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Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia Crowdfunding Ends 10/17! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · Aug 14

You can find anything in the twisting passages of the Backalley.

Of course, Anything can find you as well.

🎨 by @kayleerowena.com

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An illustration of the Backalley from the Absurdia core book. A long alleyway stretches from the fore to back, framed on either side by several apartment buildings. The alley is filled with mundane and surreal ephemera: an overflowing garbage can, a street lamp, an open door, a hand reaching out from a hole in the ground, a pair of eyes looking out from a darkened window. In the distance at the end of the alley is a sliver of fuchsia sky with a full yellow moon. An unnaturally tall silhouette with wavy limbs and bright white eyes stands at the alley exit, looking towards the perspective of the viewer.

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 1d

Listen here!
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84 – Making a Hapless Cat Who Wandered Into The Action in Outgunned Feat. Craig Shipman - Badger Trove

Outgunned is a game by Two Little Mice, designed to help you play out your own cinematic action films at the table. As are most of the other games we’v...

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 1d

Good Action Fiction Afternoon, my fellow Playable Cat Enjoyers! We have a new episode today about Outgunned, an RPG by Two Little Mice. Helping us through the system today was @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social! Hope you all enjoy this one!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Outgunned
Featuring Craig Shipman

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Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia Crowdfunding Ends 10/17! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 1d

On @literalcatpod.bsky.social we do a deep dive into the character creation process with a hilarious result (that I still would love to see someone play)

Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia Crowdfunding Ends 10/17! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Is character creation actual play? Hard to play without a character, so I’d say yes! Plus there's no way I'd miss a chance to share this episode from the wonderfully absurd @literalcatpod.bsky.social, where we create a cat possessed by the living embodiment of rumors and gossip.

61. Making a Reformed Collector of Rumors in Absurdia Feat. Quinn Majeski - Badger Trove

Some of you might recognize Absurdia from Monster Hour’s second season. You might also recognize our guest from the same place. He made both of them! A...

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 15d

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83 – Making Cat Cop, The Cop That’s Just A Cat, in Straight To VHS - Badger Trove

Hiyah! For this installment of Action Fiction Autumn, we looked at a little game called Straight to VHS by Lost Cat Games. We made Cat Cop. She’s exact...

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 15d

Spooky Month? What's that? It's Month 2 of Action Fiction Autumn around here! Need proof? Look at this new episode! It's about the RPG Straight To VHS by @lostcatgames.bsky.social!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Straight to VHS

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 16d

And finally, on the 29th, you'll get to hear us take a look at The Troubleshooters by Krister Sundelin/Helmgast!

How to Make a Literal Cat in The Troubleshooters
10.29.2025

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 16d

Then, on October 15, we brought on @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social to discuss one of his favorite RPGs, Outgunned!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Outgunned

Featuring Craig Shipman

10.15.2025

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 16d

Tomorrow, October 1, we have a cat made in Straight to VHS by @lostcatgames.bsky.social!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Straight to VHS

10.01.2025

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 16d

What's up, cool cats? Action Fiction Autumn is moving into its second month, and this October, we have 3 episodes for you!

This Month On the Literal Cat Podcast:

October 1: Straight To VHS

October 15: Outgunned Featuring Craig Shipman

October 29: The Troubleshooters

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 29d

Somehow, I have never seen this film!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · 29d

Hey, guys! Hope you're ready for more action, because we've got the premise for an entire low-budget action movie franchise that we just need some bored Australian film student to take over! Listen to us make a cat in @therpgacademy.bsky.social's Action 12 Cinema!

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Action 12 Cinema

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There's A TTRPG For That @mint-rabbit.bsky.social · Sep 11

Today is my friend Sean's birthday and to celebrate I'd like to highlight the episode in which he made a cat in Flabbergasted with the charming Literal Cat Pod!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Mar 19

Hello, everyone! And welcome to this lovely New Episode Release Day!

Wild West Winter is over and-is that Episode 69? I'm Flabbergasted by @wanderers-tome.bsky.social that we made it this far as a show!

Also the cat we made with our guest, Sean, today is from that game. Check it out if you can!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Flabbergasted!

Featuring Sean

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 7

How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 3

Action Fiction Autumn has begun!

To start off the season, we brought on @velimini.bsky.social, who gave us an early look at Panic at the Dojo, second edition! It'll be out soon, but you can hear from us what character creation will kinda look like!

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Panic at the Dojo

Featuring Vel Mini

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 3

Action Fiction Autumn has begun!

To start off the season, we brought on @velimini.bsky.social, who gave us an early look at Panic at the Dojo, second edition! It'll be out soon, but you can hear from us what character creation will kinda look like!

badgertrove.com/2025/09/03/8...

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 5

Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia Crowdfunding Ends 10/17! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Is character creation actual play? Hard to play without a character, so I’d say yes! Plus there's no way I'd miss a chance to share this episode from the wonderfully absurd @literalcatpod.bsky.social, where we create a cat possessed by the living embodiment of rumors and gossip.

61. Making a Reformed Collector of Rumors in Absurdia Feat. Quinn Majeski - Badger Trove

Some of you might recognize Absurdia from Monster Hour’s second season. You might also recognize our guest from the same place. He made both of them! A...

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Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia Crowdfunding Ends 10/17! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Is character creation actual play? Hard to play without a character, so I’d say yes! Plus there's no way I'd miss a chance to share this episode from the wonderfully absurd @literalcatpod.bsky.social, where we create a cat possessed by the living embodiment of rumors and gossip.

61. Making a Reformed Collector of Rumors in Absurdia Feat. Quinn Majeski - Badger Trove

Some of you might recognize Absurdia from Monster Hour’s second season. You might also recognize our guest from the same place. He made both of them! A...

badgertrove.com

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 3

Action Fiction Autumn has begun!

To start off the season, we brought on @velimini.bsky.social, who gave us an early look at Panic at the Dojo, second edition! It'll be out soon, but you can hear from us what character creation will kinda look like!

badgertrove.com/2025/09/03/8...

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 2

I think we went with something about the cat being raised as a warrior and not knowing how to live as a civilian

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 2

And what would our seasonal theme be without its custom episode thumbnail? Enjoy!

How to Make a Literal Cat: Action Fiction Autumn

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 2

Then, on September 17, we have a look at @therpgacademy.bsky.social's Action 12 Cinema! It may be a GMless game with a fairly simple character creation that we'd normally save for a lightning round of some kind but hear me out: I REALLY wanted to do it

How to Make a Literal Cat in Action 12 Cinema

09.17.2025

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 2

Starting on September 3, we have @velimini.bsky.social coming on to promote the soon-to-be-available Panic at the Dojo, Second Edition. Oh, and I guess we also make a cat.

How to Make a Literal Cat in Panic at the Dojo

Featuring Vel Mini

09.03.2025

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Sep 2

Whats up, my cat people! It's time for Action Fiction Autumn!

Hope you're ready for a season full of crazy stunt cats and martial artist cats!

Here's how the first month is gonna go:

This Month on Literal Cat: Action Fiction Autumn:

September 3: Panic at the Dojo Featuring Vel Mini

September 17: Action 12 Cinema

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Aug 24

By the end of next year its my goal to do Shadowrun 6e; Night's Black Agents, Timewatch, and/or Mutant City Blues; Tales From The Loop; Delta Green; Call of Cthulhu; Blue Rose; and Cyberpunk Red

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG @literalcatpod.bsky.social · Aug 24

Hey, we're over 3 years in at this point. What are some games you've SHOCKED we haven't done yet? Or would be shocked if we hadn't?

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