Dieku Podcast

Dieku Podcast episodes:

• 06.21.2024

  Jason Connerly from Nerd's RPG Variety Podcast

  I was joined by Jason Connerly, the host of the Nerd's RPG Variety Podcast, which I have been regular listener of since it began in 2019. Recently Jason has made some changes to the format, and we'll be talking about...

  
• 06.14.2024

  Wasteland Degenerates Game Pitch

  Wasteland Degenerates is a gas-guzzling, high octane post-apocalyptic RPG about miserable, radiated scum struggling to survive in tomorrow’s unforgiving carcass! Enter Wasteland Degenerates: Jumper Cable Edition, a Cy_Borg variant where you play the worthless dregs of post-apocalyptic society going out and...

  
• 06.03.2024

  Marginal Worlds Game Pitch

  I was joined by Zoe Franznick who is kickstarting a new magic item deck called Marginal Worlds along with co-creator Mac Boyle, both bringing their expertise in Medieval Studies to bear on the project. I think it's a good fit...

  
• 05.28.2024

  Merry Mushmen Adventure Double Feature on Kickstarter

  I was joined by Joseph R. Lewis, author of Raiding the Obsidian Keep, as well as Liam Pádraig Ó Cuilleanáin, author of The Horrendous Hounds of Hendenburgh, whose best selling adventure modules are being dusted off by the team of...

  
• 04.11.2024

  Basic Fantasy OSR with Chris Gonnerman

  I was joined by Chris Gonnerman, the creator of Basic Fantasy and Iron Falcon and one of the founders of the OSR. We discussed Chris' start in the hobby and the development of the amazing community around Basic Fantasy. We...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Archeterica - Game Pitch

  Archeterica is an pseudo Napoleonic TTRPG about secret societies and unearthly phenomena! This is a classless 2D6 system with a focus on dramatic character development and shadow organizations activities. In Archeterica you will be able to embody extremely versatile personalities...

  
• 03.21.2024

  The Lost Bay with Iko

  I was joined by Iko who is the creative mind behind the Outer Rim Uprising and Skyrealms, and is currently kickstarting The Lost Bay - a suburban gothic tabletop RPG, setting and collection of adventures set in alternate 90s. Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thelostbay/the-lost-bay-suburban-dark-fantasy-rpg Website: https://www.thelostbaystudio.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostbay Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelostbaystudio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100023769553522 --- Send...

  
• 03.07.2024

  Weird World - Game Pitch

  Take the world's most famous fantasy RPG, combine it with Idiocracy, add a bit of Borderlands, and let it soak in a slag bin for 6,042 years in front of a TV playing Rick & Morty and Futurama on a...

  
• 02.16.2024

  FÄNGELSEHÅLA - Quaint design with complex play

  FÄNGELSEHÅLA is the Swedish word for "dungeon."  We are inviting you to play an epic adventure with the elegance of the instructions from everybody's favorite furniture store! This tabletop role-playing game takes a minimalist approach, offering an immersive experience without the complexity....

  
• 02.08.2024

  Leo Hunt from Vaults of Vaarn and The Shrike

  I welcomed Leo Hunt, the creative mind behind Vaults of Vaarn, which a widely admired game within the OSR community. Leo is now on the cusp of releasing The Shrike which is a a dark fantasy sandbox adventure in a...

  
• 01.30.2024

  Dimday Red Game Pitch - Nodus Zine 02

  I was joined by Spiros Drakatos, the creative mind behind DIMDAY_RED, the TTRPG that pits players in the last days of human kind. Nowhere to run, no deus ex machina, just choosing how they will live their lives while the...

  
• 01.18.2024

  Monsters, Aliens & Holes in Ground with Stu Horvath

  I welcome Stu Horvath, the author of Monsters, Aliens and Holes in the Ground - which chronicles how RPGs have evolved since their inception. Stu is also the co-host of The Vintage RPG Podcast along with John "Hambone" McGuire and also...

  
• 01.15.2024

  Whispers of the Woods - Game Pitch

  This is Whispers of the Woods. A minimalistic role-playing game in which players will fill the shoes of 18th-century villagers on a journey into mysterious, dark woods. The game is focused on storytelling, making difficult decisions, and weaving a collaborative,...

