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Today on The RPG Goblin we explore a new up incoming game called Little Wolves! This game is coming to Backerkit May 14th and we have on Nevyn, one of the designers to tell us all about it!Not only is it a mystical folklore game where you play as young werewolves helping the courts and queens of the forest, but it is also a game of strange little guys, elemental trials, and real-life masks that represent the journey of your character and all of their accomplishments! Go check out and support Little Wolves NOW!https://bytes.rip/littlewolvesGet the Little Wolves Demo here:https://dinoberryjam.itch.io/little-wolves-demoFollow Dinoberry Press:https://www.instagram.com/dinoberrypress?igsh=bWE0aWYxdHg0ejQ3https://x.com/DinoberryPresst=1I95jNyH2yecixRdadeJyA&s=09https://www.dinoberrypress.com/ Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today we are switching it up on The RPG Goblin! This episode I bring on Grant Howitt the designer of amazing games such as Honey Heist, The Witch is Dead, Spire, Heart, and many many more games (that are mostly goofy and insane) and Grant Nordine from Game Master Monday to chat!We have double the grant, and double the fun this episode as these Grants are a match amde in game philosophy heaven! Check out Grant Howitt and his games HERE:https://x.com/gshowitt?s=20https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/https://www.patreon.com/gshowitthttps://gshowitt.itch.io/Check out Grant Nordine and Game Master Monday HERE:https://twitter.com/GameMasterMonhttps://www.threads.net/@gamemastermondayhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/game-master-monday Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

This week on The RPG Goblin we are exploring NovArchaic with it's creator Kyle! Nov is a system that Kyle started to develop 11 years ago and we talk all about the history of it's development, why it started (along with Kyles gripes with Modern D20), his design philosophy, and the world of Nov Archaic!Check out Nov Archaic and it's development here: https://twicry.com/novarchaicCheck out Kyle and follow him here:https://twitter.com/YFTechnohttps://www.threads.net/@technomancerkylehttps://linktr.ee/yftechno Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today on the RPG Goblin I bring on Tyler from RPGBOT to chat all about the Fantasy Flight edition of the Star Wars RPG! We discuss it's unique history and lore and what has happened to this game and license over time! Along with that we dive into how the actual game works! It's unique dice system, what makes each version of the game different, It's fascinating mechanics and of course Tyler shares one of the wildest stories that have been shared on The RPG Goblin!Even as a someone who isn't a huge Star Wars fan I have a strong desire to play this game now and can't wait for it's hopeful return to the TTRPG space! Check out The RPGBOT and the podcast here: https://rpgbot.net/https://rpgbot.net/podcast/https://twitter.com/RPGBOTDOTNEThttps://www.threads.net/@rpgbotCheck out the Star Wars RPG Quickstart rules here: https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/36/f6/36f6e0a5-a7a9-4cbe-8d73-70e61fe6f548/sw_unlimited_quickstart_rules.pdfCheck out everything with the Star Wars RPG here:https://www.edge-studio.net/categories-games/starwarsrpg/ Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today we are exploring the solo map making TTRPG called Cartograph! This game is getting a huge revamp and coming to Kickstarter February 6th!I bring on the creator Brandon Lee to talk all about this game with us! He created Cartograph to make world building for any new games more than just sitting down to make a map, instead with Cartograph YOU get to play as someone exploring a new land or even world as you journal and make a map of your findings! Support the Kickstarter HERE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravensridge/cartograph-atlas-edition-a-solo-mapmaking-ttrpgCheck out the first edition of Cartograph here: https://brandontlee.itch.io/cartographhttps://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/414505/CartographFollow Brandon Here:https://twitter.com/RavensridgeCohttps://www.instagram.com/theravensridgeemporium/https://www.threads.net/@theravensridgeemporium Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today we are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of The RPG Goblin! A year ago I release the first ever episode of this podcast and man has it been an amazing journey! I want to thank everyone who has listened to this show so far especially anyone who has been around since the beginning! I appreciate it with all of my heart!I talk about why I started the show, the types of characters I wish to play, some of my favorite TTRPGs, how I got into TTRPGs, and SO MUCH MORE! Enjoy this Q&A which was a live event I hosted in The RPG Goblin Discord! https://discord.gg/fGYzqQvrUa Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today on the RPG Goblin I bring on Steph from Fistful of Crits to talk about her game AfterGlow! A Solo or Duel player game where you play acolytes in a world that has been changed. All you know is that the temple was cleaved in two, the gods are gone, the wizard looms, and the the sun never sets since the Afterglow happened.Not only do we talk about this beautiful game but Steph and I talk a lot about solo journaling games and how they work, what games and designers inspire Steph, share some of our favorite TTRPGs and just have some really awesome TTRPG conversations throughout the episode that you shouldn't miss!Check out AfterGlow here: https://fistfulofcrits.co.uk/products/afterglow-physical-editionhttps://fistful-of-crits.itch.io/afterglowFollow Steph and Fistful of Crits on socials!https://twitter.com/freyalygilhttps://twitter.com/fistfulofcritshttps://www.threads.net/@fistfulofcritshttps://www.instagram.com/fistfulofcrits/ Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today we talk about and explore the concept of Power Gaming in TTRPGs with Zakariah!With a huge focus that if you power game in a group where everyone enjoys that style of play that is amazing and a great way to play! Power Gaming can only be harmful if it causing conflict in the group and lessens everyone's fun just like any other play style! You can find Zakariah on DMsGuild by searching his name "Zakariah"! Or here: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?keywords=Zakariah&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto= Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today I am talking all about Stars & Wishes on this solo episode of The RPG Goblin!I share all about how I use this after session ritual to help with the prep, expectations and figuring out what my players are loving most about my games! I also share some stories and examples of Stars and Wishes my players have given, How I tried adding Wards after a comment on Threads and try and think of different ways to adapt the idea in different games!Check out the Safety Toolkit here to learn more about Stars & Wishes:https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/Also join The RPG Goblin Discord to come to the TTRPG Party on December 29th at 8pm EST!https://discord.gg/5EE3kNVYyAThere will be giveaways, guests, TTRPG convos and a big surprise at the end! So you gotta be there!  Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today we are chatting about Dead Letter Society! A game all about being vampire pen pals! You can tell so many different kinds of stories about hunger, love, trying to find yourself and any other struggles tha  comes from being a vampire. This game is all about sending letters and trying ro figure out what this secret society is! To talk alll about it is the creator Rori Montford!Rori is a true lover of vampires and the designer behind Dead Letter Society and The Almac of Senguine Paths! While we dive deep into Dead Letter Society, it's creation and how the game works we also get to learn about the darlings that were killed, some of Rori's favorite games and we just get silly! So join us on this episode of The RPG Goblin!Where you can get Dead Letter Society:https://www.montfordtales.com/dead-letter-society/https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/433702/Dead-Letter-Society?affiliate_id=3124753Where you can find Rori:https://www.threads.net/@montfordtaleshttps://x.com/MontfordTales?t=AhtV3pOG7_k5xZRsJk00aQ&s=09https://www.montfordtales.com/ Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

