Outlaws & Obelisks: Episode Fourteen - "Into the Mirage"

If you watched the 2023 Game Awards, you saw actor Abubakar Salim - from Raised by Wolves, Legend of Vox Machina and Assassins Creed: Origins - announce his incredible new metroidvania platformer, Tales of Kenzera: Zau. And today, he’s our guest!!!! From the grief of losing his father that the game was born from, to the power in vulnerability and perspective shift of an African setting, we chat about everything that’s brought the game to life. Tales of Kenzera: Zau releases on April 23rd!You can find us here:Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or email!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is NOT a drill! After 6 incredible years, the UK's premier TTRPG show 'The Oxventurer's Guild' is coming to an end! Jasper and Liv (and Jeremy, but who's counting) have Jane Douglas aka Prudence on the show to talk about what this means for Oxventure. Is it really the end? Will everyone die horrible, violent deaths? Or is there a slim possibility they might return? Join us as Jane gives us the low down on how she found her way to the top of the games industry, along with some of her favourite memories from the Oxventure table.Tune into watch the Oxventurer's Guild: the Final Season here:https://www.youtube.com/@oxventureYou can find us here:Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or email!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Liv and Jeremy are bringing you a sponsored episode from the makers of a TTRPG system underdog: The Narrative Universe! Joined by writer Daisy Kurtwise (mskurtwise) and creator Joshua Orsak, we take a deep dive into the 100-side system that's modular, story-forward, and math-optional! If you're looking for a system that's heavily focussed on collaborative story telling, with a core Fate Roll mechanic that allows for incredibly flexible, guilt-free GMing and more player agency that gives allows every member of your party the opportunity to play out their dream scenarios exactly how they envision them, then check out some of the links below:Grab your copy of The Narrative Universe here:https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/460392/The-Narrative-Universe-TTRPG-Base-Editionhttps://narrativeuniverse.itch.io/the-narrative-universe-ttrpg-base-editionGet involved in The Narrative Universe community here:https://discord.com/invite/narrativeuniverseFollow Daisy here:https://www.tiktok.com/@mskurtwisehttps://www.instagram.com/mskurtwise/https://www.twitch.tv/mskurtwiseFollow Joshua here:https://twitter.com/joshuaorsakhttps://www.instagram.com/thenarrativeuniverse/https://www.twitch.tv/orsaknarrativeuniverseCOME SEE 3BH LIVE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-three-black-halflings-1446306Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or email!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We know you've seen Roll & Play Press' EVERYWHERE - from Critical Role to High Rollers, but did you know the dream team behind this new industry giant was a nerd and a boffin? Yes, fresh off the heels of their incredibly successful Map Library kickstarter, today Jasper and Liv are joined by CEO Kay Lubwika Bartlett and CCO Sam Bartlett! From what might be the most wholesome love-story-turned-business-partnership in TTRPG history, to creating an organic TTRPG kickstarter that raised over £200,000, and key tips to breaking into the industry, Kay and Sam share with us how it's done!(Disclaimer: please do not try and eat soup while GMing. None of us have actually done it, but it just feels wrong and you know it.)Check out Roll & Play Press herehttps://rollandplaypress.com/https://twitter.com/rollplaypresshttps://www.instagram.com/rollandplaypress/https://www.tiktok.com/@rollandplaypressThe Map Library (You can see why Liv was salivating now)https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rollandplaypress/one-shot-wonders-5e-map-libraryCOME SEE 3BH LIVE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-three-black-halflings-1446306Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or emailSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Keeping up our streak of interviewing phenomenal women for Women's History Month, this week we have one heck of a woman who develops for Ashes of Creation, writes gorgeous games like Witches & Spellcraft, and has performed in APs on this very podcast - It's Margaret Krohn! Our very own Jenna Ainsley from 'Big Trouble In Little Mineuse' is here to chat about life, how she became a game dev, and what it's actually like being a woman of colour in the world of game development!Follow Margaret here:https://www.instagram.com/margaretkrohnhttps://twitter.com/margaretkrohnFollow Ashes Of Creation: https://ashesofcreation.com/Check out Witches & Spellcraft here: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/280357/Witches--SpellcraftArt by Newt: https://twitter.com/eyeofthenewtCOME SEE 3BH LIVE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-three-black-halflings-1446306Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or emailSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It is time to kick back and listen to the dulcet tones of this week's absolutely incredible guest; straight from the tables of DesiQuest, Dimension20, Critical Role and Acquisitions Incorporated, it's Jasmine Bhullar! Jasmine joins Liv and Jeremy as they dive into the transition from true Mathlete nerd to TTRPG