John is the creator of Leverage and Leverage: Redemption, as well as The Librarians, Jackie Chan Adventures and more. We sat down to play MERGER, a solo RPG about trying to survive in a world of living predatory corporations (which, in addition to being an apt way to describe living in 2026, is literal in this case–massive, soul-consuming eldritch horrors given flesh).
Emma is host of Unnatural Selection on the Moonshot Podcast Network, about film adaptations of books, the weird choices Hollywood makes, and what actually constitutes a “good” adaptation. He’s also a cast member on Interstitial Infinity (an Actual Play podcast about troubled pop culture teens on the Infinity Train) and Dead Teen House Party, a rewatch podcast of MTV’s Scream series.
We geared up, gathered our crew, and pulled the job of the century in fellow Moonshot podcast bestie Marn Lastname’s Time to Drop, a time loop heist game about a group of thieves forced to pull off the same job again… and again… and again… and again… and again… and again…
Mike is a longtime podcaster, and host of the show The Newest Olympian, which seeks to answer the question, “Has society been sleeping on the Percy Jackson series?”. His new show, Professional Talkers, is a comedic advice podcast all about navigating life’s awkward conversations with Sequoia Simone.
We wanted to talk about working in audio, and coming to the artform of podcasting, and so we sat down for a delightful game of The Cryptid Show, a two-player conversational RPG about a call-in radio show host answering a caller’s questions about their recent supernatural experience. It was a DELIGHT.
Rahrah is the creator and GM of The Heart is a Dungeon, an actual play TTRPG podcast focused on sad, emotional storytelling with a primarily BIPOC and fem presenting cast. We tapped into that deep, vulnerable spirit in a game of Shadow / Giant, an asymmetrical RPG about a gruff loner forced to take care of a mysteriously magically powerful child. Can they support one another as they race against the odds towards some kind of safety?
CLASH! Shonen Battle Roleplay is a Tabletop Roleplaying Game love letter to shonen anime such as Bleach, One Piece, and Naruto in which big, bombastic characters grapple with dramatic fights and the dramatic emotions those fights represent.
I sat down with the game’s designer, Sabrina Hawthorne, to see the game in action.
Mirror Match is a role-playing game love letter to fighting games. Players create warriors based on shared themes and origins before facing off in arena combat. Inspired by two-player fighting games, sessions see new characters constantly enter the fray and the game provides scaffolding to create your own universe of mad ninja, shotgun-toting wizards, dragon-gods, and more. All of those characters will face off in the viscera-soaked court of Bloody Mary and only you can decide how they’ll fare in her wicked gaze.
I sat down with the game’s designer, Jackson Adams, to see the game in action.
SPECIAL EPISODE! We’re taking a week off from the show, so in the meantime, enjoy the first issue of our Patreon-exclusive podcast, produced in collaboration with Marn Lastname and the Moonshot Podcast Network! New episodes drop every month on Patreon.
TERROR AT 11:11AM! A string of suspiciously timed deaths suggest someone–or SOMETHING–is on a killing spree across the city. Can Batman solve the case before he… runs out of time?
Laura is an award-winning Actual Play performer, known for her work with Queen’s Court Games on a range of incredible shows, including The All-Night Society and Harlem Hellfighters Never Die. We sat down for some top-tier weird vampirism in a game of Elegy, a solo vampire RPG inspired by Ironsworn.
Rene is one of the founding members of DMs After Dark, and the host of Rene Plays Games, an actual play podcast focused on smaller published TTRPGs. (If you like the kinds of gameplay experiences we feature on this show, you’d really dig it.) We sat down to make something weird, joyful, and really special in a game of The Magical Year of a Teenage Witch.
It’s Christmas Eve and you know that means–time for some holiday magic with my dear friend Brandon Leon-Gambetta. This year, we’re fighting off evil holiday spirits in Blood Yule, a winter-themed expansion for Bar the Windows, Bolt the Doors. Can we survive murderous elves, robot toys, and The Toymaker? Listen and find out!