Dieku Podcast

I was honored to be joined by Marc Miller, the creator of Traveller - the best selling sci-fi RPG of all time! I discuss the many innovations that Traveller brought to the TTRPG design world including, life paths during character creation, skills, patrons, UPP code, and the game-within-a-game ship and world building.   Far Future Enterprises: https://www.farfuture.net Agent of the Imperium https://www.amazon.ca/Agent-Imperium-Marc-Miller/dp/1982125071  Traveller 5 https://traveller5.net https://twitter.com/TravellerNews 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://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

I was joined by Daniel Sell the Ennie award winning creator and Publisher of Melsonian Arts Council, who make Troika!, the OSR style game that combines unique characters into an unusual setting that has grown a strong community around it. Daniel shares his journey into publishing, and provides some great insight on what it takes to be a successful indie TTRPG publisher.   To learn more about Daniel and Troika, visit:  https://www.troikarpg.com  https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/melsonia  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/melsonia/the-big-squirm http://whatwouldconando.blogspot.com

We had the pleasure of having Lysa Penrose - RPG Marketing and Charity Manager, and Kage - Community Relations Representative from DriveThruRPG join us.  We discussed the upcoming PocketQuest game jam taking place in August, as well as tips and tricks for new creators taking their first steps into publishing.    We also learned about the recent announcement of the partnership between DriveThruRPG and Roll20 for supporting the VTT through the Dungeon Masters Guild. For more information, please visit:  https://www.drivethrurpg.com  DriveThru Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/j8VxCUMt2Q PocketQuest: https://medium.com/oneblogshelf/join-us-this-summer-for-a-pocketquest-9f50e2fbcc8f Roll20 Partnership: https://medium.com/oneblogshelf/dungeon-masters-guild-announces-partnership-with-roll20-6fab717dde91

It was a pleasure to have Nate Treme of Highland Paranormal Society on the show to discuss his design process and the many unique games that he has made over the years, such as Tunnel Goons, Kozmik Objects, and adventures like What Child is This, Barrow of the Elf King and Dogtooth Valley.  Learn more about Highland Paranormal Society: https://highlandparanormalsociety.com https://natetreme.itch.io https://www.patreon.com/HPS https://twitter.com/NateTreme https://www.tiktok.com/@highlandparanormal  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://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5 

We were joined by Adam Vass of World Cha,mp Games Co. who has been making some very unique and creative games within the Indie game design scene. Games such as Necronautilus, Babes in the Wood, Cobwebs, Hell Cabin, and more!  You can learn more at: https://www.worldchamp.io https://worldchampgameco.itch.io https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10896/World-Champ-Game-Co https://www.patreon.com/worldchampgameco https://www.facebook.com/worldchampgameco https://twitter.com/WCgameco https://www.instagram.com/worldchampgameco

We were joined by Deborah from Geek Gamers, who shared their history and evolution of the Solo Game Master's Guide and YouTube channel.   For more information:  https://www.youtube.com/GeekGamers01  https://www.modiphius.net/products/solo-game-masters-guide

We were joined by Jim Parkin, the designer of Weird North and Any Planet is Earth, who shared his views on Free Kriegsspiel Revolution (FKR) style gaming to create an immersive role playing experience.  To learn more:  https://d66kobolds.blogspot.com https://classless-kobolds.itch.io https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17280/Classless-Kobolds  FKR Discord Server:  https://discord.gg/3GdFMKa

We were joined by Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons, who shared his game design journey with us, starting with 5e supplements on the Joy of Cooking Monsters, to the very popular OSR Azag game and setting. Lex also provides some of his realizations on and learnings with each new product, including the Narfell supplement which is entirely digital focussed. To Learn More: https://lfosr.com/product/azag-single-volume  https://dank-dungeons.itch.io https://twitter.com/DankDungeons https://dankdungeons.bandcamp.com https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Lex%20Mandrake https://www.patreon.com/dankdungeons    Contributors and Mentions:  https://twitter.com/diogo_oldskull https://www.gontijolab.com https://lootthebody.bandcamp.com https://mobile.twitter.com/safia_d https://www.instagram.com/party_in_the_front https://www.instagram.com/liltachyon https://twitter.com/axebane https://twitter.com/maharhar

We were joined by Eric Nieudan, who along with Olivier Revenu, makes up The Merry Mushmen, who have created the go-to OSR magazine - Knock. We learn of the history behind how this magazine came into existence, and what the future looks like for this publication. For more information:  https://www.themerrymushmen.com  https://www.twitter.com/TMushmen https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?ref=nav_search&term=Olivier%20Revenu  https://www.themerrymushmen.com/2021/02/06/the-questing-beast-on-knock  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://discord.gg/M3jmUvcKt5

We were joined by Bryce Lynch, who run's the Ten Foot Pole blog which is the de facto Dungeons and Dragons adventure review site. Bryce shares his list of tips and tricks that every aspiring adventure designer should know before setting out to write! Bryce also shares the background to the 4-year Review of Dungeon Magazine adventures, and the Wavestone Keep adventure design contest that has been resulting in some incredible items!  Learn more about Bryce at:  http://www.tenfootpole.org http://www.tenfootpole.org/forum/index.php  ttps://www.patreon.com/join/tenfootpole   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://discord.gg/ZBpHnjQ5