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Not DnD
by EN Publishing
‘Not DnD’ is a weekly podcast discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s Jessica Hancock interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D!
Episodes
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Not DnD Podcast Break for 2026
We first started the show in March 2022! I love speaking to designers and publishers of all sizes about their games. I’m incredibly lucky to get to do this as part of my job, but loving your work and creating projects you are passionate about can make maintaining work-life balance a challenge. So...
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144 Twilight Sword TTRPG inspired by The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Ni No Kuni
Twilight Sword is an adventure role-playing game inspired by classic video-games like The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Ni No Kuni. The game uses an original CAT (Created at Twilight) system. Most actions are resolved by rolling a D12 and rolling equal to or below their relevant ability...
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143 Branch Riders TTRPG | action, investigation, and creative play
Branch Riders is an easy to play narrative driven role playing game built on the concepts of action, investigation, and creative play. In the game you play as Branch Riders, fighting to contain a malevolent force known as the Blight. Your home is the Nexus, which branches out into eight distinct...
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142 Mausritter | If you survive long enough, you may become a hero amongst mice
It’s a huge and dangerous world out there, and it does not look kindly on a small mouse. But if you are very brave and very clever and just a bit lucky, you might be able to survive. And if you survive long enough, you might even become a hero amongst mice. Mauritter is an ENNIE Gold Winning…
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141 Root: The RPG | A Tabletop Roleplaying Game of Woodland Animal Vagabonds
Based on the Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right board game, Root: The RPG brings the tales of the Woodland to your RPG table! In Root: The RPG, you play vagabonds, outcasts from the normal society of the Woodland who have come to live in the spaces between, whether that's in the forests...
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140 Shiver RPG | bring your favourite scary movies and horror stories to life
Shiver is a setting neutral TTRPG that works as a framework to bring your favourite scary movies, spooky tv shows, and horror stories to life. Great for one shots, with quick to learn rules and fast character creation. The archetype game system has you matching symbols instead of adding up…
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No Show This Week
Unfortunately this week guest had to cancel, so we have no show this week. But next week we will be back talking about to Parable Games about Shiver. https://www.parablegames.co.uk/products/shiver-core-book
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139 Enclave: the diceless, yet mechanically deep, narrative roleplaying game
Enclave is a diceless narrative roleplaying game, but don’t mistake it for being rules light! Storytelling is everything in Enclave; the game is played purely verbally, with common sense and commitment determining success. The game has a range of mechanics that can be used for game masters…
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138 Traveller: the iconic science fiction roleplaying game
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. In September we are looking at tabletop RPGs for a sci-fi setting! Traveller is a long-beloved science fiction roleplaying game first published in 1977. The game has had several editions published over it's almost 50 year history,...
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137 Astra Arcanum provides deep tactical combat in a sci-fi setting
Astra Arcanum is a new Sci-Fi Tabletop RPG from ENNIE winning studio with deep tactical combat, a massive character creation suite, and a vast setting to explore. The game had a hugely successful kickstarter in June 2025, and is now in development with a planned delivery of December 2026. This…
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136 Biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, and climate change in Blue Planet
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. In September we are looking at tabletop RPGs for a sci-fi setting! Blue Planet was originally published over 25 years ago. The TTRPG received broad acclaim for its deep, detailed, and realistic setting, presenting a precarious future...
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135 Fizanthra's Guide to the Fringe for Hidden Worlds Refined Core
Throughout September we are looking at tabletop RPGs for a sci-fi setting on Not DnD. This week Bryan Donihue will join us on Not DnD to talk about Fizanthra's Guide to the Fringe which provides a sci-fi setting for The Hidden Worlds Refined Core setting. Hidden Worlds is a single d20-based game...
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134 Story Bake | Save the world with sugar, butter, and flour!
In August we are looking at tabletop RPGs with culinary themes. Story Bake is a TTRPG about the magic of baking, the power of friendship, and finding wonder in the world! The creator Dan is a professional baker and combines their love of baking and games with Story Bake, and will share their…
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133 Ready Set Bake! The Great British Bake Off Inspired TTRPG
Using an original RPG system, Ready Set Bake is ideal for roping in family members and friends who aren't familiar with RPGs but love baking and cooking shows. This week we’ll be speaking to Jaye and Dave Eisinger to find out more about this GBBO-inspired mini-RPG. The game has recipe challenges,...
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Edible TTRPGs for August
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or listen on the...
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132 SHIFT Roleplaying System | an easy to use core ruleset with a ton of flexibility
Today on Not DnD we are looking at SHIFT, a new game system from Hit Point Press. The system is centred around traits and a Shift dice mechanic, which allow the GM and players to collaboratively world build as part of gameplay. There are options rules which allow you to adjust the complexity of…
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131 Five by Five | A versatile rules lite TTRPG
First released in 2008, Five By Five is a rule lite ttrpg using d6 powered by the h5 (high-five) mechanic. You roll two d6 dice and multiple the numbers on both die (for example role a 4 and a 2, your result is 8). The game has a simple core mechanic, but also robust rules for character creation,...
