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Modifier

Modifier sits down with designers of all stripes and looks at what it takes to make a great game! With a focus on homebrewing and otherwise modifying existing games to meet your storytelling needs, th... Read more

Ranked #1

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PK Sullivan’s “Heroes Fall”

PK Sullivan’s “Heroes Fall”

What's the plural of “apocalypse”? Well, we didn’t figure that out. Sorry. Instead, PK tells us all about the game he’s ... Read more

10 Mar 2016

1hr 10mins

Ranked #2

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57. Rebuilding Legacy with Jay Iles

57. Rebuilding Legacy with Jay Iles

Jay Iles joins us this week to talk about Legacy, a Powered by the Apocalypse game that examines all the ways one might ... Read more

12 Jul 2018

55mins

Ranked #3

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69. Worldbuilding Through Character Creation with Aaron and Jeff

69. Worldbuilding Through Character Creation with Aaron and Jeff

Hosts Aaron Catano-Saez and Jeff Stormer of All My Fantasy Children are here to celebrate their addition to the network ... Read more

10 Jan 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #4

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Mass Effect on the Edge of the Empire

Mass Effect on the Edge of the Empire

(genuine enthusiasm) Homebrewer Richard shares his journey in creating and playtesting an Edge of the Empire conversion ... Read more

11 Feb 2016

56mins

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21. Scaling Games Part 2: GO ...HOME?

21. Scaling Games Part 2: GO ...HOME?

Technically you don't HAVE to go home. In fact, stay here for a little while! Jeff Stormer from Party of One, the podcas... Read more

20 Oct 2016

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22. Culture Modding with Quinn Wilson

22. Culture Modding with Quinn Wilson

This week we get deep, discussing the role of culture in games and how to approach modifying that part of the fiction. Q... Read more

3 Nov 2016

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76. Quietus with Oli Jeffery

76. Quietus with Oli Jeffery

Quietus is a melancholy horror RPG that uses the Blades in the Dark system to tell heart-wrenching narratives in a one-s... Read more

13 Jun 2019

43mins

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72. Going on a Zine Quest with Aaron King

72. Going on a Zine Quest with Aaron King

Aaron King chats about what a zine is and what RPG zines offer to the gamespace. We talk about format, function, and sel... Read more

21 Feb 2019

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78. Into the Heart with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor

78. Into the Heart with Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor

Grant and Chris are back, and things have only gotten weirder. Below the Spire lies the Heart, an ever-changing district... Read more

26 Sep 2019

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7. Modifier Gets A Lawyer!

7. Modifier Gets A Lawyer!

We’ve been threatening it for weeks, but we finally did it. Friend of the network and actual lawyer Priyanko “Pranks” Pa... Read more

7 Apr 2016

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65. Turn with Brie Sheldon

65. Turn with Brie Sheldon

Brie Sheldon returns to talk about Turn, their game about shapeshifters in a small town. We look at destructive & de... Read more

16 Nov 2018

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Ranked #12

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11. The Dark Eye with Tim Brown

11. The Dark Eye with Tim Brown

Studio Manager for Ulisses North America and RPG veteran Tim Brown gives us a look at what it takes to bring The Dark Ey... Read more

2 Jun 2016

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60. How Games Changed Tim & Kristen Devine

60. How Games Changed Tim & Kristen Devine

Tim & Kristen, longtime friends of the show, are here to talk all about their games, game hacks, and how designing t... Read more

20 Sep 2018

57mins

Ranked #14

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12. Beautiful Senshi Hearts, Make UP!

12. Beautiful Senshi Hearts, Make UP!

This week we're basically a Sailor Moon fan podcast, thanks to the creative team behind Beautiful Senshi Hearts, a magic... Read more

16 Jun 2016

1hr 19mins

Ranked #15

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9. Noirlandia

9. Noirlandia

Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland have hacked their own game! We talk about how Questlandia lead to Noirlandia, what const... Read more

5 May 2016

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Ranked #16

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75. Afterlife: Wandering Souls with Liz Chaipraditkul

75. Afterlife: Wandering Souls with Liz Chaipraditkul

In Afterlife: Wandering Souls you play as a Wanderer collecting memories of your life and discovering who you were when ... Read more

25 May 2019

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17. Let's Visit Mark Richardson's Headspace

17. Let's Visit Mark Richardson's Headspace

This one goes long heroes, but that's because Mark has just as much to say about his shared-conciousness RPG "Headspace"... Read more

25 Aug 2016

1hr 29mins

Ranked #18

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67. Aviv & Eran's Crystal Heart (A Savage Worlds Setting)

67. Aviv & Eran's Crystal Heart (A Savage Worlds Setting)

Aviv & Eran, the team behind webcomic Up to Four Players, are here to talk about their original Savage Worlds settin... Read more

7 Dec 2018

50mins

Ranked #19

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15. The (Open) Legend of Brian Feister

15. The (Open) Legend of Brian Feister

Open Legend is an "open source RPG" created by Brian Feister with the intent that the system can be used to tell any epi... Read more

28 Jul 2016

1hr 9mins

Ranked #20

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59. Roll20's Charactermancer with Nolan T Jones

59. Roll20's Charactermancer with Nolan T Jones

Nolan drops in again with another exciting development at Roll20 - the Charactermancer! We talk about how this tool chan... Read more

6 Sep 2018

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