[Interview Special] Mongoose's Cassie Gregory & Chris Griffen on creative processes and visual storytelling

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Cassie Gregory and Chris Griffen discussing their creative processes and visual storytelling at Mongoose Publishing.

In our third (and final) interview at Mongoose Publishing's HQ we chat to Cassie Gregory (visual designer) and Chris Griffen (lead writer) about the studio's flagship games Traveller, Paranoia, and Shieldmaidens, and upcoming projects like Pioneer and a Dark Conspiracies revamp. They discuss their creative process, visual storytelling, shifting tones between lines, and the wild "frog legs" scale used in Shieldmaidens. It'll make sense when you hear it. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Guests: Cassie Gregory, Chris Griffen

Topics covered

• creative processes
• visual storytelling
• game design
• Mongoose Publishing
• Traveller
• Paranoia
• Shieldmaidens

Keywords

• Mongoose Publishing
• creative process
• visual storytelling
• Traveller
• Paranoia
• Shieldmaidens
• game design
• Pioneer
• Dark Conspiracies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mongoose Publishing

Books & works: Traveller, Paranoia, Shieldmaidens, Pioneer, Dark Conspiracies

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