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The Splatbook

Your favorite table top RPG design topics podcast

Your favorite table top RPG design topics podcast

 

#101

RFTCON Report

In which John, Ben, and Jess discuss John’s game at RFT Con, where he ran a Trophy Dark ho... more

16 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:26

16 Oct 2025


#100

August eeeerrrr October mailbag

This is a long time coming... Please excuse us while we get caught up on our mail Check ou... more

05 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:03

05 Oct 2025


#99

New games we are prepping

In which John and Jess discuss the excitement of starting new games. Jess has closed out a... more

24 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:50

24 Jul 2025


#98

Actual Play: Netcrawl!

In which John, Jess, Ben, and their guest, James Pozenel, hack into Netcrawl, a cyberdunge... more

16 Jul 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:59

16 Jul 2025


#97

Interview: Cloud Curio on Book of Wyrms

In this special episode John is joined by Amber, Hailee, and Matt from the RPG collective,... more

01 Jul 2025

51 MINS

51:43

01 Jul 2025


#96

OSR: Character Creation Showdown

In which John, Ben, and Jess roll up characters for three different OSR systems: Dungeon C... more

16 May 2025

56 MINS

56:13

16 May 2025


#95

Interview: Stephen Dewey

In which John, Jess, and their guest, Stephen Dewey, discuss the design his game To Serve ... more

03 May 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:09

03 May 2025


#94

Chaos at the Table!

In which John, Jess, and Ben explore the many flavors of chaos a player can bring. We disc... more

18 Apr 2025

43 MINS

43:11

18 Apr 2025


#93

Why do we like physical RPG books so much?

In which John and Ben discuss their preoccupation with physical RPG books. We end up all o... more

04 Apr 2025

54 MINS

54:14

04 Apr 2025


#92

RPG Friendships

In which John, Jess, and Ben explore how games become vessels that hold our friendships, m... more

21 Mar 2025

56 MINS

56:29

21 Mar 2025


#91

Interview: Gareth Hanrahan on Moria

In which John and Jess talk with Gareth Hanrahan about the adventure and setting guide The... more

07 Mar 2025

59 MINS

59:36

07 Mar 2025


#90

Actual Play: FÄNGELSEHÅLA

In which we play Fängelsehåla and chat with its designer, Garry, about his elegantly inter... more

21 Feb 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:51

21 Feb 2025


#89

Pop up Episode! - Zine Month

In which Tony Vasinda and JP Coovert join John for a quick chat about RPG  Zine Month! [Fu... more

13 Feb 2025

43 MINS

43:16

13 Feb 2025


#88

White Whales: A response to RFT

In which John, Ben, Jess, and Matt chase the true meaning of a White Whale campaign—is it ... more

07 Feb 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:22

07 Feb 2025


#87

Actual Play: Goblin Quest

In which John, Ben, and Jess play as goblins in Grant Howitt’s game Goblin Quest. They bec... more

23 Jan 2025

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:25

23 Jan 2025


#86

New Podcast! Zombie Strains

This is normally an off week for The Splatbook, so I thought i would share an new podcast ... more

16 Jan 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:24

16 Jan 2025


#85

What happens next with RPG design?

With Jess on secret special assignment, Ben and John sit down to talk about how RPGs are e... more

09 Jan 2025

43 MINS

43:36

09 Jan 2025


#84

Actual Play: To Serve Her Wintry Hunger

Please join the Splatbook Players as game master Jess runs the gang through a delightfully... more

27 Dec 2024

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:19

27 Dec 2024


#83

Actual Play: Wick and Wander - Part 2

Please enjoy part 2 of an actual play of Ben's in development table-top RPG, Wick &Wander.... more

14 Dec 2024

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:14

14 Dec 2024


#82

Actual Play: Wick and Wander - Part 1

Please enjoy part 1 of an actual play of Ben's in development table-top RPG, Wick &Wander.... more

28 Nov 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:56

28 Nov 2024


#81

Two Minute Drill

Hey Splatheads! We were not able to produce a full episode this week, so we are just dropp... more

14 Nov 2024

02 MINS

02:53

14 Nov 2024