Five Years After is a deeply personal, extremely special game to me. It came together very quickly when I was thinking about grief and loss and also the one thing I’d never seen any RPG do successfully before, which is run in reverse, like you see in films like Memento and Tenet.
Kids in the Attic: Life after selling Fat Goblin Games, an interview with Rick S Hershey
Rick S Hershey used to own Fat Goblin Games but recently sold the RPG publishing company. That explains why the website currently asks, “Pardon our dust” as the new owners settle in.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Schwalb Entertainment
Geek Native’s patrons voted Schwalb Entertainment into the spotlight for August, and we’ve been lucky enough to have time with Rob himself for an email Q&A.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: The OG GM Adventures
The winner of the July RPG Publisher Spotlight is OG GM Adventures.
Interview with Vortex Verlag: Serenissima Obscura, Shanarel and life after The Straight Way Lost
Vortex Verlag sent 5e characters to Hell and from a fantasy version of Renaissance Italy.
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The old way is dying: Lin, Rowan and Chase of Rascal on the future of publishing, TTRPGs and AP
Motivated by Rascal News’ breakdown of how much work the team of Lin Codega, Rowan Zeoli, and Chase Carter do, I got in touch and wondered if they wanted to talk about it.
You have to be quick to catch a Cocaine Owlbear: An interview with Mike Lafferty
Until someone approaches us for a video game version, this is the last roar of the Cocaine Owlbear. Fainting Goat will continue to focus on indie and Savage Worlds games supplements.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Calamity Punk Publishing
In this interview, we chatted with the creative director, Mike, and his brother, the systems designer Nick. As with many indie publishers, the talent behind Calamity Punk Publishing wears many hats.
The 13th Age 2nd edition: An Interview with Rob Heinsoo
Pelgrane Press is currently generating buzz on Kickstarter with £250,000 pledged for the 13th Age second edition. The campaign, which asked for £50,000, took about an hour to fund.
Storiaverse: Agnes Kozera on the next evolution of motion comics
Agnes Kozera is the Chief Content Officer of the new mobile story platform Storiaverse.
