Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that rebuilds popular culture icons into combat capable Essence20 Player Characters. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system and an author on the G.I. JOE, Transformers, and My Little...
Alex and James talk with Thurston Hillman and Jenny Jarzabski from Paizo’s Starfinder team about their plans for Starfinder 2e. Live on Twitch! Listen Now! (mp3)
In episode 72 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Sean Fletcher the designer behind Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances as well as so many other IP based games. He talks about how he took his...
Every week, Now You Know recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, previews the Know Direction content of the week to come, as the director of operations, Ryan Costello, shares his thoughts on the state of the...
Every week, Now You Know recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, previews the Know Direction content of the week to come, as the director of operations, Ryan Costello, shares his thoughts on the state of the...
Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that turns pop culture icons into Essence20 Player Characters that want to suck your blood. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system and an author on the G.I. JOE,...
Alex and James reflect on the recent Starfinder Second Edition announcement, and share their thoughts on the Field Test, live on Twitch. Listen Now! (mp3)
In episode 71 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with sisters Alice and Jessica Hong of FamBam Games about their co-design Not So Neighborly. A light-weight card game of building and destroying a neighborhood. This project...
Ryan shows off his Essence20 Threat design philosophy by creating a TL 9 stat block for the Cobra Imperial Guard. If you like tight audio following a detailed outline, this isn’t that. But if you want insight into Ryan’s...
Every week, Now You Know recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, previews the Know Direction content of the week to come, as the director of operations, Ryan Costello, shares his thoughts on the state of the...