TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars
Craig Shipman
Do you love tabletop gaming? This is your podcast.
Who are the creatives behind your favorite games and content? How do they approach their work?
I sit with designers, developers, artists, writers, and creators and learn how they approach their work. I try to understand their process, inspiration, and methods for crafting their creations.
Craig digs deep into the work and uncovers the origins of your favorite tabletop games and the creative process that brought them to life.
Who are the creatives behind your favorite games and content? How do they approach their work?
I sit with designers, developers, artists, writers, and creators and learn how they approach their work. I try to understand their process, inspiration, and methods for crafting their creations.
Craig digs deep into the work and uncovers the origins of your favorite tabletop games and the creative process that brought them to life.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 19, 2023 • 1h 37min
Ian Williams (Action Movie World) Interview: ep. 204
Craig talks about action movies and games with Ian Williams, the creator of Action Movie World.
Grab the game: https://www.flatlandgames.com/amw/
Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brock_toon
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Listen to an excellent boardgame podcast: https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
Jul 16, 2023 • 1h 28min
Hobgoblin: Interview with Mike Hutchinson and Gregory Horton: ep. 203
Could a square-base rank-and-file fantasy game have depth and finish in under two hours?
Craig talks with Mike and Gregory about their new game, Hobgoblin.
Get Hobgoblin here: https://mike-hutchinsons-hobgoblin.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Check out their sites:
https://www.electi-studio.com/blaster
http://planetsmashergames.com/
Listen to Rule of Carnage here: http://planetsmashergames.com/rule-of-carnage/
Creative Confidence: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Confidence-Unleashing-Potential-Within/dp/038534936X
Hooked: https://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products-ebook/dp/B00LMGLXTS/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3EB6B9W15M0R6&keywords=hooked&qid=1689429071&s=books&sprefix=hooked%2Cstripbooks%2C80&sr=1-4
Indestractable: https://www.amazon.com/Indistractable-Control-Your-Attention-Choose-ebook/dp/B07PG2W6DC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EAXIGV3SQ15K&keywords=indistractable&qid=1689429111&s=books&sprefix=indestructible%2Cstripbooks%2C83&sr=1-1
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Listen to an excellent boardgame podcast: https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
Jul 14, 2023 • 2h 12min
Chris "Shep" Shepperson (SLA Industries, Gaia Complex, Rectify) Interview: ep. 202
Craig talks with Shep about his history of creating RPGs.
Links:
SLA Industries: https://nightfall.games/sla-industries/
Stargarden Apparel: https://stargarden.gallery/
The Gaia Complex: https://thegaiacomplex.com/
Rectify Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegaiacomplex/rectify-a-solo-horror-rpg
The Peripheral TV Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8291284/
Andor: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9253284/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_q_andor
The Expanse: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520ex
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Listen to an excellent boardgame podcast: https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
Jul 5, 2023 • 1h 34min
Jason Durall (Chaosium, BRP, RuneQuest) Interview: ep. 201
Craig interviews Jason Durall about his creative process, history, and work with 2d20 games, Basic Role Playing, RuneQuest (and more!)
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Listen to a great boardgame podcast: https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
Jun 11, 2023 • 1h 57min
Craig Shipman AMA (Third Floor Wars Founder) Interview: ep. 200
200 Episode - Ask ME Anything!
Guest: Craig Shipman, founder of Third Floor Wars
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Listen to a great boardgame podcast: https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
You can record any questions as an audio file and email it to us at admin (at) thirdfloorwars (dot) com
May 29, 2023 • 1h 59min
Andrew Gillis (Girl by Moonlight) Interview: ep. 199
What is a "Magical Girl" RPG?
Guest: Andrew Gillis, the creator of the new magical-girl RPG, Girl by Moonlight.
Follow Andrew: https://twitter.com/CommutingCrow
Girl by Moonlight: https://www.backerkit.com/c/evil-hat/girl-by-moonlight
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
You can record any questions as an audio file and email it to us at admin (at) thirdfloorwars (dot) com
May 23, 2023 • 2h 26min
Charlie Menzies (Shiver RPG, Parable Games) Interview: ep. 198
How can we transfer the feeling of reading or watching horror to the tabletop?
Craig talks with Charlie Menzies of Parable Games about the origin of the Shiver RPG.
Parable Games: https://www.parablegames.co.uk/
Shiver: https://www.parablegames.co.uk/collections/shiver-all
Double Feature: https://gamefound.com/projects/parable-games-ltd/shiver-double-feature
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
You can record any questions as an audio file and email it to us at admin (at) thirdfloorwars (dot) com
Apr 24, 2023 • 2h 26min
Kristen O’Neal & Kaitlin Bruder (Thin Places Radio) Interview: ep. 197
Imagine a soothing NPR-esque voice talking about liminal horrors, the monsters that hide in the mundane, and the thin veil protecting our reality. That is the Thin Places Radio podcast. Craig talks with Kristen O’Neal and Kaitlin Bruder about the origins of the podcast and their process for creating each episode.
TPR Links:
https://www.podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thin-places-radio
https://www.thin.place
https://www.thinplacesradio.com
(& @thinplacesradio everywhere!)
Kristen:
https://www.kristenonealwrites.com
https://www.kristenoneal.tumblr.com
https://www.instagram.com/discountgoblin
Kaitlin:
https://www.twitter.com/kkamabr
https://www.bruderkaitlin.itch.io
https://www.bruderkaitlin.com
Mall Kids: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrmatthew/mall-kids-2023
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Subscribe to the GM Mastermind: https://gmmastermind.com/
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
You can record any questions as an audio file and email it to us at admin (at) thirdfloorwars (dot) com
Apr 19, 2023 • 1h 29min
René-Pier Deshaies-Gélinas (Stoneburner, Breathless) Interview: ep. 196
Who doesn't want to hunt demons in a dwarven asteroid mine?
Craig sits down with RP and discusses how games like Stoneburner came to be.
Check out the KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/farirpgs/stoneburner
Follow RP on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RPDeshaies
Fari: https://farirpgs.com/
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Subscribe to the GM Mastermind: https://gmmastermind.com/
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
You can record any questions as an audio file and email it to us at admin (at) thirdfloorwars (dot) com
Apr 11, 2023 • 2h 25min
Epidiah Ravachol (Dread, Swords without Master) Interview: ep. 195
Where do you get the idea to make a horror RPG that uses a Jenga tower??
Join Craig as he talks with Eppy Ravachol about his creative process and much more.
Get Dread here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/83854/Dread
Get Swords without Master here: https://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/bazaar/worlds-without-master-issue-3
Check out his magazine: https://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/
Follow Eppy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/epidiah?lang=en
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Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars
Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars
Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw
Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures! https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea
Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com
Subscribe to the GM Mastermind: https://gmmastermind.com/
Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/
Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/
Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars
You can record any questions as an audio file and email it to us at admin (at) thirdfloorwars (dot) com
