The stars aligned for this one! Alex and James go cover-to-cover with the new Starfinder 2e Player Core for the 100th episode of Know Direction Beyond! Recorded live on Twitch. Listen Now! (mp3)
In episode 123 of Game Design Unboxed, we chat with game designer Mitch Wallace about how a wide range of hobbies and a YouTube rabbit hole led him into game design. He shares how his curiosity sparked idea after...
Charles’ mind has been swirling ever since he heard about Learned From The Best, a new General Perk for the Essence20 in G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game: Hawk’s Personnel Files that lets players access Perks for Threat. He challenged himself and...
In the past, Know Direction staff took the months after Gen Con easy, often replaced by a two week Guest Blogger Takeover. This year, we’re going in the opposite direction. Alex is back! Well, he never fully left, since...
Who’s that girl with the pig and braces? She puts smiles on everyone’s faces! Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that takes popular culture icons and bedazzles them with Essence20 options. Today we’re turning Mabel Pines into an Essence20 player...
Pathfinder Adventure Paths have always been numbered, but now their days are as well. On last week’s Paizo Live, Paizo associate publisher Thurston Hillman, Director of Narrative Adam Daigle, and Pathfinder Narrative Creative Director James Jacobs joined Publisher Erik...
Ryan writes a blog about building elaborate Essence20 characters. Charles needs a new character for a G.I. JOE RPG campaign. Together, they solve crimes. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes part 4, generously provided by Wordburglar. Check...
In episode 121 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication, J. Evan Raitt shares how an infamously frustrating game first sparked his interest in design, which eventually led to a make-your-own-game elective in college and most recently to the creation of...
Logan Bonner and Jason Keeley take us on a tour of the latest Pathfinder 2e hardcover, Battlecry, and how it leads into the upcoming Pathfinder adventure path, The Hellfire Crisis. Listen Now! (mp3) From the Gen Con 2025 Starfinder Launch...
Jenny Jarzabski, Mike Kimmel, Dustin Knight, Aras Yazgan, and Jessica Catalan (with special appearance by Thurston Hillman) of Paizo’s Starfinder team cracks open the pages of Starfinder 2e for reveals and more. Listen Now! (mp3) From the Gen Con 2025...