About Turtlebun

Turtlebun is a two-person collaboration between Evan Rowland and Hannah Shaffer. Our roleplaying game titles include Questlandia, Noirlandia, Damn the Man, Save the Music, and Mud: A Golem Memoir.

We also host a podcast, Design Doc, about the process of bringing a creative project into the world.

Want to get in touch? You can contact us here!

Interviews

We love interviews! If you'd like to talk with us about our games, working cooperatively, or life in general, please send us a message on our contact form or email contact (at) turtlebun (dot) com.

We've had the pleasure of speaking on several podcasts about our work! You can hear us on Yes Indie'd Pod, the Building the Game Podcast, and Character Creation Cast.

Hacking our games

Please, hack our games! We're currently working on an SRD for the Questlandia system to make this process even easier. If you make a game inspired by one of our games, we'd love to know about it and share it online! We of course appreciate credit.

Nice Reviews

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    "This show is an honest and ongoing examination of the creative process. It's not about a game, it's about 2 artists figuring out what's important to them and what they need to do and be to progress toward that goal. It is an embodiment of 'the journey, not the destination.'

    It is alternately comforting and inspiring as I go through my own creative struggles."

    -MB

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    "This podcast sells itself as documenting the design of a tabletop roleplaying game, and it does do that. But what it also does is document being a game designer.

    Sometimes you get stuck, sometimes you latch onto an aesthetic word and come up with what it means later, sometimes you start a new project before finishing the old one, sometimes your relationship with your co-designer changes, sometimes a well intentioned Kickstarter bonus becomes a nightmare, sometimes a global pandemic makes you reassess life. And THAT is this podcast's real value. Most people only consume games as a finished product. They don't see the process, or the creator's struggles to get to that finished point. It's people being honest about themselves and their work."

    -podcat12
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