We welcome friend and fellow Tracy Barnett (the Other Tracy) to the show! We discuss his games (Iron Edda, School Daze, and more), his trajectory as a game designer, changing practices for getting gam...

We welcome long-time friend and crackerjack game designer Gregor Hutton to the show! This far-ranging discussion includes his games (3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars, Remember Tomorrow), all the ways we...

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

In this episode we get fancy and talk about the aesthetics of truly-true game mechanics. The same probabilistic outcomes and mechanical functions can be served by many different styles of rule. We tal...

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A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

It's finally time for us to seriously address the elephant in the room for truly-true roleplaying games: fun. We talk about how hard it is to describe fun, what elements of gameplay (can) lead to or c...

Epidiah Ravachol's ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder.

In this episode, we carefully consider our words in order discuss the different purposes served by creating abstractions with your game rules, and how word choices can both result from and drive game ...

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

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Plus Expenses #119 by Unwritten Earths Symposium Podcast on Patreon. Join Unwritten Earths Symposium Podcast's community for exclusive content and updates.

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

A ttrpg of strange sorceries, ferocious deeds, and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.

In this episode, we talk about being at the top of the truly-true Design Ziggurat where small changes have big effects. Specifically, one of the signs that a game is close to done is when enough of th...

In this episode, we talk about being at the top of the truly-true Design Ziggurat where small changes have big effects. Specifically, one of the signs that a game is close to done is when enough of th...

Shel Kahn is a veteran art director, concept artist and illustrator, with experience working with companies as large as Disney Games and as indie as first time solo creators. Located in Ontario, Canad...