About this episode

Quarex and Ben interview Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan about his works and the Irish RPG scene.

On this episode, Quarex and Ben are talking with esteemed author Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan about his past works, the Irish RPG scene — and of course, his upcoming project for the DIE RPG, the DIE Metadungeon ( link ). Listen in to hear why this should be an auto-back for anyone who loves RPGs and the history of RPGs, because Gar is putting chocolate into that peanut butter! Visit Gareth's website ( link ) Check out one of Ben's favorite novels of the last decade, The Sword Defiant ( link ) Check out DIE: The Roleplaying Game products ( link ) Publisher: Roward, Rook and Decard ( link ) But don't forget to check out Hijinx Con, coming to New Hampshire from August 14-16! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Quarex, Ben

Guest: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

Topics covered

• RPGs
• Irish RPG scene
• game design
• interviews
• gaming conventions

Keywords

• DIE RPG
• Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
• RPG history
• Hijinx Con
• The Sword Defiant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roward, Rook and Decard

Books & works: The Sword Defiant, DIE RPG, DIE Metadungeon

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