Elliot and Brian are joined by Jasper William Cartwright to discuss how we can make actual plays and TTRPGs a more sustainable career. Jasper shares lessons about respecting the work, being open to new opportunities, and life after appearing on Dimension 20.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty. Links:@JW_Cartwright on Twitter, Instagram, TikTokjasperwcartwright.comThree Black HalflingsRotating HeroesCheck out:Edward SpenceLondon CarlisleMany Sided Media Discord Twenty Sided NewsletterCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian are joined by Banana Chan for a chat about their work across TTRPGs, LARPs, and board games and the lessons on business, creativity, and collaboration that she has taken from each.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty. Links:@bananachangames@readwritememoryRead Write MemoryWatch The Brothers SunFollow Triangle AgencyPlay Rebuilding SeattleMany Sided Media Discord Twenty Sided NewsletterCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian (along with special guest/host Shenuque Tissera) are joined by Bridgett Jeffries, Coordinator of Events and Outreach for Chaosium, to discuss her recent live show at Breakout Con and tips for GMing for a live audience, emotional horror, and setting yourself up for success.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty. This episode also featured Shenuque Tissera.Links:bridgett@chaosium.comSymphony EntertainmentRead The Ruins by Scott SmithMany Sided Media Discord Twenty Sided NewsletterCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian are joined by Drakoniques, an actual play performer and producer known for their unique character designs and skill in securing sponsors for AP productions. Drak shares their tips and learnings for bringing money into the AP space through sponsorship, producing unique actual play series, and building memorable characters.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyLinks:Follow Drakoniques on TwitterHire Drak as a producer, performer, or game designerCheck out Drak’s work on:Beyond the BrookEnemy of my EnemyHigher EducationOur Lives AfterHire Stellaluna - Award-Winning Overlay DesignerJoin us in the Many Sided Media Discord for a special screening of episode 4 of Beyond the Brook 4/1 @ 8pmTwenty Sided NewsletterCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian are joined by Kieron Gillen, renowned comic book author and designer of DIE RPG, to discuss building a community around your game and the future of DIE RPG (plus a preview of what to expect in the first two issues of DIE: Scenarios).Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyLinks:Buy DIE (Comics)Buy DIE RPGPreorder DIE RPG Scenarios Vol. 1: Bizarre Love TrianglesRare FlavoursSubscribe to Kieron’s NewsletterTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Brian FlahertyProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian are joined by Taylor Moore, producer and sound designer of Worlds Beyond Number, to discuss the ins and outs of sound design, how much system matters in actual play, and ways we might get more sustainable and ethical money into this industry.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyLinks:Listen to Worlds Beyond NumberTriangle AgencyStartplaying.gamesTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

In the final Talk of the Table Zine Month Special Episode, Elliot and Brian are joined once again by two designers creating brand new games. Nick Gralewicz takes us through his mech vs. kaiju mapmaking game, HOME. Then, Darling Demon Eclipse comes to the table to discuss their horror-sci-fi-romance duet game, Biotrophication.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyNick’s Links:Support HOMEDeep Dark GamesSupport Miru 3Eclipse’s Links:Support BiotrophicationEclipse on TwitchEclipse on TwitterSupport From Midgard to EternityOur Links:FINAL DAYS to Support Rom Com Drama Bomb - Elliot’s Zine Month ProjectTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian sit down with Lin Codega & Rowan Zeoli, 2/3 of the founding team of Rascal, a brand new worker-owned TTRPG news outlet that hopes to shake up the industry.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyLinks:rascal.newsSend press kits to press@rascal.newsOther Rascal emailsLin on TwitterRowan on TwitterTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

In the third Talk of the Table Zine Month Special episode, Elliot and Brian are joined by two designers creating brand new games. B Marsollier sits down to talk about the range of humorous, terrifying, 100% Modern Ghosts. Then, Luke Earl teaches us how to use a dowsing pendulum for his solo artifact-creation game Field Agent Handbooks: Observancy Dept. 1924–28.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyB’s Links:Support 100% Modern GhostsFind B on Instagram, Tumblr, & BlueskyListen to B on Planet ArcanaSupport Rom Com Drama BombLuke’s Links:Support Field Agent Handbooks: Observancy Dept. 1924–28Æther CorpUnofficial Zine Month SiteSupport Luke’s Recs:HIC:Tapestry (still funding!)Radish Quest (still funding!)Miru 3 (coming soon!)Death Game (campaign over)The Black Wren (campaign over)Our Links:Support Rom Com Drama Bomb - Elliot’s Zine Month ProjectTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

In the second Talk of the Table Zine Month Special episode, Elliot and Brian are joined by Lola Johnson to discuss their system-agnostic puzzle dungeon crawl: The Tower. Then, Nico MacDougall comes to the table to talk about The Hauntings of Hyde Park, a supplement for The Between.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyLola’s Links:Support The TowerLola’s GamesLola’s Yarn, Knitting Patterns, & CharmsSupport Girlfriend of the WeekSupport GUTGUNPre-Order Godspark…and read/write more poetry! :) Nico’s Links:Support The Hauntings of Hyde ParkNico’s Socials, Freelance Rates, & GamesSupport The Stone Flesh GiftBuy The BetweenOur Links:Support Rom Com Drama Bomb - Elliot’s Zine Month ProjectTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

