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In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, Zoey Franznick reviews the Vaesen RPG from Free League Publishing as well as their recently-released Mythic Britain and Ireland supplement. We discuss how the game works, what makes it great, and what the new supplement adds to the game. If you’ve enjoyed the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and rate us on Spotify or your favorite podcast app. It’s a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE  Vaesen  Vaesen Core Rulebook   Physical (affiliate link)  Digital (affiliate link)  Mythic Britain and Ireland   Physical (affiliate link)  Digital (affiliate link)   Zoe Franznick  @Maniculum The Maniculum Podcast  RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes  The Maniculum Podcast – RPGBOT.News S2E48  Articles from RPGBOT.net   Vaesen &amp; the Mythic Britain and Ireland Expansion – A Review  

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, Zoey Franznick reviews the Vaesen RPG from Free League Publishing as well as their recently-released Mythic Britain and Ireland supplement. We discuss how the game works, what makes it great, and what the new supplement adds to the game. If you’ve enjoyed the show, please rate and review us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1580860988" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, and rate us on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3pEIs8ff4CBezpwJyTZZtt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or your favorite podcast app. It’s a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE <ul> <li>Vaesen</li> <ul> <li>Vaesen Core Rulebook</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Vaesen-Nordic-Horror-Roleplaying-Hardback/dp/9189143922?crid=2NK51EN083H30&amp;keywords=vaesen&amp;qid=1663290515&amp;sprefix=vaesen%2Caps%2C152&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=rpgbot-20&amp;linkId=9b327ed4056c6fb5e066144225fde327&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Physical</a> (<a href="https://rpgbot.net/about/faq#what-are-affiliate-links-and-why-do-you-use-them" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">affiliate link</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/319119/Vaesen--Nordic-Horror-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=389627" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Digital</a> (<a href="https://rpgbot.net/about/faq#what-are-affiliate-links-and-why-do-you-use-them" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">affiliate link</a>)</li> </ul> <li>Mythic Britain and Ireland</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Vaesen-Mythic-Britain-Ireland-Roleplaying/dp/9189143612?crid=2NK51EN083H30&amp;keywords=vaesen&amp;qid=1663290515&amp;sprefix=vaesen%2Caps%2C152&amp;sr=8-4&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=rpgbot-20&amp;linkId=2ba2de686ee08b733104c55ba7cec781&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Physical</a> (<a href="https://rpgbot.net/about/faq#what-are-affiliate-links-and-why-do-you-use-them" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">affiliate link</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/393370/Vaesen--Mythic-Britain--Ireland?affiliate_id=389627" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Digital</a> (<a href="https://rpgbot.net/about/faq#what-are-affiliate-links-and-why-do-you-use-them" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">affiliate link</a>)</li> </ul> </ul> <li>Zoe Franznick</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/maniculum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Maniculum</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Maniculum Podcast</a></li> </ul> <li>RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://rpgbot.net/the-maniculum-podcast-rpgbot-news-s2e48/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Maniculum Podcast – RPGBOT.News S2E48</a></li> </ul> <li>Articles from <a href="http://RPGBOT.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RPGBOT.net</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="https://rpgbot.net/vaesen-the-mythic-britain-and-ireland-expansion-a-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vaesen &amp; the Mythic Britain and Ireland Expansion – A Review</a></li> </ul> </ul>

RPGBOT.News - Zoe Franznick reviews Free League's Vaesen: Mythic Britain and Ireland

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to the hosts of the Maniculum Podcast. We talk about real-world medieval history, real-world mythology, and drawing inspiration for games from those sources. We learn a bit about real-world history, and we compare that to common medieval-esque settings. If you’ve enjoyed the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and rate us on Spotify or your favorite podcast app. It’s a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. Materials Referenced in this Episode  The Maniculum Podcast  @Maniculum  Quest Posted: The Notice Board blog post  Episode 10: Great Tang Records of the Western Reaches  Episode 14: Wonders of the East  Other Stuff  Maniculum Definition Obsidian Entertainment  Pillars of Eternity  The Eddas  The Great Tang Records of the Western Regions The Norse Sagas Tolkien  Lord of the Rings The Hobbit   Trinity College Dublin  

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to the hosts of the Maniculum Podcast. We talk about real-world medieval history, real-world mythology, and drawing inspiration for games from those sources. We learn a bit about real-world history, and we compare that to common medieval-esque settings. If you’ve enjoyed the show, please rate and review us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1580860988" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, and rate us on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3pEIs8ff4CBezpwJyTZZtt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or your favorite podcast app. It’s a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. Materials Referenced in this Episode <ul> <li><a href="https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Maniculum Podcast</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/maniculum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Maniculum</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/post/quest-posted-the-notice-board" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Quest Posted: The Notice Board blog post</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/post/episode-ten-great-tang-records-on-the-western-regions-pt-i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Episode 10: Great Tang Records of the Western Reaches</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/post/episode-14-the-wonders-of-the-east-pt-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Episode 14: Wonders of the East</a></li> </ul> <li>Other Stuff</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manicule" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maniculum Definition</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.obsidian.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Obsidian Entertainment</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="https://eternity.obsidian.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pillars of Eternity</a></li> </ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edda" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Eddas</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Tang_Records_on_the_Western_Regions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Great Tang Records of the Western Regions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Norse Sagas</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tolkien</a></li> <ul> <li>Lord of the Rings</li> <li>The Hobbit</li> </ul> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjl7cve6LL4AhWND0QIHTP1BXgQFnoECAMQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tcd.ie%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oU0qnfMmlXuaWAGBJ7F1J" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Trinity College Dublin</a></li> </ul> </ul>

