The ST Forge

Azara's Fist

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:35:14 GMT

Pat sits down with Katie and Ben of the new actual play show, Azara's Fist, presented by Amateurish Productions. They talk about the nuances of creating a new actual play and the unique challenges of a show that begins with the Players already being Level 20 Heroes. Check out the show at these links below:

Patreon

Pod

Amateurish Productions

And you can look up the cast members here: Katie, Ben, Justin, Shawn

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Talking Tolkien with Don Marshall

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:49:50 GMT

Pat is joined by Don Marshall, the "Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy" himself, to discuss his new book: JRR Tolkien the Father of Modern Fantasy.

You can get your hands on this delightful biographical collection of vignettes about Tolkien right HERE

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Check out Don's actual play podcast set in Middle Earth: HERE

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Cosmic Century Knights with James D'Amato

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:22:26 GMT

James D'Amato returns! Back in James' first appearance, we had talked about having him back to showcase his new RPG, Cosmic Century Knights, and here it is! In this, admittedly, very long episode, James walks Pat Edwards, Case Aiken, and Nika Howard through game setup and then runs them through a short adventure! Cosmic Century Knights is a truly fun & inventive RPG that you should absolutely check out!

If you want to jump past the world building section and get right into some Actual Play action, skip to 1:19:30

Check out Cosmic Century Knights HERE

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Dungeon Tryouts by The Story Engine

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:45:09 GMT

On this episode of The Storytellers Forge, Pat talks with Peter Chiykowski and Miroki Tong from The Story Engine to discuss their newest game: Dungeon Tryouts.

In Dungeon Tryouts, players fill the role as Talent Agents for would-be heroes and try to get them hired for quests using reasoning, role play, and creative problem solving.

You can get your hands on Dungeon Tryouts HERE

You can see what else is happening with The Story Engine HERE

You can also follow Pat Edwards on Blue Sky HERE

And check out our newest book, Festival of the Forgotten, HERE

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The Ultimate RPG Worldbuilding Deck with James D'Amato

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this latest installment of The Storytellers Forge, Pat Edwards and Case Aiken sit down with James D'Amato, creator of The Ultimate RPG Worldbuilding Deck, to discuss a variety of topics affecting the TTRPG space.

You can get your hands on The Ultimate RPG Worldbuilding Deck HERE

You can follow along with everything else James has going on HERE

You can also follow Pat Edwards on Blue Sky HERE and Case Aiken HERE

And check out our newest book, Festival of the Forgotten, HERE

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Festival of the Forgotten - Geekly Inc. Charity Stream

Fri, 23 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this special episode of the Storytellers Forge, Pat runs an Actual Play for charity on the Geekly, Inc. twitch channel (Originally aired on 4/27/25). The adventure is a one shot based on our latest book, Festival of the Forgotten: Revelations from the Dark Carnival. You can check it out HERE

All funds raised during the stream went to benefit The Trevor Project

You can see what else is happening with Geekly, Inc. HERE

And thank you to our delightful cast:

Michael the Eldritch Author

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The Dungeonmeister RPG Sticker Book

Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this latest installment of The Storytellers Forge, Pat sits down with the minds behind the prolific & versatile Dungeonmeister series, Jef Aldrich & Jon Taylor, to discuss their latest creation: The Dungeonmeister RPG Sticker Book.

You can get your hands on The RPG Sticker Book HERE

You can follow along with everything else Jef & Jon have going on by listening to their podcast, The System Mastery, HERE

See what Jef & Jon are up on on Blue Sky HERE and HERE

You can also follow Pat Edwards on Blue Sky HERE

And check out our newest book, Festival of the Forgotten, HERE

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The Exorcist's Codex

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:05:37 GMT

Pat is back hosting and thrilled to be joined once again by co-host, Case Aiken, to review the Backerkit crowdfunding campaign for The Exorcist's Codex. The latest offering from 2 Starving Gnolls.

Make sure you check out The Exorcist's Codex

And you can see what else is going on at 2 Starving Gnolls

And you can see what Pat and Case are up to.

And, as always, there's still time left to back our own campaign: Festival of the Forgotten

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Ghosts of Wrath

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:59:28 GMT

In this episode of the Storytellers Forge, Pat is joined by Case Aiken to review the current Backerkit campaign for Ghosts of Wrath. Hurry and check out the campaign before it ends here: Ghost of Wrath

This episode hosted by: Pat Edwards and Case Aiken

As always, you can see what else is happening in the Forge

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The Ultimate Fantasy Character Creator with Jeff Stormer

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:25:47 GMT

On this installment of The Storytellers Forge, Pat sits down with the delightful Jeff Stormer to talk about his new book: The Ultimate Fantasy Character Creator, a helpful guide for building unique and original characters for your campaigns, adventures, and stories... also they talk about eggnog for a bit. It makes sense in context, we swear!

