The Social Pillar

The Social Pillar The Social Pillar is a live streamed talk show about Tabletop Roleplaying Games.
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That’s it for 2024! Who can believe it? A year that brought a wealth of new topics to share, deeper dives into the many ...
10/12/2024

That’s it for 2024! Who can believe it? A year that brought a wealth of new topics to share, deeper dives into the many facets tabletop role playing gaming, welcome returns from previous Guests as well as welcoming fresh new faces to the channel, and growing the Chat community and conversations together!

Our forever Games Masters, Jarrod (Games Master Chef) Thea (OM-GM) and Ian (Role Play Experience) have wrapped up their second year of the stream, and are wholehartedly thankful to everyone involved who supported the stream in some way. Whether through joining the discussion as Guests of in our Chat stream, sharing our social posts and discussions with friends and colleagues, or by simply tuning in to Twitch on Thursdays at 630pm AEDT, you have helped the crew bring their dream of connecting the world through role playing games one step closer to reality.

Thank you, everyone, who helped bring new evels of engagement to The Social Pillar in 2024. The team cannot wait to return in 2025 for their third year with new topics, guests,and opportunities for bringing to life. On behalf of The Social Pillar, we wish everyone a wonderful festive season and hope all have a moment to relax and reflect on the highs and lows of the year that’s been, to build on in the year to come.

Until then, catch up with our past Episodes on YouTube, share your wishes for topics to discuss on 2025 on our page, and continue your own conversations around the crafts, cultures, and communities for Role Playing Games in our world.

Keep connecting and creating stories y’all!



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We’re Live in 10! Join tonight on Twitch with Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, as they welcome guest Games Master, Elle, who wil...
05/12/2024

We’re Live in 10! Join tonight on Twitch with Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, as they welcome guest Games Master, Elle, who will lead them in their first game of the modern Role Playing Game phenomenon, Blades in the Dark.

Cheer the heroes on in the Chat and pose your questions, taunts, memories and support as we continue the conversation about Role Playing Games in our world, on Twitch at 630pm AEDT!



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Settle in for a special cozy session with tonight!Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian are delighted to...
05/12/2024

Settle in for a special cozy session with tonight!

Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian are delighted to welcome guest Games Master, Elle, who will lead them in their first game of the steampunk-inspired Role Playing Game phenomenon, Blades in the Dark.

Designed by John Harper, talented designer of Lasers & Feelings - another superb one-shot RPG played on the channel! - the multiple award-winning Blades in the Dark takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where survival is guaranteed only for the sneaky and the brave. Elle will guide our forever GM’s through a Game Brief, Character Creation, so they can take on a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their fortunes on the haunted streets of an industrial-fantasy city. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, bloody skirmishes, and, above all, riches to be had--if you're bold enough to seize them!

Join the Chat and share in the adventure! Sponsor the crew, add your character creation suggestions, taunt the heroes, pose your questions about the game, or simply sit back and enjoy the anarchy as it unfolds as we continue the conversation around the crafts, cultures, and communities our world of Role-Playing Games. The Social Pillar, tonight on Twitch at 630pm AEDT!



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Settle in for another special cozy session with - this Thursday night! Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and...
03/12/2024

Settle in for another special cozy session with - this Thursday night!

Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian are delighted to welcome guest Games Master, Elle, who will lead them in their first game of the steampunk-inspired role playing game Role Playing Game phenomenon, BLADES IN THE DARK.

Designed by John Harper, talented designer of LASERS & FEELINGS- another superb one-shot RPG played on the channel! - the multiple award-winning Blades in the Dark takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where survival is guaranteed only for the sneaky and the brave. Elle will guide our forever GM’s through a Game Brief and Character Creation, so they can take on a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their fortunes on the haunted streets of an industrial-fantasy city. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, bloody skirmishes, and, above all, riches to be had--if you're bold enough to seize them!

Join the Chat and share in the adventure! Sponsor the crew, add your character creation suggestions, taunt the heroes, pose your questions about the game, or simply sit back and enjoy the anarchy as it unfolds as we continue the conversation around the crafts, cultures, and communities our world of Role-Playing Games. The Social Pillar, on Twitch this Thursday 05 December at 630pm AEDT!



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We’re Live in 10! Join tonight on Twitch with Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, as they welcome guest Sydney-based games designer...
28/11/2024

We’re Live in 10! Join tonight on Twitch with Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, as they welcome guest Sydney-based games designer Steve Grodzicki back to the stream to discuss his development and release of the second edition of his popular TTRPG, LowFantasyGaming, in its new iteration called Tales of Argosa.

Join the conversation and find out just what goes into the development of bringing a new edition of a successful RPG to the world, on Twitch at 630pm AEDT!



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Talking about new editions of RPG’s on in tonight!Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, welcome guest S...
27/11/2024

Talking about new editions of RPG’s on in tonight!

Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, welcome guest Sydney-based games designer Steve Grodzicki back to the stream to discuss his development and release of the second edition of his popular TTRPG, Low Fantasy Gaming, published in 2016.

This year Steve’s company PickpocketPress released Tales of Argosa, as a “true next iteration of the ruleset” The team look forward to discussing: What drives a game designer to consider making a new edition of a successful game? What considerations were made in terms of what to keep, what to refine, and what to remove? And what were some of the greatest chalenges in pulling this all together for a cohesive system, that also keeps the spiriti of the original game?

