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Actual Plays, Interviews, and more
First interview of the new year, and this is a follow up to last weeks Actual Play.
Matthew Gravelyn is a game maker/writer with a varied background. Having worked on Humblewood, Mall Kids, and of course Legacy of Steel.
We talked about his experience with zines, his process as an artist, and his future projects.
Matthew has a project he’s kickstarting soon as part of Zinequest, take a look.
CW: Death, War
First episode back for the new year! We’re playing a solo game. Legacy of steel allows you to build/explore the background of a mech. Detail some of its history and can be a companion tool for other games.
Get your own copy of Legacy of Steel here! Continue reading “Solo: [Legacy of Steel]”
After a short break in our schedule to do a family emergency, we return with another lovely Solo Actual Play.
A lovely ritual by Jamila, that asks us to make tea for a demon, ask them questions about what troubles us, and listen to what they have to say. Perfect way to analyze what is weighing heavy on one’s mind.
If you enjoyed this, get your own copy here.
To help me get back into the swing of things, and explain why I’ve been unable to post, I went back and visited something from our Solo Series.
I wanted to talk through what has been keeping me from making. Also thought it would be a good way to show off the kind of content I make for [Quest Markers] our Patreon exclusive podcast.
So in this week’s episode I talk through my recent run of bad health, explain one way to get back into creating, and I do all while playing My Favourite Pilot!!
Continue reading “Solo: [My Favourite Pilot!! And An Update]”
In following with the example set by the festival. I would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, who are the traditional custodians of the land the festival was held on, and that this podcast was made on. I pay respect to their elders past and present as well as to any listeners with a connection to the world’s oldest continuing culture. I would also like to acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and this always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
The first in our series of content recorded for, about, and at the National Young Writers Festival here in Newcastle. This is an Actual Play of hacked version of Ash McAllan’s game Oracle.
Elyce Phillips, Soo-Min Shim, and Chloe Alison Escott, join Ray on a journey to find Arts Funding. Recorded in front of a live audience, it was a hilarious adventure as well as being full of many firsts. We hope you enjoy.
[Note: we did our best with the editing of the sound quality, but it was a noisy space.]
This week were talking to Blake.
Blake is a creator from the Seattle area of the US. They’ve recently been growing their presence in the game design community by taking part in a lot of game jams. I’ve been enjoying following their work, and hearing their voice in the community.
In The Ocean is a micro rpg with prompt cards that ask you to answer questions about the world, or play out scenes from your past.
In it you play as a mech pilot stranded on an ocean planet, watching the battle overhead. As you wait for rescue you remember your past.
It’s a pretty excellent game, and I hadn’t thought about it during the recording but it could be an excellent way to build the setting for a more expansive mech game.
Soup is the creator of As I Imagine The Falling Rain, an RPG we played on Solo. We had a lovely discussion about the layout of the game, and how that informs your play. We also talked about the RPG design course that pushed Soup to start making more games. Continue reading “Interview With Soup”
This week is a bonus episode of solo a RPG about a mech being rebooted after a long time alone. We’ll explore that loneliness, andand the new world our mech awakens in.
If you want to play Reclaimed for yourself, you can buy it here. Continue reading “Solo: [Reclaimed]”
CONTENT WARNING: Death, Injury, Lizards, Birds.
This was weird play experience. You ask questions of the other players…or in solo mode, you ask yourself? It was an interesting game, I liked it.
In particular, I think it’s a great idea for a game. This did come out of a game jam, so sometimes the product is just an expression of a raw idea and it is a fantastic idea. I think the multiplayer version is where this game would shine. Solo play felt a little flat but I came to a rather interesting place by the end of it, and I think it’s a really neat game.