Effekt

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A fan podcast celebrating (mostly Swedish) RPGs including, but not limited to: Coriolis; Forbidden Lands; Symbaroum; Tales from the Loop; and, Alien.

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#292
September 28 · 1 hr 32 min
We Are Shocked, SHOCKED I Tell You
We talk with the Vermeren bothers about Gridshock and Terminal State 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.30: World of Gaming: UK Games Expo bans AI products; Atrapos Kickstarting from Soul Muppet; Necromunda RPG from ... Games workshop?!; Dragonmeet growing 00.31.34: Interview: Paul and Chris Vermeren about (mostly) Gridshock Zero Edition 01.30.29: Next time and goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Buy our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#291
September 14 · 1 hr 7 min
Scottish Blood
What Matthew did ~~on his holidays~~ working for Free League 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.32: World of Gaming: Steve Jackson steps down as CEO of SJG; Time without Tide doing well on Backerkit (at least one listener backed it); Gridshock Zero Edition on Gamefound; Good Society 2nd edition on Kickstarter: Halcyon Stars; CMON’s financial dfficulties via Boardgame Wire 00.22.41: Old West News 00.35.04: Matthew's Tabletop Scotland report 01.06.32: Next time and goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#290
August 31 · 1 hr 3 min
Servus
00.00.40: Introduction 00.02.44: Thank you to our returning patron: Bill Paine 00.04.23: World of Gaming: The Blood Tree/Across the Horizon; Mörk Borg hot sauce, Liquid Misery pre-order opening; Monte Cooks fall victim to the ubiquity of AI; Rowan Rook and Decard recognise a staff union; Dark Conspiracy on Backerkit; Matthew is at Tabletop Scotland. (Hat discussion - appropriate video) 00.37.01: Tackling Slavery in a game set in Ancient Rome 01.01.43: Next time and goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#289
August 17 · 1 hr
Intensity
Last week's news today! (Today's news is: Matthew is sunning himself on the beach/sheltering from the West Country rain) 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.14: Thank you to our new patrons: Jonathan Brandenburg; Ink Chronicles; Steve Scott 00.11.28: World of Gaming: GenCon second largest gaming convention after Spiel Essen, 74000, attendees; Cluster Truck is out in print for Traveller. 00.22.15: #RPGaDay creating characters 00.56.44: Next time and goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#288
August 3 · 1 hr 28 min
Third Horizon Players Handbook
All the best news from GenCon, its just like being there* 00.00.40: Introduction 00.02.19: World of Gaming: Ennies winners (Crooked Moon) ; WoTC take over everything (WoW and Star Wars); Cosmere system licenced; Vampire 6th edition; Children of Time RPG crowdfund ongoing; Corrected The One Ring in new cover announced, alongside Beastiary and Gondor; Free League Unbound launched; 00.49.27: Old West News: Lone Rider solo rules out 00.54.24: Interview: Kevin Hassall on The Blood Tree, his new Third Horizon Kickstarter 01.26.01: Next time and goodbye *It may not be like being there Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#287
July 20 · 51 min
Sole Publisher
This podcast is missing 20 minutes of chat - due a slight recording disaster. Can you hear the join? 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.42: World of Gaming: Heroic Deeds 5E kickstarting, from our friends at Garblag Games; people are talking about Seven-Part Pact; Limithrons Pirate Map Collection; TotOW contributor Shanna Germain is writing a new game based on Rebecca Roanhorse’s pre-Colombian fantasy Between Earth and Sky; Invincible delivered 00.28.27: Feature - publishing your own supplements - Licence and template here LibraOffice here; Links to How to Sell on DTRPG; RPG Trader; itch 00.50.00: Next time and goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#286
July 6 · 1 hr 16 min
Leading Edge takes over Alien!
