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Welcome to the Unwritten Earths Symposium! In each episode, tabletop RPG designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol try to trick each other into designing a game they wouldn't otherwise make.
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- The Bad Ideas Episode · 46 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 49We kick off our new season by brainstorming bad ideas for games! Unwieldy mechanics, onerous requirements, obtuse premises; we cover a bunch of bad ideas because we know that…
- The Season Two Finale Episode · 51 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 48Nathan and Eppy discuss transitioning out of the second season of the show. This is a meta episode where we talk about the show, and why it feels right to divide what we're doing…
- The Other Tracy Episode · 1 t. 10 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 47We welcome friend and fellow Tracy Barnett (the Other Tracy) to the show! We discuss his games (Iron Edda, School Daze, and more), his trajectory as a game designer, changing…
- The Gregor Hutton Episode · 1 t. 4 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 46We welcome long-time friend and crackerjack game designer Gregor Hutton to the show! This far-ranging discussion includes his games (3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars, Remember…
- The Aesthetics Episode · 1 t. 1 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 45In this episode we get fancy and talk about the aesthetics of truly-true game mechanics. The same probabilistic outcomes and mechanical functions can be served by many different…
- The Fun Episode · 1 t. 1 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 44It's finally time for us to seriously address the elephant in the room for truly-true roleplaying games: fun. We talk about how hard it is to describe fun, what elements of…
- The Diction Episode · 50 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 43In this episode, we carefully consider our words in order discuss the different purposes served by creating abstractions with your game rules, and how word choices can both…
- The Small Changes Episode · 54 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 42In this episode, we talk about being at the top of the truly-true Design Ziggurat where small changes have big effects. Specifically, one of the signs that a game is close to…
- Plus Expenses #118 · 51 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 41Plus Expenses is our bonus show for Patrons, dropping every other week between our regular episodes. This one is on the public feed for everyone, to round out our Origins…
- The Origins 2026 Interviews Episode · 2 t. 46 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 40We went to Origins Game Fair! It was a great time, and we were lucky enough to catch up with old friends and chat with new ones for the show. This episode consists of 6 in-person…
- The Sexy Episode · 1 t. 5 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 39It's the summer, which means time for a sweaty, exciting episode about... distribution platforms! A new challenger has entered the arena, and we discuss the role of these digital…
- The Prompts & Standards Episode · 1 t. 2 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 38We come back from a brief sabbatical to consider a bundle of topics from our Scholars. We talk about prompts in truly true roleplaying games (and reclaiming them from their…
- The Works In Progress Episode · 1 t. 5 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 37Nathan and Eppy finally turn in their spring semester homework, discussing where they are at with The Marian and Robin Roleplaying Party Game (and spinners!), and Fair Winds and…
- The Haters Episode · 59 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 36No, this isn't about games we don't like; following up on a question from our Wisdom Episode, we talk about the parts of making games that are not fun, from merely boring all the…
- The Wisdom Episode · 51 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 35As is tradition on this first day of April, we're going through some of the wisdom we've accumulated as self-publishers over the years, in hopes it'll help out those who are…
- The (First) Mailroom Episode · 53 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 34In this episode, we visit the mailroom to field some listener questions! We discuss design rituals that we each have, the experience of having games or mechanics fall flat for us…
- The Hacks Episode · 1 t. 0 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 33In this episode, Nathan and Eppy report back about their "do this with that" homework assignment. Eppy debuts The Marion and Robin Party Roleplaying Game, and Nathan outlines how…
- The Mind-Blown Episode · 57 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 32Nathan and Eppy assigned homework off-mic, to discuss some games that showcase thinking about games in a way we never would have, or that made such an impression on us that we've…
- The Survey Episode · 53 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 31In this episode, Nathan and Eppy respond to listener feedback, talk about a recent play experience, and then go through some of the projects we're each working on or thinking…
- The Shel Kahn Episode · 1 t. 13 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 30In this episode, we sit down with friend, artist, game designer and art director for Swords Without Master Shel Kahn to talk about... all of those things! We touch on the…
