Separating the artist from their art. Oftentimes we hear arguments on both sides. And today we try to put the topic to rest. I don’t think we put it to rest, but we sure say what we think!

With the successful crowdfunding of The Adventurer’s Guide to the Bible and some of the criticism it has received, Chris and I decided it would be a great idea to record an episode about real life religion in games

In this episode I talk with the people behind the RP Haven about how to build the best RPG club ever.

In this episode Chris and I talk about our Christmas traditions regarding gaming and other things that are not about gaming. Explains part of why we are so weird!

In this episode I am joined by Jacky Leung, from Unbreakable Publishers. Jacky is a Chinese American tabletop RPG writer and designer. He is also the Lead Creative Director for Unbreakable Publishers, a platform bringing Asian Own Voices stories into tabletop spaces.

In this episode we talk about crowdfunding and how to organise your campaign, especially if you want to use an alternative to Kickstarter! This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being there. Welcome to the GMS Podcast episode 433 a podcast about the people who make and the people who play tabletop board games and roleplaying games. I am Paco García, your host and I am joined by Chris Dias and Barney from Trickster’s Net and the podcast Loco Ludus to talk about crowdfunding...

I am Paco García, your host and I am joined by Chris Dias. Chris talks about Dinosaur games and I review Tetrarchia and Ninja Squad.

In this episode I am joined by Nathan Lusk to talk about his Asian themed boardgame called Daimyo Senso and his quest to have it fully manufactured in the USA. I got to ask him about the game and how it plays, but also about his reasons to want to keep it national and what have been the struggles. Join us in our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/fHaKNPe Follow us on #Twitter: https://goo.gl/moZgvK Our #Facebook page: https://goo.gl/YkbQIj

In this episode, Chris and I talk about recent events and the abuse people face in the company. We talk about how to identify it, what to do, and also if you are caught as an abuser, we have some advice.

I am joined by the ever amazing Chris Dias with a very special guest:  Ignacy Trzewiczek, to talk about Dune: House of Secrets.

This episode features an interview with Christoffer Sevaldsen, author and designer of Black Void, a terrific RPG I read last year that made to the top 10 list.   It took me a while to read the book because it is pretty huge, but there isn’t a single page that is not worth reading. Being one of the most Planescape games I have read since Planescape, I think it has a lot to offer and people should pay a lot of attention to it.   I wanted to ask Christoffer about the origins, how he’s...

The Board Room: Session Zero with Chris Dias. What sort of board game podcast are we going to have? Chris and I talk about plans for the future!

Mark Seifter and Dave Nelson answered some hard questions in this interview about the recently established Paizo workers union.

I talk with Pauline-Fate Kong and Marie Wong about Steam Up! A feast of Dim Sum, on Kickstarter at the time of publishing. This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being there. Welcome to the GMS Podcast episode 425 a podcast about the people who make and the people who play tabletop board games and roleplaying games. Once upon a time in the Far East, deep in the mountains of a mythical land, there was a world-renowned Dim Sum restaurant by the name of Steam Up. It was...

This podcast is made for people like you. Thank you for being there. Welcome to the GMS Podcast episode 424 a podcast about the people who make and the people who play tabletop board games and roleplaying games. I am Paco García and in this episode… I talk with Bassey Onwuanaku about her game café in Abuja, Nigeria, and how finding out about her daughter learning through gaming, has led her to create Lyndem Edutaiment, an organisation that wants to spread education through gaming all over...

Interview with Mike Fatum director of Worlds Elsewhere Theatre Company. Proud to announce our Fall 2021 Charity Stream of Qui Gnuyen‘s She Kills Monsters, benefitting Trans Lifeline and Mermaids UK – two charities aimed at providing trans peer support and community care.

RPG Publishing Ep.15: To print or not to print, piracy and Print on Demand: Once you have everything at the ready, or even before you do, it’s a good idea to consider if you want to print your game or not.

In this episode I talk about hiring someone in particular for a role that not everyone realises how important it is: The Art Director.

In the last episode, I was talking about hiring professionals and being professional with them. But hiring professionals need one key aspect: contracts.

It is very hard to be able to do everything well and at some point you are going to need to hire someone to do some work for you. How to go about hiring a professional?

Choosing art for your RPG is a more important task that you might think and one that requires with certain skill no one teaches you about.   This is one to watch out for!   WRITING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS | HOW TO WRITE AND PUBLISH YOUR RPG Ep.11: USE ART OR NO ART?   This podcast has been produced for www.gmsmagazine.com. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting and support our Patreon Campaign if you can: https://www.patreon.com/gmsmagazine   Hope you enjoy the...

Thilo Graf has been writing reviews for over a decade and has over 5000 on his back, which I like having a superpower of reading, comprehending and writing.   And he has been a really dear friend of mine for a long, long time.   Now he is working for Adventure a Week and they have a really lovely book in the making called The Survivalist’s Guide to Spekunking, a game inspired by Douglas Niles and I had to know more because it sounds amazing and I hope you will like it too.   Find out more...

Dragon Dawn Productions has been one of my most favourite companies since I met Ren so many years ago (around 10, now) and since, as well as becoming a good friend, he has developed as a game designer to become truly accomplished.

Zinequest 3 has taken place with more than 700 projects competing to get money. What does it mean for the Indie scene?

In this episode we discuss what games do Romance well and what are the do’s and don’t’s of bringing romance to the table. Also what are some of our favourite romantic tropes.