High Shelf Gaming Podcast

Werewolf: The Apocalypse Retaliation // an RPG in a Box Our good friend Simon is the lead narrative designer for this new Tabletop RPG in a box, designed to work without a Game master, it tells a grim story of a werewolf sept who loses their home to The Defiler. What follows is a challenging adventure where the players, a sept of Garou, decide how to take back what was taken as Garou. This sports a unique approach to spirits, allies, and even lone wolf mechanics that ensure this game will have plenty of replay ability. Flyos Games Links: Website // Retaliation Site // Kickstarter Simon / Wandering_DM links: Twitch // Twitter // YouTube Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTVhttps://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.highshelfcollective.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTVhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shophttps://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

PAX Unplugged High Shelf Gaming has another convention survival guide for you! The unique gaming experience at PAX is a joy and Philadelphia has a lot to offer. We cover housing, gaming, the dealer hall, food and Philly specific entertainment options and even a bit of the history you can take in while visiting. We also have a few warnings in here to help with safety. PAX Link: https://unplugged.paxsite.com/ Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTVhttps://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.highshelfcollective.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTVhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shophttps://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

Hunters of The Occult a Monster Hunting TTRPG Van Helsing inspired TTRPG where players make seasoned monster hunters with signature weapons that grow with the character throughout the campaign. The career progression influences the themes each player character brings to the game. One of the things we love hearing about is how games come together and how collaboration between writers and artist completely shapes the direction and themes of the game. Links for the game and company: The Kickstarter Storeywood Games Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTVhttps://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.highshelfcollective.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTVhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shophttps://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

Gen Con for the first time w/ Taylor Taylor joins Dave and Rich to talk all about her plans for Gen Con 2022, and we cover all the best pre-convention planning ideas. We had a lot of plans and desires this year for Gen Con Catch Taylor on HSC and many other live streaming channels and of course on twitter Taylor (twitter) Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTVhttps://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.highshelfcollective.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTVhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shophttps://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

AGON // Evil Hat John Harper and Sean Nittner join us from Evil Hat Productions to talk to us all about AGON, the thinking behind some of the truly unique game mechanics that sets AGON apart from other games. AGON brings unique dice mechanics, story mechanics, and downtime rules supported by some remarkable assets on Roll20. The story behind why Roll20 became their platform of choice for Evil Hat games is a great look at how production companies make partnership decisions for their players to. Evil Hat Website Twitter Roll20 AGON John Harper Twitter Sean Nittner Twitter One More Multiverse VTT Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTVhttps://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.highshelfcollective.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTVhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shophttps://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

Latin American RPG Market Hugo has unlocked the secrets of selling tabletop roleplaying games in Mexico and throughout Latin America and he joins us to share the lessons his publishing company, The Death Die Club, learned along the way. We've wanted to bring Hugo back forever and he's been on quite the journey in finding the path to profits in Latin America as a game publisher. We also take a minute to talk about the online gaming conventions in Mexico, Cafe game days Fernando and Hugo worked out with Cafe owners, and just how they promote gaming throughout the region. Death Die Club links: Website - https://thedeathdieclub.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Thedeathdieclub/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheDeathDieClu1 Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTVhttps://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.highshelfcollective.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTVhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shophttps://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

7th Sea City of Five Sails David Lapp and Rob Croy from Pine Box Entertainment are very close to releasing a new card game into the world based in the rich world of the 7th Sea tabletop RPG! We get a sneak peak into some unique mechanics and story points. One thing you'll find is that David and Rob are gamers with a capital G. They play so many games and reference many inspirations. Bless these two as they try to explain the game and components to Rich and Dave, it's a blast! New Website & Playtest on Tabletop Simulator - End of June Pre-release Tournament (Lore impacting) - Gen Con 2022 Kick Starter launches - September 2022 Pine Box Entertainment City of Kings Game Production Blog Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTVhttps://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollectivehttps://www.highshelfcollective.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTVhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shophttps://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

Gen Con 2022 Dave and Rich are goin to GEN CON 2022 along with tons of shelfies to run events and have a great time this year. We chat about what we're doing different this year and what we're looking forward to. We've learned a lot in going to other conventions since 'all this' began. The way Gen Con does it is just special compared to other shows. https://www.gencon.com/ Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTV Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollective Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollective Website - https://www.highshelfcollective.com TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTV Redbubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shop Teepublic - https://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

Episode Notes Jason Cordova (@jasoncordova6 ) of Gauntlet Publishing (@GauntletRPG) fame (distributors of Trophy, and makers of The Between) are giving Brindelwood Bay (@BrindlewoodBay) a new life as a kickstarter project. Brindelwood Bay itself is a fantastic blend of Golden Girls and Cthulhu investigation using all the tropes of Murder She Wrote and other detective shows of its time. We've been playing it for years in it's earlier form on our twitch channel. Jason joins HSG to talk about the journey this game has taken to be ready for kickstarter and how he came to the novel approach to the core mechanic of Brindelwood Bay, the Mystery system. This game has brought us so much fun it's worth a look for any group looking for something completely different. The Gauntlet Online Resource library For those looking to see an example of play check out the HSC Actual Play series Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTV Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollective Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/highshelfcollective Website - https://www.highshelfcollective.com TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTV Redbubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/HighShelfCLTV/shop Teepublic - https://www.teepublic.com/user/highshelfcollective

Dave and Rich emerge from an ancient podcast slumber - we talk about the last couple years, what happened to us as people and as a podcast show. It feels good to be back if you'll have us! Listen on: iTunes//Google//Spotify//Stitcher HSC Links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/HighShelfCLTV Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/highshelfcltv/ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollec... Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/highshelfcol... Website - https://www.highshelfcollective.com TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@highshelfCLTV Redbubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/High... Teepublic - http://tee.pub/lic/kC7c_kIbrRI

