Have you heard the news? There's a new Postman in town, and a new Fairie Queen in the court. I hear the Postman keeps bringing her big palettes of wood, and she's using it to build some sort of cat tower. I hear she's sending her entourage to business school, and he's got to carry her letters of recommendation. I hear war is coming, but don't worry, we're safe here on our island court in the fog. I hear we'll always be safe here.

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Show Notes

Realis Kickstarter

Blood Machine's Bluesky Post which first clued us into Island Off Outer Darkness

Austin's Realis Interview Roundup | Clockwork Worlds

Chapters

00:00 Introduction
10:23 Island Off Outer Darkness
01:19:34 Titanium Court

Featuring Austin Walker, Keith Carberry, and Jack de Quidt,

Produced by Austin Walker

Cover Art by A Liang Chan

Music by Jack de Quidt

Somewhere between Goo and Glue and Goop, is Gloop. And that's the stuff that makes up the middling (and middle-ing) parts of many vast, open world RPGs. Flat but enjoyable-enough random encounters. Rhythmically repetitive dungeons. The Good Old Fetch Quest. The mortar holding the bricks of the castle wall together. Gloop.

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The Kickstarter campaign for Austin's new TTRPG, Realis, is now live!

Show Notes

Crunch returns to Naughty Dog for Xmas as Intergalactic devs work overtime on a demo for Sony, claims report

No Games for Genocide

The Indiana Pacers Fan Couple Clip

Chapters

00:00 Introduction
01:55 ToeJam & Earl Aside
07:30 Ardenfall
52:12 Road to Vostok

Featuring Austin Walker and Jack de Quidt

Produced by Austin Walker

Cover Art by A Liang Chan

Music by Jack de Quidt

Happy Side Story anniversary! To celebrate our first year of the show, Austin, Janine, and Jack get together to talk about the year they've spent playing Nine Dots' RPG-meets-sim Outward (which you can watch them play by supporting us at https://friendsatthetable.cash/!)

Speaking of supporting our work, the Kickstarter campaign for Austin's new TTRPG, Realis, is now live!

Support us on Patreon!

Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Jack de Quidt

Produced by Austin Walker

Cover Art by A Liang Chan

Music by Jack de Quidt