Theory From the Closet

A punk perspective on tabletop RPG’s, their theory, and design.

Show051: Interview with Chris Perrin and Clyde L. Rhoer

This show was recorded at Gen Con for Cannon Punture by Chris Perrin. Chris recently left Cannon Punture on good terms, and I checked in with him to see if Cannon Punture had the audio of this show and planned to run it. When I found out he still had the file I asked him if I could run it. Chris and Rich both gave me permission, so here it is.

This is an interview about my ashcan, Silence Keeps Me A Victim, and Chris’s ashcan, Messiah. We go off the path a bit, but not too far.

Show050: Interview with Eero Tuovinen

Here is possibly the last of my Gen Con recordings. (I’m still searching for one.) This was with Eero Tuovinen, one of the three folks behind Arkenstone Publishing, and creator of Zombie Cinema, and Solar System. My questions were a little less focused than what I’d like, but I was really curious about what the Nordic roleplaying scene was like. It seems like half the interest in my game comes from Norway, Sweden, and Finland. I don’t think the show is bad, I just think I wasn’t prepared enough with interesting questions. I feel like there was something I wanted to dig at that I was unsucessful at bringing to the surface. Anyway, Eero has a lot more to say about roleplaying things if you read his blog

The Creative Agenda show will be next Monday, as I need more time. Presenting it correctly is tricky, and it seems that I keep getting dragged into making the show deeper and deeper. So much so I’m worried about presenting too much and losing people.

Creative agenda is a lot more complicated than the other theory shows I’ve done. It’s going to be an additional day.

Show049: Interview with John Wick

This is an interview I did with John Wick at Gen Con 2008. We talk about his new game, Houses of the Blooded, Legend of the Five Rings, torture-porn, and some of his thoughts about game design, and actual play.

I couldn’t get the volume correct on this one with out adding aliens and spaceships, so it may be a bit quiet. We also have vacuum cleaners, and the very efficient hotel staff once again. Someday I’ll learn they make signs to prevent that.