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Game Design Unboxed 123: Art Society

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2025/09/09

In episode 123 of Game Design Unboxed, we chat with game designer Mitch Wallace about how a wide range of hobbies and a YouTube rabbit hole led him into game design. He shares how his curiosity sparked idea after idea, and how the original concept for Art Society evolved through rounds of feedback to find […]

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Upshift 49: Learning From The Best

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2025/09/05

Charles’ mind has been swirling ever since he heard about Learned From The Best, a new General Perk for the Essence20 in G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game: Hawk’s Personnel Files that lets players access Perks for Threat. He challenged himself and Ryan to see just how much character customizability and storytelling potential one Perk can hold. Listen […]

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Digital Divination 143 – Top 3 Things from Starfinder...

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2025/09/04

Jason, John, and Ron talk about 3 things they really like about the Starfinder 2 GM Core. Listen Now! Watch Now!

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Intrepid Heroes 166 – The Meet (Murder in Metal City...

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2025/09/01

A strange message beckons six strangers to Striving, an expansive megaplex city on Aballon, the planet of Machines. There, they gather in a neon-lit cafe, surrounded by androids and robots, to meet an old friend. The bartender brings them refreshments—and a holographic recording from their mutual acquaintance. “Greetings, friends! If you’re watching this, it’s because […]

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Game Design Unboxed 122: License to Krill

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2025/08/26

In episode 122 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication, we talk with owner of MaKa Games and designer of License to Krill, Matthew Kambic, about how a pun inspired his debut game — and how he brought it to life with a custom plushie component. Matthew shares how his engineering background, early love of […]

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Upshift 048: Behind Essential Builds (fixed)

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2025/08/25

Ryan writes a blog about building elaborate Essence20 characters. Charles needs a new character for a G.I. JOE RPG campaign. Together, they solve crimes. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes part 4, generously provided by Wordburglar. Check it and other amazing 80s-inspired out at Wordburglar.com. Although the host works for Renegade Game Studios, […]

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Upshift 048: Behind Essential Builds

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2025/08/23

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Digital Divination 142 – Gen Con Recap and Ron News!

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2025/08/21

Jason, John, and Ron recap their Gen Con Experiences and Ron also shares some big news! Listen Now! Ron Lundeen is an employee of Wizards of the Coast and his opinions are his own.

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Game Design Unboxed 121: Shifting Stones

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2025/08/12

In episode 121 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication, J. Evan Raitt shares how an infamously frustrating game first sparked his interest in design, which eventually led to a make-your-own-game elective in college and most recently to the creation of Shifting Stones. We talk about the theme being inspired by his fascination with traditional Mayan glyphs, how other […]

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Upshift 047: Story Points

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2025/08/08

Multiple Essence20 Core Rulebooks boldly call Story Points “The Great Equalizer”. Ryan and Charles look at how this isn’t an exaggeration, and point out how this meta narrative control consumable can elevate the stories of your G.I. JOE, My Little Pony, Power Rangers, Transformers, and Welcome To Night Vale campaigns. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter […]

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Know Direction Beyond 99: Starfinder 2e Is Here...

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2025/08/07

Starfinder designer Dustin Knight joins Alex and James as Starfinder 2e launched into the ether, becoming one with the cosmos. Recorded live on Twitch. Listen Now! (mp3)

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Intrepid Heroes 164 – Season Finale!

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2025/08/04

Our heroes come face-to0-face with the creature causing all the problems on Absalom Station. Can they earn the victory and escape the ghost levels? Listen Now!(mp3)

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Digital Divination 141 – Starfinder 2 Launch Day with...

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2025/07/31

Starfinder Creative Manager Jenny Jarzabski join Jason, John, and Ron to talk about all the cool Starfinder 2nd Edition things going on at Gen Con for today’s Starfinder 2 release! Listen Now! Ron Lundeen is an employee of Wizards of the Coast and his opinions are his own.

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Game Design Unboxed 120: CHEW: The Roleplaying Game

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2025/07/29

In episode 120 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Pete Petrusha of Imagining Games about adapting the Eisner award-winning Image comic series, CHEW, into a Forged in the Dark foodie crime drama TTRPG! They discuss several delicious topics including the concept of meeting needs and answering questions with your game designs (what’s something I […]

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Upshift 046: Hawk’s Personnel Files

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2025/07/26

Ryan and Charles go through the contents and development of the latest Essence20 sourcebook for the G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game: Hawk’s Personnel Files. Anyone who preordered the physical copy from Renegade Game Studios can currently download the PDF. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes part 4, generously provided by Wordburglar. Check it and […]

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Digital Divination 140 – Gen Con 2025

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2025/07/24

Jason, John, and Ron are all going to Gen Con next week! They share what they will be busy doing as well as what they look forward to the most! Listen Now! Ron Lundeen is an employee of Wizards of the Coast and his opinions are his own.

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Intrepid Heroes 163 – Meltdown!

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2025/07/21

Killer bees! A gross gravid mound! Charity station meltdown! It all comes to a head in the penultimate episode of the season! Listen Now!(mp3)

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Game Design Unboxed 119: Cretaceous Rails

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2025/07/15

In episode 119 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Ann Journey about what inspired her to create a game about going back in time to see the dinosaurs, rather than bringing them here to the modern day and age. (Because that never goes well!) They talk about revisiting and combining concepts […]

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Upshift 045: Welcome To Night Vale

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2025/07/11

Carlos (you know, the game dev?) Cabrera, the project manager of Renegade Game Studios’ Welcome To Night Vale RPG joins Ryan to talk about the development of the project, why Essence20 was the right system to bring the cult and occult radio drama to the tabletop, and how the new cross-compatible options can influence other […]

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Digital Divination 139 – Top Properties for...

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2025/07/10

John and Ron talk about the top Science Fiction/Fantasy properties that they would like to see converted to the Starfinder 2e system. Surprise, there is no overlap between their lists! Also, a much needed update on Ron’s new chickens! Listen Now! Ron Lundeen is an employee of Wizards of the Coast and his opinions are […]

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