Dave and Rich along with the rest of the HSG community had a lot of fun at the first-ever Gen Con online. We go through some of the obvious differences with Gen Con being fully virtual and talk about some of the surprising aspects. Well, surprising to us. For instance, most of the players in our games were 1st time Gen Con attendees, they expected to be in contact with the GMs weeks in advance and seemed to want to keep playing games with us after the convention. Which... is so bazaar when you think about how normal conventions go. Virtual conventions seem to be an excellent place to find new people for your discord as HSG and several of our community members ran games in HSG's discord and pulled players to their own discords. merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN

Rich and David are joined by Kratrina to talk all about player character death in tabletop RPGs. It can be fun, it can be devastating, and there are a few tips we've learned along the way to navigate those deep waters. Kratrina has been on the show in the past covering several topics and she plays in many of our streamed Actual Plays merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN

WE ARE BACK! Gen Con Online is fast approaching at the end of July 2020 and there's a lot of learning we all have to do. Effectively this is a First-Year online convention. To help us navigate these waters we brought on two folks from Gen Con. Derek is the Sr. Event and Program Manager at Gen Con and Dominic is the Event Coordinator for Gen Con. They join us during the run-up to Gen Con Online to help us all understand what the convention will be like this year and talk about what we can all do to get the most out of it. A few more helpful links when considering Gen Con Online: Links for hosts: https://www.gencon.com/host/bestpractices https://www.gencon.com/host/thirdpartyplatforms https://www.gencon.com/host/new https://www.gencon.com/host/eo-gmYouTube and Twitch https://www.youtube.com/user/GenConVideo https://www.twitch.tv/gencontv merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN

High Shelf Gaming has always been a remote gaming community. We have sprinkled information over the years about the tools we use for board games and roleplaying games but this episode puts it all into one place for your convenience during Covid-19 or novel coronavirus. This is unpresidented time. If you are sheltering in place or practicing social distancing - Thank you! you are a part of a global movement to help everyone in your community. Never has all of humanity done something like this on such a scale. Bravo. Organization tools: DiscordCalandyWhenisgood.net Video Chat DiscordFacebook MessengerWhatsappGoogle HangoutsWebEx (free for up to 100 participants) Zoom Boardgames over the web TabletopiaTabletop Simulator Roleplaying game Virtual Tables Tabletop SimulatorAstralRoll20Fantasy GroundsD&D BeyondDriveThurRPG Extras Play by Post guide BASILISK STATION - A Traveller Blog (Example Play by Post game) Cyberpunk 2020/Red fans (Discord Server) DMs Guild.com for solo adventures Tunnels and Trolls Legend Keeper merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN

High Shelf Gaming brings on Zac and David to talk about their new Kickstarter 'Knights of the Shadow Realm' which is a gigantic D&D module bringing characters from 1st to 20th level with a big story all along the way. David ran this game for his friend group and is turning the adventure into this module for you and your friends to play. It comes with the main quest and a living world of interwoven plot-hooks that change as the world progresses around the player characters. We also take a moment to talk about Zac's D&D supplement which includes a TON of material for oceanic games, monsters, subraces, and lore all available for the GM wanting to take on the high seas. merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN

We are so fortunate Randall Porter reached out asking to come on and dive deep into Gen Con's history. The stories he shares are mind-boggling. From remote-controlled robots poaching customers from other booths to folks sleeping in parking lots in early Gen Con days. We get a strong sense of how Gen Con worked under TSR, WOTC, and now as an independent entity. We even get a bit of a glimpse into the rift between Gen Con, Origins, and how they mended fences. Randy is an excellent guest and brought a wealth of information to the show. merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN

Scott has been a fixture in the high shelf gaming community for over a year now, and he runs the RPG Zone at Pax South! This year we had the opportunity to partner with him to get some signage up, boost the RPG turnout at Pax South and provide a ton of giveaways from R. Talsorian Games, and Hot Springs Island! RPGs at Pax South grew a ton this year and are poised to go even bigger in 2021. We are so excited to be invited on this ride and hear some great insights on how PAX South differs from other PAX conventions. Also, there was a San Antonio Spurs (basketball) game going on... merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN

Getting all the way back to our roots in RPG gaming with games that launch as zines (small magazines from people self-publishing) Rich and I welcome Patch on to the show who is making Terranary RPG and releasing it on Kickstarter as part of Zine Quest 2! This RPG sounds so interesting to us. It uses a dice system I don’t think either of us has heard about, or even anything similar. This compact setting sounds like it packs plenty of conflict and drama between three heavily populated worlds in a shared solar system amidst a political truce provided through a 4th solar system-wide government. Patch is cramming a lot in 48 pages, and we are looking forward to reading it all. Kickstarter link merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN

Riley from Pactless Patrons is a seasoned PAX conventions attendee and volunteer. They have attended 15 PAXi over the years but have never been to any other conventions. Rich and Dave field questions and dish out advice to let Riley know what they're in for. We cover a lot of topics comparing the two styles of conventions: the scope of Gen Con, the Enforcers at Pax vs Gen Con Staff, and how subtle differences create very different experiences. We also get into Gen Con's event pricing and how the assumptions Gen Con makes are very different than the assumptions PAX makes. Riley is an excellent guest and a real pleasure to engage with and they share so much knowledge about PAX. I think we all learned a lot from each other. We hope to have them back on after Gen Con to get their thoughts and impressions. Riley [they/them] is on twitter: @RileyGryc merchandise Link! Listen on: iTunesGoogleSpotifyStitcher Other places you can connect with the HSG Squad: Facebook @High Shelf Gaming Podcast Twitter @highshelfgaming Twitch /highshelfgaming Discord Chat https://discord.gg/tMPCXgN