web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:04 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unwritten Earths Symposium - Episodes Tagged with “Design” https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/tags/design Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Welcome to the Unwritten Earths Symposium! In each episode, tabletop RPG designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol try to trick each other into designing a game they wouldn't otherwise make. en-us episodic Discovering and designing genre-defining tabletop RPGs. Unwritten Earths Symposium Welcome to the Unwritten Earths Symposium! In each episode, tabletop RPG designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol try to trick each other into designing a game they wouldn't otherwise make. no TTRPG, tabletop, games, rpg, design, game design Unwritten Earths Symposium provost@unwrittenearths.com The Ritual Episode https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/13 8350000e-f16b-41b5-ac00-44f6e8ec612e Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Unwritten Earths Symposium 13 The Ritual Episode full 1 Unwritten Earths Symposium In this episode we talk about building rituals in and for play, follow a train of thought about building in "blessings" for each other into gameplay, discuss the joy of dice, and come back from sabbatical to assign game discovery homework. Reminder: The Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025 Kickstarter is live through the end of April! 57:11 no In this episode we talk about building rituals in and for play, follow a train of thought about building in "blessings" for each other into gameplay, discuss the joy of dice, and come back from sabbatical to assign game discovery homework. Reminder: The Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025 Kickstarter is live (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unwrittenearths/adventure-and-hobbyist-annual-2025?ref=e1y1hq) through the end of April! Show Notes: * Primetime Adventures (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Adventures) * Star Trek: Lower Decks (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9184820/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1) * Time and Temp (https://unwrittenearths.itch.io/time-temp) * Masks of the Mummy Kings (https://unwrittenearths.itch.io/masks-of-the-mummy-kings) * Our itch.io storefront (https://unwrittenearths.itch.io) And there's more: * Unwritten Earths Symposium (http://unwrittenearths.com) * Our Patreon (https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths) * Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq) * Nathan's games (https://www.ndpdesign.com) * Eppy's games (https://www.dig1000holes.com) * Music by Will Jobst (https://willjobst.carrd.co) game design, ttrpgs, indie games, indie game publishing, playtesting, rpgs, challenges In this episode we talk about building rituals in and for play, follow a train of thought about building in "blessings" for each other into gameplay, discuss the joy of dice, and come back from sabbatical to assign game discovery homework.

Reminder: The Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025 Kickstarter is live through the end of April!

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Reminder: The Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025 Kickstarter is live through the end of April!

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]]> The Annual 2025 Episode https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/12 6429bf3b-04b0-47b4-8b21-8ff6fa70e7a5 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Unwritten Earths Symposium 12 The Annual 2025 Episode full 1 Unwritten Earths Symposium Welcome to the Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025! In this episode, we discuss the scenarios in our inaugural Unwritten Earths Symposium publication, design considerations for making these "system-adventurous" scenarios, and the origins of the project. Check out the show notes for a link to the Kickstarter, and thanks for all your support so far! 57:27 no Welcome to the Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025! In this episode, we discuss the scenarios in our inaugural Unwritten Earths Symposium publication, design considerations for making these "system-adventurous" scenarios, and the origins of the project. Check out the show notes for a link to the Kickstarter, and thanks for all your support so far! Back the Annual on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unwrittenearths/adventure-and-hobbyist-annual-2025?ref=e1y1hq) (live through the end of April, 2025) Check out the preview scenario One Night Only at the Veteran's Lodge (https://unwrittenearths.itch.io/annual-2025). And there's more: * Unwritten Earths Symposium (http://unwrittenearths.com) * Our Patreon (https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths) * Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq) * Nathan's games (https://www.ndpdesign.com) * Eppy's games (https://www.dig1000holes.com) * Music by Will Jobst (https://willjobst.carrd.co) game design, ttrpgs, indie games, indie game publishing, playtesting, rpgs, challenges Welcome to the Adventurer & Hobbyist Annual 2025! In this episode, we discuss the scenarios in our inaugural Unwritten Earths Symposium publication, design considerations for making these "system-adventurous" scenarios, and the origins of the project. Check out the show notes for a link to the Kickstarter, and thanks for all your support so far!

Back the Annual on Kickstarter (live through the end of April, 2025)
Check out the preview scenario One Night Only at the Veteran's Lodge.

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Back the Annual on Kickstarter (live through the end of April, 2025)
Check out the preview scenario One Night Only at the Veteran's Lodge.

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