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It's time for a very recent gamebook, at least by the standards of this podcast. For your delight and edification HJDoom plays through Legendary Kingdoms book one, The Valley of Bones by Oliver Hulme with illustrations by Robin Smith. It was published by Spidermind Games in 2019. This is a vast tome and the playthrough only really scratches the surface but is it a case of more of a good thing or a surfeit of paragraphs. Listen along to find out.
Instadeath Survivors Support Group is a podcast all about gamebooks, and the writers and readers who adore them. Visit our Patreon to support the show: patreon.com/instadeath S01E11: For episode 11, I talked to Jon Lunn of Spidermind games. Jon is NOT a gamebook author, but produced the Legendary Kingdoms series. His steady hand in business is certainly a big factor in why the recent kickstarter for Book 2: Crown and Tower raised over $280,000, making it one of the biggest gamebook launches in recent years. I chat with him about how Spidermind came to be, and how they've found success. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thelevelup/legendary-kingdoms-crown-and-tower --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/instadeath/message
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Jessica Hancock, publishing administrator at EN Publishing, to talk about the nuts and bolts business work of making games! In the news, a new Sage Advice and Errata for D&D, Power Rangers getting an RPG, Fan-made finale to the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the quantum mechanics of rolling with advantage! Don’t forget, Our Favourite Game in All the World: Guess the Kickstarter from Just the Name and Nothing Else has moved to its own podcast on Tuesdays! ------------------- Our Guest Jessica Hancock https://enpublishingrpg.com/ ------------------- News Drizzt Do’Urden Action Figure on Hasbro Pulse for US/Canadian Pre-order https://www.enworld.org/threads/drizzt-dourden-action-figure-available-for-pre-order.675012/ Ice Dice: An Interview with Jon Lunn of Spidermind Games https://www.enworld.org/threads/ice-dice-an-interview-with-jon-lunn-spidermind-games.674600/ Level Up Playtest Document #3: Rogue https://www.enworld.org/threads/level-up-playtest-document-3-rogue.675141/ News Digest for the Week of September 25 (Baldur’s Gate 3 Release Delay and System Specs) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-september-25.675001/ Power Rangers RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-for-power-rangers-coming.675103/ Fan Made Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon Finale https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-animated-series-requiem-the-final-episode.675104/ Sage Advice and Errata Updates https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-errata-advice-for-d-d-issued.675123/ News Digest for the Week of October 2 (52 Free Battlemaps, ) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-october-2.675144/ ------------------- The Business of RPG Publishing https://enpublishingrpg.com/ ------------------- Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus Don’t forget to join the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M ------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Kickstarter News Column used for the Kickstarter Game: Egg Embry Theme Song: Steve Arnott Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
After the season 2 finale, we're back in space for the second half of our Elite: Dangerous TTRPG adventure!Join Steve, Steven, Daniel, & Mason as they continue onward and upwards through the module "The Worst Intentions" from Spidermind Games. Now that we've got the basics down, what's gonna happen when an ex-spy, a crazy doctor, and a loose cannon cop teetering precariously close to the edge raid an empty freighter? The results are out of this world!
Season Two of the Pixel Bandits' Podcast opens with a bang, as Rik, Steve, and Jon play host to the Lead Writer and the Producer of the Elite Dangerous RPG. A bumper episode for our first week back, and with so much going on at Spidermind Games, it's hardly surprising that Season Two, Episode One runs to nearly two hours! The usual news and opinion don't go anywhere, and keep your eyes out in the coming weeks for more interviews with developers from Rare, Frontier, and Funcom among others.