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Back to SearchEpisode 306: Art Direction Case Study
Episode 431
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jason Morningstar, Jabari Weathers, Brennen Reece.
Art Direction: From Designer to Director to Artist. A game designer, an art director, and an artist …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Episode 305 : Lowering the Barrier to Entry to Trad RPGs
Episode 430
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Will Sobel, Beth Rimmels.
For better or worse, traditional RPGs have a reputation for crunch and complication that can be scary for new players. How can…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Episode 304 - Pitch Perfect
Episode 429
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Curt Covert, Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Jason Walters, Isaac Vega.
How do you present a game to playtesters without biasing them, but getting what you want f…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Episode 303: New Tools for Old Hands
Episode 428
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Olivia Montoya, Donna Prior, Avonelle Wing.
Discord. Itch. Twitch. If you blinked and suddenly your peers sound like they’re talking about new horseme…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Episode 302: Shores Not Quite Undiscovered
Episode 427
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Pamela Punzalan, Vince Smith, and Alastor Guzman.
Much of the dialogue relevant to the tabletop gaming industry and the communities that form around i…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 301: Games, Gamefeel and Umami
Episode 426
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by James Wallis, Cat Tobin, Kieron Gillen, Jacob Jaskov.
We all know how certain games feel in play and how they make us feel, but as designers and critics…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 300: Crafting Game Mechanics to Support Player Agency
Episode 425
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jacob Segal, Justin Ford, Ian Hart.
Systems like Forged in the Dark are designed with mechanics that deliberately support player agency. When paired wi…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 299: NPCs as a Design Elements
Episode 424
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jason Pitre, Zedeck Siew, Sinta Posadas.
Non-player characters are vital to tabletop and live action roleplaying games. They provide companionship, cont…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 298: Becoming Better Than Well Intentioned
Episode 423
Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online
Presented by Kitty Stryker, Spider Perry, Avonelle Wing.
We will talk about practical actions you can take to be better prepared the next time you have the chance to…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 297: Accessible Core Mechanics and Horror
Episode 422
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Anne Ratchat, Spider Perry, Misha Bushyager, Mids Meinberg, Pamela Punzalan.
For all the merits of the genre, it is not an exaggerated statement to say …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago