Not DnD

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‘Not DnD’ is a weekly podcast discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s Jessica Hancock interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! read less

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#86 Action-Heroes TTRPG with Christopher Helton

#86 Action-Heroes TTRPG with Christopher Helton

Action-Heroes is a cinematic toolkit role-playing game with a D6 dice pool system. The game encourages collaborative play in a group that give players the tools to play characters that are larger than life doing explosive action that roots them as the center of their world. There are no classes in the Action-Heroes RPG, and characters are built using pools of points that allow players to customize their characters to the ideas that they have in their heads. Join Jessica as she speaks with Christopher Helton to learn more. ----- Action Heroes on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/433788/ActionHeroes-Cinematic-RolePlaying?affiliate_id=1082 Christopher Helton on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/dorkland.bsky.social Dorkland blog https://dorkland.blogspot.com/ Discord https://discord.com/invite/2e4RgkutsM ----- This episode was live streamed on April 22, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

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#86 Action-Heroes TTRPG with Christopher Helton

#86 Action-Heroes TTRPG with Christopher Helton

Action-Heroes is a cinematic toolkit role-playing game with a D6 dice pool system. The game encourages collaborative play in a group that give players the tools to play characters that are larger than life doing explosive action that roots them as the center of their world. There are no classes in the Action-Heroes RPG, and characters are built using pools of points that allow players to customize their characters to the ideas that they have in their heads. Join Jessica as she speaks with Christopher Helton to learn more. ----- Action Heroes on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/433788/ActionHeroes-Cinematic-RolePlaying?affiliate_id=1082 Christopher Helton on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/dorkland.bsky.social Dorkland blog https://dorkland.blogspot.com/ Discord https://discord.com/invite/2e4RgkutsM ----- This episode was live streamed on April 22, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#85: Lethe with Chris Legge

#85: Lethe with Chris Legge

Lethe is a TTRPG that uses a unique mechanic for collaborative storytelling; rather than players building their character in advance, the GM builds each player character. Players start with a blank character sheet that they fill in as they perform certain actions. Eventually the player’s abilities become better known and they start to uncover their missing memories. As the game progresses, players will have to decide if their memories line up with who they want to be. ----- Get Lethe https://crowdfundr.com/Lethettrpg Chris Legge on the web https://crlegge.carrd.co/ ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released on April 15, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#84 Wandering Blades with Daniel Kwan

#84 Wandering Blades with Daniel Kwan

Daniel Kwan (Asians Represent Podcast, Candlekeep Mysteries, Motherlands RPG, Candela Obscura) joins Jessica this week on Not DnD to talk about Wandering Blades. Wandering Blades is a rules light, low fantasy tabletop role playing game inspired by Chinese wuxia and xuanhuan media, and old-school renaissance (OSR) games. Violent melodrama in an old school tabletop RPG package! Wandering Blades is currently in development, but you can download the current Quickstart guide on itch.io ----- Wandering Blades Quickstart : https://danielhkwan.itch.io/wanderingblades More About Daniel: beacons.ai/danielhkwan ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released on April 8, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Not DnD April Preview

Not DnD April Preview

A preview of what's coming later this month from Not DnD ----- Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#83 One Honk Before Midnight with Jack Dixon

#83 One Honk Before Midnight with Jack Dixon

H.O.N.K. is a rules-lite, chaos-heavy system that will be very comfortable for those familiar with D&D Fifth Edition, or with 2d6 systems such as Monster of the Week and Apocalypse World. This game is perfectly suited to the brand of chaos that only a true goose can invoke. Find out more on from creator Jack Dixon on this week's episode of Not DnD. ----- Pre-order the game: https://thepocketworkshop.co.uk/product/one-honk-before-midnight-adventure-wiro-bound-copy/ Twitter https://twitter.com/Jackaphobia ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released on March 18, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#82 The Contract with Spencer Stecko

