Welcome the return of Friday with Friends, where we sit down with creators from the world of tabletop and have a friendly little chat which you're invited to. This week we're talking with Rick and Erik from Storytellers Forge and their kickstarter The Black Ballad: Second Chances.
See creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/20mintabletop/ for listening options.
Mentions
- Storyteller's Forge: https://www.storytellersforge.com
- The Black Ballad Second Chances for Shadowdark RPG Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stforge/the-black-ballad-for-shadowdark-rpg
- Shadowdark: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark
- TTRPG in a Castle: https://www.tabletoprpginacastle.com
- Erik's recommendation - Fantaji: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/150933/fantaji-universal-role-playing-game
- Rick's recommendation - Eat the Reich: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/eat-the-reich/?v=0b3b97fa6688
- Eat the Reich on itch.io: https://rowanrookanddecard.itch.io/eat-the-reich
- Erik Frankhouse: https://www.youtube.com/@erikfrankhousepresents
- Rick Heiz: https://www.rickheinzwrites.com
Important Timestamps
00:00 Introduction 01:42 Kickstarter The Black Ballad: Second Chances03:40 What Shadowdark?
06:43 Use in Other Systems
14:53 The Process of Monsters
17:42 Preview of Monsters after Death
21:02 Art and Color Coding
23:05 What to expect in the Kickstarter
27:07 TTRPGs in a Castle
30:22 Recommendations
33:20 Where to Find Them Online