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TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars

Craig Shipman

Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on tabletop games, especially roleplaying-game design, creative process, and gaming culture, featuring designers, developers, artists, writers, scholars, and actual-play creators. Agencies could credibly pitch published game designers, TTRPG authors, actual-play professionals, game scholars, and creators launching distinctive new games or books; booking difficulty is low because the show regularly features accessible niche experts rather than only major mainstream figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 295

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

craigalanshipman@gmail.com

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Host

Craig Shipman - Tabletop gaming host who explores the creative process, influences, and methods behind roleplaying games and other tabletop creations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Published or independently produced tabletop-game designers, developers, writers, artists, scholars, actual-play creators, and game masters with a distinctive creative practice or current project.
Required Achievements:  
Published tabletop or roleplaying games, Authored books or game supplements, Created or appeared in actual-play productions, Conducted scholarly research on tabletop gaming, Launched distinctive independent games or crowdfunding projects

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr. Emily Friedman - The History And Evolution Of Ttrpgs, Player Communities, Gaming Traditions, And The Future Of The Medium.

Elliott Davis - Game Development, Actual Play, Creative Approaches To Emotionally Resonant Games, And The Broader TTRPG Community.

James D'Amato - Gaming Culture, Game-mastering, Character And NPC Development, And The Ultimate RPG Villain Backstory Guide.

Dillin Apelyan - TTRPG And Actual-play Experience, Gaming Culture, Game Design, Character Creation, And Villain Backstories.

Anthony Runeslinger - Player And Character Motivation In Horror Roleplaying, Table Communication, Player Buy-in, And Collaborative Campaign Design.

Recent Topics

Gaming, Tabletop Games, Game Design, Roleplaying Games, Actual Play

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars
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Matthew Nevers (Decay, Nope!) ep 284

September 25, 2026

Matthew Nevers is an avid game designer and illustrator who has been playing for 25 years and has run games for 6 of those years. He publishes under Coffee All Night Games, and has created unique games like Nope! and The Winter Door. He loves horror, and his games reflect that. His new game, The Decay, is a toolbox for crafting uncanny survival horror narratives. It's perfect for adapting horror classics like Silent Hill or SCP, and its unique mechanical structures punish players and lead...

Dr. Emily Friedman ep 283

September 02, 2026

Dr Emily Friedman is a scholar whose work centers on storytelling. For the past few years, one of those focuses has been on TTRPGs and the vibrant communities that have developed over the decades. Her work looks at both the long and understudied early history of the medium and its modern popularity boom, and looks ahead to the future. It also highlights the community's traditions and structures, and how they’re changing.Today’s conversation is one of the most interesting we’ve had recentl...

Elliot Davis (The Time We Have) ep 282

August 03, 2026

Elliott Davis is making really interesting games. His focus isn't on following the usual standards — he's trying to make content that makes you feel and think. And he's absolutely killing it. We talk about how he got into game development, actual plays, and the community at large, and we dive deep into some of his most compelling games and what makes them work. Elliot is behind games like Project ECCO, Rom Com Drama Bomb, and The Time We Have. He's also a player, host, and GM ...

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