[Q&A] Jeremy M. Jack (Planetbound)

7:32 PM +JeremyMJack: Hi everyone! My name is Jeremy M. Jack and the name of my game is Planetbound. Planetbound is a sci-fi fantasy game where species across the Cosmos are inexplicably trapped on a single planet after a cosmic cataclysm known as Sundeath

7:33 PM +JeremyMJack: TheKreshnor is my cousin 🙂  he is one of the original group of players of the game and has done a significant amount of work on the current gameplay in the commercial iteration

7:34 PM ~Dan: Ah, excellent! 🙂

7:34 PM +JeremyMJack: Uploaded file: (Link: https://uploads.kiwiirc.com/files/9626dcfb865a6fd0f1027e14ffbd58ed/PLANETBOUND%20COVER.jpg)https://uploads.kiwiirc.com/files/9626dcfb865a6fd0f1027e14ffbd58ed/PLANETBOUND%20COVER.jpg

7:37 PM +JeremyMJack: I am the creator, writer, artist, and designer of the game but like the first line in the book says, “Planetbound is so much bigger than me.” There have been hundreds of contributors since 1990. So I am thrilled to finally release a commercial version on its 30th anniversary.

7:41 PM +JeremyMJack: What else would you like to know 🙂

[Q&A] Robert Conley (The Majestic Fantasy RPG)

7:30 PM +robertsconley: I’m Rob Conley, a cartographer, writer and publisher living in rural northwest Pennsylvania.

7:30 PM +robertsconley: Publishing under the name of Bat in the Attic Games

7:30 PM +robertsconley: I am known for my work with maps notably redrawing all 18 maps of Judges Guild Wilderlands of High Fantasy along with the City State of the Invincible Overlord map.

7:30 PM +robertsconley: I am also known for writing about sandbox fantasy campaigns, and publishing small hexcrawl formatted setting like Blackmarsh and the Points of Light series from Goodman Games.

7:30 PM +robertsconley: My settings are based on the Majestic Wilderlands campaign that I been running since 1981. I have run the campaign with a variety of fantasy rpg rules starting with AD&D 1st edition, including Fantasy Hero and GURPS. Currently I have been using OD&D in the form of Swords & Wizardry along with my own additions.

7:30 PM +robertsconley: Recently I decided to package these rules as the Majestic Fantasy RPG formatted as a series of supplements that can be used together or with other RPGs based on the classic editions.

7:31 PM +robertsconley: The foundation of this series is a set of basic rules covering levels 1 to 5 that ties together the different elements into a single supplement. Each subsequent supplement will flesh different parts of the system as well as parts of the Majestic Fantasy Realms.

7:31 PM +robertsconley: You can find my work at

7:31 PM +robertsconley: (Link: http://www.batintheattic.com/)http://www.batintheattic.com/

7:31 PM +robertsconley: (Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2993/Bat-in-the-Attic-Games)https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2993/Bat-in-the-Attic-Games

[Q&A] Charles Allen (Victorian Gothic)

7:37 PM +Charles: Alright. I’m Charles Allen and I’m the developer and main writer for Victorian Gothic, which is a game that focuses on the literature of the era and the silent films and early talkies that came soon after.

7:38 PM +Charles: You play from a mortal perspective, but you can become a monster through play.

7:40 PM +Charles: The game focuses on a rules lite theater approach, but I wanted a solid middle ground between the theater of WoD and CoC and more “fighter” friendly games like D&D, if that makes sense.

7:40 PM ~Dan: It does!

7:43 PM +Charles: There are five paths (called Vocations) in the game you start out in: Hunter, Investigator, Psychic, Spiritualist or Sorcerer.

7:45 PM +Charles: You also choose backgrounds like in CoC or the recent version of D&D, which effects your starting skills. Character creation is point buying, which gives you a good variety of options to play on.

