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The World of RPGs

Moritz Botts
Tabletop Role-Playing Games
Call Of Cthulhu
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons
Indie Games
Ttrpgs
Indigenous Peoples
Role-Playing Games
TTRPG Scene
Hong Kong
Vampire: the Masquerade
Blockbunny Games
Donnerhaus Studio
System Matters
Historical Rpgs
Demon Ninja
North America
Taiwan
Queer Gaming
Cantonese

This podcast is about tabletop role-playing games around the world. In every episode, I interview RPG enthusiasts and professionals from a non-English speaking country about what games they play, what unique RPGs exist in their country, and how new people get into the hobby. Interviewees include regular gamers, club organizers, game shop owners, creators of actual play videos, RPG authors, and gam... more

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Recent Guests

Frank Rieter
Pioneer of Quaisten, the first Dutch RPG
Quaisten
Episode: Episode 27 - The Netherlands
Anwar Al-Masuli
Author of Kazakhsh-DND, Kazakh-language RPG translator
Independent translator/translator of Kazakh RPGs
Episode: Episode 26 - Kazakhstan
Claire Shortino
Co-founder of Wondrous Tome, a publishing house that creates role-playing games.
Wondrous Tome
Episode: Episode 25 - Malta
Igor Moraises-Steves
Author of the first Brazilian role-playing game, Tagma.
Episode: Episode 24 - Brazil Part 2
Diogo Nogueira
A notable game designer and podcaster in the RPG space.
Weird Games and Weird People
Episode: Episode 24 - Brazil Part 2
Cesar Capacli
Brazilian TTRPG designer with a broad range of indie games.
Episode: Episode 24 - Brazil Part 2
Nanala Rosa
Lives for cats and editing, RPG player
Episode: Episode 24 - Brazil Part 1
Fred Furtado
Writer and science communicator, shares the history of RPGs in Brazil
Episode: Episode 24 - Brazil Part 1
Jose Galindo
TTRPG enthusiast and creator of Brujo, an RPG about magic folklore in Latin America
Episode: Episode 23 - Mexico Part 1

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MoBots
Host aligned with The World of RPGs, frequently discusses global RPG scenes and language-specific communities.
Morbotz
Co-host with focus on international RPG communities and country-specific episodes.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 16 ratings
  • Spannend und wertschätzend

    Mo macht das ganz fantastisch. Ja, das Englisch der Interviewpartner ist manchmal schwer zu verstehen, aber man kann viel über die Seele und Philosophie des Rollenspiels in anderen Ländern lernen.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Micha-Geh
    Germanya year ago

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Some listeners note language can be a barrier, but content is highly educational for understanding global RPG cultures.
Guests are often industry-focused, bringing real-world insights into publishing, translation, and community-building.
Listeners appreciate the in-depth look at non-English RPG scenes and the host's respectful, thoughtful interviewing style.

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Episode 23 - Mexico Part 2
Q: Can you say a bit about the journal and the papers you wrote there?
I have been published in a journal that is part of a research network on role-playing games, discussing our unique cultural perspectives on game design.
Episode 23 - Mexico Part 2
Q: How did you get into role-playing games?
I started playing when I was in college, and it helped me practice my spoken English while making friends.
Episode 23 - Mexico Part 2
Q: Have you ever tried any original Mexican games?
I haven't tried yet, but I remember one called something like Legends that talks about Mexica mythology, which sounds interesting.
Episode 20 - Portugal Part 1
Q: How did they do that in the past?
There is quite a proximity between the Brazilian market and the Portuguese market in terms of the brands.
Episode 20 - Portugal Part 1
Q: Can you give an example for a system that would work well there?
One system that we keep going back to is the relationship map in Vampire: The Masquerade.

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The show concentrates on tabletop RPG scenes from non-English speaking countries, exploring local games, language dynamics, and cultural influences that shape play. Across episodes, listeners get insider looks at community-building, translation efforts, local conventions, and the emergence of country-specific titles and ecosystems. Noteworthy is the global scope, with deep dives into bespoke games, language-pair translation projects, and the way local culture informs world-building and gameplay. The format often includes guests such as designers, organizers, shop owners, and translators, plus occasional teaser content from actual plays in the country's language, making it a rich resource for discovering non-mainstream RPG scenes and potenti... more

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1. Frank Rieter
2. Anwar Al-Masuli
3. Claire Shortino
4. Igor Moraises-Steves
5. Diogo Nogueira
6. Cesar Capacli
7. Nanala Rosa
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