
Dieku Podcast
Join me in the exploration of why we love table top games through long form interviews with game designers and industry influencers.
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Aug 14, 2023 • 44min
Ben Milton from Questing Beast and Knave 2e
I am excited to welcome Ben Milton, the host of the very popular Questing Beast YouTube channel which has introduced thousands of new players into the OSR. Ben is also the creative mind behind Maze Rats, The Waking of Willowby Hall, the Labyrinth Adventure Game as well as the very popular Knave, which just finished kickstarting it’s second edition.
For more information:
https://www.youtube.com/QuestingBeast
Patreon: http://bit.ly/QBPatreon
Glatisant Newsletter: http://bit.ly/Glatisant
Itch: http://bit.ly/ItchStore
Merch: http://bit.ly/QBMerch
Amazon Products: https://amzn.to/30kfamM

Jul 28, 2023 • 31min
Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow
I was joined by the Joseph R. Lewis, author of the original Ragged Hollow Nightmare adventure, as well as Eric Nieudan who is one half of the Merry Mushmen along with Olivier Olivier Revenu.
Together, they have dusted off the original adventure into a new exciting new module called Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow, which is Kickstarting right now.
To learn more:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896102915/nightmare-over-ragged-hollow
Published by the Merry Mushmen
https://www.themerrymushmen.com
Written by Joseph R. Lewis
https://www.josephrlewis.com
Art by Li-An
https://www.li-an.fr
Cartography by Queer Wizard
https://queerwizard.co.uk
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https://diekugames.blogspot.com
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Jul 10, 2023 • 1h 4min
Black Sword Hack with Kobayashi
I welcomed Kobayashi, the creator of the Black Sword Hack, which has recently been updated to a new Ultimate Chaos Edition through the Merry Mushmen publishing team - who are well known in OSR circles for their Knock zine.
To learn more:
https://www.themerrymushmen.com/product/black-sword-hack-ultimate-chaos-edition
https://twitter.com/TMushmen
https://www.instagram.com/nobboc
https://www.gorangligovic.com
https://squarehex.myshopify.com
https://the-black-hack.jehaisleprintemps.net
To learn more about Dieku Games:
https://diekugames.com
https://diekugames.itch.io
https://www.instagram.com/diekugames
https://threads.net/@diekugames
https://www.twitter.com/diekugames
https://www.tiktok.com/@diekugames
https://www.patreon.com/diekugames
https://diekugames.blogspot.com
https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5
#OSR #TTRPG #dnd

Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 15min
Seth Skorkowsky Talks RPG Philosophy
Seth Skorkowsky was born beneath the pine trees of East Texas and grew up with a love of camping and outdoors. His teen years were spent ingesting heavy doses of Dungeons & Dragons and Clive Barker novels.
At thirteen, while visiting his favorite comic/game shop, he saw the cover for the AD&D “Lankhmar: City of Adventure” campaign book. Seth had no idea who Fritz Leiber or his heroes, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, even were, but the imagery captured him. Leiber’s stories became the single greatest influence on the atmosphere of his fantasy writing.
Sometime after college, while attempting to write the next great epic horror/fantasy, he penned a short story on the side called ‘The Mist of Lichthafen‘. It was his nod to Fritz. He sold the story to TTA Press who wanted it for their upcoming Black Static magazine. “The Mist of Lichthafen” was praised among readers. It received a longlist nomination for the 2009 British Fantasy Award. Seth would later narrate the story for TTA Press’ ‘Transmissions From Beyond’ podcast.
Later, during a moment of writer’s block in his novel, he wrote an origin story for a thief character called The Black Raven. ‘Birth of the Black Raven’ was always intended to be a stand-alone story with a very open ending. A year later, after his first trip to Venice, he wrote ‘Race for the Night Ruby‘, and decided to cast the same character, but now as a master thief. Once that was done, he really had no choice but to fill in the gaps between the two stories and then continue on with more adventures. As of writing this, Black Raven has had over 21 stories.
In 2011, after attending a brutal 3-day writing workshop, Seth finally came to grips that his first novel was simply dreadful. Instead of feeling dismayed, it gave him the courage to let it go and actually start work on an Urban Fantasy story that he’d been mulling for several years.
DÄMOREN sold to Ragnarok Publications in 2013. It published in 2014 and was a Audie Award finalist for Best Paranormal Audiobook.
A week later, lightning struck twice more when he signed to publish not just one, but two collections of Black Raven adventures. MOUNTAIN OF DAGGERS and SEA OF QUILLS.
Seth has now published four Valducan novels and a seperate novel Ashes of Onyx. He has many more Black Raven adventures planned. One day he hopes to pen that epic fantasy, as well as a gritty pulp crime novel.
In 2016, he started making YouTube videos about table-top role-playing games one day. His channel won the Gold ENnie Award for Best Online Content in 2019.
In 2020, his first published RPG scenario ‘A Mother’s Love’ was released in the Call of Cthulhu collection New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley. The collection went on to win the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Electronic Book.
When not writing, Seth loves going on walks to clear his head and daydream. He enjoys traveling. His favorite city is Florence. Table-top role-playing is still an enormous part of his life. He loves, going to Renaissance faires, making YouTube videos, and watching bad movies with friends.
To learn more:
https://skorkowsky.com
https://www.youtube.com/@SSkorkowsky
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Seth-Skorkowsky/author/B00JO2GKX6?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
To learn more about Dieku Games:
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https://diekugames.itch.io
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https://diekugames.blogspot.com
https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

