I’ve launched a Patreon page to help support the Setting the Stage podcast. The funds will help pay for equipment and software used for the show. If there’s enough supporters, then I can start adding additional content.

There’s currently four tiers for supporting the show plus a free tier that’s basically a different way to get announcements compared to following the website here or joining the Discord.

Big Fan for $3/month – Get a Discord role and submit questions for a quarterly AMA from Isaac.

Super Fan for $6/month – Get a fancy Discord role. You can listen to some episodes live on the Discord Interview channel. You get one week early access to ad-free uploads of Setting the Stage episodes. You can submit questions for the quarterly AMA. And your name will be mentioned in the episode credits.

Super Duper Fan for $10/month – Receive a quarterly Setting the Stage merch drop! Buttons, stickers, and maybe a cool t-shirt. Or digital tokens and maps for your next session. Or a fancy miniature!
This tier comes with all the perks of the lower tier as well.

Biggest Fan for $150/month – Get the fanciest Discord role and I will GM one session a month of a campaign in the system of your choice for you.
Also includes all the perks of lower tiers.

The Patreon has been live for about a month and has one supporter at the Super Duper level. Of that $10, I’m getting about $8 after Patreon gets their cut and after taxes. That’s not enough to be profit positive yet, but cool to have something!

If you’d like to sign up, check out the Setting the Stage Patreon!

https://www.patreon.com/SettingtheStage

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I’m Isaac

Welcome to the GoCorral website! I’m Isaac Shaker and this is a place for me to write about D&D and occasionally other topics. I host a podcast called Setting the Stage that interviews different DMs about their campaigns. I’m currently focused on completing the Cimmeria campaign setting and turning it into a book.

Setting the Stage Podcast

81 – Biopunk 2287 RPG (Seiya and Synesthesia Synthetica) Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs

Seiya tells us about his TTRPG system and setting, Synesthesia Synthetica (SNS). SNS is a biopunk game adjacent to the cyberpunk and steampunk genres. After an asteroid induced climate disaster, Earth has rebuilt itself using bio-technology instead of the metal based tech that surrounds us in the real world. Genetically modified humans have split into distinct species and mutant horrors prowl the wastes outside civilization. The rich rule from their space stations up above but resistance is growing in the streets below.During the episode we discussed a piece of art that Seiya had made for the game. A picture of that bio-tank is available for you to look at.At the moment, Synesthesia Synthetica is available for free as an early access game on itch.io and DriveThruRPG.If you want to learn more or find a group to play with, you can do that on the Synesthesia Synthetica Discord.Remember to nominate your favorite TTRPG shows/creators/things for the 2026 CRIT Awards!Check out the Setting the Stage website!Want to be on the show? Fill out this survey.Join our Discord!Support Setting the Stageon Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  1. 81 – Biopunk 2287 RPG (Seiya and Synesthesia Synthetica)
  2. 80 – Dynamic RPG Countries (Travis and Tetara)
  3. 79 – Dragon Age Degenerates (Zoe from Degenerates with Dice)
  4. 78 – D&D in Suburbia (Ryan and Serenity Springs)
  5. 77 – KPop DnD Hunters (Dan and Idols of the Neon Dark)