How to Make A Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG

Doctor Who is a British TV series that has captured the hearts and imaginations of people around the world, and as with many such series, someone tried making a TTRPG based on it as a result. We take a look at the less popular second edition of that RPG this episode! Anyway, you've heard jokes about the Cat Distribution System, but did you know it was canon to Doctor Who? Find out all about it on next week's episode, The Doctor's Pet Cat. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star Trek Adventures is a tabletop RPG by Modiphius about... uh. Star Trek. You know? One of the biggest Sci-Fi franchises ever? Yeah, WE don't watch it but I think most people do! Surely you've heard of it before! Whatever. We made a cat in it. It's the start of Silver Screen Summer. From now until the end of August, Tabletop RPGs based on licensed media is all you're getting, and you're gonna LIKE it. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Took us a while, but we finally got around to a good ol' fashioned Gumshoe RPG from Pelgrane Press. This is Mutant City Blues, the RPG about acting out a police procedural in a world where people have developed super powers. Our cat is one of those mutants, and has invented a special new forensic technique: licking the evidence!Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yeah, yeah, we're looking at Chaosium's classic Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG, we get it, it's a big deal in the TTRPG space. But check out this killer concept for an audio drama we've got. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starhold is like if Alien or Dead Space were made into a PBTA Tabletop Game, courtesy of Remescient. Jason Myers of Memester of the Week joined us to help make a cat to put in a sci-fi horror predicament! Follow Memester of the Week: https://bsky.app/profile/memesterotwpod.bsky.socialMel Stone: https://www.youtube.com/c/MelStone/nullStraight Line Arrival: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbejD2_dHnC_Mf-VQyJKzwFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mörk Borg is a metal album of a dungeon crawler RPG, designed around a lethal apocalypse, filled with people coming to terms with - or bucking against - their fate. And also this cat who we decided carries a massive chain that probably weighs it down quite a bit. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Numenera is a far-future sci-fi/fantasy tabletop game published by Monte Cook Games about a medieval-esque society that regards the technological remnants of a past Age like magic. We figured our only real option for a player character who made any sense is a genetically-altered cat, or as we like to call it, Built Different. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

R. Talsorian Games themselves asked us months ago to cover Cyberpunk RED. We swear we didn't forget! We just had other projects going on, that's all. Anyway, I'm pretty sure we've never done a journalist cat before, so here! enjoy!Also the name of the restaurant is apparently Griggsby's Station. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Munn came to us to record an episode about his game, Arium. Now, Arium is somewhat unique for a game we'd cover on this show, because it also included a world-building segment as part of play! So, before we made Councilcat Mewolinda, we first made a world that would let her serve on city council!Learn more about Arium: Evolve: https://adepticarus.com/ Follow Will Munn online: https://bsky.app/profile/adepticarus.comFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Black History Month! Also, apologies for repeatedly failing to ever intentionally organize any episodes for Black History Month before! Anyway, today we bring you a cat made in Nick Butler's Tide Breaker RPG! He plays the piano! Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blue Rose is a Romantic Fantasy RPG published by Green Ronin. Coincidentally, it contains rules for playing as literal animals that have gained the power of telepathy. This was really convenient for us as we built our Warrior-Poet Cat! Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brindlewood Bay is an RPG by The Gauntlet that combines Murder, She Wrote with Lovecraftian horror where you play as a group of old ladies who solve mysteries together for fun. We put a cat in it. Oh, and by the way, she's bisexual. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avalon and I regret to inform you that we've decided to end How to Make A Literal Cat In Your Favorite RPG after Summer 2026. This was a difficult decision, but also one that was a long time coming. As much as we're going to miss it, for the moment at least, stepping away is the right thing for us to do. I hope it's possible to come back to this some time in the future, but for right now, we need to move on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legend in the Mist is Son of Oak's latest TTRPG based on the gameplay system they created for City of Mist, this time for a high fantasy setting. Our cat this time stumbled into a destiny greater than itself when it swallowed a stone of immense power and knowledge. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dicey Tales is an action TTRPG that focuses on recreating the escapist fantasies of 1930's pulp fiction. At the request of one of our guests, we have made their cat into a one-eyed Pirate Queen! Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean Walsh has returned to us to show off another favorite game, this time it's Spirit of 77 by Monkeyfun Studios! Have a look at the 70's as portrayed through 70's media! And play as our cat, the glam rocker with the world's first Keytar! Sean requests that you follow There's A TTRPG For That: https://theresattrpgforthat.tumblr.com/Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Troubleshooters is an RPG by Helmgast made to mimic the style and aesthetic of Franco-Belgian comics of the 60's, like Adventures of Tintin! We decided we'd resisted the Cat's natural affinity for Crime long enough this season, and finally made a sneak thief, a phantom, a Cat Burglar for this episode! Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Outgunned is a game by Two Little Mice, designed to help you play out your own cinematic action films at the table. As are most of the other games we've done recently. You know, because it's Action Fiction Autumn? Anyway, this cat is one who was never prepared for the role of action hero, but just so happened to have the right skills to be a halfway decent sidekick! Follow Craig Shipman: https://thirdfloorwars.com/Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hiyah! For this installment of Action Fiction Autumn, we looked at a little game called Straight to VHS by Lost Cat Games. We made Cat Cop. She's exactly what she sounds like. She's a cat. She's a cop. She's Cat Cop. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Action 12 Cinema by The RPG Academy is a little different from the kind of game we'd normally do on this show, but it's Action Fiction Autumn, and it just called to me! Also I think you'll forgive us when you hear all about Australian Mist, the hit new action flick from up and coming Australian director [insert audience member name here], who brings us a story about a cat who was trained to kill from birth, and is now beginning to grapple with what that means... Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vel Mini graced us with a supervised early look at Panic at the Dojo's second edition, which may actually be out now, to help us make a cat that fights by teleporting around, offering support to its allies, and slowly wearing down its opponents! Happy Action Fiction Autumn, everyone! Follow Vel Mini: https://bsky.app/profile/velimini.bsky.socialFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pathfinder has been one our listeners have wanted for a while, that we've been too scared to try because of the character sheet. UNTIL NOW! We brought on Ayl, a Vtuber with experience in Pathfinder Actual Plays to help us get through this, and she helped us make our most feral feline yet! Help Ayl's Emergency New Computer fund: https://throne.com/acupofaylFollow Ayl on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aliteralraccoonvt.vvixens.comFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ironsworn by Shawn Tomkin is an RPG about perilous quests and difficult vows, where every bit of progress is marked by the costs it took to reach it. Even knowing the struggles, the cat we made this episode MUST see her husband's ashes spread atop Mt. Mitten - she swore a vow to see it done in her lifetime, after all! Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As July draws to a close, and we enter our fourth year as a podcast, allow me to thank you all for listening! We really appreciate you all being along for the ride. Anyway, enjoy an assortment of RPGs that'd normally be too short for a full episode! Games included: Four Sherlock Holmes and a Vampire: https://thatonegm.itch.io/four-sherlock-holmes-and-a-vampireQuantum Nobodies: https://dngnclub.itch.io/quantum-nobodiesSupernatural Sapphics: https://transtapir.itch.io/supernatural-sapphicsFortune Favors a Sword: https://oakleaf-insignia.itch.io/fortune-favors-diceInstant Starship: https://dngnclub.itch.io/instant-starshipCracker Barrel Has Fallen: https://oopsallsmurph.itch.io/cracker-barrel-has-fallenPotatoes & Molasses: https://tentacletheory.itch.io/potatoes-molassesDinos & Magic: https://tassallgood.itch.io/dinos-and-magicSpindash: https://madlobotanist.itch.io/spindashFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fabula Ultima is a JRPG-Inspired Tabletop RPG by Need Games! While I highly doubt it's what they had in mind, we found we could make a cat as a Knight/College Student without breaking a single rule! Follow Chris Longhurst: https://bsky.app/profile/potatocubed.bsky.socialFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tournament Arc is a GM-less RPG by Biscuit Fund Games about acting out your own sports anime! Or really, whatever tournament you can imagine. It could realistically be used to play out the Yu-Gi-Oh anime, Blue Lock, or (ugh) the Chunin Exams in Naruto! We used it to make a cat that plays too much Pokemon Unite! (or probably something legally distinct if we're looking for licensing deals wink wink)Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ChangedStars is a space-age sci-fi RPG by DieselShot set in a more hopeful world. Lee Andercheck of DieselShot joined us in the studio to talk about making a cat race anyone could work off in the future, the viability of cats as iPad babies, and so many more cat puns than we usually include in an episode! Follow Lee online: https://bsky.app/profile/dieselee.bsky.socialFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Urban Shadows is a game published by Magpie Games about navigating the complicated politics of magical secret societies in Urban Fiction stories. We have introduced a group of redneck truckers who also happen to hunt wizards. They trained a cat to kill The Immortal Merlin. Somehow, this worked. