by Craig Shipman
Do you love tabletop gaming? This is your podcast. Who are the creatives behind your favorite games and content? How do they approach their work? I sit with designers, developers, artists, writers, and creators and learn how they approach their work. I try to understand their process, inspiration, and methods for crafting their creations. Craig digs deep into the work and uncovers the origins of your favorite tabletop games and the creative process that brought them to life.
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April 16, 2025
<p>Craig sits down with Mike Hutchinson of Planet Smasher Games and talks about the creative process behind his new miniatures game, Space Gits. We also discuss a new version of A Billion Suns and his RPG, The Crawling Chaos.</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/planetsmashergames/space-gits-miniatures-game" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Space Gits</a>, <a href="https://planetsmashergames.com/gaslands/about/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Gaslands</a>, <a href="https://planetsmashergames.com/a-billion-suns/the-game/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Billion Suns</a>, <a href="https://planetsmashergames.com/hobgoblin/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Hobgoblin</a>, <a href="https://planetsmashergames.itch.io/the-crawling-chaos" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Crawling Chaos</a>, <a href="https://www.masoncurrey.com/daily-rituals" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Daily Rituals by Mason Curry</a>, <a href="https://simonsinek.com/books/the-infinite-game/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Infinite Game - Simon Syneck</a>, <a href="https://gctstudios.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bushido</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Vampire: The Masquerade</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dunwich_Horror" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Dunwich Horror</a>, <a href="https://store.hplhs.org/products/tour-de-lovecraft-the-tales?srsltid=AfmBOop_P1n-1cA0qAFvt3yUhR8yuSxuZ4L66084DFWZZ4-S6CeazgL-" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Tour de Lovecraft: The Tales -- Kenneth Hite</a>, <a href="https://magpiegames.com/collections/bluebeards-bride" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bluebeard's Bride</a>, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/271276/everyone-is-john" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Everyone is John</a>, <a href="https://shop.critrole.com/products/for-the-queen" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">For the Queen</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5040012/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_nos" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nosferatu</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520witch" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Witch</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(comic_book)" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Swamp Thing</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">V for Vendetta</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Watchmen</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dark Knight Returns</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Maus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Sleeper" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Citizen Sleeper</a>, <a href="https://evilhat.com/product/scum-and-villainy/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Scum and Villainy</a>, <a href="https://evilhat.com/product/blades-in-the-dark/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Blades in the Dark</a></p><p>************************************</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Support the show for as little as $1 a month: </a></p><p>Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145For example https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark<strong>?affiliate_id=1044145</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/thirdfloorwars" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Don't 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April 10, 2025
<p>Craig talked with Paul about his creative process and the game on KS, Dee Sanction.</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allrolledup/the-dee-sanction-monad-edition-elizabethan-supernatural-rpg">Dee Sanction Kickstarter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/440934/cthulhu-hack-second-edition?affiliate_id=1044145">Cthulhu Hack</a></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/54233/maelstrom?affiliate_id=1044145">Maelstrom</a></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/295910/moerk-borg-english?affiliate_id=1044145">Mork Borg</a></p><p>************************************</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars">Support the show for as little as $1 a month: </a></p><p>Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145For example https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark<strong>?affiliate_id=1044145</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars">Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/thirdfloorwars">Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/">Listen to an excellent board game podcast</a> </p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea">Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!</a><a href="https://acoupleofdrakes.com/"></a></p><p><a href="https://acoupleofdrakes.com/">Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:</a></p><p><a href="https://taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/">Listen to Tales of the Manticore</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/">Follow us on Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars"></a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thirdfloorwars.bsky.social">Follow on BlueSky</a> </p>
March 30, 2025
<p>Craig sat down with the creators of the sci-fi RPG Changed Stars!</p><p><a href="https://changedstars.com/">Get it here</a></p><p>Changed Stars is a sci-fi RPG set in a bright-yet-perilous future. Inspired by utopian-feminist science fiction and contemporary, gritty, speculative futures, Changed Stars presents a modern take on a post-patriarchal society. A diverse array of Frames provides opportunities for many sorts of play—ranging from taking on xenophobic separatists, cutthroat criminals, lethal machines, and otherworldly predators to forwarding scientific advancements across space to working a day in the life of your character as unexpected calamity thrusts them into a thriller.</p><p>************************************</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars">Support the show for as little as $1 a month: </a></p><p>Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145For example https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark<strong>?affiliate_id=1044145</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars">Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/thirdfloorwars">Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/">Listen to an excellent board game podcast</a> </p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea">Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!</a><a href="https://acoupleofdrakes.com/"></a></p><p><a href="https://acoupleofdrakes.com/">Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:</a></p><p><a href="https://taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/">Listen to Tales of the Manticore</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/">Follow us on Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars"></a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thirdfloorwars.bsky.social">Follow on BlueSky</a> </p>
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