Voice #9

A new Voice of the Revolution!

Covenant review and John Harper interview

Show notes:

0:29 - Brennan starts things off with IPR news. New on the site:
Ninja Burger (PDF)
Faery's Tale
Active Exploits Diceless Roleplaying
Classroom Deathmatch
Finis: A Book of Endings to Give People New Beginnings
Urchin
5:02 - Covenant, by Matt Machell, is a roleplaying game of failing conspiracies.
20:12 - Paul sits down with John Harper, the designer of Agon, to talk about Go Play Northwest.
31:22 - In Pravda, Brennan discusses the process of printing your game.
40:35 - Brennan and Paul share their currently playing lists, which turn out to be rather long.

Voice Episode #8 Now Available

The Voice of the Revolution Episode #8 is now live! Paul and I review Don't Rest Your Head and have an interview with Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games.

Show notes:

0:29 - Brennan starts things off with IPR news. New on the site:
The Dossier (PDF supplement for Cold City)
Piledrivers and Powerbombs (PDF)
Sports Fan Double Pack (PDF)
Donjon and Donjon Pack B-1 (PDF)
Primetime Adventures
3:18 - Don't Rest Your Head, by Fred Hicks, is a game about insomniac superheroes and the nightmares that want to eat them.
20:18 - Jason Morningstar, author of the The Shab-al-Hiri Roach, talks about the forthcoming Grey Ranks (set during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising) and The Roach Returns.
30:25 - In Pravda, Brennan talks about the editing and layout stage of game production.
40:15 - Brennan and Paul share their currently playing list before signing off.

The Voice of the Revolution, Episode 7

Episode 7 is now live! Paul and I review Hero's Banner and interview Chris Hanrahan of Endgame Oakland.

Show notes:
0:29 - Despite audio problems, Paul and Brennan are back for the April show. As always, the episode starts with IPR news. New:

The Zorcerer of Zo (PDF)
Intergalactic Cooking Challenge (PDF)
Nine Worlds (PDF)
Seven Leagues (PDF)
Vs. Monsters (PDF)

Dust Devils Revenged
Beast Hunters

02:41 - Hero's Banner, by Tim C. Koppang, is a roleplaying game that focuses on coming of age stories.
15:38 - Chris Hanrahan of Endgame in Oakland, CA, talks with Paul and Brennan about indie games from a retailer's perspective.
29:07 - Brennan talks about the process of procuring art for your game in the latest installment of Pravda.
39:26 - Paul and Brennan talk about what they're playing now. Paul even goes first this time.

Other games:

Polaris
Agon
Dogs in the Vineyard
Mortal Coil
Don't Rest Your Head
The Shab-Al-Hiri Roach
carry. a game about war.
Primetime Adventures
Mystery of the Abbey

Another Interview

I was interviewed over at The Games the Thing by Ron and Veronica Blessing. I don't think I made a total ass of myself. I talk about Mortal Coil, design, my upcoming projects, and also IPR.

Check out the podcast here:
http://www.thegamesthething.com/

[IPR] The Voice of the Revolution

Good afternoon. It's nine o'clock and this is the Voice of the Revolution, broadcasting on 275 and 285 in the medium wave.

Paul Tevis, of Have Games Will Travel, has teamed up with me to do a monthly podcast for Indie Press Revolution. Our first episode is up, and you can listen to it here: http://www.thevoiceoftherevolution.com/

[IPR] Most Influential

Indie Press Revolution won the 2006 Ogre's Choice Award for Most Influential Company! The Ogre's Choice Awards is run by Ogrecave.com, an RPG news and podcasting site. See the details here: www.ogrecave.com/ogres_choice/awards_2006.shtml

Origins Aftermath

I have returned from Origins. My fellow booth monkey Alexander Newman has posted a detailed report of our activities there, and his discussion can be found on the Forge: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=20285.0

There are also a couple of podcasts from Origins where I or my game is mentioned:

Mike Sugarbaker of Ogrecave interviewed me at Origins about IPR:
http://www.ogrecave.com/audio/index.php?id=41

Paul Tevis and Ken Hite talk a little bit about IPR and Mortal Coil in the latest Have Games Will Travel: http://havegameswilltravel.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=106869