Bardic Babble

In this episode, we chat with Travis Vengroff one half of the production team over at Fool and Scholar Productions. They are known for such shows as The White Vault, Dark Dice Podcast, and their newest Don't Mind Cruxmont. Travis takes us behind the scenes of creating multiple award winning audiodramas! Be sure to check out Travis and all of the Fool and Scholar shows below! Travis's Twitter Fool and Scholar Show List Links mentioned in the show: Confluence: Confluence is a collaboration wiki tool used to help teams to collaborate and share knowledge efficiently. If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! If you want to connect with me and follow more of my D&D/TTRPG content check the links here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard. I do everything from battlemaps to comedy skits on Tiktok! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

In this episode, we chat with Haley and Gus, the creators of the Unprepared Casters podcast. An actual play D&D podcast that focuses on shorter arcs to tell more succinct and clean stories. We chat about cultivating your community, getting started on Tiktok, and at the end of the episode we chat about Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age! Check out their content at the links below: UNPREPARED CASTERS: Twitter Apple Podcast PATREON Haley: Twitter TikTok Youtube Gus: Twitter TikTok Spotify Links mentioned in the show: Notion: Notion is a project management and note-taking software. Milanote: Milanote is an easy-to-use tool to organize your ideas and projects into visual boards. If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! If you want to connect with me and follow more of my D&D/TTRPG content check the links here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard. I do everything from battlemaps to comedy skits on Tiktok! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

In this episode, we chat with Jocat, the creator of the Crap Guides and other great Youtube content! Check out their content at the links below: youtube.com/jocat https://twitch.tv/jocat If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! If you want to connect with me and follow more of my D&D/TTRPG content check the links here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard. I do everything from battlemaps to comedy skits on Tiktok! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! It's official we are gearing up for season two of our show, after our much needed hiatus and networking stint that was 2021, its time to hop back in the chair and chat with some of the amazing nerdy creators that exist on the internet!  Now, much to everyone's surprise I am sure we are going to be keeping with the theme of D&D and TTRPGs. We are going be chatting with new creators on Tiktok, explosively successful kickstarter projects, and some familiar faces who have really cemented themselves as leaders in the space.  So, get those arcane focuses ready and get ready to rage. It's time to dive into Season 2! Coming April 8th! Oh, and all of our episodes will be video recorded and put on YouTube as well!   _______________________________ Links: Daily D&D skits and tips over on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@merlinthebard Check out our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nj2JEVjfB7 For all other projects or accounts check here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we chat with Spenser Starke, an independent TTRPG designer who has worked on projects we have covered on this show: Kids on Brooms, Alice is Missing, Icarus, and Perilous.  We talk about how Spenser goes about designing games and how he gets his designs outside of the box and intrigues thousands with his new concepts and ideas. Season 1 of the Bardic Babble podcast has come to a close. We will be pushing a review episode in the coming weeks but keep your eyes peeled for Season 2 in early 2021!  _______________________________ Guest Links: https://twitter.com/SpenserStarke Actual play 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXAlCKFC48 How to play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nvD49zV09M Animated Timer for the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysOOFIOAy7A --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we chat with Duke of OneShotQuesters, one of the largest D&D TikTok creators. He dives into the finer points of creating D&D content on platforms like Youtube, Twitch, and TikTok and how he created a community on multiple platforms. ______________________________________________ Guest Links: https://www.tiktok.com/@oneshotquesters https://www.twitch.tv/oneshotquesters https://www.youtube.com/oneshotquesters --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we chat with Jon Ciccolini of Beadle and Grimm's, creators of premium editions of D&D campaigns. We check in with Jon about future boxes, project pipelines, and creating high-end luxury good for the table top space. At the date of posting there are 18 days left on the Kickstarter mentioned in the episode so be sure to head on over and back the project, it fully funded in 12 minutes so you know it is worth it!  