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  • WWR BONUS ☉ Perfect Ten x Why We Roll: Elden Ring

    WWR BONUS ☉ Perfect Ten x Why We Roll: Elden Ring
    Dec 23 2025
    This is a bonus episode to keep your ears occupied while Wythe and I take a much needed winter break! This episode of Thunderquack's Perfect Ten is from October 7th, 2025—right at the beginning of our Danse Macabre KS campaign! Tune in as I (Chris) chat with our buddy and collaborator, Michael Cohen about one of my favorite video games: Fromsoftware's 2022 ARPG... ELDEN RING (and how it relates to TTRPGs, of course). From Perfect Ten: "On this episode we're joined by Christopher Pickett, cohost of Why We Roll and creator of Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying, to talk about their perfect ten video game, Elden Ring, as well as the launch of their Kickstarter campaign." For more Perfect Ten and other Thunderquack shows: https://thunderquack.com/ Check out Stillfleet Studio's games, including Danse Macabre at https://stillfleet.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 h et 2 min
  • WWR 71 ☉ HELLWHALERS with Moss Powers

    WWR 71 ☉ HELLWHALERS with Moss Powers
    Dec 16 2025
    Ahoy and welcome aboard the good ship Why We Roll! This week, we talk with Moss Powers from Brewist Tabletop Games about their nautical- / Christian-horror TTRPG, HELLWHALERS. Tune in as we chat about pushing token economies, creating expansions, WHALES, and the eternal question – can you actually win a TTRPG? Checkout Brewist here: https://brewisttabletop.games/ Buy HELLWHALERS from Plus One EXP: https://plusoneexp.com/products/hellwhalers-by-moss-powers Check out Book of Leviathan on Plus One EXP: https://plusoneexp.com/products/book-of-the-leviathan For Stillfleet Studio games and more, head to https://stillfleet.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h
  • WWR 70 ☉ TTRPGS & Education w. Anthony Kurza

    WWR 70 ☉ TTRPGS & Education w. Anthony Kurza
    Dec 9 2025
    On this episode of WWR, we chat with higher ed specialist and designer of the S.A.N. (Simple and Narrative) game engine, Anthony Kurza. Join us as we discuss using TTRPGs to foster leadership and identity development, creating systems and adventures for students, teaching TTRPG design, and more! Make sure to check out Anthony's work: Website: kurzplaysgames.itch.io LinkedIn: Anthony Kurza To learn more about Stillfleet Studio and all of our games, head over to www.stillfleet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 4 min
  • WWR 69 ☉ On the floor at PAX Unplugged 2025

    WWR 69 ☉ On the floor at PAX Unplugged 2025
    Dec 2 2025
    On this very special episode of WWR, we hit the floor of the Philadelphia Convention Center for PAX Unplugged 2025! While at the con, we had the pleasure of chatting with five of our favorite designers and AP performers, which we've stitched together into one episode for your listening convenience. John Boyle of Bright Bard Games (https://brightbardgames.com/) talks to us about eco-conscious gaming with Axolotl with a Gun and Trash to Treasure Okami (AKA Hector Reyes Jr.) chats with us about his AP and community projects with Haus of Dreams (http://youtube.com/@HausofDreamsAP) and his TTRPG design work ( https://keichiokami.itch.io/) Rhodrick Magsino of Alewood Games (https://www.alewoodgames.com/) talks with us about spooky sci fi and putting a fresh spin on Mothership adventures with OMENDROME and ARKYVR Mike Underwood (https://michaelrunderwood.com/) shares insights into working on Daggerheart, adapting old-school modules for new-school play, and crafting narrative fiction Spencer Campbell of Gila RPGs (https://gilarpgs.com/) catches us up on all his new projects, including the asymmetrically designed Dragon Slayers and more to come in 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 18 min
  • WWR 68 ☉ HyperMall: Unlimited Violence w. JD Clément

    WWR 68 ☉ HyperMall: Unlimited Violence w. JD Clément
    Nov 18 2025
    Get your shopping lists written and your sh*t guns loaded, kids—we're taking a trip to the mall. On this episode of WWR, we're chatting about HYPERMALL: UNLIMITED VIOLENCE with creator and author, JD Clément! We get into late stage capitalism, visceral body horror in games, and tips for learning (and forgetting) graphic design on the fly. Finally, we answer the all-important question: just who is the mysterious Dr. Acula, and what does he want?! Hammer City Games (publisher): https://www.hammercitygames.com/ Get HYPERMALL: UNLIMITED VIOLENCE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hammercitygames/hypermall-unlimited-violence-physical-release Rat Bastard Games (JD) itch: https://rat-bastard-games.itch.io/ Late pledges are open for Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wythe/danse-macabre-medieval-horror-roleplaying For more from Stillfleet: https://www.stillfleet.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 2 min
  • WWR 67 ☉ Plasmodics w. Will Jobst