  
• 01.13.2024

  The Bloggies with Zedeck Siew and Prismatic Wasteland

  I welcome two of the best know bloggers within the indie/OSR space. W.F. Smith, also known as Prismatic Wasteland, whose blog goes by the same name. WF also won an Ennie this last year in the category of Best Supplement...

  
• 01.11.2024

  Jason Cordova from The Gauntlet and Brindlewood Bay

  I welcome Jason Cordova - the creative mind behind Brindlewood Bay, the cozy mystery game that features elderly mavens solving TV-style cases, within the backdrop of a larger cosmic horror. Jason is also the host of Fear of a Black Dragon...

  
• 12.18.2023

  2023 Year in Review in the TTRPG World

  2023 was another interesting year in the TTRPG Industry, and I was once again joined by Shannon Appelcline, author of the "Designers & Dragons" series, to provide historical context to the events of the year. Shannon shared his insights on a...

  
• 12.12.2023

  Let Us Build a Tower - Game Pitch

  Let Us Build a Tower is one-of-a-kind OSR adventure that takes players back thousands of years to a temple-city in the throes of apocalypse. There they ascend the ever-changing Tower to Heaven, braving the curse of chaos in hopes of...

  
• 11.29.2023

  The World of Myrr with Andrew Cawood

  I was once again joined by Andrew Cawood, the creator of the popular Monsters Book Series, which featured Monsters of the Underworld, City, Wilderness, Dungeon and Feyland 1 and 2. Andrew is currently kickstarting the World of Myrr, which is the...

  
• 11.23.2023

  OBSCURE - Game Pitch

  OBSCURE is a tabletop role-playing game inspired by the genre "found-footage horror" known from movies and video games like The Blair Witch Project, Outlast and V/H/S. The game is made for one-location horror one-shots and survival horror campaigns, where storytelling...

  
• 11.21.2023

  Liminal Horror & One Night at the Shelterwood Inn

  I welcomed the creatives minds behind LIMINAL HORROR, which is a rules-lite, adaptable modern horror roleplaying game about normal characters and their struggles against the things that go bump in the night. I welcome Goblin Archives who wrote Liminal Horror based...

  
• 11.03.2023

  Mythic Bastionland with Chris McDowall

  I welcome back Chris McDowall, who is the author of the influential games of Into the Odd, and Electric Bastionland. Chris will be kickstarting his newest venture Mythic Bastionland which has been billed as rules light roleplaying in a dreamlike...

  
• 10.31.2023

  Hallowzine Livestream

  Happy Hallowzine! Luchador Hero as part of the HallowZine Bundle https://itch.io/s/105763/itchio-halloween-sale-2023 Liminal Horror: https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror The Haunted Hamlet: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/359080/The-Haunted-Hamlet--and-other-hexes Bug Busters Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diekugames/bug-busters Bug Busters Game https://diekugames.com/bugbusters Bug Busters Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdKRzdlphk&list;=PL9wgt1BOPPpMWqHPycMsed5GbApqKzP9G Ghostbusters PDFs: https://ghostbusterscities.com/media/ghostbusters-the-roleplaying-game #OSR #TTRPG --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diekugames/message

  
• 10.27.2023

  Savage Universe

  I welcome two people, whose names I'm sure will be familiar to many in the TTRPG space. J-M DeFoggi is a long time creator and well-known for the Jackals bronze age game. and now has the role of Savage Universe...

  
• 10.27.2023

  Hyperborea with Jeffrey Talanian

  I welcome Jeffrey Talanian, one of the pillars of old school gaming renaissance, and the creative mind behind Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea which recently completed the 3rd edition of the game earlier this year. For more information: https://www.hyperborea.tv https://www.facebook.com/HYPERBOREA.TV https://www.instagram.com/hyperborea576 https://twitter.com/hyperborea576 To learn more...

  
• 10.04.2023

  Bug Busters Pre-Launch Info Session

  Join the working class exterminators of Bug Busters Ltd to fend off a secret alien invasion in the mid-90's! I'll be doing an overview of the game setting and the design philosophy behind the game mechanics! Hop on and ask some questions! Follow...

