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/
I love continuity. One of the big draws to Sailor Moon for me in high school was that what happened in one episode, y’know, mattered in the next. I’d grown up on episodic television, obsessed with resetting the status...
Every week, Recall Knowledge recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, a preview of the Know Direction content of the week to come, and the director of operations, Ryan Costello, thoughts on the state of the network....
Jimmy Olsen. Dexter’s Dad. Nancy Whitehead. Behind every unbeatable hero is an everyday ally. These super pals keep the heroes grounded, give them an opportunity to share their thoughts, and provide insight and perspective. Some are so synonymous with...
Every week, Recall Knowledge recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, a preview of the Know Direction content of the week to come, and the director of operations, Ryan Costello, thoughts on the state of the network....
Every week, Recall Knowledge recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, a preview of the Know Direction content of the week to come, and the director of operations, Ryan Costello, thoughts on the state of the network....
The word “Gritty” seems to show up most often in reference to young audience media being adapted to an older audience. A gritty reboot. In that vein, I’ve adapted a tool for you, my fellow GMs, to establish the grittiness...
We talk with Josh Wood, a developer at AEG and game designer of Santa Monica, the Tiny Towns Expansions, and Cat Lady. Josh talks about the differences between developing and designing games as well as the heartwarming stories from...
Every week, Recall Knowledge recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, a preview of the Know Direction content of the week to come, and the director of operations, Ryan Costello, thoughts on the state of the network....
We return to Stabby’s Group where it all began: Character creation. Ryan and Loren walk the players through the character creation process in these special 1-on-1 recordings before the special Stabby’s Group one-shot. Featuring: Loren Sieg writer of Dear...