web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:47:38 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unwritten Earths Symposium - Episodes Tagged with “Visiting Scholar” https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/tags/visiting%20scholar Wed, 11 Jun 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 Nat Barmore Episode https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/17 72c07b65-1247-4cc4-8387-98fca97a86b2 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0700 Unwritten Earths Symposium 17 The Nat Barmore Episode full 1 Unwritten Earths Symposium In this episode, we welcome Dread co-creator Nat Barmore to the show, try to surprise each other with Arcane Gems from deep cuts in our collections, and talk about Nat's current projects. We talk about Dread, keeping horror campaigns going in long-term play, and approaching real-world cultural conflicts in game design. Thanks for joining us, Nat! 1:21:14 no In this episode, we welcome Dread co-creator Nat Barmore to the show, try to surprise each other with Arcane Gems from deep cuts in our collections, and talk about Nat's current projects. We talk about Dread, keeping horror campaigns going in long-term play, and approaching real-world cultural conflicts in game design. Thanks for joining us, Nat! Show Notes: * Find Nat at his blog (https://woodelf.wordpress.com) and The Impossible Dream website (https://www.tiltingatwindmills.net). * We also mention Neverwhere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwhere_(novel)), GLOW (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLOW_(TV_series)) (the Netflix series), and the original Storyteller System Botch mechanic (https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Botch). Games Mentioned: * Michtim: Fluffy Adventures (http://www.michtim.com) * Urchin (https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/48199/urchin) * Amaranthine: Romance, Vendetta, Forever (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/93074/amaranthine-romance-vendetta-forever?src=newest_recent) * Kingdom of Nothing (https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/93798/kingdom-of-nothing) * Lacuna Part 1: The Creation of the Mystery and the Girl from Blue City (second attempt) (https://memento-mori.com/books/lacuna-part-1-second-attempt-book) * Don't Rest Your Head (https://evilhat.com/product/don-t-rest-your-head/) * UnderWorld (https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/45312/underworld) * HōL (https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44201/hol) 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 welcome Dread co-creator Nat Barmore to the show, try to surprise each other with Arcane Gems from deep cuts in our collections, and talk about Nat's current projects. We talk about Dread, keeping horror campaigns going in long-term play, and approaching real-world cultural conflicts in game design. Thanks for joining us, Nat!

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