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The Jaunty Mantis TTRPG Podcast

Three expert GMs explore the craft of tabletop roleplaying—why rules feel good, why scenes work, and how stories land. Through casual conversation, creative experiments, and honest breakdowns, this podcast celebrates what makes the hobby special and helps you run better games.

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Bonus - Mecha Military Style Games

The Jaunty Mantis TTRPG Podcast ·

2024/08/21

In this bonus episode, Jesse and Matty discuss two genres of gaming that they both have very little experience playing in. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Logos by Shannon Sipes thedigsy.myportfolio.com/work

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Bonus - Is My Game Too Silly?

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2024/08/14

Is it possible to have too much humor in your TTRPG? Should the GM be the straight man or a cartoonish ringmaster? In this bonus episode, the boys discuss Jesse’s New West Vampire Hunters game and the silly nature of RIFTS.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioMusic by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered RumLogos by Shannon Sipes thedigsy.myportfolio.com/work

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Bonus - The One About Lower Decks

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2024/08/07

Fresh off the SDCC teaser for Stark Trek Lower Decks Season 5, the boys talk about the show and the merits of generational storytelling. Some TTRPG talk happens also!Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Logos by Shannon Sipes thedigsy.myportfolio.com/work

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Bonus - Should We Get Matching Beard Tattoos?

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2024/07/31

SEASON 4 IS COMING AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you have a creative gaming question send it our way at jauntymantis@gmail.comIn this bonus episode, the Jaunty Mantis boys discuss Ed Greenwood and The Forgotten Realms. How we as gamers perceive the time honored tropes of fantasy peoples (such as dwarves and orcs). Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Logos by Shannon Sipes thedigsy.myportfolio.com/work

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Bonus - Do We Need To Be OP?

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2024/07/24

Jesse and Matty discuss gamer’s compelling desires to play overpowered characters and exploit mechanics for optimal gain.

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Bonus - What Is A Roleplaying Game?

The Jaunty Mantis TTRPG Podcast ·

2024/07/17

They boys take the opportunity to examine what roleplaying games mean to them and how to stylize them to new-gamers.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Logos by Shannon Sipes thedigsy.myportfolio.com/work

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Bonus - We Played Trophy Dark!

The Jaunty Mantis TTRPG Podcast ·

2024/07/10

Jesse and Matty play Trophy Dark and live to tell the tale! Trophy Dark is a collaborative storytelling game about a group of treasure-hunters on a doomed expedition into a forest that doesn’t want them there.Get Trophy Dark: https://trophyrpg.comMusic by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Logos by Shannon Sipes thedigsy.myportfolio.com/work

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S3:E12 - What Is Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound?

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2024/07/06

Jesse and Matty discuss Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound by Emmet Byrne, Zak Dale-Clutterbuck, David Guymer, Elaine Lithgow, TS Luikart, Dominic McDowall, Katrina Ostrander, Josh Reynolds, Clint WernerWHAT IS WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR SOULBOUND?As Sigmar’s Storm broke upon the hordes of Chaos, a flicker of hope was rekindled in the people of the Mortal Realms. The seeds of civilisation were planted and grew into new bastions of Order, and for a moment it almost seemed the endless tide of darkness

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S3:E11 - What Is Blades In The Dark?

The Jaunty Mantis TTRPG Podcast ·

2024/06/26

The boys review Blades In The Dark by John Harper.WHAT IS BLADES IN THE DARK?Blades in the Darkis a tabletop role-playing game about a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their fortunes on the haunted streets of an industrial-fantasy city. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, bloody skirmishes, and, above all, riches to be had — if you’re bold enough to seize them.You and your fledgling crew must thrive amidst the threats of rival gangs, powerful noble families, vengeful

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S3:E10 - What Is Transformers (The RPG)?

The Jaunty Mantis TTRPG Podcast ·

2024/06/19

The Jaunty Mantis boys discus the Transformers RPG by Ryan Costello, Gabriel Hicks, JF Sambrano, Bryan C.P. Steele, Elisa Teague, Eddy Webb, and Ben HeislerWHAT IS TRANSFORMERS RPG?In the Transformers Roleplaying game, create your own Autobot character and wage your battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons! Whether defending Earth against Megatron’s plans of attack, searching for elusive stores of Energon, or protecting innocent humans and Cybertronians alike, your game is only limited

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S3:E9 - What Is Trophy Dark?

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2024/06/12

The boys review Trophy Dark by Jesse Ross, Aaron Burkett, Alexi Sargeant, Blaine Moore, Brian Sago, David Morrison, Gabriel Robinson, Ira Grace, Jim Crocker, Leandro Pondoc, Ludovico Alves, Luiz Paulo Ferraz, Madeleine Ember, Michael Van Vleet, Mike Martens, Noora Rose, and Sabine V.WHAT IS TROPHY DARK?Trophy Dark is a collaborative storytelling game about a group of treasure-hunters on a doomed expedition into a forest that doesn’t want them there.Get Trophy Dark: https://trophyrpg.comMusic: Exhale

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S3:E8 - What Is Planegea?

