{"podcast":{"title":"TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars","slug":"tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342","podcast_index_feed_id":340342,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/95ac93c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thirdfloorwars.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1469447/1469447-1704808445089-6aa27ce78021c.jpg","author":"Craig Shipman","episode_count":289,"summary":"Do you love tabletop gaming? This is your podcast. Who are the creatives behind your favorite games and content? How do they approach their work? I sit with designers, developers, artists, writers, and creators and learn how they approach their work. I try to understand their process, inspiration, and methods for crafting their creations. Craig digs deep into the work and uncovers the origins of your favorite tabletop games and the creative process that brought them to life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342"},"episode":{"title":"Kickin’ The Tires with Sean Nittner (Evil Hat Productions) ep. 271","slug":"kickin-the-tires-with-sean-nittner-evil-hat-productions-ep-271","published_at":"2026-02-10T15:40:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342/kickin-the-tires-with-sean-nittner-evil-hat-productions-ep-271","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thirdfloorwars/episodes/Kickin-The-Tires-with-Sean-Nittner-Evil-Hat-Productions-ep--271-e3eta4l","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1600621624.mp3","summary":"Sean is the Director of Projects at Evil Hat Productions, a game developer and TTRPG enthusiast who has played more games than almost anyone we know. He’s been part of the design team for great titles like Agon, Apocalypse Galactica, Blades in the Dark, Dead World, and Stone Dragon Mountain. He adds a refreshing energy and commitment to the world of TTRPG’s—he’s been doing it for decades. In today’s episode, we break down different gameplay styles and the realities of various mechanics, how they affect the flow of play, and how players interact with the world. It’s a deep dive into how game hacking and open-source development work, and it's great for homebrewers and developers alike. Sean discusses what makes for a robust mechanical structure and how best to integrate a game's structure and story into an evocative product. He explores how to deliver mechanics to your audience, how to tell more enticing stories, red and green flags in game-making, and details his awesome experiences in the field over This conversation was a blast, running nearly two hours. A true deep dive, there’s a lot to learn here. Check out Sean’s website Visit the amazing titles sold by Evil Hat Productions Titles and subjects we reference: OSR Mothership PBTA Forged in the Dark Call of Cthulu Knave Mythic Bastionland White Hack & Black Hack Scum and Villainy Project PERSEUS Band of Blades Spell and Blade Draw Steel Apocalypse World Tiān Dēng: Tales of the Immortal God Ship Outgunned Shadows of Truth Tomb Raider Blades in the Dark Apocalypse Keys Work Clean Little Oracles Shadowdark Pluribus Ted Lasso ************************************ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show for as little as $1 a month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"Sean is the Director of Projects at Evil Hat Productions, a game developer and TTRPG enthusiast who has played more games than almost anyone we know. He’s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7727,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342/episodes/kickin-the-tires-with-sean-nittner-evil-hat-productions-ep-271/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tabletop-talk-third-floor-wars-340342/kickin-the-tires-with-sean-nittner-evil-hat-productions-ep-271.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}