Sabre Rattlings

Todd interviews publisher Grim Games, talking about their most recent Kickstarter, the Colour Out of Space, an adventure zine for Shadowdark. You can find Grim Games here: https://linktr.ee/grimgames sabregamesandcards.com [email protected]

Todd interviews Peter Eijk, aka Jimmy Shelter, to talk about their current Kickstarter as well as past work. You can find Peter on itch at https://jimmyshelter.itch.io/ and the Pine Shallows Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monstermind/pine-shallows-a-meddlesome-kids-game Sabre Games is at sabregamesandcards.com, and our email is [email protected]

Todd interviews John Bultena of Only Play Wizards, talking about teaching role-playing games to college kids and more. https://onlyplaywizards.wordpress.com/author/onlyplaywizards/ sabregamesandcards.com [email protected]

Todd is joined by Zosimos, a creator of indie rpgs and handmade, risograph printed zines. [email protected] sabregamesandcards.com z051m05.itch.io studiozosimos.com

Todd sits down to talk with Levi, a prolific and varied rpg publisher to talk about game design, the fragmentation of social media, and fonts. [email protected] sabregamesandcards.com https://levikornelsen.itch.io/

Todd and Luke talk about Murkdice's currently funding project, Inkvein, about blogging, and making the Referee's life easier when running mega-dungeons. [email protected] Sabregamesandcards.com https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-penguin-ink/inkvein-a-caving-centric-megadungeon-for-mork-borg https://murkdice.substack.com/ https://murkdice.itch.io/

Todd sits down to talk with Epidiah, best known for his work on Dread, to discuss his current project Swords without Masters, swords and sorcery, and more. sabregamesandcards.com [email protected] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unwrittenearths/swords-without-master (still taking late pledges).

Todd interviews Liz, talking about their projects, stl print files, and horror in gaming.  https://liz-shrikestudio.itch.io/ [email protected] sabregamesandcards.com  

Todd and Dan sit down to discuss Marvel Crisis Protocol, how it plays, and the local community for it. [email protected] sabregamesandcards.com Sector Cville Discord: https://discord.gg/E62SXaQBVD Blue Ridge Marvel Protocol Discord: https://discord.gg/rhrpdX3ey

DM Teddy couldn't make it today, so I've got an interview with HodagRPG, one of the most prolific and recognizable artists in the OSR sphere these days. His work graces a number of Ennie-nominated, and winning, products. [email protected] sabregamesandcards.com https://hodagrpg.itch.io/  

Todd is joined by Dakota and Robert, two Sabre regulars, to talk about the death of a community member, an upcoming memorial tournament, and what draws us to Battletech.  Viking Funeral Tournament Sign-up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RtObDZ5y--foVZNN7PsovHeWKGyB2XcbUzUIGySyc6g/edit?usp=drivesdk [email protected] sabregamesandcards.com

Marx and Todd talk about the Far Horizons Game Co-Op, and how a collective works in the ttrpg sphere. sabregamesandcards.com [email protected] https://farhorizonscoop.beehiiv.com/ https://discord.gg/qn9CVJgrB2

Todd is solo as he starts discussing building and populating a hexcrawl, starting with randomly generating what you might find in a hex. sabregamesandcards.com [email protected] Filling in the Blanks: https://www.sabregamesandcards.com/product-page/filling-in-the-blanks-pdf Into the Wild: https://www.sabregamesandcards.com/product-page/into-the-wild-pdf

DM Teddy joins Todd for a discussion about monsters and how they can be used to inform setting themes.

Todd interviews Josh, author of His Majesty the Worm, about projects past and present.

DM Teddy returns to talk to Todd about including players in world-building and how that increases player buy-in as well as helps with the load of running games.

Todd interviews Lola about their project The Wanderer's Bookshop, ending soon on Backerkit. https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/johnson-ofair/the-wanderers-bookshop [email protected] sabregamesandcards.com

Todd interviews Frank about his current ZineMonth project, Knightcore, and they talk about zine culture and Frank's previous works. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mottokrosh/knightcore-the-rpg sabregamesandcards.com [email protected]

Todd and Teddy talk about how what the GM allows in play shapes the tone and direction of an rpg campaign. [email protected] sabregamesandcards.com

Something seemed to have happened with the original file, so I've re-uploaded the episode, and interview with David Barrentine about his project The Necromancer of Exetus. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/world-of-oranth/the-necromancer-of-exetus sabregamesandcards.com [email protected]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erathke/briar-bay-a-mork-borg-zine https://erathke.com/ https://radicaledward.substack.com/ sabregamesandcards.com [email protected]

Todd and Matthew talk about his project the Stephen King-inspired The Black Tower Hack, itself a hack of the Black Sword Hack, itself a hack of The Black Hack. We talk about Backerkit as a community and not just a crowdfunding platform, AI slop and the importance of real art, and inevitable doom. https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/coffee-all-night-games/the-black-tower-hack sabregamesandcards.com [email protected]

Todd interviews Chiara, a member of the Italian publishing co-op NessunDove, to talk about their ZiMo26 project Barbabianca and talk about fascism, GM-less games, and the dangers of nostalgia.   https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/nessundove/barbabianca-gossip-and-silence-in-a-town-that-is-no-more Sabregamesandcards.com [email protected]

First Episode of The Sabre Rattlings. Hosts Todd and DM Teddy discuss the new rpg Vagabond, teaching librarians to DM, and ZineMonth 2026. To comment or make suggestions, reach us at [email protected] Vagabond RPG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/landoftheblind/vagabond-pulp-fantasy-rpg Demidirge: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lazylitch/demidirge?ref=discovery&term=demidirge Familiar Tower: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/directsun-games/a-familiar-tower A Thunder Perfect Mind: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/floaker/the-thunder-perfect-mind Myriad Inverse: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/chris-longhurst/myriad-inverse-a-lancer-campaign  

Todd and DM Teddy talk about Age of Sigmar, Conquest, and Bree-YARC. Age of Sigmar: https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/explore/age-of-sigmar Conquest: https://eshop.para-bellum.com/ Bree-YARC: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/534495/bree-yarc-quickstart-rules Store website: sabregamesandcards.com Contact Todd with questions, comments, or suggestions at sabregamesandcards.com

An interview with French publisher Côme Martin about their Zinetopia 2026 project, ephemera, AI, and inspiration. Three punk games: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/come-martin/three-punk-games Sabre Website: sabregamesandcards.com Email: [email protected]

Todd interviews publisher Matthew Ayers to promote their Zinetopia project, Blightfall. https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/matthew-ayers/blightfall-collaborative-worldbuilding-and-doomed-heroes Check out our zine selection at sabregamesandcards.com Email Todd at [email protected] for information or comments.

Todd talks to Greg about their current ZiMo project: Florida Man!