Weird Games and Weirder People

Luke Gearing is the renowned writer and game designer behind some of the best weird fantasy adventures made in the last years! He has been making TTRPG stuff for a long while and is tackling bigger and more challenging projects lately. His works include Fever Swamp, The Big Squirm, The Isle, many others, and now Sawyers, a urban fantasy heist game that promises a unique way to play!

BACK SWYVERS NOW: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melsonia/swyvers

To be honest, I am a fanboy of Luke. His adventures have a very unique weirdness to it, a creativity that's hard to match, and a way to play that is just fun for both the Referee, who is has no idea what's is going to happen, and for the players, who have many options to follow, but always with a good guidance and motivations to play the adventure to its fullest. Wow!

In this chat we talked about the many years he has been working with TTRPG, honing his skill. We talked about how he has some issues with the "game designer" term and prefers to just be a "writer", how he is usually not that interested in new systems and mechanics. We talked about his many influences, both in terms of works that shaped the way he creates, and artists who shaped the way he approaches his process.

It's a great chat, we go deep, it gets personal, and it's wonderfully weird!

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Luke's links!

https://lukegearing.blot.im/

Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

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You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira⁠⁠⁠⁠

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This is super new and I am trying a new thing! I share offers, news, behind the scenes, articles, curiosities, and rants about being me! Fun, right? RIGHT!?

Check out our first post: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.substack.com/pub/diogonogueira/p/welcome-to-weird-tales-of-the-old⁠⁠⁠

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/Hy97jQYV⁠⁠⁠⁠

(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).

Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

D&D B/X: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Basic_Set

Stars Without Numbers: https://sine-nomine-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/stars-without-number

The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages: https://www.amazon.com.br/Golden-Rhinoceros-Histories-African-Middle/dp/0691217149

Warhammer 40K: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000

Airplane Mode: https://www.inc.com/jordan-harbinger/how-noah-kagan-uses-airplane-mode-to-be-productive-how-you-can-too.html

Spinal Catastrophism: https://www.amazon.com/Spinal-Catastrophism-Secret-History-Urbanomic-ebook/dp/B08BSZV4YF

Steve Albini: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Albini

Jack Spice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Spicer

Cthulhu Dark: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/341997/Cthulhu-Dark

Call of Cthulhu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Cthulhu_(role-playing_game)

Psycho Raiders: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165748/psycho-raiders

Mindfulness: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/mindfulness

Zen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen

Salvia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_divinorum

The Art of not Being Governed: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Not-Being-Governed-Anarchist/dp/0300169175

Jim Miller is the founder of Crit Hit AZ, a convention focused on tabletop gaming in Arizona, and is now Co-Director of Tabletop Games of Game on Expo, happening on March 15th to 17th in Phoenix. He is also a game designer and community builder, and, like all weirdos, a lot more than all of that.

I got to know Jim a long time ago, back when I was publishing my first games. Jim was super supportive of my work and the first photos of people playing my games on conventions are probably from Crit Hit AZ. Gratitude, Jim! <3

On this chat we talked about Jim's work as a community builder, how he is focusing on bringing tabletop games, and especially TTRPG to communities that might not have access to them most of the time.

We also talked about his work with Game Design, parenthood, the lessons he learned in life, mental health, ADHD, Anafantasia, and a lot more.

It was a very interesting and insightful chat. I hope you enjoy it as much as we dit!

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Jim's links!

Game on Expo: https://www.gameonexpo.com/

Crit Hit AZ: https://www.instagram.com/crithitaz/

Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

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You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira⁠⁠⁠

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER!

This is super new and I am trying a new thing! I share offers, news, behind the scenes, articles, curiosities, and rants about being me! Fun, right? RIGHT!?

Check out our first post: ⁠⁠https://open.substack.com/pub/diogonogueira/p/welcome-to-weird-tales-of-the-old⁠⁠

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/Hy97jQYV⁠

(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).

Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Puppet Master (series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet_Master_(film_series)

Tabletop Gaming Association of Phoenix: https://tgaop.org/

Anafantasia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia

ADHD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder

Synthwave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthwave

The Secret of NIMH: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_NIMH

Evercade: https://evercade.co.uk/exp/

Gamehole Con: https://www.gameholecon.com/

Mausritter: https://mausritter.com/

Lizard People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilian_conspiracy_theory

Megan Goins and Terry Azamber and new game designers with their first project being funded on this year's Zinequest. The project is called Terra Arcis, a captivating single-player journaling RPG game in which the players are invited to go on a harrowing trip into the beautiful and deadly kingdom of fairies.

