Realis w/ Austin Walker

About this episode

Eric discusses the upcoming TTRPG Realis with guest Austin Walker, covering various aspects of game design and current gaming news.

Eric is joined by guest Austin Walker on a solo run to discuss Austin's upcoming TTRPG Realis. Topics include: Viewing Realis through the Shonen lens, (or Boss Babying Realis, if you prefer). World-building in a tabletop space vs game dev space. The art of creating a bunch of freaky little guys for your players to spec into. Contribute to the Kickstarter for Realis, (up until April 30,) or preorder it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/realis Subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod⁠ and get merch at ⁠https://shop.bloodgodpod.com⁠ Also in this episode: An Xbox rebrand of sorts Clair Obscur celebrates its one year anniversary with a free haircut update Sega promises the return of “many Sega series” in 2026. (Sakura Wars??) The Expanse: Osiris previews are out The Elden Ring movie confirms some of its cast Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest is underway! Lots to talk about, and we’ll get more in-depth about this later Eric's island of freaky little guys and women who are mean Timestamps: 9:18 - Main Topic 52:45 Random encounters 1:10:36 The Tavern Music Used in this Episode: Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine] Do Your Best…

People in this episode

Host: Eric

Guest: Austin Walker

Topics covered

• TTRPG
• World-building
• Game development
• Kickstarter
• Video game news
• Tabletop gaming

Keywords

• Realis
• Austin Walker
• TTRPG
• Kickstarter
• Sega
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Elden Ring
• world-building
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kickstarter, Sega

Products: Realis

Books & works: Axe of the Blood God Theme, Do Your Best, Pub, The Boy in Green (Hunter x Hunter)

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