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Play Greater Podcast: Episode #38

Sep 3, 2026

We’re back with Episode #38! From active construction zones and late-night recordings to deep historical dives and lunar events, we cover a ton of ground in this episode.

Opening Banter

  • Under Construction: The studio roof is actively under construction, so if you hear ambient hammering, just consider it our new lo-fi backing track.
  • Late Night Recording: We had a long but fantastic recording session for The Letters Page last night.
  • Nostalgia Trip: Taking a moment to reminisce about the olden days.

GTG News & World Report

  • Defenders of the Realm Updates: Things are moving full steam ahead, and they're going really well! We're doing a lot of both internal and external playtesting!
  • Order of the Standard Table: The Order has been stepping up and helping out behind the scenes.
  • Creative Writing & Wordsmithing: Writing new material, making up brand-new words, and developing other unannounced games.
  • Sentinels of the Multiverse Reprints: Definitive Edition reprints are officially slated for next year!
  • Sentinel Choices Zine Released: The Sentinel Choices Zine has officially been released!
  • World Report — Theatre at Brickworks: Our performance of Inheritance at Brickworks Theatre went remarkably well! We might just have to do more performances in the future.
  • Celestial Events: Catching the red moon during last night's lunar eclipse.
  • Words of Wisdom: "There's a lot of stuff on the earth." — Paul Bender, 2026.

The Wheel of Topics

Spin 1: Recommendations!
  • Paradox Interactive Games: Deep tactical strategy love.
  • Star Wars: Zero Company: Very interested to some day play Star Wars: Zero Company.
  • Life Advice: Drink more water! Stay hydrated out there.
Spin 2: Highlights & Lowlights of the Roman Empire & Republic
  • Roman history is exceptionally well-documented, and Paul gets INTO IT.
  • Top 5 highlights and hot takes, followed by some lowlights and bummers from Roman history.

Outro Banter

  • Festival of Nationsin STL: Always a good time!
  • St. Louis Heatwave: The weather is getting hot again (yuck!), but we’re crossing our fingers for cooler temperatures in October.
  • NEXT EPISODE IS THE MAILBAG! Episode #39 is our dedicated Quarterly Mailbag show! Send in your questions using the link below!
Got a burning design question or topic for the wheel? Send it in now so we can answer it on air!