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Time Without Tide is the brand new TTRPG from Chaosium and the brain child of two Aussies, David Naylor and James Coquillat. Think pseudo-Victorian era horror with cartoonish wackiness. Stevie and Dan sat down with Dave and Jim and discussed their TTRPG journey, how they came up with the idea for Time Without Tide, how the game got picked up by Chaosium, crowdfunding, and so much more. In the news, we talk about Phenomenon, PAX, and more.  Links: Time Without Tide News: Phenomenon - Canberra D&D One Shot Festa Del Velo Solare Paint and Play D&D PAX Aus Schedule 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, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, 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/

What does it take to be a freelance TTRPG adventure writer and professional Dungeon Master? Let’s ask Ian Arguilles from Unfound Fables! Ian is a freelance writer for publications like 2 Minute Tabletop and Ghostfire Gaming and he is a professional Dungeon Master. Ian shares his journey, advice, tips and more! Plus, in news we cover upcoming events such as Pixel Expo and Phenomenon as well as a whole host of new one page TTRPGs from Australian creators! Links: Unfound Fables Website Unfound Fables Tiktok Unfound Fables Instagram Unfound Fables on 2 Minute Tabletop Unfound Fables on Itch News: Pixel Expo - Perth Phenomenon - Canberra LR4D x Scarlet Song 🐲 Cottage Core Critters: A Cosy Critter RPG 🐲 A Seance on North Fork Road Cage Fight Kingdom Who’s That Now Living in 12 Cedar Grove Drive Keep Clam and Carry On 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, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, 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/

How do you run one-shots for public games and for conventions?  This episode features Kate O'Sullivan live from Perth Supanova. Kate had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking to the crew behind Dungeons & Flagons - Perth, a group that meets for one shots twice a month at different breweries, plus they run one shots at conventions such as Pixel Expo. Kate picks their brains about how they plan games, table management tips, and more.  Stay tuned after the interview to hear about new Aussie Indie TTRPGs and events coming soon! Links: Dungeons and Flagons - Perth Facebook Group News: The Black Box - Mothership RPG Module Fragged Aeternum 2 - Kickstarter Winter's Tale - 2nd August Brisbane 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, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, 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/

Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to design your first D&D Subclass? Kate O'Sullivan walks us through her process for designing the subclass for the upcoming book Mongo's Marvelous Mid-city Market by Every Trick Books. Stevie updates us with what's been going on with the Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community including grants and upcoming events! Links: Mongo's Marvelous Mid-city Market by Every Trick Books Kate O'Sullivan Instagram Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community Inc. website Stevie Schafer Instagram News: On Soaring Winds by Joie Yong Creature of Habit by AdderTwist SydCON 2026 Expression of Interest 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, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, 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/

In this episode Kate and Stevie sit down with author and designer J.D. or Dorian Blackwood to talk all about their newly crowdfunded solo-horror roleplaying game Midnight in Jubilation. We also have a ton of news including the Aussie Role Call Podcast live, a Kickstarter Kate is in and an opportunity for you to showcase your tabletop roleplaying game at PAX Aus this year. So, stay tuned until after the interview for that! Links: Midnight in Jubilation Pre-Order StoreJ.D. / Dorian Blackwood on BlueskyKC and the Graphics Bandwagon Accessibility ConsultantNews: Mongo's Marvelous Mid City Market by Every Trick BooksARC PAX At the Table SubmissionsThe Gods' Favourite by Joie YongMaking Merciless Monsters ZineBehold Games RPG DayPerth SupanovaLake Mac Pop Bam Pop Culture FestivalNeverwood MegagameNews 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, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, 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/

What happens when someone who is a trained actor, sound technician, and former cast member for Chaosium streams has a brain wave? You get Scryglass Studio. In this episode, Nephthys Nile and Stevie Schafer caught up with Jackson Heenan of Scryglass Studio - a tabletop performance and recording space in Carlton, Naarm. They learn about why Jackson started the studio, the process of the fit out, and what’s in store in the future. Links: Scryglass Studio website Scryglass Studio Instagram News: Port Play Momentum Mori - Daggerheart Game with Scarlet Song Melbourne East RPG Community on Aftergame NINCH Con RPGs at BrisCon Undead Paradise 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, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, 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/

Welcome to episode 37 of the Aussie Role Call podcast. This episode Kate and Stevie speak to a local business owner in Naarm, Melbourne, about his recent venture - a games store, but not just ANY games store, a store that focuses on events and community. The store is TableFlip Games in Pascoe Vale and we chat to owner Benn about his journey to get from TTRPG lover to owner of this amazing space. Plus, there's news about upcoming TTRPG events including PortPlay, Community RPG night at Behold Games in NSW and more. So stay tuned for that. Links: Tableflip Games Website Tableflip Games on Instagram News: PortPlay.org Lyrical Ludology Season 2 Backerkit Behold Games Community RPG ClubNews 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, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, 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/

Discover what it’s like to start up and run an independent online market place for all things tabletop - from board games to TTRPGs. Stevie and Kate chat with Dylan from Indiverse.io about the impetus for starting the company, what makes it different from other platforms, and about Dylan’s personal journey into TTRPGs. Plus, we cover events, crowdfunding campaigns and game releases in the news segment.  Links: Indiverse.io Indiverse on Instagram Indiverse on YouTube News: Conquest Registration TableFlip Opening Celebration Neon Brisbane One Thousand Rats Devour a City Midnight  in Jubilation  Of Folk and Fey The School of Avian Magics 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, Nephthys Nile, and ⁠Stevie Schafer⁠. Cover art by Helen Graham of ⁠Juimon, 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/

