Hello there Goblins! We are the Orcs From Orcs Unlimited Games, and we're here to bring you our stories from the Orc Den. Where we talk about all things indie tabletop Games.
This month's game from a hat takes us on the wild journey to the center of the Earth where the kaiju reside. Your task is to make them feel better. Maybe they have a sour tummy, or a hurt tail, or more likely a giant parasite for you to fight!
Thank you for listening to our podcast if you would like a pdf of the game made in this episode find us on Patron at orcsunlimited
2 Sept 2025
Games From a Hat: Fluffbuckets and Flamethrowers
The OrcsUnlimited crew is back for more chaotic game making! This time, we plan to be here to stay! Listen with us as we design a new game from topics we pull from a hat!
Thank you for listening to our podcast if you would like a pdf of the game made in this episode find us on Patron at orcsunlimited
2 May 2023
Games From a Hat: Just Clownin' Around
Alright, we admit that this one was a little tough to put together. I mean, one of the topics was circus, so you know it's gonna be a clown show. All that aside, we made a pretty rad game about an evil clown turning the world into living evil creatures. And as a player, it will be your job to stop it!
28 Mar 2023
Games From a Hat: Mobsters and Lobsters
We've cooked up another weird one today, that's for sure. Today's game takes place on a desert world on the far outer-rim of charted space, in an illegally run casino. You are a lobster, and your job is to act as the muscle for the mobsters who run the casino in your neck of the woods. You'll be tasked with all manner of deeds, and will have to do them without asking questions or speaking to anybody about it. If you can't do that, you'll be cooked and replaced.
14 Mar 2023
Games From a Hat: Flowers in the Mist
Welcome back Goblins! We missed you so much, and today we are back with a brand new episode! What do Evolved Machines, Botany Magic, and Elimination Game have in common? The right answer is nothing, and yet we will still brainstorm the best ideas for a game with them that we can.
7 Oct 2022
Games From a Hat: War Pigs
A touch of Greek Mythology in today's episode, as Pat, Kody, and Scott explore a few topics we haven't seen before. Even crazier, they manage to keep it grounded on earth rather than finding a way to get space involved!
16 Sept 2022
Games From a Hat: Stakin' it to the Man
Who wouldn't want to be a vampire hunter? Today's episode, we explore a game concept where you have to prevent vampires from building their community of ghouls, while also protecting the hallowed ground from which the very weapons you use to fight are sourced.
2 Sept 2022
Games From a Hat: Martian Magi and Cyber Punks
So you take mars (of course the game takes place in space somehow) and you hollow it out. The richest of the rich live in the inner sanctorum but you, you live on the surface collecting scrap and magic ingredients. Are you a mage, or a cyber punk? Are you some hybrid of both? You certainly aren't a big wig or you wouldn't be a surface dweller, so pick up your gear and hop in the buggy, we gotta make a living somehow.
19 Aug 2022
Games From a Hat: Trash Panda Band
Today's audio has a little echo problem because of our new mics, but don't let that distract you from earth's very own trash pandas making a band in your backyard
5 Aug 2022
Games From a Hat: Fakes on a Train
Another cluster... Another confusing episode is here. What kind of game will Trains, Lycanthropes, and Clones turn out to be? A wild ride to be sure, but here at OrcsUnlimited we never give up, we will make this into a game somehow.
15 Jul 2022
Games From a Hat: Bugjack
Gambling is a vice that most bugs experiences, but sometimes, when fighting an elemental, the power of gambling may just save your life.
1 Jul 2022
Games From a Hat: I'll Be Having That!
On todays episode, we have another crazy amalgamation of concepts. Watch us go from alien sharks to space goblins in this wild ride of a podcast.
17 Jun 2022
Games From a Hat: Gray Plains
Today we go to the moon, and learn why all these abductions where happening back in the 40s. Hope you like old school sci-fi because today's episode is full of it.
3 Jun 2022
Games From a Hat: Z-Train
Today's topics are Zombies, Trains, and Ice Planet. How are we gonna make sense of that? Make sure to check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/orcsunlimited for the thumbnail game based on this episode.
20 May 2022
Games From a Hat: Number 17
For the second episode, of making a RPG from a hat we have a game of cryptids and superheroes. How will we make this one work? I guess you'll have to listen to find out!
14 May 2022
Review of 7 Aboard the Shackle
TW: The game we are reviewing today has detailed depictions of gore and mutilation, as well as one mention of SA. We do not go into detail, but we would like to give a warning that if that is not your thing, this game may not be for you. // On today's episode, the Orcs review an upcoming Kickstarter project by BiteSizedGaming. The game is 7 Aboard the Shackle, a prison-crawl made for the Mörk Borg system, but playable by most d20 systems. This Gorey Lovecraftian adventure brings you to a prison on the ocean, are you ready to take on the challenge of putting its prisoners to rest?
13 May 2022
Games From a Hat: Rat Race (Part 2)
Continuing on from last episode, Pat, Kody, and Scott will be hammering out the System and gameplay mechanics. Make sure to check out the Thumbnail available for test play now on Patreon at www.patreon.com/orcsunlimited (http://www.patreon.com/orcsunlimited)
6 May 2022
Games From a Hat: Rat Race (Part 1)
For the official Episode 1 of Tales from the Orc Den; Games from a Hat, we have a handful of RPG game topics that don't seem to fit well at all. We are tasked with finding a way to make these weird topics fit together as a cohesive new game. these game development exercises can be fun and a great learning experiance for making your own indie games.
this time around we introduce some Postapocliptic vs utopian game show style game with some off world travel built in to make it truly stand out. with Role playing elments mixed smoothly with combat and a few fun game world eliments this could make for a truly unique RPG experince.
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