RnG: Building Community in the TTRPG Space (w/ Brian Flaherty)

Welcome to RnG! A show of thoughtful tangents where Rob and G talk with incredible guests from all over the TTRPG space. This episode features Brian Flaherty. He’s the Cofounder of ManySidedMedia, a rapidly growing podcast network of top-tier actual play, fantasy audio fiction, and other excellent TTRPG-adjacent shows. He’s the creator of such fantastic shows as My First Dungeon, one of the most accessible, informative, well-designed, and entertaining actual plays out there — as well as co-host of Talk of the Table where he and Elliot Davis interview creators, sound designers, actual play performers, game designers, and other experts from all over the TTRPG space to talk shop and swap stories. If not on his own shows, you may have heard his incredible sound design work on the Flight of the Icaron series for Worlds Beyond Number with Lou Wilson, Erika Ishii, Aabria Iyengar, and Brennan Lee Mulligan. Not to mention the star-studded Bitcherton series. And to top it off, he’s a literal Magician. ... Listen in as we touch on many topics including: 00:00 Introduction to Many Sided Media and Brian Flaherty 05:11 Building Community in TTRPGs 10:02 The Role of Sound Design in Storytelling 15:10 Navigating the Indie Podcast Landscape 19:56 Sustainability and Growth in Creative Projects 28:01 Building Connections in the TTRPG Community 30:44 Brian Flaherty - The Robin Hood of TTRPGs 32:39 The Importance of Community at Conventions 34:45 Collaborating with Local Artists 35:35 The Challenge of Oversaturation in TTRPG Podcasts 36:28 The Power of Collaboration in Sound Design 39:01 The Joy of Being a Player 40:19 Finding Restraint in Sound Design 43:03 The Rhythm of Communication 46:22 The Art of Nonverbal Communication 49:12 Creating a Fun Environment for Performers 51:38 Translating Skills Across Industries 54:04 Embracing Chaos in Improvised Storytelling 55:32 We are all the Robin Hood of TTRPGs 56:03 Memory and Meaning in RPGs 58:18 Finding Meaning in Creation 60:01 The Role of Sound Design 61:16 Character-Driven Storytelling 64:25 The Importance of Meaning in Media 70:03 Choosing Games for Fun Over Profit 72:02 Celebrating Indie Games 76:09 The Impact of Conventions 80:20 The Transition from Second to First AD 83:28 The Importance of Acknowledging Success 85:05 The Future of Actual Play and TTRPGs 93:10 Performance Mindset in Actual Play 98:25 Closing Thoughts and Final Reflections ... DiceSized is produced and designed by Rob Whitehead. Original Music and Score by: George (madlymusicalmind) Like what you hear? Please be sure to follow the show, get in the comments, drop a 5 star review, and tell a friend about us, so we can keeping making bite-sized, dice-rolled, twice-told stories. To post about about the show, use #DiceSized. That’s D-I-C-E S-I-Z-E-D. For more like this, follow us on Instagram and find us on Patreon:   / dicesized   ... For more of Brian Flaherty, head to https://www.manysidedmedia.com/ or anywhere you else you catch your podcasts. Or check out these other great interviews with Brian Flaherty: Reckless A-Talk: https://www.recklessattack.com/interv... Perspective Checks (Rene Plays Games): https://open.spotify.com/episode/7aNS... Links mentioned throughout: ManySidedMedia: https://www.manysidedmedia.com/ My First Dungeon: https://www.manysidedmedia.com/myfirs... Talk of the Table: https://www.manysidedmedia.com/talkof... Elliot Davis: https://moreblueberries.itch.io/ Flight of the Icaron:    • Flight of the Icaron: Ep 1 - Maiden Voyage   Worlds Beyond Number: https://www.WorldsBeyondNumber.com Bitcherton: https://www.Bitcherton.com The Wildsea: https://www.myth.works/collections/th... Perils & Princesses: https://www.perilsandprincesses.com/ PocketBard: https://www.pocketbard.app/ BHold Music: https://beholdyourfate.bandcamp.com/t... Planet Arcana: https://www.planetarcana.com/ Nathaniel Klein of Studio Zosimos: https://z051m05.itch.io/ A Land Once Magic: https://vidityavoleti.itch.io/a-land-... Longsword: https://vidityavoleti.itch.io/longsword Fantastic Castle:   / fantasticcastle   ... THE MEANING OF LIFE:    • the answer to life, universe and everything