This is Your Lifepath – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Laurie O'Connel of 12 Pins Press returns to the show to discuss his new tarot-powered mountaineering game Full Send, which you can find currently on Kickstarter right here. Kayla and Laurie discuss the appeal and depth of tarot, podcast meetcutes, competitive co-operation, short sharp scrambles and more.

The films Laurie mentioned were Free Solo, Touching the Void and Torn. If you'd like to purchase any of the previous 12 Pins Press Games Laurie mentioned you can find his webstore here.

Mechritter will be crowdfunding this November, see more here.

If you'd like to support the show, you can subscribe to Kayla's Patreon here.

Where You Can Find Kayla

• socials.ratwave.uk (where you can find links to all her active social media)
• ratwavegamehouse.itch.io
• ratwave.uk
• ratwave.square.site (webstore for physical copies)

This episode was recorded as a live show at Norwich Games Con. Kayla sits down with Leo Hunt, the creator of Vaults of Vaarn, and they talk about approaching a living project, finding the things you're most excited about in your own ideas and the specific grandiose voice that Vaarn has, amongst other topics.

Find out more about Vaarn by visiting VAULTS OF VAARN – fragments of a blue ruin

If you'd like to support the show you can make a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ratwave

Where You Can Find Kayla

• socials.ratwave.uk (where you can find links to all her active social media)
• ratwavegamehouse.itch.io
• ratwave.uk
• ratwave.square.site (webstore for physical copies)

Interested in guesting on a future season?

Go to lifepathguest.ratwave.uk to fill out a google form for consideration.

This week Kayla sits down with Nevyn Holmes of Dinoberry Press, the creator of GUN&SLINGER, Justicar, You're in Space and Everything's Fucked and much more. Dinoberry Press are launching Little Wolves on the 14th and May and you should definitely check that out. Kayla and Nevyn talk about the close relationship between absurdism, comedy and horror, being loud and unsubtle, engaging with genre and more.

You can find Nevyn's and Jam's work at Dinoberry Press and you can follow Little Wolves at Little Wolves: A Realm of Folk and Fae (backerkit.com)

If you'd like to support the show you can make a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ratwave

JSYK: Kayla has an upcoming Kickstarter. PSYCHODUNGEON is a fantasy workplace action drama, played with no dice and no masters. Your support of the game could be vital. Follow it at psychodungeon.ratwave.uk

Where You Can Find Kayla

• socials.ratwave.uk (where you can find links to all her active social media)
• ratwavegamehouse.itch.io
• ratwave.uk
• ratwave.square.site (webstore for physical copies)

Interested in guesting on a future season?

Go to lifepathguest.ratwave.uk to fill out a google form for consideration.

This is Your Lifepath returns. In the season premier Kayla sits down with Gormengeist, creator of GREED, Bubblegum Wizards and more. She talks about the Frankenstein process of creating GREED, grappling with language and finding the voice for a given game, noir and the detective story (discussing her upcoming game All the Aces), the GREED Lesbian and much more.

You can find Gormengeist at gormengeist.itch.io and https://www.tumblr.com/blog/gormengeist

If you'd like to support the show you can make a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ratwave

JSYK: Kayla has an upcoming Kickstarter. PSYCHODUNGEON is a fantasy workplace action drama, played with no dice and no masters. Your support of the game could be vital. Follow it at psychodungeon.ratwave.uk

Where You Can Find Kayla

• socials.ratwave.uk (where you can find links to all her active social media)
• ratwavegamehouse.itch.io
• ratwave.uk
• ratwave.square.site (webstore for physical copies)

Interested in guesting on a future season?

Go to lifepathguest.ratwave.uk to fill out a google form for consideration.

That;s right! This is Your Lifepath will return for a 12-episode season starting on May 1st and running until the end of July.

