Nerdcognito

So YOU want to be a TTRPG Designer? It's important that you understand "The Business of the Business!" This week, we invite 20+ year game designer, WotC alum, and recent Kickstarter success James Desborough to sit in and chat about the critical business end of D&D design and Indie Tabletop publishing. It's a must-listen if YOU are interested in how the orc sausages are made!

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This week, grab your space helmet, pulse rifle, and enjoy the ride. See if the gang plus guest players Paladin Steve and Kyle can survive... something... aboard their research vessel! It's a Nerdcognito Actual Play of Mothership!

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It's a fun time this week on Nerdcognito as Siobhan, who ONLY has experience running D&D 5e, steps up to the plate and drives character creation under Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition! Will there be complete characters by the end of the show?!?

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This week in an extended episode, the gang looks at updating the holy Appendix N based on their own personal influences in all forms of pop and nerdy media. Spanning print, film, television, and video games, hear the titles that get weaved into our gaming philosophy for Dungeons and Dragons, TTRPGs, and in general.

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RD figured it out! Well, he at least found a missing piece of the puzzle. This week, he discusses his "a-ha!" moment where he believes he discovered a main reason for the disconnect between Classic Gamers, the OSR, and grognards when compared to the "modern gamer!" Do you think he is right?!?

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