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interstitial is a game by Riley Hopkins that started as an attempt at a Kingdom Hearts TTRPG but has since evolved into the premiere crossover fanfic RPG! We decided to make Snowbell from Stuart Little with the help of Riley Hopkins on this episode! Though we may have had some issues with staying on track...Follow Riley Hopkins online:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/badfuckinpodcasts.comGame Design: mymothercangotohell.comMoonshot Podcast Network: moonshotpods.comAO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/62292763Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the desert planet of Arrakis... ok I don't actually know what goes on there. I just know there's hallucinogenic jet fuel, some kid whose mom thinks he's the Chosen One, and also now, thanks to us, a Cat from a yet-to-be-determined house who does Scouting work! Also thanks to Dune: Adventures in the Imperium by Modiphius!Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Agency of Narrative Intrigue and Mysteries - also known as A.N.I.M-TTRPGs - is the creator of Eureka! Investigative Urban Fantasy, a mundane-yet-supernatural Detective RPG. We were joined this episode by Addison and Ash, who helped us make our Cat as By-The-Book as is possible in the game's rules!Support A.N.I.M: https://www.patreon.com/TheAgencyofNarrativeIntrigueandMysteryPatreon or https://ko-fi.com/animttrpgsJoin the A.N.I.M RPG Book Club: https://discord.gg/ztnxPVSqCzCheck them out on Itch.io: https://anim-ttrpg.itch.io/And follow them online: https://www.tumblr.com/anim-ttrpgsFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy April 2nd! You know this episode isn't a prank because it came out today! Anyway, did you know Renegade Games, makers of Kids on Bikes and current publisher of the World of Darkness RPG line, also owns a series of licensed RPGs on their Essence 20 Roleplaying system? Did you know GI Joe was one of those RPGs? Well we gave a cat a Jetpack and put it in that game. Yes, we did it in that order. You're welcome.Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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After all this time, we've finally made it to every podcast's most important milestone - the 69th episode! Anyway, have you heard of Flabbergasted? It's an RPG from The Wanderer's Tome meant to replicate the comedic storytelling style of a Jeeves and Wooster story! Also, one of the game's playtesters, who goes by Sean, joined us to help us make a cat in it!At his request, please follow There's a TTRPG For That on Tumblr! https://www.tumblr.com/theresattrpgforthat Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I know it's already Spring, but Wild West Winter can't truly end until Haunted West is fully behind us. And so, without further ado, join us for part 2 of our attempt to make a playable cat in Darker Hue Studios' Haunted West RPG. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So, the bad news: It's only half an episode. The good news: You wouldn't know it looking at the runtime. Anyway, Wild West Winter is being extended a little bit into March, with the Haunted West episode being a 2-parter!Anyway, check out Haunted West by Darker Hue Studios!Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ladies, Gentlemen, and Nonbinaries, we present to you, the game that won Wild West Winter the last seasonal theme poll, Deadlands by Pinnacle Entertainment Group! We've resisted our urge to make a gambling cat long enough, so now, we have one who gambles with magical forces! Also he's named Tintin because they can't come for us for doing that anymore! Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy new year, everyone! On this episode of Wild West Winter, we take a look at a somewhat simpler RPG than we'd normally go for, the Zorro RPG by Gallant Knight Games. We uh... We also spent a larger amount of time focusing on a fake movie trailer than we did the cat for this week. Sorry, it's not normally like this, if you're new here. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode WOULD have been about Inevitable: A Doomed Arthurian Western by Soul Muppet Games. Unfortunately, the only thing we could salvage from it was the character sheet. Sorry for the inconvenience. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later!' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Man, you're listening to this one on release day? You must be dedicated to celebrating the joys of Wild West Winter! Don't worry - we understand! We feel the same way! Anyway, this is Through The Breach by Wyrd Miniatures! We made a criminal doctor, because of COURSE we did. It was the fate in the cards for us!Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meowdy, Partner! Welcome to Wild West Winter! We're doing cowboy-themed RPGs from December to February, starting with Cowboy World by Street Rat Games! Meet an elderly cat who sees themself as a lone wanderer, the new sheriff in town, perhaps. In reality the town sheriff takes care of them and they've never gone outside the town they were born in. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://bsky.app/profile/omamervt.bsky.social Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