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2024/06/05

Jesse and Matty explore The Star-Shaman’s Song of Planegea by David SomervillePlanegea is primal fantasy roleplaying. Whatever you want to explore in 5E—slaying monstrous creatures, navigating political intrigue, exploring ancient ruins, crafting enchanted weapons, infiltrating evil cults, battling, building, casting, carousing—it’s all here. Planegea rises out of our earliest ancestral memory, a world we can barely recognize, which holds all the adventure we can imagine. You won’t find limitations

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S3:E7 - What Is Shadowrun Anarchy?

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2024/05/29

Jesse and Matty discuss Shadown Anarchy. by Jason M. Hardy, Randall N. Bills, and Philip A. LeeWHAT IS SHADOWRUN ANARCHY?Dive into a cyberpunk dystopia and become a shadowrunner, a deniable asset who does the jobs no one else can--or will--do. It's not an easy life, but it beats selling your soul to the megacorps. You'll break into top-secret labs, stand up to gangs bent on destruction and chaos, encounter dark spirits hiding even darker secrets, and come face to face with some of the infinite

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S3:E6 - What Is Ultraviolet Grasslands?

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2024/05/22

Jesse and Matty review Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City by Luka Rejec.WHAT IS ULTRAVIOLET GRASSLANDS AND THE BLACK CITY?PULSE CONFIRMED. ENTITY ENERGIZED. REMEMBER: KEEP YOUR OMNIBATTERIES CHARGED AND YOUR HAZEMETER AT THE READY.Get UVGL&BC2E HERE: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/uvg-2eMusic by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Logos by Shannon Sipes thedigsy.myportfolio.com/work

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S3:E5 - What Is FATE Core?

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2024/05/15

Jesse and Matty talk about FATE Core, written by Fred Hicks and Rob DonoghueWHAT IS FATE Core?Fate Core is a tabletop roleplaying game about proactive, capable people who lead dramatic lives. Create your characters and develop instant group dynamics with our unique phased char gen system. Use those characters as a springboard to storytelling in our GM worldbuilding chapters.Get FATE Core Here: https://evilhat.com/product/fate-core-system/Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Music by Freedom Trail

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S3:E4 - What Is TROIKA!?

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2024/05/08

Jesse and Matty discuss the beautifully weird, no barriers, science fantasy indie RPG that is TROIKA! by Daniel Sell.WHAT IS TROIKA?TROIKA! is a science-fantasy role-playing game where you and your cosmopolitan group of fellow travellers explore the ends of the multiverse. You will fly on mystic barges, help dying gods, solve confounding crimes, plunder dead worlds, and meet strange & wonderful people.With just one book and a couple of six-sided dice you'll be able to provide years of adventure

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S3:E3 - What Is Shadowdark?

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2024/05/01

Matty and Jesse review Shadowdark by Kelsey Dionne.WHAT IS SHADOWDARK RPG?Classic gaming with elegant execution.Shadowdark RPGis what old-school fantasy gaming would look like after being redesigned with 50 years of innovation.The game is fast, familiar, intuitive, and deadly. It’s built for sword-and-sorcery adventures where fell monsters slither in darkness and frosty gems glint upon forgotten thrones, waiting to be discovered.InShadowdark RPG, real time comes into play.A torch only holds back the

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S3:E2 - What Is Index Card RPG?

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2024/04/24

Season 3 continues as the boys review Index Card RPG by Hankerin Ferinale.Index Card RPG has slowly built a die-hard following of DIY RPG creators and players over the past 5 years. Until now, it has been found in 3 hardcopy books and numerous PDF's published by Runehammer.This huge book combines ICRPG's numerous worlds, streamlined D20 rules and critically acclaimed GM know-how all in one PDF, all revised and updated with its latest playtest data, magic system, LOOT tables and so much more.GET

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S3:E1 - What Is Velvet Generation?

The Jaunty Mantis TTRPG Podcast ·

2024/04/17

The boys are back for Season 3, Matty and Jesse revisit Velvet Generation for an in-depth review.Velvet Generation is a tabletop roleplaying game of rock and revolution. Players step into the role of an underground band, trying to survive under the Ministry of Music’s bootheel long enough to strike back and topple the regime from below.Check out more at velvetgeneration.comMusic by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Logos by Shannon Sipes thedigsy.myportfolio.com/work

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Bonus - Playlists Instead of Paragraphs?

The Jaunty Mantis TTRPG Podcast ·

2024/04/10

In this bonus episode, the boys have stumbled upon a different (and possibly better) way to create a character backstory. One that involves a playlist of songs instead of paragraphs. Panthro Seabass Dudikoff Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TN7s6CgAcWVybux4H7T5V?si=6f006476b1b94c9eHarrow Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/6uQmylpLZozHPiu3BsQoxJ?si=5620f2827127459cBerdine Cleargrain Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mRvX6O4JdnYjHpUMIny29?si=76b8fbae65da4f99Dupt

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