RPGBOT.News - The Maniculum Podcast w/ Zoe Franznick and Mac Boyle

Franciska Csongrady

It’s time to get MEDIEVAL with our guests Zoe (currently an Associate Narrative Designer at Obsidian Games working on unannounced projects, and she is also the cohost of the Maniculum Podcast) and Franciska (currently the Narrative Lead on Around for Primal Game Studios, and also the Senior Narrative Designer on Ayna: Shattered Truth for Designmatic. And previously she was a Game Writer on Ori and the Will of the Wisps for Moon Studios, as well as a Narrative Designer on their unannounced ARPG)! They join us to talk about ousting J.R.R. Tolkien as the top fantasy writer of all time, untapped medieval stories that people in games should be thinking about, parallels between medievalism and game design, manuscript culture, how you balance between explaining things for players and letting them fill in the blanks themselves, would they rather tell stories with dialogue or without, are there any books or talks or resources they go back to a lot when working on a game, how to give good criticism and best piece of feedback they’ve gotten, how they think of the player’s active role in the story when they’re writing, what sort of imagery do they find most evocative in horror and medieval literature, and MORE! MUCH MORE!Our Guests on the InternetZoe has no twitter, but check out The Maniculum Podcast!Franciska's Twitch, Twitter, and check out Around!Stuff We Talked AboutThe Maniculum PodcastThe Witcher 3Franciska's Undergrad and Postgrad ThesesTáin Bó CúailngeThe Metrical CharmsThe Last of Us Part IIOuter WildsReturn of the Obra DinnHorizon: Zero DawnHorizon: Forbidden WestHadesGOBELINS Youtube Channel Like Stories of Old Youtube ChannelHow to be a Great DM Youtube ChannelGame Maker’s Toolkit Youtube ChannelMiddle English CompendiumThe Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinary Literate by Eugene EhrlichMaster Lists - The Maniculum PodcastOur theme music was done by Isabella Ness, and our logo was done by Lily Nishita.

It’s time to get MEDIEVAL with our guests Zoe (currently an Associate Narrative Designer at Obsidian Games working on unannounced projects, and she is also the cohost of the Maniculum Podcast) and Franciska (currently the Narrative Lead on Around for Primal Game Studios, and also the Senior Narrative Designer on Ayna: Shattered Truth for Designmatic. And previously she was a Game Writer on Ori and the Will of the Wisps for Moon Studios, as well as a Narrative Designer on their unannounced ARPG)! They join us to talk about ousting J.R.R. Tolkien as the top fantasy writer of all time, untapped medieval stories that people in games should be thinking about, parallels between medievalism and game design, manuscript culture, how you balance between explaining things for players and letting them fill in the blanks themselves, would they rather tell stories with dialogue or without, are there any books or talks or resources they go back to a lot when working on a game, how to give good criticism and best piece of feedback they’ve gotten, how they think of the player’s active role in the story when they’re writing, what sort of imagery do they find most evocative in horror and medieval literature, and MORE! MUCH MORE!Our Guests on the InternetZoe has no twitter, but check out <a href="https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Maniculum Podcast</a>!Franciska's <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/tigrmoth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitch</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/tigrmoth?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and check out <a href="https://twitter.com/PrimalAround" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Around</a>!Stuff We Talked About<a href="https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Maniculum Podcast</a><a href="https://www.thewitcher.com/en/witcher3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Witcher 3</a><a href="https://www.franciskacsongrady.com/research" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Franciska's Undergrad and Postgrad Theses</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1in_B%C3%B3_C%C3%BAailnge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Táin Bó Cúailnge</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_metrical_charms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Metrical Charms</a><a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/the-last-of-us-part-ii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Last of Us Part II</a><a href="https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Outer Wilds</a><a href="https://obradinn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Return of the Obra Dinn</a><a href="https://www.guerrilla-games.com/games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Horizon: Zero Dawn</a><a href="https://www.guerrilla-games.com/games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Horizon: Forbidden West</a><a href="https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hades</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gobelins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GOBELINS</a> Youtube Channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOld?app=desktop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Like Stories of Old</a> Youtube Channel<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1F4eMw3W_rHBfxf9_m1hbw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to be a Great DM</a> Youtube Channel<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJ-Xo29CKyLTjn6z2XwYAw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Game Maker’s Toolkit</a> Youtube Channel<a href="https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Middle English Compendium</a><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/highly-selective-thesaurus-for-the-extraordinarily-literate-eugene-ehrlich?variant=32130048393250" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinary Literate </a>by Eugene Ehrlich<a href="https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/blog/categories/master-lists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Master Lists</a> - The Maniculum PodcastOur theme music was done by <a href="https://www.isabellaness.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Isabella Ness</a>, and our logo was done by <a href="https://www.lilynishita.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lily Nishita</a>.

Zoe Franznick & Franciska Csongrady