TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars

Craig Shipman
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Apr 4, 2023 • 1h 28min

Bud and Alex (Bud's RPG Review, Viral for CoC) Interview: ep. 194

How does collaborating on RPG scenarios work? Join Craig as he talks with Bud, from Bud's RPG Review YouTube channel, and prolific writer Alex, about their latest (but not last) collaboration. Viral is a modern full-length scenario for Call of Cthulu. Bud's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88H-wLe8GKfeyVlewUAnSQ Alex's work: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Alex%20Guillotte Viral: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391974/Viral-A-Modern-Call-of-Cthulhu-Scenario ********************* 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/⁠⁠ 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
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Mar 24, 2023 • 52min

Reiner Knizia (Tigris & Euphrates, Lost Cities) Interview: ep. 193

How does a giant of board game design go from idea to box? I talk with Reiner Knizia about his history and creative process. ********************* 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/⁠ 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
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Feb 28, 2023 • 3h 42min

John Harper (Blades in the Dark, AGON) Interview: ep. 192

I sat with John Harper to discuss his favorite movies, shows, music, and games. It became the two of us talking about great media for over three hours. I ask guests what they watch and play because it gives us insight into how they create. You'll find that here. This comes to you ad-free because of your support on Patreon. Link to Crap Movie Bonanza list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11oUZb-CCNKp5ZnciBOlMXSH12fE_mluTLqCteoH3yCo/edit?usp=sharing www.littleoracles.com @littleoracles on intsagram John's list: Movies - Destroyer (2018, Karyn Kusama [Jennifer's Body, The Invitation]) - The Rover (2014, David Michod) - Blue Ruin - Mystery Road & Goldstone - The Batman - Barbarian - Miller's Crossing - Fish Tank - The Ritual - It Follows Episodic TV - Andor - Strange New Worlds - For All Mankind - Yellowjackets - Collateral - The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos, Breaking Bad - Counterpart - Peaky Blinders - Narcos - Dead to Me - Marcella - GLOW - Bodyguard - The Favourite, Dogtooth, The Lobster Music - Marcus King - Black Pumas - Leon Bridges - The Olympians - Monophonics - Chris Stapleton - Teskey Brothers - The XX - Tom Waits - Neko Case - Ani DiFranco - Reggie Watts, Maktub - Taylor Swift - Harry Styles - Caravan Palace - Toto, Journey, Roxy Music, Eurythmics - Survivor - Journey - Hall & Oates - Heart - Brazilian samba / jazz: João Gilberto, Walter Wanderley, Sergio Mendes - Philadelphia International Records - Trucker Songs Board games - Dune Imperium - Heat: Pedal to the Metal - Akrotiri - Fast & Furious Highway Heist - Top Gun - HMS Dolores RPGs - Slugblaster (Mikey Hamm) - As the Sun Forever Sets (Riley Daniels) - Crescent Moon (Emma Acosta) - CBR+PNK (Emanoel Melo) - Crash Cart (Galen Pejeau) - Girl by Moonlight (Andrew Gillis) - Copperhead County (Jason Eley) - Fight with Spirit (Storybrewers - Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon) - Zine trio by Diogo Nogueira - Running out of Time, Screams Amongst the Stars, The Dead are Coming - The Dagger Isles (Pam Punzalan) - Deathmatch Island (Time Denee) - Gentleman Bandit / Gentleman Pirate - Errant (Ava Islam) - The Barbarian's Bloody Quest, The Thief & The Necromancer, etc. - AW: Burned Over - Viking Death Squad (Runehammer)
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Feb 20, 2023 • 1h 28min

Stephen Dewey (Ten Candles) Interview: ep. 191

What if the candles at the table are for the game, not the atmosphere? Join me in discussing Ten Candles, To Serve Her Wintery Hunger, and more with Stephen Dewey. Where the idea of Ten Candles came from? What was his process to bring the popular horror RPG to light? https://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles https://cavalrygames.com/to-serve ********************* 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/ 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 Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/ Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw 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
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Feb 13, 2023 • 1h 58min

Watt (Cloud Empress, World's by Watt) Interview: ep. 190

What if Mothership had MAGIC??? Join Craig and Watt as they discuss Watt's creative process and history as a designer. They discuss their newest offering, Cloud Empress, an expansive, Nausicaa-inspired fantasy campaign setting for the Mothership RPG. https://worldsbywatt.itch.io/ https://cloudempress.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 Subscribe to the GM Mastermind: https://gmmastermind.com/ 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 Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/ Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw 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
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Jan 25, 2023 • 12min

Bonus - 2023 ENNIE Awards Clip

I am finally shooting my shot! This is the clip I submitted for the 2023 ENNIE Awards for this podcast. Let's see what happens!
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Jan 18, 2023 • 1h 15min

David Larkins (King Arthur Pendragon, Berlin the Wicked City) Interview: ep. 189

Is King Arthur Pendragon the only PERFECT RPG ever made? Craig talks with David Larkins, line editor at Chaosium for the King Arthur Pendragon RPG, to find out. Twitter: https://twitter.com/sirlarkins Berlin the Wicked City: https://www.chaosium.com/berlin-the-wicked-city-hardcover/ King Arthur Pendragon" https://www.chaosium.com/pendragon-rpg/ ********************* 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/ 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 Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/ Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw 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
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Dec 9, 2022 • 2h 5min

Jeff Barber (Blue Planet, Upwind) Interview: ep. 188

Frontier Hard Science Fiction - Blue Planet is a favorite RPG and getting a new edition. Craig sits with Jeff Barber of Biohazard Games, the maker of Blue Planet and Upwind. https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/ https://posthuman.shop/collections/eclipse-phase-play-aids ********************* 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/ 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 Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/ Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw 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
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Dec 2, 2022 • 1h 52min

Gregg and Deric of Session One Studios (Limelight RPG) Interview: ep. 187

Are you ready to play high school students who share a deep love of music and start a band?  Craig sits with Gregg and Deric of Session One Studios, makers of LIMELIGHT, the RPG.  Website: https://sessiononestudios.com Itch.io: https://sessiononestudios.itch.io/  Twitter: @session1studios  Twitter: @glauer42  Email: info@sessiononestudios.com  Email: gregg@sessiononestudios.com  Email: deric@sessiononestudios.com  Discord: https://discord.gg/zgwDC2NfUG  Dusk: https://store.steampowered.com/app/519860/DUSK/  Chop Goblins: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1935660/Chop_Goblins/  Selaco: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592280/Selaco/  Mythic Quest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythic_Quest  Reservation Dogs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_Dogs  *********************  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/  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  Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/  Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw  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
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Nov 23, 2022 • 1h 1min

Nick of Goblin Archives (Liminal Horror, The Mall) Interview: ep. 186

Into the Odd but PURE horror? Craig sits down with Nick from Goblin Archives and talks about their games Liminal Horror and its supplements. Blog: https://goblinarchives.blot.im/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/goblin_archives Liminal Horror: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/liminal-horror-pdf?_pos=1&_psq=liminal%3B&_ss=e&_v=1.0 The Mall: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/the-mall?_pos=1&_psq=the+mall&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Itch: https://goblinarchives.itch.io/ ********************* 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/ 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 Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/ Don't miss our RPG actual plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw 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

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