web02.fireside.fm Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:58:34 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unwritten Earths Symposium - Episodes Tagged with “Plus Expenses” https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/tags/plus%20expenses Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:00:00 -0800 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 Plus Expenses #87 https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/09 4192007f-1163-4986-98ca-8555179115ba Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Unwritten Earths Symposium 09 Plus Expenses #87 full Unwritten Earths Symposium Here's an episode of our patron-exclusive podcast Plus Expenses, where we talk about things that aren't roleplaying games (but do still end up talking about roleplaying games). You can get Plus Expenses at every level of our Patreon, or check it out with a 7-day free trial. Thanks for listening! 50:36 no In this Plus Expenses we talk about:Articulating the Unwritten Earths Symposium and how it gives us productive constraints, repetition is the brevity of the soul, Voyagers! (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083500/), The Lies of Locke Lamora (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lies-of-locke-lamora-scott-lynch/15278593?ean=9780593725429&next=t&next=t) by Scott Lynch, King Con (https://bookshop.org/p/books/king-con-a-novel-stephen-j-cannell/sZNe5FSNEdeD5WRQ?ean=9780062034694&next=t&digital=t) by Stephen J. Cannell, Scarecrow and Mrs. King (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085088/), Samurai Champloo (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423731/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1), coming full circle on physical media, preserving obscure media, pulp fiction literally pulping, the Rockford Files is a good show, we’re trying out Ellipsus (https://ellipsus.com), setting up stuff outside of free tools and avoiding AI, game publishing is a lot of skills, a thought on another WWWRPG Promotion, some thoughts on a Swords/WWW mashup, shout out to Zine Month, and stay strong out there!. Plus Expenses is a second biweekly show that is normally for our patrons. 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) 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 Plus Expenses we talk about:Articulating the Unwritten Earths Symposium and how it gives us productive constraints, repetition is the brevity of the soul, Voyagers!, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, King Con by Stephen J. Cannell, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Samurai Champloo, coming full circle on physical media, preserving obscure media, pulp fiction literally pulping, the Rockford Files is a good show, we’re trying out Ellipsus, setting up stuff outside of free tools and avoiding AI, game publishing is a lot of skills, a thought on another WWWRPG Promotion, some thoughts on a Swords/WWW mashup, shout out to Zine Month, and stay strong out there!.

Plus Expenses is a second biweekly show that is normally for our patrons.

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Plus Expenses is a second biweekly show that is normally for our patrons.

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]]> Plus Expenses #81 https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/02 4f197fdd-9a5a-4ad6-8ca5-6d0d96e42519 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0800 Unwritten Earths Symposium 02 Plus Expenses #81 full Unwritten Earths Symposium In this crossover Plus Expenses, we talk about transitioning from our last show (Two Hundred a Day) to our new Unwritten Earths Symposium Podcast. To receive bonus Plus Expenses episodes after every main show episode, subscribe to the Patreon! 43:53 no In this Plus Expenses we talk about: It’s the official “crossover” Plus Expenses, James Garner handing off a baton to a wizard, feelings about ending Two Hundred a Day (https://twohundredaday.fireside.fm)(but Two Hundred a Day will remain!), actually ending a thing, starting a new podcast: Unwritten Earths Symposium (https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/), how Plus Expenses will fit into the new show, the early days of Dread, building our new Discord so it’s a place where people play each others games, the experience of playing THAT game, learning new podcast skills, learning from The Rockford Files, goals for Unwritten Earths (http://unwrittenearths.com/), future Two Hundred a Day eps, THANK YOU Two Hundred a Day listeners, hello new Unwritten Earths listeners, the Unwritten Earths Patreon, and pitching the Adventure & Hobbyist Annual. If this sounds good to you, come into the Symposium and let’s teach and learn from each other! 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 Plus Expenses we talk about: It’s the official “crossover” Plus Expenses, James Garner handing off a baton to a wizard, feelings about ending Two Hundred a Day (but Two Hundred a Day will remain!), actually ending a thing, starting a new podcast: Unwritten Earths Symposium, how Plus Expenses will fit into the new show, the early days of Dread, building our new Discord so it’s a place where people play each others games, the experience of playing THAT game, learning new podcast skills, learning from The Rockford Files, goals for Unwritten Earths, future Two Hundred a Day eps, THANK YOU Two Hundred a Day listeners, hello new Unwritten Earths listeners, the Unwritten Earths Patreon, and pitching the Adventure & Hobbyist Annual.

If this sounds good to you, come into the Symposium and let’s teach and learn from each other!
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If this sounds good to you, come into the Symposium and let’s teach and learn from each other!
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