Terrible Warriors

"Life Locked and Failing in a DARK FORT" We crash back into another Session Zero flailing for our lives in the madness of MÖRK BORG. "Name Your Character If You Wish. It Will Not Save You" MÖRK BORG dominated at the 2020 Ennies winning awards in Product of the Year, Best Writing, and Best Layout and Design, along with walking away with silver in Best Game. And once you hold the book in your hand you know exactly why it won in all those categories. MÖRK BORG screams off of every page and draws you into the pitch-black heavy metal world of the apocalypse where your characters’ lives are fleeting and pointless and the stakes are so high no one will triumph for long. Rather than make a single character each, Justin and Jo made three characters. You see, in MÖRK BORG your characters might not last very long so it’s a good thing that character creation takes literally seconds to complete. Four dice rolls and a very lean equipment management system and you’re back in the game. You can mourn the loss of your previous

Today in a Terrible Warriors Podcast Spotlight, Justin connects with Rev from The Critshow!  The Critshow is in their 3rd season of playing Monster of the Week but that wasn't what they had originally intended to do. Days before they had planned to launch their pathfinder actual play podcast they sat down and recorded a dummy session using Monster of the Week as a stand-in game. After recording the tech demo they realized they had stumbled up the real show they wanted to make.  The Critshow has since expanded to include Tales from the Omniverse, a series travelling between multiple words and game rules, and have invited developers of the games they're playing to join them on the show. Currently their working closely with the creator of Rapscallion as they play through a Patreon exclusive campaign called Perilous Tides.  Rev has put a lot of thought into the show he's producing and the intentions behind that show and I'm sure you're going to love listening to The Critshow as much as I have.  You can follow

In our next Session Zero we plug into Night City and create our crew playing Cyberpunk RED in one of the most iconic RPG settings of all time. Special thanks to R. Talsorian Games for sending us a copy of Cyberpunk RED to try out and you can get your own copy now on talsorianstore.com Today's Terrible Warriors were Justin Ecock, Brendan Frye, and Velvet Duke Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and you can support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors where today's patrons will receive copies of all our character sheets from today's episode. Corrections The audio has since been corrected but an original release of this episode made the mistake of saying that CD Projekt Red purchased R. Talsorian Games. This is not true and R. Talsorian remains independently owned by the Pondsmith family.

Today in a Terrible Warriors: Spotlight, Justin connects with Kieran Bennett to talk about this own actual play podcast, For Crits and Giggles Kieran Bennett started Crits & Giggles five years ago with his real world best friends and gaming group. Together they decided to not only play a game of D&D that Kieran would write up for them but that they would also record those games and transform it into a podcast. Inspired by such shows as Geekly Inc's Greetings Adventurers (formerly Drunks&Dragons) they set out to explore the world that Kieran had created and uncover the mystery that surrounded it. You can follow Kieran on twitter @mrk_bennett You can follow For Crits & Giggles @forcngpodcast or by visiting forcritsandgiggles.com Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and you can support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors

In our inaugural Session Zero we return to one of our favourite games of the past couple of years, Star Trek: Adventures and it’s new Klingon Core Rulebook. Special thanks to Modiphius for sending us a copy of the Klingon Core Rulebook to try out and you can get your own copy now on Drive Thru RPG or by visiting modiphius.com.  Today's Terrible Warriors were Justin Ecock, Jordynne Erin, Cassie Chui, and Velvet Duke Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and you can support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors where today's patrons will receive copies of all our character sheets from today's episode. Want to make a Klingon character of your own? Sign up to Role today and use this character sheet template we’ve made for you by using this link: https://app.playrole.com/sheet-templates/5d4839c1-star-trek-adventures-klingon/save

The Spire sits on a razer's edge and middle city is at a boiling point. The plan is in motion and the Ministers of Our Hidden Mistress need only execute their plan to send The Harvest and his city watch acolytes a message he won't soon forget.  Tonight the city embraces one of the tenants of Drow society. Tonight they embrace fury...  The Spire is published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard and was written by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor. Xyrie is played by Velvet Wells Nharus is played by Sean Hunter The GM is Justin Ecock Music provided by Epidemic Sound Support us today on Patreon at patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on twitter at @dicewarriors

