We first started the show in March 2022! I love speaking to designers and publishers of all sizes about their games. I’m incredibly lucky to get to do this as part of my job, but loving your work and creating projects you are passionate about can make maintaining work-life balance a challenge. So in 2026 the Not DnD podcast will be on a break for the foreseeable future.This will not be the end of the Not DnD podcast though! After a break we will be looking to bring the show back, perhaps in a different format or structure to make it more sustainable. Thank you all for watching and listening to Not DnD over the last three years.You can still catch me each week on the Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk (Live streaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time/ 9am Eastern) and This Week in TTRPG podcasts.

Twilight Sword is an adventure role-playing game inspired by classic video-games like The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Ni No Kuni. The game uses an original CAT (Created at Twilight) system. Most actions are resolved by rolling a D12 and rolling equal to or below their relevant ability score. The game also features cooking and brewing mini games, a hope/despair mechanic, and has simple journey rules to make travel part of the game. Find out more as we speak to Simone and Rico from Two Little Mice today on Not DnD. https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/two-little-mice/twilight-sword

Branch Riders is an easy to play narrative driven role playing game built on the concepts of action, investigation, and creative play. In the game you play as Branch Riders, fighting to contain a malevolent force known as the Blight. Your home is the Nexus, which branches out into eight distinct realms. Protecting the realms is a game of battle and subterfuge, foiling the Blight and then returning to the Nexus to debrief and recover. Players track the team’s Exposure - how aware the Blight is of their presence - and as Exposure increases, the mission becomes more difficult and dangerous. The games unique system has a quick and simple character creation. Choose your home realm, assign dice to your five Approaches (attributes), rate your skills, choose your Gift, and write your Purpose - that’s it! Branch riders also uses cards to track conditions with physical, emotional, or social consequences in-game. Find out more as we speak to Jack Berkenstock and Doug Hagler on this weeks episode of Not DnD.   kickstarter.com/projects/tbgjack/branch-riders-tabletop-role-playing-game https://discord.com/channels/478634844532768768/985969962969616384

It’s a huge and dangerous world out there, and it does not look kindly on a small mouse. But if you are very brave and very clever and just a bit lucky, you might be able to survive. And if you survive long enough, you might even become a hero amongst mice. Mauritter is  an ENNIE Gold Winning (Best Family Game 2021) rules light fantasy ttrpg where you play brave little mice. Mausritter features a unique inventory system that uses physical item cards, and a dangerous and evocative magic system. Find out more as we speak to Isaac Williams on this weeks episode of Not DnD.   Mausritter month: https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/mausritter-month  Buy: https://gamesomnivorous.com/pages/store Find out more: mausritter.com

Based on the Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right board game, Root: The RPG brings the tales of the Woodland to your RPG table!   In Root: The RPG, you play vagabonds, outcasts from the normal society of the Woodland who have come to live in the spaces between, whether that's in the forests themselves or on the fringes of society. You are competent and skilled—you have to be to survive as vagabonds—and you aren’t tied down to any particular place or faction.   The game is built on the Powered by the Apocalypse framework, and features a slew of specific and carefully designed systems to represent life in the Woodland.   Join us as we speak to creator Brendan Conway on this weeks episode of Not DnD.   https://magpiegames.com/collections/root

Shiver is a setting neutral TTRPG that works as a framework to bring your favourite scary movies, spooky tv shows, and horror stories to life.   Great for one shots, with quick to learn rules and fast character creation. The archetype game system has you matching symbols instead of adding up numbers, and the doom clock mechanic helps GMs build tension throughout the game.   Charlie Menzies from Parable Games returns this week to tell us more about Shiver.   Shiver RPG: https://www.parablegames.co.uk/pages/shiver Grim Gazette: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/parablegames/the-grim-gazette-a-collection-of-victorian-horror-ttrpgs  Don’t Play This Game Interview: https://notdnd.podbean.com/e/68-don-t-play-this-game-with-charlie-menzies/

Unfortunately this week guest had to cancel, so we have no show this week. But next week we will be back talking about to Parable Games about Shiver. https://www.parablegames.co.uk/products/shiver-core-book 

Enclave is a diceless narrative roleplaying game, but don’t mistake it for being rules light! Storytelling is everything in Enclave; the game is played purely verbally, with common sense and commitment determining success. The game has a range of mechanics that can be used for game masters, however the core mechanics are simple enough to use for a one shot with a new player. Character creation provides a range of creative options, and takes around 15 minutes. Successfully funded in 2023 on Kickstarter, the game is now expanding the core ruleset with a second edition and an expansion book providing more player options and levelling rules. Join us on this weeks episode of Not DnD where we talk to creator Robby Howell to learn more about Enclave.   Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robbylava/enclave-aspirant Discord: https://discord.gg/JdZWyf7fq2 Email: robbylavagames@gmail.com

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. In September we are looking at tabletop RPGs for a sci-fi setting!Traveller is a long-beloved science fiction roleplaying game first published in 1977. The game has had several editions published over it's almost 50 year history, including GURPS and d20. It's difficult to discuss sci-fi ttrpgs without mentioning this iconic game.The Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022 by Mongoose publishing provided new careers, equipment, hazards, world creation, psionics and shipbuilding. Come learn more about Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition with Matt and Chris from Mongoose Publishing on this weeks (29th September) episode of Not DnD. https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs  https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/  markosia.com/traveller   

Astra Arcanum is a new Sci-Fi Tabletop RPG from ENNIE winning studio with deep tactical combat, a massive character creation suite, and a vast setting to explore.The game had a hugely successful kickstarter in June 2025, and is now in development with a planned delivery of December 2026.This week we’re talking to Sarp Duyar (Producer) and Tyler Dennison (Lead Writer) from Metis Media about the how the development of the game is going, and get some behind the scenes information. ww.metismedia.net  https://www.instagram.com/metiscreativestudio/  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metismediarpg/astra-arcanum-the-roleplaying-game 

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. In September we are looking at tabletop RPGs for a sci-fi setting!Blue Planet was originally published over 25 years ago. The TTRPG received broad acclaim for its deep, detailed, and realistic setting, presenting a precarious future threatened by the dire consequences of ecological collapse. Issues like biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, and climate change were relevant 25 years ago, and even more so today.Today (15th September) on Not DnD Jeff Barber will talk us through the new edition of the system (Blue Planet: Recontact), which provides an extensive evolution of the core mechanics, taking advantage of two decades of RPG development.

