[Q&A] Jonathan Hicks (Those Dark Places)

[1:06 PM]JonMarkHicks: Hi, I’m Jonathan Hicks and after a few years of interviewing TTRPG luminaries and reviewing RPGs I decided to write my own games, and I created the Osprey Games book Those Dark Places. I also created Fireteam and Cyber Streets as well as write for such titles as Fighting Fantasy, TinyD6, Warlock!, Dragon Warriors and Against the Darkmaster. (done)

[Q&A] Richard Rohlin (Amboria: Roleplaying in the World Under Starlight)

[1:02 PM]Richard Rohlin: Hello! My name is Richard W. Rohlin. I’m a data analyst, father of five, farmer, and poet. Last week, my publisher (Strange Owl Games) launched a kickstarter for my new game, Amboria: Roleplaying in the World Under Starlight.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strangeowlgames/amboria-roleplaying-in-the-world-under-starlight?ref=4dc147KickstarterStrange Owl GamesAmboria: Roleplaying in the World Under StarlightAn exciting new RPG of adventure, language, and liturgy from the mind of Richard Rohlin and the people of Strange Owl Games.

[Q&A] Dan Cross (Eldritch RPG 2nd Edition: Ainerêve Reimagined)

[7:53 PM]Eldritchman: Hi there! My name is Dan Cross and I am the co-author of the Eldritch RPG. The first edition of my game was published by Goodman Games in 2008. Eldritch RPG is a fantasy tabletop game that lets players become powerful heroes with straightforward rules. With no restrictive archetypes, character concept is king: cast any spell, wield any weapon desired, evoke any power imagined. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed creating it! Those are some of my slogans.

[7:54 PM]Eldritchman: Now, I’m working on the second edition.

[7:55 PM]Eldritchman: And my Kickstarter is up right now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eldritch/eldritch-rpg-2nd-edition-ainereve-reimaginedKickstarterDan CrossEldritch RPG 2nd Edition: Ainerêve ReimaginedSemantic Design – How You Say It Is How You Play It. Immerse Yourself in Endless Possibilities in the Fantasy Milieu

[Q&A] Bruce Ballon (Assignment: Danger!)

[7:32 PM]Jackal_of_TIndalos: Hello, I’ll just cut and paste my Hounds and Jackals “about” info, the company I started, and a bio about me, and then what game I am going to talk about

[7:32 PM]Jackal_of_TIndalos: Hounds & Jackals Games & Magic was created to explore the use of tabletop board games and theatrical magic as forms of media to raise awareness of mental health issues in societyOf key importance is that the Hounds & Jackals offerings will provide innovative and entertaining experiences for participants.  The projects also will  include:Blending in mental health information and reflective exercises into the experiencesMelding modern, historical and fantastical elements into experiential learning to promote reflection on the human conditionEngaging the imagination through immersive themes and settingsBalancing human interaction in the age of the Digital by providing engaging social experiences On and Off-Screen  Attention to detail  is a core value of any Hounds & Jackals product.   This is in reference to content as well as style.Due to Hounds &  Jackals being a very tiny endeavour of really one person doing this to help mental health awareness and raise charity funds for good causes… most offerings will be produced as time allows!

[7:33 PM]Jackal_of_TIndalos: An award-winning psychiatrist, Dr. Ballon brings over two decades of experience in providing innovative experiential education in the public, private and academic realms.  Dr. Ballon works with industries involved in technology and games, to better understand their impact on people’s lives. He has created games dealing with mental health issues that have garnered awards from the Games Manufacturers Association and other international literary and academic associations (Chaosium, Wizards of the Coast etc.) Collaborating with professional illusionists around the world, Dr. Ballon is an illusionist whose performances educate the public about mental health issues (including giving performances at the Stratford Festival and Canada Stage).  He has written books for children, parents, and the general public dealing with mental health and addiction issues.   In the role of Media Consultant, he has helped create accurate portrayals of psychiatric elements (including television (e.g. Degrassi), films (e.g. Assault on Precinct 13), plays, fiction books etc.).

[7:33 PM]Jackal_of_TIndalos: Explanation: Some of the above came about due to Bruce buying a TSR boxed set of Dungeon and Dragons in the late 1970s.  During he DMing   a run of the Village of Hommlet, a player’s character was absorbed by a falling green slime… that player had nightmares for  weeks after.  The concept of immersive experiences and the power of simulation was realized by Bruce at that time!  That, and a steady diet of reading Philip K. Dick, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury mixed with TV shows like  Twilight Zone  and The Night Stalker, formed his path: the exploration of reality and illusion as his life’s pursuit.  He, of course, gravitated to Chaosium’s CALL OF CTHULHU when it launched, and over the years, eventually helped with the SANity rules, as well as contribute other materials such as UNSEEN MASTERS (which won not only an Origins Award at GAMA but was the first game supplement  to be awarded a Psychiatry Award as well as be nominated for a Bram Stoker Award).  Bruce has blended all his pursuits to help synergize his offerings.  This led also to working with illusionists and mentalists across the globe, as well as creating various theatrical devices and effects for magic performances. He has now moved into board game creation,  appreciating the amazing quality and scope that such a medium can provide:  he has  been a regular supporter of crowdfunded launched games that have demonstrated amazing innovation and imagination.

