In every fortnight, there is a chosen one. They alone stood out in popular culture. They are the essential build. October is spooky season, so we’re building humanity’s best line of defense against everything supernatural and scary. When things...
Starfinder players aren’t the only ones Paizo treated to a new hardcover 2e sourcebook. Alex and James share their thoughts on the SF2 GM Core. Recorded live on Twitch. Listen Now! (mp3)
In episode 125 of Game Design Unboxed, we chat with Roberto Panetta, designer of Gems of Iridescia and founder of Rock, Stone & Dice Games. Roberto shares how his background in toy and game retail gave him the marketing and...
Vehicles play a major role in G.I. JOE, Power Rangers, and, obviously, Transformers. But how do they work in Essence20? Charles, who is running a session with at least one vehicle combat soon, asks Ryan, who designed the Essence20...
Jason, John, and Ron take a quick look at the first Starfinder 2 Adventure Path: Guilt of the Grave World by Michael Bramnik. Listen Now! Watch Now!
This should be the last editorial about the Know Direction podcast return rollout for a while. As I’ve discussed previously, the plan for KD’s return had four weekly uploads to YouTube —an editorial/fun video, an interview, a fireside chat, and a...
Our heroes are ambushed in an alley but prevail, and learn that someone or something has been tracking both the professor and themselves. Join our Intrepid Heroes as they solve the mystery of the Murder in Metal City! Cast:...
Battlecry!, the latest sourcebook for Pathfinder 2e, is full of amazing options, like the new Jotunborn big beefy ancestry with planar connections, the new commander and guardian classes, a leader and a protector, respectively, and a new skirmish system...
“Attack me if you dare, I will crush you!” Ken Masters, Street Fighter II Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that takes popular culture icons to the streets and pounds them into Essence20 Player Characters. I put Street Fighter’s...
“Magical energy exists throughout the multiverse and flows within and without all aspects of reality. In places where this magical energy flows particularly strongly, it takes the form of ley lines: potent conduits of magic that flow throughout the...