nerd, being the weird kids with unfathomable fixations (shout out to Mouse Guard), playing the character on camera that no-one likes, and casting tables that show there's no one way to fit into a culture.The new TTRPG 'Pug Wolf' will be coming soon...Follow Jasmine here:https://www.twitch.tv/thatbronzegirlhttps://twitter.com/thatbronzegirlhttps://www.youtube.com/c/thatbronzegirlhttps://www.instagram.com/thatbronzegirl/COME SEE 3BH LIVE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-three-black-halflings-1446306Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or emailSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, the queen of cosplay and character creation content - Ginny Di - joins us on the mic! The YouTuber, singer, cosplayer, and creator of everything from viral videos to incredible costumes talks to us about her experiences of being a woman in content creation, how "The Deep Nerds" brought her into the fold of the TTRPG world, the questions she asks when bringing a character to life, and how to explore races and ancestries in cosplay respectfully.Follow Ginny here:https://twitter.com/itsginnydihttps://www.youtube.com/ginnydihttps://www.instagram.com/itsginnydihttps://www.facebook.com/itsginnydihttps://open.spotify.com/artist/3hNRxHveKzuhnqzjtvoyoJCOME SEE 3BH LIVE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-three-black-halflings-1446306Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or emailSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fight if you can. It's best to run. And if you hear them wailing... try to survive.DISCLAIMER: since this episode has aired and in light of developments, Gabe Hicks has been removed from the cast list of 3 Black Halfling's 'The Corrupted' playthrough. We have decided to keep Part 1 live in its current edit out of respect for the time and effort the other players and editors put into this game. Gabe will not feature in Part 2 scheduled for April. cw: zombie horror (vividly described)As we round off Black History Month, we've gathered some of the greatest TTTRPG players around to come and play in a Last of Us Inspired one-shot, created by one of best zombie horror writers out there and also GM'ed by him; Navaar Jackson! In Navaar's "The Corrupted", our incredible players Gabe Hicks, Lexi McQueen, Drakoniques and Jeremy Cobb fight not just with the unknown threat that lurks around every corner, but also with the deep-seated conflicts they have with one another. Will they overcome their distrust and fight the monstrous things that hunt them together? Or will they tear one another down in their desperation to survive...Part 2 coming soon.Purchase The Corrupted here:https://navaarsnp.itch.io/the-corruptedFollow & Support Navaar here:https://twitter.com/NavaarSNPhttps://navaarsnp.itch.io/Follow & Support Lexi here:https://blackgirlmage.itch.io/https://www.instagram.com/lexcmcqueen/https://twitter.com/blackgirlmageFollow & Support Drak here:https://twitter.com/Drakoniqueshttps://www.twitch.tv/drakoniquesCOME SEE 3BH LIVE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-three-black-halflings-1446306Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or emailSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we have the journalist who broke that OGL story - it's Lin Codega! Jeremy and Liv are talking with Lin about everything that made them... well, them! From learning how to cow tip, to being forged in the fandom fires of superwholock, and the story behind a viral tweet about a certain summit. But that's not all - because this week Lin and their co-bosses launched Rascal, a brand new, independently owned TTRPG news site. Listen to how Rascal is planning to investigate this industry against the capitalist grain, protect the media we love against endless layoffs, and how it plans to serve the POC community!Follow Lin & Rascal here: Lin Twitter - https://twitter.com/lincodega Rascal homepage - https://www.rascal.news/Rascal support - https://www.rascal.news/#/portalRascal Twitter - https://twitter.com/rascal_newsCOME SEE 3BH LIVE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-three-black-halflings-1446306Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or emailSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Jeremy and Jasper have a guest that's got a real nice smile and a +3 sword (he found another sword!) - it's TTRPG rapper, pro GM, and actual, genuine opening act for Ludacris... Nur-D! And boy does he have stories. From putting on a rap show at GenCon, to exploring how being black has informed his relationship with being a nerd, and asking the ultimate Pokémon question we've all been dying to know the answer to... "Can Diglett use the N-word?"Follow Nur-D here: Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/NurDRocksSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1rTZqy2OeunzGGyjQHzzXQInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nurdrocksCOME SEE 3BH LIVE: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-three-black-halflings-1446306Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright , Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagicSupport us on Patreon at patreon.com/tbhalflings for your Bonus Episodes and so much more.Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings You can now buy merchandise here! as featured on Critical RoleConnect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or emailSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.