Eddy Webb 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
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
In which Matthew and Dixie interview their surprise co-host Richard Dansky about his work on Wraith: The Oblivion and other games! Where’s Eddy? The long journey of Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition Wraith Art The Wraith Curse How to start a Wraith chronicle Cainite Religions Richard Dansky: Author The Street Fighter RPG Shout-out to … Read more
In Dystopia Rising: Evolution (available for preorder), characters are one of eight Lineages. These are a kind of “meta-Strain” that allows us to organize all the possibilities, and build new ones in future products. The core book offers three Strains for each Lineage, and each of those Strains comprised a Strain Path, which is a … Read more
In which the trio talks about board and card games! (Obviously. I mean, look at the title.) Eddy’s name and wrestling references Candyland and game complexity Clue/Cluedo Mansions of Madness Monopoly (the dreaded topic!) Diplomacy Co-op versus competitive games T.I.M.E. Stories Forbidden Desert/Island Gloomhaven More T.I.M.E. Stories Word games: Probe and Scrabble Sherlock Holmes Consulting … Read more
The main “character class” you choose in DR:E is called a “Strain.” I’ll talk a little about Strain Paths in another update, but I wanted to give you a bit of an in-world explanation of what they are. Just remember — while the people you play may be physically (and in some cases mentally) different … Read more