EPISODE · Jul 27, 2025 · 51 MIN
Bonus: Q&A with Josh McCrowell and His Majesty the Worm
from What Am I Rolling? · host WAIR Podcast
Show Notes To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona chats to Josh McCrowell, the game designer behind ENNIE nominated 'His Majesty the Worm': A tabletop roleplaying game designed for dungeon crawling. 'His Majesty the Worm' is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: a classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities and small moments of daily life inside the dungeon. The Game Master is given tools to create a megadungeon called the Underworld and the players create adventurers to explore the Underworld in pursuit of their personal quests. Tarot cards are used as a randomizing element for the majority game mechanic within the system, from tests of fate and combat to designing and maintaining the dungeon itself! Timestamps Intro: 00:00:10 Q&A start: 00:02:00 Outro: 00:48:22 Q&A Guest’s work & recommendations His Majesty the Worm website Josh McCrowell on Bsky (@riseupcomus.bsky.social) Rise Up Comus Blog Knock! Magazine on The Merry Mushmen Credits The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat. The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat. Q&A guest was Josh McCrowell, the game designer behind ENNIE nominated 'His Majesty the Worm': A tabletop roleplaying game designed for dungeon crawling. The additional music in this episode was 'Aimless Amos' by Rondo Brothers. If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com. Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on social media (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast #AdventurersNeedNotApply
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Show Notes To tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona chats to Josh McCrowell, the game designer behind ENNIE nominated 'His Majesty the Worm': A tabletop roleplaying game designed for dungeon crawling. 'His Majesty the Worm' is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: a classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities and small moments of daily life inside the dungeon. The Game Master is given tools to create a megadungeon called the Underworld and the players create adventurers to explore the Underworld in pursuit of their personal quests. Tarot cards are used as a randomizing element for the majority game mechanic within the system, from tests of fate and combat to designing and maintaining the dungeon itself! Timestamps Intro: 00:00:10 Q&A start: 00:02:00 Outro: 00:48:22 Q&A Guest’s work & recommendations His Majesty the Worm website Josh McCrowell on Bsky (@riseupcomus.bsky.social) Rise Up Comus Blog Knock! Magazine on The Merry Mushmen Credits The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat. The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat. Q&A guest was Josh McCrowell, the game designer behind ENNIE nominated 'His Majesty the Worm': A tabletop roleplaying game designed for dungeon crawling. The additional music in this episode was 'Aimless Amos' by Rondo Brothers. If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: www.WAIRpodcast.com. Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on social media (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Linktr.ee: WAIR Podcast #AdventurersNeedNotApply
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