Finding Atoria
Three friends, each with 30+ years playing and running TTRPGs sit down weekly to tell stories about the games, community and topics surrounding the Table Top Role Playing world.
Episodes
85 episodes
Leviathan Rising: So, You Want to Build a Kaiju?
Every giant monster has to start somewhere. This week, Arcadia and Malcolm return to Leviathan Rising with one goal: create a brand-new kaiju that could be dropped into a game. What starts as a conversation about what ...
Vampire: The Masquerade — A Beginner’s Guide to Sects: The Sabbat, Sword of Caine
Welcome Back to the Table! Let’s talk about sects, baby! In this episode, we begin our new Vampire: The Masquerade series exploring the major organizations that shape Kindred society with a beginner-friendly history of the Sabbat, the Sword ...
Dungeon Crawler Carl: Boxershorts and Big Dollars at the Table
Welcome Back to the Table! This week, Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm dive into the phenomenon that is Dungeon Crawler Carl. From its explosive rise in popularity to its growing influence on today’s gaming community, we exp...
Roll to Fund: How Crowdfunding Impacts Indie Game Creation
Welcome back to the table! Tori hosts Malcolm and Arcadia at the table to talk about how crowdfunding has changed the world of indie TTRPGs. Platforms like Kickstarter and BackerKit have helped creators turn ideas into actual games, lowering...
Leviathan Rising: Creator Interview with Dr. Christina Stiso at the Table
Welcome Back to the Table! Dr. Christina Stiso, creator of Leviathan Rising, joins Malcolm and Arcadia on Finding Atoria for a dive into a TTRPG where giant monsters are only the beginning of the...
Opening the Vault At the Table: Patreon Outtakes Unlocked
Welcome Back to the Table! Well, it was bound to happen. Malcolm’s plan to record B Reel, Outtakes, Shenanigans & Bloopers and put the best of them together for an episode…has happened!! From behind our Patreon wall and deep in the dusty...
White Wolf’s Next Bite: D&D, Gen Con, and the Future of VTM
Welcome Back to the Table! Vampire: The Masquerade is having a moment, and this week we’re looking at two very different signs of where the game might be headed. Arcadia moderates while Tori and Malcolm join the discussion as we explore what...
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Finding a Table at GenCon: It’s as Easy as you Think
Welcome Back to the Table! On this episode,What does it really mean to "find your table?" This week, Malcolm and Arcadia return from Gen Con 2026 with a fresh perspective on the world's largest tabletop gaming convention—and it has very litt...
Nights At a Round Table: Discussing Pendragon and It’s Influence
Welcome Back to the Table! On this episode, Malcolm solo-dives into one of tabletop gaming's true hidden masterpieces by exploring the remarkable parallels between Pendragon and the Crusader Kings
Vampire: the Masquerade–A Beginner’s Guide to Clans: Thin-Bloods & Caitiff
Welcome Back to the Table!! Not every Kindred fits neatly into one of the great clans. In the final installment of our Vampire: The Masquerade – A Beginner's Guide to Clans series, Malcolm and Arcadia explore two of the most misunderstood group...
Leviathan Rising: Our First Look at Gen Con 2026's Newest TTRPG
Welcome Back to the Table! In this episode, Malcolm, Tori, and Arcadia sit down to talk about our pre-debut sneak peek at Leviathan Rising, the brand-new TTRPG debuting at Gen Con 2026 from...
We’re Getting Our Con On! – Convention Visits and BIG NEWS!!
Welcome Back to the Table! This week Arcadia and Malcolm sit down for some Convention talk. We share a discussion about Arcadia’s recent attendance at the ALA (American Library Association) Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago...
The World Around Your Table: Travel Inspiration for TTRPGs
Welcome Back to the Table! This week Jess joins Arcadia and Malcolm for a discussion about travel. The crew shares stories of how getting out and seeing the world can bring huge inspiration to the games at your table. Arcadia discusses...
Mental Health through TTRPG’s & GenCon’s Trade Day
Welcome Back to the Table! This week Tori leads Arcadia and Malcolm through a conversation on the emerging data and discussions on mental health applications for TTRPG’s. More research and study in using these games as vessels for skil...
Finding Relationships and Health at the Table: Benefits of TTRPGs Revisited
Welcome Back to the Table! This week FA gets back into the conversation about how the TTRPG community and hobby space are being used by many, including adults to find, form and grow meaningful relationships. The unique setting, collabo...
Antici…pation at the Table! New TTRPG and Game Trends
18. Antici…pation at the Table! New TTRPG and Game TrendsWelcome Back to the Table! This week Tori, Malcolm and Arcadia gather to discuss what lies on the horizon in the TTRPG market as we prepare for a new Ge...
Vampire: the Masquerade–A Beginner’s Guide to Clans: Exploring The Ministry & Clan Lasombra
Welcome Back to the Table! This week we dive back into the World of Darkness to offer a beginner’s guide to two more factions of VTM lore. First, Tori breaks down the Setite offshoot of The Ministry. A vampiric plague of sorts, s...
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Generational Atoria: Family Dynamics At The Table
Welcome Back to the Table! This week Arcadia sits down with Tori and Malcolm for another look at a couple Atorian Legends. The tables turn a bit as Malcolm introduces us to his First Gen Hero of the Crossroads, Draville Goldblade. ...
Founding Atoria: First Gen Table Talk
Welcome Back to the Table! This week Malcolm gets the opportunity to interview his cohosts, Tori and Arcadia about their First Generation PC’s in Atoria. We peel back the curtain have a conversation about how two of the original Heroes...
From the Library to Your Table: D&D Sourcebook Reviews
Welcome Back to the Table! Malcolm and Tori have broken into the studio for more unsupervised shenanigans. This week the two trade book reviews and get into very different Dungeons and Dragons source materials. Malcolm wins the r...
Daggerheart – Revisiting Darrington’s Big Gamble, With Hope and Fear
Welcome Back to the Table! Tori and Malcolm are in the studio today to check back in with a game that our table and studio bought into the hype for. Almost a year in, we revisit the Darrington Press/Critical Role Narrative TTRPG. ...
More TTRPGs Please: Games We Want to Play at the Table.
Welcome Back to the Table! Don’t adjust your podcast, that is just one of our Birthday Girls, Jess, who is stepping in to moderate this week’s episode! We celebrate the birthdays of both Jess and Arcadia in fun look into the games that...
Starting Again: Spending time with The D&D 5.5 Starter Set
Welcome Back to the Table! This week we get to spend some time with a full studio (hooray!) and talk a little about the experience Arcadia and Jess had running the Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. We g...
MISSING!!: Tips and Tricks for Absences at the Table
Welcome Back to the Table! This week Malcolm is alone in the studio for an episode dealing with absences in your TTRPG group. Everyone has dealt with and most likely been an absent player or two at the table. What can send GMs into pan...
Vampire: the Masquerade–A Beginner’s Guide to Clans: Exploring Ravnos & Hecata
Welcome Back to the Table! This week we continue our VTM Beginner’s Guide to clans while sending healing potions to Arcadia and missing Jess at the table. That’s right, somebody didn’t read the memo and left Tori and Malcolm unsupervised on ...
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