The ST Forge

In this third episode of The ST Forge, a podcast from Storytellers Forge, Pat sits down with Jesse Jerdak to discuss his new Actual Play charity show: Roll 4 Initiagive. Jesse leads a stellar cast, including Forest Valkai, Ginny D, Charlotte Moore Lambert, KP Upadhyayula, Amelia Som, and Cate Osborn, on a thrilling "fairy punk" RPG adventure. More importantly, the reason they are doing this show is to raise donations for Doctors Without Borders, a truly wonderful non-profit organization.After listening to the conversation, you can check the show out at the link below and discover the many ways you can help support Doctors Without Borders.Roll 4 InitiagiveYou can find our featured guest on most social media platforms under the handle @JesseJerdak.This episode was hosted by Pat Edwards. You can follow him on most social media platforms or check out his site here: https://www.thepatedwards.com/Follow Storytellers Forge on social media and check out our own games and products on our website!

In this second episode of The ST Forge, a podcast from Storytellers Forge, Rick and Pat look at Eldritch Automata - a "high-octane cosmic horror RPG" from Gehenna Gaming. We dig into the crowdfunding campaign and quickstart for the game, looking at the art, themes, mechanics, and lore, what they love about it, and the genres that inspired E//A. We also discuss how Eldritch Automata is a perfect example of how NOT to run a crowdfunding campaign and the lessons that Gehenna Gaming learned to relaunch a massively successful campaign on the second run!In Eldritch Automata, you play one of humanity’s last defenders, facing down eldritch abominations that want to eat you, controlled by visually perfect angelic beings that want to control you, while piloting a massive monstrosity of a mech, the titular Automata, that’s slowly killing you.Find out what we think, how we'd run this game, and if we think you should buy it in this 30-ish minute episode!Follow Eldritch Automata on Backerkit.Download the Eldritch Automata Quicklaunch Guide.This episode features Rick Heinz and Pat Edwards. You can follow them on their respective social media platforms here:Rick - https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/Pat - https://www.thepatedwards.com/Follow Storytellers Forge on social media and check out our own games and products on our website!

Welcome to The ST Forge, a podcast from Storytellers Forge, a tabletop gaming studio, where we break down the tabletop industry's latest RPGs, why you should (or shouldn't) run them, and our thoughts on how they were made.In this inaugural episode, studio founder Rick and marketing director Ian talk about Magnetic Press Play's upcoming Planet of the Apes official Roleplaying Game, in its final days on Kickstarter as of recording.Rick and Ian dig into the quickstart for the game, looking at the art, themes, mechanics, and lore, all inspired by the franchise's first four films and subsequent novels and comic books.Find out what we think, how we'd run this game, and if we think you should buy it in this 30-ish minute episode!Follow the Planet of the Apes campaign on Kickstarter.Download the Planet of the Apes Quickstart.This episode features Rick Heinz and Ian E. Muller. You can follow them on their respective social media platforms here:Rick - https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/Ian - https://linktr.ee/ravnosFollow Storytellers Forge on social media and check out our own games and products on our website!