TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars

Craig Shipman

Do you love tabletop gaming? This is your podcast. Who are the creatives behind your favorite games and content? How do they approach their work? Craig sits with designers, developers, artists, writers, and creators and learns how they approach their work. I try to understand their process, inspiration, and methods for crafting their creations. Craig digs deep into the work and uncovers the origins of your favorite tabletop games and the creative process that brought them to life.

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Sam Dunnewold (Dice Exploder) Interview: ep. 243

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07/31/24 • 131 min

Craig sat down with Sam Dunnewold and learned where the inspiration for Dice Exploder emerged from, Sam's creative process works, and what it was like working with Jason Morningstar on a new game about time, reenactors, and the horrible human that was Jesse James.

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Insider Insight Through the Breach RPG with Dead Aussie Gamer - ep. 84

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07/28/20 • 94 min

Join Craig as he talks to Michael Kesavan (Dead Aussie Gamer) about Wyrd's Through the Breach roleplaying system. They discuss what makes it great and unique, how to be a better player (and GM1), and what the plans are for the 2020 Gencon events.

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Mike Mason (Chaosium, Call of Cthulhu) - ep.144

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10/12/21 • 112 min

Join Craig as he talks with Mike Mason of Chaosium about his career and Call of Cthulhu. It is the 40th anniversary of the game, and Chaosium has some great things going on to celebrate it." Halloween sees the 40th Anniversary of Call of Cthulhu's release - so why not get a CoC game together! Link = https://www.chaosium.com/blogrun-a-game-of-call-of-cthulhu-this-month-to-celebrate-the-40th-anniversary-heres-our-helpful-guide/ A Time to Harvest is out on PDF (print to follow) - a 1920s era campaign set in Arkham and Vermont. Link = https://www.chaosium.com/a-time-to-harvest-pdf/ Coming soon (around Halloween) - the new "Cults of Cthulhu" book For CoC - a guide and history of Cthulhu cults, including three feature-length scenarios. Lastly, Roll20 is joining in the Call of Cthulhu 40th anniversary celebrations - until October 31st, 2021, there's a unique code to get a FREE copy of 'The Necropolis' on Roll20 - this link contains code = https://www.chaosium.com/blogto-mark-call-of-cthulhus-40th-anniversary-the-necropolis-oneshot-scenario-is-free-this-month-on-roll20/?fbclid=IwAR19xqH0m4rtdL6KDYlYrwyGsuTJ-C3Zo5HZDOktamNh73LRF1mYaaqUC6k Please support us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw The best tokens are at Customeeple.com - use the promo code ThirdFloorFriend for a 5% discount on everything except retail products and playmat. Support us (and get the best mats in the business) at Mats by Mars and get 10% off your entire order by using the promo code: THIRDFLOOR0621 https://matsbymars.com/collections/36-x-36-mats Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Support your favorite podcast and get some killer Malifaux gadgets here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/687047710/third-floor-wars-malifaux-accessory-set?ref=hp_rf-1 Support us (and get a gift by mentioning Third Floor Wars in your order notes) at Gadzooks Gaming: https://www.gadzooksgaming.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: @ThirdFloorWars Give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us [email protected]

Craig's First M3e Game! Molly v Ramos - Episode 11

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03/22/19 • 23 min

Join Craig as he shares his thoughts after his first Malifaux 3rd edition game. He talks about how the new edition feels and plays. Get his hot takes on Molly, Ramos and the Corrupted Idols strategy.

Cezar Capacle (Not a Demon, Nexalis) Interview: ep. 211

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09/27/23 • 103 min

Cezar Capacle is a Brazilian tabletop game designer currently based in Madeira Island. Since 2016, he has dedicated his time to game design and released over 20 games. In 2022, He was a “Designer of the Year” finalist in the Tabletop Awards. CBR named him one of 10 Indie TTRPG Designers to Watch In 2022. All his games are here: https://capacle.itch.io/ Two-Minute Warning https://capacle.itch.io/tmw Nexalis https://capacle.itch.io/nexalis Not a Demon https://capacle.itch.io/not-a-demon Follow on Twitter https://twitter.com/capacle Stoicism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism#:~:text=Stoicism%20teaches%20the%20development%20of,the%20universal%20reason%20(logos). Alan Watts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts Glasser’s Choice Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasser%27s_choice_theory Ryan Holiday https://ryanholiday.net/books-courses/ ********************* Support the show for as little as $1 month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145 For example https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145 Check out our live streaming content on ⁠⁠Twitch⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on ⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to an excellent boardgame ⁠⁠podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to the Writer's Room for ⁠⁠7th Sea Adventures! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out the great games from ⁠⁠A Couple of Drakes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://acoupleofdrakes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Listen to Thin Places Radio: https://thin.place/⁠⁠ Please support us by shopping with Gadzooks Gaming:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gadzooksgaming.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. ⁠⁠The store is open! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Malifaux Tactics: Dealing with Aggressive Alpha Crews - ep. 85

TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars

08/04/20 • 23 min

Join us as Joshua MacAran does a guest spot and shares his thoughts on how to deal with aggressive Alpha-Strike crews in Malifaux 3rd Edition.