Our heroes fight a deadly menace hiding in a scrapyard. Listen Now!(mp3)
This build isn’t Steve Rogers! You’re right. It’s not. Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that slaps wings on popular culture icons so they can soar into Essence20. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system...
“The eternal void is filled with infinite possibilities.” – Laozi I like to hope life is also filled with infinite possibilities, but truly all of our existence came from nothing or the collapse / recombination of compressed matter in...
In episode 108 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication, we chat with Connie Vogelmann about her design Apiary. What started as her journey as a playtester for Stonemaier Games, quickly dominoed into an invitation to a designer day where she showcased Apiary and ultimately...
Alex and James share their thoughts on the latest revisions to the Starfinder 2e playtest rules. Listen Now! (mp3)
John, Ron, and Jason talk about crafting encounters for Starfinder 2nd Edition. Listen Now! Ron Lundeen is an employee of Wizards of the Coast and his opinions are his own.
Moldy cultists can wreak havoc on team chemistry! Listen Now!(mp3)
“The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience.” – Gary Gygax We play together. We tell a story. Maybe we push ourselves to be heroes. Maybe we explore dark themes. But ultimately, it’s...
In episode 107 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with David Gordon about his co-design Monkey Palace, the new LEGO game! Learn about how he and TAM took a design brief given to them and designed...
She’s here to eat nuts and kick butts, an attitude that helped her canonically beat some of Marvel’s biggest villains. Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that turns unbeatable popular culture icons into bushy-tailed Essence20 Player Characters. I’m Ryan...