If you'd like to support the show you can make a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ratwave

JSYK: Kayla has an upcoming Kickstarter. PSYCHODUNGEON is a fantasy workplace action drama, played with no dice and no masters. Your support of the game could be vital. Follow it at psychodungeon.ratwave.uk

Where You Can Find Kayla

• socials.ratwave.uk (where you can find links to all her active social media)
• ratwavegamehouse.itch.io
• ratwave.uk
• ratwave.square.site (webstore for physical copies)

Interested in guesting on a future season?

Go to lifepathguest.ratwave.uk to fill out a google form for consideration.

In this Zine Month special edition Kayla sits down with Michael Duxbary, the creator of the currently Kickstarting Me, the Singularity, a haunted-house-in-space game and an adaptation of the visual novel of the same now. We discuss the game, the form of the one-shot game, the borrowed language of cinema and much more.

You can find Me, the Singularity at kickstarter.com/projects/michaelduxbury/me-the-singularity-a-zinequest-ttrpg and more of Michael's work at Seal of Sabbad

Kayla is also running a crowdfunding campaign for the rest of this month. Ritual Magic for Besties is a GMless, tarot-based game about spellcasting with your mates. Back the campaign at Ritual Magic for Besties by Rat Wave Game House (crowdfundr.com)

The guest submission form for Season 2 is available at bit.ly/LifepathGuest

Subscribe to the Rat Wave Newsletter and check out the rest of Kayla's goings on at ratwave.uk

In the second half of my interview with Tanya Floaker we discuss the influences behind The Connection Machine, Be Seeing You and Lo! Thy Dread Empire in more detail. We discuss grimdark sensibilities, mental health and gross government issued leaflets amongst other topics.

You can find Tanya on Twitter (@timeoftribes) and at timeoftribes.itch.io

You can find all my links at socials.ratwave.uk and my itch is ratwavegamehouse.itch.io

Just a note that when we talk about wargaming the conversation drifts to talking about the far-right, specifically the British far-right.

This episode is the first half of a conversation with Tanya Floaker, creator of Lo! Thy Dread Empire, Be Seeing You and The Connection Machine. This was a very interesting and long conversation so this episode has been split in two part. In the first episode we talk about growing up in places you hate, struggles with being managed, forging fufilling collaborations and much more.

In the second part of this interview we go over Tanya's games in more depth so look out for that episode next week.

Content Warnings: In the start of the episode we talk a lot about quuerphobia a lot and there is a reference to a murder of a gay man and an implicit reference about a vigil for Brianna Ghey. This discussion is contained to the first ten minutes.

You can find Tanya on Twitter (@timeoftribes) and at timeoftribes.itch.io

You can find all my links at socials.ratwave.uk and my itch is ratwavegamehouse.itch.io

This week I sit down with Marx Shepherd, creator of ghostbox and A Loud Noise in a Quiet Place, amongst other person project they also write, edit and direct projects for the Far Horrizons Co Op.

We discuss nature, community and putting yourself into writing.

You can find Marx at marx-shepherd.carrd.co

Find all my social media at socials.ratwave.uk and check out my website ratwave.uk

This week I set down with Laurie O'Connel (Twelve Pins Press) the creator of Lichcraft, Heironymous, Sleeping Above a Stolen Crown and many other brilliant games including the just-released To Honour and Obey. We talk about Arthuriana, political cartoons, a sense of place and much else.

You can find Laurie on Twitter @laurie_eee
Get his games digitally at https://laurieoconnel.itch.io/
Check out https://twelvepinspress.com/ for physical books and to sign up to the 12 Pins Press newsletter

The article we talk about in relation to Hieronymous is readable here: https://www.marxist.com/bosch-art-of-death-agony-of-feudalism.htm
The books we discussed are Tell Me I’m Worthless by Allison Rumfitt, Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R.F Kuang, and Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles.

Find all my social media at socials.ratwave.uk
My website is ratwave.uk
And check out my own new ballad inspired adventure and other things like Transgender Deathmatch Legend at https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/