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130 First Encounter | Play the creature folk the level one adventurers are fighting!
First Encounter is a rules-lite fantasy RPG designed to be played with minimal setup, zero preparation and a Kobold's hoard of generic fantasy tropes. Play as a party of intrepid (maybe slightly trepid?) Creaturefolk, defending your homes from the ever-expanding Venture Town and the wicked…
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Rules Lite TTRPGs for July
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN World’s Jessica Hancock interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! Throughout July 2025 we are looking at TTRPGs with accessible mechanics. Sometimes learning a new ttrpg can…
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129 Galactic & Going Rogue | Pick up and blaster and say "enough is enough"
In Galactic & Going Rogue you play rebels, soldiers, spies, and criminals, or perhaps someone who simply picked up and blaster and said "enough is enough." A GM less game for 2-6 players which takes inspiration from Galactic, Rogue One, and Andor. Kickstarter:...
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128 Midnight Muscadines | The Cozy-Dark TTRPG of Magical Jams
Midnight Muscadines is a cozy-dark tabletop roleplaying game where light and shadow intertwine in a fractured world. Players take on the roles of Marmateers—brave adventurers who venture into the untamed Wildernight to collect the elusive Midnight Muscadines, craft magical jams, and protect the...
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127 I Could Do This In My Sleep | Are you sure you wanna be awake for this..?
‘I Could Do This In My Sleep’ is a cyberpunk entry to DriveThruRPG’s 2025 PocketQuest game jam. Powered by a simple yet flexible character skill system, I Could Do This In My Sleep suits a group of 2 - 4 players and one game master. A modern-day cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game where…
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126 Changed Stars | Strive for a better future together on the Frontier
Take on xenophobic separatists, cut throat criminals, lethal machines, and otherworldly predators as you strive for a better future together on the Frontier. Changed Stars is a sci-fi roleplaying game set in a bright-yet-perilous future. Inspired by utopian feminist science fiction and…
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125 Frostpunk | The Tabletop Roleplaying Game based on the award-winning Frostpunk video games
Frostpunk, the Tabletop Roleplaying Game based on the award-winning Frostpunk video games The cold is unrelenting. It's been ten years since the end of the world. Cities depend on massive generators that provide heat, and machinery that excavates resources and grows food. Humans scramble to...
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TTRPGs that look forward in time. ome visions are frozen, some dark and dystopian, but others feature a rehabilitated vision of humanity.
In May, Not DnD is looking to the future. Some visions are frozen, some dark and dystopian, but others feature a rehabilitated vision of humanity. Join us as we look forward in time. Frostpunk Changed Stars I Could Do This In My Sleep
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124 The Psychic Danger Society | Mystery, psychic prediction, community, and tea
Join us for a cozy interview of mystery, psychic prediction, community, and tea. This week we’re speaking to James Kerr about The Psychic Danger Society. The unique mechanics of the game give you a pool of “prediction dice” which you roll at the start of the session. The players choose which dice...
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123 Runecaster | Draw powerful runes. Discover new spells. Blow yourself up!
Runecaster is a narrative TTRPG about learning magic through spectacular failure. Play as rookie mages who cast unique spells by combining runes. Magic will just as often blow up in your face as it will light your way. Join as we speak to Wes Zebrowski on this weeks episode of Not DnD....
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122 Cold Sun | Survive and explore a world at the dawn of civilization
What does it take to survive the wilderness? Who does it take? A soldier, a talker, a hunter, a witch? Who lives and who starves? In the wilderness, food is the only thing that matters -- and while your stomachs go empty and wounds begin to ache,one thing remains truly certain... the World will...
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121 The Cunning Folk | A TTRPG of Mischief and Mayhem
Become one of The Cunning Folk with this rules-lite dark comedy ttrpg. Use your Magick and Luck to create a whole heap of Mischief. And seek devilish revenge on mortals on the receiving end of your ire. The Cunning folks has its own system with a simple D6 dice pool, and interestingly features a...
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120 Mappa Mundi | An Exploration & Ecology RPG
Join host Jessica on this week's episode of Not D&D, presented by E.N. World, as she delves into the innovative tabletop RPG 'Mapa Mundi' with creator George Francis Bickers from Three Sail Studios. Mappa Mundi is a TTRPG driven by exploration and ecology. Players take on the role of Chroniclers,...
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119 Not DnD | Fear Itself | Walk into a disturbing contemporary world of madness and violence
Join us in this week's episode of Not D&D, where Jessica hosts Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan. Fear Itself plunges ordinary people into a disturbing contemporary world of madness and violence —and inexorably draws them into confrontation with creatures of the Outer Dark, a realm of alien menace. Gareth...
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118 Not DnD | Why We Fight with Laurie Blake | play eco-punks fighting fascism to build a brighter, greener future
Welcome to this week's episode of Not D&D, where host Jessica is joined by game designer Laurie Blake to discuss their innovative tabletop role-playing game, Why We Fight. Why We Fight is a solo+ narrative TTRPG where you play a crew of eco-punks fighting fascism to build a brighter, greener...