[Q&A] Cam Banks and Adam Bradford (Legends of Grayskull)

7:32 PM +BadEyeAdam: Hello! I’m Adam Bradford, VP of Tabletop at Fandom and co-founder of D&D Beyond/Executive Producer for Cortex.

7:33 PM +Cam: I’m Cam Banks, Creative Director of Cortex at Fandom and designer of Cortex Prime and a bunch of things in the past.

7:34 PM +BadEyeAdam: We’ve got the Cortex Prime Game Handbook coming to KS backers and shelves in October, and some exciting new games set in the worlds of The Dragon Prince and Masters of the Universe coming in 2021.

[Q&A] Nathan Russell (Neon City Overdrive)

7:31 PM +Nathan_Russell: Hey all, I am Nathan Russell. I live in Australia and write games as virtually my only form of exercise!

7:31 PM +Nathan_Russell: I recently published Neon City Overdrive, subtitled “a game of cyberpunks”.

7:32 PM +Nathan_Russell: It is a relatively rules light game that focuses on story and cool description. It was built upon the basis of a previous game, Freeform Universal, though with some very distinct tweaks and modifications.

7:33 PM +Nathan_Russell: It is a broad sketch of a setting and overall Neon City Overdrive (NCO) is designed to let players and GM create the kind of cyberpunk adventures and experiences they want to emulate.

[Q&A] John Houlihan (Achtung! Cthulhu)

2:09 PM +Johnh259: Hello, I’m John Houlihan, a British writer of fiction, videogames and RPGs who specialises in science-fiction and fantasy.  I also work as editorial overlord for the Achtung! Cthulhu RPG line at Modiphius, a setting where the chaos and heroism of World War 2 collides with the cosmic horror of HP Lovecraft, “World War II with tentacles” as we

2:09 PM +Johnh259: like to say.

2:09 PM +Johnh259: You can find my own works at Amazon UK (Link: https://amzn.to/2QFc4Wy,)https://amzn.to/2QFc4Wy, Amazon US

2:09 PM +Johnh259: (Link: https://amzn.to/3k8Chen)https://amzn.to/3k8Chen or my own web site john-houlihan.net where I’ve written series like The Seraph Chronicles ‘One man dares face dread Cthulhu down the ages’  and the d’Bois Escapades ‘swashbuckling swords against Cthulhu in Napoleonic times’. I’ll also shortly be releasing a new sci-fi short story collection called the

2:09 PM +Johnh259: Constellation of Alarion

2:09 PM +Johnh259: All Modiphius’ goodies can be found at (Link: http://www.modiphius.net.)www.modiphius.net.

2:09 PM +Johnh259: Happy to chat about pretty much anything, but may occasionally have to please the Fifth on Modiphius material due to commercial or announcement reasons but otherwise AMA.

[Q&A] Clipper Arnold (Justice Velocity)

7:34 PM +Clipper_PolyhedraGames: Hello, my name is Clipper Arnold. I’m a musician, writer, and game designer who is currently based in Brooklyn. I believe I’m here to talk about RPGs, Polyhedra Games, and specifically Justice Velocity

7:34 PM +Clipper_PolyhedraGames: Justice Velocity is a hi-octane tabletop roleplaying game inspired by the action movie universe, stuff like Bad Boys, Fast & Furious, Rush Hour, and more

7:35 PM +Clipper_PolyhedraGames: There’s a lot of emphasis on rule of cool, car-fu, buff guys, explosions, etc.

7:36 PM +Clipper_PolyhedraGames: It’s relatively light on rules, high on octane: easy to generate characters in a few minutes and very friendly to casual players, newcomers, and one-shots

7:37 PM +Clipper_PolyhedraGames: I can say more, but I will leave room for the Q&A. You can follow the PolyhedraGames socials, visit our website, or buy Justice Velocity from DriveThruRPG

[Q&A] Virginia Page (Dishonored)

<Beelzedude> Virginia, Please introduce yourself and your game.

