Transcript

Is sharing music with your friends an RPG? It sure is when you're playing Avery Alder's game Ribbon Drive. Takuma Okada, the designer of Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern (⁠on Backerkit right now⁠), joins me this week to talk about music, contemplation, and unconventional ways to inspire players.

Further Reading:

⁠Ribbon Drive⁠

⁠Spindlewheel⁠

Everything Is Illuminated, the book and film

⁠Ten Candles⁠

⁠Dread⁠

⁠Star Crossed⁠

⁠Our Radios Are Dying⁠

⁠Void 1680 AM⁠

Sam’s ⁠playlist⁠ from playing Ribbon Drive

⁠The Awards⁠ website

⁠The Awards interview on Yes Indie'd⁠

Socials

Takuma on Twitter and Bluesky.

Sam on ⁠Bluesky⁠ and ⁠itch⁠.

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