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Nations & Cannons, a *Revolutionary* 5E Setting | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast
This week we had the treat of an interview with Collyn Messier, the lead rules designer for Nations & Cannons, a new Revolutionary War setting for Fifth Edition. Because of a comedy of errors, it took about five months to schedule this interview and, unfortunately, we weren't able to publish it until just *after* their (highly successful) Kickstarter ended -- but the upside is that you can still pre-order!
Nations & Cannons is a fun spin on regular 5E rules to adapt them to 18th-Century America. It's 99.999999% historical and is even being used as a teaching tool in some schools, but Collyn tells us to keep an eye out for "Benjamin Franklin, Banshee Hunter" as a module in the (not too distant) future.
Name: Collyn Messier
Pronouns: They/Them
Role: Lead Rules Developer
Brief description of your project and what’s unique about it:
Your dad(s) and "dad-minded" family/friends will love this historical TTRPG! Nations & Cannons is a D&D 5e historical setting. We've stripped out the magical elements and added rules for black powder firearms, grenades, and cannons. We've added new character creation options that showcase the variety of different peoples and languages spoken in North America in the 18th century, and highlight the contributions of women, people of color, Indigenous Americans, and LGBTQA+ folks often forgotten in history.
Links/Social Handles/How or Where to find you:
Discord
https://www.reddit.com/r/NationsAndCannons/
https://www.facebook.com/NationsAndCannons
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiagop5vrYyokVfOgkVPh3A
Also! We're into the final week of our big Spring Sale at our Big Cartel store! Most things are 10 percent off and you can use the code "GRAVYBOAT" for free shipping in the continental U.S. We’re trying to make some space to order new merch for the convention season in the fall, so help us thin things out by grabbing some of our shirt designs before we finally retire them. Plus, pick up some awesome indie RPGs from our friend, Brazilian game designer Cezar Capacle.
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- https://twitter.com/WayOfBrandolore
- https://twitter.com/BlackCloakDM
- https://facebook.com/GoblinsAndGrowlers
- https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com (and basically any other podcatcher)
The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company dedicated to inclusivity through TTRPGs.
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This week we had the treat of an interview with Collyn Messier, the lead rules designer for Nations & Cannons, a new Revolutionary War setting for Fifth Edition. Because of a comedy of errors, it took about five months to schedule this interview and, unfortunately, we weren't able to publish it until just *after* their (highly successful) Kickstarter ended -- but the upside is that you can still pre-order!
Nations & Cannons is a fun spin on regular 5E rules to adapt them to 18th-Century America. It's 99.999999% historical and is even being used as a teaching tool in some schools, but Collyn tells us to keep an eye out for "Benjamin Franklin, Banshee Hunter" as a module in the (not too distant) future.
Name: Collyn Messier
Pronouns: They/Them
Role: Lead Rules Developer
Brief description of your project and what’s unique about it:
Your dad(s) and "dad-minded" family/friends will love this historical TTRPG! Nations & Cannons is a D&D 5e historical setting. We've stripped out the magical elements and added rules for black powder firearms, grenades, and cannons. We've added new character creation options that showcase the variety of different peoples and languages spoken in North America in the 18th century, and highlight the contributions of women, people of color, Indigenous Americans, and LGBTQA+ folks often forgotten in history.
Links/Social Handles/How or Where to find you:
Discord
https://www.reddit.com/r/NationsAndCannons/
https://www.facebook.com/NationsAndCannons
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiagop5vrYyokVfOgkVPh3A
Also! We're into the final week of our big Spring Sale at our Big Cartel store! Most things are 10 percent off and you can use the code "GRAVYBOAT" for free shipping in the continental U.S. We’re trying to make some space to order new merch for the convention season in the fall, so help us thin things out by grabbing some of our shirt designs before we finally retire them. Plus, pick up some awesome indie RPGs from our friend, Brazilian game designer Cezar Capacle.
SIGN UP FOR OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe
JOIN 800+ GOBLINS ON OUR DISCORD
http://bit.ly/goblindiscord
Catch you all next episode!
LISTEN, RATE, AND SUBSCRIBE!
If you like the show, please tell a friend about it. And if you want to tell more people, then please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. You can find and/or support us at all the places below:
- https://twitter.com/WayOfBrandolore
- https://twitter.com/BlackCloakDM
- https://facebook.com/GoblinsAndGrowlers
- https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com (and basically any other podcatcher)
The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company dedicated to inclusivity through TTRPGs.