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

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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?

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In this season finale Kayla sits down with Chloe Montgomery and Alyssa Ridley who make up Biscuit Fund Games, the creators of games like Goblin Country, Tournament Arc, the upcoming Mousequest, and more. They discuss how they collaborate, their individual experiences with self-discovery, the importance of persevering and making games as approachable as possible.

(Note: there are some slight audio issues in this episode, they've been minimised to the best of my ability and hopefully shouldn't impact your enjoyment of this episode.)

You can listen to Game Soup, the design podcast co-hosted by Kayla and Chloe at Game Soup (pinecast.co)

Check out the Biscuit's work at itch.io and find their socials at Biscuit Fund Games

The artists Chloe and Alyssa mentioned in the episode where:

• Pa-Luis Links (paluis-links.carrd.co)
• Landing Page - Eddie Black Art

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 Yanahn, creator of Stories to Astonish the World, The Night Market, Unhaunt This House and more (including the upcoming Whalefall zine). They discuss where inspiration is found, figuring out who you're aiming your work as, the figure of the traveller in TTRPGs, urban legends and more.

You can find Yanahn's work at yanahn - itch.io.

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

JSYK: Kayla is taking Transgender Deathmatch Legend II to BackerKit. A sequel to the original card-based beat-em-up, the book offers six new hyperviolent hexcrawls, dangerous fighting styles to customise your fighter and new modes of play. Visit to stay notified.

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 the creator of Gangs of Titan City and A Heist Game: Nick Spence. They discuss archaeology, urban environments, the nature of the criminal protagonist and finding a new area of play through writing.

Find Gangs of Titan City via SoulMuppet Publishing.

JSYK: Kayla will be taking Transgender Deathmatch Legend II to backerkit. A sequel to the original card-based beat-em-up the book offers six new hyperviolent hexcrawls, dangerous fighting styles to be customise your fighter and new modes of play. Visit deathmatch.ratwave.uk to stay notified.

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.

Content Warning: This episodes involves discussions of a relative's diagnosis with cancer.

This week Kayla sits down with Julien Legault and they discuss practicing multiple disciplines, different views of the post-apocalypse, and the relationship between community and self-discovery.

Support Julien's work by finding them at https://www.gamesandstuffbyjulien.com/

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 Jo Winter to talk about music, getting political and coming back to your hometown.

Find Jo's work on Itch and follow her on social media as "winterymute" on most platforms.

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

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 returns to sit down with Aaron Lim, creator of Spectres of Brocken, An Altogether Different River, Homebound and more. They discuss representing yourself in your work, relationships to home and places, and all the things mecha can represent.

You can find Aaron's game over at ehronlime.itch.io

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)

(Apologies for the unplanned hiatus; between stress of running a Kickstarter, an editing snafu with a different episode and some personal issues the month of June ended up slipping away from the podcast)

Interested in guesting on a future season?

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This week Kayla sits down Colin Le Sueur (By Odin's Beard RPGs) the creator of Runecairn and We Deal in Lead. They talk about the genre spaces of Norse fantasy and the weird west, influences from comic books, prose, and cinema, and much more.

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

JSYK: Kayla has an new Kickstarter out now. 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.