    WWR 67 ☉ Plasmodics w. Will Jobst
    Nov 11 2025
    Explore the worlds of weird little guys with us as we chat with game designer Will Jobst of Good Luck Press, creator of Torq, This Discord has Ghosts in It (with Adam Vass), Black Mass, and—recently—Plasmodics! We talk about designing mutant freaks in the weird future, 'demaking' vintage TTRPGs, imagining a better future through gaming, and more! Good Luck Press: https://goodluckpress.co/ Will's Itch.io: https://willjobst.itch.io/ Listen to Will and Adam Vass on The Brain Trust: https://linktr.ee/thebraintrust Plasmodics Kickstarter (late pledges open!): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goodluckpress/plasmodics?ref=9bidtk For strange mutants in the weird past, check out Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying on Kickstarter! Late pledges open: stillfleet.com/danse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 24 min
  • WWR 66 ☉ Danse Macabre Actual Play w. Jenn, Mike, & Bijan of Fun City

    WWR 66 ☉ Danse Macabre Actual Play w. Jenn, Mike, & Bijan of Fun City
    Nov 4 2025
    For our final week of funding Danse Macabre on Kickstarter, we present to you... THE BLOOD THIEVES—a DM actual play with the incredible Jenn de la Vega, Mike Rugnetta, and Bijan Stephen of Fun City! Can our Pilgrims uncover the mysteries behind Zehmet the Witch and the elusive anti-theriac? Listen to find out! • Danse Macabre on Kickstarter: stillfleet.com/danse • Jenn de la Vega (she/her) is a Filipina-American chef and author at Family Party Catering, based in Brooklyn. She is known for her Randwiches or “random sandwiches” in Brooklyn and is the creator of the gourmet hot dog menu at Wonderville. She has appeared on Guy’s Grocery Games: The Cheesy Special (Food Network) and Gastronauts (Dropout). Jenn serves on the Board of Directors for indie theater The Tank. She is also an ENNIE Award- and CRIT Award-nominated player on the Shadowrun podcast, Fun City. Her Instagrams are @randwiches and @familypartycatering. • Mike Rugnetta (he/him) is a writer, host, producer of digital series (videos, podcasts, &c), and the GM of Fun City. Mike is also a sound designer and audio engineer. In addition to Fun City, Mike’s current shows include Never Post, Reasonably Sound, Think Twice, and RIP Corp. You can also see Mike in Crash Course: World Mythology, Crash Course: Theater, and Idea Channel. • Bijan Stephen (he/him) is a writer and game designer. He plays T.K. & Remy on the actual-play podcast Fun City. Currently, Bijan is a writer at Compulsion Games and a music critic at The Nation. He was previously a contract writer at Valve Software, the host of the podcast Chameleon: Gallery of Lies, and the host and executive producer of the podcast Eclipsed from Campside Media. Before that he worked as a correspondent for VICE on HBO, as a magazine editor at The New Republic, and as a reporter at The Verge. Find him on Bluesky, Twitter, Twitch, Instagram, or his website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 h et 4 min
  • WWR 65 ☉ Danse Macabre Actual Play w. Kickstarter United

    WWR 65 ☉ Danse Macabre Actual Play w. Kickstarter United
    Oct 29 2025
    On this special AP episode of Why We Roll, we play a one-shot of Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying with Shubha, Teddy, and Zan from Kickstarter United—the union that supports both KS workers and creators. Tune in for medieval hijinks and labor politics as our Pilgrims uncover a plot to replace the hard working peasants of Constantinople with... you guessed it, mutant zombies! As of release, KSRU is on strike to secure reasonable working conditions and pay. Support the union (and the amazing workers who make Kickstarter such a great platform for creators) today! • Kickstarter United: https://kickstarterunited.org/ • Kickstarter United solidarity fund: https://gofund.me/280df1847 And if you like what you hear and want to support Danse Macabre—live on Kickstarter until Tues, Nov 4th—then back and share today! • Danse Macabre Kickstarter: stillfleet.com/danse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 h et 28 min