006 - RAGE / guest: Kitty Stoholski

Mouse gets her mind blown by the creative possibilities of Live Action Role Playing.  She thought it was just teens bopping each other with foam armaments in a park, but guest Kitty Stoholski takes us all to school.  They chat about escaping the stuffiness of some tabletop experiences, physical spaces setting the mood, taking responsibility for other players' fun and emotional states, and the lamentable dearth of "LARP tops" in the world.

005 - VIV CARILLON / guest: Whitney Reynolds

Mouse chats with writer and podcaster Whitney Reynolds, who is also a roleplaying buddy in the Strange Trails campaign!  They talk about finding moments for characters to bond, faking it until making it, and fudging details of the people in a character's backstory in the best way, i.e. Maris-ing. 

004 -DUSTY MCCLAVIN / guest:Brandon Kirkman

This episode, Mouse talks with her friend and collaborator in comedy, Brandon Kirkman, about improvising a character that finds their own legs beyond the 30 second sketch they were originally conceived for.  They talk about working collaboratively with other funny people, being in the present as a creative person and channeling very real personal fears and anxieties into the fictional characters one might create.

003 - SVETLANA ZMEYEVNA / guest: Eva Problems

Mouse talks with twine author Eva Problems about wanting to look like a dragon.  Other subjects brought up are immersive techniques for tabletop gaming, playing tabletop with players over long distances, how personal growth over time changes the characters we play...  Mostly wanting to look like a dragon, though.