I got in touch with Megan and Terry through Zac Goins, and he told me how they got into Solo Journaling game by playing my "Lost in the Deep" journaling game about being the last survivor in an expedition to reclaim the lost home of the dwarves, and being new creators in the scene, launching a Kickstarter in the middle of Zinequest, a super busy month, all of that, would be really interesting to explore in the podcast. Well, not mention the theme of their game, Terra Arcis, which is super weird and explored in a unique way in this game.

By the way, if you are into weird and the supernatural you are gonna enjoy this one!

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Terra Arcis Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/terraarcis/terra-arcis⁠

Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

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You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: ⁠⁠https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira⁠⁠

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER!

This is super new and I am trying a new thing! I share offers, news, behind the scenes, articles, curiosities, and rants about being me! Fun, right? RIGHT!?

Check out our first post: ⁠https://open.substack.com/pub/diogonogueira/p/welcome-to-weird-tales-of-the-old⁠

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/gtGWj722

(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).

Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Lost in the Deep: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/lost-in-the-deep

Old English: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Old-English-language

Black Dog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dog_(folklore)

A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk: https://www.amazon.com/Witchs-Guide-Faery-Folk-Llewellyns/dp/0875427332

Terry Pratchett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett

Daughter of the Forest: https://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Forest-Sevenwaters-Trilogy-Book/dp/0765343436

Brandish Gilhelm / Henkerin Ferinale, also known as Runehammer, is the game designer, artist, and content creator behind, well, RUNEHAMMER. A powerhouse of TTRPG design and guidance, he is the creator behind Index Card RPG, Viking Death Squad and more recently Skull & Crown!

Brandish also has an amazing YouTube channel where he not only talks about the amazing work that he does, but about TTRPG in general, and how to CREATE THINGS! Brandish is constantly sharing his wisdom and knowledge of games and game design, and we talk a little bit about this too in this chat.

But not only that, we talked about his journey as a creator, his life and story of overcoming a difficult bump in the road, how he almost died and how that changed him forever. We also touched on the various weirdly wonderful topics we normally talk about on the show, but what really makes this one special is the wisdom Brandish shares. So pay attention to that.

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Runehammer's Links!

https://www.runehammer.online/

https://www.youtube.com/@Runehammer1

Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

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You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: ⁠https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira⁠

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER!

This is super new and I am trying a new thing! I share offers, news, behind the scenes, articles, curiosities, and rants about being me! Fun, right? RIGHT!?

Check out our first post: https://open.substack.com/pub/diogonogueira/p/welcome-to-weird-tales-of-the-old

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/gtGWj722⁠

(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).

Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Bronze Age: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age

Mjolnir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mj%C3%B6lnir

Caral: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caral

Lost Cities: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366494/

House of Leaves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves

Boxing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing

The Hobbit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit

Chrono Trigger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger

Savage Sword of Conan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Sword_of_Conan

Mike Mignola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mignola

Edgar Allan Poe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

Richard Ruane (he/him) is the creator of the award-winning game Moonlight on Roseville Beach. He was nominated for the IGDN Groundbreaker Award for Best Setting for Barrow Keep: Den of Spies in 2021 and Dark Designs in Verdigris in 2020. He's previously contributed to Codex, Eat Trash Be Free, and Sunken.

I am so glad to have Richard over. We met a few years ago when I traveled to the US and we tried to organize an TTRPG meet up in NYC, and basically only a few people showed up. Since then we'v been in touch and we've been talking and watching each other grow from apart. My wife has actually also worked with him, as she translated Barrow Keep to Portuguese.

On this chat we talk a little bit about his journey in the TTRPG space, his fascination for the horror genre, the works and artists that inspired him and that continues to do so, and so much more.

I learned quite a few things on this episode and I really want to try Writing Sprints soon!

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Richard's Links!

https://www.r-rook.studio/

https://r-rook.itch.io/

Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

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You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/gtGWj722

(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).

Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Writing Sprints: https://thewritepractice.com/writing-sprints/

John Harness: https://john-r-harness.itch.io/

Pomodoro Technique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

Moonlight on Roseville Beach: https://spearwitch.com/products/moonlight-on-roseville-beach

Sherwood: https://www.r-rook.studio/p/sherwood.html

Barrow Keep: https://www.r-rook.studio/p/barrow-keep.html

Ennies: https://ennie-awards.com/

Forged in the Dark: https://bladesinthedark.com/forged-dark

Vincent Baker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Baker

Mothership: https://www.mothershiprpg.com/

Stephen King: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King

Slasher Films: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slasher_film

Thriller Genre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre)

Suspense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense

Ravenloft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenloft

Vampire the Masquerade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade

Zzarchov Kowolski: https://www.patreon.com/zzarchov

Jared Sinclair: https://s-jared.itch.io/

Solar Blades & Cosmic Spell: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/260378/Solar-Blades--Cosmic-Spells

Gumshoe System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumshoe_System

City of Mist: https://cityofmist.co/

Scooby Doo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo

Masks of Nyarlathotep: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masks_of_Nyarlathotep

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to ToonTown: https://vivienxgrimm.itch.io/toontown

Playing at the World: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-at-World-Jon-Peterson/dp/0615642047

Raul Volpato a illustrator and pixel artist working on tabletop RPGs and digital games, and developing his own game, City Noire.

I've been fascinated by Raul's art from the moment I saw it on Twitter. I grew up on those old RPG on Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo, and seeing this style of art being used on RPG was something quite new and refreshing for me. It sparked my creativity and until this day I have notes for future projects where I can work on with this style of art to maybe work with Raul again (we collaborated on my Car Combat Business-Card Game Car[D] Battle).

On this chat I get to talk to Raul about may wonderfully weird things regarding TTRPG, games, art, illustration, influences, and we even talk deeply about our thoughts on generative AI.

We had a wonderful time, we go deep and we get weird! So come get weird with us!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

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You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/5NyNM8v3⁠⁠

(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).

Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Pixel Art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_art

GURPS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GURPS

Final Fantasy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy

Final Fantasy Tactics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics

Mike Mignola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mignola

Emanuel Melo: https://emanoelmelo.itch.io/

Spencer Campbell: https://gilarpgs.com/

John Harper: https://johnharper.itch.io/

Johan Nohr: https://avgrund-ab.pledgemanager.com/projects/art-by-nohr/participate/

Paolo Greco is a writer, game designer, artist, book binder, editor, publisher and many other things! They created the Adventure Fantasy Game, Chthonic Codex, Mageblade, Wulfwald, Beyond the Pale and much more. They also created Lost Pages, the publisher who first published both Into the Odd (by Chris McDowell) and Maze Rats (by Ben Milton).

I've been a fan of Paolo's work and presence in the RPG space since the good old days of Google +, and miss seeing them around, so this chat was special for me. Paolo's work both as a game designer and publisher helped shaped the way I game and how I make games too. The line of spell books which started with Wonders & Wickedness is probably one of the best books/zine dealing with magic for fantasy games I've ever seen. I love them.

In this chat me and Paolo talked about mental health, how that affect our creativity, art and hobbies that we practice or are interested in, works and artists that have influenced us, weird games we played, and many more weird things.

It was a great chat, it get personal, it gets weird! The way we like it here! ;)

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Paolo's Links!

https://www.lostpages.co.uk/

https://shop.lostpages.co.uk/

Get Wulfwald: https://shop.lostpages.co.uk/products/wulfwald-boxed-set

Get Beyond the Pale: https://shop.lostpages.co.uk/products/beyond-the-pale-print-pdf

Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UTSdtwV4⁠

(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).

Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Italo Calvino: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_Calvino

The Nonexistent Knight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nonexistent_Knight

Invisible Cities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Cities

Metal Gods of Ur-Hadad: https://www.kickassistan.net/p/metal-gods-of-ur-hadad-zine.html

Jorge Luis Borges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

Fiesta de San Juan: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiesta_de_San_Juan

Fighting Fantasy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Fantasy

Atlantis of the Sands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis_of_the_Sands

Twine: https://twinery.org/

Colin Le Sueur is a tabletop roleplaying game designer, writer, and illustrator. Originally from Canada and now living in the North of England, Colin designs and publishes games such as Runecairn and We Deal in Lead under the imprint By Odin's Beard RPG.

Colin's work and dedication to the craft is inspiring for everyone to see. He is constantly developing his work and publishing what he is doing, showing the process of making a game to those who follow him. Runecairn was one of the first solo games I've played and it's one of my favorites!

In this chat we talked about his journey as a game designer, his creative process, the works and artists that inspired and continue to inspire him, who he is outside of the hobby, an all sorts of weirdness we love!

