John Tynes is the Beethoven of RPGs- Ep 199
Jul 7, 2020
John Tynes writes RPGs so good it makes me stutter. I've interviewed him twice. Each time, I've been fidgety and nervous beforehand. The man's games take up the #1 and #2 slots on the RPG.net game index! That's a frightening level of RPG chops. And now he has a new book out, The Labyrinth, and that's just as good as his...
Start a Blog, Kickstart a Book, Get an Ennie Nomination- Ep. 198
Jul 6, 2020
Michael Prescott is the motivating genius behind Trilemma Adventures, a beautiful book of two-page adventures for fantasy role-playing games. How did he go from writing a blog to Kickstarting a book so magnificent that it's nominated for an Ennie this year?
Plot Point, and Ben's book, Encounter Theory, are both up for...
The Gang Stakes this Solo Vampire RPG- Ep 197
Jun 26, 2020
Brad, Sarah, & Ben take a deep dive on Thousand Year Old Vampire, the lonely RPG where you live the life of an immortal undead!
Check out the bizarre gaming deeps at Tim Hutchings' Play Generated Map & Document Archive.
Ben’s book on RPG adventure design, Encounter Theory, is on DriveThruRPG. Click here to pick up...
Reading the DMG Aloud pt 4- Ep 196
Jun 19, 2020
Hear the 1st edition DMG read aloud with RPG academic Scott Bruner and host Ben Riggs!
Learn more about the conference Scott talked about, NarraScope, here.
Ben’s book on RPG adventure design, Encounter Theory, is on DriveThruRPG. Click here to pick up this essential volume!
Discover the Thousand Year Old Vampire- Ep 195
Jun 12, 2020
A solo game of "lonely role-playing" allows you to become an immortal drinker of lives! Ben Riggs interviews game-creator and total mensch Tim Hutchings in this interview about his seminal work, Thousand Year Old Vampire.
Ben’s book on RPG adventure design, Encounter Theory, is on DriveThruRPG. Click here to pick up...