38. Backstage at Scryglass Studio with Jackson Heenan

Time Without Tide is the brand new TTRPG from Chaosium and the brain child of two Aussies, David Naylor and James Coquillat. Think pseudo-Victorian era horror with cartoonish wackiness. Stevie and Dan sat down with Dave and Jim and discussed their TTRPG journey, how they came up with the idea for Time Without Tide, how the game got picked up by Chaosium, crowdfunding, and so much more. In the news, we talk about Phenomenon, PAX, and more. Links:Time Without TideNews:Phenomenon - CanberraD&D One Shot Festa Del Velo SolarePaint and Play D&DPAX Aus ScheduleNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What does it take to be a freelance TTRPG adventure writer and professional Dungeon Master? Let’s ask Ian Arguilles from Unfound Fables! Ian is a freelance writer for publications like 2 Minute Tabletop and Ghostfire Gaming and he is a professional Dungeon Master. Ian shares his journey, advice, tips and more! Plus, in news we cover upcoming events such as Pixel Expo and Phenomenon as well as a whole host of new one page TTRPGs from Australian creators!Links:Unfound Fables WebsiteUnfound Fables TiktokUnfound Fables InstagramUnfound Fables on 2 Minute TabletopUnfound Fables on ItchNews:Pixel Expo - PerthPhenomenon - CanberraLR4D x Scarlet Song 🐲 Cottage Core Critters: A Cosy Critter RPG 🐲A Seance on North Fork RoadCage Fight KingdomWho’s That Now Living in 12 Cedar Grove DriveKeep Clam and Carry OnNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How do you run one-shots for public games and for conventions? This episode features Kate O'Sullivan live from Perth Supanova. Kate had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking to the crew behind Dungeons & Flagons - Perth, a group that meets for one shots twice a month at different breweries, plus they run one shots at conventions such as Pixel Expo. Kate picks their brains about how they plan games, table management tips, and more. Stay tuned after the interview to hear about new Aussie Indie TTRPGs and events coming soon!Links:Dungeons and Flagons - Perth Facebook GroupNews:The Black Box - Mothership RPG ModuleFragged Aeternum 2 - KickstarterWinter's Tale - 2nd August BrisbaneNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to design your first D&D Subclass? Kate O'Sullivan walks us through her process for designing the subclass for the upcoming book Mongo's Marvelous Mid-city Market by Every Trick Books. Stevie updates us with what's been going on with the Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community including grants and upcoming events! Links:Mongo's Marvelous Mid-city Market by Every Trick BooksKate O'Sullivan InstagramMelbourne Queer TTRPG Community Inc. websiteStevie Schafer InstagramNews:On Soaring Winds by Joie YongCreature of Habit by AdderTwistSydCON 2026 Expression of InterestNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode Kate and Stevie sit down with author and designer J.D. or Dorian Blackwood to talk all about their newly crowdfunded solo-horror roleplaying game Midnight in Jubilation. We also have a ton of news including the Aussie Role Call Podcast live, a Kickstarter Kate is in and an opportunity for you to showcase your tabletop roleplaying game at PAX Aus this year. So, stay tuned until after the interview for that! Links:Midnight in Jubilation Pre-Order StoreJ.D. / Dorian Blackwood on BlueskyKC and the Graphics Bandwagon Accessibility ConsultantNews:Mongo's Marvelous Mid City Market by Every Trick BooksARC PAX At the Table SubmissionsThe Gods' Favourite by Joie YongMaking Merciless Monsters ZineBehold Games RPG DayPerth SupanovaLake Mac Pop Bam Pop Culture FestivalNeverwood MegagameNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What happens when someone who is a trained actor, sound technician, and former cast member for Chaosium streams has a brain wave? You get Scryglass Studio. In this episode, Nephthys Nile and Stevie Schafer caught up with Jackson Heenan of Scryglass Studio - a tabletop performance and recording space in Carlton, Naarm. They learn about why Jackson started the studio, the process of the fit out, and what’s in store in the future. Links:Scryglass Studio websiteScryglass Studio InstagramNews:Port PlayMomentum Mori - Daggerheart Game with Scarlet SongMelbourne East RPG Community on AftergameNINCH ConRPGs at BrisConUndead Paradise KickstarterNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Welcome to episode 37 of the Aussie Role Call podcast. This episode Kate and Stevie speak to a local business owner in Naarm, Melbourne, about his recent venture - a games store, but not just ANY games store, a store that focuses on events and community. The store is TableFlip Games in Pascoe Vale and we chat to owner Benn about his journey to get from TTRPG lover to owner of this amazing space. Plus, there's news about upcoming TTRPG events including PortPlay, Community RPG night at Behold Games in NSW and more. So stay tuned for that.Links:Tableflip Games WebsiteTableflip Games on InstagramNews:PortPlay.orgLyrical Ludology Season 2 BackerkitBehold Games Community RPG ClubNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Discover what it’s like to start up and run an independent online market place for all things tabletop - from board games to TTRPGs. Stevie and Kate chat with Dylan from Indiverse.io about the impetus for starting the company, what makes it different from other platforms, and about Dylan’s personal journey into TTRPGs. Plus, we cover events, crowdfunding campaigns and game releases in the news segment. Links:Indiverse.ioIndiverse on InstagramIndiverse on YouTubeNews:Conquest RegistrationTableFlip Opening CelebrationNeon BrisbaneOne Thousand Rats Devour a CityMidnight  in Jubilation Of Folk and FeyThe School of Avian MagicsNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Have you ever wanted to write and publish your own TTRPG supplements and games? Well, that’s exactly what Glen from Every Trick Books does. Glen is a Perth-based writer and creator who has published award-winning supplements on DMs guild as well as his own solo-rpg game, Worlds of Pure Imagination. In this episode, Kate and Nephthys Nile sat down with Glen and picked his brain about his writing process, play testing, and what’s coming up next for Every Trick Books. We have big news about Conquest, The Games Expo, Port Play, Good Society 2e and more, so stay tuned to hear all  of that.Links:Every Trick BooksEvery Trick Books InstagramNews:The Game ExpoEGAD TTRPG Writers’ Guild MarchSydney Megagamers: Intergalactic Planet ShowConquest 2026Port Play 2026Veritable Tales: An Illuminated ManuscriptGood Society Second Edition KickstarterPilot Episode Rebooted KickstarterNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon Studios⁠, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Dan and Stevie spoke to one of the developers behind the Aussie-grown immersive in person virtual tabletop - Arkenforge. Nathan, who is the software developer at Arkenforge, taught us about the origins of the company, his personal journey into TTRPGs, Arkenforge’s latest feature drop and so much more. Also, this was Dan’s last episode before he went on parental leave. We have a wonderful guest host to take his place while he’s away, and you’ll get to hear from them in the next episode. Plus, we have some cool events to shout out in the news segment.News:Autism Valued D&D Term 1 2026The Fox's Eye Candela Obscura One ShotTabletop TuesdaysNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon Studios⁠, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).