036: Aspire SRD and Theatre LARPing with S. Kaiya J.

Listen now (57 min) | With the Forest of Trees behind them, we stumble upon a battle – but a mysterious game designer on the periphery explains that it’s just a Boffer LARP. S. Kaiya J. discusses game design, the Aspire SRD, Diversity Saves, and the complexity of LARP design. Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • 01:53 Theater LARP
  • 07:18 Designing a LARP
  • 10:13 Aspire SRD
  • 11:00 Caltrop Core
  • 16:24 Her Odyssey
  • 19:35 Solo-Journaling RPGs
  • 21:47 Galatea
  • 25:07 Diversity Saves
  • 33:09 Mass Effect
  • 33:54 Knights of the Old Republic
  • 34:51 Tyranny
  • 37:01 Magic the Gathering
  • 40:19 Vampire Survivors
  • 42:10 Tunic
  • 45:06 Root
  • 46:07 Dragon Quest

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028: Designing Games with Breeze Grigas

Listen now (37 min) | After leaving summer camp, our heroes have a chance encounter with a game designer of some renown. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 1:53 AEGIS Combining Robots
  • 12:15 Magic the Gathering
  • 12:42 Warhammer 40K
  • 20:02 Gloomhaven
  • 23:15 Protospiel

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003: Customization vs. Personalization

Listen now (36 min) | Emerging from the pit of despair, on their never-ending quest for the most usable game, our heroes go on a side quest to explore the role of customization. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • HeroQuest,
  • Dungeons & Dragons,
  • Magic the Gathering,
  • Pokemon,
  • City of Heroes,
  • Monster Hunter,
  • Golden Layout Framework,

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