Dave is back! And so is Jonathan Hicks! 00.00.40: Introduction - wasn't Badlands but The Bad Batch that inspired the Song of The Siren adventure 00.05.06: Thank you to our new Patron: Stewart Hawkes 00.06.52: World of Gaming: Monty Python game available for £5; Atlas games put family RPG Magical Kitties under an open Creative Commons licence; Chaosium have a new game coming - Time without Tide, features a new but strangely familiar ruleset, plus "Delvers" hmmmm; a little bit of Old West adjacent News; Alien: Operation Leading Edge pre-order 00.36.44: Interview - Jonathan Hicks on Operation Leading Edge 01.13.46: Next time and goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#285
June 22 · 1 hr 3 min
Into the Birch Basement
In Dave's absence we have a very special treat for you in this episode: a peek behind the Patreon paywall - an episode of Lost Mountain Saga's Patreon exclusive Birch Basement podcast (featuring, by pure coincidence, Matthew and Dave) 00.00.40: Introduction 00.02.14: World of Gaming - The Children of Time RPG is live soon on kickstarter; New Alien cinematic Operation Leading Edge, on pre-order; just two weeks to back Nordic Skalds' Third Horizon campaign Eater of Worlds 00.05.50: Old West News - Lone Rider has playtest feedback; Tales of the Old West will be the ruleset for the next season of Lost Mountain Saga 00.08.04: An episode of Birch Basement - Ellinor and Sydney's Patron Exclusive podcast. If you like it (we are not on every episode) join their Patreon at a paid rank. 01.01.28: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#284
June 8 · 59 min
The tiredest Matthew has ever felt
having been at UK Games Expo last weekend, when we should have been recording - we are rejigging out schedule, with a quick and dirty recording this week, talking about ... UK Games Expo 00.00.40: Introductions 00.05.38: Old West News - Solo rules coming soon 00.08.00: World of Gaming - New Outgunned: Adventures campaign on Backerkit from 2LittleMice 00.19.04: Looking back on UK Games Expo 00.58.14: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#283
May 18 · 1 hr 43 min
We are the champions!
We talk with Axel Widén and Andreas Lundström talk about the forthcoming Coriolis: The Third Horizon Campaign 00.00.40: Introductions 00.04.26: World of Gaming: The Four Pillar AI slop designer history controversy; there is an Elric themed game coming from Goodman Games!; there is an Elric themed game coming from Free League!: FL are co-publishing a, 'acid' western game Frontier Scum; we will be at UK Games Expo. 00.37.37: Old West News: We won Best Role Playing Game at UKGE Judges Choice Awards! 00.49.50: Interview: Axel Widén and Andreas Lundström talk about the forthcoming Coriolis: The Third Horizon Campaign Eater of Worlds 01.42.01: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#282
May 4 · 1 hr 15 min
Out of the Woods
We discuss the latest Symbaroum news with Mattias Johnsson 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.04: World of Gaming: Free League announce a 10th Anniversary edition of Symbaroum 00.03.19: Interview: attias Johnsson on the new 10th Anniversary edition and the City States expansion 01.14.21: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#281
April 20 · 1 hr 10 min
Flowers in the Third Horizon
Can our guest convert The Flowers of Algorab to the older Third Horizon ruleset 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.33: Welcome to our new patron: Changed Later 00.05.18: World of Gaming: Gehenna Gaming fold, leaving Elrdrich Automata’s fate unknown; Die RPG welcome to the Meta Dungeon; Vampire Republic RPG; we have to talk about Dungeon Crawler Carl; Paizo break their non-D&D duck with 13 Omens; our Salute report 00.40.06: Feature: Thomas on porting Flowers of Algorab to the Third Horizon. Thomas has since created a video guide here 01.06.30: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? But our game, Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#280
April 6 · 1 hr 9 min
Iconic
What can Ancient Greece teach us about the Icons? 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.16: Welcome to our new (and returning) patrons: Easy Peasy Pumpkin (aka Nic) and Keith Rossele 00.04.12: World of Gaming: Free Tabletop Licence expanded to include the Third Horizon, Forbidden Lands, Symbaroum etc; we got Flowers of Algorab; Fomoria Kickstarting; we are going to be at Salute 00.34.15: Old West News: US warehouse stocked; GM screen PDF available on Drivethru; The Gift Horse coming soon 00.41.44: Feature: The Icons, "greeked" 01.06.36: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#279
March 23 · 1 hr 31 min
Many Moving Parts
We talk about writing Alien Evolved adventures 00.00.40: Introductions 00.04.18: Welcome to our new patron: Leon Castro Lagunas 00.06.41: World of Gaming: Ballad Hunters is NOT on Kickstarter (yet); Pact - year Zero demonic horror; Mythic Battles on Gamefound; Tunnels and Trolls on Kickstarter; Public Access on Kickstarter; what exactly is The End is #Trending? ; Fairy Quest; Trudvang made over $1m; Year Zero Engine gets an artical (and Tales of the Old West a mention) in Rascal 00.53.20: Feature: Writing for Alien Evolved 01.28.55: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#278
March 9 · 1 hr 25 min
Return to the Third Horizon
We talk about interview prolific author of Third Horizon adventures Kevin Hassall 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.22: Welcome to our new patron: Peter Taylor 00.03.53: World of Gaming: Temeraire RPG from Magpie Games currently Kickstarting; last ten days days of Dragonbane: Trudvang kickstarter; Pirate Borg starter set available and its great plus Down Among the Dead; The Serpent a very Coriolis flavoured Traveller campaign is being kickstarted .... 00.30.31: Old West News: beware AI misrepresentation 00.46.26: Interview: Kevin Hassall on his extensive Coriolis and other RPG output. 01.22.53: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#277
February 23 · 1 hr 20 min
It's alive!
