Friends at the Table posts
Live at the Table - July 2019 - Gencon Liveshow
Hey everyone, Austin here!As promised, here's the audio to our GenCon live show, which eas an absolute blast. Thank you to everyone who came out, y'all had so much energy and enthusiasm that it really helped lift our performance, and it was so nice to meet so many of you! For those who could...
Drawing Maps - Road to Season 6 Microscope Summary
Hey everyone, Austin here! As I mentioned in the post for Part 1 of our recent Microscope game, Dre, Jack and I got together this past weekend to walk through the final timeline to the Road to Season 6, as presented in the Microscope game Dre, Keith, Andi, and I played a couple of weeks ago.Original...
Live at the Table - June 2019 - Microscope Pt. 2
Here's Part 2 of our Microscope game, which rounds out the Road to Season 6. If you missed Part 1 of the podcast, you can click here, If you'd rather watch the stream archive, you can click here! Below, find the final timeline... including a few extra events (marked in red) that I'll be ...
Live at the Table - June 2019 - Microscope Pt. 1
Please enjoy to what we plan on being the finalset of episodes for the Road to Season 6! Join Sylvi, Austin, Dre, and Keith as they play Microscope, review the road traveled so far, and fill in a few of the final gaps between the end of Twilight Mirage and the start of the upcoming Season 6!Because ...
Tips at the Table: High School Canon Name Generator (July 2019)
Hey everyone, welcome to Tips at the Table for July 2019! Join Ali, Austin, Dre, and Jack for a round of questions and answers about text-based roleplay, pitching your table on a weird campaign idea, using multiple parties, wrapping up games, and, uh, Riverdale.A transcription is available for this ...
Clapcast 23: Beat The Heat (July 2019)
Hello! It's here! Its hot! Its ready!!!!! July's Clapcast!!! I apologize for the delay, it slipped during the pre-finale arc/finale recording/live show storm but now its here for your very own ears!While I have you here, let's go through some announcements/updatesLIVE SHOW PRINTS FOR SAL...
Live at the Table - June 2019 - Microscope
Hey everyone, welcome to what we plan on being the final episode of the Road to Season 6! Join Andi, Austin, Dre, and Keith as they play Microscope, review the road traveled so far, and fill in a few of the final gaps between the end of Twilight Mirage and the start of the upcoming Season 6!Click ab...
Bonus Stream: Road to Season 6 Research - HARDCORE: MECHA
Hey, everyone! Here's a surprise bonus for ALL patrons, no matter you're level.It's not a Live or a Tips or a Bluff OR a Clapcast. It's... a video game?Join Austin as he checks out the recently released HARDCORE: MECHA, a 2D Mecha Action game developed by the Beijing based RocketPunc...
Tips at the Table: No One at the Table (June 2019)
Join Dre, Keith, Jack, and Austin as they answer your questions finding good games to play, having conflicts that go beyond combat, retiring characters, and the incredible music that Jack has composed for the show!A transcription is available for this episode here. A full list of completed transcrip...
Clapcast 22: Mark Roughalo (June 2019)
Hello everyone can I interest you in some outtakes? Some fun interactions between good friends? A brand new clapcast just for you??? Enjoy!!!A transcription is available for this episode here. A full list of completed transcriptions is available here. Our transcriptions are provided by a fan-organiz...
Tips at the Table: Who Knows Sephiroth? (May 2019)
Join Ali, Keith, Art, and Austin as they take your questions about getting players invested in your game, broadening the palette of games your crew plays, and the idea of "canon" at the table.
Clapcast 21: The Community (May 2019)
Hey! Look at that! A brand new Clapcast is here for you... time to listen and enjoy!!A transcription is available for this episode here. A full list of completed transcriptions is available here. Our transcriptions are provided by a fan-organized paid transcription project. If you'd like to join...
Live at the Table - May 2019 - For the Queen
Welcome to another edition of Live at the Table! This evening we continued on our path down the Road to Season 6 by playing For the Queen by Alex Roberts!Per the game's own description:"The land you live in has been at war for as long as any of you have been alive. The Queen has decided to s...
Live at the Table - May 2019 - For the Queen
Update #2: Jeeze this is really... not working, but let's try ONE MORE TIME. Click here and give us (and our internet connections) all of your energy!Welcome to another edition of Lie at the Table! This evening, we're continuing on our path down the Road to Season 6, and we're not the on...
Pusher Update: New Bonus Show Pilot
Hey everyone! Austin here.SO: I announced a few Live at the Tables ago that we would NOT be doing two Bluffs a month if we hit 20k, but that we had a couple of ideas for things that could take that reward's place.Tonight (or today, or... whenever you are checking out this archive...) you'll ...
