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TTRPGs tend to be a social endeavour, so having spaces to be social and play games is incredibly important. Whether those spaces are online or in person, it can be difficult to curate a welcoming and successful space that not only survives but thrives. In this episode, we catch up with one of the founders of Pause Menu, a board game and TTRPG cafe in Melbourne. We talk about the process of opening the cafe, surviving COVID, Sasa’s love of the horror genre, and big plans for Pause Menu including an upcoming tourney-style game of The King’s Poisoner. We also play a Vox pop from 2024 with Lee Cope from the TTRPG Indies event and share news from Storybrewers Roleplaying. Enjoy!
Links:
Pause Menu Website
Pause Menu Insta
The King’s Poisoner
News:
My Late Father’s Correspondence - Storybrewers Roleplaying
ARC Discord
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
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Welcome back to part 2 of the Aussie Role Call Holiday Special. This is a continuation of our two-part holiday special - an actual play of Knight. This actual play is split over two episodes and stars Dael Kingsmill, Vella Mal, Tully and is GMed by the system creator Mark Beren. This was recorded for Melbourne International Games week, and we give you some context for how it came to be the way that it is. Enjoy.
Links:
Knight: Second Edition
Dael Kingsmill
Vella Mal
Mark Beren
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).AP Credits:Knight is a system created by Australian designer, Mark Beren. Character art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios.Background art is used under a creative commons license. Music: "Procession of the King" "Hero Down" "Thatched Villagers" "Willow and the Light" "Ominous" "Crisis" "Ascending the Vale" "Take A Chance" "Heroic Age" "Our Story Begins" "Morning" "Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound Effects: "Medieval Comabt Pack Yap Audio Productions. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" small-spill-splash-pour-splat-paint.wav by newagesoup -- https://freesound.org/s/344537/ -- License: Attribution 4.0All other Sound Effects are from freesound.org used under a CC0 license. -
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Welcome to the Aussie Role Call Holiday Special. This time of year can be very busy for many folks for many reasons, your hosts included. For our first holiday season, we’re excited to present a two-part holiday special - an actual play of Knight. This actual play is split over two episodes and stars Dael Kingsmill, Vella Mal, Tully and is GMed by the system creator Mark Beren. This was recorded for Melbourne International Games week, and we give you some context for how it came to be the way that it is. Enjoy.
Links:
Knight: Second Edition
Dael Kingsmill
Vella Mal
Mark Beren
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
AP Credits:Knight is a system created by Australian designer, Mark Beren. Character art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios.Background art is used under a creative commons license. Music: "Procession of the King" "Hero Down" "Thatched Villagers" "Willow and the Light" "Ominous" "Crisis" "Ascending the Vale" "Take A Chance" "Heroic Age" "Our Story Begins" "Morning" "Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound Effects: "Medieval Comabt Pack Yap Audio Productions. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" small-spill-splash-pour-splat-paint.wav by newagesoup -- https://freesound.org/s/344537/ -- License: Attribution 4.0All other Sound Effects are from freesound.org used under a CC0 license.
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Did you know that the head editor for the Forgotten Realms Wiki, the massive Wiki site with over 56 thousand pages, is Australian? The Forgotten Realms Wiki tries to cover basically everything about the popular Dungeons and Dragons setting created by Ed Greenwood. We sat down and chatted with chief scribe Brad aka BadCatMan about what it’s like to run such a massive wiki, how they create and edit new articles, ask him about the kinds of games he plays (mostly play-by-post), and so much more!
Links:
Forgotten Realms Wiki
Turnip page on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
Juniper’s Companion to Venturesome Cookery
News:
Vendors of the Vale Kickstarter
Tabletop Stocking Stuffers bundle by Hugh Lashbrooke
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
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We interviewed Ben Byrne, the Creative Content Director at Ghostfire Gaming. Ghostfire Gaming is a direct-to-consumer Tabletop games publisher established in Melbourne in 2019. We talk to Ben about how he got involved with Ghostfire, what he loves about the Grim Hollow Setting, designing third party products for D&D 5e, the process of getting products onto D&D Beyond, and so much more.
Links:
Ghostfire website
Ghostfire YouTube
Ghostfire Podcast
Ben on Instagram
News:
Guthrak live show
Wicked Goblin 2025 Calendar
Whiskers in the Wind Mausritter setting
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
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What happens at PAX Aus 2024? Both Kate and Stevie had the privilege of attending PAX this year and they did very different things. In this very special episode, Dan interviews Stevie and Kate about their PAX experiences. You’ll hear about what it was like to be on 7 panels, the joys of running a Meetup, surprise highlights and more. Interspersed in between the conversation are 3 Vox Pops recorded live on the PAX floor.
VOX POPs:
Arkenforge Ravensridge Emporium GlowcraftNews Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
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Kate headed down to Pixel Expo in Perth to catch up with some TTRPG creators. She had the privilege of being on the podcast stage and interviewed two TTRPG makers - Troy from Hit Dragons and Alyssa from Sphinx Stationery. These two makers dive into what got them into creating accessories for TTRPGs, how they found their niche, accessibility, neurodiversity and more. Plus, Kate hits the convention floor and grabs several Vox Pops. Now, the audio for this episode is a little rough on the account of it being recorded live at a con, but we hope that it gives you a really great window into the vibe at Pixel Expo.