Join the team in the Chat with your own questions for Steve abour RPG game design and new eiditions - in the very same year the grandaddy of RPG’s, Dungeons & Dragons, released their own update to their highly successful 5th Edition. Build the conversation around the crafts, cultures, and communities our world of Role-Playing Games - The Social Pillar, on Twitch tonight at 630pm AEDT!



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Talking about new editions of RPG’s on in this Thursday night!Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, wel...
26/11/2024

Talking about new editions of RPG’s on in this Thursday night!

Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, welcome guest Sydney-based games designer Steve Grodzicki back to the stream to discuss his development and release of the second edition of his popular TTRPG, Low Fantasy Gaming, published in 2016.

This year Steve’s company PickpocketPress released Tales of Argosa, as a “true next iteration of the ruleset” The team look forward to discussing: What drives a game designer to consider making a new edition of a successful game? What considerations were made in terms of what to keep, what to refine, and what to remove? And what were some of the greatest chalenges in pulling this all together for a cohesive system, that also keeps the spiriti of the original game?

Join the team in the Chat with your own questions for Steve abour RPG game design and new eiditions - in the very same year the grandaddy of RPG’s, Dungeons and Dragons, released their own update to their highly successful 5th Edition. Build the conversation around the crafts, cultures, and communities our world of Role-Playing Games - The Social Pillar, on Twitch Thursday 28 November at 630pm AEDT!



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We’re Live in 10! Join tonight on Twitch with Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, as they discuss the valuable roles that Players c...
21/11/2024

We’re Live in 10! Join tonight on Twitch with Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, as they discuss the valuable roles that Players can take on at their Role Playing Game tables.

Be part of the conversation in the Chat with your own questions and experiences, on Twitch at 630pm AEDT!



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Talking about player roles on tonight!Your hosts Jarrod, Thea, and Ian return to the talkshow this evening to discus...
20/11/2024

Talking about player roles on tonight!

Your hosts Jarrod, Thea, and Ian return to the talkshow this evening to discuss the valuable roles that Players can take on at their Role Playing Game tables.

Beyond the fun of playing out their Characters’s stories, what kinds of roles can players provide to support their group’s gaming? Do our TSP hosts - or players in their games - take on certain roles regularly in an ongoing campaign? What roles are the ones easily identified - such as “strategist”, “leader”, “note-taker”, “heart”, or “rules lawyer”? Do they take these roles up consciously, or unconsciously? How do these roles help the group’s game play? And are these roles taken up because the role is easy, is needed, or both?

Join the Chat to share your experience of Player roles you have taken up or share your questions, and continue the conversation around the crafts, cultures, and communities our world of Role-Playing Games - join The Social Pillar, on Twitch tonight at 630pm AEDT!



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Talking about the roles players take on this Thursday night!Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian return...
19/11/2024

Talking about the roles players take on this Thursday night!

Your hosts and forever GM’s Jarrod, Thea, and Ian return to the talkshow to discuss the valuable roles that Players can take on at their Role Playing Game tables.

Beyond the fun of playing out their Characters’s stories, what kinds of roles can players provide to support their group’s gaming? Do our TPS hosts - or players in their games - take on certain roles during a session, or regularly in an ongoing campaign? Do they take these roles up consciously, or unconsciously? How do these roles help the group’s game play? And are these roles taken up because the role is easy, is needed, or both?

Join the Chat to share your experience of Player roles you have taken up or share your questions, and continue the conversation around the crafts, cultures, and communities our world of Role-Playing Games - The Social Pillar, on Twitch Thursday 21 November at 630pm AEDT!



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Taking a mid-season break with this Thursday!Your forever GM’s and hosts Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, are preparing the fi...
12/11/2024

Taking a mid-season break with this Thursday!

Your forever GM’s and hosts Jarrod, Thea, and Ian, are preparing the final run of topics and guests in our last episodes for 2024. How fast has this year flown by? The team's aim is to bring more diverse conversation points for discussion, perhaps some familiar faces to reconnect with, and a night of adventure to share - the long awaited one-shot introduction to Blades in the Dark for the team to experience!

In the meantime, recap on the converstions of previous episodes on The Shocial Pillar’s Twitch and YouTube channels, and pitch you own idea for topics in the Comments about Role Playing Games and conversation points that interest you - to continue the chat around the crafts, cultures, and communities our world of

The team looks forward to catching up with all new episodes next week on Twitch, from Thursday 21 November at 0630pm AEDT!



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Less than two weeks until our last event for 2024!Collector Con returns to Penrith on Sunday 24th November. That means i...
11/11/2024

Less than two weeks until our last event for 2024!

Collector Con returns to Penrith on Sunday 24th November. That means it's also time to grab your friends - or come down to make new ones - and join a Role Playing Game table at Penrith. Always inclusive, new Players are welcome, and introductory game options are available for first timers to learn and play.

Try your hand at Dungeons & Dragons and Call of Cthulhu with our welcoming and experienced Games Masters - many of whom are seen here, including your three hosts, Jarrod Trethowen, Thea O'Connor, and Ian Zammit!

Jump online, go to https://collectorcon.com.au/ttrpg/, pick your adventure, and use the links to purchase your Collector Con tickets and register for your free game. Join in the fun for our last event of 2024!

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