We explore Shadowrun 2e in today's episode of The RPG Goblin! A old-school TTRPG that mixes high fantasy with cyberpunk that is set in the future! The technology is goofy and exactly what you would expect from a game from the 80's-90's guessing what technology would be like!The game has extensive lore of the world that is perfect for everyone who loves to dig deep into TTRPG lore and world building! The game itself has heavy rules that supports a crazy world full of action and just straight up PUNK!To talk about Shadowrun 2e (the best edition) I bring on Ben Pink FoHawk to explore this game with us! He is a huge lover of the 2nd edition especially since it holds a special place in his heart from when he was younger!Find Pink FoHowk here:https://pinkfohawk.podbean.com/https://twitter.com/PinkFohawkhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQR8Pn6lopqJwXGcSMtW0ALet's hope to find Shadowrun 2e places soon!Check out Cybertopia and get them to 1000 listens by the end of the year!https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cybertopiaap/episodes/Cybertopia-AP-Trailer-1-e20pfc3 Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Do your One-Shots go over one session? Do you want to know how to plan one-shots in a way that keeps them fun and within the time limit?Well today on The RPG Goblin we are taking about exactly that! I bring on Grant Nordine, host of Game Master Monday to share all of his wise wisdom on one-shots, answer your questions from Threads, and provide plenty of fly analogies! I also talk about my own experiences with running one-shots with my home groups! what's worked, what i learned and some of my failings!We also discuss running one-shots at conventions, how to keep them in time without rail roading, and the 8 tenets of designing one-shots!  Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

We are exploring the One Ring 2e on today's episode of The RPG Goblin! With our special guests Brandon and Parker from Nat1Nerds podcast!Now they just finished up a whole exploration on the Ome Ring system themselves but on this episode we dive into what makes One Ring stand out, their experience playing/running the game, if non Lord of the Rings fans will like the system and what magic as a strength means!!We break down the really cool dice pool system One Ring uses, how the game works with it not having any classes, the beauty of the low magic setting and the genius behind the different phases of play! Plus you get tons of fun rants during this episode from our one and only Lord of the Rings fan, Parker!Get The One Ring here: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/the-one-ring/Go and listen to Nat 1 Nerds here!: https://linktr.ee/nat1nerds Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today on The RPG Goblin we are exploring SAGAS: Setting And Genre Agnostic System! This a new game coming to Kickstarter in January! I bring on Dennis, the creator of SAGAS to tell us all about it and how it is different from games like Fate and Cypher!We dig in deep on the mechanics of the game and the focus on the d10 in this system, how the character creation is streamlined for new players, how the options of pre written characters and abilities help ease you into the game without needing to come up with your own custom ideas and the super fun world generator that is included in the book so you can randomly create worlds!You can try the SAGAS playtest here: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/442843/SAGAS-Beta-PlaytestGet SAGAS here!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/okayestrpg/sagas-setting-and-genre-agnostic-system?ref=dpd717Dennis's socials here: https://linktr.ee/okayestdm Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Today we are exploring the Alien RPG! I invite on special guests Matt and Nathan from the AARPG show to explore Alien and the intense mechanics of the Alien RPG with us! We break down Alien the the stress, mechanic, and consequence-driven mechanics that makes it one of the best and coolest sci-fi horror games! Matt and Nathan share their experience of playing Alien over 4 different times, their love for the gritty mechanics, the quick deaths that have occurred in their games, and what happens when someone doesn't show up for a session... Along with all these amazing stories we also get to explore the ease of picking this system up, the beauty of their amazing prewritten scenarios and break down the mechanics that makes Alien stand out in the TTRPG world! Alien Starter Set:https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/store/?product_id=4921547882633Alien Core Rulebook: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/store/?product_id=3687283228720Find The AARPGs here: https://linktr.ee/theaarpgs Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

