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13 September

Fox’s Cunning — Broken Reflections

Written by Dustin Knight

This is a fun level one encounter inspired by Pathfinder Dark Archive and NPC Index: Warriors/NPC Index: Spellcasters. The idea behind the encounter is to test your party’s compatibility, give your party insights into their backstories and motivations, and...

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13 September

Young and Adventurous 009 – That Bloody Painting

Written by Ryan Costello

Hey, remember how last episode, Glanville receives a painting from an admirer? And how everyone was suspicious it was some kind of murder painting? It ends up, yep! Murder painting. Listen Now! (mp3) Young and Adventurous is a production of...

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12 September

Now You Know – Return of the September Slump

Written by Ryan Costello

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,...

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09 September

Upshift 002 – Adapting Settings to RPGs

Written by Ryan Costello

Several related but varied Hasbro properties run on the Essence20 Roleplaying System. Ryan and Jason talk about taking these established and beloved settings and adapting them into roleplaying games. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes 4, generously provided...

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08 September

Digital Divination 065 – Creating and Naming New Characters

Written by John Godek

John and Jason talk about the processes they use to create new Starfinder characters, as well as creative ways for naming them. In the discussion, Jason also talks about the shift from races to species in Starfinder. Listen Now!

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07 September

Behind The Screens – Board Game Storytelling

Written by Ryan Costello

Yesterday’s Game Design Unboxed inspired today’s Behind The Screens. In it, James Hewitt and Sophie Williams discussed the game they co-designed, Mantic Games’ Hellboy: The Board Game. Even though it’s not a roleplaying game, they described the mechanics that...

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06 September

Eldritch Excursion – It Came From Castrovel

Written by Nate Wright

Dear Oras, God of flesh hoarding, genetic fraudulence, and biological monopolies, I find your continued silence on the matter of my ascension to be increasingly frustrating. It was one thing to be ignored when I unleashed my little fleshy...

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06 September

Game Design Unboxed 45: Hellboy: The Board Game

Written by Admin Istrator

In episode 45 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with James Hewitt & Sophie Williams about their co-design Hellboy: The Board Game published by Manic Games. This co-op Dark Horse comic book inspired game is filled...

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05 September

Upshift 001 – Reintroduction (reupload)

Written by Ryan Costello

This isn’t your slightly younger self’s Upshift! Learn all about our new co-host (Renegade Game Studios’ new developer Jason Keeley), new format, and newfound willingness to number our episodes in the first episode of the new Upshift. Listen Now!...

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05 September

Intrepid Heroes 094 – The Signal!

Written by John Godek

Our heroes investigate the source of a strange intergalactic signal. Listen Now!(mp3) *The GM is Ron Lundeen, an employee of Wizards of the Coast, whose opinions are his own.

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