Tabletop Book Club

Barclay Travis
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Tabletop Book Club

A book club (podcast) for TTRPG enthusiasts who can't seem to find time to actually play TTRPGs. Join Finch (they/yours), Barclay (he/it), and Bee (he/they) as they come together once a month to discuss tabletop game source books (and whatever else they end up rambling on about).

Episodes

  1. NOV 30

    “Sound Check” by Misha Grifka Wander and Envi Wiklund

    This month, we read Sound Check. You can find it here, on Misha Grifka Wander’s itch[dot]io page. Most of next month’s episode will be dedicated to our PAX:U mini-interviews. You can find the game we’ll be covering for next month, Oh Captain, My Captain! by James D’Amato linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    50 min

  2. OCT 31

    “Absurdia” by Quinn Majeski

    This month, we read Absurdia. You can find it here, at Quinn Majeski’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Sound Check by Misha Grifka Wander and Envi Wiklund, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find the Interest Check for our PAX:U mini-interviews here! You can find Quinn Majeski’s actual-play podcast Monster Hour here. You can find the Party of One Patreon here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    1 hr

  3. OCT 10

    "Rom Com Drama Bomb" by Elliot Davis

    This month, we read Rom Com Drama Bomb. You can find it here, at Elliot Davis’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Absurdia by Quinn Majeski, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find Finch’s new game Ball Game here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    55 min

  4. AUG 31

    Tabletop Book Club’s Short Game Grab Bag

    This month, we read a series of short games. You can find You Awaken in a Strange Place by Jacob Andrews here, in pitch we are preserved by Steph Jordan here, and EXTRACTION FROM DEMON-F****D CLEVELAND 1996 by Logan Dean here. You can find the game for next month, Rom Com Drama Bomb by Elliot Davis, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find “D20 But Also... 2!” here. You can find Barclay’s now-completed birthday jam here. Check out the submissions! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    50 min

  5. JUL 31

    “Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast” with Jay Dragon (Part Two)

    This month, we read Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast. This is Part Two, where we talked about the locked materials. Thanks again to Jay for joining us! You can find Yazeba’s here, at the Possum Creek Games itch[dot]io page. Support Possum Creek Games on Patreon here. Next month, we’re doing a grab bag of short games: You Awaken in a Strange Place by Jacob Andrews, in pitch we are preserved by Steph Jordan, and EXTRACTION FROM DEMON-F****D CLEVELAND 1996 by Logan Dean. You can find Fresno by Night here. You can find Barclay’s game jam here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    1h 15m

  6. JUL 15

    “Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast” with Jay Dragon (Part One)

    This month, we read Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast. This is Part One, where we talked about the basics of Yazeba’s and the parts that are unlocked from the beginning. Thanks to Jay for joining us! You can find Yazeba’s here, at the Possum Creek Games itch[dot]io page. Support Possum Creek Games on Patreon here. You can find the Dovecote here. Barclay will be appearing on July 15 at 7pm EST. You can find Fresno by Night here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    1h 10m

  7. JUN 30

    "the girlfriend of my girlfriend is my friend" by stargazersasha

    This month, we read the girlfriend of my girlfriend is my friend. You can find it here, at Sasha’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month’s two-parter, Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast by Possum Creek Games, on itch[dot]io, linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. You can find Finch’s actual play Wicked World here. You can find the Queer Games Bundle here. You can find the Dovecote here. Barclay will be appearing on July 15 at 7pm EST. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    1h 5m

  8. MAY 31

    "Grand Guignol" by Luke Jordan

    This month, we read Grand Guignol, a Victorian romance-horror RPG. It hasn’t been released yet, but you can find Luke’s other games here. We also discussed the demo of Little Wolves, a new game from Dinoberry Press. You can find the demo here and the crowdfunding page here. Discussion of Little Wolves begins at 48:05. You can find the game for next month, the girlfriend of my girlfriend is my friend by stargazersasha, on itch[dot]io, linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. You can find Finch’s new actual play Wicked World here. You can find both parts of 30 Candles: Suburbanoia, which Bee was featured on, here & here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    1h 10m

  9. APR 30

    "Metalepsis" by Superdillin

    This month, we read Metalepsis, formerly titled How Does That Work, You’re a Bicycle. You can find it here, at Dillin’s itch[dot]io page. Next month, we’re covering Grand Guignol, an upcoming game by Luke Jordan of Wildwood Games. This game isn’t out yet, but you can find Luke’s other games on their itch[dot]io page, linked here. Additionally, we will be covering the demo of Little Wolves by Dinoberry Press, which you can find here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    56 min

  10. MAR 31

    “i’m sorry did you say street magic” by Caro Asercion

    This month, we read i’m sorry did you say street magic. You can find it here, at Caro Asercion’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Metalepsis by Superdillin, on itch[dot]io, linked here. We launched a Ko-fi this month! You can find it here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    1h 9m

  11. FEB 29

    "LOGAN: An Autobiographical Tabletop Game" by Logan Timmins (breathingstories)

    This month, we read LOGAN: An Autobiographical Tabletop Game. You can find it here, at Logan’s itch[dot]io page. Be aware of its content warnings, also included within the text itself: mention of miscarriage, depression, self harm, and suicidal thoughts. You can find the game for next month, i’m sorry did you say street magic by Caro Asercion, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can also check out Logan's new podcast Lyrical Ludology, linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    1h 11m

  12. JAN 31

    "Sleepaway" by Jay Dragon

    For our pilot episode, we took a (re)read through a group favorite: Jay Dragon’s Sleepaway. “A game of horror, dreams, and summer camp”, Sleepaway sets an intense, stomach-churning tone just with the text alone. You can find it here, at Possum Creek Games’ itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, LOGAN: An Autobiographical Tabletop Game by Logan Timmins, on itch[dot]io, linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

    1h 4m
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About

A book club (podcast) for TTRPG enthusiasts who can't seem to find time to actually play TTRPGs. Join Finch (they/yours), Barclay (he/it), and Bee (he/they) as they come together once a month to discuss tabletop game source books (and whatever else they end up rambling on about).

Information

  • Creator
    Barclay Travis
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Barclay Travis
  • Show Website
    Tabletop Book Club

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