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Chaosium Interviews: Making a TTRPG Career, with Bridgett Jeffries
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Jul 2022
Bridgett Jeffries, part of the Community Ambassador team for Chaosium's community content programs at DriveThruRPG, explains her professional pathway into the TTRPG space and shares what she learnt on the way. Bridgett is talking to James Coquillat for the Chaosium Interviews series.
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Chaosium Interviews: Side Quests and Sandboxes in TTRPGs, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 24th Jul 2022
What’s the coolest sidequest your TTRPG table has ever embarked on? Creative Director of RuneQuest and BRP Jason Durall shares advice from decades of tabletop and video game writing. Here’s an expert’s view on side quests and sandbox content. Jason is talking to James Coquillat as par
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Chaosium Interviews: Why Play Heroes?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Jul 2022
Pendragon line editor David Larkins discusses talks about playing heroes in TTRPGs. He explains many subtleties including exclusively virtuous characters, conflicted heroes, and the different things it can mean to be a "hero". David is talking with James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium I
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Chaosium Interviews: the three most DANGEROUS places in Glorantha
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Jul 2022
What are the three most DANGEROUS places in the world of Glorantha? Let Chaosium's Gloranthan guru Jeff Richard, co-author of The Guide to Glorantha and The Glorantha Sourcebook, give you his take on that. He's talking to James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium Interviews series.
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Chaosium Interviews: Weather in TTRPGs, with Lynne Hardy
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 1st Jul 2022
“Storm on the horizon!” What’s the best way to use weather in a TTRPG?Line Editor for Rivers of London and Associate Editor for Call of Cthulhu Lynne Hardy talks about how GMs and Players alike can make the most out of interesting weather in their sessions.Part of our Chaosium Interviews series
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Chaosium Interviews: Mike Mason on 'What makes TTRPGs unique?"
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Jun 2022
What makes TTRPGs unique? How are they different from other storytelling formats? Mike Mason, creative director of Call of Cthulhu, shares some thoughts as an experienced TTRPG writer, director, and theatre maker. Part of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series on YouTube with James Coq
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Chaosium Interviews: lineage play in TTRPGs, playing your character's children
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Jun 2022
In this interview with David Larkins, Line Editor for the Pendragon RPG, he discusses the concept of lineage play in tabletop roleplaying games, playing successive generations of the same family.Part of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series with James Coquillat.
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Chaosium Interviews: TTRPG Art VS Fine Art, with Chaosium art director Jaye Kovach
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Jun 2022
Chaosium art director Jaye Kovach shares her perspective on how TTRPG illustration fits into the world of Fine Art. Part of our Chaosium Interviews series with James Coquillat.See Jaye's flair for art direction in RuneQuest's Red Book of Magic.
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