Dramaturgy in Actual Play (w/ Connie Chang & Sea Thomas)
Elliot and Brian are joined by Connie Chang and Sea Thomas, the creative duo behind the award winning actual play Transplanar RPG. We dive deep on the use of dramaturgy in actual play: how it weaves the wants and needs of players and GM, how it informs safe artistic storytelling in a noncolonial anti-orientalist multiverse, and how it supports long-term actual play in Transplanar’s The Chaos Protocol.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.Links:Check out The Chaos Protocol Arc 4Transplanar RPGConnie ChangSea ThomasSea RecommendsGodkiller: QISMATRiding a horseConnie Recommends:Playing in the Dark by Toni MorrisonWays of Seeing by John BergerOur Links:Support TotT on PatreonMany Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided MediaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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Roundtable: Teaching Games Through Actual Play
In this Talk of the Table Roundtable special, Brian & Elliot sit down with Dr. Emily Friedman, Quintin Smith aka ‘Quinns’, and Brennan Lee Mulligan for a discussion on pedagogic actual play. We dig into whether or not actual play is the best tool for teaching games, how we understand skill and learning in TTRPGs and beyond, and who our imagined student is when thinking of actual play as a teaching tool.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty. Hear the rest of this Episode:Talk of the Table on PatreonLinks:Dr. FriedmanQuinnsBrennanDungeons & Drag QueensPlay to Find OutDr. Friedman's PatreonRecommendations:Dr. Friedman’s Event SeriesThe Novels of Sally RooneyBad Company by Megan GreenwellArt After Money, Money After Art by Max HaivenMany Sided Media Discord Many Sided NewsletterCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided MediaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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From Magic Ponies to Biblical Apocalypses (w/ Jack Caesar)
Elliot and Brian are joined by Jack Caesar of Caesar Ink, the team behind TTRPG adaptations of beloved IPs like My Little Pony, Discworld, and Labyrinth. We dig into how to approach IP-based games, how to treat adapted properties with respect even if you’re not a typical fan, and how working on licensed games informs Caesar Ink’s work on the original world of Doomsong.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.Links:DOOMSONG: Thou Shalt Not Suffer The WycceCaesar Ink WebsiteCaesar Ink on BlueskyJoin the Caesar Ink DiscordJack Recommends:Salvage UnionOur Links:Support TotT on PatreonMany Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided MediaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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Unboxing Lovecraftesque 2e (w/ Josh Fox)
Elliot and Brian are joined by Josh Fox who is one half of Black Armada, the duo behind Lovecraftesque. We get into the exciting new features of the boxed second edition of this emergent mystery game, why safety tools should be a tailored part of game design, and Black Armada’s latest project Ex Tenebris.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.Links:Back Ex Tenebris Buy Lovecraftesque 2eBlack ArmadaFollow Josh on BlueskyHear Lovecraftesque, Ex Tenebris, and Apocalypse Keys on Black Armada TalesJosh Recommends:Apocalypse KeysOur Links:Support TotT on PatreonMany Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided MediaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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Coyote & Crow 4 Years Later (w/ Kenna Alexander)
Elliot and Brian are joined by Kenna Alexander, designer of Coyote & Crow and owner of Coyote and Crow games, to discuss the lessons she’s learned in the 4 years since the hit science fantasy roleplaying game released. We get into the impact the game has had for native players and beyond, the new horror setting Ahu Tiiko, and what she has planned next for Coyote & Crow.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.Links:Back Coyote & Crow: DigitalPre-Order Ahu TiikoCoyote & Crow Gamesahutiiko.comKenna Recommends:As Many Ships As Stars by Weyodi OldbearCreature Comforts from Kids Table Board GamesOur Links:Support TotT on PatreonMany Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided MediaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Talk of the Table is a TTRPG talk show where hosts Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty talk with game designers, actual play producers, journalists, academics, artists, and performers about all the coolest things happening in the TTRPG community in an effort to understand what’s on the mind of the tabletop industry.
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