This week, John and Sam get together to discuss the history of Call of Cthulhu RPG by Chaosium, Inc. with special guests, Matt and John Quiett of Nerd’s Domain! Besides a mutual appreciation for the works of H.P. Lovecraft, The Quietts have been part of one of the longest-running Call of Cthulhu actual-play podcasts, “The Nerd’s Domain presents Masks of Nyarlathotep”. Hosts: John Thompson Guests: Sam Howard, Matt Quiett, and John Quiett

Welcome to 2020! On this episode, join the Thompsons and special guest host, Craig Campbell as we head into an alternate and decidedly weirder version of the Wild West in Deadlands.  Hosts: John and Roxy Thompson Guest: Craig Campbell

If you're into TTRPGs then there is a really good chance that Owen KC Stephens has touched something you like. Now, Owen is taking on a new project boasting 52 new products in 52 weeks - each of which will be compatible with Pathfinder, Starfinder, and D&D 5e. Come hear about this awesome project AND how you can get your hands on a ton of PDFs before the start of the year! Host: John Thompson Guest: Owen K.C. Stephens

In a distant fantasy world, an ancient evil bides its time sewing discord and chaos and twisting the souls of men. Welcome to Lightning War, a new fantasy game set in a World War I parallel where heroic squads with machine guns and magic face a modern, cunning enemy! Host: John Thompson Guest: Ben Sandfelder

Today on Tome Travelers, John sits down with Craig Campbell to talk about his newest Kickstarter, CAPERS Covert, and the future plans of Nerdburger Games. Get your wallets ready for spies, private eyes, villains, henchmen, and a touch of superpower! Host: John Thompson Guest: Craig Campbell

GenCon 2019 is behind us, but we want to take an episode and share what we saw, what we did, who we met, and what we enjoyed! We also have a special guest with us, Cobb, who played in the Star Trek Adventures multi-table event we were a part of! Hosts: John and Roxy Thompson Featuring: Cobb

A few months back I got to talk with Ed Healy of Gamerati; you may know them as distributors and troubleshooter-extrodinaires linked to Crafty Games and Sean Astin’s upcoming Grimmerspace. Ed invited me up to take a look around when some of the groups they represented hit Dreamhack in Dallas. It was a heck of an experience and while there I got to meet with game creator, Alex Flagg of Crafty Games, the creators of Spycraft and Mistborn!

The summer is winding down and that means ... GENCON! While we're packing up for the best four days in gaming, we sat down with our friend, Matt Quiett from The Nerd's Domain and discussed what had happened in gaming since last year, and what we're looking forward to the most this year. If you're going to be at GenCon this year, come by ICC 145 and check out the massive multi-table Star Trek Adventures game we're running Thursday and Friday from 10am-3pm!

In May, the Thompsons got the opportunity to broadcast LIVE from the show floor at Comicpalooza 2019 as part of the Comicpalooza Podcast Program! John and Roxy discuss White Wolf's World of Darkness, John's history in the Camarilla, and see where this much-beloved property stands today! Hosts: John and Roxy Thompson

This week, Tome Travelers delves into the hidden world behind RPGs to talk to the legendary Ed Healy of Gamerati. Gamerati is a company that offers services to the game publishing community with distribution, media solutions, and more! Host: John Thompson Guest: Ed Healy

This week, the Thompsons and Sam stealthily sneak back into a game from Season 1, Spycraft! It's just so good (and Sam really wanted to do it), how could we not go back? Check out our interview with one of the game's creators that we posted last night! Hosts: John and Roxy Thompson, and Sam Howard

On this episode of Credits Page, John sits down with Patrick Kapera, formerly of AEG and now co-leader of Crafty Games, to talk about the company and their beloved IP, Spycraft! Host: John Thompson Guest: Patrick Kapera

This episode, our team dives head-first into the horror property, Little Fears! Little Fears is the granddaddy of the "Bizarre Coming of Age" style games like Kids on Bikes or Tales from the Loop. Also, Passionerdly Podcasts is proud to have the first interview for the launch of Little Fears - Cthulhu Tales, a comic coming to Kickstarter soon which combines this classic property with the Lovecraft Mythos! Be sure to go by our website for this preview including special, never-before-seen artwork!