Bluff City Season 1 Post Mortem (audio)
Join the Friends as they look back on Bluff City's first season, fill in the gaps in their own memory, and answer your many, many questions! Featuring Ali Acampora, Keith J. Carberry, Janine Hawkins, Art Martinez-Tebble, Andrew Lee Swan, and Austin Walker.Click here or above to join, watch, and ...
Clapcast 20: Will Smith's Elf Ears (April 2019)
Hi everyone!!! Here's a brand new clapcast, from us to you!!You might have missed it, but earlier in the week we made some announcements over on twitter dot com.First, we're going to Gencon!! Our show will be from Saturday, August 3rd from 6 to 9:30. Event registration isn't up get, but ...
Bluff City Season 1 Post-Mortem Livestream
Join the Friends as they look back on Bluff City's first season, fill in the gaps in their own memory, and answer your many, many questions! Featuring Ali Acampora, Keith J. Carberry, Janine Hawkins, Art Martinez-Tebble, Andrew Lee Swan, and Austin Walker.Click here or above to join, watch, and ...
Tips at the Table: Improving Darth Icky (April)
Join Austin, Janine, and Keith as they answer your questions and give a crash course on starting a game, building a world, figuring out aesthetic and tone, taking your first step as collaborative storytellers, and, of course, names!A transcription is available for this episode here. A full list of c...
Tips at the Table - April 2019 - Livestream
Welcome to Tips at the Table for April 2019. Join Austin, Janine, and Keith as they answer your questions and give a crash course on starting a game, building a world, figuring out aesthetic and tone, taking your first step as collaborative storytellers, and, of course, names!Click here to watch and...
Drawing Maps - February 2019
Welcome to the "February" edition of Drawing Maps! Austin continues his preparation for the next chapter in the Alcyon arc of Spring in Hieron, this time focusing on locations, visual inspiration, and NPCs. This stream will contain spoilers through the most recent episode of Spring in Hieron...
Drawing Maps - January 2019
Welcome to the "January" edition of Drawing Maps! Join Austin as he prepares for the next chapter in the Alcyon arc of Spring in Hieron. This stream will contain spoilers through the most recent episode of Spring in Hieron, so tread lightly!Click here to join chat!
Bluff City Movie Club: Streets Of Fire
And here it is, our final Bluff City Movie Club (for now???)! Today Austin, Ali and Andi cover Streets of Fire. Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEOvn2IaLMMFor this episode, we do a recap of Streets of Fire, while taking the time to zoom in and... mostly think up some new Streets of Fir...
Bluff City Movie Club: Sneakers
Hey everyone! We're back with the second of a three piece set, Bluff City Movie Club! This time, Austin, Art and Dre share their thoughts on Sneakers. Trailer here: https://youtu.be/LlKDkTbUFhUThis is a much breezier episode than last one, we recorded all of these separately and kinda structured...
Bluff City Movie Club: The Nice Guys
Hey everyone! Over the next week, we're going to be releasing a three-part series of posts, Bluff City Movie Club! With the first season behind us, we wanted to get together to talk about the season and some of our inspirations for it. These episodes feature these conversations basically unedite...
Tips at the Table: Pet Goku (March)
Welcome to Tips at the Table for March 2019! Join Ali, Andi, Austin, and Dre for discussion of media inspirations, adaptations, and aspirations. Plus: Conversation on pacing a game, diceless RPGs, and, of course, magical animals.Andi's great COUNTER/Weight video can be viewed here: https://youtu...
Clapcast 19: Hot Grapey Revealed (March 2019)
The time is finally here... to reveal what a hot grapey is. Its awful and you don't want one! Or maybe you do... who am I to judge.A transcription is available for this episode here. A full list of completed transcriptions is available here. Our transcriptions are provided by a fan-organized pai...
Live at the Table Audio - April 2019 - Beam Saber
The Road to Season 6 continues! In this episode, we continued the story we started in the previous Road to Season 6 game, following the newly formed Orion Combine as they fight against the invading Divine Principality. And to do this, we're using Beam Saber to zoom right into the action.Find out...
Bluff City 19: Messy Business Pt. 4
Content Warning: Use of distorted dial tone in theme at start of episodeCitywide Film Festival 9.30pm Slot, FridayAerial Footage of The Thicket, PreparationDescription:This film cannot be shown. We wish it could. Perhaps some years from now, and far away, a group that’s much like us will quieten d...
Bluff City 18: Messy Business Pt. 3
Content Warning: Use of distorted dial tone in theme at start of episodeCitywide Film Festival 9.00pm Slot, Friday Producing The Boardwalk, A Q&A Session Description: “Perhaps it’s time to take a break,” she said, and passing through the double doors I saw the light outside had changed - had c...












