Dixie Cochran In which Matthew and a few of our M20 writers and developers chat about various Mage: The Ascension projects! It’s Take Three of Part One Keep an eye out for 10th Anniversary sales Steffie de Vaan is here! As is Chris Allen! And Hiromi Cota? What a treat! What’s difficult about working on Mage? A … Read more
In which the trio discusses fantasy religions in tabletop games, from D&D to Vampire: The Masquerade to Pugmire and Dystopia Rising! The Pathcast has ruined us On acting and voices in retail Phone training lessons from Matthew Matthew on fantasy religion in games Dixie on religion in fantasy games On gods being real in games … Read more
In which the trio discusses some more zombie media as it relates to Dystopia Rising: Evolution! What have we been up to? A bit on ghost stories and Dickens How do DR:E zombies work? Zombies as background threat How is DR:E different from other zombie media? Zombies reflecting current fears Zombie media and disability representation … Read more
In which Dixie and Eddy talk about the process of deciding where and how to put various books on sale! Matthew isn’t here. 🙁 Why tangents matter! Some PoD context Kickstarter process, including licensors. Nostalgia sells Diminishing returns Preorders and manuscript previews PoD quality (it’s good!) DTRPG will help you! Storage space D&D (Deluxes and … Read more
In which the trio talks about what makes a good arch-villain, and how to engage with them in TTRPGS. On children’s books and their possible problems Matthew has two tangents We get pretty political for a few minutes Major antagonists in TTRPGs How to highlight antagonists Seeding antagonists Links: Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath Onyx Path … Read more
Hi, all, Dixie here with a preview from Vance and Elliott of The Architects from upcoming Exalted book, Exigents: Out of the Ashes. I can’t wait to share the whole book with y’all, and look forward to making my own bespoke Exalt in the future. Based on today, should I make an Exigent of feasts? … Read more
In which Eddy and Dixie talk about the approvals process and licensing! A quick update on the state of the industry/world Eddy talks about being on both sides of approvals Some talk about art approvals and art notes Book versus word count, and our process between them Internal approvals A bit on some of our … Read more
In which the trio updates people on our freelancing process for the first time in three years. We…are immediately on topic? It’s been 3 years since we covered this topic! Our submission process! What changes are we especially proud of from the past few years? A bit on pay schedules Some talk about communication! How … Read more
In which the trio talks the rest of their reflections on the recent Onyx Path Virtual Convention, as well as a long zombie tangent. Squeaks in the Deep is on Kickstarter! A bit on the breadth of horror games A zombie tangent At 20 minutes in, we introduce the topic! M20 Lore of the Traditions … Read more
Hi, everyone! It’s Dixie here filling in for Rich so he can spend time with his family (Us?? Take time off?? What even is this??). That said, we did still have our usual meeting today, and therefore have notes and updates! Regarding the title, I think we should have that phrasing for every month, not … Read more