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Just Played, an RPG Recap Podcast

Just Played, an RPG Recap Podcast

By Jim Crocker

Just Played is an ongoing audio diary of the many, many role-playing sessions of Jim Crocker, longtime tabletop RPG retailer, curator, author, and community organizer. Each episode will feature a bite-sized breakdown of a recent tabletop role-playing session, including a mercifully succinct plot synopsis, high points of play, and an observation about the game or scenario's design that might help listeners with their own gaming.

Each regular episode should clock in at 20-30 minutes or so depending on the complexity of the game and the length of the session. Special episodes may run longer.
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2019.10.15 Night Witches: Rudnya 1943

Just Played, an RPG Recap PodcastOct 16, 2019

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Writers Workshop: Hacking The Between

Writers Workshop: Hacking The Between

This is the full audio track of the November 14, 2021 Writer's Workshop for Hacking The Between. 

The Between is a tabletop RPG of Victorian monster hunters by Jason Cordova. It's inspired by media like Penny Dreadful, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and From Hell as well as period literature like HG Wells, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, et al. 

In this online workshop, Jason lays out the design philosophy that underlies the game, guiding discussion and taking questions from other game designers interested in creating content specifically for The Between as well as those creating new games based on the engine.

You can join the ongoing design discussion of this game and other Gauntlet Publishing titles on on The Gauntlet Publishing Discord

Nov 16, 202102:44:49
Trophy Gold Writers Workshop March 2021

Trophy Gold Writers Workshop March 2021

This is the audio for a meeting of designers for the Trophy Gold role-playing game.

Trophy designer Jesse Ross and Gauntlet Publishing owner Jason Cordova moderated, and offered general advice for creating adventures and hacks of the Trophy Gold system as well as specific feedback on individual projects submitted by some of the designers in attendance.

My own work will be appearing in both Trophy Dark and Trophy Gold. It's a wonderfully rich system, and Jesse has gone out of his way to make it open to both modification and expansion.

Mar 15, 202102:42:23
2021.01.12 Last Fleet Episode One

2021.01.12 Last Fleet Episode One

Last Fleet is a tabletop RPG that follows the remnants of humanity as they flee an implacable alien foe. It's a PBTA love letter to Battlestar Galactica.

We organized and played this game via the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

You can watch the Actual Play video of this session on YouTube.

You can support Jim by subscribing to his YouTube Channel or buying his gaming writing on projects for Gauntlet Publishing.

A couple of other podcasts on Anchor that I recommend as inpsirational: Ray Otus' Plundergrounds, and Judd Karlman's Daydreaming About Dragons. Check them out, they're both wonderfully eclectic, heartfelt, and mercifully concise.

Jan 13, 202112:47
Just Played (By Someone Else!) Trophy Dark: Devil, Aim for Me Actual Play
Dec 09, 202002:46:43
Brindlewood Bay Writer's Workshop
Nov 24, 202002:33:52
Just Played (by someone else): Kieron Gillen runs DIE for his comic industry friends!
Nov 16, 202002:31:54
2020.06.03 Bluebeard's Bride: The Boarding School

2020.06.03 Bluebeard's Bride: The Boarding School

Bluebeard's Bride is a game of feminist body horror and haunted exploration. Its from Magpie Games. Support these shows by getting it from Jim.

We organized and played this game via the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

You can support Jim by purchasing games from his web site or visiting his booth at one of the many conventions he attends (whenever that starts happening again).

A couple of other podcasts on Anchor that I recommend as inpsirational: Ray Otus' Plundergrounds, and Judd Karlman's Daydreaming About Dragons. Check them out, they're both wonderfully eclectic, heartfelt, and short.

Jun 03, 202014:27
2020.02.07 Derby Drama

2020.02.07 Derby Drama

Derby Drama is a story game that captures the thrills, spills, and feels of Roller Derby, It's on Kickstarter right now!

We organized and played this game via the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

You can support Jim by purchasing games from his web site or visiting his booth at one of the many conventions he attends.

I mentioned a couple of other podcasts on Anchor that I recommend: Ray Otus' Plundergrounds, and Judd Karlman's Daydreaming About Dragons. Check them out, they're both wonderfully eclectic, heartfelt, and short.

Feb 07, 202014:19
2020.01.04 Checkpoint Midnight

2020.01.04 Checkpoint Midnight

Checkpoint Midnight is a game supernatural espionage in Cold War Vienna, currently in development by Alexi Sargent of Cloven Pine Games.