Guest Links: https://twitter.com/BeadleAndGrimms https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beadleandgrimms/beadle-and-grimms-complete-character-chronicles https://beadleandgrimms.com/ Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this week's episode, we chat with Jordan Palmer, TableTopCrow, about his new system Perilous - -A GM optional game with community at the heart of it. We chat about neurodiversity in game design and how Jordan navigates his everyday with Austism and ADHD.  _________________________________ Guest Links: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tabletopcrow/perilous-rpg https://twitter.com/TabletopCrow https://tabletop.itch.io/ Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this week's episode, we chat with Joseph Carothers about his journey from eSports commentator to livestream DM. He creates content with other casters from the eSports scene and produces one of a kind shows. Guest Links: https://twitter.com/TrmntdByGnomes https://twitter.com/CastersnCastles https://www.youtube.com/castersandcastles https://www.twitch.tv/castersandcastles https://discord.com/invite/Qs727uF https://www.worldanvil.com/w/anacra-tormentedbygnomes Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this week's episode, we chat with game designer John Harper, creator of Blades in the Dark and AGON. John has been creating games and games systems since the 90's and integrates collaborative storytelling in each of his games now. Come learn more about John and the games he makes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Guest Links: twitter.com/john_harper johnharper.itch.io/ www.evilhat.com/home/ Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser!   Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we are joined by Robert "Captain Robear" Foeste, a tabletop RPG content creator over on Twitch.tv. We dive into the origin story of the Captain as well as peeling back the layers of content creation in the TTRPG scene in a live streaming format. Join us as there is a lot to learn about taking your game digital in the episode!  Guest links: https://twitter.com/CaptainRoBear https://www.twitch.tv/CaptainRoBear https://www.patreon.com/CaptainRoBear youtube.com/captainrobear https://www.instagram.com/captainrobear/ Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser!   Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Stormer, the host of the Party of One Podcast. Party of One is an actual-play podcast focused on two-player roleplaying experiences. We also go hands on on one of the RPGs he personally wrote, Big Fight Feel, at the end of the episode. Guest Links: https://twitter.com/PartyOfOnePod https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/ https://jeffstormer.itch.io/big-fight-feel https://www.teacabbage.com/spindlewheel Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser!       Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we are joined by ENnie awarded writer, Ashley Warren. Ashley and I dive into the products she has been working on and how she took the intersections of writing tabletop adventures and education to create a well-respected project within the TTRPG space. We also chat about inclusivity, empowering the next generation of writers, and working on the upcoming Heckna campaign from Hit Point Press. Guest Links: https://www.scribemind.com/ https://twitter.com/ashleynhwarren https://hitpointpress.com/ https://www.patreon.com/Scribemind Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser!     Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we are joined by the CEO and COO of HyperRPG: Malika and Zac Lim Eubank. HyperRPG is a production team on Twitch.tv that does high-quality TTRPG and other variety shows. The HyperRPG team pioneer new technologies and ways to apply interactivity to their products. We chat about good business hygiene, Black Lives Matter, and how to help improve the TTRPG and Livestreaming spaces for BIPOC creators. Be sure to head on over to www.thebardpodcast.com to check out our other shows, tabletop products, and some sweet merch! Guest Links: https://www.hyperrpg.com/ https://twitter.com/hello_malika https://twitter.com/zaceubank https://www.twitch.tv/hyperrpg Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser!   Be sure to check out the Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we are joined by the cast and crew of the 20 Sided Stories Podcast. An Actual Play podcast that puts hundreds of hours into their productions, elevating them from an Actual Play to an Audio drama. We chat with them about working together, long-form production, and content creation as a whole. You can find the episode of This American Life mentioned in this episode here. Be sure to head on over to www.thebardpodcast.com to check out our other shows, tabletop products, and some sweet merch! _________________________________________________ Guest Links: https://www.20sidedstories.com/ https://www.patreon.com/20SidedStories https://twitter.com/20sidedstories https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDiQnq4aVAQWCUuyHwVqGXw