#82 The Contract with Spencer Stecko

The Contract is a tabletop roleplaying game about ambitious people who go on deadly missions to earn fantastic powers. Jessica Hancock speaks to Spencer Stecko on this week's episode of Not DnD to learn more. The Contract is 100% free-to-play via the website. This website's online guidebook and extensive integrated tools can be found at https://www.thecontractrpg.com/ The game is designed so that only the GM requires a full understanding of the game's rules. This allows brand new players to learn as they play. ----- Website: http://www.thecontractrpg.com/ Live on Kickstarter until April 10th: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sapientsnake/the-contract-rpg?ref=8jkohz ----- This episode was streamed live on March 18, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#81 The Long Road Home with Alex White

#81 The Long Road Home with Alex White

This week Jessica interviews Alex White from Plane Sailing Games about The Long Road Home. The Long Road Home is a role-playing story game about friends returning from an epic fantasy quest, hoping they will find their loved ones safe back home. The game was inspired the idea of the Hobbits travelling home after the events of their great quest. Reminiscing together about the friends they made and lost along the way, and wondering whether they will find their touchstone back home. The Long Road Home ask the question “What happens when the quest is over?” ----- Kickstarter (ends 3rd April): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plane-sailing-games/the-long-road-home Website: http://planesailinggames.com ----- This episode was streamed live on March 11, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

What's Coming in March 2024

What's Coming in March 2024

A preview of what's coming later this month from Not DnD ----- Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Ep 80: The Magus with momatoes and Chiara Locatelli

Ep 80: The Magus with momatoes and Chiara Locatelli

This week Jessica interviews momatoes, and Chiara Locatelli about The Magus The Magus is a solo RPG about “pathos, calamity, and the infinite loneliness of power”. The game promises crunchy narrative mechanics that inspire players to write the journey of a magus aspiring for ultimate power, while being forced to sacrifice who they love. Written by the award-winning Philippine designer momatoes (ARC: Doom), the game is currently crowdfunding for the first-ever English physical edition. Featuring a new tool, The Oracle, which is a system-agnostic inspiration deck which can be used in many solo ttrpgs. ----- Kickstarter (ends 29th Feb): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nessundove/the-magus-and-the-oracle ----- This episode was streamed live on February 26, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Ep 79: Against the Darkmaster with Nikola Segoloni and Max Caracristi

Ep 79: Against the Darkmaster with Nikola Segoloni and Max Caracristi

Against the Darkmaster is a tabletop Epic Fantasy roleplaying game of high adventure, heroic action, and heavy metal combat. The game has a simple resolution mechanic using d100s and a flexible magic system. The passion & drive system encourages players to roleplay their characters' motivations and goals. Join Jessica and the team from Open Ended Games to learn more about this classic fantasy tabletop RPG that comes served with a healthy dose of classic Heavy Metal. ----- Discounted copy for Not DND listeners here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?discount=951c201ca3 Against the Darkmaster website: https://www.vsdarkmaster.com/shop/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MRFUuaAhRx Twitter: https://twitter.com/vsdarkmaster Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OpenEndedGames ----- This episode was streamed live on February 13, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

What's Coming in February 2024

What's Coming in February 2024

A preview of what's coming later this month from Not DnD ----- Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#78 Momento Mori with Riccardo "Rico" Sirignano & Simone Formicola

#78 Momento Mori with Riccardo "Rico" Sirignano & Simone Formicola

Join Jessica and the producers of the game, Riccardo "Rico" Sirignano & Simone Formicola of Two Little Mice, as we hear about Memento Mori. Memento Mori is a role-playing game in which Players take the role of Drifters, people sick with the plague who, despite their condition and the terrible reality of Medieval Europe, are determined to fulfill their Dream. Memento Mori is written and designed by Italian artists Marco B. Bucci and Andrea Felicioni, and produced by the independent studio Two Little Mice (Outgunned, Household) ----- Backerkit Link: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/bc091828-cc71-40d9-af27-6009677ec443/landing Quickstarter Guide: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464206/Memento-Mori--Quickstart-Guide Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2littlemice ----- This episode was pre-recorded and streamed on January 29, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm GMT at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#77 Terminal with Kayla Dice