Have you ever wanted to write and publish your own TTRPG supplements and games? Well, that’s exactly what Glen from Every Trick Books does. Glen is a Perth-based writer and creator who has published award-winning supplements on DMs guild as well as his own solo-rpg game, Worlds of Pure Imagination. In this episode, Kate and Nephthys Nile sat down with Glen and picked his brain about his writing process, play testing, and what’s coming up next for Every Trick Books. We have big news about Conquest, The Games Expo, Port Play, Good Society 2e and more, so stay tuned to hear all  of that. Links: Every Trick Books Every Trick Books Instagram News: The Game Expo EGAD TTRPG Writers’ Guild March Sydney Megagamers: Intergalactic Planet Show Conquest 2026 Port Play 2026 Veritable Tales: An Illuminated Manuscript Good Society Second Edition Kickstarter Pilot Episode Rebooted 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, Nephthys Nile, 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/

Dan and Stevie spoke to one of the developers behind the Aussie-grown immersive in person virtual tabletop - Arkenforge. Nathan, who is the software developer at Arkenforge, taught us about the origins of the company, his personal journey into TTRPGs, Arkenforge’s latest feature drop and so much more. Also, this was Dan’s last episode before he went on parental leave. We have a wonderful guest host to take his place while he’s away, and you’ll get to hear from them in the next episode. Plus, we have some cool events to shout out in the news segment. News: Autism Valued D&D Term 1 2026 The Fox's Eye Candela Obscura One Shot Tabletop Tuesdays 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).

In episode 33 of Aussie Role Call, we’re excited to ring in the new year, and there are so many announcements, including conventions, events, game releases and more. In this episode’s interview, Stevie caught up with Natasha from Bathyal Labs, which brings VFX-grade world-building to the physical realm of tabletop gaming. They discuss how Natasha brings her experience from VFX to making dice, and other tabletop accessories.  Links: Bathyal Labs website News: Neon Brisbane GM Submission CanCon website TGDA CanCon Meetup So you wanna be a GM workshop Splendour & Society: Summer Season The Fox’s Eye - A Candela Obscura One-Shot You’ll Meet The Devil at the Crossroads Devil Town Woop Woop - A PBTA Mad Max hack The Fumbled Anthology 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).

What happens when you combine improvisational actors and TTRPGs? In this episode, Kate and Stevie sat down with Scott McArdle of Improv RPG and Together Adventure Podcast to talk about the arts of improvisation and tabletop roleplaying. With Improv RPG Scott and co bring TTRPGs to the stage including D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Good Society and more. The Together Adventure Podcast is an actual play podcast that unpacks tabletop roleplaying games. Plus, Scott and Kate - who are both improv professionals - drop improvisational tips and tricks everyone can use at the TTRPG table. In news, there are some cool things happening early next year, a new Melbourne based podcast, and more. Links: Improv RPG Together Adventure  Same Time Next Week News: Neon Brisbane 2026 GM Submission Start a Quest Podcast TTRPG Bookmarks by Joie Yong 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).

In this episode, Kate and Stevie speak to the Game Master (or Goose Monkey) Ash Cooper from the award-winning Aussie-based Book Of War Podcast. You’ll hear about how The Book Of War Podcast came to be, why they entered into webfests, tips for starting your own Real Play Podcast and more. Stay tuned after our conversation with Ash to hear a special announcement from Kate, upcoming community games, volunteer opportunities, events for December and January and so much more! Links: The Book Of War Website Follow the Book of War on Instagram Powered ByThe Apocalypse Avatar Legends: Roleplaying Game NZ Webfest 2025 Winners News: Donate to Kate's Stream-mas Behold Games Community RPG club in NSW December and January games So you wanna be a Game Master workshop Cottage Core Critter Tea Party A Very Austen Christmas Creating New PC Species on DMs Guild Autism Valued Volunteer DM Assistant

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a custom dice maker? In this episode, we chat to Azy from Maluridae Dice about how they got into dice making, what kinds of dice they enjoy making, and what the convention scene is like for custom handmade dice. Links: Maluridae Dice Follow Maluridae Dice on Instagram News: TTRPG Writers Guild at Elder Gods and Dragons Melb Queer TTRPGs How to DM for a Diverse Group Panel So You Wanna Be a Game Master Workshop MDDAL Drums of the Dead Rolling Coast Mausritter Adventure Collection 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).

Welcome to episode 29 of the Aussie Role Call Podcast. This is our first episode post Melbourne International Games Week and PAX Australia. We have a bumper of an episode for you. Our main interview is with the phenomenal TTRPG powerhouse that is AJ Winters from Winters Tales. AJ is here talking about the massive project that was the Castleton Actual Play and the current Castleton setting book Kickstarter. We also have so much news - with lots of events happening for Halloween and throughout November. Stay tuned for those, for some PAX Vox Pops after our interview with AJ. Links: AJ Winters Castleton Kickstarter News: Victorian Horror a Call of Cthulhu Halloween Event Coteries of Carlton Midnight in Melbourne Dark Eucharist Lore Piercer by Dan Machuca Melb Queer TTRPGs Community Table Talk: How to DM a Diverse Group Dungeons and Dragons & Draughts - Launceston 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).