  
• 10.01.2023

  The Outer Rim: Uprising - Kickstarting Oct 3

  Can you hear it? It’s a roar. It’s a tide rising from the edges of the galaxy. It’s a calling for you to join the fight. Outer Rim: Uprising is a bundle of 15-plus original zines, pamphlets, cards, maps, and...

  
• 09.29.2023

  Don't Play This Game with Barney & Charlie Menzies

  I welcomed the the Menzies brothers - Barney and Charlie - who are the creative mind behind the award winning Shiver, and the Ennie nominated Shiver Gothic. We talk about their journey into roleplaying games, the design of Shiver, as well...

  
• 08.28.2023

  Slugblaster

  I welcomed Mikey Hamm who is the creator behind the game Slugblaster - which has teenage hoverboarders sneaking into other dimensions to explore, film tricks, go viral, and get away from the problems at home. It’s dangerous. It’s stupid. It’s...

  
• 08.21.2023

  Don't Tell Mom and Dad

  I welcomed Ben Mazzochetti and Ted Gilbert, the co-creators of Don't Tell Mom and Dad, the tabletop RPG fuelled by pulp horror VHS cassettes, sugar and fireworks! To learn more about Don't Tell Mom and Dad: https://www.donttellmomanddad.com https://www.instagram.com/donttellmomanddad https://twitter.com/DontTellMomDad https://weirdhobbies.bigcartel.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/21718/Weird-Hobbies https://weird-hobbies.itch.iohttps://letterboxd.com/giallohands/list/dont-tell-mom-dad Lunchmeat Zine: https://lunchmeatvhs.com --- Send in a voice...

  
• 08.14.2023

  Ben Milton from Questing Beast and Knave 2e

  I am excited to welcome Ben Milton, the host of the very popular Questing Beast YouTube channel which has introduced thousands of new players into the OSR. Ben is also the creative mind behind Maze Rats, The Waking of Willowby...

  
• 07.28.2023

  Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow

  I was joined by the Joseph R. Lewis, author of the original Ragged Hollow Nightmare adventure, as well as Eric Nieudan who is one half of the Merry Mushmen along with Olivier Olivier Revenu. Together, they have dusted off the original...

  
• 07.10.2023

  Black Sword Hack with Kobayashi

  I welcomed Kobayashi, the creator of the Black Sword Hack, which has recently been updated to a new Ultimate Chaos Edition through the Merry Mushmen publishing team - who are well known in OSR circles for their Knock zine. To learn...

  
• 07.03.2023

  Seth Skorkowsky Talks RPG Philosophy

  Seth Skorkowsky was born beneath the pine trees of East Texas and grew up with a love of camping and outdoors. His teen years were spent ingesting heavy doses of Dungeons & Dragons and Clive Barker novels. At thirteen, while visiting...

  
• 06.28.2023

  John "Hambone McGuire from 3-2-1 Action

  I welcomed John “Hambone" McGuire who is one of the co-creators of 3-2-1 Action system along with Geo Collazo, as well as the co-host of the Vintage RPG podcast with Stu Horvath, and official ambassador for the swamps of New...

  
• 06.19.2023

  ECO MOFOS - Game Pitch

  Miyazaki meets Mad Max on a psychedelic future Earth in this rules-lite solo-friendly TTRPG. ECO-MOFOS!! is a mid-future ecopunk ruin-delving survival game, as player characters (PCs or Punks) seek a safe homestead to start a new community, Weirdhope not Grimdark. Around two...

  
• 06.12.2023

  WHPA Fairhaven and Ninja City with Rev. Joey Royale

  Today I welcome one of my favourite Youtube personalities - Rev. Joey Royale who is best know for is awesome show - Joey Royale’s Pizza Party! Joey isn’t just limited to his fun show, but also has created such cult classics...

  
• 06.09.2023

  Ultraviolet Grasslands 2 by Luka Rejec - Available on June 14

  We welcome back Luka Rejec the writer, illustrator and designer of Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City, which provides a unique setting which is inspired by psychedelic Heavy Metal, the Dying Earth genre, and Oregon Trail. Luka shared the details for...

