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James is joined by Ned Donovan in a discussion around their differing creative philosophies around actual play, Ned's three pillar theory, as well as the idea of divorcing parasociality from actual play. He also shares insights about the creation of Encounter Party. In the worldbuilding portion of the episode, they create a world where everybody is always watching and it would be a fatal mistake to take the wrong turn than the one your GPS is telling you.

SHOW NOTES

Ned Donovan is an Actor and Singer with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College. He's also an award-winning multi-hyphenate artist based out of New York City working in Theatre, Podcasting, Television, and Film. He has founded the production companies Charging Moose Media and Play+1, the latter of which is the executive producer of Encounter Party, the official Dungeons & Dragons television show in partnership with Hasbro Studios and Wizards of the Coast.

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Join James as he and Knife Lore talk about bringing characters to life with impersonations, trying to have a creative outlet in a bite size format, and the importance of using your platform and resources for good causes. For the worldbuilding portion of the episode, they created a "magical unpaid intern in the worst bureaucracy imaginable."

SHOW NOTES

Knife Lore is a TikTok creator, impersonator, full time law student, and actual play performer. You can check out their actual play show Westerly Academy on YouTube.

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Join James as he and Jeeyon discuss intention behind her prose approach of writing games, the experience of working with a game editor, and growing a community on Patreon! Then hang as they create a world based on natural magic.

SHOW NOTES

Jeeyon Shim is a second generation Korean American indie role-playing game and live action role-playing game designer and writer. A former outdoor educator, her body of work is strongly influenced by themes of connection to the natural world. Playing Shim's narrative games often involves creating a keepsake artifact.

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Join James as he and Kendo discuss Voices in the Woods and how the real world and real world politics have influenced it. Then hang with them as they create a sci-fi horror world about a species of gaseous beings and the monsters that hunt them.

SHOW NOTES

Over the past several years Kendo has been combining their passion for TTRPGs and Digital Storytelling to create a wide variety of tabletop content. From Actual Plays to educational and promotional content they live, breath, and embody a love for Tabletop RPGs. You may have seen Kendo around the TTRPG space as the GM and producer of the award-winning Actual Play series, Tales Yet Told!

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Join James as he discusses different approaches to character with Amelia Som!

SHOW NOTES

You can find Amelia Som on the podcast Unprepared Casters or raising money for Doctors Without Borders in Roll For Initiagive’s new series “The Apron Strings.” Thoughts and opinions expressed are direct revelations from god and do not reflect her personal beliefs. Visit links.ameliasom.com for info.

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Join James as he discusses building with intention with Connie and Sea!

SHOW NOTES

Connie Chang (they/her/her) is a trans, Chinese-American actual play Game Master with a passion for threading queer drama with black-hearted apocalyptica. Connie has appeared in the New York Times, on NPR (twice!), and on Dimension 20's Adventuring Academy with Brennan Lee Mulligan. Connie loves menacing TikTok.

Sea Thomas (they/them) is an agender dancer, digital artist, and professional tabletop performer, lore-keeper, and theatre-maker who has been featured on Roll20, GenConTV, Dragon Talk, Gehenna Gaming, NXNQ, and beyond. Sea is a performance artist who brings fully embodied dramatization to every aspect of their work.

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Join James as he discusses creative character choices with multi-talented creator, Harlan Guthrie!

SHOW NOTES

Harlan Guthrie is a Canadian writer, editor, director, sound designer, musician, and voice actor. He is the sole creator and talent behind Malevolent, the Lovecraftian horror Audio Drama which is part of the Rusty Quill Network and runner up to the 2021 Discover Pods awards.

As a writer, a number of his works have been featured on the multi-award winning NoSleep Podcast and as an Audio Engineer he worked on Season 2 of The Town Whispers. His creation credits include the founding of the weekly streaming group The INVICTUS Stream as well as the Actual Play D&D podcast Dice Shame which he also edits and stars in. As a musician, he’s composed the main musical themes of Malevolent as well as wrote and recorded the musical motifs in Season 2 of Dice Shame.

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Join James and Eric Silver as they discuss podcasting and learning as you go!

SHOW NOTES

Eric Silver is the best game master in podcasting. He has many shows, including Join the Party, Games and Feelings, Tell Me About It, and The Distraction. In addition, he's the Head of Creative at Multitude and even recently wrote a game for the One Shot Patreon's Book Club! Follow the links to find his work or look wherever podcasts are found.

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Join James and Cate as they discuss creativity and what's inspiring them!

SHOW NOTES

Catieosaurus (she/they) is a certified ADHD sex educator, mental health advocate and full-time content creator. As a professional streamer and TTRPG influencer, she is passionate about opening conversations about neurodiversity and accessibility into the gaming community. 

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Join James and Nala as they discuss the many hats we wear in RPGs and how to put that all together when we create!

SHOW NOTES

Nala J. Wu (they/them) is a proud queer trans nonbinary art director (Hunters Entertainment, Metal Weave Games) and award-winning illustrator (Apocalypse Keys, Uncaged Goddesses, Coyote & Crow). Besides art, Nala does voice acting, sensitivity consultations, and actual play performances! Follow them on socials @naladraws and check out their portfolio on naladraws.com!

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