web02.fireside.fm Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:34:31 -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 <p>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!</p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ul> <li>Find Nat at <a href="https://woodelf.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">his blog</a> and <a href="https://www.tiltingatwindmills.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Impossible Dream website</a>. </li> <li>We also mention <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverwhere_(novel)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Neverwhere</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLOW_(TV_series)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">GLOW</a> (the Netflix series), and the <a href="https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Botch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">original Storyteller System Botch mechanic</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Games Mentioned:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.michtim.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Michtim: Fluffy Adventures</a></li> <li><a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/48199/urchin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Urchin</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/93074/amaranthine-romance-vendetta-forever?src=newest_recent" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amaranthine: Romance, Vendetta, Forever</a></li> <li><a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/93798/kingdom-of-nothing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kingdom of Nothing</a></li> <li><a href="https://memento-mori.com/books/lacuna-part-1-second-attempt-book" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lacuna Part 1: The Creation of the Mystery and the Girl from Blue City (second attempt)</a></li> <li><a href="https://evilhat.com/product/don-t-rest-your-head/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Don't Rest Your Head</a></li> <li><a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/45312/underworld" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">UnderWorld</a></li> <li><a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44201/hol" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">HōL</a></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, 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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