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Fight fascism, the Outer Dark, or swear an oath to do no harm, with these TTRPGs that are Not DnD
It's been three years of Not DnD, the weekly podcast discussing tabletop roleplaying games. This month we are looking at Why We Fight, a solo+ narrative TTRPG where you play a crew of eco-punks fighting fascism to build a brighter, greener future. Fear Itself plunges ordinary people into a...
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117 Despair Dilemma with Game Designer Nora Jean Haynes
Been watching the second season of Squid Game recently? Despair Dilema is a Death Game that take inspiration from this and other narratives such as DanganRonpa and Zero Escape. Game designer Nora Jean Haynes shares the unique mechanics of "Despair Dilemma," a game that challenges traditional RPG...
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116 Exploring the Zombie Sandbox 'Reanimated' TTRPG
My guilty pleasure is low budget zombie movies. I love running survival horror, and enjoy a rules light system for this sort of storytelling. Reanimated is based on the Key Powered System using 2d8, with an infection mechanic that makes every interaction with the undead a risk. The game offered a...
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115 Zephyr
Today we're speaking to Federico Sohns about their game Zephyr on Not DnD. The world feels dark, moody and almost lonely, but the game also provide elements of colours and connection. This is a really unique game, and I think it will be a really interesting discussion to listen to. You play one…
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Not DnD plans for February 2025
It's a cold dark month here in the UK, but has fleeting glimpses of spring on the horizon. I think the games I’ve chosen for February 2025 for Not DnD reflect that mood. Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators...
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114 Mum Chums
Mum Chums is a slice-of-life game where each player portrays someone who cares for a young child, nominally set in Britain. Play begins as their kids start primary school. A GMless game exploring the relationships between people who raise children, coming soon to Kickstarter....
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113 Bitter Chalice
Bitter Chalice is a Soulslike fantasy TTRPG about insatiable hunger in a blighted land. It's inspired by video games like Hollow Knight, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and Elden Ring (but without the repetitive and frustrating deaths). Bitter Chalice is structured to be a different experience to...
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112 ION Heart
Here's a cosy solo TTRPG for those looking to escape the darkness of the season. ION Heart is a Lo-Fi Solo Mech TTRPG. Discover planets, solar systems and cultures of your own making in the peaceful galaxy of the Astral Union. Create a pilot and their mech best friend and sail the stars with.…
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Not DnD plans for January 2025
Happy New Year! Here's the games we will be looking at in January 2025: Ion Heart Bitter Chalice Mum Chums More information and links to the live streams can be found here: https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-year-plans-for-not-dnd.709468/ Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying...
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111: BIND
I knew BIND would be a good fit for Not D&D, as it is an acronym for BIND Is Not D&D! The game uses a 2D6 system at its core, and introduces new rules as needed for the module you are playing. BIND is a community driven grunge-fantasy TTRPG which is based around free and open source software.…
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110: Deepspace
Deepspace RPG, the new card-based sci-fi RPG. The card based combat is inspired by deck building board games. The game is currently in development by Ethan from Flaming River Studios, and available to download for free. Download the game: https://flamingriverstudios.itch.io/deepspace-rpg Link…
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109: Be Seeing You
Be Seeing You is a roleplaying game about independence, control, freedom and compliance. Influenced by fiction in the vein of The Prisoner, Stalker, and Utopia, and real struggles against mass surveillance, the Hostile Environment, and the alienating effects of capitalism. The game is for three…
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108: Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition
Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition is built around the GUMSHOE system, which is perfect for a game of investigation and horror. You take on the roles of stalwart investigators - detectives, journalists, scientists, ordinary people - as they uncover clues and unravel cryptic mysteries that lead…
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Not DnD plans for December 2024
Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! Here's the games we will be looking at in December 2024. You can read more on EN World at...
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107: PSYCHODUNGEON with Kayla Dice
PSYCHODUNGEON is a fantasy workplace action drama, played using No Dice and No Masters. It's a tabletop roleplaying game set in a world of mobile phones and magic spells, mass transit and malevolent demons, the supernatural intermingled with the everyday. In Glyndain, when a persons trauma hits a...
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106: Aegean TTRPG with Stoo Goff
Aegean is a tabletop role-playing game about a group of mythic heroes building a new, free city on the shores of the Aegean Sea. There are neighbouring cities to trade or war with, monsters to kill, gods to appease, deceptions, negotiations and bloody skirmishes. With a core resolution mechanic…
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#105: A Fool's Errand with J Strautman and B Marsollier
Play the Fools, incite Calamity. Dive into a world of tarot & androids, of neon dreams & data divine. Will you deny these jealous gods? A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy tabletop roleplaying game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between....
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#104: Bludgeon TTRPG with Tejas Oza
The Bludgeon TTRPG System is a crunchy, tactical RPG with flexible mechanics. The game is made by a team of Indian designers and artists and is currently in development and being play tested. The games core design centres around power sources the characters have (whether Martial, Chakra, Primal,...
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