Paizo’s Jessica Catalan and Shay Snow share what’s coming down the pipeline for Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society. Note, this was streamed live on May 23rd. We have since learned that due to a restructuring at Paizo, Organized Play...
Many of us have been gripped by the corporate schadenfreude at the center of a LEGO consignment scandal that spilled out of the hobby space into the mainstream. However, it’s important for gamers to remember that the TTRPG industry...
We kick off PaizoCon Online 2026 with Welcome To PaizoCon Online 2026. It’d be weird if it was anything but our first seminar, really. Paizo’s Dustin Knight and Ivis Flanagan join Know Direction’s Ryan Costello to talk about what...
Alex and James share their thoughts on the latest Starfinder class, The Luminary, currently in playtest. Recorded live on Twitch. Listen Now! (mp3)
In episode 142 of Game Design Unboxed, we talk with freelance game designer Rosco Schock about his first published game, Diplomacy: The Golden Blade, released by Renegade Game Studios. The conversation focuses on the challenge of translating the “feel”...
PaizoCon Online 2026 is behind us and we at the Know Direction Network couldn’t be happier with how it went. We’d like to extend our thanks to everyone who made PaizoCon Online 2026 possible. Thanks start with Paizo, for trusting...
Ever since we announced that PaizoCon Online 2026 was back, Pathfinder and Starfinder fans have been messaging us with one question: “Is it?” We’ve been working hard scheduling our seminars and lining up our guests, and we ended up...
In episode 141 of Game Design Unboxed, we talk with librarian and game designer, Lewis Graye, whose game design journey began after relocating to Syracuse, becoming part of the local tabletop scene, and participating in a game design contest...
Alex and James look at the Starfinder second edition Tales Of The Vast Adventure Anthology. Recorded live on Twitch. Listen Now! (mp3)
In episode 140 of Game Design Unboxed, we talk with Andrew Stiles, game designer and co-host of the podcast Tabletop Submarine, about how discovering GDU early in his design journey helped him better understand the tabletop space, and how...