The Vermission Way was the great experiment that failed. Now the Spire is filled with empty rail tunnels that connect and reconnect to a twisting labyrinth of changing ideas and patterns.  It was a perfect way to avoid the authorities and sneak a squad of Gnoll veterans into Middle City. But in order to reach Middle City our Sage must first reach a tunnel he's been in before... I'm sure it's the next left... Can't be far now... What's that noise?  The Spire is published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard and was written by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor. Xyrie is played by Velvet Wells Nharus is played by Sean Hunter The GM is Justin Ecock Music provided by Epidemic Sound Support us today on Patreon at patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on twitter at @dicewarriors

Derelictus is in chaos. After the brazen escape of twelve gnolls from the Arena the entire undercity has descended into violence as a bounty has been offered for the escaped prisoners return. At the eye of the storm is Liminal and Lysanna who know that they and they alone can bring order back to Derelictus so that they can continue their work for The Ministry.  As roaming bands of bounty hunters kick down doors and ransack buildings the Masked has a plan but it will be the Sage who has to make a terrible choice...  The Spire is published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard and was written by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor. Lysanna is played by Cassie Chui Liminal is played by Joan Morirarity The GM is Justin Ecock Music provided by Epidemic Sound Support us today on Patreon at patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on twitter at @dicewarriors

There are those who resist in The Spire through their works, through their performance, through their art. These Idols can mold and shape the very soul of a society through their creations. One such idol works for the Ministry of Our Hidden Mistress.  Running from the mob our Sage seeks out an alliance with the Idol. The Sage has a plan, but they need more help. And nobody draws a crowd like an Idol can...  The Spire is published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard and was written by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor. Xyrie is played by Velvet Wells Nharus is played by Sean Hunter The GM is Justin Ecock Music provided by Epidemic Sound Support us today on Patreon at patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on twitter at @dicewarriors

In Spire there are a few Drow that have learned to operate among high elf and dark elf societies with ease. They are known as The Masked. And they know all about you... Our Lajhan priest makes her way down to Derelictus to ask an old friend for a favour. She must be desperate.  The Spire is published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard and was written by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor. Liminal is played by Joan Moriarity  Dhiaga is played b Jo Drummond The GM is Justin Ecock Music provided by Epidemic Sound Support us today on Patreon at patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on twitter at @dicewarriors

Beneath mighty Spire lies the undercity of Derelictus. The last stop when you have no where else to go. Our Sage of the Vermission Way is looking for help and they say you can find anything in Derelictus if you know who to ask... The Spire is published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard and was written by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor. Nharus is played by Sean Hunter Lysanna is played by Cassie Chui The GM is Justin Ecock Music provided by Epidemic Sound Support us today on Patreon at patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on twitter at @dicewarriors

The Spire, the mile-high tower city of the Drow, operates under the occupation of the High Elves. The Ministry of Our Hidden Mistress operates in the shadows with one mission, to subvert control of the Spire and restore it to Dark Elf control. Deep in the Middle City a Lajhan priest opens up a small church in an abandoned city watch tower while a Sage of the Vermissian Way completes a mission for the Ministry. When a desperate plea for help reaches their door they'll have to decide how much they're willing to risk to bring change to The Spire. The Spire is published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard and was written by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor. Dhiaga is played by Joanna Drummond Nharus is played by Sean Hunter The GM is Justin Ecock Music licensed through Epidemic Sound Support us today on Patreon at patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on twitter at @dicewarriors

Before venturing into the world of The Spire we thought it would be a good idea to talk to one of it's creators. Thankfully he agreed to the conversation!  Grant Howitt is the co-creator of Spire, co-owner of Rowan, Rook, and Decard and the mind behind games such as Goblin Quest, Unbound, One Last Job, and Honey Heist! He's also got a writing credit in the Paranoia Reboot that we loved so much last year.  In our conversation he shared with us how the Spire came to be, the ways the community has responded to it, advice for new GMs venturing into Spire for the first time, and at least one detail he may regret having fought to be included in the game (in his defense it probably sounded very funny at the time).  Be sure to follow Grant on twitter at @gshowitt and check out his own Patreon page where he regularly posts new one-page RPGs to enjoy.  And starting next week we return to our Actual-Play format and begin out campaign to journey through and experience The Spire for ourselves.  Terrible Warriors is m

Recorded in the halls of BreakoutCon2019 we got to a chance to meet Sharang Biswas. Sharang makes weird games, the kind of games you'll most likely come across in an art gallery installation rather than a convention room floor. But along with making those games he's also involved as an educator and writer examining how we play games and how we can better design them to convey the stories and experiences we're trying to share in those games.  Whatever conversation I thought I was going to have I quickly realized I was in way over my head about five minutes in and just immersed myself in the knowledge he was willing to share with me. Sharang has given the "how" part of how we play games some serious thought and I hope you enjoy the conversation we got to share. It's certainly informed me the next time I sat down to play a game!  To find out more about Sharang be sure to follow him on twitter at @sharangbiswas and visit https://sharangbiswas.myportfolio.com/ and you can find a selection of his games on Drive

