Scarlet Song is an artist, game master and English & Literature teacher from VIC, Australia. She is the creator of Cottage Core Critters, which is a fully illustrated cozy TTRPG for all ages. In this interview, Kate and Dan sat down to talk to Scarlet about her work, the inspiration for Cottage Core Critters and so much more. You’ll even hear about how Dan is already playing this game with the small humans in his life. We also share news about Conquest, a Tabletop Event in Perth, and about how the timing of the federal election has led to some difficult decisions about the launch of the Port Play festival (don’t fear, something cool is still happening that weekend, it just won’t quite be the Port Play we were hoping for). Links:

Scarlet Song Linktree

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Random Encounter Dice

News:

• Conquest 2025

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This podcast is produced in affiliation with the ⁠Australian Roleplay Community (ARC)⁠. If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been ⁠Kate O’Sullivan⁠, ⁠Dan Machuca⁠, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon Studios⁠, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠.  

Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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