[Q&A] Dane Asmund (Cosmic Mirror Games Year 1: Confluence, NuÆther, Generations)

[19:30] So I’m Dane Asmund, lead design for Cosmic Mirror Games, and this year we have three new TTRPGS! The first of these games is the big one, and will probably be our primary focus.

[19:30] Confluence is Era 9 of 14 in a series of Cosmic Mirror Games, and in this world, due to some space and time shenanigans, denizens from all the other eras, their races, cultures, items, and unique magic/technology systems are all colliding in this one world.

[19:30] The undead hordes from the 7th Era of Mortalis clashing with the hypertechnology of the 11th Era of Ferrougos; The uncontrollable mad artists of the 10th Teatro Grottesco colliding with the controlling senate of the Mirrar from the 12th Era, Umbra & Mirn.

[19:31] This game is a big core book, and will be some 450 pages. We also have two smaller games in the Kickstarter this year:

[19:31] NuAEther is a game system that is more light weight, and works well for simple hack and slash adventures, being made more unique with a slew of mutations, mechanix limb replacements, and magic spells and powers.

[19:32] Generations is a smaller and more narrative driven game system that is an alt-Earth where, when you die, your next generation of offspring is born from your corpse, keyed to a new element, granting them mild powers over it.

[19:32] While the big focus here is Confluence, I am more than happy to talk about either of the smaller games!

[Q&A] Tom K. Loney (Crawlspace)

[19:33] <+TomK> Hi everyone. I am Tom K Loney, Wankum is a FactuBe thingy. I have been writing Crawlspace since about 2007.

[19:34] <+TomK> Crawlspace is my answer to CoC campaigns.

[19:35] <+Catseye> How so? What sets it apart from the CoC experience?

[19:35] <+TomK> In CoC, a good story kills off too many characters for much Character development. And if you don’t, as a GM, kill enough off enough Characters, things get a little boring.

[19:35] <~Dan> (Please wait for a (done) from our guest. 🙂 )

[19:36] <+TomK> Good question, apparently great minds think alike

[19:36] <+TomK> 9To Cateye)

[19:36] <+TomK> …

[19:38] <+TomK> I was trying so hard to get my mind around it. I run a lot of games and finally after writing the end-all of horror games, the original Crawlspace, I wasn’t happy. Then it hit me…

[19:41] <+TomK> Players are actors, stuntmen, and actresses stuck in a universe of Grade B horror movies. The comedy, which I think every every tabletop RPGer is into is very much there. The scenes I write for my scenarios were eerie when I needed them to be. And the Players got Character-advancement without having to learn spells that destroyed their sanity, or develop…

[19:42] <+TomK> their “Pilot Large Boat” by driving in Cthulhu for experience every few games

[19:44] <+TomK> This, as a GM, freed me to explore RPG scenarios in all sorts of horror movies, and the Character subplots can go from the plot to “shooting” problems with stage crew.

[Review] Of Dreams and Magic

Introduction

The name’s Davenport. I review games.

So the other day a superhero walks into my office — cape, underwear on the outside, the whole nine yards.

“Let me guess,” I says, “You want me to review a superhero game.”

“Huh?” he says. “Oh, this!” He looks down at himself. “This is just my Animus.”

“Your what?”

“My Animus. My dream form.”

“Okaaay…” I says. I’d seen this type before. Best to humor’em. “So what’s the job?”

I’ll be damned if he doesn’t break out a pouch full of herbs and chalk and rat skulls. Before I can say a word, the guy does a Voodoo ritual right there on my desk. And when he’s done, there’s a rulebook sittin’ there. Of Dreams and Magic, it says.

“…Was that your superpower?” I says.

“Oh, no,” he says. “That’s just some magic I picked up along the way. Here, I’ll give you the PDF copy, too.”

He proceeds to pull a freakin’ datajack outta his skull and plug it into my trusty laptop.

“What in the Hell kinda game is this?” I says.

“Like the title says, it’s about dreams and magic,” he says.