We played this session at 'SargeCon' a one-day house con held in honor of Alexi's birthday. We didn't record it, but here's a nice pic of our table layout.

Prior to running this one-shot, I played in a 3-game run MCed by Alexi on The Gauntlet gaming community.

You can support the show by rating and reviewing it wherever you found it, and/or by purchasing games from Jim at a convention he attends or his web site.

You can also follow Jim on Twitter to keep up on his breakneck convention schedule: @jimlikesgames

Jan 10, 202017:23
2019.10.15 Night Witches: Rudnya 1943

2019.10.15 Night Witches: Rudnya 1943

We organized and played this session on the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

Check my YouTube Channel for Actual Play video of this games and dozens of other full-session tabletop RPGs.

Check out the cool Jewish TTRPG Anthology that our player Eli appears in.

Learn more about the actual historical Night Witches.

Support the show by purchasing games including many featured on this podcast at Jim Likes Games.

Oct 16, 201917:45
2019.10.10 Visigoths vs Mall Goths: Goat to Hell!

2019.10.10 Visigoths vs Mall Goths: Goat to Hell!

We organized and played this session on the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

You can find info on Visigoths vs Mall Goths at its Kickstarter page.

Check out an Actual Play video of this game on YouTube, and subscribe to Jim's channel.

Support the show by purchasing games including many featured on this podcast at Jim Likes Games.

Oct 10, 201916:26
2019.09.04 Girl Underground

2019.09.04 Girl Underground

We organized and played this session on the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

You can find info on Girl Underground at its Kickstarter page.

Support the show by purchasing games including many featured on this podcast at Jim Likes Games.

Sep 04, 201923:54
2019.08.22 Autmumn Triduum Playtest at GenCon

2019.08.22 Autmumn Triduum Playtest at GenCon

We played this session at GenCon, the self-styled 'home of tabletop gaming'.

Autumn Triduum is a game in development by Cloven Pine Games.

Support the show by purchasing games and following my blog at Jim Likes Games.

Aug 22, 201920:59
2019.08.14 Monsterhearts 2: Once Again, We Return: The Musical!

2019.08.14 Monsterhearts 2: Once Again, We Return: The Musical!

We organized and played this session on the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

The Once Again, We Return playset for Monsterhearts appears in Codex: Glamour 2 (currently only available to Gauntlet Patrons, look for it on Drive-Thru RPG soon!)

Here's a Spotify playlist for my character Hathor if you're into that kind of thing.

Support the show by purchasing games including Monsterhearts 2 at Jim Likes Games.


Aug 14, 201923:10
2019.07.29 Mothership

2019.07.29 Mothership

Learn more about Mothership from Tuesday Knight Games.

We organized and played this session face-to-face as part of RPG Roulette, an NYC-based game day with a random GM.

Support the show by purchasing games at Jim Likes Games.

Jul 29, 201915:02
2019.07.23 Velvet Glove Playtest

2019.07.23 Velvet Glove Playtest

We organized and played this session on the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

Support the show by purchasing games including the ashcan edition of Velvet Glove at Jim Likes Games.

Jul 23, 201914:21
2019.07.17 Night Witches: Trud Gornyaka 1942

2019.07.17 Night Witches: Trud Gornyaka 1942

Learn about the actual real-life 'Night Witches'.

We organized and played this session on the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

Check out a full session video on Jim's YouTube channel.

Support the show by purchasing games including Night Witches at Jim Likes Games.

Jul 19, 201914:23
2019.07.07 The Fleet (At DexCon 2019)

2019.07.07 The Fleet (At DexCon 2019)

Find info on The Fleet RPG.

Attend the Double Exposure tabletop and LARP conventions, three times a year in Morristown, NJ.

Buy games from Jim (and support the show!) at Jim Likes Games.

Jul 10, 201914:11
2019.06.26 Hearts of Wulin (Part 2 of 2)

2019.06.26 Hearts of Wulin (Part 2 of 2)

Hearts of Wulin just completed a successful Kickstarter and is scheduled for release in Q4 2019.

We played this game on the Gauntlet RPG Community.

Support the show by shopping at Jim Likes Games.

Jun 27, 201913:28
2019.06.19 Hearts of Wulin

2019.06.19 Hearts of Wulin

Hearts of Wulin just completed a successful Kickstarter and is scheduled for release in Q4 2019.

We played this game on the Gauntlet RPG Community.

