About this episode
Donn Stroud discusses his work on various tabletop RPG titles and explores the theme of demons in pop culture.
This week, Donn Stroud joins us to talk about his work on Ruination Pilgrimage, Lesser Key to the Celestial Legion, The Isle of the Plangent Mage, and several standout Mothership titles, including Unconfirmed Contact Reports, A Pound of Flesh, and Dead Planet. We also dive into Exalted Funeral’s Abattoir Hymnal for Old-School Essentials and chat about some of pop culture’s most memorable demons. What kind of demon are we making this week? Listen and find out. Tiger Wizard’s Stuff: Patreon, Du...
People in this episode
Guest: Donn Stroud
Topics covered
- game design
- tabletop RPGs
- demons in pop culture
- Mothership titles
- Old-School Essentials
Keywords
- tabletop games
- RPG
- Mothership
- demons
- game design
- Old-School Essentials
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ruination Pilgrimage, Lesser Key to the Celestial Legion, The Isle of the Plangent Mage, Unconfirmed Contact Reports, A Pound of Flesh, Dead Planet, Abattoir Hymnal for Old-School Essentials
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