Apr 29, 20261h 1m
Sam Dunnewold of the Dice Exploder podcast joins us to talk about the Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game . We also discuss Sam's currently crowdfunding Band-Aids & Bullet Holes . Max...
About this Podcast:
Maxwell Lander is an educator and photographer in eastern Canada. Aaron King is an editor and collage artist in the Midwestern US. They're both game designers, and together, they read RPG books, find the good bits, and discuss them critically. Welcome to RTFM.
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What is RTFM about?
Maxwell Lander is an educator and photographer in eastern Canada. Aaron King is an editor and collage artist in the Midwestern US. They're both game designers, and together, they read RPG books, find the good bits, and discuss them critically. Welcome to RTFM.
What has RTFM covered recently?
Recent episodes include "RTFM: Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game" (29 April 2026, 61 minutes), "RTFM: Almost" (16 April 2026, 56 minutes), and "RTFM Interview: Prismatic Wasteland" (26 February 2026, 51 minutes).
How often does RTFM publish?
RTFM publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 66 minutes across 88 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on RTFM?
Booking probability for RTFM is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. RTFM requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. RTFM's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch RTFM?
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RTFM is a leisure podcast with 88 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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RTFM: Almost
Apr 16, 202656 minLogan Timmins joins us to discuss "Almost" by Jay Dragon . We discuss lyric games in general, close reading, and kissing. And check out Logan's podcast, Lyrical Ludology, now crowdfunding a second season...
- Feb 26, 202651 min
We're talking to WF Smith, a.k.a. Prismatic Wasteland, the blogger and game designer behind Barkeep on the Borderlands and the currently heistfunding Into the Oddish . Max Lander and Aaron...
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RTFM: Doll.Bod
Feb 7, 202653 minDoll.Bod by Wendy Ribston Pippin is a cyberpunk game about exploited bodies, but what do you focus on in a queer cyberpunk RPG? How do you mechanize non-combat gaming while focusing on other aspects of life...
- Jan 19, 202659 min
This is Where the Stars Died by Scott Malthouse is a narrative war game, but what the heck does that mean? What is a war game even? Is it where you have to paint small men? Max Lander and...
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- Oct 4, 20251h 17m
Praise him like you should! We're talking about Praise the Hawkmoth King by Sage the Anagogue, a PbtA game about teenagers, demons, and messed up sex. So yeah, there are some trigger warnings. ( Praise the Hawkmoth King...
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RTFM: The Effies
Jul 9, 202558 minWelcome to the only RPG awards in the world: the Effies. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the...
- Jun 13, 202536 min
Due to scheduling issues, we've been unable to record a traditional episode of RTFM. So Aaron decides to literally read a fucking manual out loud: The Tome of NeverWorld by Erin Laughlin and Craig Sheeley. Max...
- May 21, 20251h 32m
We interview game designer Kali Lawrie of Gem Room Games , talking Letters to Sandra , fiber arts, and curation and archival work.. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of...
Episode #14
RTFM Season 6 Finale: Ranking of the Games
Apr 30, 20251h 6mS6Box season is over, so now we must rank the games. Which boxes are best? Which are worst? (They're actually all pretty good.) Plus we announce next season's theme: no game only PDF. Max Lander and Aaron...
Episode #13
RTFM: Triangle Agency
Mar 26, 20251h 26mS6You have been selected to work at the Triangle Agency . Game designer Sam Leigh joins us to talk about this corporate horror RPG by Caleb Zane Huett. Is corporate horror for the youths? Does metafiction have a place in...
Episode #12
RTFM: The Zone
Mar 12, 202558 minS6Prepare to enter The Zone by Raph D'Amico . We compare the gamefeel of cards versus tables. We talk mutations. And we talk shit about the Southern Reach Trilogy. We're talking the Possible Worlds series by Tyler...
- Feb 26, 20251h 28mS6
The RTFM interview series continues. We talk to Austin Walker and Tyler Crumrine about Realis, the meaning of "ashcan," and Wawa versus Sheetz. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through...
Episode #10
RTFM: Possible Worlds Series
Feb 19, 20251h 5mS6We're talking the Possible Worlds series by Tyler Crumrine , six discreet games boxed together. We have them fight to the death until only the best emerges victorious. Just kidding, we loved them all. Max...
Episode #9
RTFM: Dragonlance Fifth Age
Feb 5, 20251h 14mS6Fantasy soap opera in a box? That's what you get in Dragonlance: Fifth Age . We talk about Dragonlance in general, card-based RPG mechanics, and kender genitals. Max Lander and Aaron...
- Jan 8, 20251h 18mS6
Box season continues with A Guide to Casting Phantoms In the Revolution by Adam Vass & Will Jobst . We're talking mechanical crunch in narrative structure, scene-based roleplaying, and breaking Kickstarter. Max...
Episode #7
RTFM: Pendragon
Dec 25, 20241h 17mS6It's a holiday miracle! This Christmas, we're covering Pendragon, the classic RPG of chivalric knighthood. Can the game split the difference between history and fantasy? What can you learn by staring at bees? And would...
- Dec 10, 202426 min
Just Aaron today with a stopgap episode covering session planning and playing Traveller. Why run an incomplete game? Is the military bad? How can you get a horse with an exoskeleton? Max Lander and...
Episode #6
RTFM: Mausritter—The Estate
Nov 27, 20241h 3mS6Today we're covering Mausritter: The Estate , a box set of adventures and setting materials for teeny tiny mice adventures. What makes for a good adventure? Are you a filler-inner or a chipper-awayer? How do you deal...
Episode #5
RTFM Interview: Daniel Kwan
Oct 30, 20241h 31mS6Today, we interview game designer and podcast Daniel Kwan . We talk games in museums, wuxia movies, and smelly Toronto. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you...
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