Are you tired of people not talking about what taking on the role of the Game Master actually means in TTRPGs? What does it mean to portray the world? What does it mean to be the bad guys, good guys, and NPCs in the story? What are your responsibilities during the game? That is what Zakariah and I talk about in today's episode of The RPG Goblin!Join us as we discuss what the role of the GM is and our personal opinions and takes on this topic! Plus learn what it takes to become a Puzzle master!You can find Zakariah on DMsGuild by searching his name "Zakariah"! Or click this link here!: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?keywords=Zakariah&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto= Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

The Apocalypse is coming and time is running out fast. You are the only ones that can prevent the Apocalypse from happening or even worse, the world from ending. But how will you fair when you only have a couple hours of real life time to do this?Will you defeat the apocalypse or will time run out to soon? That is the premise of the game we are exploring today called ARC: DOOM! A brilliant TTRPG created by Momatoes! I bring on Grant Nordine to explore ARC: Doom with us and how much he has fallen in love with this TTRPG after recording his new AP using the system Bella's Comet! So if you want to hear about how tragic ARC: Doom is along with the thrill and tension of racing against the real world Doomsday clock then come on and explore Arc: Doom with us nerds! Get the full game of Arc: Doom here:https://momatoes.itch.io/arc (The free Quickstart is available at the end of the Itch page) https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/arc-doom-tabletop-rpgFind Grant here: https://linktr.ee/grant_nordineListen to Bella's Comet NOW!https://www.bellascomet.com/ Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

If you are reading this, you are cursed by the entity to listen to this podcast and hear all about Don't Play This Game. A new found footage inspired horror solo TTRPG that is currently on Kickstarter from now until November 2nd!I bring on special guest, co designer Barney to talk all about Don't Play This Game! We go into the background and inspiration that lead to him and his brother creating this game! The reception from the TTRPG community for Don't Paly His Game, What the entity is and even his own experiences of playing his own game and how terrified he felt!Back "Don't play This Game" on Kickstarter here!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/327195066/dont-play-this-game-a-cursed-solo-rpg/descriptionGet the "Don't Play This Game" demo here!https://www.dontplaythisga.me/Where to find Parables Game:https://linktr.ee/ParableGames Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

It all starts with the city in the valley... The genre, story, what and who is there always changes but 2 things stay the same, the fact that it is in the city in the valley and you don't want to be poor... Today on The RPG Goblin we are exploring Neon Shadows, a collaborative narrative storytelling TTRPG where you use playing cards to resolve everything and you play as one of the 9 Enneagram types!We explore Neon Shadows with the co creator Squidsy who is an absolute blast and her love for this game is infectious as you listen along! So come join us on this episode and dive into Neon Shadows!Where to pre order Neon Shadows:https://lost-guide.itch.io/neon-shadowsSquidsy's Socials:https://twitter.com/corrosivesquidGrimm's Socials:https://twitter.com/Empathic_GrimmLostGuideGames Socials:https://bsky.app/profile/lostguidegames.bsky.socialhttps://mastodon.social/@lostguidegames@dice.camphttps://lost-guide.itch.io/ Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin

You wake up, alone in a castle with no memory of who you were... That is the plot of the solo TTRPG we are exploring today on The RPG Goblin called Castle of Memories!!Inspired by Castlevania and Dark Souls in Castle of Memories you explore themes of memory loss and horror as you travel through this castle and fight "demons" that come from the shadows, and discover who you were!Emily is our guest for today's episode and she talks about their experience with Castle of Memories and their love for solo TTRPGs! So join us and explore this amazing game of self discovery! Where to find Emily:Dice Account:https://www.instagram.com/paradice.made/Art Account:https://www.instagram.com/nypheus/Where to get Castle of Memories:https://arnivold.itch.io/castle-of-memories Support the Show.I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please take the time to support The RPG Goblin by leaving a review and telling your friends all about us! This helps keep The RPG Goblin going we can all discover the amazing world of TTRPGs together! Follow The RPG Goblin onLinktree: https://linktr.ee/therpggoblinThreads at: https://www.threads.net/@the.rpg.goblinTik Tok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.rpg.goblinYoutube at: https://www.youtube.com/@therpggoblin