Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Daniel and Jeremy reviewed the Goblin Slayer TRPG based on the Goblin Slayer light novels written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatsuki! This game was published in 2019, and was designed by Tadaaki Kawahito with Group SNE, a Japanese company most famous in the gaming world for Record of Lodoss War and Sword World RPG.

Content warning: the Goblin Slayer franchise depicts dark violence, graphic sexual assault, and misogyny.
Discussion of the series' dark themes happens between 15:45 - 20:40.

Daniel’s write up of Sword World 2.5 - danielhkwan.substack.com/p/tabletop-rpgs-of-asia-sword-world
Asians Represent #83: Sword World 2.5 (Tabletop RPGs of Asia) - open.spotify.com/episode/63bsZqmEReGzm1XEhxKUxq
@DontStopThinking's breakdown of why Goblin Slayer’s world building sucks - youtube.com/watch?v=AfCWDg9uBQE
Mappa Mundi (Jeremy’s new game) - drivethrurpg.com/en/product/477684/mappa-mundi-an-exploration-ecology-rpg-prerelease-guide
Cloudbreaker Alliance - cloudbreakerrpg.com

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