[7:34 PM]Jackal_of_TIndalos: ASSIGNMENT: DANGER! is a high-octane, fast-paced role-playing game using the easy-to-learn EZD6 rules.Throw your players head-first into a world full of action and adventure that revolves around espionage, covert operations, and high-stakes missions. Steeped in the tension and atmosphere of classic spy thrillers, ASSIGNMENT: DANGER! contains additional hero paths (Agent Archetypes), gear, items, and added rules to role-play within this setting.ASSIGNMENT: DANGER! is inspired by the fantastic, sci-fi feel of the 1960s and 1970s spy films and TV shows like Mission: Impossible!, the Bond films, Danger Man, The Prisoner, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., where wild gadgets, unexpected twists, and supervillains abound. The influences of Classic TV shows such as The Omega Factor, Man from Atlantis, The Six Million Dollar Man, and others allow the game master to include psionic spies, cyborgs, super-skilled experts, and para-humans with strange abilities.Due to the flexibility of EZD6, this material is very easily ported into other game systems with minimal work from the Game Master!

[Q&A] JM (Elemental)

[7:33 PM]JM (Gildor Games): All right let’s do this! I’m JM, a game creator and publisher born in the northern reaches (Canada), now living on the foggy coast of northern California. Together with my friends from Gildor Games, we created and now publish ELEMENTAL, a rules-light universal RPG and adventure collection which you can find at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12737/Gildor-GamesDriveThruRPG.com – Gildor Games – The Largest RPG Download Store!Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.

[Q&A] Adam Hancock (Luncheons and Dragonflies)[Q&A]

[1:07 PM]Adam Makes TTRPGs (he/they): Hello! My name is Adam Hancock. I’m an Adamantine-bestselling ttrpg designer/writer/editor. I’ve co-authored An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby, Those Who Wander, and Demiverse. Today I’m introducing my fourth Kickstarter campaign, Luncheons and Dragonflies. It’s an original game in which you play a tiny woodland mammal, such as a squirrel, bat, mouse, or groundhog. You can talk, use tools, and such, but being a tiny creature, you’re mainly motivated by avoiding predators and finding snacks. The game uses a simple mechanic of pools of four-sided dice. A lot of your abilities are flavorful ways to steal dice from enemies, lend them to your friends, swap them or reroll them if you they’ve been bad. Each critter, based on its role within the group, is good at one of more of these ways to “cheat.” https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gnomemadegames/luncheons-and-dragonflies?ref=a1k48e(edited)KickstarterAdam HancockLuncheons and DragonfliesPlay as a tiny woodland mammal in this original, dice-hoarding tabletop RPG

[Q&A] Malcolm Harris (Modern Mythology)

[1:05 PM]MalxolmXH: If you have not heard, I’m Malcom with Relentless Fiction and we’re publishing a new Superhero TTRPG called Modern Mythology! (Done)

[Q&A] Gavriel Quiroga (NEUROCITY – Colorblind Edition)

[7:34 PM]Gavriel Quiroga: I am Gavriel Quiroga, I am an argentine creator. My settings are Neurocity, Hell Night and Warpland. Currently campaigning for the new expanded, updated and enhanced edition of Neurocity!

[7:34 PM]Gavriel Quiroga: Neurocity is a subterranean city complex crowned by a glitched digital sun ruled by an ever watchful supercomputer named I.S.A.C. Crushed under the unbearable weight of the system lies you; A citizen in this technological nightmare. Will you yield your personality and obey? Or perhaps you will dare to find the truth about this forsaken place you were born into?

[Q&A] Mickey Barfield (Renegade City)

[7:33 PM]MickeyTPK: Hi I’m Mickey Barfield. I am the founder/writer/Creator/ Chief pain in the ass with The Polyhedral Knights. I’m here to talk about Renegade City.

[7:33 PM]MickeyTPK: done

[7:34 PM]MickeyTPK: I guess I should describe Renegade City

[7:38 PM]MickeyTPK: Renegade City is a modern day criminal roleplaying game. Players create members of an organized crime outfit. It is set in a fictitious city called Voorhees NC. The various criminal outfits have a lot to deal with on a daily basis. Such as, dealing with other criminals, the law and now as of late a crazy cult calling themselves The Sons of Thaddeus have sprung up. They have been going after organized crime lately and taking over portions of their business. In this game, you play the Anti-Hero. Our game is also unique in that it doesn’t use dice. We use Dominos. (Double Six set to be specific). Characters are a wide and varied types. Done

[Q&A] Bill Bunkum (DreadLore)

[7:33 PM]billbunkum: Bill Bunkum is a Kentucky native and game system designer. He has been a game master since 2006 and has campaigns in a number of popular TTRPG system. In addition to game design, Bill writes scripts, short stories, poetry, and songs, is a painter, a programmer, a linguaphile, and an actor. DreadLore is a Storytelling Tabletop Roleplaying Game with a universal system of mechanics (setting-agnostic). The book also includes an in-depth look into the world of Craster, the official setting for the game. It is designed for dreamers and storytellers and puts the Players in the center of the action. Through their epic successes and utter failures, the system provides the Arbiter (game master) and Players with tools to tell an amazing, cooperative story. done