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'Modiphius Calling...' is where Modiphius's Lloyd and Steve catch up with creative people from across the gaming community for a chat. Covering RPGs, boardgames and wargames, they talk to as many interesting writers, creators and developers as they can, ranging from indie projects, to big products and famous names.
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S04E11 Nils Karlén Webb (Free League / Fria Ligan) Blade Runner. Alien. The One Ring. Forbidden Lands. Twilight 2000 - Free League Publishing are a busy bunch at the moment. They're working on a ton of amazing stuff, and so we took the opportunity to call on friend of the podcast, Nils Karlén, to tell us everything we could get out of him! We chatt…
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S04E10 Jon Webb (Fallout: Wasteland Warfare Creative Lead) Jon wears a lot of hats at Modiphius, but it's the Fallout: Wasteland Warfare one we have him put on for this particular chat. We go through what's next for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, as well as how we look at the entire line. LINKS AND THINGS Modiphius Fallout: Wasteland Warfare Fourms - …
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S04E09 Virginia Page (Tabletop Hoard) If you've ever fancied getting into the world of RPGs as a freelancer, this is the episode for you! We chat with Virginia Page, also known as Tabletop Hoard, who dishes out advice on RPG freelancing, writing, streaming how to get into the gaming industry. LINKS AND THINGS Virginia's Twitter - https://twitter.co…
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S04E08 Joseph A. McCullough (Rangers of Shadow Deep) Rangers of Shadow Deep is a narrative driven, skirmish style wargame which is utterly fantastic. We got the chance to chat to its equally fantastic creator - Joseph A. McCullough. He talks about the game, the inspiration behind it, and what goes in to creating something like Rangers of Shadow Dee…
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S04E07 Sam Webb & James Barry (Black Cats Gaming) In their short existence so far, Black Cats Gaming have produced two successful Kickstarters (The Spy Game and Cursed Captains of Cthulhu). Find out what's next for them as we have a chat with Sam and James! Plus, if you want to hear some tips on developing your own games, forming a company, or how …
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S04E06 Ivan Sorenson (Five Parsecs From Home) One of the most exciting books this year has been Five Parsecs From Home. It's a fantastic solo play skirmish experience, and we were lucky enough to spend some time chatting to its creator - Ivan Sorenson of Nordic Weasel Games. We went through the history of all the Five Core games, as well as what yo…
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S04E05 Javier Angeriz-Caburrasi & Juan Echenique (Modiphius Board Game Development Team) If you've ever wanted to know what exactly a board game developer does, or how to get started as one, this is your chance to find out! This episode we chat to Javier and Juan from Modiphius's own board game development team. They breakdown the latest games they…
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S04E04 Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans (DIE - Writer & Artist) DIE is an incredible comic about roleplaying games, why we play them, and what happens when a group of 30-something players get sucked into their game's world. We had the pleasure of chatting with DIE's creators - Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans. We talked about all their other work (…
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S04E03 Seth Skorkowsky (Author & Reviewer) If you didn't already know, Seth Skorkowsky is a professional level conversationalist. He chatted to us about his writing, authors, his many NPC alter-egos, and how he recreated Call of Cthulhu using Cyberpunk's rules system. LINKS AND THINGS Website - https://skorkowsky.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.…
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S04E02 Duncan Rhodes (Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy) For our second episode of the season, we interview Duncan Rhodes about all things Painting Academy. That includes us getting a crash course in how to set yourself up as a miniature-painting-influencer without feeling too self-conscious, and talking about the future of the Duncan Rhodes Painting …
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S04E01 Guy Sclanders (How To Be A Great GM) We're back! Season 4! We're as surprised as you are! We're now a fully, one-hundred percent remote podcast, working from home and grappling with audio. Joining us on this first episode of the new season is the one and only Guy Sclanders - The Great GM of How To Be A Great GM himself! We chatted about all …
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S03E11 Dragonmeet Podcast Party, 2019! Nathan Dowdell (Star Trek Adventures) Jonathan Pay (London RPG Community) Chris Parkinson (Dragonmeet) James Barry & Sam Webb (Black Cats Gaming) Well, we finally made it team! We got invited to record in the lustrous Dragonmeet Podcast Zone this year! (It's like the Zone that never made it into the Crystal Ma…
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S03E10 Matt Colville (MCDM Productions - Kingdoms & Warfare / Strongholds & Followers) For the final interview of the third series we had a chat with Matt Colville of MCDM Productions. We talked about Kingdoms & Warfare, as well as its predecessor Strongholds & Followers, and how the two books will work together. And, if that's not enough we also c…
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S03E... Err... 8.5? Short Explanation Time Where's the podcast this week, after we went and said there'd be a really good one? Here's the answer. Sort of. LINKS AND THINGS There are no links. So instead here is a video of a cat trying to climb on a swing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL5wdJtHwj8Par Modiphius Entertainment