In our first Zine Month Special episode, Elliot and Brian are joined by the designers behind two exciting new Mothership supplements headed to crowdfunding for this Zine Month: ARKYVR by Rhodrick Magsino & The Stone Flesh Gift by Jordan Boschman.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyRhodrick’s Links:Support ARKYVRAlewood GamesSupport I Got a Knife!Jordan’s Links:Support The Stone Flesh GiftATypicalFeauxBuy BXLLETOur Links:Twenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian sit down with Cassi Mothwin to discuss lessons she learned from a jam-packed year of game design, audio/visual experimentation, and crowdfunding.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyLinks:Website - cassimothwin.comStore - mothwin.comSupport Cassi on PatreonCassi’s Socials: TwitterInstagramTikTokListen to Planet ArcanaBuy ParsleyBuy Last Flight of the PandoraCheck out Nova, Hunt, or Rune from Gila RPGsTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian sit down with Samantha Leigh, author of the ENNIE-nominated Anamnesis, to discuss their recent transition from hobbyist to professional game designer. Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertySam’s Links:https://samleigh.carrd.co/Tik Tok: @goblinmixtape Twitter: @goblinmixtape NERVES blogReviewing LancerOur Links:Twenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Brian FlahertyProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian sit down to reflect on the first year of Talk of the Table, what we learned from our guests, our strong opinions on interview shows, and what we want to bring into the next year.Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyLinks:Zine Month Interest FormAdvertising Purchase FormTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian are joined by Rick Perry, the mastermind behind the iconic miniatures and battlesets from Dimension 20, to discuss the keys to forging a successful creative partnership and how to build a great creative team. Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian FlahertyLinks:Twitter: @richardhperryWatch Dimension 20: Dropout.tvTwenty Sided NewsletterMany Sided Media DiscordCredits:Edited by Brian FlahertyProduced by Many Sided Media

Award-winning podcaster and pillar of the TTRPG community Jeff Stormer joins Brian to discuss what to look for in your next game and some of the things he’s learned about TTRPGs after 8 years of Party of One.  Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty Subscribe to The Twenty Sided Newsletter to hear an exclusive 30-minute bonus segment from this interview with Jeff Stormer. Links: Party of One Twitter: @partyofonepod Party of One: The My Little Pony RPG Alex Pearlman Found in His House When He Moved In  Games: Middle Earth Roleplaying Traveller Pasion de las Pasiones World Wide Wrestling Magic & Mischief Lacuna Part 1, The Creation of the Mystery and The Girl From Blue City Triangle Agency Starcrossed Project ECCO 10 Candles Many Sided Media Discord Credits: Edited by Brian Flaherty Produced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian sit down with Ned Donovan and Brian David Judkins to talk about their show Encounter Party, its new home on D&D Adventures, and whether they’re even willing to call it an “actual play”. Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty Encounter Party Links: Tuesdays & Fridays @ 9pm on Freevee & Plex  encounterparty.com Encounter Party on Twitter Encounter Party on Instagram Encounter Party on Facebook Join the Encounter Party Discord Ned Donovan Links: neddonovan.com @neddonovan on Twitter New Jersey Web Fest Brian David Judkins Links: @BDJudkins on Twitter Ukiyo-pop Our Links: Twenty Sided Newsletter Many Sided Media Discord Credits: Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian sit down with momatoes to discuss how she approaches writing, design, layout, illustration and beyond in her pursuit of ‘wondrous storytelling’. Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty Links: momatoes’ INCREDIBLE website - keep up with all things momatoes momatoes’ games - buy ARC, The Magus, Capybara Capers, and more momatoes’ Patreon - support momatoes, become a noblin! Big Bad Con POC Scholarship Across RPGSEA Of Promises & Paper Airplanes Twenty Sided Newsletter Many Sided Media Discord Credits: Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

Elliot and Brian sit down with J Strautman to discuss innovation and effort in actual play, why solo-ish games are fun, and when you can call yourself a “Game Designer”. Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty Links: J’s Socials:  Twitter Bluesky  Instagram Listen to Planet Arcana Sleepaway - Possum Creek Games Read the New Orcer Twenty Sided Newsletter Many Sided Media Discord Credits: Edited by Elliot DavisProduced by Many Sided Media

This isn't an episode of Talk of the Table, but that doesn't mean you can stop Brian from talking about actual plays! This is a feed-drop from the podcast Games & Feelings, an advice podcast about being human and loving games. In July, Brian joined Eric Silver and Jasper William Cartwright to talk about what it's like making actual play shows and we thought it was just the kind of conversation listeners of this podcast would like to hear. Games & Feelings - What it's Like Making Actual Play Content (w/ Brian Flaherty & Jasper William Cartwright) A new podcast guest approaches! It’s Brian Flaherty of My First Dungeon! He joins Eric and Jasper to talk about the form, function, and feelings behind making content out of TTRPGs. We really GET INTO IT, so we’re very excited to share this one. Subscribe to The Twenty Sided Newsletter