In the news, we talk about a new one page RPG released by community member, Joie Yong, and an RPG game jam from another community member, Hugh Lashbrooke.
LINKS:
Hit Dragons
Sphinx Stationery
Zombieees by Joie Yong
Tabletop Stocking Stuffers Game Jam
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
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Have you ever wanted to write scenarios and adventures for TTRPGs? This week’s guest is silver ENNIE award winner Kat Clay to talk about writing Call of Cthulhu scenarios. We dive deep into her award winning scenario, The Well of All Fear, and learn about her process for writing and play testing. Kat shares tips on how to get started writing scenarios and much more. You will need to hear her controversial hot take on what the best snack is to have at the gaming table. We don’t judge people’s choices, but we’re warning you, this one had us taken aback. Scandalous.
In news, we’re excited that a new Grim Hollow Kickstarter just dropped.
LINKS:
Kat Clay’s website
Grim Hollow: Transformed Kickstarter
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
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Peek behind the curtain of how PAX Aus is organised as we get the juicy deets from the PAX Aus Content Manager Kitty. A lot goes into organising a convention as big as PAX. And all of the programming that you see outside of the main expo hall is her domain - that means all of the panels, live plays, cosplays, free play, TTRPG etc., are all under her domain. We, Kate and Stevie, get the goss on what it takes to organise all this, Kitty’s experience with tabletop, and tips for pitching panels and shows to be featured at PAX Aus.
In news, we give you more details about Tabletop things happening at PAX including the Queer TTRPG meetup, and remind you that Phenomenon Canberra is coming up soon too!
LINKS:
PAX Aus
Games Week at the Table
Melb Queer TTRPG Meetup at PAX
Phenomenon, Canberra
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). If you’d like to join the ARC Community, head to arcrpg.org where you’ll find a link to our vibrant and inclusive Discord server. Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
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Welcome back to Aussie Role Call, the podcast which brings you interviews, news and spotlights from the Australian TableTop Roleplaying Scene. Our guest this week is Saz the Meeple. This conversation focuses on why Australian based stores are so important, the challenges of importing to Australia, live stream production, Jasper’s Game Week and more.
Content warning: this episode briefly mentions self harm, but only in passing and not in detail.
We also mention the upcoming Phenomenon convention in Canberra, Melbourne Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer’s League Community Day as well as what ARC is up to during Melbourne International Games Week.
LINKS:
meeplesanddragons.com.au
The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The Universe Kickstarter
Melbourne DDAL Community Game Day
Phenomenon, Canberra
News Submission: If you have something you want mentioned during our news segment, please submit it here.
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Interstitial music is Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod, used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Licence. Production by Stevie Schafer.
Credit: "Newer Wave" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Interviews: If you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please submit this form. (NOTE, we get lots of requests to be guests, so if you have anything time sensitive, submit it as news).
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Welcome back to Aussie Role Call. Our guest this week is Logan Timmins. Logan is a veritable powerhouse in the local TTRPG scene. He is a game designer, game design consultant, and one of the Mentors for the ARC Mentor Program. We were thrilled to catch up with Logan and share what he does with you all.
We also cover what Oz Comicon events are coming to a city near you, as well as what ARC is doing during Melbourne International Games Week.
LINKS:
We Forest Three by Rae Nedjadi
Logan - An Autobiographical Tabletop Game
Party of One podcast - Logan
Lyrical Ludology Podcast
Breathingstories.itch.io
logantimmins.carrd.co
Oz Comicon
Games Week at the Table
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Production by Stevie Schafer.
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Welcome to the very first episode of Aussie Role Call, the podcast which brings you interviews, news and spotlights from the Australian TableTop Roleplaying Game Scene.
Our very first guest is NephthysNile. She’s the Vice President of the Australian Roleplay Community, an actor in too many Actual Plays to count, admin for D&D Australia, and a creator and storyteller for Vampire the Masquerade.
Plus, we share news about the Fragged Empire Rag-Tag Crowdfunding Campaign, Capricon, and Games Week.
NephthysNile Fragged Empire Rag-Tag Crowdfunding Campaign Capricon Games Week at the TableThis podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Production by Stevie Schafer.
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Meet the three hosts of the Aussie Role Call podcast - Kate O'Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Learn what their preferred gaming table snacks are, favourite dice, and more.
Links:
ARC website: www.arcrpg.org
Kate: twitter.com/osullivankate
Dan: instagram.com/danthegamemaster/
Stevie: twitter.com/ashtafelix
This podcast is produced in affiliation with the Australian Roleplay Community (ARC). Your hosts have been Kate O’Sullivan, Dan Machuca, and Stevie Schafer. Cover art by Helen Graham of Juimon Studios, Title music is Sweet Sunday Groove by Slaleky. Production by Stevie Schafer.
