Wandering Monster

Wandering Monster

America’s Test Table! Each week a rotating cast of GMs, players, and creatives come to the table to playtest new and indie TTRPGs. We go through the mechanics, the world, and mostly just stress-test our GMs patience!

Episodes

June 29, 2024 92 mins

We begin our journey into the world of Warhammer 40k playing Wrath & Glory.

Cast:

  • Ian SerVaas - GM
  • Charles Bernard - Durath Baraqel, Ministorium Priest
  • Kevin Welch - Corvin Akalle,...
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We go full hog on playing an Overgrowth adventure! This game designed by our very own John Baltisberger is on Kickstarter. Watch as our party of deranged nature wizards and druids fulfill the oaths to the spirits of the earth to combat corrupt warlocks of the Valdeez Energy Company

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We go full hog on playing an Overgrowth adventure! This game designed by our very own John Baltisberger is on Kickstarter. Watch as our party of deranged nature wizards and druids fulfill the oaths to the spirits of the earth to combat corrupt warlocks of the Valdeez Energy Company
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A final episode of our OSE arc, what will happen? Will we go to hell? Will we end up leading a rebellion against the authoritarian demons who lord over the fuedal systems of the afterlife? Will we pay our library late fees? WILL WE FINALLY KISS?!?! Find out now!

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A liminal library filled with forbidden knowledge, strange monsters, and otherworldly librarians? Did Charles and John write this specifically for themselves? Only one way to find out, delve on in and listen to weird spider-language insults!

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A liminal library filled with forbidden knowledge, strange monsters, and otherworldly librarians? Did Charles and John write this specifically for themselves? Only one way to find out, delve on in and listen to weird spider-language insults!

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A liminal library filled with forbidden knowledge, strange monsters, and otherworldly librarians? Did Charles and John write this specifically for themselves? Only one way to find out, delve on in and listen to weird spider-language insults!

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We start a new campaign in the OSE rule set with session 0, introducing the setting, the characters and embarking on what will surely be the most inane of quests.

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This week we delve further into the Dark Forest, in this second, and concluding chapter of our Trophy Dark playthrough. Will we all survive this game that is explicitly about doomed explorers? I think our chances are pretty good!

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March 1, 2024 121 mins

This week is a week between campaigns, and so we got together to playtest OVERGROWTH, a game by our very own John Baltisberger and artist Simone Tammetta. Based on the BadAss system, this game allowed our bearded beauties to rampage across a swamp and bring the pain to X the Musky Exomancer!

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The culmination of The Price of Ash, set in the Dark Carribean of Pirate Borg, a Mork Borg hack.

 

CAST

  • Ian SerVaas - GM
  • Charles Bern...
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The continuation of The Price of Ash, set in the Dark Carribean of Pirate Borg, a Mork Borg hack.

CAST

  • Ian SerVaas - GM
  • Charles Bernard - Hornswaggle
  • Kevin Welch - Fluffbucket
  • Bridget Brave - Spike
  • Charles Paschke - Burnout
  • ...
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The continuation of The Price of Ash, set in the Dark Carribean of Pirate Borg, a Mork Borg hack.

CAST

  • Ian SerVaas - GM
  • Charles Bernard - Hornswaggle
  • Kevin Welch - Fluffbucket
  • Bridget Brave - Spike
  • Charles Paschke - Burnout
  • John Baltisberger - Fastinus/A...
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February 2, 2024 109 mins

Well, this week we take a break from all the piracy to dive into a new Mork Borg hack that hasn't even hit shelves yet, THE MOLT! Created by the same team that brought us Vast Grimm, the Molt has us take the form of monsters from the center of the earth rising up to spread the destruction prophesized by SHE. SPECIAL GUEST GM Molt and Vast Grimm creator Brian Colin!

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The continuation of The Price of Ash, set in the Dark Carribean of Pirate Borg, a Mork Borg hack.

CAST

  • Ian SerVaas - GM
  • Charles Bernard - Hornswaggle
  • Kevin Welch - Death Turtle
  • Bridget Brave - Spike
  • Charles Paschke - Burno...
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The continuation of The Price of Ash, set in the Dark Carribean of Pirate Borg, a Mork Borg hack.

CAST

  • Ian SerVaas - GM
  • Charles Bernard - Hornswaggle
  • Kevin Welch - Death Turtle
  • Bridget Brave - Spike
  • Charles Paschke - Burno...
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The continuation of The Price of Ash, set in the Dark Carribean of Pirate Borg, a Mork Borg hack.

 

CAST

  • Ian SerVaas - GM
  • Charles Bernard - Checkmate
  • Kevin Welch - Death Turtle
  • Bridget Brave ...
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We start our new campaign, The Price of Ash, set in the Dark Carribean of Pirate Borg, a Mork Borg hack.

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December 29, 2023 42 mins

Our last show of the year and it's time to take a look back at all of the incredible games played and awards the 2023 Best of Wandie Awards!

Categories include:

  • Staff Picks
  • Best Art
  • Best Mechanics
  • Best Experience
  • Best Story Telling
  • Best Game

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December 22, 2023 125 mins

The tower rises above the world, and tumbles down as man's hubris clashes with the Divine Ego. The city of a thousand tongues languishes as people strive to live with the celestial gifts. Throneseekers ascend the tower, searching out the profanely sacred places, looking for glory, looking for peace. SPECIAL GUEST GM Caleb Wimble!

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