Jeremy, Candace The Magnificent and Navaar Jackson are back this week to talk about the news of the Assassin's Creed: Shadows release. Can you guess why? Yep, a lot of people seem very upset that one of the main protagonists - Yasuke - is a black man, in a game set in feudal Japan. Would we have this same backlash if it was a white guy? Is using the 'historical accuracy' label being used more by game and media companies just to avoid being classed as 'woke'? And how does it compare to game companies embracing gender? Let's talk about it! Follow Navaar and grab a copy of his game The Corrupted ..read more

Back once again with the ill behaviour, honorary halflings Navaar Jackson and Candace The Magnificent join Jeremy this week to chat about a recently federally recognised holiday - Juneteenth! Taking a look into its (revisionist) history, the horrendous conversations our hosts have had around it as black americans growing up, other federally recognised black holidays in the US, and what Juneteenth might look like in the future... if capitalism gets its way. Follow Navaar and grab a copy of his game The Corrupted here: https://twitter.com/NavaarSNP https://navaarsnp.itch.io/ Follow Candace and a ..read more

It's time for Part 2 of our Pride Special MONSTERHEARTS 2 one-shot! Our senior students have made it through the school day... just. Drama has unfolded, secrets are bubbling to the surface, and hearts have been well and truly broken... but the worst is yet to come... Running her first game on the 3BH podcast, your GM this week Liv Kennedy! And your phenomenal players are: Connie Chang as Jacqueline “Jack” Gui (they/she/ta) - The Ghoul Sea Thomas as Sonia Gailey (they/them) - The Ghost Jeremy Cobb as Marvin Graham (he/him) - The Infernal Jess Jewell as Nina Phillips (she/her) - The Queen Want t ..read more

Happy Pride Halflings! We're closing off this month with an incredibly queer one-shot; MONSTERHEARTS 2, a game about supernatural senior year kids discovering their darkest desires, their bloodthirsty natures, and teenage secrets worth killing for! Running her first game on the 3BH podcast, your GM this week Liv Kennedy! And your phenomenal players are: Connie Chang as Jacqueline “Jack” Gui (they/she/ta) - The Ghoul Sea Thomas as Sonia Gailey (they/them) - The Ghost Jeremy Cobb as Marvin Graham (he/him) - The Infernal Jess Jewell as Nina Phillips (she/her) - The Queen It's messy, it's chaotic ..read more

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH HALFLINGS! From the all-trans, POC-lead actual play channel Transplanar, we have the incredible GM and returning friend of the show, Connie Chang, and Transplanar's first GODKILLER, Sea Thomas! They're here to give us an exclusive look into their very first studio shot series, GODKILLER: Last Hope. From how this two-person, immeasurably queer game engages all aspects of intimacy and trust, to Sea literally kissing god?! This is going to be one hell of a show, folks! GODKILLER: Last Hope premiers on June 29th on YouTube and Twitch Episodes drop weekly on Saturdays at 8pm ET! F ..read more

Disclaimer - The Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass at Momocon 2024 was cancelled on May 20th. Hoo boy... May 2024 was Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and one actual play at Momocon... fumbled. Hard. The Obojima: Tales From the Tall Grass was advertised as a 'Studio Ghibli Inspired' live actual play that would feature at the event, which involved no asian and/or Japanese players. So, Jeremy, Navaar Jackson and Candace The Magnificent take a dive into how the organisers responded to the torrent of criticism (badly), why they fell on the wrong side of the appropriation/apprec ..read more

This week, TTRPG performer, voice actor, and writer Candace the Magnificent (they/she) joins the Halflings for a deeply joyful and truly unhinged chat! From Savage Worlds and flexibility in TTRPG systems to Omegaverse and bags of dicks, this one brings that classic 3BH chaos! Follow Candace and all their amazing work here: https://x.com/thecandacemarie https://www.instagram.com/candacethemagnificent/ Other World Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg8Ddd1vmmr-LiXTTGRcqPol7pM9e5Tb- Bloom & Blight: https://bloomandblight.com/ Check out the Juneteenth event during the month of J ..read more

This week, we welcome the amazing game designer and podcaster Austin Taylor to the 3BH Halfling Hole for a Shirefolk Spotlight! You may have seen Austin's work as a writer for MCDM's Flee Mortals! or the upcoming Kids in Capes, as a player for StrixU and Transplanar, or as the cohost of the podcast Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries! Join us as they chat with Jeremy and Liv about their comic collection, being a black creator in TTRPGs, and their amazing work with Transplanar! Follow Austin's on Twitter here, and their show Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries here! Jasper William Cartwright: @JW ..read more

If 'YouTube Video Essays', 'TTRPG Knowledge' and 'Legal Expertise' was a Venn Diagram, this week's guest LegalKimchi would be at the centre! Also known as Alex, you may know him from his incredible 'Bioessentialism in Gaming' video, discussing inherent racism and ableism in TTRPGS, and more essays breaking down representation and diversity in games and pop culture. Today, Liv and Jeremy chat with Alex about TTRPG content creation, speaking on topics that you have the background of research and experience to present, and how D&D gets religion so damn wrong. Warning: you are going to learn s ..read more

DISCLAIMER: Since beginning this campaign, Gabe Hicks has been removed from the cast list of 3 Black Halflings' 'The Corrupted' playthrough. Part 1 live in its current edit out of respect for the time and effort the other players and editors put into this game. Part 2 does not feature Gabe Hicks. We stand against predatory and abusive behaviour. We stand with the victims who were brave enough to come forward. And we respect our players. cw: zombie horror (vividly described) It's time for Part 2 of our Last of Us Inspired one-shot "The Corrupted", created and GMed by one of best zombie horror w ..read more