In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy interview Mike Tomasek, one of our newest writers and developers, about his RPG experiences and current projects! Dramatic introductions Friday the 13th sound effects Why do they call Mike “Hollywood”? Slowed down reversed babies crying as ghost sound effects Bears are dangerous, so Spartan kick them Mike’s favorite bear … Read more
In which the trio talks with special guest Neall Raemonn Price about the intricacies of Scion Second Edition! Off to a great start A bit on the system On Scale On Enhancements and Complications A lot about the setting What it means to be a Scion Some notes on accuracy versus playability Scion: Demigod power … Read more
In which Eddy and Dixie interview Matt McElroy, Onyx Path’s Operations Manager and long-time employee of DriveThruRPG and DriveThruComics. Our middle names Matt’s start with DriveThruComics The history of print-on-demand All sorts of interesting experiments How we package RPGs, and the iPad The move to Onyx Path Kickstarters Distribution and shipping What Operations covers Convention … Read more
Episode 60: Errata and Playtesting In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy discuss the importance of good errata and playtesting! (this episode is a lot more interesting than it looks on paper!) Dramatic introductions! How errata was treated in the past (supplementary PDFs, inclusion in subsequent books, etc.) How we handle errata now, with wonderful forms … Read more
In which Eddy and Dixie interview Steve Kenson about his career and his work on Trinity Continuum: Aberrant! Dixie decides not to abandon Eddy Back to being comfortable with completely blowing the intro Eddy introduces Steve flawlessly. FLAWLESSY. Steve started with Shadowrun 2nd Ed on the GEnie Network Working with FASA and quitting his day … Read more
In which the trio talks about the sometimes-touchy subject of various kinds of harassment. Don’t worry, the whole episode isn’t doom and gloom, we swear! Disclaimer: We are three white, cisgender people and as such we don’t really go into racism or intersectional topics aside from gender, as that’s not our lane or lived experience. … Read more
In which Eddy and Matthew interview Klara Herbøl at UK Games Expo! Eddy’s radio voice Linguistics digression! Nuclear disasters Eddy forgets how to pronounce Klara’s name How Klara started as a freelancer Insecurity, criticism, and validation Klara’s career over the past year and a half Finding your limits Networking difficulties for European freelancers Drawing inspiration … Read more
In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy continue their actual play of Scion! Introductions Where we last left our crew Scion: Origin Actual Play Thoughts on the game Onyx Path games in stores Matthew’s embarassing autograph signing Where to find us on social media Links: Scion Origin: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/246765/Scion-Second-Edition-Book-One-Origin Scion Hero: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/256173/Scion-Second-Edition-Book-Two-Hero Remember to order Scion through … Read more
In which Matthew and Eddy record their thoughts while at the UK Games Expo! INTRO Eddy isn’t here, but Dixie held things together We had a large crew at UK Games Expo, nearly all of whom were previously on the Pathcast FRIDAY Emergency dental surgery, missed flights, and luggage woes Selling through Leisure Games Contagion … Read more
In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy play Scion and discuss Cliffhanger (with Sylvester Stallone)! Introductions Reginald Pewty, Call of Cthulhu Anorak Scion: Origin Actual Play Cliffhanger (the movie) Dixie’s Dark Eras 2 progress Matthew’s Shunned by the Moon and C20 Player’s Guide progress Pirates of Pugmire Kickstarter Where to find us on social media Links: … Read more