You can see what else Jeff is up to over on Blue Sky

And follow this link to get your hands on his BOOK

This episode hosted by: Pat Edwards

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Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:00:24 GMT

In our latest episode of The ST Forge, Pat Edwards and Rick Heinz sit down with the delightful cast of the new actual play show: Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode, which is presented by Geek & Sundry and Realm. Tune in to hear some great stories from behind the scenes, as well as a few "ST Forge Exclusive" scoops!

You can check out what else the cast of Goblin Mode us up to below:

And as always, you can what Pat & Rick are up to across most social media platforms. Check out our latest offering from Storytellers Forge:

The Black Ballad: Chronicles of the Crossing, a collection of four stand alone novels all set within The Sunless Crossing and the world of The Black Ballad.

Hey! Did you know we also have a TikTok account? Check us out there for GM Tips and other fun TTRPG related conversations.

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SINK! with Johnny Stanton

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:00:57 GMT

In our latest episode of The ST Forge Pat & Rick sit down with Johnny Stanton IV to discuss his TTRPG module: SINK!

SINK! is a pirate/tattoo themed setting guide for 5E that looks more fun than a barrel of rum. Make sure to check out other works by the creators of SINK!:

Johnny Stanton

Sam Rusk

Rick Esquivias

This episode was hosted by Pat Edwards and Rick Heinz.

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Roll 4 Initiagive

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:48 GMT

In this third episode of The ST Forge, a podcast from Storytellers Forge, Pat sits down with Jesse Jerdak to discuss his new Actual Play charity show: Roll 4 Initiagive. Jesse leads a stellar cast, including Forest Valkai, Ginny D, Charlotte Moore Lambert, KP Upadhyayula, Amelia Som, and Cate Osborn, on a thrilling "fairy punk" RPG adventure. More importantly, the reason they are doing this show is to raise donations for Doctors Without Borders, a truly wonderful non-profit organization.

After listening to the conversation, you can check the show out at the link below and discover the many ways you can help support Doctors Without Borders.

Roll 4 Initiagive

You can find our featured guest on most social media platforms under the handle @JesseJerdak.

This episode was hosted by Pat Edwards. You can follow him on most social media platforms or check out his site here: https://www.thepatedwards.com/

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Eldritch Automata

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:56:52 GMT

In this second episode of The ST Forge, a podcast from Storytellers Forge, Rick and Pat look at Eldritch Automata - a "high-octane cosmic horror RPG" from Gehenna Gaming. We dig into the crowdfunding campaign and quickstart for the game, looking at the art, themes, mechanics, and lore, what they love about it, and the genres that inspired E//A. We also discuss how Eldritch Automata is a perfect example of how NOT to run a crowdfunding campaign and the lessons that Gehenna Gaming learned to relaunch a massively successful campaign on the second run!

In Eldritch Automata, you play one of humanity’s last defenders, facing down eldritch abominations that want to eat you, controlled by visually perfect angelic beings that want to control you, while piloting a massive monstrosity of a mech, the titular Automata, that’s slowly killing you.

Find out what we think, how we'd run this game, and if we think you should buy it in this 30-ish minute episode!

Follow Eldritch Automata on Backerkit.

Download the Eldritch Automata Quicklaunch Guide.

This episode features Rick Heinz and Pat Edwards. You can follow them on their respective social media platforms here:

Rick - https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/

Pat - https://www.thepatedwards.com/

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Planet of the Apes

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:18:30 GMT

Welcome to The ST Forge, a podcast from Storytellers Forge, a tabletop gaming studio, where we break down the tabletop industry's latest RPGs, why you should (or shouldn't) run them, and our thoughts on how they were made.

In this inaugural episode, studio founder Rick and marketing director Ian talk about Magnetic Press Play's upcoming Planet of the Apes official Roleplaying Game, in its final days on Kickstarter as of recording.

Rick and Ian dig into the quickstart for the game, looking at the art, themes, mechanics, and lore, all inspired by the franchise's first four films and subsequent novels and comic books.

Find out what we think, how we'd run this game, and if we think you should buy it in this 30-ish minute episode!

Follow the Planet of the Apes campaign on Kickstarter.

Download the Planet of the Apes Quickstart.

This episode features Rick Heinz and Ian E. Muller. You can follow them on their respective social media platforms here:

Rick - https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/

Ian - https://linktr.ee/ravnos

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