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28 January

Might Morphin Power Rangers Snake Eyes Build

Written by Ryan Costello

During episode 0 of Upshift, the Know Direction Network’s Essence20 news, previews, and interviews podcast, Ryan and Perram demonstrated the system’s character creation rules. As Power Rangers is the only Core Rulebook currently available, they built a Power Ranger. But...

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27 January

Digital Divination 048 – Galactic Magic!

Written by John Godek

John and Ron talk about the sections of Galactic Magic they wrote, plus John hints at a hidden MCU reference in SFS Bounty #1! Listen Now!

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26 January

Behind The Screens – The Power Is Yours

Written by Ryan Costello

RPG memes love to cast the GM as the victim of player decisions. In these memes, we’re frustrated that players went off on tangents with NPCs, bamboozled by unexpected player comments, vexed by powerful builds, and annoyed by silliness....

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26 January

Game Design Unboxed 29: Savage Sisters

Written by Ryan Costello

In episode 29 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Graham Gentz, a writer and designer on “Savage Sisters.” He also performs with 9th Level Games as “Fomo” the kobold puppet. Savage Sisters was designed by...

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25 January

Eldritch Excursion – An Open Letter to Oras

Written by Nate Wright

Dear Oras, God of adaptation, change, and evolution, Hi there. I’m Nate and I’m a big fan of your work. The process of evolution is an amazing phenomenon. Did you know that there are people on my planet who...

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25 January

Know Direction 268 – Thurston Hillman Introduces Rotgrind

Written by Jefferson Thacker

Thursty, Zoren the Bear, and the War Hams crew are adventuring through the new dark world of Rotgrind. Join us as one of the most creative designers in gaming introduces us to this new Pathfinder world.

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24 January

Now You Know – Upshift Episode 0

Written by Ryan Costello

Every week, Now You Know recaps the Know Direction content of the past week, previews the Know Direction content of the week to come, and shares the thoughts on the state of the network from the director of operations,...

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24 January

Intrepid Heroes 078 – Might As Well Be Walking On The Sun

Written by John Godek

Our heroes finally make their way to the Crucible in the fiery center of the sun, where the crew learns more about the physics of the sun, and Julakashti learns the downside to being swallowed whole! Listen Now!(mp3)

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21 January

Know Direction: Beyond 65 – Galactic Magic Review

Written by Vanessa Hoskins

Alex, James, and Vanessa review Galactic Magic, the newest offering for Starfinder that includes the new Precog class, over 100 spells, and tons of magical lore about the Starfinder setting!

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20 January

Investing In: i’m sorry did you say street magic?

Written by Rob Pontious

Cephalophor was, by all accounts, an accident: a miscategorization that puffed itself city-sized out of spite. Its founders were con artists who stopped to fleece a small music festival, built a small but robust bureaucracy to automate the grift,...

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