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Ryan and Jason breakdown the design and development of the crossover adventure included in the Field Guide to Action and Adventure as well as this year’s Free RPG Day adventure, Cobra/Con Fusion. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes part...

Ryan and Jason go over how the ultimate Essence20 crossover sourcebook came to be in this in depth look at the Field Guide to Action and Adventure. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes part 4, generously provided by Wordburglar....

To mark the release of the Field Guide to Action and Adventure, Essence20’s most magnanimous sourcebook to date, Ryan and Jason will be dedicating the next three episodes to its content and themes. The Action and Adventure Trilogy begins with a...

Lifelong Sgt Slaughter fan Ryan (pictured) talks about designing the options and adventure in the G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game Sgt Slaughter Limited Edition Accessory Pack, and Jason talks about developing it into the final product. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter...

In YouTube channel Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews review of the Transformers RPG, commented on the oddness of some of the language choices Threats get. A commenter even said the Renegade and Essence20 are obsessed with language. On that note,...

After working as an RPG developer for years, and as an Essence20 developer for nearly a year, Jason is ready to address today’s topic: What is an RPG developer? Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes 4, generously...

After going days without power due to an ice storm, Ryan just wanted to hang out with his friend Jason and talk about whatever. Fair warning, there’s virtually no Essence20 talk in this episode of the Know Direction Network’s...

As Jason discussed last episode, he’s been using an fan generated Foundry module to run his G.I. Joe campaign. We speak with a developer of the Essence20 module, Renderance, about the hows and whys of bringing Essence20 to the Foundry virtual tabletop,...

Less than 30 days after Renegade Con Virtual 2023, Renegade Game Studios hosted Renegade Con Virtual: Just Wait Special Edition. What new news could President and Publisher Scott Gaeta, and VP Sales and Marketing Sara Erickson have to announce...

What happened at last weekend’s Renegade Con Virtual 2023? Ryan and Jason cover the Renegade Con news, focusing on the Essence20 products, of course, but giving some time to the many, many, MANY (many) other games Renegade announced. Listen...