23: The Hyenas of Odacon, wherein we also mention The Siren and the Coriolis Planetarium00.52.44: Mythic Japan: Ukiyo-e01.03.04: Next episode and GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.05.22: Thank you and welcome to our new patrons: Steve Knot And John (L?)Junggren00.08.54: World of Gaming: Project: Cassandra; Dune; Twilight 2000; Broken Compass; Into the Motherlands; Awfully Cheerful Engine; 00.31.17: The Silver City - a Zone for Mutant Year Zero00.55.36: In development: what he have been doing for Vaesen, Firelock, ToTOW and Coriolis01.08.36: Next episode and GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face!Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.04.48: Thank you and welcome to our new patrons: Mohamed El Dakak, William Paine and Dean Morrisey00.07.05: World of Gaming: Free League are Kickstarter champions; Changed Stars KS coming soon; Dune PDF; Twilight2000 Beta; our merch! 00.25.20: Tales of the Old West update00.20.59: Skills in Alien RPG campaigns00.48.26: Next episode and Goodbye00.51.23: SPOILER WARNING! WE return to talk about the Circle of Seekers.Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face!Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.21: Welcome to our new patrons: Pierre Gravelat; Paul Venner; Carl Landsberg; and Philip Greeley 00.03.55: Competition congratulations to our competition winner 00.10.08: World of Gaming: The Community Atlas is out for Coriolis; Edgeland - Year Zero Engine Cyberpunk00.20.41: Interview with Mattias Johnson Haake about Alberetor – The Haunted Waste and The Ruins of Symbaroum 5E01.18.04: Next episode and GoodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face!Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.01.50: A tribute to Yaphet Kotto00.03.58: Competition update 00.05.26: World of Gaming: Alien fourth in ICV2 survey; Solomn Vale Kickstarter; first Feng Shui subscription product out, preorders for Alberetor – The Haunted Waste00.22.25: What's coming in two weeks and goodbye from Dave (he's leaving the show)*00.25.04: The Swedish Style - a panel discussion with Anders Blixt, Magnus Seter, and Shannon Appelcline *he is not leaving the showEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face!Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.08: Thank you to our new patron: Peter Jenson00.04.27: A bit of self-promotion - Planetarium: Miran Chain; thanks to everyone who bought the Coriolis Calendar and Summer in December; Alien the Colony; "That's why I am the best GM" teeshirts etc at RedBubble store. 00.14.58: World of Gaming: Coyote and Crow; Pixel Dice; Terminator RPG; Achtung Cthulhu 2d20; Temples and Tombs KS 00.37.21: Hacking the Engine for History: Dave's manifesto00.48.56: Hacking the Engine for History: Our discussion with Thomas Boulton - check out his Mythic Japan Vaesen here.01.55.35: What's coming in two weeks and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face!Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.40: Introduction00.02.51: Thank you to our new patrons: Karl Unde; Rowland A Gault; Arne Sahlberg; Liam Beeton; and "Beskar" Tom Cantwell00.07.08: A reminder of our competitionChoose any Free League game in EnglishWrite an adventure for it in English in 1500 words or less (about two sides of US letter paper)Send it to our email by Monday 15th MarchYou retain all the intellectual rights to your workThe prize is a £50 (or local equivalent) voucher for Drive Thru RPG00.09.20: World of Gaming: Alien: the Colony; ZineQuest and Cephalopod: Ocean Home; The One Ring KS, Year Zero Mini00.22.27: Player in the Hamam: Craig Duffy tells us about his Zinequest 3 game: Project Cassandra, Thomasks streamed game, mentioned in our discussion, will be on his YouTube channel. 01.01.19: Player in the Hamam: Christopher Grey tells us about Temples and Tombs a new game using the Year Zero Engine01.47.39: what's coming in two weeks and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face!Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

To celebrate our 150th episode (by some ways of counting) we launch a competition to write a whole adventure in 1500 words, and talk to Alex Aguila, who has already done it, about his life in gaming and Year Zero Engine plans00.00.40: Introduction00.03.36: Thank you to our new patrons: Wil Logsdon and Aaron Silverman00.05.19: World of Gaming: ZineQuest; The One Ring KS, Xanadu - Nibiru Expansion; Traveller Mercenary set;  Alien Colonial Marine Operations Manual delay; Alien Dead Sea; Alien: The Colony00.35.18: 150th episode - reflections and a competitionChoose any Free League game in EnglishWrite an adventure for it in English in 1500 words or less (about two sides of US letter paper)Send it to our emailYou retain all the intellectual rights to your workThe prize is a £50 (or local equivalent) voucher for Drive Thru RPG00.49.21: The Syndicate 01.05.13: Player in the Hamam: Alex Aguila tells us about his life in gaming, founding Alienware, selling Alienware, founding Firelock Games, publishing Blood and Plunder and more, and plans for two Year Zero Engine RPGs01.44.00: Coming next and goodbyeEffekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing.Like what we do?Put our brand on your face!Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate linkLeave a review on iTunes or PodchaserFind our Actual Play recordings on effektapFind essay transcripts and other stuff on Matthew's, and Dave's blogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★