To what land of mortals have Rocky and Jords come this time? Are they proud and savage and without justice? Or are they friendly to strangers, and have a god-fearing mind? Because what the world re…

To what land of mortals have Rocky and Jords come this time? Are they proud and savage and without justice? Or are they friendly to strangers, and have a god-fearing mind? Because what the world really needed in late 2026 was two more white dudes having opinions about The Odyssey. Got topic requests, or just want to say hi? Drop us an email at…

Civilisation has collapsed - now what? Never fear: Rocky and Jords are here to help you plan the ultimate tabletop road trip through the ruins of society.

This month, I have mostly been writing 30-player six-table TTRPG scenarios in advance of GenCon 2026. (Last month, technically. I spent too

Rocky and Jords go round and round on the best way of doing time loops in your RPG session.

Rocky and Jords tackle tiny toys making great escapes as they adapt Pixar’s Toy Story into a TTRPG session.

Rocky and Jords talk about why Project Hail Mary might actually be a better as an RPG than as a movie.

It’s a good day to live free and die hard with a vengeance, as Rocky and Jords dig into the seminal Christmas story slash action blockbuster.

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Rocky and Jords put the “arr” in RPG as they take to the high seas to track down the lost treasure of pirate games.

In which Rocky takes a break from editing and Jords discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

Rocky and Jords get everybody and the stuff together to turn 1998’s saddest genre smashing anime into a roleplaying game session. 3… 2… 1… let’s jam.

Rocky and Jords turn sports into a real game as they delve into sports… movies. And it turns out that more things are sports movies than you might think.

It’s all legs and hard boiled eggs as the Pals step into your ears with a case you just can’t turn down.

Rocky and Jords figure out what it takes to ride eternal on the Fury Road.

Rocky and Jords sink their teeth into what makes a game feel like an early-2000s vampire ​hunting flick.

Broadcasting intent isn’t the same as asking for permission. 

Rocky and Jords play judge, jury, and a lil' executioner as they convert 2012's smash hit(?) Dredd into a quip-powered depth-crawl.

Rocky and Jords dig into not one but three stories in SF writer Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space universe.

Rocky and Jords see how deep the rabbit hole goes as they figure out how to plan a session that feels like you're in the Matrix. But then, out of the Matrix. And then, back in the Matrix again. Show notes and transcript at playtonics.net/the-matrix If you have ideas for topics you'd like to hear us cover, hit us up at hello@playtonics.net, or slide into our DMs on Instagram, Bluesky and Mastodon.

Rocky and Jords dive into the world of queen bees and wannabes as they turn Mean Girls into a game. Show notes and transcript at playtonics.net/mean-girls If you have ideas for topics you'd like to hear us cover, hit us up at hello@playtonics.net, or slide into our DMs on Instagram, Bluesky and Mastodon.

Rocky and Jords are back to discuss how to run a great game about being a terrible archaeologist. Show notes and transcript at playtonics.net/raiders If you have ideas for topics you'd like to hear us cover, hit us up at hello@playtonics.net, or slide into our DMs on Instagram, Bluesky and Mastodon.

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Rocky ran a D&D bucks party, and he has thoughts about session structure and systems.

In a fast-and-loose end of year review, Rocky and Jords talk about some of the ideas that kept showing up in Season 1. Show notes and transcript at playtonics.net/2024-recap. If you have ideas for what you'd like to hear in 2025, hit us up at hello@playtonics.net, or slide into our DMs on Instagram, Bluesky and Mastodon.