I am delighted to present the first episode of Pocket-Sized Play!

I am delighted to present the first episode of Pocket-Sized Play!

I am delighted to present the first episode of Pocket-Sized Play!

This show is the result of a collaboration between Tim B Timothy Bennett and Tor Droplets. They came to me and said they had an idea for a podcast that was partially inspired by the ‘comic strip’ AP segments on Discern Realities and +1 Forward. Their idea was to play and record a full session of a game, and then edit it down to roughly 30 minutes of compelling fiction. It is short-form AP, where the mechanics are highlighted during play, but the focus is on the story. I loved the idea, since short-form AP was quickly becoming part of what the Gauntlet was known for, and now here we are!

The team’s plan is to do both one-off games and multi-episode arcs of a single game. The show will be labeled so that, down the road, you can skip around and listen to the episodes from a single storyline that interests you. To start, the episodes feature Tim, Timothy, and Tor, but they are looking at having guests for the future. If you’re interested in joining them for a recording, just drop one of us a message.

Availability on iTunes, and thus all the podcast apps, is coming! Watch this space.

I’ve been able to listen to the first few episodes, and I think they’re onto something really cool! In this first one, they play The Warren by Marshall Miller. Enjoy!

Characters

Coriander

Lightning

Time Codes

00:00 Opening

00:57 Character intros

01:44 The Green & The Gray

05:35 Pigeons

10:41 A promise of treats

15:13 Screecher

17:40 On the other side

20:39 Delicious, velvety rabbit

23:55 Closing thoughts

Links

Purchase The Warren

http://bullypulpitgames.com/games/the-warren/

Twitter: @pocketsizedplay

http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pocket-sized-play/the-warren-001

60 thoughts on “I am delighted to present the first episode of Pocket-Sized Play!”

  7. Great format! Most APs suffer from too much out-of-character talk and wisecracking but this is to the point and focused. The rules discussion at the end could even be a bit longer. Love the scary pigeons!

  8. Great format! Most APs suffer from too much out-of-character talk and wisecracking but this is to the point and focused. The rules discussion at the end could even be a bit longer. Love the scary pigeons!

  51. I gave myself a five-star review on iTunes. If we start getting horrible, I’ll adjust my rating. It’s a start, though!

  52. I gave myself a five-star review on iTunes. If we start getting horrible, I’ll adjust my rating. It’s a start, though!

  53. Really nice work guys. I’m excited for the concept, but….

    This could be just me, but i have a hard time following the story. Allot of times I feel like I’m missing out on some important information due to editing. This could be a problem I need to get over and I’m sure with future episodes they will become smoother

    Still, great work and can’t wait to hear more!

  54. Really nice work guys. I’m excited for the concept, but….

    This could be just me, but i have a hard time following the story. Allot of times I feel like I’m missing out on some important information due to editing. This could be a problem I need to get over and I’m sure with future episodes they will become smoother

    Still, great work and can’t wait to hear more!

  55. Robert Doe I had a similar issue at first, but then I realized they were describing a lot of things in the way a rabbit might understand them (which is part of the game’s rules). On a second listen through it made more sense to me. That said, editing is tricky and it gets better the more you do it. You learn to let certain moments “breathe” a bit more than others. Of course, I’m saying that as if I edit any of our shows, haha.

  56. Robert Doe I had a similar issue at first, but then I realized they were describing a lot of things in the way a rabbit might understand them (which is part of the game’s rules). On a second listen through it made more sense to me. That said, editing is tricky and it gets better the more you do it. You learn to let certain moments “breathe” a bit more than others. Of course, I’m saying that as if I edit any of our shows, haha.

  57. I did notice a great deal of improvement on the second half of the cast.

    I also haven’t played Warren…so that could be causeing my issue.

  58. I did notice a great deal of improvement on the second half of the cast.

    I also haven’t played Warren…so that could be causeing my issue.

  59. Hi Robert Doe, I totally get that! This was the most truncated that I edited and most minimal with mechanics. Also, I think my editing will get better. 🙂 The next couple will be a huge improvement, I think, and feedback will be appreciated!

  60. Hi Robert Doe, I totally get that! This was the most truncated that I edited and most minimal with mechanics. Also, I think my editing will get better. 🙂 The next couple will be a huge improvement, I think, and feedback will be appreciated!

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