It was a great chat! So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Colin's Links!

https://byodinsbeardrpg.com
@byodinsbeardrpg

RUINCARN WARDEN SAGA KS: http://kck.st/3OaSrFC

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Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Cairn: https://cairnrpg.com/

Ravenloft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenloft

Dark Sun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Sun

Palladium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladium_Fantasy_Role-Playing_Game

TMNT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_%26_Other_Strangeness

D&D 3rd Edition: https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_3rd_edition

Pathfinder: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathfinder_Roleplaying_Game

Footloose: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087277/

Dark Souls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Souls

Norse Mythology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology

Vikings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings

Warren Ellis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Ellis

Zedeck Siew: https://zedecksiew.tumblr.com/

The Dark Tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series)

Seaman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_(video_game)

WWE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE

GLOW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLOW_(TV_series)

Matt Finch is one of the fundamental figures of the OSR style of TTRPG, his works include OSRIC, Swords & Wizardry, the magnificent Tome of Adventure Design, and the super influential Quick Primer for Old School Gaming (among many other things). He is also the founder of Mythmere Games and is constantly making more and more excellent gaming material!

It's hard for me to put into words what Mark's work means to me. I don't know if my work would ever be the same without his. The Quick Primer for Old School Gaming, even though meant to help you play games inspired by the first editions of D&D, the document defined a style of play that is not really system dependent, and thus serves as a Game Design framework to design Old-School style games, without necessarily having to use old D&D-like systems. Well, at least that's how I've been using it!

But that is just one of the many incredible things he made and that I adore, and in this chat we got to talk a little bit about all of them. We chatted about what the OSR is for us, why we like it so much, how it is based on open-ended situations and improvisation, future projects, greek mythology, adventure design, and so many other things.

It was a great chat and even though we talked about so many weirdly wonderful things in a little over 1 hour and a half, when we were finished I felt I could have asked so many more questions and get som many more wisdom from Matt that now I want a "Matt Finch Returns" episode someday.

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Matt's Links!

Mythmere Games: https://www.mythmeregames.com/

Matt's YouTube Channel: https://www.mythmeregames.com/

Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

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You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/BG8AZYVy

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Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Quick Primer for Old-School Gaming: https://friendorfoe.com/d/Old%20School%20Primer.pdf

OSRIC: https://osricrpg.com/

Navajo Nation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_Nation

Greek Mythology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology

Jack Vance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Vance

Gary Gygax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax

Dave Arneson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Arneson

Neil Gaiman: https://www.neilgaiman.com/

Glen Cook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Cook

Bernard Cornwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock

Michael Moorcock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock

Rifts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifts_(role-playing_game)

Traveller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveller_(role-playing_game)

Call of Cthulhu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Cthulhu_(role-playing_game)

Paweł Kicman. TTRPG designer by day, popculture journalist by night. Creator of CORP BORG, Kill Your Necromancer, Whispers of the Woods (LAST HOURS ON KICKSTARTER) and other weird things. He loves vanilla pudding, basketball, and sleeping.

I gotta say that what got my attention to Paweł's work was Corp Borg and his critique to corporations and all the shit related to them. That immediately made a connection with me, and when I saw the way the book looked and the awesome and brutal stuff you get to do, I was hooked. And not to mention all the creators I've met from Poland so far are great people!

On this chat with Paweł we get to know him a little bit better. We talk about his journey as a Game Designer, what dire circumstances lead him there, and how these turned into something unexpected. We talk about his previous experiences, works and how that all relate to the games he makes now.

We talked about inspiration, other artists, the weird stuff that he likes, and how very little things makes him happy (but how valuable those things are as well).

It was a great chat, with some very insightful and interesting sections I know you will love as we did!

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Paweł's Links!

Whispers of the Woods KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heltung/whispers-of-the-woods-narrative-driven-tabletop-rpg

Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/pawelkicman

Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!

Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! 

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You can also support me buy buying one of my games!

Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  

Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/Vhmkc5ZW

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Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Mörk Borg: ⁠⁠⁠https://morkborg.com/⁠⁠⁠

Corp Borg: https://heltung-storytelling.itch.io/corp-borg⁠

Alan Moore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore

CBR+PNK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk

The Witch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/

Witchburner: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/witchburner

UVG: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/uvg-2e

Dread: http://www.tiltingatwindmills.net/games/dread/

Night Witches: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/night-witches

Mage Knight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mage_Knight

Under the Falling Skies: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/306735/under-falling-skies

Final Girl: https://www.vanrydergames.com/finalgirl