Dixie Cochran, Matthew Dawkins, Eddy Webb, and guests discuss Onyx Path and the gaming industry.
In which Eddy talks about the process of making Pirates of Pugmire! Dixie and Matthew are bitter they’re not in the episode How our editing skills have improved! (It’s not much.) August 22, 2018: Outlining the book September 4, 2018: Concept art October 9, 2018: Project kickoff October 22, 2018: First drafts December 20, 2018: … Read more
In which Matthew and Dixie interview freelance writer John Burke about his experiences on They Came from Beneath the Sea!, Dark Eras 2, Cults of the Blood Gods, and even more books! Upcoming Projects, including Pirates of Pugmire and Cults of the Blood Gods Eddy’s Hair Introducing (for the third time) John Burke The Vampire: … Read more
In which the trio attempts (and likely fails) to define “fun.” It’s episode 50! What is fun? Clowns? “Fun” is really hard to define Eddy has spoken about this and speaks on it here! A healthy debate on win conditions A bit on play style When aren’t games “games,” we ask, and a bit on … Read more
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew take a deep dive into the Scarred Lands for Pathfinder and D&D Fifth Edition! Matthew is running out of greetings Farewell to the Contagion Chronicle Kickstarter! Dixie is editing Dark Eras 2 Matthew is redlining Mummy: The Curse 2nd Edition Eddy is working on Trinity Continuum: Aberrant History of … Read more
In which we mostly talk about Exalted with Monica Speca! Finger guns! Good at audio! It’s Monica Speca! How she got started with roleplaying How she joined Onyx Path Getting into Exalted via Scion and Trinity So much Exalted talk! Dixie messes up researching our guest! We talk a lot more about Exalted What are … Read more
Episode 47: Emotional RPG Experiences In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy discuss the range of emotions they’ve experienced at the gaming table and retell some anecdotes of emotional roleplay. All the Appalachians Chicago by Night editing Pirates of Pugmire and Aberrant art direction Pirates of Pugmire and Cults of the Blood Gods design diaries The … Read more
In which Eddy and Dixie interview Chris Spivey of “Harlem Unbound” fame, and Eddy forgets that he’s already worked with Chris. Introducing Chris Spivey We wonder how bodies die in space Chris started so he could see more people like him in games Digression to talk about Metatopia The origin story of Harlem Unbound Why … Read more
In which the trio talks about research best practices and processes for writing RPGs! Which books took the most research for Eddy and Matthew? Fan wikis are the best. IP research Game lines that take a bit more research Pugmire research (What do you do when it’s your own idea/IP?) Research holes What do you … Read more
In which Matthew and Eddy interview Chris Allen as a new (to us, at least) developer at Onyx Path. We start off low and somber Dixie goes to play Pokemon Go What Chris is working on right now Mongoose Publishing during the d20 boom Working with license holders Coming back to the industry via Werewolf … Read more
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew ask for people to mention Onyx Path games they don’t know well or have been on the fence about, and spend five minutes each talking them up. Dixie’s curse rubs off on Eddy Matthew makes it gross Suddenly it turns into a morning radio show Dixie: Exalted Third Edition … Read more