What started as one gamer wanting to talk about his love of a game grew into a podcast network. Ryan founded what would become the Know Direction Podcast network with Jason "Jay" Dubsky, his friend and fellow 3.5 enthusiast. They and their game group moved on to Pathfinder, and the Know Direction podcast network was born.
Now married and a father, Ryan continues to serve the network as the director of logistics and co-host of Upshift podcast, dedicated to the Essence20 RPG system he writes for and helped design.
You can find out more about Ryan and the history of the network in this episode of Presenting: http://knowdirectionpodcast.com/2021/01/presenting-ryan-costello/
Based on what’s been said in Paizo Live streams with the Starfinder 2e staff, Alex and James discuss what we know and what they’d like to see out of the new edition’s first releases. Listen Now! (mp3)
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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...
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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...
Just to be honest up front, if you are a big Ultraman fan, you might be disappointed in this entry. I know less about Ultraman than any other subject I’ve covered for Essential Builds (the blog that turns popular...