Gamestorm

Dusty and I explore gambling and betting as mechanics in TTRPGs and beyond! Join us as we talk betting mechanics, dramatic media with betting and as we run a mini test game near the end of the episode.
I'm still behind on getting the games finished for these episodes, but I'll update the description for both this and the last episode once they're out with links to where you can find them.
Further Reading:
Clue
White Hack
Knives Out
Succession
Game of Thrones
The Traitors
Vesta Mandate
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from Dusty on his portfolio
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

On this episode of Gamestorm join Lisa from Episodic Adventures and I as we look at applying Yahtzee's dice mechanic to ttrpgs. Come along for some extended conversations about MLMs and more as well!
Check back soon for the game that accompanies this episode!!
Further Reading:
Episodic Adventures
PSY*RUN
Doomsong
Vesta Mandate
Next Top Model Documentary
Make Your Own Job - by Eric Baker
Up River Down River
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from Lisa on Bluesky 
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

On this episode of Gasmestorm join Phil Vasquez and I as we interrogate what it looks like to integrate map making into your game.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Heart
Gurren Lagan
Shadowdark
Before the Flood
Searching for Exploration Blogpost
SIlo
Fallout Series
Talk of the Table w/ Pandion
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from Seren Briar on Bluesky and Itch
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

What do games look like when you integrate crafting?? What if that crafting is a physical element of the play? Sit down with Seren Briar and I as we make a game about death, emotion and manifesting a physical representation of those emotions.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Wreck this Deck
Dialect
Twilight Imperium
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from Seren Briar on Bluesky and Itch
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

In this episode, Courtney and I talk about asynchronous games we've played. What types of games work well asynchronously and how can we best connect players that aren't sitting down together.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Blackout 
Firewatch
Tether
Dead Letter Society
Void 1680AM
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from Courtana on Bluesky
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

In this episode, Ryan Zenith to dive into the confluence of religion and games. What are rituals? How can we gamify them?
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Dialect
Good Society
Fiasco
Wake Up Dead Man - Knives Out 3
Midnight Mass
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from Ryan on Bluesky
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

In the first episode of our second season, Ryan Lynch joins us to ponder what a game where players bank dice looks like.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Omen
Clayton Notestine's The Jackian Magic System
Scooby-Doo
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from Ryan on Itch
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

Hello everyone, just a quick announcement!
 
We're running a Game Jam from today to mid March! The focus is to make games based on the Season 1 Prompts. What game ideas came to your mind while listening that you would like to explore deeper?
 
Go checkout the Game Jam page here. Join in and start making games!

This time Charlie joins me as we think about what a game that needs to use a d1 might look like! Not to mention all the other wacky dice from there to 20! We'll talk old video games and Kids on Bikes as we look to find inspiration for an admittedly weird mechanic.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon! 
Further Reading:
Dungeon Crawl Classics
Kids on Bikes
Die TTRPG
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 
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from Charlie on Itch
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

Come along for our weird Biopunk ride, as Kat and I build a game that focuses on Rolling any Number of Dice! We'll take a trip through a host of indie games, and we'll stop by our old friend Blades in the Dark for inspiration too!
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
Alas for the Awful Sea
Cyberpunk - Games, RPGs and other media.
The Pool
Mage: The Ascension
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from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG