+1 forward by Richard Rogers

Last Updated: March 31, 2026
+1 Forward is a show about games using the Apocalypse Engine. We cover these games in play, and talk about the many flavors of games Powered by the Apocalypse. Each episode will have a discussion about mechanics, as well as an example of play.
Final Episode - Lessons Learned in 2022
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It's a super-sized episode as Rach and Rich talk about the lessons they learned playing and running PbtA games in 2022, and we bring the podcast to a close.

Sneak Preview: The Darkened Threshold
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The Darkened Threshold is a new podcast from The Gauntlet, coming in 2023! This is a sneak preview of the first episode; the show will launch with its own feed in late December. In the meantime, join us on The Gauntlet Discord server to discuss all things Brindlewood Bay & The Between.

Summer Series Firebrands - What We Have Learned
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​Rach and Rich reflect on their Summer Series of Firebrands games. 
Apocalypse Keys
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Rach and Rich bring on Rae Nedjadi to talk about their game Apocalypse Keys, which is crowd-funding on Kickstarter until October 11, 2022

Summer Series Firebrands - Once More Into the Void
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Rach and Rich continue their third Summer Series. This series covers games in the Firebrands style of PbtA games. This seventh episode of the series features Rae Nadjadi, creator of ​Once More into the Void.

Summer Series Firebrands - Superstars: Racing Icons
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Rach and Rich continue their third Summer Series. This series covers games in the Firebrands style of PbtA games. This sixth episode of the series features Tristan and Pete, creators of ​Superstars: Racing Icons.

Summer Series Firebrands - Miss Bernburg's Finishing School for Young Ladies
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Rach and Rich continue their third Summer Series. This series covers games in the Firebrands style of PbtA games. This fifth episode of the series features Andrea of Plotbunny Games, creator of ​Miss Bernburg's Finishing School for Young Ladies.

Ryne
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Rach and Rich bring on Adam and Thryn of Furtive Shambles to talk about their game Ryne, which is funding on Indie Go Go until August 21

Summer Series Firebrands - Thy Words Inspire, Thespians
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Rach and Rich continue their third Summer Series. This series covers games in the Firebrands style of PbtA games. This fourth episode of the series features Cole, creator of ​Thy Words Inspire, Thespians.

Summer Series Firebrands - A Complicated Profession
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Rach and Rich continue their third Summer Series. This series covers games in the Firebrands style of PbtA games. This third episode of the series features Jason Price of AlwaysCheckers, creator of ​A Complicated Profession.

Plus 1 Forward 2022 ENnie Episode
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Rach and Rich hop on the mics to celebrate and maybe educate you on the ENnie awards. We've been nominated for 2022's Best Podcast category! This is a primer on what our show is about and the pair of hosts who make it happen.
Summer Series Firebrands - Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern
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Rach and Rich continue their third Summer Series. This series covers games in the Firebrands style of PbtA games. This second episode features Takuma Okada, creator of ​Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern.

Summer Series Firebrands- Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands
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Rach and Rich kick off their third Summer Series. This series will cover games in the Firebrands style of PbtA games. This first episode features Meguey and Vincent Baker, creators of ​Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands, the first Firebrands game.

AP Show: Apocalypse World: Burned Over (1 of 3)
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Rich and Rach are bringing you something altogether NEW!

AP Show: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
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Rich and Rach are bringing you something altogether NEW! 

Scalability
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Rach and Rich bring back Paul Beakley of the Indie Game Reading Club to talk about scalability in PbtA games.
Brindlewood Bay Kickstarter Special
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Jonah Knight from Roll to Meddle talks to Jason Cordova about Brindlewood Bay, coming to Kickstarter April 26th!

Burning Hearts Forever
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Rach and Rich bring on Eva Terra to talk about their game Burning Hearts Forever.
The Real Thing RPG
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Rach and Rich bring on Jason Peercy and Jason Ward from Accidental Cyclops to talk about their simple and gritty RPG officially based on the music of Faith No More.

Improv for Gamers, 2nd edition
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Karen Twelves joins Rach and Rich to talk about her book currently on Gamefound - Improv for Gamers, 2nd edition!

Friendship, Effort, Victory
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Rich and Rach bring on Kamala Kara of Far Horizons Co-Op to talk about their shonen battle manga tabletop roleplaying game.

Tendencies: Spirits and Glamour
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Rach and Rich bring on Dusty De Leon of HellaBigWorks games to talk about their RPG about Small Town Heroics and Big Time Adventures.

Great American Witch
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Rach and Rich bring on Christopher Grey to talk about his modern gothic RPG Great American Witch.
Lessons Learned in 2021 and Rich and Rach's 2022 Gamer Resolutions
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Rach and Rich talk about the lessons they learned playing and running PbtA games in 2021, and they make their Gamer Resolutions for 2022.

Take an Advance... on Masks A New Generation
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Rach and Rich bring on Misha B of Black Girl Gameworks and podcaster and game designer Brandon Leon Gambetta to talk about ways to get the best out of a game of Masks A New Generation. Join us for a deep dive into an RPG we all love.

Thrilling Adventures!
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Rach and Rich bring on Miciah Dodge to talk about his pulp adventure game Thrilling Adventures!

Armour Astir Advent
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Rach and Rich bring on Briar Sovereign to talk about their game about mecha and magic.
Summer Series FitD- What We Have Learned
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​Rach and Rich reflect on their Summer Series of Forged in the Dark (FitD) games. 

Summer Series FitD- Brinkwood: The Blood of Tyrants
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Rach and Rich continue their second Summer Series. This series covers games in the Forged in the Dark (FitD) style of PbtA games. This seventh episode features Erik Bernhardt.

Summer Series FitD- Copperhead County
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Rach and Rich continue their second Summer Series. This series covers games in the Forged in the Dark (FitD) style of PbtA games. This sixth episode features Jason Eley

Summer Series FitD- Beam Saber
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​Rach and Rich continue their second Summer Series. This series covers games in the Forged in the Dark (FitD) style of PbtA games. This fifth episode features Austin Ramsay, creator of Beam Saber.

Summer Series FitD- Wicked Ones
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Rach and Rich continue their second Summer Series. This series covers games in the Forged in the Dark (FitD) style of PbtA games. This fourth episode features Ben Nielson, creator of Wicked Ones, from Bandit Camp.

Avatar Legends
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Rach and Rich bring back Brendan Conway of Magpie Games to talk about Avatar Legends: the RPG, out on Kickstarter now!

Summer Series FitD- Moth-Light
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Rach and Rich continue their second Summer Series. This series covers games in the Forged in the Dark (FitD) style of PbtA games. This third episode features Justin Ford, creator of Moth-Light and host of the Hacked in the Dark podcast

Summer Series FitD- Scum & Villainy
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Rach and Rich continue their second Summer Series. This series covers games in the Forged in the Dark (FitD) style of PbtA games. This second episode features John Leboeuf-Little and Stras Acimovic, creators of the Scum & Villainy RPG.

Summer Series FitD- Blades in the Dark
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Rach and Rich kick off their second Summer Series. This series will cover games in the Forged in the Dark (FitD) style of PbtA games. This first episode features John Harper, creator of ​Blades in the Dark, the first FitD game.

Briar & Bramble
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​Rach brings on Freddie Taylor-Bell to talk about their game about a community of wayward animals in search of a new home - Briar & Bramble

Extreme Meatpunks Forever
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Rach talks with Heather and Aura, the design team behind Extreme Meatpunks Forever.

Ironsworn: Starforged
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Rach and Rich bring on Shawn Tomkin to talk about his new game Ironsworn: Starforged, which is on Kickstarter until May 26, 2021

Shibuyan Knights
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Rach and Rich bring on Moe Poplar of Ashy Feet Games to talk about his shonen anime-styled Steampunk RPG Shibuyan Knights.

Take an Advance... on Apocalypse World
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Rach and Rich bring on Madjay Brown of Diceology and Mark Diaz Truman of Magpie Games to talk about ways to get the best out of an Apocalypse World game. Join us for a deep dive into an RPG we all love.

Starting a New PbtA Game
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Rach and Rich bring on Paul Beakley of the Indie Game Reading Club blog to talk about ways to kick off a new PbtA game for friends or strangers (who are just friends you haven't met yet)!

Stonetop
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Rach and Rich bring on Jeremy Strandberg to talk about his game Stonetop, which is on Kickstarter until the end of March.

Wolfspell
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Rach and Rich bring on Epidiah Ravocol to talk about his game Wolfspell.

Back Again from the Broken Land
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Rich interviews Alexi Sergeant of Cloven Pines Games about his new Zinequest Kickstarter for Back Again from the Broken Land.

Moonpunk
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Rach and Rich interview Jess and Alex of Wannabe Games about their game Moonpunk.

Lessons Learned in 2020 and Rich and Rach's 2021 Gamer Resolutions
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Rach and Rich talk about the lessons they learned playing and running PbtA games in 2020, and they make their Gamer Resolutions for 2021.

Iron Edda: World of Metal and Bone
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Rich interviews Paul Stefko of Nothing Ventured Games about Iron Edda.

Trophy Preorder Special
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Trophy RPG is now available for preorder! Check out the Trophy preorder store here.

Season of Dreams
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Rich interviews returning guest Blake Ryan about his new Kickstarter Season of Dreams.

Super Destiny High School Rumble!!
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Rich interviews Jessica and Ruth of Five Wits Press about Super Destiny High School Rumble!! an anime-inspired PbtA game. 

Urban Shadows 2nd Edition
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Rach and Rich interview Mark Diaz Truman of Magpie Games about Urban Shadows 2nd edition!
+1 Forward Live at GCOG October 2020
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Rach and Rich host a live Q&A episode at Gauntlet Community's Open Gaming Weekend in October 2020!
Summer Series BOB- What We Have Learned
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Rach and Rich reflect on their Summer Series of BOB games. 

