“Tasty Tasty Complexity” - The Adrián Mejía Interview

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Three Black Halflings

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4.8 • 531 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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This week! Candace the Magnificent and Jeremy Cobb are joined by lead producer of Koboa and new game Beasts - Adrián Mejía! Adrián shares how a childhood trip to Brazil and the moment he first saw Super Mario Bros. 3 ignited his love of imaginative worlds, later deepened by discovering the TTRPG Nephilim. He dives into the South American inspirations that shaped Koboa, the careful research and cultural grounding behind its lore, and the determination to challenge stereotypes by creating a space where South American players feel truly welcome. We also explore his new game Beasts, which made Jeremy’s teenage heart grow three sizes. Expect themes of dehumanisation, the weight of an unwinnable war, what remains of you afterward, and a clear thread of Animorphs-style intensity. The episode wraps with Adrián’s Tale From The Table, plus a little insight into future episodes...Adrián will be returning to run Beasts, so stay tuned, Halflings! Media Mentioned in This Episode Koboa (Coming Soon)⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/koboa/koboa-the-south-american-5e-setting⁠ Beasts https://latinerd.itch.io/beasts Links Mentioned in This Episode ⁠https://www.koboasetting.com⁠⁠ https://koboa.backerkit.com⁠ Also - did you miss out on our first 🎉FULLY FUNDED🎉 Kickstarter, the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City of the Black Rose Campaign setting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, in collaboration with ⁠⁠⁠Roll and Play Press? Well, good news! In the next few weeks, it'll be open to late pledges and pledge manager edits! So everyone gets a chance to grab a copy of the book and any extras you'd like! Follow the halflings: Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @livkennedy Candace: @candacethemagnificent Find all of our links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can buy all our lovely merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠as featured on Critical Role! Connect with us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What happens when two people who grew up in a very strange corner of Los Angeles look back and realize just how bizarre their upbringings really were?
0:09.0	They start a podcast, of course.
0:11.1	I'm Ashley Johnson.
0:12.3	And I'm Talas and Jaffe.
0:13.8	Before we became the internet people we are today, we spent our childhoods as working actors,
0:18.7	appearing in shows like growing pains and films like Mr. Mom.
0:21.8	In our podcast, Weird Kids, we're diving deep into our unique upbringings, our friendship
0:26.5	with each other, and all the delightfully odd interests we still carry with us today.
0:31.9	In each episode, we get to share stories of our youth, the things that bring us joy, the
0:36.6	problems that we face,
0:38.2	and occasionally the friends we've collected along the way.
0:41.1	If you're a misfit, an outcast, or just a weirdo who loves all things nostalgic and
0:45.7	unconventional, come take a seat at our table.
0:47.8	Each week, we'll be releasing previously members-only episodes on YouTube and all major podcast
0:53.2	platforms, with new episodes dropping exclusively and ad-free on beacon.tv.
0:59.9	Hello!
1:02.3	Hathlings!
1:04.6	Hello.
1:05.8	It's me.
1:07.2	Candice the Magnificent.
1:08.7	My pronouns are they, she, and a little sprinkle of he. And today I'm joined in the Shireby.
1:15.0	Candace, I have to shout out. I don't know that we've ever done a button on the end of the hello. I don't know if we've ever done a hello button. We have the big hello and then another one. I'm just, I'm doing my best Mr. Rogers.
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