252 – Table Top Crowd – Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous

Today on the show Amber and Kenny chat with Sally Tamarkin and Kyle Latino about Cloud Curio, a new TTRPG content and publishing company Ddesigning whimsical and strange supplements that are system neutral but ready-to-use with 5e.

On this episode of Tabletop Crowd Kristin sits down with creators Ulyssess and Ewen to discuss their new game To Change, a rules-light TTRPG where players will find themselves faced with a shared experience of a transformation in the body and mind.  We hear the pair’s ideas for settings for the game, what inspired the idea and take a fun detour to learn about the novel Ewen wrote.  You can check out To Change live on Gamfound now! https://gamefound.com/projects/usducktape/tochange#/section/project-story

In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer and founder of Daylight Publications Cam Day to discuss his new project RoboNoir: Crime in Cog City. Kristin and Cam discuss robot art and playbooks, light vs. heavy RPG systems and why Cam will always favor a D12 above all other dice!

This brief update episode is to let y’all know what’s been going on and why we went on an unexpected, unfortunate, and unannounced hiatus.

In this episode Kristin sits down with two of the designers behind the LATAM Breakout project, Misha and Wendi, to discuss their Kickstarter. They discuss how they connected with SouMuppet Publishing, provide a breakdown Here, There, Be Monsters! (by Wendi) and Cantrip (by Misha) as well as the editors and artists involved in bringing this project to life.  LATAM Breakout features five games from five incredible designers. It is live on Kickstarter right now! You can back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulmuppet/latam-breakout You can follow them both on Twitter for updates on other projects:  Misha: https://twitter.com/panarin_misha Wendi: https://twitter.com/wen_di_yu A full list of the LATAM Breakout designers and their games for the project: Guiliano Roverato, creating Brave Zenith   Luna, creating Ultra y Eterna   Wendi Yu, creating here, there, be monsters!   Rachi, creating Mayflies Misha Panarin, creating Cantrip

Today on the show Amber chatted with the powerhouse behind Beholder To No One and recent member of the Geekspective Network, Nikki! They sat down on September 2nd and discussed Nikki’s busy schedule with multiple podcasts that she’s playing in, running, and editing. Amber marveled at how she keeps all of those schedules straight and how Nikki has only missed a scheduled upload twice in a year’s time! They talked about their experiences with audio editing software and offered tips for building a podcast audience, retaining them, and offering incentives for reviews and support.

In this episode, Kristin sits down with game designer and co-founder of Wannabe Games Jess Greyer to discuss their new game The Means of Magick.  Jess tells Kristin about designing games with your partner, the lore (including Fae robots!), and the custom system Wannabe Games created for the game. They also discuss the Kickstarter which will be live on 11/16/21!  Support the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonpunk/the-means-of-magick Follow Jess and Alex of Wannabe Games here: https://twitter.com/jawska https://twitter.com/KittyCrusade You can find other games by Jess and Alex on their website: https://www.wannabegames.com/

In this episode Kristin sits down with game designer Anthony to discuss their upcoming Kickstarter project For Our Family!  Anthony discusses how their design process for the game has changed in recent years, how play testing influenced the question prompts in the game, and working with artists on such a personal project.  You can follow the For Our Family Kickstarter here which is expected to go live on 11/4/21: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pnoyxp/for-our-family-find-your-belonging Follow Anthony here: https://twitter.com/pnoyXP You can follow the For Our Family Kickstarter here which is expected to go live on 11/4/21: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pnoyxp/for-our-family-find-your-belonging Follow Anthony here: https://twitter.com/pnoyXP

Kristin sits down with Julian and Corinne to chat about their new game Women are Werewolves were you play as nonbinary characters in a family where only the women transform into werewolves.

In this episode Kristin sits down with Sadia Bies and Banana Chan, the creators of Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous, an anthology of horror live action RPGs set in suburbia with themes of food and consumption.