Episode Six: Interview with Rich Thomas

In which Matthew and Dixie interview the boss, Rich Thomas. And Eddy gets put into a cupboard. Again.

• Eddy gets kidnapped into the cupboard again
• Matthew and Dixie talk to the boss, Rich Thomas!
• Rich talks about his time as art director (among many titles) in the early days of White Wolf Publishing
• Rich’s work as an artist in Vampire: The Masquerade, as well as one of the first 49 on Magic: The Gathering
• Working on television graphics in Philadelphia and meeting his wife, Lisa
• CCP, the World of Darkness MMO, and the formation of Onyx Path Publishing
• The build up to the new World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness. Did the Chronicles of Darkness “kill” White Wolf?
• Creative highlights that Onyx Path has hit: W20 Ultra-Deluxe covers, Pugmire and worldbuilding, bringing back original creators, and second edition Chronicles of Darkness games
• How does Rich handle when a game loses a key figure midway through the development cycle?
• Richard Dansky, Wraith 20th, and the integrated nature of the game design community
• Matthew unleashes the emergency questions!
• Cavaliers of Mars, Pugmire, and They Came From Beneath The Sea!
• Humor in RPGs
• Your questions! Did we ask yours?
• The Salubri are the worst
• Rich talks about playing in Eddy’s V20 game
• V5 products from Onyx Path being discussed
• Gangster Pitbulls!
• Rich is into the experiences and stories, not the design
• “White Wolf is not dead”
• Which of us is the favorite?
• Time for rapid fire word association!
• Matthew breaks Eddy out of the cupboard
• We talk about our convention schedule for the rest of the year