
Dieku Podcast
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
Latest episodes

Nov 21, 2023 • 1h 4min
Liminal Horror & One Night at the Shelterwood Inn
I welcomed the creatives minds behind LIMINAL HORROR, which is a rules-lite, adaptable modern horror roleplaying game about normal characters and their struggles against the things that go bump in the night.
I welcome Goblin Archives who wrote Liminal Horror based upon the Cairn System, and Josh Domanski who has been instrumental is developing the look and feel of the system through modules like The Bureau and The Bloom.
To learn more:
https://spacepenguin.ink
Itch:
https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror
https://unenthuser.itch.io
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/goblin_archives
https://twitter.com/Unenthuser
SubStack
https://goblinarchives.substack.com

Nov 3, 2023 • 42min
Mythic Bastionland with Chris McDowall
I welcome back Chris McDowall, who is the author of the influential games of Into the Odd, and Electric Bastionland.
Chris will be kickstarting his newest venture Mythic Bastionland which has been billed as rules light roleplaying in a dreamlike world of knights and myths.
Learn more at:
https://www.bastionland.com
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bastionland/mythic-bastionland-rpg-before-into-the-odd

Oct 31, 2023 • 26min
Hallowzine Livestream
Happy Hallowzine!
Luchador Hero as part of the HallowZine Bundle
https://itch.io/s/105763/itchio-halloween-sale-2023
Liminal Horror:
https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror
The Haunted Hamlet:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/359080/The-Haunted-Hamlet--and-other-hexes
Bug Busters Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diekugames/bug-busters
Bug Busters Game
https://diekugames.com/bugbusters
Bug Busters Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdKRzdlphk&list=PL9wgt1BOPPpMWqHPycMsed5GbApqKzP9G
Ghostbusters PDFs:
https://ghostbusterscities.com/media/ghostbusters-the-roleplaying-game
#OSR #TTRPG

Oct 27, 2023 • 1h
Savage Universe
I welcome two people, whose names I'm sure will be familiar to many in the TTRPG space.
J-M DeFoggi is a long time creator and well-known for the Jackals bronze age game. and now has the role of Savage Universe Community Manager.
Chris Landauer is the Director of Marketing for Pinnacle Entertainment Group, the folks that that have brought us the Savage World System that has been described as fast, fun and furious.
Learn more:
https://savageuniverse.com
https://www.youtube.com/@Peginc
https://www.facebook.com/PinnacleEntGroup
https://www.instagram.com/pinnacleentgroup
https://www.twitch.tv/peginc
https://twitter.com/PEG_Games
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnofficialSavageWorlds

Oct 27, 2023 • 50min
Hyperborea with Jeffrey Talanian
I welcome Jeffrey Talanian, one of the pillars of old school gaming renaissance, and the creative mind behind Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea which recently completed the 3rd edition of the game earlier this year.
For more information:
https://www.hyperborea.tv
https://www.facebook.com/HYPERBOREA.TV
https://www.instagram.com/hyperborea576
https://twitter.com/hyperborea576
To learn more about Dieku Games:
https://diekugames.com
https://diekugames.itch.io
https://www.instagram.com/diekugames
https://www.twitter.com/diekugames
https://www.tiktok.com/@diekugames
https://www.patreon.com/diekugames
https://diekugames.blogspot.com
https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

Oct 4, 2023 • 27min
Bug Busters Pre-Launch Info Session
Join the working class exterminators of Bug Busters Ltd to fend off a secret alien invasion in the mid-90's!
I'll be doing an overview of the game setting and the design philosophy behind the game mechanics!
Hop on and ask some questions!
Follow on Kickstarter!
https://www.bugbusters.ltd
#OSR #TTRPG

Oct 1, 2023 • 1h 5min
The Outer Rim: Uprising - Kickstarting Oct 3
Can you hear it? It’s a roar. It’s a tide rising from the edges of the galaxy. It’s a calling for you to join the fight. Outer Rim: Uprising is a bundle of 15-plus original zines, pamphlets, cards, maps, and player-facing accessories all driven by a strong, riotous spirit.
Links:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thelostbay/outer-rim-uprising
https://www.outerrimuprising.com
https://www.twitter.com/thelostbay
What Is ORU?
ORU is a massive bundle of adventures and accessories for the tabletop RPG Mothership. It’s brought to you by The Lost Bay Studio, expert tabletop RPG bundlers, and a gang of top-tier international designers and artists.
Features:
20+ adventures, pamphlets, and player-facing accessories
Deck of 40 full-color NPC cards by Victor J Merino
Campaign handbook packed with custom classes, factions, hooks, items, and procedures
Sounds of Space audio tape by David Blandy
Faction patches by Alfred Valley
A pool of veteran Mothership designers
Breathtaking art by Evangeline Gallagher, Zach Hazard Vaupen, Holly Jenka, Victor J Merino, Daniel Locke, and Vil
Laid out by the best layout designers of the system: Gontijo, Josh Domanski, Jean Verne
Professional editing by Walton Wood of Līber Lūdōrum, and Samatha Leigh

Sep 29, 2023 • 57min
Don't Play This Game with Barney & Charlie Menzies
I welcomed the the Menzies brothers - Barney and Charlie - who are the creative mind behind the award winning Shiver, and the Ennie nominated Shiver Gothic.
We talk about their journey into roleplaying games, the design of Shiver, as well as discussing their newest creation - Don't Play this Game.
To learn more, visit:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/327195066/dont-play-this-game-a-cursed-solo-rpg
https://www.dontplaythisga.me
https://www.twitter.com/GamesParable

Aug 28, 2023 • 45min
Slugblaster
I welcomed Mikey Hamm who is the creator behind the game Slugblaster - which has teenage hoverboarders sneaking into other dimensions to explore, film tricks, go viral, and get away from the problems at home. It’s dangerous. It’s stupid. It’s got parent groups in a panic. And it’s the coolest thing ever.
Slugblaster was recently nominated for both best art and game of the year by IGDN, taking the big prize!
To learn more:
https://youtu.be/oTVSS6btqNE
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/567cddc9-e57e-4575-9fb2-821a1b289aca/landing
https://wilkies.itch.io/slugblaster
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikeyhamm/slugblaster
https://www.mikeyhamm.com

Aug 21, 2023 • 1h 12min
Don't Tell Mom and Dad
I welcomed Ben Mazzochetti and Ted Gilbert, the co-creators of Don't Tell Mom and Dad, the tabletop RPG fuelled by pulp horror VHS cassettes, sugar and fireworks!
To learn more about Don't Tell Mom and Dad:
https://www.donttellmomanddad.com
https://www.instagram.com/donttellmomanddad
https://twitter.com/DontTellMomDad
https://weirdhobbies.bigcartel.com
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/21718/Weird-Hobbies
https://weird-hobbies.itch.iohttps://letterboxd.com/giallohands/list/dont-tell-mom-dad
Lunchmeat Zine:
https://lunchmeatvhs.com