Recorded in the halls of BreakoutCon2019 we got to a chance to meet Banana Chan. Along with being the owner and co-founder of Game and a Curry they’ve also written for the 7th Sea, created the Dads on Mowers module for Kids on Bikes, and have some really wild games always in development. Over the next half hour we talk about those games, about how they got into writing for tabletop RPGs, and some of the considerations that go into crafting interactive fiction. To find out more about Banana Chan be sure to follow them on twitter at @bananachangames Special thanks to BreakoutCon for offering us access to the convention to interview all of their amazing guests. Find out more about BreakoutCon’s 2020 line-up at Breakoutcon.com Terrible Warriors is made possible thanks to Patreon supporters at Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on Twitter @dicewarriors

Far from Huckleberry Farm in the basement of a former government building the remaining survivors plan a daring escape.  The Prophet and The Visionary mourn the loss of their friend and meet The Guide who will help them find the supplies they need a secure a way home. Hopefully their deaths will not be in vain and Huckleberry Farm can begin to rebuild it's trust in itself. In Zombie World, it's only a matter of time until something else goes wrong...  Follow Velvet @VelvetDuke Follow Justin @MrEcock Terrible Warriors is made possible thanks to Patreon supporters at Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on Twitter @dicewarriors  Music licensed through Epidemic Sound

Huckleberry Farm has seen better days. Jack is still missing. Everyone is on edge and supplies are running low. The flooding has driving zombies out of the city and into the woods and if something isn't done soon to reassure to enclave people are going to start leaving and taking their chances in the wild.  The Prophet, the Visionary, and the Heavy set out once again to find their missing hunter, to find supplies to help fortify the farm, and in doing so end up finding more than they bargained for about the past of one of their own. In Zombie World it's only a matter of when, not if, someone finally meets their end... Follow Velvet @VelvetDuke Follow Justin @MrEcock Terrible Warriors is made possible thanks to Patreon supporters at Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on Twitter @dicewarriors  Music licensed through Epidemic Sound

Huckleberry Farm is where we make our stand against the Zombie World. Sure there's a cult living in the barn and there's not enough beds for the survivors from the city and now the hunters have gone missing and there's not going to be enough food for everyone...  The Prophet, the Visionary, and the Heavy set out with a small team into the woods to find Jack and Kirby and bring them home. But how will they choose to go about it and what unwanted attention they will attract?  Follow Velvet @VelvetDuke Follow Justin @MrEcock Terrible Warriors is made possible thanks to Patreon supporters at Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on Twitter @dicewarriors  Music licensed through Epidemic Sound

After Z-Day, after the panic, after the running, and the fighting, and the loss, after all that is the enclave. In the Zombie World, if you're a survivor you've made this far because of the people around you. The enclave isn't your family though, and not everyone here is your friend. Where did we decide to make our stand? Who have we decided to make our stand with? What roles will we play in our new society after the world has come to an end?  This is the character creation episode of a new powered by the apocalypse game from Magpie Games and the minds behind Urban Shadows, Masks, and Cartel.  Follow Velvet @VelvetDuke Follow Justin @MrEcock Terrible Warriors is made possible thanks to Patreon supporters at Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on Twitter @dicewarriors  Music licensed through Epidemic Sound

In our final episode, the Mall Goths and the Visigoths hurt their feelings after engaging in mortal combat for the fate of missing Mall Goth Raven. And what started as a simple everyday kidnapping ends in the declaration of true love and a poetry slam jam. Just another typical day in the mall...  Visigoths vs Mall Goths is currently in kickstarter! It was funded in 24 hours and has been featured in on the kickstarter front page as a featured campaign. You heard about it first in our interview with Lucian Khan earlier this year and you can back the project at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/luciankahn/visigoths-vs-mall-goths Visigoths vs Mall Goths is a creation by Lucian Khan and you can follow him on twitter at @oh_theogony Follow Joan @JoanMoriarty Follow Velvet @VelvetDuke Follow Nicole @noizangel Follow Justin @MrEcock Terrible Warriors is made possible thanks to Patreon supporters at Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow us on Twitter @dicewarriors  Music licensed through Epidemic Sound Titlecard image