Jun 28, 2023 • 60min
John "Hambone McGuire from 3-2-1 Action
I welcomed John “Hambone" McGuire who is one of the co-creators of 3-2-1 Action system along with Geo Collazo, as well as the co-host of the Vintage RPG podcast with Stu Horvath, and official ambassador for the swamps of New Jersey.
To learn more:
https://321actiongames.com
https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=3%2C2%2C1%E2%80%A6Action%21
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18006
https://321actiongames.itch.io
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https://www.patreon.com/diekugames
https://diekugames.blogspot.com
https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

Jun 19, 2023 • 42min
ECO MOFOS - Game Pitch
Miyazaki meets Mad Max on a psychedelic future Earth in this rules-lite solo-friendly TTRPG.
ECO-MOFOS!! is a mid-future ecopunk ruin-delving survival game, as player characters (PCs or Punks) seek a safe homestead to start a new community, Weirdhope not Grimdark.
Around two hundred years ago, everything went to $hit. The wealthy, who created this mess, fucked off to Mars while the lucky ones hid in vast underground bunkers. We were left to fend for ourselves on the surface, eeking out an existence in the broken world they left behind, searching for remnants of a past world to help us survive, searching for a place to call home.
Play a group of misfits who have found each other in the wastes and ruins of the fallen world. The past is just a hazy legend, the story scattered over thousands of usb sticks and servers, but the future is there to be written.
Sign up to be notified when the Kickstarter goes live on Tuesday, June 27!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daniellocke/eco-mofos
Learn more about the ECO MOFOS team:
Design by David Blandy:
https://twitter.com/davidblandyrpgs
Art by Daniel Locke:
https://twitter.com/DanielULocke
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https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5
#TTRPG #FKR #OSR

Jun 12, 2023 • 48min
WHPA Fairhaven and Ninja City with Rev. Joey Royale
Today I welcome one of my favourite Youtube personalities - Rev. Joey Royale who is best know for is awesome show - Joey Royale’s Pizza Party!
Joey isn’t just limited to his fun show, but also has created such cult classics as Ninja City and WHPA Fairhaven where you explore the oddities of your local small town!
Get Haunted games and info about Rev. Joey Royale:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GetHauntedIndustries
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18511/Get-Haunted-Industries
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjotbAxDry2Isz0_7S2o5Qs4f3_Qrial_
https://whpatv13.neocities.org
https://goodman-games.com/store/?s=%22Get+Haunted+Industries%22&post_type=product
https://goodman-games.com/blog/2022/03/20/community-publisher-profile-joey-royale-of-get-haunted-industries
Learn more about Dieku Games:
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https://diekugames.itch.io
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https://www.tiktok.com/@diekugames
https://www.patreon.com/diekugames
https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

Jun 9, 2023 • 53min
Ultraviolet Grasslands 2 by Luka Rejec - Available on June 14
We welcome back Luka Rejec the writer, illustrator and designer of Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City, which provides a unique setting which is inspired by psychedelic Heavy Metal, the Dying Earth genre, and Oregon Trail.
Luka shared the details for the upcoming release of the second edition of Ultraviolet Grasslands which will be available through Exalted Funeral on June 14!
Sign up to be notified when UVG2 goes on sale:
https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/uvg-2e
To see more of Luka's work visit:
https://www.lukarejec.com
https://www.patreon.com/wizardthieffighter
https://twitter.com/stratometaship
https://www.instagram.com/wizardthieffighter
https://www.facebook.com/luka.rejec
https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/collections/vendors?q=WTF%20Studios
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/14157/WTF-Studio
Learn more about Dieku Games:
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https://diekugames.itch.io
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https://www.patreon.com/diekugames
https://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

Jun 7, 2023 • 54min
Sandy Petersen - Designer of Call of Cthulhu
I was honoured to welcome one of the true greats in game design, and the creative mind behind Call of Cthulhu and one of my personal favourites - Ghostbusters.
Not only has Sandy established himself as one of the premier table top game designers, but he has also been key in the video game industry working on iconic titles such as Doom and Civilization.
To learn more about Petersen Games:
https://petersengames.com
https://twitter.com/PetersenGame
https://www.facebook.com/PetersenGames
https://www.instagram.com/petersengames
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petersengames
Call of Cthulhu GM Tips:
https://whispersinthedark.substack.com/p/keeping-the-call-of-cthulhu
Learn more about Dieku Games:
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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://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

May 29, 2023 • 35min
DriveThru RPG Pocket Quest 2023 - Space
We had the pleasure of having Adam Jury, from Partner Relations at DriveThru RPG, join us to discuss Pocket Quest 2023 which allows aspiring game designers take their first steps into publishing.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/398249/PocketQuest-2023-Starter-Kit
DriveThru Discord Channel:
https://discord.gg/j8VxCUMt2Q
Learn more about Dieku Games:
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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://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5