Author, critic, speaker, and D&D player Ethan Gilsdorf joins me on the podcast to discuss the question of whether or not Dungeons and Dragons is good for you. We share stories of growing up playing D&D and its benefits. The conversation crosses into D&D’s resurgence in popularity and the factors that have played into it. […]
Prolific film and TV director David Winning joins me on the podcast to discuss his career, filmmaking, and TV industry. David has directed episodes of Earth: Final Conflict, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, Stargate Atlantis, Van Helsing as well as many feature films and movies of the week. We learn David’s love of the original Star Trek
What are the best cyberpunk tabletop role-playing games? A tough question to answer, to be sure. However, the cyberpunk genre is resurging among tabletop RPG fans recently. This means there are many games with cyberpunk themes. Picking one cyberpunk game as the best is difficult, so I’ve created a list that includes some classics and
Today I interview Chris van der Linden the founder of the tabletop RPG publisher LoreSmyth. Chris and I discuss his book Remarkable Inns & Their Drinks as well as his Dungeon Discoveries Cards. We talk gamemaster advice and publishing tabletop role-playing games. LoreSmyth Links loresmyth.com – Official website LoreSmyth on DriveThruRPG Remarkable Inns & Their
Game designer Jason Carruth drops in to talk about his new cyberpunk tabletop role-playing Dystopia 23. We discuss the rules system, character creation options, cybernetic implants, and the setting. We learn that Jason likes big, crunchy RPGs filled with outstanding details. Official Links for Dystopia 23 dystopia23.com – The official website for Dystopia 23. If
Artist Brent Chumley joins me on the Dicegeek.com Tabletop RPG Show this week. We discuss his career creating art for role-playing games and card games like Shadowrun and Legend of the Five Rings. We also get into his process and what it is like to be a working artist in the RPG industry. Find Brent
John Scott Tynes (co-creator of Delta Green) stops by the podcast to talk about running investigative RPG sessions, his career in the gaming industry, and his new sourcebook Delta Green: The Labyrinth. John is currently the Design Director of Digital Games at Wizards of the Coast and has worked for Microsoft creating video games in
Spaceships and Starwyrms is a 5E supplement that takes the D&D OGL into a whole other galaxy. Ben Quiggins the co-designer stops by the podcast to share the details on Spaceships and Starwyrms. We delve into the character and class options, the original setting, playable races, plus we discuss influences on the creation of the
Tabletop RPG industry myths and mistakes are tackled on the podcast today by Pelgrane Press CEO Cat Tobin. What is the RPG industry like? How do you get a job in the RPG industry? How do you self-publish content for existing company products? We touch on all of those topics and more. We also discuss
Owen KC Stephens joins me on the podcast today to discuss his amazing journey from parking garage manager to Starfinder Design Lead. We look at his career of writing for role-playing games from Star Wars Roleplaying Game to Pathfinder to Starfinder and more. We also discuss self-publishing, writing for publishing companies, gamemastering, and more. Owen
Want to add some mythology into your D&D games? Game designer and creator of Age of Myth, Brett Peterson, joins me on the podcast to discuss the 5E supplement. Age of Myth is an ancient world setting for D&D 5E that focuses on elements from Greece, Roman, Egyptian, and the ancient Mediterranean. In the podcast,
Looking for D&D recommended reading? You have all the sourcebooks you need to play, but are you looking for inspirational reading to inform your campaigns and game worlds? Fortunately, the creators of D&D have provided lists of recommended books to inspire players and dungeon masters. These books give us a window into the creation of
The Monster Professor (author, professor, and podcaster Josh Woods) returns to the show for a fascinating discussion about whether or not dragons are monsters, how Frankenstein the novel differs from the film portrayals, orcs, and goblins. Josh gives advice on how to make goblins dangerous again in tabletop RPGs by referencing Gremlins 2. Plus we
Comic book writer and gamemaster Josh Barbeau drops in on the podcast today. We discuss writing comic books, stories, publishing, running RPGs, gamemaster characters, and much more. Find Josh Barbeau’s Comic Books Hollow Harbor – Josh’s comic book company @JoshBarbeau – Follow Josh on Twitter TYRANTS – From the official website: “TYRANTS revolves around the
Real history provides an excellent foundation for tabletop RPG campaigns. Today writer and role-player Tristan Zimmerman and I discuss three different historical topics and explore how they can be used in your tabletop RPG sessions. We examine The Secret Basque Fishing Grounds, The Wreck of the Ma’adin Ijafen, and The Alesia Gauntlet, so you don’t
