Every week, Now You Know recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, previews the Know Direction content of the week to come, and shares the thoughts on the state of the network from the director of operations, Ryan Costello.
Sorry folks, I’m swamped with work and freelance. As you may have noticed with the lack of an Adventurous release last week, I’m going to be hit or miss with my Network responsibilities for the near future. That said, if you had to choose between my next installment of Behind The Screens coming out this week and the first episode of the new Adventurous season coming out next week, do you have a preference? Let me know what network content you’d prefer I prioritize in the KD Discord or in a reply to this post on social media.
Speaking of our content, here’s a recap of everything that came out last week on the Know Direction Network:
Recap of January 31st to February 4th
What happened last week on knowdirectionpodcast.com and twitch.tv/knowdirection?
Monday, January 31st
Podcast
Valiant Episode 28: In Which They Do Talk With A Skeleton
I burst out laughing when I read the title of episode 28, a follow-up to Valiant episode 26’s In Which They Don’t Talk With A Skeleton.
Article
Now You Know – Young and Adventurous
By Ryan Costello
I announced the return of Adventurous -which I didn’t manage to follow through with and I’m not happy about that- with an incredible play on words -which I’m very much happy about.
Tuesday, February 1st
Podcast
Fox’s Cunning – Tracking the Talismans: Part 1
Dustin’s been killing it with his series on Pathfinder 2e’s minor magic items, moving on to his first in a series of looks at Talismans.
Wednesday, February 2nd
Podcast
Presenting – Nicole Lindroos
I believe Presenting – Gamers Making Games has two distinct audiences:
- Listeners who want to know more about their favourite game industry contributors;
- Listeners who want to know more about the game industry.
As much as listeners who fall into the former category should enjoy this interview with Nicole Lindroos of Green Ronin, GAMA, and much more, it’s jam and jelly for listeners in the latter category. Real insightful.
Article
More Lore – Expanding Lore
By Scott Young
Scott talks about using the setting to take a PFS scenario, remove the Pathfinder Society elements, and replace them with relevant, interesting content. He uses the adventure he ran for the Adventurous crew as an example, but avoids spoiling the adventure for listeners.
Thursday, February 3rd
Podcast
Legend Lore 038 — Ultimate Swordfighter Planning
Behind the scenes, Loren’s been planning a tournament to declare the greatest swordfighter build in all of Pathfinder 2e. This episode’s a long time coming, and the start of what I imagine will be a fun series of episodes.
Article
Investing In: i’m sorry did you say street magic? part 1
By Rob Pontious
And i’m sorry, spell check, but the book’s title is all lower case, so the miniscule i isn’t a mistake.
Preview of February 7th to February 11th
Block 1 of our 2-block schedule.
Monday, February 7th
Twitch
Know Direction 269 Live – Queerfinder Breakdown
As soon as Pathfinder Infinite was announced, chatter started about exploring the queer side of Golarion. Probably before Infinite was announced, honestly, but Infinite finally gave the idea a platform. The result was Queerfinder, an anthology magazine that’s currently #1 on the Pathfinder Infinite Best Selling list. I’m looking forward to hearing Perram, Luis, and Vanessa interview with Grady and Theo about the journey and success of Queerfinder.
Podcast
Intrepid Heroes 079 – Ambush!
Our Intrepid Heroes are in the middle of the sun, people!
Article
Now You Know – Busy Again
By Ryan Costello
I’m working on it!
Tuesday, February 8th
Podcast
Know Direction 269 – Queerfinder Breakdown
Perram, Luis, and Vanessa interview with Grady and Theo about the journey and success of Queerfinder.
Article
Eldritch Excursion
By Nate Wright
Nate Wright’s journal of flavour and mechanics.
Wednesday, February 9th
Podcast
Game Design Unboxed 30: Summit
Danielle speaks with Conor McGoey, the founder of Inside Up Games, the designer behind Summit, and my booth neighbour the one time my day job sent me to Germany for Essen. Summit, a 3D game about mountain climbing, has real table presence and I would have bought a copy if he was selling and not just promoting his upcoming Kickstarter.
Article
Behind The Screens – Great Responsibility
By Ryan Costello
Continuing my series on the basics of GMing, with the privileges of GM power out of the way, it’s time to cover GM responsibilities.
Thursday, February 10th
Podcast
Digital Divination 49
John and Ron talk Starfinder for nearly 50 episodes.
Article
Something Creates
By Andrew Sturtevant
Andrew Sturtevant creates Starfinder content, and shares insight into his decisions and his struggles along the way.
Friday, February 11th
Article
Monstrous Physique
By Luis Loza
Luis makes monsters.
Now you know,
Ryan Costello
