Explore exclusive interviews with tabletop RPG creators, designers, and industry experts. Gain insights into the creative processes and behind-the-scenes stories of your favorite games.
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Bob World Builder has spent years breaking down tabletop design on YouTube with a rare mix of clarity, pragmatism, and healthy skepticism toward hype—whether it’s about mechanics, Kickstarter myths, or the role of AI in creative work. But alongside the videos, Bob has quietly been building a growing
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This interview is about much more than mechanics or setting design. It’s a conversation about culture, memory, and the act of storytelling itself—and how all three shape the way tabletop role-playing games are created. Emmet Byrne, founder of Old Oak Games, has spent over seven years working across
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Before retro nostalgia became a trend and long before “weird fantasy” returned to the spotlight, Agis Angelomatis and his team were already quietly building tools, worlds, and ideas that grew out of genuine love for tabletop role-playing games. What began as a “side quest” in the most literal sense—an
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For more than a quarter of a century, Mike Shea has been doing one thing with remarkable consistency: helping Game Masters run better games. As the creator of Sly Flourish, author of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master, blogger, YouTuber, and publisher, Shea has become one of the most recognizable
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For more than 25 years, Russ Morrissey has been a constant presence in the tabletop RPG world—often behind the scenes, sometimes at the center of major conversations, but almost always doing the unglamorous, long-term work of building infrastructure for the hobby. As the founder of EN World and the
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From a single, practical need at the table to a recognizable creative brand with multiple successful Kickstarter campaigns, Natwuns is a story of growth rooted firmly in play. What began as a hand-drawn map made to replace a generic Roll20 background quickly turned into something bigger—not because of a
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Cultic Games was born out of a filmmaker’s refusal to stay on the sidelines. Before founding the studio, Can Oral was already leading a film collective, used to building teams and telling stories through images. When his lifelong fascination with interactive narratives pushed him toward game development, he applied
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In the world of tabletop RPGs, one question keeps resurfacing: what does it really mean to play “old school”? Is the OSR (Old School Renaissance) simply nostalgia for yellowed rulebooks and pencil-scribbled character sheets, or is it a conscious rebellion against the narrative-driven, commercially polished design of modern games? For
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When anime collides with tabletop role-playing, the result can be pure chaos—or pure magic. Gates of Krystalia is one of those rare projects that dares to blend both. Created by Alberto Dianin and Andrea, this TTJRPG draws inspiration from the emotional depth and visual dynamism of anime while keeping
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Crowdfunding in the TTRPG industry is about more than raising money – it’s an art of community building, storytelling, and generating momentum long before launch day. In our conversation with Dream Realm Storytellers, we explore their marketing philosophy: from early teaser posts and pre-launch mailing list campaigns, to engaging fans
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When opportunity meets timing, magic can happen—and for Zac, joining Limithron as Marketing Director was exactly that. After crossing paths with founder Luke at GenCon 2023, Zac brought years of crowdfunding expertise and a deep love for the MÖRK BORG community to a studio known for its bold creative
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It all started with a pamphlet and a dragon. At just seven years old, Aviad Tal stumbled into the world of tabletop RPGs and never looked back. Decades later, after leaving behind a career in tech and betting everything on his passion, he turned Beyond the Screen from a side