<Virginia> Hello everyone! I’m Virginia and I’m part of the product
management team over at Modiphius, which is a fancy way of saying I help
manage a few of our lines and Dishonored was one of them! I came on to
the project in its later stages and its been a fun one to work on!

<Virginia> The Dishonored RPG is based on the video game of the same
name, and lets you explore the world and the setting and tell stories
within the city of Dunwall and beyond using all of the themes that
Dishonored is known best for. You can play everything from normal
everyday folk, right up to Outsider marked individuals.

[Q&A] Will Munn & Drew Gerken (Arium)

8:33 PM +Will_Munn_Adept_Icarus: Awesome! I’m Will Munn Lead Designer and Publisher of Arium.

8:35 PM +Will_Munn_Adept_Icarus: Arium is a 2-book RPG. The first book: Create is all about building a world together that we want to roleplay in. The second book, Discover, is focused on streamlined rules for roleplaying while encouraging the group to continue to build out the world and add to it as they go.

8:36 PM +Will_Munn_Adept_Icarus: I’ve been an RPG freelancer for a few years now. Have been playing forever, and love everything about these games 🙂

8:36 PM +Will_Munn_Adept_Icarus: Some of my credits include Tiny Frontiers: Revised, Cold Shadows (a cold war spy RPG) and Zorro: The Roleplaying Game.

8:38 PM +Will_Munn_Adept_Icarus: Arium is the first game published by Adept Icarus, my publishing house, and it’s really a labor of love. Something that ties together a lot of different experiences throughout life into one kick-butt game (if I do say so myself).

[Q&A] Julie Ann Dawson (Karma Roleplaying System)

7:32 PM +DarthJulie: My name is Julie Ann Dawson, and I started Bards and Sages Publishing back in 2004. Our first RPG product was Neiyar: Land of Heaven and the Abyss, a d20 campaign setting. Most of our gaming products have been focused of providing GM resources for the d20 system. Our Nemesis series provides ready-made villains that can be folded into and campaign.

7:32 PM +DarthJulie: Uploaded file: (Link: https://uploads.kiwiirc.com/files/58622ec28fc4a45896e4566653efde49/pasted.txt)https://uploads.kiwiirc.com/files/58622ec28fc4a45896e4566653efde49/pasted.txt

7:32 PM +DarthJulie: The Adventure Havens series provide original businesses and other establishments that can be used to flesh out a GMs own cities.

7:33 PM +DarthJulie: The Mythos series focuses on unique gods and goddesses that can be introduced to most fantasy worlds.

7:33 PM +DarthJulie: Our Post-Apocalyptic Blues campaign setting is designed for the d20 Modern system and is set in New Orleans 50 years after World War III.

7:33 PM +DarthJulie: The Karma Roleplaying System, however, was our attempt to resolve some of the fundamental issues with the d20 system. Specifically: power creep.

7:33 PM +DarthJulie: At a certain point, d20 games become almost adversarial between the GM and the players, with the GM having to go to greater and greater lengths to really challenge the players.

7:33 PM +DarthJulie: When a well-equipped party has the chance to kill a dragon in one round simply because they win the initiative rolls, that is a problem.

7:34 PM +DarthJulie: It’s designed to be a modular system that you can adjust for the style of play you want.

7:34 PM +DarthJulie: You can use it for no-magic, low magic, or high magic settings; fantasy, modern, or sci-fi; homebrews and recreating your favorite fandom as a game.

7:34 PM +DarthJulie: Uploaded file: (Link: https://uploads.kiwiirc.com/files/d8add2c55d696e3dec4b83fe05eddc09/karmaquickguide%5B1%5D.pdf)https://uploads.kiwiirc.com/files/d8add2c55d696e3dec4b83fe05eddc09/karmaquickguide%5B1%5D.pdf

7:34 PM +DarthJulie: That upload I meant to do lol

7:35 PM +DarthJulie: end of intro 🙂