Dr. Michael Drout is a professor of English as well as a leading Tolkien scholar. In our conversation on the podcast, we discuss common misconceptions about The Lord of Rings as well as ancient texts that influenced Tolkien’s writing. At first, we talk about Dr. Drout’s career and his interest in LotR from an early […]
Darren W. Pearce was kind enough to join me on the Dicegeeks podcast today. He is a writer and game designer with lots of experience in the tabletop RPG industry. Some of his game design credits include Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD, the Doctor Who RPG, as well as Shaintar from Savage
My guest today is Matt Wilson the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Privateer Press, a miniatures game company. We discuss his career including a couple of tours at Wizards of the Coast. We discuss the state of the gaming industry as well as self-publishing. Matt describes the Iron Kingdoms and War Machine some of
James Introcaso is a tabletop role-playing game designer for D&D and the host of the Table Top Babble podcast. He has worked on Eberron: Rising from the Last War, Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, Waterdeep Dragon Heist, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, and more. He is also a prolific contributor to numerous adventures on the DMs Guild. On
Novelist and podcaster Van Allen Plexico joins me on the podcast today to discuss his novels and writing. We touch on a variety of subjects from self-publishing to why the superhero genre is so popular. Van gives us insight into his novels Lucian and Sentinels. In addition to writing novels, Van has several podcasts two
Want gamemaster and player advice for tabletop RPGs? Well, Nate from WASD20 joins me on the show today to talk about those topics. We learn how Nate started playing role-playing games as well as producing videos about them. We touch on how to jump into being a dungeon master. Plus how you can up your
Author, critic, speaker, and D&D player Ethan Gilsdorf joins me on the podcast to discuss the question of whether or not Dungeons and Dragons is good for you. We share stories of growing up playing D&D and its benefits. The conversation crosses into D&D’s resurgence in popularity and the factors that have played into it.
Prolific film and TV director David Winning joins me on the podcast to discuss his career, filmmaking, and TV industry. David has directed episodes of Earth: Final Conflict, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, Stargate Atlantis, Van Helsing as well as many feature films and movies of the week. We learn David’s love of the original Star Trek
What are the best cyberpunk tabletop role-playing games? A tough question to answer to be sure. However, the cyberpunk genre is resurging among tabletop RPG fans recently. This means there are many games with cyberpunk themes. Picking one cyberpunk game as the best is difficult so I’ve created a list that includes some classics and
Today I interview Chris van der Linden the founder of the tabletop RPG publisher LoreSmyth. Chris and I discuss his book Remarkable Inns & Their Drinks as well as his Dungeon Discoveries Cards. We talk gamemaster advice and publishing tabletop role-playing games. LoreSmyth Links loresmyth.com – Official website LoreSmyth on DriveThruRPG Remarkable Inns & Their
Game designer Jason Carruth drops in to talk about his new cyberpunk tabletop role-playing Dystopia 23. We discuss the rules system, character creation options, cybernetic implants, and the setting. We learn that Jason likes big, crunchy RPGs filled with outstanding details. Official Links for Dystopia 23 dystopia23.com – The official website for Dystopia 23. If
Artist Brent Chumley joins me on the Dicegeek.com Tabletop RPG Show this week. We discuss his career creating art for role-playing games and card games like Shadowrun and Legend of the Five Rings. We also get into his process and what it is like to be a working artist in the RPG industry. Find Brent
John Scott Tynes (co-creator of Delta Green) stops by the podcast to talk about running investigative RPG sessions, his career in the gaming industry, and his new sourcebook Delta Green: The Labyrinth. John is currently the Design Director of Digital Games at Wizards of the Coast and has worked for Microsoft creating video games in
Spaceships and Starwyrms is a 5E supplement that takes the D&D OGL into a whole other galaxy. Ben Quiggins the co-designer stops by the podcast to share the details on Spaceships and Starwyrms. We delve into the character and class options, the original setting, playable races, plus we discuss influences on the creation of the
Tabletop RPG industry myths and mistakes are tackled on the podcast today by Pelgrane Press CEO Cat Tobin. What is the RPG industry like? How do you get a job in the RPG industry? How do you self-publish content for existing company products? We touch on all of those topics and more. We also discuss
