Thieves’ Cant: A Tabletop Gaming Podcast

Gaming Resolutions + Subsystem Fatigue, Hope Springs Eternal for Daggerheart

What are your gaming resolutions for 2026?
Plus, RPG subsystems’ impact on storytelling and Hope Springs Eternal for Daggerheart from Eric Lazure. 
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00:00 Open
03:08 Listener Feedback: Subsystem Fatigue
08:19 Hope Springs Eternal for Daggerheart
12:52 Gaming Resolutions
23:32 Wrap
Links:
Hope Springs Eternal https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ericlazure/hope-springs-eternal/

TTRPG Nice & Naughty List + ENWorld’s Most Anticipated of 2026 and Thundercats

Which aspects of the RPG hobby made our nice list and which ones are naughty?
Plus, voting is open in ENWorld’s Most Anticipated Games of 2026 survey, and a Thundercats RPG is funding on Kickstarter
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00:00 Open
01:50 Revealing the Next Thieves’ Cant Capers Job
03:12 Listener Feedback
05:11 ENWorld Most Anticipated
06:20 Thundercats
09:09 Nice List
14:05 Naughty List
24:03 Wrap
Links:
ENWorld Most Anticipated https://www.enworld.org/threads/its-time-to-vote-for-your-most-anticipated-ttrpg-of-2026.716726/
Thundercats https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toysandgames/the-thundercats-roleplaying-game-is-here?ref=discovery&term=roleplaying&total_hits=2426&category_id=34
Thousand Year Old Vampire https://thousandyearoldvampire.com/
Mutant: Year Zero https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/mutant-year-zero/

Meet in a Tavern…or Not: Five Ways to Bring the Party Together + Toon 2e, Crack the Sun, and the Warmage

Chris and Jeremy tackle five different ways to establish party cohesion. Plus, Steve Jackson Games announces Toon 2e, MCDM's Draw Steel: Crack the Sun Backerkit campaign surges past its crowdfunding goal, and Orphaned Bookworm Productions is funding the Warmage, a new class for Pathfinder 1e.
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00:00 Open
01:07 Toon 2e
03:25 Draw Steel Crack the Sun
04:35 The Warmage
07:03 Five Ways to Bring the Party Together
23:01 Capers Update
23:43 Wrap
Links:
Toon https://www.sjgames.com/ https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/a5976d11-0069-4119-acf2-4d16a54cf8db/landing
Bell of Lost Souls https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/12/dd-five-ways-to-start-your-next-adventure.html
Draw Steel Crack the Sun
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mcdm-productions/draw-steel-crack-the-sun?ref=bk-discover-hero-feature
Breath of Life–The Warmage https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1868610612/breath-of-life-the-warmage-pathfinder-1st-edition/
Night’s Black Agents https://pelgranepress.com/nights-black-agents/
Call of Cthulhu https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/
Thousand Year Old Vampire https://thousandyearoldvampire.com/
Mutant: Year Zero https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/mutant-year-zero/

Help Choose Our Next Deep Dive + Crisis Protocol, Draw Steel

Help us choose which game to feature in our next season of Thieves’ Cant: Capers. We’ve narrowed the list to four finalists.
Plus, ENWorld’s list of most anticipated games of 2026, WizKids’ Kong, Crisis Protocol’s new starter sets, and Draw Steel’s upcoming crowdfunder.
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00:00 Open
01:35 Listener Feedback
03:21 ENWorld Most Anticipated Games
05:03 Kong Mini
06:22 Marvel: Crisis Protocol
07:19 Draw Steel
10:55 Capers Finalists
16:23 Wrap
Links:
ENWorld Most Anticipated https://www.enworld.org/threads/nominate-your-most-anticipated-rpg-of-2026.716454/
WizKids Kong https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61159/next-wave-wizkids-deep-cuts-miniatures-features-kong
Marvel Crisis Protocol https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/12/marvel-crisis-protocol-new-x-men-spider-foes-starter-sets-arrive-this-week.html
Draw Steel https://www.mcdmproductions.com/
Night’s Black Agents https://pelgranepress.com/nights-black-agents/
Call of Cthulhu https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/
Thousand Year Old Vampire https://thousandyearoldvampire.com/
Mutant: Year Zero https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/mutant-year-zero/

The Everburning Fire of Centralia + The Spark Devil for Call of Cthulhu, New Draw Steel Options, and DarkSpace

