Tarot-fuelled Queer Hijinks (w/ J Strautman & B Marsollier)

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On this episode, we talk to J Strautman and B Marsollier. J Strautman is a bass player, composer, sound designer, game designer, and podcaster. B Marsollier is an illustrator, voice over artist, game designer, podcaster and former antique rug salesperson. They are the co-DMs of the D&D actual play podcast, Planet Arcana. The podcast is fully sound designed and scored with original music by J. Last year, 2023, Planet Arcana received 9 nominations at the New Jersey and Minnesota Webfests, winning 3 awards, 2 for “Best D&D Actual Play” and 1 for “Best GM”.

They're about to launch their crowdfunding campaign for their newest game, A Fool's Errand, a tarot-based game of being fools, dealing with gods, becoming who you are, and saving the world from a second Big Oops.

Show notes:

03:24 - Introduction to the game and its podcast roots

10:55 - Using tarot to build a meddling pantheon

18:57 - Making a fool in Fool's Errand

35: 14 - The setting of the game and the campaign

40:01 - Infectious Enthusiasm: Anamnesis, Rom Com Drama Bomb

42:28 - Tyranny of Numbers

49:58 - RePlay

52:21 - All Advice is Advice for Myself