We talk about Tabletop Gaming Live, our first convention event of the year, and chat in Millie Lavelle about RPG plans for EK Games Expo 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.53: World of Gaming: Mantic Games announce a Ghost in the Shell RPG (not to be confused with Ghost in the Shell Arise - or "Ghost in the Machine"?! What was Matthew on?!); Cohors Cthulhu Larium Adventures is out (we divert into how often phasers are "locked" in Start Trek); SLA industries Savage Worlds edition announced; Tunnels and Trolls beta quickstart released; late pledges on The Cosmographers Atlas showcase some beautiful illustration; Ryan Dancy leaves AEG after AI commentary. 00.53.08: Matthew's Tabletop Gaming Live Report 01.04.33: Interview: Millie Lavelle on UK Games Expo epic games sign up here 01.19.02: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#276
February 9 · 1 hr 3 min
On the Agenda
Writing personal agendas for Alien 00.00.40: Introductions 00.03.42: World of Gaming: Gallows Corner on Kickstarter; Dragonebane Trudvang kickstarting 17th November; Flowers of Algorab out; Matthew will be at Tabletop Gaming Live in Doncaster next week 00.17.39: Old West News: Our Gold Country AP campaign starting next week, Biting the Dust in Albuquerque on DriveThru soon 00.28.44: Feature: Writing Personal Agendas for Alien RPG. 00.59.36: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#275
January 26 · 1 hr 38 min
Location, Location, Location
We interview Duncan Rhodes, and then he (about to run his first Alien game) interviews us! 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.40: World of Gaming: 10 most anticipated games of 2026; Results of Toon Backerkit campaign; Dragonbane: Trudvang kickstarting soon; Matthew (and Frank/Raldanash) will be at Tabletop Live in Doncaster 00.26.16: Old West News: Our new streamed campaign starts with session zero 00.29.46: Interview Duncan Rhodes, author of (deep breath) The Creative Game Master's Guide of Extraordinary Locactions and How to Design Them, and the Hipsters and Dragons blog. 01.34.26: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#274
January 15 · 1 hr 13 min
Lone Rider
We talk about solo gaming, especially as it pertains to Tales of the Old West 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.30: Welcome and thank you to our new patron: Shaky T (Simon) 00.03.59: Slightly unscheduled Old West (Marches) news 00.10.00: World of Gaming: Blades ‘68 from Evil Hat; Tiny Defenders trauma therapy RPG out of Palestine; Traveller: Cluster Truck 00.30.28: Going Solo (we mention Beyond Cataclysm; Frank; and The Soloist) 01.11.53: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our new website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#273
Dec 29, 2025 · 58 min
Our Patron Party
Taking the opportunity of the Christmas break to gather some patrons, and review the year 2025 as well as look forward to objectives for 2026. Featuring patrons, Frank, Thomas, Douglas, Paul, Jed and Bruce talking about Planet of the Apes; Space 1999; Harnmaster; Ronin, Spectaculars; Coriolis: The Great Dark; and, Forbidden Lands in German! Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our new website and download Tales of the Old West QuickDraw available for free on DriveThru. The core rules are now available on DriveThru too. Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere) Buy pdfs via our DriveThru Affiliate link Leave a review on iTunes or Podchaser Find our Actual Play recordings on effektap ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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