Dieku Podcast

Mar 06 2025 111 ep. 50 mins 42

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Join me in the exploration of why we love table top games through long form interviews with game designers and industry influencers. Learn more at DiekuGames.com

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Indie Game Design with Kobayashi!

Mar 06 2025 67 mins

I welcomed back, Kobayashi, the designer of Fleaux!, Rats in the Walls, Black Sword Hack, Ronin Saga and now his most recent game - Assassins, Demons & Dying Gods - a roleplaying game about demon hunters, mad gods and revolutions in the city of Ashengrad.DriveThruRPG:https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/12338/livres-de-l-oursKickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/

Fame & Fable Kickstarts on February 18!

Feb 13 2025 40 mins

Fame and Fable is a fantasy-themed competitive board game for 1 to 4 players. Use your actions to buy ally and item cards from the market and play these to defeat monsters, complete contracts or disrupt other players. Gain fame through your exploits to move your player token around the game track, picking up bonus tokens as you travel. The player with the highest fame at the end of

FÄNGELSEHÅLA Kickstarter Wrap-up

Jan 02 2025 81 mins

Buy a copy of FÄNGELSEHÅLA https://dieku.myshopify.com

2024 Year in Review in the TTRPG World

Dec 23 2024 99 mins

2024 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 variety of topics including the 50th Anniversary of D&D, emerging competitors, crowdfunding trends, and more. This is Free Trader Be

The Weekly Scroll with Ryan and Hunter

Dec 17 2024 67 mins

I welcome Ryan and Hunter from The Weekly Scroll podcast, which provides in-depth unbiased analysis of indie role playing games, as well as creator interviews and actual plays called - side quests. Learn mores at: https://www.twitch.tv/TheWeeklyScroll https://x.com/Weekly_Scroll https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll h

321 RPG 5th Anniversary Expanded Rulebook and Monster Guide

Nov 18 2024 33 mins

I welcomed back John “Hambone" McGuire who along with Geo Collazo created 321 RPG, and they are currently crowdfunding a 5th Anniversary Expanded Rulebook and Monster Guide on Backerkit. Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/321action-rpg/321-Action-RPG-Expanded-Rule-Book-And-Encyclopedia-Monstergoria To learn more: https://321actiongames.com https://www.instagram.com

Wonderland with Andrew Kolb

Nov 14 2024 60 mins

I was once again joined by Andrew Kolb @andrewkolb the designer of Neverland, Oz, and now a book-end to this fantastic trilogy - Wonderland - which will be released on Tuesday Nov 12. Buy Wonderland: https://www.amazon.ca/Wonderland-Fantasy-Role-Playing-Andrew-Kolb?affiliate_id=2868133 Domestika Course: Creative Gameplay Maps: Illustrate a Fantasy World https://www.domestika.org/

Mothership Month with Sean McCoy

Nov 04 2024 60 mins

I welcome Sean McCoy one half of Tuesday Knight games, along with Alan Gerding. They are the creative minds behind games such as Two Rooms and a Boom, Werewolf in the Dark, and Mothership the sci-fi horror game that has become one of the darlings of the indie game industry. https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/mothership-month https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com Projects: Wag

HallowZine 2024

Oct 28 2024 69 mins

I was joined by Josh Domanski and Zach Vaupen of Liminal Horror to discuss how to design an adventure or setting for horror. Bring your questions and thought! For more information about Liminal Horror: https://liminalhorrorrpg.com Horror of the Americas Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/horror-of-the-americas-jam Zach Vaupen https://emo-sludge.com #DnD #TTRPG #Horror

Lost Pages with Paolo Greco

Oct 24 2024 83 mins

Lost Pages was founded in 2012 by Paolo Greco, who decided that academia was frustrating as hell. Barely employed, from of a desk make of loudspeakers and a cabinet door they developed 'Adventure Fantasy Game', and then went off to release a series of spellbooks, including some bound by hand by Paolo, who dabbles in bookbinding and printmaking. This helped grow a strong and idiosin