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What is Roleplay #21: Maps with Jog Brogzin

Welcome to Episode 20 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by fantasy map maker Jog Brogzin to discuss Maps What is a fantasy map maker? Someone who makes fantasy maps. Unlike a regular cartographer they’re not looking to create maps that will safely guide you to your destination – they’re not looking to …

Extremophile with James Flanagan

This month CM Lowry is talking to author James Flanagan about Extremophile by Ian Green in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Extremophile is a bio-punk speculative sci-fi story written by Scottish author Ian Green, who also wrote The Gauntlet fantasy series. Extremophile is billed as a breakneck biohacking thriller set in climate-collapse London. James’s …

The Razor’s Edge with Beatriz Seelaender

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Beatriz Seelaender about The Razor’s Edge by W.S. Maugham in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Beatriz shares the reasons why she loves this book: It’s very humorous It follows the story of a group of people over the years surrounding Maugham as the central character. The …

The Dark is Rising with Sara Norja

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Sara Norja about The Dark is Rising book sequence by Susan Cooper in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: The premise of The Dark is Rising, which is book two of The Dark is Rising Sequence, is that Will turns 11 and discovers he is an …

What is Roleplay #20: Pirates! with Luke Stratton aka Limithron

Welcome to Episode 20 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Luke Stratton aka Limithron to discuss Pirates! Luke answers the question ‘What is a Pirate’ Dictionary definition – someone who steals things at sea Pirate is a word that has been appropriated for all types of theft Pirate has another layer of …

What is Roleplay #19: Social Conflict with Dave Semark and Matthew Tyler-Jones

Welcome to Episode 19 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Dave Semark and Matthew Tyler-Jones to discuss Social Conflict Dave & Matthew tell us about how the embarked on their journey into podcasting, inspired by the Free League game Coriolis and how that lead to them building a relationship with Free League …

Blue Moon Rising with Stephen Hart

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Stephen Hart, about Blue Moon Rising by Simon R Green in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Stephen points out that Simon R Green is somewhat unknown, dispite being a New York Times Bestseller, and is most widely known for writing the novelised version of the classic …

The Hands of the Emperor with Judith Mortimore

This month CM Lowry is talking to author Judith Mortimore, about The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Judith reads veraciously and found that The Hands of the Emperor stood out so profoundly that she went off and read everything else by Victoria Goddard The Hands of the …

What is Roleplay #17: Teaching Games with Aviv Or & Eran Aviram

Welcome to Episode 17 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Aviv Or and Eran Aviram to discuss teaching games Aviv & Eran’s work ‘The Crystal Heart’ and how it uniquely teaches readers to roleplay, specifically to play the Savage Worlds RPG Their use of narrative to explain how to play, based …

What is Roleplay #15: Diceless Roleplay Games with Côme Martin

Welcome to Episode 15 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Côme Martin to discuss diceless rpg Chris & Côme discuss many different Roleplaying Games that don’t use dice & explore the spectrum of games from completely controlled by fate, to the other end of the spectrum where the only narrative input …