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This show explores the creativity and originality of home tabletop games. We interview GMs and players to hear about the unique worlds they build and the stories they tell.© 2024-2025 Folded Frequencies
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  • Onsite at the Grand Opening of Chance Encounter Games (Part 2) [S4T3]

    Onsite at the Grand Opening of Chance Encounter Games (Part 2) [S4T3]
    Jul 17 2025

    This week, we're once again on location at the grand opening of Chance Encounter Games! We hear about a sham trial and a public execution at a LARP, very ambitious notetaking, and playing a nonmagical character in a very magical world. (Also, a little bit about Jake's long-running campaign.)

    This is the TTRPG store and gaming space that Dante told us about during our interview earlier this season. Thanks again to Dante for letting us record at your grand opening! Also, thanks to Alaria, N, Miller, Aidan, Kathrin, and Mario for taking the time to chat with us. If you haven't already heard it, go listen to the first half of our coverage.

    We hear about a very intense storyline at Legacies LARP in this episode. Last season, Andrew talked about the experience of writing storylines for Legacies.

    If you like the music on the show, go check out more of Reilly's music. You can also listen to Reilly's DJ sets on Mixcloud.

    Follow us wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. You can also get episodes right from the source at our RSS feed. If you enjoy Campaign Spotlight, consider subscribing to our Patreon or supporting us on Ko-Fi. A special thanks to Hannah W, Jake K, Perry C, Elvin Prince, Jason K, and Smokie Derg for supporting us on Patreon!

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  • Tactical Immersive Experience: Miniatures Combat with Simon [S4E2]

    Tactical Immersive Experience: Miniatures Combat with Simon [S4E2]
    Jul 9 2025
    In this week's episode, we chat with Simon about using soda cans and pizza boxes as terrain, the shift away from miniatures in TTRPGs, and the incompatibility of the Seattle real estate market with large-scale miniatures combat. Plus, Jake gets grumpy about indie TTRPG marketing. Simon (whom we met at OrcaCon) owns Strix Publishing and runs the Brush Wielders Union and the associated podcast as well as a Horus Heresy fan podcast. He has a ton of experience in TTRPG publishing, including work on Warmachine, Hordes, Iron Kingdoms 2e, Eclipse Phase, The Hammer and the Stake, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium and Unhallowed Metropolis. As a result, this conversation goes very far afield of our original plan to talk about minis, because Simon really has such a depth of experience. We wound up chatting about folk knowledge and traditions in popular games, the history of D&D's status as a cultural juggernaut, and the extremely nineties television show Kindred: the Embraced. Here are those stats on the most common systems played on Roll20, in case you were wondering. Some previous Campaign Spotlight episodes come up in this conversation:Sam talked about some very cool 3D combat terrainJesse used the Dune: Adventures in the Imperium system for his campaignIn this Dungeon Lore episode we talked about Chainmail and the miniatures combat systems that led to D&DIn this Dungeon Lore episode we talked about some of the business practices that ultimately sank TSR.In this Dungeon Lore episode we talked about the rise of actual plays and their impact on home TTRPG campaigns.Simon also discusses some fun rulesets:Dungeon Crawl Classics (not a minis combat system, but a fun OSR TTRPG)Necromunda (a very miniatures-intensive Warhammer system)Strength and Honour (a wargame system for battles in the ancient world)Test of Honour (a miniatures system focusing on samurai skirmish combat)After we recorded this interview, Simon sent us some pictures of the incredible minis he's painted! Head on over to our website to check them out.Thanks to Delta for introducing this week's episode! Delta is a player in Jake's long-running home game.Thanks to Goblin Society Games for supporting this week’s episode! Go check out their website and take a look at Mukrag’s Compendium of Curios, the HELBINE setting, and all the other cool games and supplements they make. Through July 23, if you purchase Goblin Society Games products on DriveThruRPG, they'll donate 10% of the proceeds to Partners in Health.If you like the music on the show, go check out more of Reilly's music. You can also listen to Reilly's DJ sets on Mixcloud.Follow us wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. You can also get episodes right from the source at our RSS feed. If you enjoy Campaign Spotlight, consider subscribing to our Patreon or supporting us on Ko-Fi. For more on the show, including links to all our social media, visit our website. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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  • Onsite at the Grand Opening of Chance Encounter Games (Part 1) [S4T2]

    Onsite at the Grand Opening of Chance Encounter Games (Part 1) [S4T2]
    Jun 26 2025
    This week, we're on location at the grand opening of Chance Encounter Games! We hear about the economy of game publishing, the joy of playing your character like you're driving a stolen car, and the impeccable vibes of a cast-iron portcullis. This is the TTRPG store and gaming space that Dante told us about during our interview earlier this season. Thanks again to Dante for letting us record at your grand opening! Also, thanks to everyone who took the time to chat with us:AllenTomAdamParker, who runs the Seattle RPG Variety Society and mentioned a few game systems:Copperhead County, which uses the engine from Blades in the DarkDungeon Crawl ClassicsDelta GreenDavi, who gave us a hot take and mentioned a couple game systems in the process:Dragon Age from Green Ronin Games (whom we'll be talking more about later this season)The Cosmere TTRPGMax, who talked about the business model of game stores and mentioned a system and a sourcebook:Unknown ArmiesMonster OverhaulBrianIn this episode we mention Distant Worlds Coffeehouse - which is a block away from Chance Encounter Games, and a very chill space with excellent food. We also mention OrcaCon, which is an extremely fun gaming convention in Seattle every January. Here's the first part and here's the second part of our experience at OrcaCon.In the outro, Jake refers to polytopes as "polyhedra". We sincerely apologize for this error. Here are some cool renderings of four-dimensional polytopes you can look at while deciding whether to forgive us.Thanks to Goblin Society Games for supporting this week’s episode! Go check out their website and take a look at Mukrag’s Compendium of Curios, the HELBINE setting, and all the other cool games and supplements they make. Through July 23, if you purchase Goblin Society Games products on DriveThruRPG, they'll donate 10% of the proceeds to Partners in Health.If you like the music on the show, go check out more of Reilly's music. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. You can also get episodes right from the source at our RSS feed. If you enjoy Campaign Spotlight, consider subscribing to our Patreon or supporting us on Ko-Fi. A special thanks to Hannah W, Jake K, Perry C, Elvin Prince, Jason K, and Smokie Derg for supporting us on Patreon!For more on the show, including links to all our social media, visit our website. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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