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Chaosium Interviews: TTRPG Writing Styles, with Jason Durall
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 12th Sep 2022
What makes a TTRPG book unique? What makes TTRPG writing unique? Jason Durall, Line Editor of RuneQuest, the forthcoming Lords of the Middle Sea, and all things BRP at Chaosium, shares his perspective on different styles of TTRPG writing. Do you have a favourite style?Jason is talking with Chaosium'
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Chaosium Interviews: Generic Fantasy or Genre Fantasy?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 7th Sep 2022
What do you prefer, generic fantasy or genre fantasy? What do those two terms even mean? David Larkins, line editor for the Pendragon RPG, shares his thoughts on the structure and stories underpinning fantasy media, including roleplaying.The latest of our 'Chaosium Interviews' series with
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Chaosium Interviews: Why it's Fun to Fail in TTRPGs, with John Wick
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 3rd Sep 2022
7th Sea creator John Wick talks to James Coquillat about why failing in a TTRPG is a fun and necessary part of gameplay. The latest in our 'Chaosium Interviews' series on YouTube.
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Chaosium Interviews: What is Evil in TTRPGs?
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 30th Aug 2022
In this Chaosium Interview, creative director Jeff Richard talks to James Coquillat about the concept of evil in TTRPGs. Who are your enemies? Is it okay to slay them? How can you tell the best stories by playing with morality and evil?Experience the complex moral gameplay of Glorantha for your
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Chaosium Interviews: Downtime in TTRPGs, with David Larkins
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 26th Aug 2022
In this Chaosium Interview with James Coquillat, Pendragon line editor David Larkins talks about downtime in both the Pendragon RPG, and in TTRPGs more broadly.
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Chaosium Interviews: Inter-Party Conflict, with Lynne Hardy
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Aug 2022
In this interview, Lynne Hardy, Line Editor for Rivers of London and Associate Editor for Call of Cthulhu, talks about inter-party conflict, its purpose in Call of Cthulhu, and how to best use it at your table.Lynne is talking with Chaosium's James Coquillat as part of our Chaosium Interviews s
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Chaosium Interviews: What is Fantasy? with Jeff Richard
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 20th Aug 2022
In this interview, creative director Jeff Richard talks to James Coquillat about the definition of fantasy as it applies to roleplaying games, fiction, and storytelling in general.Part of our Chaosium Interviews series on YouTube.
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Chaosium Interviews: Why Start at Level One? with Mike Mason
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Aug 2022
Call of Cthulhu creative director Mike Mason talks about TTRPG starting levels. When should you start weak? When should you start powerful? How does experimenting help your games? Part of our Chaosium Interviews series with James Coquillat.
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