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Back to SearchEpisode 373: That's Great Advice, Don't Follow It
Episode 499
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Avonelle Wing, Curt Covert, and Alex Cutler
You've read game design blogs and Facebook groups. You've delved into conventional wisdom. You did your homework. A…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 372: Powered by the Apocalypse
Episode 498
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Meguey Baker, Vincent Baker
An introduction to PbtA from a designer's point of view. How and why Apocalypse World works the way it does, what your game can tak…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 371: Adapting Someone Else's Sandbox
Episode 497
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Cam Banks and Amanda Valentine
Licensed RPGs are a minefield of conflicting interests, stakeholders, and opinions. With the assumption that you've done the har…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 370: Ten Things Wrong With Your Game
Episode 496
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Sydney Engelstein and Geoffrey Engelstein
Sydney has taken close to a thousand pitches for Indie Game Studios. Geoff has taught game design and helped designe…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 369: Indie Publishing for the Long Haul
Episode 495
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Meguey Baker and Vincent Baker
We've been creating and publishing our own games for almost 25 years. How, why, and what does it take? Why self-publish instead…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 368: Printing Your RPG
Episode 494
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Jason Pitre
Producing books is a challenge at the best of times, and the printing landscape has changed radically since the pandemic. The panel speakers will …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 367: Staying In
Episode 493
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Cam Banks and Amanda Valentine
You've had a successful Kickstarter, you've been hired by a game publisher, you've released your work on Itch or DriveThru. You…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 366: Teaching How to GM
Episode 492
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Bill White and Avery Rosen
This panel discusses the theoretical, pedagogical, and practical implications of trying to teach people to run tabletop RPGs as GMs…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 365: Narrative Voice in RPGs
Episode 491
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Jay Dragon and Amanda Valentine
Every game has a voice, from the biggest trad book to an indie zine, and this narrative voice helps a game teach itself and sta…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Episode 364: Why you Should Join the IGDN
Episode 490
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Tristan Zimmerman, Meghan Jaffe, Sean Jaffe
The Indie Game Developer Network (IGDN) is an all-volunteer trade association for tabletop publishers, designers, …
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago