With session zero settled, it’s time for the launch of the Legend Lore One Shot! Part 1! Of 2! A two part one shot! Featuring: Luis Loza writer of Monstrous Physique and GM for Valiant. Loren Sieg writer of Dear DovahQueen and Bend the Knee. Ryan Costello director of logistics at the Know Direction Network and […]

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Legend Lore Special Edition: One Shot Part 1: Meet Stabby’s Group

Our heroes find a scale model of the Sun – including heat and radiation – and must solve a dangerous puzzle to get to the key inside. Listen Now!(mp3)

Intrepid Heroes 055 – The Puzzle of the Sun

Loren and Vanessa sub in for Ryan and Perram, who are taking a break this week. The ladies talk about the differences between the ways a player or GM might approach Pathfinder: home game, organized play, or actual play! Warning: this video contains silly voices. Listen Now! (mp3)

Know Direction 245 – Home Game vs OP vs Actual Play

In episode 10 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Adam McCrimmon, Jordan Miller and Lauren Nepomuceno of XYZ Game Labs about their newest release ArchRavels, a crafting themed tabletop game. They took a deep dive into the crafting community inorder to fully embed the theme into every pore of their game. […]

Game Design Unboxed 10: ArchRavels

John and Ron talk about alien playable races and alien creatures in Starfinder. Listen Now!

DD025 – Aliens and Monsters!

It’s episode 11 and our Valiant heroes are have managed to climb onto the Glass Treader’s back! What will they discover on its back? Glass? Yes, actually! But, there’s more than just glass to be found on its back! What, you ask? Mysteries! Well, have a listen and you’ll understand. Listen Now! (mp3) Valiant is […]

Valiant Episode 11: In Which They Tread on the Glass Treader

John chats with long time freelance author Clinton Boomer. Listen Now!(mp3)

Presenting – Clinton Boomer

On this episode of Legend Lore, Luis and Loren talk about getting together before your first session to set expectations and goals for your game. They’re talking about Session 0! They discuss how to set up player expectations, theme expectations, houserules, getting the player characters together, what NOT to include in a game, and answer […]

Legend Lore 021 — Session 0

Spinning out of Legend Lore’s New Players Guide series (episode 17, 18, and 19), Luis once again sits in the GM chair to introduce Pathfinder 2nd edition to players with varying experiences with Pathfinder and tabletop roleplaying games. Featuring: Luis Loza writer of Monstrous Physique and GM for Valiant. Loren Sieg writer of Dear DovahQueen […]

Legend Lore Special Edition: New Players Guide, Part 4: Session 0

Razz finds a kindred spirit of sorts and helps the party avoid some trouble. Listen Now!(mp3)

Intrepid Heroes 054 – Making “Friends”

Friend of the show Chris Kimball suggested that after a year of online play, the new normal for tabletop RPGs will be a hybrid group of online and in person players. Animator, gamer and Game Master Will Attar joins Ryan, Perram, and the network’s own Randal Meyer to speculate on the future of game groups […]

Know Direction 244 – How To Host Online Players At Home

In episode 9 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with Gil Hova owner of Formal Ferret Games about his game the Networks. During the creation of the Networks he struggled to ditch a mechanism that wasn’t working in the game but once he did the design thrived. Through massive edits during playtesting […]

Game Design Unboxed 9: The Networks

John and Ron talk about freelance writing for Starfinder and Pathfinder from a writer’s and developer’s perspective Listen Now!

DD024 – Writing for Starfinder

Nothing bad could possibly happen at a clandestine meeting in Bloodletter Alley. Listen Now! (mp3) Adventurous is a production of the Know Direction Network. Adventurous plays on the Roll20 virtual tabletop and uses the War For The Crown Adventure Path Roll20 products, provided by and available at Roll20.net. Syrinscape provided our theme song and background […]

Adventurous 052 – Bloodletter Alley

Alex and Vanessa invite Paizo’s Managing Editor Leo Glass and Editor Kieran Newton to discuss the role the editing department plays at Paizo Publishing. Listen Now! (mp3)

Know Direction: Beyond 55 – Editors of the Void

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