#77 Terminal with Kayla Dice

The world as you know it, early 21st century, Earth is nothing but a lie. In truth, it is a simulation called The Terminal, a lie to keep humanity under the control of the Robot Authority. This week's episode of Not DnD features a Digital Pirate Action TTRPG, built on a focused system to tell exciting and epic stories of grave consequence. Join Jessica Hancock as she interviews Kayla Dice about Terminal. ----- Buy the game: ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/terminal Follow Kayla: http://socials.ratwave.uk Website: http://ratwave.uk Coming next: crowdfundr.com/RitualMagic ----- This episode was streamed live on January 22, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm BST at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#76 Salvage Union with Aled Lawlor and Panayiotis Lines

#76 Salvage Union with Aled Lawlor and Panayiotis Lines

Designers Aled Lawlor and Panayiotis Lines from Leyline Press are here to talk about Salvage Union. Learn more about this post-apocalyptic mech tabletop roleplaying game powered by the Quest RPG. ----- Buy the Game: https://leyline.press/products/salvage-union-core-book Website: www.leyline.press Twitter: www.twitter.com/salvageunion EN World Article: https://www.enworld.org/threads/scrap-together-a-mech-family-in-salvage-union.701589/ ----- This episode was streamed live on January 15, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm BST at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

#75 When the Wolf Comes with Ian Sharpe

#75 When the Wolf Comes with Ian Sharpe

When The Wolf Comes is a game of storytelling, heroism, and epic struggle set during a reimagined Norse End of Days - and powered by Robert J. Schwalb’s Shadow of the Demon Lord system. Join us for the live interview with creator Ian Sharpe. ----- When the Wolf Comes on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/443491/When-the-Wolf-Comes Space Vikings on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/461160/Space-Vikings Website: http://vikingverse.com Twitter: @vikingverse http://twitter.com/vikingverse Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vikingverse/ Written Article on EN World here: https://www.enworld.org/threads/when-the-wolf-comes-an-interview-with-ian-stuart-sharpe.700189/ ----- This episode was streamed live on January 8, 2024. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm BST at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

Happy New Year from Not DnD!

Happy New Year from Not DnD!

Happy New Year from Not DnD! Find out what to look forward to in January as Not DnD returns next week.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

A quick message from Jessica during the holiday season. Not DnD will come back on January 8, 2024!

#74 Brindlewood Bay with Jason Cordova

#74 Brindlewood Bay with Jason Cordova

Brindlewood Bay is a murder mystery tabletop role-playing game about elderly women amateur detectives, inspired by Murder, She Wrote and H. P. Lovecraft. ----- Brindlewood Bay official website https://www.brindlewoodbay.com/brindlewood-bay.html Brindelwood Bay on DriveThruRPG https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/410316/brindlewood-bay-kickstarter-edition?affiliate_id=36142 ----- This episode was streamed live on December 11, 2023. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm BST at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

December Preview for Not DnD

December Preview for Not DnD

In December, as we come to the end of the year, we'll be interviewing creators who deal with endings on Not DnD. Brindlewood Bay lets you play as elderly women, who become amateur detectives. Death Throes is set at the end of the world, the early stages of a zombie outbreak.

#73 Steel & Scale with Sam Barker and Joseph Oliver

#73 Steel & Scale with Sam Barker and Joseph Oliver

High fantasy in the Age of Industry. Steel & Scale is a complete and comprehensive Tabletop Role-Playing Game, based on a d20 system, designed to be simple for new players to pick up, with enough complexity to provide variety and tactical depth for experienced TTRPG players. With no fixed classes, and vast options for customisation, no two characters will be the same! ----- Website: steelandscale.com ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released on November 27, 2023. Watch live every week Mondays 10pm BST at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing