How To Be A Better Player

3rd December 2019Conventions, PodcastsAdvice, Conventions, Dragonmeet, Liveevilgaz

Episode 113 – How To Be A Better Player
(Live from Dragonmeet, London, 2019)

The lads have been down to London Village for Dragonmeet 2019. Among other fantastic activities, they hosted a seminar on being a better player. If you want great advice on quite literally upping your game, then look no further! Joined by special guests (co-authors of Call of Cthulhu 7th ed) Paul Fricker of the Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast and CoC Creative Director Mike Mason, the panel provided all manner of top tips and advice, to rapturous applause.

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Zachary Cox Interview

14th November 2019Advice, PodcastsGame Design, Interviews, Special Guestevilgaz

Episode 112 – Zachary Cox Interview
(a.k.a Best Left Buried)

Creator of Best Left Buried by Soul Muppet Publishing and new Kickstarter Beneath the Missing Sea, as well as publisher of other independents, Zachary Cox joins the lads to talk about his latest creations, designing and publishing gamers, creator meet ups and what the heck is OSR anyway?

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David Larkins Interview

6th November 2019PodcastsCall of Cthulhu, Interview, Pendragon, Special Guestevilgaz

Episode 111 – David Larkins Interview
(a.k.a Go Kill A Giant)

Line Editor for the King Arthur Pendragon RPG, author of Berlin: The Wicked City and more, David Larkins joins the lads this time to talk about his writing and all thing Pendragon related. Hear about Greg Stafford’s legacy, the future direction for the line, different modes of play and all the latest info on Chaosium’s laser-focused Arthurian RPG. As well as thoughts on alternate settings, art directions and more, Dave chats about his design process and inspirations, a must for all Chaosium fans.

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Jeremy Crawford Interview

29th October 2019PodcastsD&D, Interviews, Special Guestevilgaz

Episode 110 – Jeremy Crawford Interview
(a.k.a Illusionary Dragons)

Lead Rules Designer for D&D, mind behind Sage Advice and Unearthed Arcana, and all round man on the scene for all D&D books, the lads were delighted to have Jeremy Crawford on for an interview. An insight into his daily work, lots of detail on the upcoming Eberron release, and much more, including advice for new DMs and some hints on the future of D&D.
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Robin Laws at The Kraken 2019

22nd October 2019UncategorizedInterviews, Special Guest, The Krakenevilgaz

Bonus Episode – Robin Laws at The Kraken 2019
(a.k.a You and I Can Go Fight Some Lesser Podcasts)

He was last at The Kraken two years ago, and so when Robin Laws returned in 2019, it was only right that we tried to get some time to talk to him again about what he’s been up to, reminisce about some old products and get some hot tips on producing better content for aspiring writers everywhere. The Yellow King, Glorantha, Earthdawn, Feng Shui, Gumshoe, etc., the list of credits is too long to list, so sit back and relax as we let Robin do the talking.

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Quickstarts

4th October 2019Podcastsevilgaz

Episode 109 – Quickstarts
(a.k.a Need To Know Information)

A common feature of games these days, led perhaps by RPG Day and other thing, is the “Quick Start”. An adventure, some characters, enough rules to play. Should be easy, right? As the lads discover when talking through the topic though, there’s a lot of features people want from a Quickstart and they can vary in form and function. Dive in and hear about some examples of what’s on the market, and hear the good, bad and ugly.

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Starter Sets

6th September 2019Podcastsevilgaz

Starter Sets
(a.k.a. Double Demogorgon)

Are they just there for bring people in? Essential tools? Collector pieces? Whatever you might think, starter sets are a thing (again?) now, with most of the main players producing one. Call of Cthulhu, Legend of the Five Rings, D&D, Pathfinder, Star Trek, Numenera and more… The lads talk about what they’d like to see in a starter set and now some examples stack up.

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Electric Bastionland with Chris McDowall

28th August 2019PodcastsInterviews, Into The Odd, Special Guestevilgaz

Episode 107 – Electric Bastionland
(a.k.a You Have Shared Ownership of a Child’s Musket)

Into the Odd was one of the lad’s favourite independent game offerings of a couple of years ago, and now Chris McDowall is back again with his follow up, Electric Bastionland. Chris jumps in to talk about the imminent Kickstarter (early November 2019), what the design process was on the new game, what new and improved and much more. Plus! A five minute character creation session and other great content.

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Versions and Editions

19th August 2019PodcastsD&D, Edition Wars, Special Guestevilgaz

Episode 106 – Versions and Editions
(a.k.a. d4 Damage for the Ill Behaviour)

Don’t remember the Edition Wars do you junior? Well, pull a stool, buy a tankard of ale and let the old timers tell you all about it… This week the lads go into new editions, versions and reboots. With special guest Mat Hart from Steamforged Games, the guys talk about why new editions come about, if they really change anything and if not, why not?

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Savage Worlds Settings

6th August 2019PodcastsSavage Worlds, Settingevilgaz

Episode 105 – Savage Worlds Settings
(a.k.a. I’d Just Savage It)

In the concluding part of their talk about Savage Worlds (for now!), the boys go through the some of the settings for the game, official and otherwise – as well as discussing what you can do for creating your own setting or adapting other things.

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How To Be A Better Player

Zachary Cox Interview

David Larkins Interview

Jeremy Crawford Interview

Robin Laws at The Kraken 2019

Quickstarts

Starter Sets

Electric Bastionland with Chris McDowall

Versions and Editions

Savage Worlds Settings