Here Be Tygers

Hey all, I was so busy preparing the first few chapters of the book for review that I forgot to put this week’s episode up. Today, we’re returning to the ‘Glorious March’ thread, with further tales of what could or might happen, should your prestigious clan’s most ancient regalia be already possessed. And how, through establishing some of the “big” beats, you can find all of the smaller ones in between—such as fancy hats, guillotines, and skeleton cryptkeepers with bespoke tastes in board games. We hope you enjoy, J --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herebetygers/message

Hi all, We’ll return with the third and final “Belle of Theta 9” ep soon ( Dave’s currently in the middle of a move ). In the meantime, Ken and I will be working on an new story thread: one full, as Phillip Hole, the Singing Gravedigger often said, of love, adventure and (un)death. We hope you enjoy, J --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herebetygers/message

Hey all, We’ll be migrating to a new recording service soon, so please bear with us through these last few eps on Zoom. As for the convo, we take a deep dive into all of the potential weirdness that ensues when one great catastrophe leads to ‘a few’. We hope you enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herebetygers/message

Hey all, We had some fidelity issues with Zoom on this one, so the cleanup was longer than usual ( and there are likely a few, immutable quirks left ). That said, Ken and I had a good deal of fun with the second round of our pacing exercise: when, with “the great disaster!”, a tale begins. We hope you enjoy. J --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herebetygers/message

Today, we return to our intrepid space tourists in fantasyland as we ask: how much you should show, say, or tell ( of this provincial life ) before the one moment when ‘everything changes’? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herebetygers/message

Hey all, the second half of our foray into the tales found in small places is out tonight. So join Dave and I as we discover who transgresses and why, and how even the same rituals, phrases or rites can—with differing intents—a new thing convey. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herebetygers/message

Hey all, Long Covid is a beast sometimes, and this month marks the third year. Still recording when we can though. Even when the schedule goes a little weird. For today’s ep, Dave and I talk about remakes, remasters, and how in storytelling, even the smallest things, moments or actions can carry a tremendous weight. We hope you enjoy, J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Hey all, Here’s the second half of our wild tour through sci-fi tropes in a fantasy land, now with space tourists, ‘wampires?’, and the new people ( or places ) they’d rule. We hope you enjoy, J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Hey all, With the new trailer to Renfield making the rounds, it seemed like a good time to share one of our vampier streams. This one starts innocently enough, as we ponder the eternal question of “moon wizard v. spaceship

Hey all, We went on an unexpected hiatus last month into this one ( sometimes long Covid forces you to rest ). On a partial schedule at the moment but things should hopefully settle down by Feb. As for today’s episode: sometimes Dave and I like to start with the simple to find the ‘complex’—what will give life to your world, story and characters once they’re outside of your head. Just a quick note—this conversation was originally featured on Odder Worlds some years ago on older equipment, so the audio quality is a little rough. -J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

For the second half of my interview with Matt, we talk about how to give what you create enough time, space, and memory so that it can exist ( and persist ) outside of you without consuming your life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Hey all, We just lost a close family member—it was quite sudden—a couple weeks ago, so things are still somewhat out of sorts here. Today’s episode is part of an interview I did last year for Matt Selznick’s show, Sonitotum. He’s been kind enough to let us share it here while we take some time off to recover and find some peace of mind again. -J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Hey all, Here’s the second half of our initial concept session for The Conductors setting, where Ken and I delve into particulars such as ‘the passport’: or how the world defines you ( and your actions ) through tags, as they accrue. -J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Hey all, Join Ken and I as we try a little bit of alchemic synthesis with truths of world, story and character from a few different places—to see both what should and should not persist. As for whether or not you’ll see more of Conductors and their world later… Well, we’re still at work on a few more ingredients. -J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Join Dave as I we delve into post-apocalyptic tales, how to tell them and why. And what happens when you attempt to live out the final days in the vast and unfathomable terrain that is your newly awakened crew’s ‘user guide’. Oh, and the novel I mentioned partway through about a collapsing ark ship is Marissa Levien’s “The World Gives Way”. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Hey all, Here’s the second half of our short narrative livestream, using Honey Heist. Will our intrepid team of felonious ursines discover, survive, or even escape with their prize? Find out tonight. -J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Hey all, Since we’re exploring short narrative fiction and forms over the summer, we decided to share one of our earliest live attempts. This time, with Grant Howitt’s Honey Heist and some of our fans. J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Hey all, For the second half of our conversation on finding your tale through one sheet game design, we delve into what kinds of stories we hope each set of truths will provide. - J --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Dave, Andrew and I talk about using one sheet game design as a creative exercise, how to play with the truths that make for a good story, and (when they’re live) fail successfully. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message

Join Dave, Grant (from Rowan Rook & Decard) and I as we talk about one sheet games, the art of the possible, and the joy of creating new worlds, stories and characters for the first time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/herebetygers/message