Author, journalist and television writer Ethlie Ann Vare joins me on the podcast today. We discuss her career writing for TV shows like Earth: Final Conflict, Beastmaster, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, and more. Ethlie tells us what makes a great story and how TV episodes come together in the writing room. She shares some excellent bits […]
Award-winning tabletop RPG game designer and podcaster, Robin D. Laws was kind enough to visit the Dicegeeks podcast today. We discuss his career, several of RPGs as well as some advice for gamemasters. Also, I ask Robin about the Gumshoe RPG system, Ashen Stars, and the Yellow King RPG. Robin is the co-host of the
Writer, game designer, and illustrator, Dennis Detwiller, joins me on the podcast today. Dennis is known for his work on Magic: The Gathering, Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game, and numerous video games. We discuss his career, game design, Delta Green, and gamemaster advice. Dennis Detwiller Links Be sure to check out Dennis’ work and Delta
Marc Morrell and Greg Tyler are the hosts of Let’s Voltron, the official Voltron podcast. Marc and Greg join me to discuss the history and impact of Voltron. We have a wide-ranging conversation that covers the origins of Voltron, the production of the various TV shows, the Let’s Voltron podcast, toys based on the characters,
TV writer and novelist Robert Hewitt Wolfe joins me on the podcast today. We discuss writing for TV, working in the TV industry, Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda. Plus we learn Robert has played Dungeons and Dragons and RuneQuest since he was a teenager. Robert Hewitt Wolfe began his television career by writing “A Fistful
Writer and game designer Jason Brick drops in on the podcast to discuss running tabletop role-playing games. Jason has written for RPGs like Conan, John Carter of Mars, Dishonored, and more. We cover a variety of topics and drop GM tips and tricks along the way. If you want to level up your gamemastering, this
Patrick Kanouse is a longtime gamemaster and novelist. He joins me on the podcast to discuss running tabletop role-playing games. We discover Patrick began playing RPGs with Traveller. He stuck with science fiction and only recently moved into Dungeons and Dragons. In addition to gamemaster advice, we discuss his mystery novel series and self-publishing. Patrick
Tabletop RPG writer and blogger Tristan Zimmerman joins me once again on the podcast to discuss how to use historical events in your role-playing games. In this episode, we talk about the West African gold trade, Sir John Mandeville’s wild travels, and his description of the pygmies’ war with the cranes. Plus we touch on
RPG designer and writer, Bill Slavicsek, joins me on the podcast today. Bill is the Lead Writer on the Elder Scrolls Online MMORPG and has extensive RPG industry credits including D&D 3rd and 4th edition, d20 Modern, the Dark Sun setting, and more. In the podcast, we discuss his work on the West End Stars
Role-playing game designer and Saturday Morning Scenarios founder Matt Corley joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his career as a writer and creator of RPG adventures and campaigns. Plus we talk about what makes a good RPG encounter and his new horror 5e campaign Horror in the Windy City. TTRPG Designer Matt Corley
The Monster Professor returns to the podcast for the third time. We start our wide-ranging conversation with infectious monsters then talk about lake monsters. We veer into D&D territory to discuss Owlbears and Beholders. Along the way, we touch on vampires, zombies, 80’s movies, Godzilla, and more. THE MONSTER PROFESSOR – Josh Woods Check Josh’s
Author of Play Unsafe and designer of Cthulhu Dark, Graham Walmsley, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his books and his role-playing games as well as his gamemaster advice for running tabletop role-playing games. Graham Walmsley Links Please check out Graham’s books and RPGs by clicking the links below. Graham Walmsley on DriveThruRPG
Adron Buske, the host of the FICTITIOUS podcast, returns to the show to discuss becoming a better gamemaster by studying stories. We talk about creating compelling villains, plot points, story structure, plus share tips for playing online. We share stories from our role-playing game campaigns, movie references, and much more. How Gamemasters Can Tell Better
Graeme Davis is one of the original designers of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay as well as a designer of Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North video game. On the podcast, we discuss his career, WFRP, and we sprinkle in some gamemaster advice. Plus we talk about low fantasy vs. high fantasy and more. Graeme Davis
Dr. Michael Drout is a professor of English as well as a leading Tolkien scholar. In our conversation on the podcast, we discuss common misconceptions about The Lord of Rings as well as ancient texts that influenced Tolkien’s writing. At first, we talk about Dr. Drout’s career and his interest in LotR from an early
