How to Make a Literal Cat in Your Favorite RPG

On @literalcatpod.bsky.social we do a deep dive into the character creation process with a hilarious result (that I still would love to see someone play)

83 – Making Cat Cop, The Cop That’s Just A Cat, in Straight To VHS - Badger Trove Hiyah! For this installment of Action Fiction Autumn, we looked at a little game called Straight to VHS by Lost Cat Games. We made Cat Cop. She’s exact...

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Straight to VHS

Spooky Month? What's that? It's Month 2 of Action Fiction Autumn around here! Need proof? Look at this new episode! It's about the RPG Straight To VHS by @lostcatgames.bsky.social!

How to Make a Literal Cat in The Troubleshooters 10.29.2025

And finally, on the 29th, you'll get to hear us take a look at The Troubleshooters by Krister Sundelin/Helmgast!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Outgunned Featuring Craig Shipman 10.15.2025

Then, on October 15, we brought on @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social to discuss one of his favorite RPGs, Outgunned!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Straight to VHS 10.01.2025

Tomorrow, October 1, we have a cat made in Straight to VHS by @lostcatgames.bsky.social!

This Month On the Literal Cat Podcast: October 1: Straight To VHS October 15: Outgunned Featuring Craig Shipman October 29: The Troubleshooters

What's up, cool cats? Action Fiction Autumn is moving into its second month, and this October, we have 3 episodes for you!

Somehow, I have never seen this film!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Action 12 Cinema

Hey, guys! Hope you're ready for more action, because we've got the premise for an entire low-budget action movie franchise that we just need some bored Australian film student to take over! Listen to us make a cat in @therpgacademy.bsky.social's Action 12 Cinema!

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Today is my friend Sean's birthday and to celebrate I'd like to highlight the episode in which he made a cat in Flabbergasted with the charming Literal Cat Pod!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Panic at the Dojo Featuring Vel Mini

Action Fiction Autumn has begun!

To start off the season, we brought on @velimini.bsky.social, who gave us an early look at Panic at the Dojo, second edition! It'll be out soon, but you can hear from us what character creation will kinda look like!

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61. Making a Reformed Collector of Rumors in Absurdia Feat. Quinn Majeski - Badger Trove Some of you might recognize Absurdia from Monster Hour’s second season. You might also recognize our guest from the same place. He made both of them! A...

Is character creation actual play? Hard to play without a character, so I’d say yes! Plus there's no way I'd miss a chance to share this episode from the wonderfully absurd @literalcatpod.bsky.social, where we create a cat possessed by the living embodiment of rumors and gossip.

How to Make a Literal Cat in Panic at the Dojo Featuring Vel Mini

Action Fiction Autumn has begun!

To start off the season, we brought on @velimini.bsky.social, who gave us an early look at Panic at the Dojo, second edition! It'll be out soon, but you can hear from us what character creation will kinda look like!

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I think we went with something about the cat being raised as a warrior and not knowing how to live as a civilian

And what would our seasonal theme be without its custom episode thumbnail? Enjoy!

How to Make a Literal Cat in Action 12 Cinema 09.17.2025

Then, on September 17, we have a look at @therpgacademy.bsky.social's Action 12 Cinema! It may be a GMless game with a fairly simple character creation that we'd normally save for a lightning round of some kind but hear me out: I REALLY wanted to do it

How to Make a Literal Cat in Panic at the Dojo Featuring Vel Mini 09.03.2025

Starting on September 3, we have @velimini.bsky.social coming on to promote the soon-to-be-available Panic at the Dojo, Second Edition. Oh, and I guess we also make a cat.

This Month on Literal Cat: Action Fiction Autumn: September 3: Panic at the Dojo Featuring Vel Mini September 17: Action 12 Cinema

Whats up, my cat people! It's time for Action Fiction Autumn!

Hope you're ready for a season full of crazy stunt cats and martial artist cats!

Here's how the first month is gonna go:

By the end of next year its my goal to do Shadowrun 6e; Night's Black Agents, Timewatch, and/or Mutant City Blues; Tales From The Loop; Delta Green; Call of Cthulhu; Blue Rose; and Cyberpunk Red

Hey, we're over 3 years in at this point. What are some games you've SHOCKED we haven't done yet? Or would be shocked if we hadn't?

How to Make a Literal Cat in Pathfinder Featuring ACupOfAyl

Good morning, cat people!

Hey, it's still a literal cat if it was orphaned and raised by feral raccoons, right? Because that's what @aliteralraccoonvt.vvixens.com helped us make.

Meet the world's smallest Pathfinder barbarian, Stump!

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How to Make a Literal Cat in Ironsworn

Apologies - I made the same mistake scheduling this episode that I made scheduling the last one! This should be the last one affected, as nothing else is uploaded yet. Episode is available now

ANYWAY! It's the one you've all been asking for, we made a cat in Ironsworn by @shawntomkin.bsky.social!

screenshot from the RRD discord of a message I posted today. It reads: "Grant Howitt — 2:26 PM Hey there - sorry about the delay in response. I wrote this game so long ago I cannot remember my motivations behind doing so and the rules you describe seem alien to me. I suggest you follow your heart and choose whatever option feels right to you."

instituting a statute of limitations on rules queries in the Discord

I'd say 4th. That's the one that LEAST looks like Star Trek to me, from my limited knowledge of the series

Our guest for this month has been in need of a new computer for a while, after her old one started failing her!

She is a decent streamer and Actual-Player, as well as one of the best VRoid artists I know of. She needs some help to get back to it at full capacity!

I apologize - I meant Badger Pawn. The poll is available to all paid members!

Uh...

We didn't know about that