In which Eddy and Dixie talk with Jason Carl about Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition, L.A. by Night, and what got him here. (Note: Jason’s audio wasn’t amazing for this episode, and there are a couple of gaps in the audio. We tried to normalize it; our apologies.) * Predictive text converstations * Jason’s history … Read more
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew throw together an emergency extra-long episode using listener questions and a game design panel from Save Against Fear! * EMERGENCY EPISODE * Introductions from the panel * What’s the process when you start to design a game? * When do you reinvent the wheel or reskin something else? * … Read more
In which we discuss what we as individuals have gotten out of RPGs, and what other people can get from them. * We now have a lost episode! * Dixie was an awkward child/teen/adult * RPGs helped her find “her people,” her aesthetic, and confidence * Eddy was a similarly awkward kid, and RPGs helped … Read more
In which Dixie and Eddy interview Neall Raemonn Price about Exalted, Scion, and working for free. * We talk about… Scooby-Doo? * A little about Scion * A little about Kieron Gillen * A little about Scarred Lands * How Neall got started * Why you shouldn’t work for free * Neall lists everything he’s … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more