This week, Jeremy, Liv & Candace are joined by the co-founders of Smiling Mythos Games, Jacob Mooney and Billy Eline, chatting about the making of their game Machine: Impossible - Fast and Furious meets Cyberpunk meets Mission: Impossible meets dice! We dive into the inspirations behind the making of the game, take a brief tangent to discuss the horrors of Darth Jar-Jar, and then build a world in Machine: Impossible ourselves.

Check out Machine: Impossible on itch.io!

And speaking of world building...

Our very first official campaign setting module, City of the Black Rose: A Dark Metropolis Campaign Setting, set in non-other than Mavros, will be launching on...

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Jeremy and Liv are joined once again by Candace the Magnificent, and this week we're discussing our favourite tabletop RPGS that don't involve dungeons and/or dragons, along with some of the truly wild stories that have inspired that love. Including:

Shiver

Savage Worlds

Paradox Perfect (listen to our Paradox Perfect playthrough with NADDPOD!)

Good Strong Hands

Thirsty Sword Lesbians (listen to our Thirsty Sword Lesbians playthrough!)

Daggerheart (Oh, if you like Daggerheart, you're in for one seriously incredible treat in the next few weeks - more details on our Patreon Soon!)

Got a recommendation of your own? Head over to our Patreon to recommend your favourites in this episode's comments!

And speaking of your new favourite games...

Our very first official campaign setting module, City of the Black Rose: A Dark Metropolis Campaign Setting, set in non-other than Mavros, will be launching in May/June 2025! Be sure to be among the first notified of its launch, as we'll have tiers and goals featuring limited edition merch (which you can get a sneak peak at over on the Patreon!)

Follow the halflings! Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright, Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagic

Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings

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Trigger Warning: non-explicit discussion of sexual assault.

This week, Jeremy & Liv are joined by by fellow City of the Black Rose: Herald of Shadows player Candace the Magnificent to talk specifically about playing femme presenting and female characters in horror Actual Plays and TTRPGS. From how the female/femme experience affects horror role play experiences, to their experiences of how horror TTRPGS and Actual Play can be liberating, and how real-world dynamics can affect the playstyles happening at YOUR table!

Also, that vignette with one Connie Chang Jeremy mentioned will be dropping on the Patreon SOON!

And speaking of horror...

Our very first official campaign setting module, City of the Black Rose: A Dark Metropolis Campaign Setting, set in non-other than Mavros, will be launching in May/June 2025! Be sure to be among the first notified of its launch, as we'll have tiers and goals featuring limited edition merch (which you can get a sneak peak at over on the Patreon!)

Follow the halflings! Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright, Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @doesdarkmagic

Find all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings

You can buy all our lovely merchandise here! as featured on Critical Role - thanks Brennan!

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Summary

Strap in folks! This week, Jeremy, Jasper and Candace the Magnificent address the effect that the US's tariff hike now has on the TTRPG industry, and then - on a lighter note - how to run horror games in a way that fulfils your players.

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