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S03E08 Jay Iles (UFO Press - Voidheart Symphony & Legacy: Life Among The Ruins) We were really lucky to get the chance to chat with one of the most prolific people in indie gaming - Jay Iles. We chat about her biggest success so far, Legacy: Life Among The Ruins, as well as the upcoming Voidheart Symphony. And, if that wasn't enough, we also touch …
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S03E07 Tomas Rawlings (Agatha Christie: Death on the Cards & Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics) For this podcast we talk to someone who has worked on not one, but two games in the Modiphiverse - Tomas Rawlings! Tomas is the designer of the new card game, Agatha Christie: Death on the Cards, as well as working on the PC game Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics. We chat…
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S03E06 Paul Mitchener (Liminal) We took a little break in the middle of this season, but we're back and interviewing Dr. Paul Mitchener - creator and creative powerhouse behind the smash indie RPG, Liminal. We go through how Liminal came into being, folk stories, and the similarities between myth and mathematics. LINKS AND THINGS Paul on Twitter - …
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S03E05 Eran Aviram & Aviv Or (Crystal Heart / Up To 4 Players) We're really excited (as you might be able to tell) to chat with Eran Aviram and Aviv Or - the people behind Crystal Heart and the Up To 4 Players web-comic. We talk about the fifteen year development of Crystal Heart, Kickstarting projects, working in a creative partnership, and we als…
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S03E04 Christoffer Sevaldsen (Black Void Games) We locked the office doors and prevented Christoffer from catching his plane until he had talked to us about Black Void. This was a little bit of an impromptu chat, so apologies for the audio being a touch wobbly at times. However, to make up for it, you can not only find out about Black Void, its uni…
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S03E03 James Sheahan (Fallout Wasteland Warfare Designer) We sit down and dive into Fallout Wasteland Warfare and its RPG Expansion with the designer of the game - James Sheahan. Many important topics are dealt with, including Aspirant Goddard, systemic affordance, string-based space travel, 17-sided dice, wargaming expertise at NATO, and what fact…
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S03E02 Sam Webb (Head of RPGs at Modiphius) We're back for an interview with the Head of RPG Development, Sam Webb. We talk about all the RPGs from Modiphius, including Star Trek Adventures and the upcoming Dune, as well as the differences in GM-ing on a livestream, careers in the service industry, and Sam's personal tabletop project - The Spy Game…
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S03E01 Nils Karlén (Free League / Fria Ligan) Back for a new season, Modiphius Calling returns to interview one of the co-founders of Free League - creators of Mutant Year Zero, Tales From the Loop and many more. We chat about Things From the Flood and the future of Tales From the Loop, how Alien will work, unreleased alternate versions of Coriolis…
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S02E15 Wade Dyer - Fragged Empire Wade Dyer, designer of the Fragged Empire series of games, tells us how he took his game from two gaming groups to the whole world. And we continue our focus on player-driven GMing with a look at techniques specific to Call of Cthulhu, Achtung! Cthulhu and other investigative games.…
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S02E11 Sarah Newton - Chronicles of Future Earth In the second half of our interview with author and game designer Sarah Newton of Mindjammer Press, Sarah tells us about her “cosmic fantasy” RPG game Chronicles of Future Earth. Scott talks about the push system in Blades in the Dark on this edition of “My Favorite Rule.” In “Tavern Talk”, Josh expl…
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The crew of the USS T'Vrol are trapped in an underground chamber - out of contact with their ship, defending themselves against a Romulan scout party, and trying to solve the mystery of the alien signal. Can they survive this encounter? Find out in the final episode in our Star Trek Adventures actual play series! This Star Trek Adventures actual pl…
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The crew of the USS T'Vrol have found their way into the mines close to the source of the alien signal. Will they be able to re-establish contact with their ship and return safely, or are there other forces still to come into play? This Star Trek Adventures actual play is a session run by Sam - Line Manager for Star Trek Adventures. He's joined by …
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Join the bridge crew of the USS T'Vrol as they deal with a Romulan Warbird in orbit above Seku 6. Will they be able to outwit their dangerous opponent and recover the captured crew of the Susquehanna? This Star Trek Adventures actual play is a session run by Sam - Line Manager for Star Trek Adventures. He's joined by Javier, Katya, Lloyd and Stefan…
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The crew of the USS T'Vrol recover from a crash landing on Seku 6 and begin to search for the source of the alien signal - but there are missing crewmen to find, and potentially a mysterious Romulan presence too. Watch the whole series on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpyG1I4ZtEU&list=PLE8gwC4Miwd1Jn-G0WM5sTrkGRvmt6fnw Buy your copy - h…
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Join the crew of the USS T'Vrol as they investigate a peculiar alien signal, and follow it to an uncharted planet deep in the Shackleton Expanse. This Star Trek Adventures actual play is a session run by Sam - Line Manager for Star Trek Adventures. He's joined by Javier, Katya, Lloyd and Stefano who are playing the crew of the USS T'Vrol - currentl…
