Talk of the Table

In an episode inspired by Song Exploder, Taylor Moore breaks down the musical origins of Worlds Beyond Number and dives deep into the production of three of the more than one hundred songs on the Original Soundtrack for The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, Book 1: Flight to Haverward, Sirazmir, and Carrow.

Worlds Beyond Number is widely considered to be one of the best actual plays of all time. Their first campaign, The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, is a sprawling fantasy epic that highlights the storytelling power of the quartet of players: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Aabria Iyengar, Lou Wilson, and Erika Ishii. The fifth member of the team is their producer Taylor Moore who elevated the incredible performances of the cast with lush sound design and an original orchestral score—despite having almost no experience composing music when the show began— to create the sound of Worlds Beyond Number.

**This episode contains some spoilers for The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, Book 1**

Links:
Buy The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One, Book 1 (Original Soundtrack)
Listen to Worlds Beyond Number

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Credits:
Edited by Brian Flaherty
Music by Taylor Moore
Format inspired by Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway
Produced by Many Sided Media

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Sam Dunnewold, creator of beloved podcast Dice Exploder and the designer of the new deckbuilder TTRPG Band-Aids & Bullet Holes. We dive deep on the mechanics and design journey of Sam’s new game, how he created the one-of-a-kind series Afterimage, and what 3 years of Dice Exploder has taught him about game design and actual play.
Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:
Back Band-Aids & Bullet Holes Now!
Listen to Dice Exploder
Afterimage: City of Winter

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Credits:
Edited by Elliot Davis
Produced by Many Sided Media

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(Originally released April 28th, 2025)
Elliot and Brian are joined by Realis writer Austin Walker and Possible Worlds founder Tyler Crumrine for a discussion about their collaboration on this exciting new game. We dive into the sentence-based mechanics, how players might imagine their own version of Realis, and where this project fits into the large slate of upcoming Possible Worlds releases. 
Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty. 

Links:
BACK REALIS
Realis Ashcan
Follow Austin Walker
Friends at the Table
Shelved by Genre
Follow Possible Worlds Games

Check out the upcoming slate of PW Games Releases

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Credits:
Edited by Elliot Davis
Produced by Many Sided Media

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Lone Archivist, layout designer known for their work on DIE, Orbital Blues, Hull Breach and more. We discuss the fundamentals of good layout, why white space is just as important as content, and how to hone your layout skills from your first indesign session.
Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:
Back Jupitor in Eb Minor
Lone Archivist
Lone on Bluesky

Lone Recommends:
The work of Sean McCoy and Johan Nohr
The Wipeout Design Manual by The Designer’s Republic

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Credits:
Edited by Elliot Davis
Produced by Many Sided Media

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Caldwell Tanner, co-founder and cast member of Not Another D&D Podcast and the GM of their season Trinyvale X Strahd. We talk about how the team has avoided burnout and stayed excited over 8 years of making NADDPOD, how they approached a famous module for this latest series, and what new TTRPG systems Elliot and Brian think Caldwell should play next.
Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:
NADDPOD.com
Caldwell on Bluesky, Instagram
Immigrant Rapid Response Fund

Caldwell Recommends:
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Steel Ball Run

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Support TotT on Patreon
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Credits:
Edited by Elliot Davis
Produced by Many Sided Media

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