https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/20-sided-stories-522097 https://twitter.com/treavesbutt https://twitter.com/Sage_GC https://twitter.com/emilyerv https://twitter.com/jessdahlg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Be sure to check out the Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we are joined by Doug Levandowski and Jon Gilmour, the creators of the Kids on Bikes RPG. We chat about safety tools, feeling welcomed at the table, and the duo's origin story! Be sure to head on over to www.thebardpodcast.com to check out our other shows, tabletop products, and some sweet merch! Guest Links: https://twitter.com/JonGilmour https://twitter.com/Levzilla https://www.huntersentertainment.com/kidsonbikesrpg https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/68719/doug-levandowski https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/12679/jonathan-gilmour https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/117819/Kids-on-Bikes--FREE-RPG-DAY-Edition https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/231938/Kids-on-Bikes-Core-Rulebook https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314452/Kids-on-Brooms-Core-Rulebook --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Be sure to check out the Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we are joined by James Introcaso creator of the Burn Bryte RPG. James gives us some professional insight on working on several projects at once, the joys of collaboration, and the creates an NPC for you to use in your games that is fleeing from Giant Space Squids! James' list of creators: Jeremy Crawford, Adam Lee, Kate Welch, Wesley Schneider, Daniel D Fox, Matt Mercer, Matt Coleville, Tanya Depass, Lysa Penrose, Celeste Conawhich, Jen Vaugh, Gabe James, Tk, Johnson, Daniel Kwan, Collette Quach, Allie Bastian. You can find Phoenix Dawn Command here: https://www.phoenixdawncommand.com/      Be sure to head on over to www.thebardpodcast.com to check out our other shows, tabletop products, and some sweet merch! Guest Links:  https://www.burnbryte.com/ https://worldbuilderblog.me/ https://twitter.com/JamesIntrocaso http://www.jamesintrocaso.com/ https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=James%20Introcaso https://dontsplitthepodcastnetwork.com/ https://dontsplitthepodcastnetwork.com/table-top-babble https://www.podchaser.com/creators/james-introcaso-107a4XhxEn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Be sure to check out the Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors On Bardic Babble our host Devin also chats with Actual Play Podcasts, shows that utilize Tabletop RPG rules sets to create podcasts. This allows us to see the other side of the creative coin and see how symbiotic relationships can be in the TTRPG world. This week we are joined by Chris and Discount Chris of the Discount Dungeons cast. We chat about the team's origin story, being a creative team remotely, and a little about their world and the plot they are working through on their show. You can find their show on Podchaser!  Be sure to head on over to www.thebardpodcast.com to check out our other shows, tabletop products, and some sweet merch! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guest links: https://twitter.com/Discount_DnD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discount-dungeons-an-rpg-podcast/id1495917646 https://discord.com/invite/paBATD6 https://www.patreon.com/discountdungeons --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Be sure to check out the Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we are joined by Rich or the HatchlingsDM of the Inspirisles RPG. We dive into British and American sign language usage in games, accessibility, and working with kids in TTRPGs.  The Kickstarter for this has ended but you will be able to find the game on DriveThruRPG soon.  The transcription for the episode can be found at https://www.thebardpodcast.com/bardicebabbleep/hatchlings-dm Be sure to head on over to www.thebardpodcast.com to check out our other shows, tabletop products, and some sweet merch! Guest Links: https://twitter.com/HatchlingDM https://www.hatchlingsdm.com/inspirisles --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Be sure to check out the Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. This week we are joined by Gabriel Hicks of Mythic Grove.  In this episode, we dive into Gabe's experiences with being a Cosplayer, voice acting, and being humble in the face of success. We also do our first NPC/Character building exercise that would make a great graphic novel or Ten Candles setting. You can find the game Kind Words by Popcannibal here: https://popcannibal.com/kindwords/ Be sure to head on over to www.thebardpodcast.com to check out our other shows, tabletop products, and some sweet merch! ___________________________________________________________ Guest Links: https://twitter.com/GabeJamesGames https://twitter.com/MythicGrove https://twitter.com/HiddenTreasVN https://www.twitch.tv/gabejamesgames https://www.patreon.com/GabeJamesGames https://gabejamesgames.itch.io/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bardicbabble/support