The Weekly Scroll Tabletop Podcast · March 21, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min
EP 314 | We interview ZONWARE
On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, Ryan sits down with Ben Doran, aka ZONWARE, to talk about physical media, ashcans and playtest versions, the ttrpg grindset, and DEAD HALT—a game where your Maintenance crew uses random items from a Gashapon dispenser to go on adventures in a megalithic Hotel full of clunky computer consoles and modded humans going haywire. Find Zonware here: https://zonware.net/ 0:00 Start 2:15 Who/What the heck is Zonware? 6:30 Crowdfunding and game vs product 15:55 What is Dead Halt? 22:00 Physical media adventures 33:40 The new stuff 39:15 Grumhalll 44:00 Iterating and playtest versions 51:30 Grindset in the ttrpg space 1:24:50 Call to action and wrap up All our links here: https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.com Discord: https://discord.gg/SQYEuebVab At-Coast Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-weekly-scroll/