Critical Twits Podcast

Ronin RPG Returns with Densetsu and The Book of Yō! Designer Interview

We talk about the latest Kickstarter campaign for the Ronin tabletop RPG - Ronin: Densetsu. We quiz Writer and Lead Designer Sacha Lightfoot of Slightly Reckless Games about Densetsu and The Book of Yō, working with Japanese creatives, the insidious rise of AI in the role-playing space, and whether Boy With Tofu is or isn't the best Yokai ever.Ronin Densetsu Kickstarter - www.kickstarter.com/projects/slightlyreckless/ronin-densetsu Slightly Reckless Games - www.slightlyrecklessgames.com/The Critical Twits - www.criticaltwits.com/

Christian Eichhorn Interview | Why Mork Borg is more fun than D&D!

We interview Christian Eichhorn, master of horrific, dark fantasy and cyberpunk TTRPG OSR content for MÖRK BORG and CY_BORG. We’re huge fans, having played a tonne of his stuff from Bergen Chrypt to Galgenbeck.Christian has authored over a hundred Dungeons and Dragons 5e supplements, 25 Kickstarter campaigns, and written for MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, and Death In Space. We were honoured to have him on the show.Find his stuff at www.ChristianEichhorn.itch.io and at the SoulMuppet store: https://soulmuppet-store.co.uk/Video podcast link -  https://youtu.be/J_V1HCDvDZ0Check out all our releases, merch, and more at www.criticaltwits.comListen to our Actual Play podcast, Roll In The Dark, here - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/roll... 

Chainsaw - MÖRK BORG meets Slasher Movies! Games Designer Interview with Matthew Myslinski

Chainsaw - MÖRK BORG meets Slasher Movies! Games Designer Interview with Matthew Myslinski   We want to play a game! That game is Chainsaw, a slasher horror tabletop roleplaying game from the Driftwood Archives currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter.Powered by MÖRK BORG, the Chainsaw RPG allows you to step into the quaking boots of the victims in horror films such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, and Friday the 13th. We sat down with games designer Matthew Myslinski to discuss horror franchises, using genre tropes in your TTRPGs, getting your gaming table to try new games, heavy metal, and the wonderful MÖRK BORG Community.Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/driftwoodarchives/chainsawDriftwoodarchives.com Chainsawrpg.com Thank you to Sacha from Slightly Reckless Games – check out their Mork Borg engine games here – https://www.slightlyrecklessgames.com/Find this episode in video form here: https://youtu.be/UVTc7gLWCcYFind this episode in podcast form here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chainsaw-rpg-interview-pod-final--62205415Listen to our Actual Play podcast, Roll In The Dark, here - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/roll-in-the-dark-an-actual-play-podcast--6167997Check out all our releases, merch, and more at www.criticaltwits.com

Tales of the Old West RPG | Designer Interview

Howdy, pardners! Tales of the Old West is an upcoming tabletop RPG from Effekt Publishing, and we were lucky enough to grab an interview with designers Dave Semark and Matthew Tyler-Jones of Effekt Publishing. Conversation on the game itself begins in earnest at (24:40)The buffalo of conversation roams across topics such as the Mutant Year Zero Free Tabletop Licence (FTL), working for Free League, getting started as a writer for TTRPGS, their Effekt and Effekt AP podcasts, writing the wonderful Hope’s Last Day scenario for Alien: The Roleplaying Game, and winning a Gold ENNIE award for the Alien RPG sourcebook Building Better Worlds.Dave and Matthew have come a long way from their days selling ‘zines for 80s Games Workshop RPGs and have successfully funded Tales of the Old West on Kickstarter.If you want to see us in action playing the game, head over to Spreaker or YouTubeClick to join the Kickstarter - KickstarterFree quickplay rules! Tales of the Old West Quick Draw More from Effekt - Effekt Publishing  - The Effekt Podcast  - The Effect AP PodcastFind this episode in video form HERE  Consider listening to our Actual Play podcast, Roll In The Dark, HERECheck out all our releases, merch, and more at www.criticaltwits.com

Berserkr = NORSE Börg? Publisher interview with Slightly Reckless Games

We chat with Sacha Lightfoot from Slightly Reckless Games about their Norse-themed Mörk Borg-engine Kickstarter Berserkr, running an indie tabletop RPG press, last year's big crowd-funding hit Ronin, the importance of music in roleplaying games, TTRPG design, games art, Norse myths, Japanese culture, Cyberpunk 2020... and snowplough duellist Jeremy Renner.Join us at www.criticaltwits.com This pod on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Yle0zLA3OLg Show notes:https://www.slightlyrecklessgames.comBerserkr Kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slightlyreckless/berserkr Our interview with the creators of Mörk Borg - https://youtu.be/grv5-5EPZUk Slightly Reckless Games' Discord - https://discord.com/invite/FfqBuqXvMK