Nathan and Eppy discuss transitioning out of the second season of the show. This is a meta episode where we talk about the show, and why it feels right to divide what we're doing in it into seasons. We toss around some ideas for homework for the next season, discuss how it'll line up with our game projects in progress, and go into the concept for the next Unwritten Earths title - the Adventure & Hobbyist Annual 2026! Thanks for listening, Scholars!

And there's more:

• Unwritten Earths Symposium
• Our Patreon
• Join the Discord
• Nathan's games
• Eppy's games
• Music by Will Jobst

We welcome friend and fellow Tracy Barnett (the Other Tracy) to the show! We discuss his games (Iron Edda, School Daze, and more), his trajectory as a game designer, changing practices for getting games out into the world, the many benefits of zines and low-fi creation, writing directly into layout, and more. Turns out, making things is good for the soul!

Find Tracy's games at theothertracy.itch.io and on rpgtrader. He's also on Bluesky.

Show Notes:

• Long Tail
• Shoutout to John Harper
• MICE (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo)
• CZF (Chicago Zine Fest)
• MagCloud

Games Mentioned

• School Daze
• Iron Edda
• You are the Dungeon
• Fate Core, Fate Accelerated and Dresdan Files Accelerated (Evil Hat)
• Dread
• RPG Design Zines
• ndp Poster Games
• Wolfspell

And there's more:

• Unwritten Earths Symposium
• Our Patreon
• Join the Discord
• Nathan's games
• Eppy's games
• Music by Will Jobst

We welcome long-time friend and crackerjack game designer Gregor Hutton to the show! This far-ranging discussion includes his games (3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars, Remember Tomorrow), all the ways we work on games while not Working On A Game, keeping the joy alive, the evolving landscape for the kinds of games we make, maths and managing spotlight, and being a good actor in your local community, among so many other things.

Find Gregor's games (Best Friends, Remember Tomorrow, 3:16, Solipsist) at BoxNinja.com and GregorHutton.itch.io.

Show Notes

• Ron Edward's Adept Play Happening (Sweden)
• 2000 AD (Comics)
• Return of the escaped Japanese Snow Monkey (BBC)
• System Matters (German RPG Publisher)
• The World at War (1973-1974 British TV Series)
• Trollen Wheel (for making braided cords)
• Two Games One Name

Games Mentioned

• Shatterzone (West End Games)
• Hell 4 Leather (Joe Prince)
• A|State 2nd Ed (Handiwork Games)
• The Trouble Engine (SRD)
• Big Mother F’n Crab Truckers
• With Great Power: Master Edition (Michael S. Miller)
• Capes (Tony Lower-Basch)
• Night Witches (Bully Pulpit Games)
• Monsterhearts 2 (Buried Without Ceremony)

And there's more:

• Unwritten Earths Symposium
• Our Patreon
• Join the Discord
• Nathan's games
• Eppy's games
• Music by Will Jobst