If this is what this guy’s dreams are like, I think to myself, I know someone who’s been hittin’ the sauce before bedtime.

Anyway, here’s the review.

[Q&A] Luca Palmieri (LUDOS)

<+LucaPalmieri[LUDOS]> Hello everyone!

<+LucaPalmieri[LUDOS]> I’m here for the Q&A about my rpg system called LUDOS

<+LucaPalmieri[LUDOS]> For a quick read you can see the kickstarter project page where I raise funds https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/135496774/ludos-a-simple-penandpaper-roleplay-game-system

<+LucaPalmieri[LUDOS]> Questions to you 😉

[Q&A] Mike Myler (Book of Exalted Darkness)

[19:32] <+Mike_Myler> Hello! I’m Mike Myler, a freelance game designer from Pittsburgh. While I work for many companies, the heart and soul of what I do is make campaign settings–today we’re talking about Book of Exalted Darkness, my 5th project to that end (and 6th Kickstarter): (Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/book-of-exalted-darkness-evil-for-the-5th-edition)https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/book-of-exalted-darkness-evil-for-the-5th-edition

[19:32] <+Mike_Myler> The Book of Exalted Darkness is two things: a holy decopunk campaign setting (think Rocketeer or Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) and a sourcebook for playing evil characters in D&D 5E.

[19:33] <+Mike_Myler> It is a slick and stylish campaign setting with a bevy of meritorious NPCs paired alongside a grimoire of vile and forbidden evil, the PCs gaining a little more edge through their trickery or perversion of the very technology that makes the world so unjust.

[19:34] <+Mike_Myler> All of Askis is possible because of inaequa-powered technology, a wondrous substance that radiates energy and extends the lifespan of good creatures. The PCs are flawed souls however, able to trick or pervert divinely fueled machines to better undermine society before they master or destroy it!

[19:35] <+Mike_Myler> TLDR: Be wicked for JUSTICE in your D&D 5E game and wreck havoc on a 1920’s-esque world of holy goody-two-shoes!

 

[Q&A] Miles Gaborit (Tall Pines)

[20:32] <+MilesGaborit> Hi folks! My name is Miles Gaborit and I’m a dad, nerd, and game-player/maker/lover from Seattle. I’m here tonight to talk about my game Tall Pines.

[20:32] <+MilesGaborit> Tall Pines is a surreal murder mystery roleplaying game inspired by the TV show Twin Peaks. It’s best described as a freeform roleplaying game – it’s a closer cousin to a game like Fiasco than it is to D&D.

[20:32] <+MilesGaborit> It’s a one session game for 3-6 players that requires no planning, no GM, and no prep – you start spinning weird murder drama as soon as you sit down to play. A game of Tall Pines lasts about 30 minutes per player. The game is comprised of 114 cards.

[Q&A] Ed Jowett (Era: Survival – Expansions)

[13:40] <+Ed_Jowett> Okay, well… hi everyone! Some of you probably know me by now, because I’ve been here more than ten times!

[13:41] <+Ed_Jowett> But for those who don’t, I’m Ed Jowett, the Lead Creator for Shades of Vengeance. I have created a few roleplaying games and I’m here today to talk about one for a second time!

[13:41] <+Ed_Jowett> About a year ago, I came on to talk to you about a post-apocalyptic survival horror game called Era: Survival.

[13:42] <+Ed_Jowett> It’s got zombies, it’s got Humans turning on each other, broken technology and hidden vaults beneath the ground – everything you could want from a post-apocalyptic RPG!

[13:42] <+Ed_Jowett> Well, it was very successful on Kickstarter and now we’re running a new campaign which gives everyone another chance to pick up the Core Rulebook, along with expansions.

[13:42] <+Ed_Jowett> (Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions)https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions

[13:43] <+Ed_Jowett> The campaign offers 3 expansions at the Funded Goal and an additional expansion in Digital Format at each Stretch Goal.

[13:43] <+Ed_Jowett> I’ve got quite a few planned, including source books for all the faction, enhanced rules for Infected, and much, much more!