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S02E10 Sarah Newton - Capharnaum Josh explains how to make your campaigns more player driven. We kick off Rachael’s “Siren Song” feature, where she critiques music for use as soundtracks to your RPG adventures. This time it’s Tangerine Dream’s Legend motion picture soundtrack. And Sarah Newton of Mindjammer Press tells us all about her English tran…
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S02E09 Does Playing Evil Make You Evil? Scott shares a psychology study that suggests playing evil characters could make you do evil things! Josh tells us about his “My Favorite Rule” -- the magic system from the Tales of Blades and Heroes RPG by Ganesha Games’ Andrea Sfiligoi. And Rachael gives GM’s tips and tricks for incorporating dark, deadly j…
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S02E08 Does Harn Have A Right To Exist? Scott tells us about Legacy of Dragonholt by Fantasy Flight Games -- a kind of Choose Your Own Adventure book on steroids. In our new segment “My Favorite Rule” Scott explains how Apocalypse World’s countdown clocks can work in ANY game system including yours. And Josh asks, “Does Harn have a right to exist?”…
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S02E06 Star Trek Adventures Jim Johnson tells you everything you need to know about using the Star Trek Adventures RPG from Modiphius to create any kind of Star Trek adventure you want to create, from the original series to Discovery and beyond. Jim tells us how he got started in Star Trek and game design. We also delve into the game’s ethos of inc…
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S02E03 Kult: Divinity Lost Lead designer of horror RPG Kult: Divinity Lost Robin Liljenberg plays GM to Josh, taking us through creating a party of characters, coming up with a setting, using the task resolution system, and even choosing a suitable soundtrack! The sequel to 1991’s Kult: Death Is Only the Beginning, Kult: Divinity Lost was created b…
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S02E02 Conan We welcome new co-hosts Rachael and Scott, and hear about Rachael’s sordid past in old-school PC RPG gaming. Zach plumbs the Hellenistic period for game ideas, and he and Scott talk about their first few plays of the Conan game. Rachael fills us in on petty enchantments, and tells us the challenges the writers faced in bringing the exc…
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S02E01 Infinity Lifepath On this episode, Jonathan Killstring helps Josh create a character for the Infinity Roleplaying Game from Modiphius, using the in-depth Lifepath system. By the time the character’s generated, he is well-rounded, with plenty of hooks the GM can use for plotting adventures across the human sphere and beyond. Duration: 1 hr 45…
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S02E00 Welcome Back! - Fallout Wasteland Warfare It's Season Two of Modiphius Calling! It's been four years since our last episode and we've come a long way! In this episode, James Sheahan tells us about Fallout: Wasteland Warfare which combines RPG and skirmish wargame elements into a game that's dripping with theme. Giles tells us how he became a…
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On this episode, meet our new co-host Zarina! She tells us about her first time playing D&D, and Chris talks about the Infinity wargame. WTF D&D Parodies Achtung! Cthulhu! Then we build an Achtung Cthulhu Scenario with the Plotting Cthulhu utility, to help you create stories you might never think of on your own. now available on Modiphius.com and D…
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On this episode of Modiphius Calling, our guest is Jay Little: Lead game designer for Mutant Chronicles 3rd edition, Kickstarting now. Jay gives us a sneak peek ar the Mutant Chronicles Rules... and talks about his other games: including Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Star Wars: Edge of the Empire and Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures. Running time for this…
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On this episode of Modiphius Calling, our guest is Sarah Newton, author of the first Achtung! Cthulhu release -- the Ennie award winning Zero Point Campaign! She’ll talk about her next Achtung! Cthulhu adventure set in Turkey(!), and her new RPG Mindjammer, set 15,000 years in the future, when earthlings have settled hundreds of distant planets and…
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On this episode of Modiphius Calling, we answer your questions about the Mutant Chronicles Third Edition … Kickstarting now. Mischa Thomas has been writing five thousand words a day for the game -- he tells us what to expect from The Dark Symmetry portion of the Core Book, and the Dark Soul Sourcebook. And Reuben Saunders reads a horrifying story f…
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Chris Birch caught up with Fred Malmberg, CEO of Paradox Entertainment to talk about the past, present and future of Mutant Chronicles, his days as CEO of Target Games, the origins of Mutant Chronicles, the movie and much more. We also get talking about the Mutant Chronicles Kickstarter and the new Conan movie! Music courtesy of Joshua John O'Conno…
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On this episode of Modiphius Calling, a sneak peek at the 3rd Edition rules for Mutant Chronicles, blowing up on Kickstarter now. Hear about the brand new faction -- White Star, and innovative rules for weapons and technology. Novelist Gunnar Roxen will tell us about the opening adventure he’s writing for the game. Plus -- what’s on our table this …
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On this episode of Modiphius Calling, Line Editor Lynne Hardy joins us for part two of our guide to the Achtung Cthulhu Keeper’s Guide, now available, plus a review of two new board games, 8 Minute Empire: Legends and Terry Pratchett’s The Witches. You’ll also find out what kind of tea we all like to drink -- whether you want to or not and news of …
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