Support the show by shopping at Jim Likes Games.

Jun 20, 201910:15
2019.06.07 Visigoths vs Mall Goths Playtest
Jun 07, 201915:55
2019.06.05 Pasion de las Pasiones

2019.06.05 Pasion de las Pasiones

Check out The Gauntlet RPG Community.

Follow Brandon Leon-Gambetta for info on his games and quality corgi-related content.

Check out my blog and buy games from Jim Likes Games.

Jun 05, 201916:31
2019.05.27 Fall of Magic Home Game

2019.05.27 Fall of Magic Home Game

You can play with me at the Gauntlet Gaming Community.

Chat with me about game design and play at The Gauntlet Forums.

Check video of out my earlier Gauntlet run of Fall of Magic mentioned in the show: Session 1, Session 2, Session 3.

May 28, 201922:04
2019.03.20 MASKS Gauntlet Quarterly S12 (3/4)

2019.03.20 MASKS Gauntlet Quarterly S12 (3/4)

This is the third game of a 4-game weekly run of the teen superhero RPG Masks I'll be playing in March. It's part of a larger continuing series that started in January.

You can check out video of the full game on YouTube.

Lowell, our MC for this episode, writes an Ennie Award-winning gaming blog called Age of Ravens.

Learn more about the Gauntlet RPG Community.

Read about the ever-expanding Gauntlet Comics shared role-playing universe at the official Gauntlet Comics WIKI.

Masks is published by Magpie Games.

And of course, you can find Jim on Twitter: @jimlikesgames and buy games, including Masks, at Jim Likes Games.

Apr 22, 201915:56
2019.03.13 MASKS Gauntlet Quarterly S11 (2/4)

2019.03.13 MASKS Gauntlet Quarterly S11 (2/4)

This is the second game of a 4-game weekly run of the teen superhero RPG Masks I'll be playing in March. It's part of a larger continuing series that started in January.

You can check out video of the full game on YouTube.

Lowell, our MC for this episode, writes an Ennie Award-winning gaming blog called Age of Ravens.

Learn more about the Gauntlet RPG Community.

Masks is published by Magpie Games.

And of course, you can find Jim on Twitter: @jimlikesgames and buy games, including Masks, at Jim Likes Games.

Mar 26, 201908:21
2019.03.08 Trophy: The Forest Queen

2019.03.08 Trophy: The Forest Queen

Here's a video recording of the entire session.

Trophy
can be found in The Gauntlet's monthly zine Codex, in the December 2018 issue entitled Dark 2.

Learn more about the Gauntlet RPG community.

Follow Jim on Twitter: @jimlikesgames and support the show by purchasing Indie RPGs from him at jimlikesgames.com.

Check out Jim's full-length recorded RPG sessions on YouTube.

Mar 09, 201912:01
2019.03.06 Masks: Gauntlet Quarterly S10 (1/4)

2019.03.06 Masks: Gauntlet Quarterly S10 (1/4)

This is the first game of a 4-game weekly run of the teen superhero RPG Masks I'll be playing in March. It's part of a larger continuing series that started in January.

You can check out
video of the full game on YouTube.

Lowell, our MC for this episode, writes an Ennie Award-winning gaming blog called Age of Ravens.

Learn more about the Gauntlet RPG Community.

Masks is published by Magpie Games.

And of course, you can find Jim on Twitter: @jimlikesgames and buy games, including Masks, at Jim Likes Games.

Mar 07, 201913:08
2019.03.04b The Bat Hack: All-American Girls (2 of 2)

2019.03.04b The Bat Hack: All-American Girls (2 of 2)

You can check out the full-length game session on YouTube.

The Bat Hack is based on the OSR retro-clone The Black Hack.

This session courtesy of The Gauntlet online gaming community.

You can find more from Jim (and buy games!) at his web site, Jim Likes Games.


Mar 06, 201911:04
2019.03.04a Noir World: GC Confidential

2019.03.04a Noir World: GC Confidential

Noir World was recently Kickstarted, and you can pre-order it here.

This game comes courtesy of The Gauntlet online gaming community.

You can buy games from Jim if you'd like to check out other story games and small press RPGs.

Mar 06, 201908:41
2019.03.02 Jinkies! (Playtest): The Ghost Pirate of Lake Winnemuck
Mar 04, 201907:38
2019.03.01: Doctor Who RPG: The Many Doctors
Mar 04, 201911:05
Just Played: Session Zero
Mar 04, 201903:02