Throughout September we are looking at tabletop RPGs for a sci-fi setting on Not DnD.This week Bryan Donihue will join us on Not DnD to talk about Fizanthra's Guide to the Fringe which provides a sci-fi setting for The Hidden Worlds Refined Core setting.Hidden Worlds is a single d20-based game with skill-based mechanics and story-based advancement for characters. An open magic system and quick deadly combat allows for a huge amount of flexibility and creativity for both the GM and players. I'd not come across the The Hidden Worlds Refined Core and the initiative system looked intriguing to me, and something I'd like to try running.I found the recently funded Kickstarter for Fizanthra's Guide to the Fringe, and was sad to have just missed out. Luckily they will have a late pledge options on backerkit!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bryandonihue/fizanthras-guide-to-the-fringe https://www.oneleggedgm.com https://www.twitch.tv/oneleggedgm https://www.youtube.com/oneleggedgm

In August we are looking at tabletop RPGs with culinary themes.   Story Bake is a TTRPG about the magic of baking, the power of friendship, and finding wonder in the world! The creator Dan is a professional baker and combines their love of baking and games with Story Bake, and will share their story with us today on a live recording.   The game comes with a full set of baker and bakery sheets, and real world recipes with each of the 13 adventures Powered by the Apocalypse.   PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/524357/storybake  Book: https://plusoneexp.com/products/storybake  Dan: https://linktr.ee/dan_the_baker 

Using an original RPG system, Ready Set Bake is ideal for roping in family members and friends who aren't familiar with RPGs but love baking and cooking shows.   This week we’ll be speaking to Jaye and Dave Eisinger to find out more about this GBBO-inspired mini-RPG. The game has recipe challenges, secret ballot voting, and a guided mad-lib recipe generator.   In this episode we'll also be talking about the upcoming Ready Set Feast, which a follow on to Ready Set Bake with woodland creatures working together to craft, bake, and cook the best feast the forest has ever seen.   https://sunkenrust.itch.io/readysetbake https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/322574/ready-set-bake https://sunkenrust.itch.io/ready-set-feast

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN Publishing’s @tabletopjess interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D!You can watch the live recording every Monday at 5pm ET / 10pm BST on YouTube or Twitch, or listen on the podcast platform of your choice.In August we are looking at tabletop RPGs with culinary themes. Take a look at these delicious TTRPGs! Ready Set Feast Story Bake ???? can you guess?

Today on Not DnD we are looking at SHIFT, a new game system from Hit Point Press. The system is centred around traits and a Shift dice mechanic, which allow the GM and players to collaboratively world build as part of gameplay.   There are options rules which allow you to adjust the complexity of the game and customise it to your needs, but the core rule offer simple and fast gameplay. Join us live as we speak to Jordan and Sebastian from Hit Point Press about the upcoming Kickstarter. http://rpgshift.com http://rpgshift.com/discord https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shiftrpg/shift-rpg https://bsky.app/profile/shiftrpg.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/rpgshift

First released in 2008, Five By Five is a rule lite ttrpg using d6 powered by the h5 (high-five) mechanic. You roll two d6 dice and multiple the numbers on both die (for example role a 4 and a 2, your result is 8). The game has a simple core mechanic, but also robust rules for character creation, task resolution, combat and character advancement. Find out more as we speak to Jeff Moore on this week’s episode of Not DnD. https://dreamsdragons.itch.io/five-by-five  https://bsky.app/profile/dreamsdragons.itch.io 

First Encounter is a rules-lite fantasy RPG designed to be played with minimal setup, zero preparation and a Kobold's hoard of generic fantasy tropes.   Play as a party of intrepid (maybe slightly trepid?) Creaturefolk, defending your homes from the ever-expanding Venture Town and the wicked Enpecies (NPCs) who dwell within it. Worse yet, they have called in the most dangerous of all known fantasy villains...Level one Adventurers!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firstencounter/first-encounter-rules-lite-rpg http://instagram.com/fireandfablestudios https://bsky.app/profile/fireandfable.bsky.social

Not DnD is a weekly show discussing tabletop roleplaying games. Each week EN World’s Jessica Hancock interviews the creators behind different tabletop roleplaying games that aren’t D&D! Throughout July 2025 we are looking at TTRPGs with accessible mechanics. Sometimes learning a new ttrpg can feel like a chore, or a difficult task. These games look to remove that barrier as much as possible. First Encounter Five By Five SHIFT Roleplaying System

In Galactic & Going Rogue you play rebels, soldiers, spies, and criminals, or perhaps someone who simply picked up and blaster and said "enough is enough." A GM less game for 2-6 players which takes inspiration from Galactic, Rogue One, and Andor.   Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars?ref=9o21i2   Website: https://jumpgate.games Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jumpgategames.itch.io Itch: https://jumpgategames.itch.io