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What is Roleplay #11 – Design with Guilherme Gontijo

Posted on 14 November 2023

Welcome to Episode 11 of ‘What Is Roleplay?! 
This episode we are joined by Guilherme Gontijo to discuss Design

How design is very similar across the board, and how the differences often just come down to execution? Why does design matter? It is more than just style or a taste aesthetic Design is more about translating ideas on the abstract plane into visuals Good design helps roleplay games (RPG) creators to communicate the ideas, mood and feel of a game visually You can fit a whole lot of fun into a small amount of space with good design The DIY ethos and how the punk spirit has influenced the Indie RPG scene Funding the beauty in both minimalist as well as heavily illustrated RPGs such as MÖRK BORG The major importance of remaining faithful to ideas - starting at the essence of the idea and allowing it to inform the design. Making an alliance with the idea and not allowing outside influences to change it & allowing open ended questions to remain. Italian 'Giallo' horror movies and their influence on Gontijo's game Blurred Lines Listen as CM Lowry & Gontijo live design a new game where monks fall into temptation to one of the seven deadly sins and end up in a sepia hell where everyone is in perpetual motion. The working title? 'No Rest for the Wicked!'

Links to things we discussed:

Games:

Vaults of Vaarn Honey Heist Lasers & Feelings MÖRK BORG Blurred Lines

Books, Authors …

What is Roleplay #10 – Stats with Spencer Campbell

Updated on 7 July 2023

Welcome to Episode 10 of ‘What Is Roleplay?! 
This episode we are joined by Spencer Campbell to discuss Stats

Laying out some of the basic types of stats that are used in roleplaying games The concept of Min/Max The good, the bad and the ugly of Stats Focusing on skills and approaches rather than just a list of stats Exploding dice! How stats enable us to connect with our character and the world of the game

Links to things we discussed:

Games:

Rune The Lumen System The Lasers & Feelings System End of the World Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Nova Savage Worlds Spire REAP

Books, Authors & Publishers:

Fantasy Flight Games Wizards of the Coast

More about Spencer

Twitter - @GilaRPGs Spencer on itch -  gilarpg.itch.io Gila RPG website - Gila RPGs

More about Us

CM Lowry on Twitter - @cmlowryauthor CM Lowry's website - All About Chris Website - beyondcataclysm.co.uk Patreon - Patreon.com/beyondcataclysm

With music generously provided by:
Powerplant & Imploders.

The State of the Cataclysm – Winter 2023

Updated on 29 March 2023

What have we been up to?

Beyond Cataclysm has been...

Going to conventions.

This Winter we've been at Dragonmeet and Airecon! We plan to also be at Tabletop Scotland and UKGE later in the year!

Printing cool things!

We've also released three games! Tyrannosaur Inside, Lucky for None and Bar Fight!

Podcast podcast podcast

Our podcasts have begun a regular 2 weekly release schedule:

In the first half of the month a new This Book I Read... drops... ...then in the second half we release a new What Is Roleplay? episode!

ISBN COFFEE coming soon...

Finally, we've finally got the prelaunch page for ISBN COFFEE live! Why not follow it?

Chris has been...

Listening: to the debut album from Lucias Malcolm, lead singer of Call Me Malcolm! It's called Past, Present and Future Regrets and you can hear it on bandcamp. Emo-ey punk rock. Good stuff.

Playing: Notorious, an awesome solo bounty hunter game. Lots of fun!

Reading: Stephen King's The Dark Tower series - first time I've got stuck into something of his aside from the seminal book on how to be a writer, called "On Writing" which EVERYONE should read...

Watching: The West Wing. Again. I'm not a big TV person, but this is my second time through the classic early 00s political drama series. My only issue with it is that it makes you believe more deeply and hopefully in politics than is sensible...

Working: Nearly got …

What Is Roleplay? – #5 One Shots with James D’Amato

Updated on 6 March 2023

Welcome to Episode 5 of ‘What Is Roleplay?! 
This episode we are joined by James D'Amato to discuss One Shots & Campaigns

We discuss RPG One Shots and Campaigns and how the contrast as well as compliment each other. We talk about the difficulties of scheduling campaign play sessions and how one-shots can make for much simpler, streamlined & spontaneous play. We define some helpful terms you’ll need to know, like One Shot (a role-play game adventure that takes place in one play session) and Campaign (An ongoing role-play game that takes place over many game play session and can literally last for years). The pitfalls and hilarity of live streaming campaigns using apps like Zoom. The definition of Campaign can be very mercurial, discussing expections and safety before game play is important.

We end, as usual, with some live “actual play” using James' Luminaries, to demonstrate a one-shot & the of the concepts we've discussed.
Today's adventure involves dread, a desperate goodbye, and a player character sacrificing themselves for the greater good...

Links to things we discussed:

Beyond Cataclysm – beyondcataclysm.co.uk The One Shot Podcast The Skyjacks Podcast Ultimate RPG Guide Series All Outta Bubblegum Millenial Apartment Hunters Dungeons & Dragons by Wizards of the Coast The Eberron Setting for D&D The Luminaries Greetings Adventures Podcast Yes, No, Maybe - A safety tool by CM Lowry West Marches Fiasco Bully Pulpit Games Dread Star-Crossed The Watch Pheonix Star Command The Ultimate RPG Gomeplay – by James D'Amato …

What Is Roleplay? – #4 Surviving… A Games Convention! Part 2

Updated on 22 May 2023

The second half of our 'What is Roleplay?" special episode...
In the concluding part, CM Lowry loses his voice, but talks to many interesting designers at the UK Games Expo to teach you how to enjoy RPG at games conventions.

The hodge-podge of cool people we chatted to includes...

Ben from The Party RPG Brian at Stout Stoat Press - try typing that ten times quickly Anna from Blackwell Games Nick Spence, author of Gangs of Titan City Grant Howitt from Rowan, Rook & Decard Tom Brewster from Shut Up & Sit Down Chris Birch, head honcho at Modiphius Entertainment Panny & Aled from Leyline Press And JOHAN NOHR, who I definitely gushed all over, designer of MÖRK BORG!

Links to cool stuff we saw:

The Party RPG Apawthecaria Delve (Buy it in the BC webstore!) Umbra (check it in our store!) Gangs of Titan City Heart Spire Dodo 2d20 RPGs Agents of Dune Salvage Union MÖRK BORG Cy_Borg

With music generously provided by:
Powerplant & Imploders.

 

Transcript

[00:00:04.090] - Dave
Beyond Cataclysm presents for your listening pleasure what is roleplay? Welcome to What Is Roleplay, a podcast from Beyond Cataclysm exploring the very basics of roleplay, roleplaying games and what it means to be part of this awesome hobby. We'll be exploring the nuts and bolts of how to play roleplay. Even if you know literally nothing about roleplay games currently, this podcast is always at a level that assumes no prior knowledge. …