Dieku Podcast

I was honored to be joined by Marc Miller, the creator of Traveller - the best selling sci-fi RPG of all time! I discuss the many innovations that Traveller brought to the TTRPG design world including, life paths during character creation, skills, patrons, UPP code, and the game-within-a-game ship and world building.  

Far Future Enterprises:

Agent of the Imperium

Traveller 5

Learn more about Dieku Games: 

https://diekugames.com

I was joined by Daniel Sell the Ennie award winning creator and Publisher of Melsonian Arts Council, who make Troika!, the OSR style game that combines unique characters into an unusual setting that has grown a strong community around it. Daniel shares his journey into publishing, and provides some great insight on what it takes to be a successful indie TTRPG publisher.  

To learn more about Daniel and Troika, visit: 

https://www.troikarpg.com 

https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/melsonia 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melsonia/the-big-squirm

http://whatwouldconando.blogspot.com

We had the pleasure of having Lysa Penrose - RPG Marketing and Charity Manager, and Kage - Community Relations Representative from DriveThruRPG join us. 

We discussed the upcoming PocketQuest game jam taking place in August, as well as tips and tricks for new creators taking their first steps into publishing.   

We also learned about the recent announcement of the partnership between DriveThruRPG and Roll20 for supporting the VTT through the Dungeon Masters Guild.

For more information, please visit: 

https://www.drivethrurpg.com 

DriveThru Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/j8VxCUMt2Q

PocketQuest: https://medium.com/oneblogshelf/join-us-this-summer-for-a-pocketquest-9f50e2fbcc8f

Roll20 Partnership: https://medium.com/oneblogshelf/dungeon-masters-guild-announces-partnership-with-roll20-6fab717dde91

It was a pleasure to have Nate Treme of Highland Paranormal Society on the show to discuss his design process and the many unique games that he has made over the years, such as Tunnel Goons, Kozmik Objects, and adventures like What Child is This, Barrow of the Elf King and Dogtooth Valley. 

Learn more about Highland Paranormal Society:

https://highlandparanormalsociety.com

Learn more about Dieku Games: 

https://diekugames.com

We were joined by Adam Vass of World Cha,mp Games Co. who has been making some very unique and creative games within the Indie game design scene. Games such as Necronautilus, Babes in the Wood, Cobwebs, Hell Cabin, and more! 

You can learn more at:

https://www.worldchamp.io

https://worldchampgameco.itch.io

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10896/World-Champ-Game-Co

https://www.patreon.com/worldchampgameco

https://www.facebook.com/worldchampgameco

https://twitter.com/WCgameco https://www.instagram.com/worldchampgameco

We were joined by Jim Parkin, the designer of Weird North and Any Planet is Earth, who shared his views on Free Kriegsspiel Revolution (FKR) style gaming to create an immersive role playing experience. 

To learn more: 

https://d66kobolds.blogspot.com

https://classless-kobolds.itch.io

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17280/Classless-Kobolds 

FKR Discord Server: 

https://discord.gg/3GdFMKa

We were joined by Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons, who shared his game design journey with us, starting with 5e supplements on the Joy of Cooking Monsters, to the very popular OSR Azag game and setting. Lex also provides some of his realizations on and learnings with each new product, including the Narfell supplement which is entirely digital focussed.

To Learn More:

https://lfosr.com/product/azag-single-volume 

https://dank-dungeons.itch.io

https://twitter.com/DankDungeons

https://dankdungeons.bandcamp.com

https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Lex%20Mandrake

https://www.patreon.com/dankdungeons   

Contributors and Mentions: 

https://twitter.com/diogo_oldskull

https://www.gontijolab.com

https://lootthebody.bandcamp.com

https://mobile.twitter.com/safia_d

https://www.instagram.com/party_in_the_front

https://www.instagram.com/liltachyon

https://twitter.com/axebane https://twitter.com/maharhar

We were joined by Eric Nieudan, who along with Olivier Revenu, makes up The Merry Mushmen, who have created the go-to OSR magazine - Knock. We learn of the history behind how this magazine came into existence, and what the future looks like for this publication.

For more information: 

https://www.themerrymushmen.com 

https://www.twitter.com/TMushmen

https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?ref=nav_search&term=Olivier%20Revenu 

https://www.themerrymushmen.com/2021/02/06/the-questing-beast-on-knock 

Learn more about Dieku Games: 

https://diekugames.com

https://diekugames.itch.io

https://www.instagram.com/diekugames

https://www.twitter.com/diekugames

https://www.tiktok.com/@diekugames

https://www.patreon.com/diekugames

https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

We were joined by Bryce Lynch, who run's the Ten Foot Pole blog which is the de facto Dungeons and Dragons adventure review site. Bryce shares his list of tips and tricks that every aspiring adventure designer should know before setting out to write! Bryce also shares the background to the 4-year Review of Dungeon Magazine adventures, and the Wavestone Keep adventure design contest that has been resulting in some incredible items! 

Learn more about Bryce at: 

http://www.tenfootpole.org

http://www.tenfootpole.org/forum/index.php 

ttps://www.patreon.com/join/tenfootpole  

Learn more about Dieku Games:

https://diekugames.com

https://diekugames.itch.io

https://www.instagram.com/diekugames

https://www.twitter.com/diekugames

https://www.tiktok.com/@diekugames

https://www.patreon.com/diekugames 

https://discord.gg/ZBpHnjQ5