In this episode, we chat with Travis Vengroff one half of the production team over at Fool and Scholar Productions. They are known for such shows as The White Vault, Dark Dice Podcast, and their newest Don't Mind Cruxmont. Travis takes us behind the scenes of creating multiple award winning audiodramas! Be sure to check out Travis and all of the Fool and Scholar shows below! Travis's Twitter Fool and Scholar Show List Links mentioned in the show: Confluence: Confluence is a collaboration wiki tool used to help teams to collaborate and share knowledge efficiently. If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! If you want to connect with me and follow more of my D&D/TTRPG content check the links here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard. I do everything from battlemaps to comedy skits on Tiktok! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

In this episode, we chat with Haley and Gus, the creators of the Unprepared Casters podcast. An actual play D&D podcast that focuses on shorter arcs to tell more succinct and clean stories. We chat about cultivating your community, getting started on Tiktok, and at the end of the episode we chat about Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age! Check out their content at the links below: UNPREPARED CASTERS: Twitter Apple Podcast PATREON Haley: Twitter TikTok Youtube Gus: Twitter TikTok Spotify Links mentioned in the show: Notion: Notion is a project management and note-taking software. Milanote: Milanote is an easy-to-use tool to organize your ideas and projects into visual boards. If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! If you want to connect with me and follow more of my D&D/TTRPG content check the links here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard. I do everything from battlemaps to comedy skits on Tiktok! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

In this episode, we chat with Jocat, the creator of the Crap Guides and other great Youtube content! Check out their content at the links below: youtube.com/jocat https://twitch.tv/jocat If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! If you want to connect with me and follow more of my D&D/TTRPG content check the links here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard. I do everything from battlemaps to comedy skits on Tiktok! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! It's official we are gearing up for season two of our show, after our much needed hiatus and networking stint that was 2021, its time to hop back in the chair and chat with some of the amazing nerdy creators that exist on the internet!  Now, much to everyone's surprise I am sure we are going to be keeping with the theme of D&D and TTRPGs. We are going be chatting with new creators on Tiktok, explosively successful kickstarter projects, and some familiar faces who have really cemented themselves as leaders in the space.  So, get those arcane focuses ready and get ready to rage. It's time to dive into Season 2! Coming April 8th! Oh, and all of our episodes will be video recorded and put on YouTube as well!   _______________________________ Links: Daily D&D skits and tips over on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@merlinthebard Check out our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/nj2JEVjfB7 For all other projects or accounts check here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we chat with Spenser Starke, an independent TTRPG designer who has worked on projects we have covered on this show: Kids on Brooms, Alice is Missing, Icarus, and Perilous.  We talk about how Spenser goes about designing games and how he gets his designs outside of the box and intrigues thousands with his new concepts and ideas. Season 1 of the Bardic Babble podcast has come to a close. We will be pushing a review episode in the coming weeks but keep your eyes peeled for Season 2 in early 2021!  _______________________________ Guest Links: https://twitter.com/SpenserStarke Actual play 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXAlCKFC48 How to play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nvD49zV09M Animated Timer for the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysOOFIOAy7A --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we chat with Duke of OneShotQuesters, one of the largest D&D TikTok creators. He dives into the finer points of creating D&D content on platforms like Youtube, Twitch, and TikTok and how he created a community on multiple platforms. ______________________________________________ Guest Links: https://www.tiktok.com/@oneshotquesters https://www.twitch.tv/oneshotquesters https://www.youtube.com/oneshotquesters --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this episode, we chat with Jon Ciccolini of Beadle and Grimm's, creators of premium editions of D&D campaigns. We check in with Jon about future boxes, project pipelines, and creating high-end luxury good for the table top space. At the date of posting there are 18 days left on the Kickstarter mentioned in the episode so be sure to head on over and back the project, it fully funded in 12 minutes so you know it is worth it!  Guest Links: https://twitter.com/BeadleAndGrimms https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beadleandgrimms/beadle-and-grimms-complete-character-chronicles https://beadleandgrimms.com/ Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this week's episode, we chat with Jordan Palmer, TableTopCrow, about his new system Perilous - -A GM optional game with community at the heart of it. We chat about neurodiversity in game design and how Jordan navigates his everyday with Austism and ADHD.  _________________________________ Guest Links: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tabletopcrow/perilous-rpg https://twitter.com/TabletopCrow https://tabletop.itch.io/ Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this week's episode, we chat with Joseph Carothers about his journey from eSports commentator to livestream DM. He creates content with other casters from the eSports scene and produces one of a kind shows. Guest Links: https://twitter.com/TrmntdByGnomes https://twitter.com/CastersnCastles https://www.youtube.com/castersandcastles https://www.twitch.tv/castersandcastles https://discord.com/invite/Qs727uF https://www.worldanvil.com/w/anacra-tormentedbygnomes Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! Each week on Bardic Babble our host Devin chats with creatives about the things they create. Season 1 dives into Game Design, Tabletop RPGs, and supporting those spaces. In this week's episode, we chat with game designer John Harper, creator of Blades in the Dark and AGON. John has been creating games and games systems since the 90's and integrates collaborative storytelling in each of his games now. Come learn more about John and the games he makes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Guest Links: twitter.com/john_harper johnharper.itch.io/ www.evilhat.com/home/ Bard Podcast Kickstarter Sign-up!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2069133975/deck-of-wayward-doors --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support