Dixie Cochran In which Eddy, Matthew, and special guest Neall Raemonn Price discuss V20, Bloodlines, Beckett’s Jyhad Diary, and more! We’re switching things up! Are we…on topic? The genesis of Beckett’s Jyhad Diary How they planned it out Eddy vs. Neall On Cesare Balancing the tone Matthew took over! What to put in an anniversary book? Eddy … Read more
In which Matthew and a few more of our Mage: The Ascension writers and developers talk about various Mage projects! Lore of the Traditions still on Kickstarter! We’ve got Travis Legge Also Danielle Lauzon! Ian A. A. Watson is on this roundtable, Along with Michael Barker! What a stacked show! Barker and Matthew invented YouTube. … Read more
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