This week, we’ve got big news for the show: starting January 5, Thieves’ Cant will drop episodes Monday through Friday, with bonus Saturday episodes when Capers is in season. 
Plus, we dig into the HPLHS’s prop-packed Call of Cthulhu release The Spark Devil, new Draw Steel content from MCDM—including the Summoner class and The Fall of Blackbottom—and the DarkSpace Kickstarter bringing Shadowdark into space. And in Unearthed Obscura, we explore Centralia, Pennsylvania—the ghost town still burning from the mine fire that started in 1962.
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00:00 Open
02:00 Thieves’ Cant Schedule Change
03:33 The Spark Devil
06:43 Draw Steel
07:53 DarkSpace
10:54 Everburning Fire of Centralia
22:52 Listener Feedback
26:15 Wrap
Links:
The Spark Devil:https://store.hplhs.org/products/the-spark-devil
Draw Steel: https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/draw-steel
DarkSpace: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dmingtheworld/darkspace-sci-fi-rules-for-shadowdark
The Centralia Fire: https://www.businessinsider.com/centralia-pennsylvania-underground-fire-town-photos?utm_source=chatgpt.com#centralia-is-a-borough-in-the-northeastern-mountains-of-pennsylvania-1

Digital Tools vs Analog Gaming + Draw Steel, the Forgotten Realms, and Temple of the Lightbringers

This week, we ask: digital or analog—what’s your preferred way to game? We debate VTTs vs. physical mats, digital character builders vs. pen and paper, and what tools actually make RPGs better. Plus, we cover new Draw Steel content, upcoming Forgotten Realms releases, and M.T. Black’s Temple of the Lightbringers Kickstarter.                                         
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00:00 Open
01:09 Listener Feedback
02:09 Draw Steel
04:50 Fantasy Grounds
05:26 Forgotten Realms
07:56 Temple of the Lightbringers
10:48 Digital vs Analog Gaming
24:32 Question of the Week
25:00 Wrap
Links:
MCDM/Draw Steel: https://www.patreon.com/c/mcdm/home
Fantasy Grounds https://www.fantasygrounds.com/
Ed Greenwood/Forgotten Realms: https://mythmakers.com/realmsbound/
M.T. Black/Temple of the Lightbringers: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1367769523/temple-of-the-lightbringers?ref=discovery_newest&term=roleplaying%20game&total_hits=61966&category_id=34
 

Cursed Item Creation for Draw Steel and 5e + Into the Cess and Citadel, Cold Dice, and Listener Feedback

Chris and Jeremy return to the Forge of Creation to roll up a brand-new cursed magic item for both Draw Steel and 5e. Plus, a peek at Into the Cess and Citadel, some Listener Feedback, and a Question of the Week about what to do when your dice go cold.
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00:00 Open
02:32 Question of the Week
05:24 Listener Feedback
09:37 Into the Cess and Citadel
12:54 Creating a New Magic Item for Draw Steel and 5e
29:57 Wrap
Into the Cess and Citadel: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wetinkgames/into-the-cess-and-citadel?ref=section-homepage-view-more-discovery-p1&category_id=Q2F0ZWdvcnktMzQ=
Tome of Adventure Design: https://www.mythmeregames.com/products/tome-of-adventure-design-hardcover-book?srsltid=AfmBOooMOoBSWrZBvvNu-In_U8OFVC2aIBad1lYP27Zmw2QdG6AENusY

The Dancing Plague + Draw Steel’s Beastheart, the One Ring, and Dark Sun

Chris and Jeremy unearth some real-world lore about a deadly 1518 dancing plague, and explore the potential story hooks it offers. Plus, Draw Steel’s Beastheart class hits public playtesting, Free League announces a new One Ring adventure, and WotC files a new trademark claim for Dark Sun.                                                              
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00:00 Open
01:51 Question of the Week
03:56 Listener Feedback
08:43 Beastheart
11:42 One Ring
14:01 Dark Sun
16:32 The Dancing Plague 
25:50 Wrap
Links:
Beastheart for Draw Steel:   Beastheart Public Playtest.pdf 
Hands of the White Wizard: https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=2dcfb24fb7c8d0fb9c2f52040&id=f2723d747d
Dark Sun: https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizards-of-the-coast-re-registers-dark-sun-with-uspto.716113/
The Dancing Plague: https://www.history.com/articles/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518

Tricks and Treats: Cursed Items + World Wide Wrestling, Scary Gaming Moments, and Listener Feedback

Chris and Jeremy talk cursed items, and roll up a few of their own using the Tome of Adventure Design. Plus, a look at World Wide Wrestling on Kickstarter, scary gaming moments, and a round of listener feedback.                                                              
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00:00 Open
01:26 Listener Feedback
07:14 Question of the Week
09:21 World Wide Wrestling
13:10 Tricks and Treats: Cursed Items 
30:38 Wrap
Links:
World Wide Wrestling: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndpaoletta/world-wide-wrestling-2e-repackaged
Tome of Adventure Design: https://www.mythmeregames.com/products/tome-of-adventure-design-hardcover-book?srsltid=AfmBOooMOoBSWrZBvvNu-In_U8OFVC2aIBad1lYP27Zmw2QdG6AENusY

Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 10 - For the Director, Monsters

Chris and Jeremy wrap up their run through MCDM's Draw Steel with a look at Book 1's "For the Director" chapter as well as Book 2: Monsters. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our sister show, Thieves' Cant: A Tabletop Gaming Podcast.
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Links: https://www.mcdmproductions.com/