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4.2: Waiting for Gygax
BW & Bee spend an hour and a half talking about a 9 page joke game and it’s an absolute blast.
4.1: On Being an RPG Reader
BW and Bee talk about On Being an RPG Reader by Seamus Conneelly. Next up we’ll be talking about Waiting for Gygax by Konrad Aust.
Links:
- On Being an RPG Collector
- The Problem with Pricing RPGs
- The World is Born From Zero
- Bella, with an Excellent Manicure
Find the hosts at, @beegabberel on Twitter for 🐝 and @bakeryslashworkshop on Instagram for BW.
We’re on the Island Demeter network, a fake as fuck podcast network. https://islanddemeter.com/
3.2: Agon
BW and Bee talk about Agon by John Harper & Sean Nittner. Next up we’ll be talking On Being an RPG Reader by Seamus Conneelly
Links:
- Actual Play Youtube (Agon)
- Critshow Actual Play
- Paragon System
- Agon 2006 (sample, PDF)
Find the hosts at, respectively @beegabberel on Twitter for 🐝and @bakeryslashworkshop on Instagram for BW.
We’re on the Island Demeter network, a fake as fuck podcast network. https://islanddemeter.com/
3.1: Grand Experiments: West Marches
Bee & BW are back to talk Grand Experiments: West Marches by Ben Robbins. Up next is Agon by John Harper & Sean Nittner
Links:
2.2: Ribbon Drive
BW and Bee talk about Ribbon Drive by Avery Alder. Next up we’ll be talking Grand Experiments: West Marches by Ben Robbins.
Links:
Other Games:
2.1: Imagining Ourselves
Bee & BW are back to talk Imagining Ourselves: Queer Mechanics and Queer Games by Avery Alder. Up next is Ribbon Drive, also by Avery Alder!
Relevant Links:
- Proud & Nerdy
- Sverok
- Beyond Representation
- Queerness & Games Conference (2013)
- Belonging Outside Belonging
- Nightmare Mode archive
- re/Action Archive
- Zoe Quinn harassment (Quinn uses they/them pronouns I believe!)
- Anita Sarkeesian harassment
- Giant Bomb hires more cis dudes
1.2: Wishless & dating.sim
BW and Bee talk about two systems: Dating.sim & Wishless, both by Tyler Crumrine. Next up we’ll be talking Imagining Ourselves: Queer Games and Queer Mechanics by Avery Alder.
Links:
- Tyler Crumrine’s website
- Sam “Skullboy” Mameli’s website
- Jimmy Knives’ website
- Plays Inverse
Games
1.1: System Does Matter
Welcome to On the Matter of Systems! This episode, Bee and BW talk about System Does Matter by Ron Edwards. Up next we’ll talk about Dating.sim & Wishless by Tyler Crumrine.
Links:
0.0: Introducing On the Matter of Systems
🐝 and BW introduce themselves and the podcast!
Find the hosts at, respectively, @beegabberel on Twitter for 🐝, and @bakeryslashworkshop on Instagram for BW.
We’re on the Island Demeter network, a fake as fuck podcast network. https://islanddemeter.com/
Thoughts About the Table Interlude 5: Cannibal Halfling Radio: Now Playing: Electric Bastionland
🐝 listened to the Cannibal Halfling Radio one-shot of Electric Bastionland and somehow talked for an hour about Island Demeter and D&D fan history and dice rolls and podcast editing. It’s really excessive honestly.