:Otherscape is the latest published RPG from Son of Oak games, this time offering a Cyberpunk twist on the City of Mist formula. Of COURSE we put a cat in it! A cybernetically enhanced cat running an AI unit who thinks it's Arsene Lupin, to be exact! Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of you might recognize Absurdia from Monster Hour's second season. You might also recognize our guest from the same place. He made both of them! And now he's here with us, making a cat who's been through it, and gained the power of speech because he absolutely HAD to tell EVERYONE what he knows. Follow Quinn online: https://bsky.app/profile/monsterhourpod.bsky.social Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://bsky.app/profile/avalonalchemist.bsky.social We’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We at the Literal Cat Podcast get so few opportunities to be #topical, that when we saw we had an RPG sitting on Joel's shelf that belonged to a franchise that was ALSO Getting a new video game release in the near future, we jumped RIGHT on that. Hello, Dragon Age fans! We're one of you! At least Joel is. We're working on Avalon. Anyway this is Dragon Age by Green Ronin, and we put a cat mage in it! Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://twitter.com/AvalonAlchemistWe’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fate of Cthulhu is a Fate-based RPG by Evil Hat Productions about going back in time to stop the rise of an Eldritch horror, Terminator-style. Before the REAL heroes got sent back though, they first ran an experiment to project a cat's consciousness back in time to see if their technology worked. And so there's also just a cat from the future here, now. It's not even, like, a normal cat. they did something to it. Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://twitter.com/AvalonAlchemistWe’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MadFishMonger is a long-time contributor to the Capers RPG, and came to us to talk about it! We made her cat into a character! Anyway, check out Capers by Nerdburger Games!Follow MadFishMonger: https://www.tumblr.com/madfishmonger Check out her new adventure module: https://ko-fi.com/s/19301b6525Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://twitter.com/AvalonAlchemistWe’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Break!! is a new fantasy RPG inspired by anime and manga from Grey Wizard! They also were kind enough to make a cat creation guide for us, so you can follow along at home with your own cat!Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://twitter.com/AvalonAlchemistWe’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod Join our Discord! https://badgertrove.com/discord/ Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack is a GM and TTRPG hobbyist who came to us to talk about her favorite game, Monsters and Other Childish Things by Arc Dream! This is a game about children and their monster guardians. Or, in our case, a cat child and a cat monster. But hey! We do what we gotta!Follow Jack: https://www.tumblr.com/jackfrostdoll Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://twitter.com/AvalonAlchemistWe’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod We’re on Bluesky now! https://bsky.app/profile/literalcatpod.bsky.social Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy the second half of our poorly-concieved PBTA mashup game, Herding Cats! Joel is your Game Master for the evening. Avalon is playing Ryka Pirjic, a bounty hunter we hope gets cast in Star Wars canon played by Ron Pearlman. James is Kat, the cat that can seal away magic powers. Greg is Wonck, the cat that Joel previously played on his show! He's a line bull, badge name Nevis. And finally, Misha is here as Lady Diabolique Eclipse the 5th, a witch with a cool but deeply unsettling pet hat!None of these cats are from the same game, have compatible playbooks, or really any moves that work in synergy. At least the episode is entertaining!Follow Greg Carrobis: https://x.com/gergcandlestickFollow Misha B: https://x.com/BGGameWorksFollow James: https://www.twitch.tv/chaoskingjamesonFollow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://twitter.com/AvalonAlchemistWe’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod We’re on Bluesky now! https://bsky.app/profile/literalcatpod.bsky.social Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later!This bonus episode includes Royalty-Free Music from Sounds-Best.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ald-Amura is a majestic land with vast deserts and mystical, majestic creatures referred to as Monsters. You play as someone who helps to take care of the monsters when they have health issues. Welcome Wolf the Cat to the land of Monster Care Squad, by Sandy Pug Games!Follow the show online: https://badgertrove.com/literalcatpod/ Follow Joel Holland: https://jholland.start.page/Follow Avalon: https://twitter.com/AvalonAlchemistWe’ve got a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/BadgerTrove Download the character sheets: https://bit.ly/literalcatpod We’re on Bluesky now! https://bsky.app/profile/literalcatpod.bsky.social Cover art, midroll theme, and Intro/Outro music made by Joel HollandThanks for listening! We’ll Cat-ch you later! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.