The team is back to talk about the fantasy RPG, Anima: Beyond Fantasy. Originally from Spain, this property combined anime and fantasy visulas to create a unique experience!

This week, John sits down with Toby Strauss and talks about his current Kickstarter: Jinkies! His game is a fun RPG take on 70's cartoon mysteries using the Powered by the Apocalypse System. Back the project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1810228397/jinkies-the-roleplaying-game

This week, John sits down with author James Robert Crews Wylder to talk about his recent release of “GoblinPunk” for Shotgun Angel Games. This new 30-page full-color module introduces the threat of steampunk goblins to the Pathfinder setting! Host: John Thompson Special Guest: James Robert Crews Wylder Find James: JamesWylder.com Twitter: @arcbeatle Instagram: @arcbeatle Find GoblinPunk at Shotgun Angel Games or on Drive-Thru RPG!

This week on Tome Travelers, John talks with Craig Campbell of NerdBurger Games about the release of his award-winning Capers, a game of superpowers in the roaring 20’s! Host: John Thompson Special Guest: Craig Campbell Passionerdly is a proud part of the Nerd's Domain and the Southgate Media Group!

In a special joint release from Tome Travelers and Go Fund This, John sits down with Stentor Danielson to talk about the game Laser Kittens which they designed with co-creator Cheyenne Grimes. They also discuss the current ongoing Kickstarter project of More Kittens that builds upon the previous game with add-ons, scenarios, and new animals for the players to take on! This is one game that should be purrr-fect for any gaming table! Host: John Thompson Featuring: Stentor Danielson

John, Roxy, and Sam travel into the great Northeastern sprawl of Seattle for the cyberpunk world of Shadowrun. Unlike other cyberpunk properties, Shadowrun combines the bleak futures of man and machine with magic and fantasy, creating a unique mythos mashup. Come listen as we detail the property’s travel from FASA to Catalyst, its strange-yet-relevant portents of the future apocalypse, and discuss how a game that’s written about a not-too-distant-future has had to change and develop!

In our season 1 finale, we open up Hero System 4th Edition. Touting itself as the “world’s best” RPG system, we discuss exactly how crunchy it is, as well as how long it may take someone to build a character completely from scratch. Is it really the best? It’s at least Sam’s favorite. Hosts: John & Roxy Thompson Featuring: Sam Howard

This week, John sits down with Jonathan G. Nelson of Adventureaweek.com to discuss his company and their current Kickstarter project, Adventure Omnibus!  Host: John Thompson Featuring: Jonathan G. Nelson Check out the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adventureaweek/adventure-omnibus Check out Passionerdly at: passionerdly.com facebook.com/passionerdly Twitter/Instagram: @passionerdly, @roowerks, @passionerdlypds patreon.com/passionerdly teepublic.com/passionerdly

As we wind down Season 1 of Tome Travelers and Sam prepares to move out, we decided to dedicate the last two episodes of 2018 to the games he loves the most. This week, we break out all the books we own between us from Palladium’s Robotech RPG series. John and Sam indulge their nostalgia a little as we discuss the anime and the RPG’s and see how alien technology launched the citizens of Earth into intergalactic wars. Hosts: John & Roxy Thompson Featuring: Sam Howard

Today, we travel into the cyclopean future of Cthulhutech. In this world, the elder gods have returned from the void and humanity fights against this ancient menace in strange mech suits. Cthulhutech combines the best parts of Lovecraftian mythos and giant robo-anime. Come listen to our hosts gush about Lovecraft and discuss this game in our first foray into this genre. Hosts: John & Roxy Thompson Featuring: Sam Howard

This week, we had a great time chatting with John Hambone McGuire from The Vintage RPG Podcast (and others) to discuss the German fantasy roleplaying powerhouse, The Dark Eye! We have quite a collection for the fifth edition of this long-running RPG, as well as the boardgame releases! Join us as we discuss the history of this property and its unique mechanics! Hosts: John & Roxy Thompson Featuring: Sam Howard John Hambone McGuire