web02.fireside.fm Sun, 24 May 2026 18:57:58 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unwritten Earths Symposium - Episodes Tagged with “Play Design” https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/tags/play%20design Wed, 03 Sep 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 Playtesting Episode https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/22 f418d98e-eb4d-4192-9883-68a1f9c1044a Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Unwritten Earths Symposium 22 The Playtesting Episode full 1 Unwritten Earths Symposium In this episode Eppy leads off with a hot take about playtesting, leading us to a discussion of the multiple purposes of playtests, playstorming, techniques for effective playtests, and an introduction of a new feature of the Unwritten Earths Symposium Discord: Playtest Tuesdays! 51:56 no <p>In this episode Eppy leads off with a hot take about playtesting, leading us to a discussion of the multiple purposes of playtests, playstorming, techniques for effective playtests, and an introduction of a new feature of the Unwritten Earths Symposium Discord: Playtest Tuesdays!</p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Playtest Tuesdays are on the Discord</a> - you do not need to be a Patreon member to join, and we're aiming at short bursts of targeted play for anyone who would find that helpful.</li> <li>The <a href="https://jiffycon.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">JiffyCon</a> Community site still exists, for posterity!</li> </ul> <p>And there's more:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Unwritten Earths Symposium</a></li> <li><a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Our Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Join the Discord</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nathan's games</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Eppy's games</a></li> <li> <a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Music by Will Jobst</a> </li> </ul> game design, ttrpgs, indie games, indie game publishing, playtesting, rpgs, challenges In this episode Eppy leads off with a hot take about playtesting, leading us to a discussion of the multiple purposes of playtests, playstorming, techniques for effective playtests, and an introduction of a new feature of the Unwritten Earths Symposium Discord: Playtest Tuesdays!

Show Notes:

  • Playtest Tuesdays are on the Discord - you do not need to be a Patreon member to join, and we're aiming at short bursts of targeted play for anyone who would find that helpful.
  • The JiffyCon Community site still exists, for posterity!

And there's more:

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Show Notes:

  • Playtest Tuesdays are on the Discord - you do not need to be a Patreon member to join, and we're aiming at short bursts of targeted play for anyone who would find that helpful.
  • The JiffyCon Community site still exists, for posterity!

And there's more:

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