Tabletop Book Club
Tabletop Book Club
Barclay Travis
A book club (podcast) for TTRPG enthusiasts who can't seem to find time to actually play TTRPGs. Join Barclay (he/it) & Bee (he/they) as they come together once a month to discuss tabletop game source books (and whatever else they end up rambling on about).
“SPINE” by Asa Donald
This month, we read SPINE (or: Siderius Plug’s SPINE: Immortality in Ninety-Nine Endnotes) by Asa Donald. You can find the game here, on itch[dot]io.Next month, we’ll be doing a grab bag episode, covering several small games.Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!You can find Barclay’s game “Begin Again” here.You can find the pre-launch page for Asa’s new game “Violent Delights” here.You can find the Kickstarter for “Seven Part Pact” here.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Aug 3
50 min
“Bonds Between” by Bright Bard Games & Graftbound Press
This month, we read Bonds Between by Bright Bard Games and Graftbound Press. You can find the game here, on itch[dot]io.You can find the game for next month, Spine by Asa Donald, linked here.Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!You can find Barclay’s new game “Begin Again” here.You can find the mentioned People Make Games documentary (“He Won’t Stop Building a Map to an Imaginary Place”) here.You can find the mentioned Side Story episode (“The Abstraction Gap”) here.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Jun 30
38 min
“here, there, be monsters!” by Wendi Yu
This month, we read here, there, be monsters! by Wendi Yu, with special guest Sam Dunnewold (Dice Exploder). You can find the game here, on Wendi’s itch[dot]io page. You can also find Wendi’s Ko-fi page here.You can find the game for next month, Bonds Between by Bright Bard Games and Graftbound Press, linked here.Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!You can find Barclay’s new game “Begin Again” here.You can find the “Band-Aids & Bullet Holes” Kickstarter page here. (Campaign is over but give it a follow for updates!)You can find Bee & Barclay on Dice Exploder here.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
May 31
50 min
“Most Trusted Advisors” by the HORIZON MACHINE
This month, we read Most Trusted Advisors, a comic game of feudal intrigue by the HORIZON MACHINE (W.S. Healed & Citizen Abel). You can find it here on their itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, here, there, be monsters! by Wendi Yu, linked here. You can find Wendi’s Ko-fi page here.Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pinkelman, and Laura Dutilloy!You can find Barclay’s new game “Begin Again” here.You can see Barclay in Open Table Adventures’ “CODENAME: Kids on B.I.K.E.S.” here.You can find tickets to the Twelfth Night production that Barclay is stage managing here.This episode includes clips from Instagram reels by @juicymawma & @analisbailey.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Apr 2
55 min
"Star Crossed" by Alex Roberts
This month, we read Star Crossed, a two-player game about forbidden love by Alex Roberts. You can find it here, on Bully Pulpit’s itch[dot]io page.You can find the game for next month, Most Trusted Advisors by W.S. Healed & Citizen Abel, linked here.Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pinkelman, and Laura Dutilloy!You’ll be able to find Barclay’s new game “Begin Again” here as part of Plus One EXP’s Zine Club.You can also see Barclay in Open Table Adventures’ “CODENAME: Kids on B.I.K.E.S.” here.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Mar 7
43 min
".dungeon//remastered" by Snow
This month, we read .dungeon//remastered, an alternate reality TTRPG by Snow. You can find it here, on her itch[dot]io page.You can find the game for next month, Star Crossed by Alex Roberts, linked here.Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pinkelman, and Laura Dutilloy!Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjo
Jan 31
1 hr 5 min
PAX: Unplugged Extravaganza... 2!
Last month, we went to PAX: Unplugged! We start by recapping our con experience this year, and then we have some interviews with friends about games they love and games they make. Below is a list of games covered, as well as where you can find the people we spoke to.You can find the game for next month, .dungeon remastered by snow, on itch[dot]io, linked here.GAMES DISCUSSED:Salvage Union, a post-apocalyptic mech tabletop roleplaying game by Leyline Press, linked here.PRAISE THE HAWKMOTH KING, a dark erotic PBTA game by Sage the Anagogue, Backerkit linked here.CONTENT WARNING: Our conversation about PRAISE THE HAWKMOTH KING (45:23-1:05:44) includes difficult/heavy topics and sexual content, as is the nature of the game.OUR WONDERFUL GUESTS:You can find Adam Seats here.You can find Sage on Bluesky here.You can find FOOD FIGHT! on Bee’s itch page here.You can find the interest form and more information on First Blood (on the Clocktower) here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!)Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Dec 31, 2025
1 hr 10 min
“This Is A Game About Fishing” with Viditya Voleti
This month, we read This Is A Game About Fishing by Lee Mack, with special guest Viditya Voleti. You can find it here, on Riverhouse Games’ itch[dot]io page.You can find the game for next month, Brindlewood Bay by Jason Cordova, linked here.Check out “Keep the Alien Fed” at Philadelphia Fringe Festival here!Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel and Mars Pinkelman!Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Aug 31, 2025
52 min
"Orbital Blues" with Brian Flaherty
This month, we read Orbital Blues by Sam Sleney & Zachary Cox, and discussed with special guest Brian Flaherty of Many Sided Media. You can find it through SoulMuppet Publishing’s store, linked here, or on their itch[dot]io, linked here.You can find the game for next month, This Is A Game About Fishing by Lee Mack, linked here.You can find Many Sided Media’s Patreon linked here, and My First Dungeon linked here.You can also find the discussed first episode of Orbital Blues: Blackstar linked here.Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel and Mars Pinkelman!Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Jul 31, 2025
1 hr 7 min
Patreon Preview: Talking Smosh with Barclay’s Sister Sasha
In this episode of “Above Table”, Barclay chats with his sister Sasha about “Smosh vs Zombies” and Smosh’s upcoming live Actual Play anthology series “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!”. Listen to us draft “WAGD” lineups, pitch Smosh APs we’d like to see, and give a not-so-brief summary of Smosh vs Zombies.You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon, linked here.
Jul 30, 2025
14 min
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