About this episode

In this episode, Jon and Seth interview Keris McDonald and Mike Mason about their work in RPG publishing and design.

Episode 59 Sponsor: Daniel Harila Carlsen! Thank you, Daniel, for sponsoring this episode. Daniel is an aspiring illustrator, RPG writer, and graphic designer based in Oslo, Norway. He's versatile in a variety of physical mediums and design technologies. He invites you to check out his portfolio and consider him for your next TTRPG project. Portfolio: https://danielharilacarlsen.myportfolio.com/ Daniel illustrated the Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura, currently on Backerkit. We'll include some music composed by Michael Sollien for that fantasy RPG campaign at the end of the show. Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mudknight-media/the-tiger-princess-of-treacherous-tripura * * * Keris McDonald is the lead editor for the Cthulhu by Gaslight line for Chaosium. Her first project is Dust and Blood , a scenario book for Cthulhu by Gaslight. And she's shaping Gaslight's first major campaign, The Curse of Seven , into its final stage to prepare it for publication. Included in Dust and Blood are two scenarios, Ashes to Ashes , and Signs Writ in Scarlet . Ashes to Ashes: The investigators are assumed to be working-class employees at Lange's Dust Yard, a disposal center for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon Hook, Seth

Guests: Keris McDonald, Mike Mason

Topics covered

• interview
• RPG
• game design
• publishing
• Cthulhu

Keywords

• RPG
• Cthulhu
• interview
• game design
• publishing

Sponsors

Daniel Harila Carlsen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chaosium

Books & works: Cthulhu by Gaslight, Dust and Blood, The Curse of Seven, Ashes to Ashes, Signs Writ in Scarlet

Places: Oslo, Norway, London's East End

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