In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew talk about horror and vampires in popular culture, and forget some obvious examples. * Eddy goes right into an apology for the sound issues in last week’s episode. * (Like with our video game episode, we’re only going to list references that are relevant to the discussion.) * Buffy…

In which Matthew interviews Satyros Phil Brucato, the developer for Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition. * Content Warning: Phil discusses his experience with rape and abuse (33:00 to 40:00 and 43:00 to 45:30) * Matthew talks about how the process works between him as in-house developer and Phil as Mage 20 developer * Phil…

In which Dixie, Matthew, and Eddy talk about Beckett’s Jyhad Diary and other bits of Vampire: The Masquerade * Dixie asks Eddy and Matthew about their first Masquerade projects * What is Beckett’s Jyhad Diary? It’s a celebration of 25 years of Masquerade metaplot * The role of humor in the project * Bloodlines is…

In which Eddy talks with the core of Eschaton Media about Dystopia Rising: Evolution * Matthew is out this week. Probably self-reflecting. * Ashley Zdeb and Michael Pucci of Eschaton Media * Eddy admits to an error in the Kickstarter * The history of Dystopia Rising * Trying to do creative work while holding another…

Episode 16: Deep Dive into Dystopia Rising Evolution In which Matthew and Dixie takes turns interviewing Eddy about Dystopia Rising: Evolution. * Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/dystopia-rising-evolution-tabletop-rpg * Matthew has to leave, so he’ll start off as host, but Dixie will take over halfway through * How did Onyx Path come to be developing Dystopia Rising * We…

In which Dixie, Eddy, and Meghan Fitzgerald talk about the nature of freelancing at a panel during Gen Con 2018 * Matthew does his Dixie impression and moans a bit * Being a fan and a friend * The Ivory Towercast in Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines * Onyx Path cosplay! * Panel introductions * Being…

In which the Terrible Trio talk about their Gen Con experience * Since our normal recording solution was acting wonky, we switched to Skype. As a result, Eddy is a bit quiet in parts. * Playing (and running) demos at the show * They Came from Beneath the Sea demos (also, obligatory wrestling reference) *…

In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy present a recording of our “What’s Up with Onyx Path” panel. But will their sanity survive low audio quality and recording software issues? * Intro, and we talk about the audio quality and the applause next door * Rich introduces the panel, and talks about the stuff that’s not…

In which Dixie, Matthew, and Eddy queue up and buy their badges for a chat about conventions * Tangent 1: Dixie and Matthew argue about Japanese * We’re at Gen Con! But not yet. But we are now. It’s very confusing. * The food trucks are quite good * Matthew’s first con experience at UK…

In which the Terrible Trio talk about video games, how they’ve influenced RPGs, the overlap between both, and some of our history with both. * Our first video game consoles * Puzzle design in text adventures close to tabletop RPGs * British game censorship * Connecting to the characters on the screen * A little…