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The World of RPGs

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Podcast about TTRPGs around the world. Irregular release schedule. If you are from a non-English speaking culture and in any way involved in TTRPGs, I am looking forward to your message! https://linktr.ee/worldofrpgs

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · Jul 9

The latest Episode - 22 - Romania is out now! Featuring the fine folks from @therpggazette.bsky.social and more!

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The World of RPGs

Podcast · Moritz Botts · This podcast is about tabletop role-playing games around the world. In every episode, I interview RPG enthusiasts and professionals from a non-English speaking country about w...

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 17h

fair enough

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 17h

Jeese's Pieces

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 1d

Sure. I'll send you a PM. Not all of Bluesky needs to know my kid's details.

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 1d

Specifically I talked to language and cultural consultants to Cartel and Pasion de la Pasiones, and a creator who was also a playtester for Avatar and Masks, among others.

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 1d

Hey I usually don't teaser upcoming episodes much because I rather want to get things done, but after a three month break - I finally got Episode 23 ready and I'm now proofing it. I interviewed people who worked on a bunch of games in this Humble Bundle: www.humblebundle.com/books/magpie...

Humble RPG Bundle: Magpie Games Extravaganza

Get tabletop role-playing games perfect for any occasion—laughs, suspense, action, and more—with the Magpie Games Extravaganza Bundle.

www.humblebundle.com

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 2d

I recently talked to a guy about finding a weird little fact in Turkish (he: native speaker, me: B2) so he went on to look via ChatGPT and I used Google with AI turned off. I actually found the stuff in 1 minute, then gave him a lecture on when he next uses ChatGPT it will make his work superfluous.

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 2d

Well, most Germans don't like Trump and Vance, so they would probably just say rude things about him and he couldn't even understand it.

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 2d

probably for a different age bracket

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 3d

"But I don't want drunk dudes" 😂

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 3d

My kid recently showed interest in "wizard school books" so I am getting The Worst Witch. If my kid wants to read HP by themselves when they are older, we'll go to the library.

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 3d

I hope I can manage a France episode in 2026, but I still have massive material to edit for this year...

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 4d

There were more than 20 original French RPGs, I could hardly write down all the unique systems. The shop had like 40-50 different systems. Also it was overwhelming because I had an injured foot... 😭

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 4d

For context: There is a very convoluted backstory to this, which would take ages to retell. It's connected to an RPG campaign in the 1990s that weirdly escalated. The picture was actually taken around 1997.

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 4d

Picture Monday: only three or four people on this planet will understand this.

Miniatures of five bunnies with military gear, bionics and huge guns.

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 5d

my 2nd last text is boring, but my last one... "Edda is jealous of the crown"

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 7d

yep, all of them

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 7d

Don't get me started, I literally live in Asia and there's no decent curry or noodles place within miles. Most locals here would pass as "white" in the US. It's almost as if this was a huge continent with vastly diverging cultures.

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 10d

"IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to tariffs and global shipping chaos, this campaign will only ship physical books to the USA" 😭

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 10d

Well, the obvious challenge is that I can't DM you...

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 10d

More substantively: I didn't visit a game shop in Paris, but I had been at a conference in Bordeaux before and did go to two (!) game shops there. It was overwhelming, and there's a reason I haven't done a France episode (yet).

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 10d

My Canadian ancestors were never Brits. 😉

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 10d

Since it's obligatory these days, here's a picture I took in July 2023. It's titled "reconnoitre", to use a French term.

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 10d

Canadians weren't invited in 1814 either.

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The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 11d

I finally sent a mail to the comic shop in my far-away hometown (Comix in Hannover) to set up a subscription for me and order the shit out of this, and they just confirmed it 😍

The World of RPGs @theworldofrpgs.bsky.social · 11d

Schon, aber USA ist ja schon immer privilegiertere Migranten (sag ich als Sohn eines weißen US-amerikanischen Zugezogenen)