Preface [00:00:00] Esther: Hello, listeners of Know Direction, Esther here. I’m coming to you before the official start of our episode with a couple of notes. This is the first of a couple episodes that focus less on Pathfinder...
Hello and welcome to Eldritch Excursion, the blog where I explore the intersections of flavor and mechanics. This week, I’m interrupting my promise for more Exsanguinator content because I had a really fun idea for a monster design and...
In episode 84 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Glenn Cotter about his design Mischief, formerly Fickle. Learn how he got the game signed and printed first with Bard Games. Then what happened when he...
Our heroes involuntarily undergo Siv conditioning that results in a strange kind of three body problem! Listen Now!(mp3) The GM is Ron Lundeen, an employee of Wizards of the Coast, whose opinions are his own.
“Have you heard the latest?” – Linzi, probably “What now?” – Amiri, loudly “Well it seems Geb has some new Blood Lords…” First and foremost, a huge congratulations to Luck of the Harbor’s Natalie Pudim and her team for...
February 27th, 2024. Woodinville, WA: Catalyst Game Labs—publisher of the massively popular BattleTech and Shadowrun games—is profoundly excited to announce Runefire, a cooperative deckbuilding game based on the popular Pathfinder roleplaying game. A crowdfunding campaign will be run this year, with behind-the-scenes details shared through 2024. Runefire combines...
We’ve officially reached “March 1st, already?” 2024. Here is what the Know Direction Network had to offer last week: Recap of February 19th to February 23rd What happened last week on knowdirectionpodcast.com and twitch.tv/knowdirection? Block 1 of our 2-block schedule....
Cue John Williams’ The Raiders March! Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that puts popular culture characters into an Essence20 Player Character museum. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system and an author on the G.I....
John and Ron talk about challenges and strategies for switching to a new TTRPG. Listen Now! Ron Lundeen is an employee of Wizards of the Coast and his opinions are his own.
Hello and welcome to a very special Eldritch Excursion. How special? Why, it’s the 50th entry! 50 whole blogs of me talking about my favorite games and how you can get a lot out of the fluff and the...