Summer Series BOB- Révolution
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Now that summer is "officially over", Rach and Rich finish their Summer Series of BOB game features. This series has covered games in the Belonging Outside Belonging (BOB) style of PbtA games. This seventh episode features Sam Zimmerman of Typhos Games.
Summer Series BOB- Flotsam
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Rach and Rich continue their Summer Series. This series covers games in the Belonging Outside Belonging (BOB) style of PbtA games. This sixth episode features Josh Fox of Black Armada Games
Summer Series BOB- Grand Guignol
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Rach and Rich continue their Summer Series. This series covers games in the Belonging Outside Belonging (BOB) style of PbtA games. This fifth episode features Luke of Games from the Wildwood.

Summer Series BOB- Wanderhome
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Rach and Rich continue their Summer Series. This series covers games in the Belonging Outside Belonging (BOB) style of PbtA games. This fourth episode features Jay Dragon of Possum Creek Games.

Summer Series BOB- BALIKBAYAN
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Rach and Rich continue their Summer Series. This series covers games in the Belonging Outside Belonging (BOB) style of PbtA games. This third episode features Jammi of Sword Queen Games.

Summer Series BOB- Venture
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Rach and Rich continue their Summer Series. This series covers games in the Belonging Outside Belonging (BOB) style of PbtA games. This second episode features Riley Rethal, creator of Venture.

Summer Series BOB - Dream Askew
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Rach and Rich kick off their first Summer Series. This series will cover games in the Belonging Outside Belonging (BOB) style of PbtA games. This first episode features Avery Alder, creator of Dream Askew, the first BOB game.

MC Prep & Clocks
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Rach and Rich bring on Paul Beakley of the Indie Game Reading Club blog to talk about his amazing article called Prep 2.0 (https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/prep-2-0/) and using Clocks in PbtA games!

Rust Hulks
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Rich interviews Sam Sorensen about Rust Hulks, his game about playing space truckers in a grimy science-fiction future.
Teens With Attitude
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Rach and Rich interview David Brunell-Brutman about his game about 1990's action with Teens with Attitude.

Movie Night - Rogue One and Impulse Drive
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Rach and Rich continue Movie Night, our series where we pair a movie and a PbtA RPG and talk about how you can watch the movie and improve your experience with the game. Our third pairing is Star Wars: Rogue One and Impulse Drive

PbtA in the Time of Social Distancing
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Rich and Rach talk about ways to get in some PbtA gaming during social distancing measures.

Pasión de las Pasiones
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Rich interviews Brandon Leon-Gambetta about his game currently on Kickstarter called Pasión de las Pasiones.

Princess World
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Rach interviews Kevin Petker about his game currently on Kickstarter called Princess World.
Demihumans
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Rich interviews Robert Bohl about his game currently in playtest called Demihumans.

Thirsty Sword Lesbians
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Rach interviews April Walsh about her game currently in playtest called Thirsty Sword Lesbians.

Alphas 2019
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Rach interviews new and seasoned designers about their newest PbtA designs while she's at Metatopia 2019.

Trophy RPG Kickstarter Special
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Last Fleet
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Rach interviews Josh Fox of Black Armada Games about his game Last Fleet, which is on Kickstarter NOW!

Libreté
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Rich interviews Vivien Feasson about his game Libreté, which is on Kickstarter NOW!
Lessons Learned in 2019 and 2020 Gamer Resolutions
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Rach and Rich talk about the lessons they learned playing and running PbtA games in 2019, and they make their Gamer Resolutions for 2020.
Escape from Dino Island
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Rach interviews Sam Tung and Sam Roberts about their action-packed adventure game Escape from Dino Island!

Descent into Midnight
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Rich and Rach interview Rich Howard and Richard Kreutz-Landry about their game Descent into Midnight, which is coming to Kickstarter in early 2020!

GMing PbtA Games Panel
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During Gauntlet Con 2019, Rich moderated a panel with his co-host Rach and expert MCs Marissa Kelly of Magpie Games and Phil Vecchione of Encoded Designs.

Blightburg
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Rach interviews Mikko Karttunen about his Renaissance-era PbtA game featuring intrigue, character drama, and a little bit of magic

Gauntlet Con 2019 LIVE episode
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Ross Rifle KS Edition
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Rach interviews Daniel and Daniel from Dundas West Games about their Kickstarter edition of Ross Rifles.

Movie Night - Fury Road and Apocalypse World 2nd Edition
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Rach and Rich continue Movie Night, a new series where we pair a movie and a PbtA RPG and talk about how you can watch the movie and improve your experience with the game. Our second pairing is Mad Max Fury Road and Apocalypse World 2nd Edition

Root
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Disposable Heroes
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Don't Pay the Ferryman
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Kult: Divinity Lost
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Turn
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Demigods
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Hogwarts
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Monster of the Week: Tome of Mysteries
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Hearts of Wulin Special
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Jason Cordova is joined by Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to discuss Hearts of Wulin, coming to Kickstarter May 14th! 

For the Dungeon
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Fellowship 2nd Edition
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Cinematic Roleplaying
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Mysthea
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The Great American Novel
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Jinkies!
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Bite Me!
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Comrades
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Uncanny Echoes
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Rich sits down with Fraser Simons of Samjoko Publishing to talk about his PbtA game series of Supernatural Urban Fiction.
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