  
• 06.07.2023

  Sandy Petersen - Designer of Call of Cthulhu

  I was honoured to welcome one of the true greats in game design, and the creative mind behind Call of Cthulhu and one of my personal favourites - Ghostbusters. Not only has Sandy established himself as one of the premier table...

  
• 05.29.2023

  DriveThru RPG Pocket Quest 2023 - Space

  We had the pleasure of having Adam Jury, from Partner Relations at DriveThru RPG, join us to discuss Pocket Quest 2023 which allows aspiring game designers take their first steps into publishing. For more information, please visit: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/398249/PocketQuest-2023-Starter-Kit DriveThru Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/j8VxCUMt2Q Learn more...

  
• 05.26.2023

  Planet X with Levi Combs

  I was joined by Levi Combs, the creative mind behind Planet X - which has produced such titles as Escape from Skulcano Island, Robots & Rayguns, An Occurrence at Howling Crater, and Jungle Tomb of the Mummy Bride. Most recently...

  
• 05.24.2023

  Death In Space from Stockholm Kartell

  I was joined by Christian Plogfors and Carl Niblaeus, the creative minds behind Death in Space - which I named as my favourite game in 2022. Death in Space is a game about adventure and uncertain journeys out into the...

  
• 05.17.2023

  Neurocity Kickstarter with Gavriel Quiroga

  We were joined by Gavriel Quiroga, designer of Hell Night, Warpland, and Neurocity, which has a refreshed edition currently on Kickstarter until May 21. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gavrielquiroga/neurocity-colorblind-edition Gavriel discusses discusses the evolution of Hell Night, as well as his approach to refreshing Neurocity. Learn more...

  
• 04.03.2023

  Freeform Universal Game Design with Nathan Russell from Peril Planet Games

  Nathan Russel, the person behind Peril Planet Games and the creator of the minimalist game system - Freeform Universal (FU) which has inspired Nathan’s later games such as Neon City Overdrive and the most recent release - Hard City. To learn...

  
• 03.27.2023

  Zine Quest Wrap-up and Big Changes at the Wobblies & Wizards Podcast

  We talk to Logar the Barbarian about this past Zine Quest and big changes happening at the Wobblies and Wizards - the daily podcast that features Indie game designers sharing their new games. Learn more about Logar and Wobblies and Wizards: https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards https://www.patreon.com/wobbliesandwizards https://www.facebook.com/wobbliesandwizards https://twitter.com/LogarHailCrom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCTMmdN-k17RHg2cTlXx2w http://www.wobbliesandwizards.com Learn...

  
• 03.22.2023

  Designing Mothership Sandbox Settings with Joel Hines

  Silverarm Press was started in 2021 by Joel Hines as a small press to publish old school influenced RPG material. Silverarm has a focus on producing books that are primarily easy to use at the table, modular and open world,...

  
• 02.23.2023

  The Art of OSR Design with Singing Flame

  Singing Flame is a small publishing company based in New York City who love making zines, adventures, and supplements compatible with tabletop roleplaying games, including titles such as DNGN, Aquilus, Night Land, and Xanadu.  Vasili Kaliman shared his journey into the...

  
• 01.03.2023

  6083 - The game that's been 38 years in the making!

  I welcome Jason Oberman, the creator of 6083, a military sci-fi game that has been 38 years in the making, and is now available on print on demand through DriveThruRPG.   Jason is a retired career soldier whose military journey has...

  
• 12.21.2022

  TTRPG Year in Review

  2022 was another interesting year in the TTRPG Industry, and we once again were joined by Shannon Appelcline, author of the "Designers & Dragons" series, to provide historical context to the events of the year.   Shannon also shared his insights...

  
• 12.02.2022

  OSR Holiday Wishlist & Best Games of 2022

  Garry Snow was joined by Logar the Barbarian from Wobblies Wizards as they both share their letters asking Krampus for games they want this holiday season, as well as a list of their top games from 2022!  We are inviting...

  
• 11.09.2022

  Art of Game Design with Jesse Schell

  Jesse Schell is the author of the critically acclaimed book "The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses," published in 2008. The book captured Game Developer Magazine's coveted "Front Line Award" in 2008. In 2014, he released the second...