[Q&A] Andre de Almeida (Edgeguard)

[2:23 PM] Industrialplague: Hey everyone, great to be here. My name is Andre de Almeida and I am the creator of a currently in development board game called Edgeguard. I am an artist and developer by trade with many years of professional entertainment and design experience. I decided to start a game company because there were so many games that I felt could be amazing if the rules just had a more logical decision process to them. That is essentially our core value.1

[2:25 PM] Industrialplague: There are so many games that you have to continually stop and reference confusing rule books and it just completely takes you out of the game. But if you were questioning a rule and could just make the decision yourself, it would be a much better experience. That is what I started with for Edgeguard. I then followed it up by molding the game design with all of my favorite play elements from other games, video games, etc. I like to think Edgeguard is what it would look like if you took games like Warcraft and Final Fantasy and inserted their systems into a board game.

[Q&A] Ulysses Duckler (To Change)

[7:33 PM] Duck: I’m Ulysses ‘Duck’ Duckler, a ttrpg designer and medical student on the side. I was on here about a year ago to talk about my previous project, Cuticorium, and now today I’m back to talk about To Change.

[7:35 PM] Duck: To Change is a setting agnostic system for telling short stories focused on transformation, metal and physical metamorphosis. There are strong elements of both body horror and self empowerment, with a large influence from trans experience.

[7:35 PM] Duck: The gamebook will come with 8 short adventures to start, more if funding provides, and uses a small tarot deck comprised of just the major arcana to facilitate play and action resolution.

[Q&A] Devin Berte (Stories of Wonder)

[7:42 PM] WynDWys: Nice to meet you all! I’m Devin, but mostly go by Wyn. Thanks again for inviting me here, I’ve loved snooping around the discord! The game I’m developing is Stories of Wonder, though the system itself is simply stories. It’s meant to be a very open and customizable system that allows for very specific actions to be taken, letting roleplay and gameplay blend into one! It’s also designed to be fairly realistic, having weight, size, and background all impact your character interactions a various ways. The two most distinct aspects of the system are: 1 – The combat, which operates off TCG style rounds and roll brackets which scale based off the difference of the totaled roll, and the target rolls, and 2 – The fact it’s meant as a digital system, rather than the normal pen and paper! A lot of the inclusion of real-world physics use a number of calculations which would be way too bulky to draw out. As a result, the system is a bit more complex, but the character sheet makes using it fairly simple!

[Q&A] Jason Rafalski (Rituals of the Elder Gods)

[7:33 PM] harushu: I am Jason, I created Rituals of the elder gods. I have 2 autistic children and I myself am both bi-polar and hyper vigilant. I only bring this up so you understand the challenges I face when trying to type up something. Especially when I am trying to type fast.

[7:33 PM] harushu: My game is set in a dystopian, cyberpunk setting. However it is a multiple genre game with the ability to seamlessly shift into and out of multiple genre types as you play. GM has full control running any type of genre they want and rules to back it up. This game is estimated at 1-2% story, 8-9% rules and 90% content, again not exact numbers. Although I do have exact numbers, a comparison of what you get from the demo game vs. the full game.

[Q&A] Scott Taylor (FAST Core Rulebook – Multi-Genre RPG System)

[7:31 PM] ScottTaylorAotG: Hello all, my name is R. Scott Taylor and I’m a writer, game-designer, and owner of Art of the Genre. I’ve spent 40 years gaming, and the past fifteen years working in the industry for companies like Wizards of the Coast, TSR/Gygax Magazine, and Privateer Press, as well as running my own press mainly dedicated to AD&D and 5E modules called The Folio. My current project is a new RPG system called FAST Core, now funding on KS.

[Q&A] Randy Price (Age of Ancients)

[7:30 PM] RandyPrice: Hello everyone. I’m Randy Price, 49-year-old Founder and Creative Director of 2 Kings Games. I have been playing tabletop RPGs since the red box set came out in 1983 for the world’s oldest RPG. Since then, I have played and run dozens of other games for hundreds of players.

[Q&A] Mathieu Atallah (Montréapolis)

[7:45 PM] Mathieu Atallah / Montréapolis: Hello everyone I’m Mathieu Atallah, a 22 year old law student from Montréal. Since as far as I can remember, I have loved to read and play board games. When I learned about TTRPGs, it was a match made in heaven!

[7:45 PM] Mathieu Atallah / Montréapolis: I’ve been playtesting boardgames for close to a year, and seeing all these amazing creators work on their projects gave me the courage to jump into the ring!

[7:46 PM] Mathieu Atallah / Montréapolis: My TTRPG is called Montréapolis, a cyberpunk TTRPG set in 2099 Montréal.

[Q&A] Josh Flanagan & Elliott Nagler (BIOJACKED: A Biopunk RPG)

[7:33 PM] Yosh: Hey gang, I’m Josh Flanagan and I’m helping produce BIOJACKED, a biopunk TTRPG!

[7:34 PM] Yeyeh: Hello! My name is Elliott Nagler, and I wrote the engine for BIOJACKED. It is a biopunk PBTA inspired game engine, where you adapt and evolve through genetic modifications to defeat corrupted abominations in a futuristic dystopian city!

[Q&A] Chad & Jack Matchette (LEGENDS: The Superhero Roleplaying Game)

[7:35 PM] RENEGADE-0015: We are Jack and Chad from Matchplay Games! Here to introduce our flagship game, LEGENDS: The Superhero Roleplaying Game! It’s a game where you create a fledgling hero, choosing from 100 Powers and over 650 Abilities and Enhancements to help you in the fight against the forces of evil!

[Q&A] Matthew Sprange (Shield Maidens: A New Viking/Cyberpunk Tabletop RPG)

[8:04 AM] MongooseMatt: Well, my name is Matthew Sprange, and I am the Managing Director of Mongoose Publishing (famous for Traveller and Paranoia these days).

[8:04 AM] MongooseMatt: Our new game is Shield Maidens, a Cyberpunk/Vikings mix that sees powerful warrior women gifted with divine power battling empires and gods across the nine realms!