A Word in Edgewise… with James “Grim” Desborough of Postmortem Studios

with James “Grim” Desborough of Postmortem Studios By Aaron T. Huss The following interview was conducted between Roleplayers Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Aaron T. Huss, denoted by the prefix RPC, and Postmortem Studios owner/Chronicle City creative director James “Grim” Desborough, denoted by the prefix GR, along with his Camelot Cosmos freelance writer Daniel Jupp, denoted...

A Word in Edgewise… with Dale C. McCoy, Jr. of Jon Brazer Enterprises

with Dale C. McCoy, Jr. of Jon Brazer Enterprises By Aaron T. Huss The following interview originally took place at Gen Con 2012 and is being transcribed here for publication. Roleplayers Chronicle editor-in-chief Aaron T. Huss, shown below with the prefix RPC, is speaking with Dale C. McCoy, Jr. of Jon Brazer Enterprises, shown below with the prefix DM. RPC: Why don’t you kind of talk about...

A Word in Edgewise… with Josh Burnett from Hex Games

with Josh Burnett from Hex Games By Aaron T. Huss The following interview originally took place at Gen Con 2012 and is being transcribed here for publication. Roleplayers Chronicle editor-in-chief Aaron T. Huss, shown below with the prefix RPC, is speaking with Josh Burnett of Hex Games, shown below with the prefix JB. RPC: Tell us a little bit about QAGS. JB: QAGS is by Hex Games, it stands for...

A Word in Edgewise… with Rob Eisenberg of RPGWithMe

with Rob Eisenberg of RPGWithMe By Aaron T. Huss The following interview originally took place at Gen Con 2012 and is being transcribed here for publication. Roleplayers Chronicle editor-in-chief Aaron T. Huss, shown below with the prefix RPC, is speaking with Rob Eisenberg of RPGWithMe, shown below with the prefix RE. (At one point one of Rob’s assistants jumps in while he takes care of other...

A Word in Edgewise… with Matthew Sprange of Mongoose Publishing

with Matthew Sprange of Mongoose Publishing By Aaron T. Huss The following interview originally took place at Gen Con 2012 and is being transcribed here for publication. Roleplayers Chronicle editor-in-chief Aaron T. Huss, shown below with the prefix RPC, is speaking with Matthew Sprange of Mongoose Publishing, shown below with the prefix MS. RPC: I have a big question. What is the future state of...

A Word in Edgewise… with Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games

with Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games By Aaron T. Huss The following interview originally took place at Gen Con 2012 and is being transcribed here for publication. Roleplayers Chronicle editor-in-chief Aaron T. Huss, shown below with the prefix RPC, is speaking with Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games, shown below with the prefix SC. RPC: I see you have the new [Castles & Crusades] Player’s...

A Word in Edgewise… with Matthew Grau of WildFire

with Matthew Grau of WildFire By Aaron T. Huss The following interview originally took place at Gen Con 2012 and is being transcribed here for publication. Roleplayers Chronicle editor-in-chief Aaron T. Huss, shown below with the prefix RPC, is speaking with Matthew Grau of WildFire, shown below with the prefix MG. RPC: What is the state of CthulhuTech and WildFire in general? MG: The state of CthulhuTech...

A Word in Edgewise… with Dominic McDowall-Thomas of Cubicle 7

with Dominic McDowall-Thomas of Cubicle 7 By Aaron T. Huss The following interview originally took place at Gen Con 2012 and is being transcribed here for publication. Roleplayers Chronicle editor-in-chief Aaron T. Huss, shown below with the prefix RPC, is speaking with Dominic McDowall-Thomas of Cubicle 7, shown below with the prefix DMT. RPC: [Let’s] talk about your new stuff and ENnie nominations. DMT:...

A Word in Edgewise… with Shelly Mazzanoble of Wizards of the Coast

with Shelly Mazzanoble of Wizards of the Coast The following interview was conducted at Gen Con 2012 and we are speaking to Shelly Mazzanoble of Wizards of the Coast in regards to the Rise of the Underdark project for Dungeons & Dragons. The interview was conducted by Editor-in-Chief Aaron T. Huss and guest UK correspondent Martin Tideswell denoted by the prefix RPC. Shelly Mazzanoble is denoted...

A Word in Edgewise… with James D. Sutton of FASA

James D. Sutton of FASA (formerly of RedBrick) The following interview took place on-the-spot at Gen Con Indy 2012 and has been transcribed here for publication. By Aaron T. Huss James Sutton is the new President and CEO of the reemerging FASA, and the former head of RedBrick. The interview was conducted by Editor-in-Chief Aaron T. Huss, denoted by the prefix RPC. James D. Sutton is denoted by the...

A Word in Edgewise… with Paul S. Kemp

with Paul S. Kemp By Cape Rust Who hasn’t heard of Paul S. Kemp? He is known for his contributions to not only the Star Wars books, but his (forgotten) Realms shaking novels. When not herding his twin boys, Kemp is an avid Roleplayer, Corporate Lawyer, Adult Beverage Lover and all around interesting guy. While his renditions of Led Zeppelin need work, we won’t hold that against him, much. His...

A Word in Edgewise… with Ethan Parker of KantCon

with Ethan Parker of KantCon (and Gamer’s Haven) By Cape Rust Ethan, is a guy who gets things done and does it with style. Ethan is the man behind KantCon, yea you might have heard a little bit about it in the past few weeks. Below is some background info and my interview that Ethan was kind enough to participate in. EP: I was born at a young age… oh, wait, too far back… I’m a...

A Word in Edgewise… with Shane Hensley of Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Shane Hensley of Pinnacle Entertainment Group By Cape Rust There are people in the RPG world who demand respect and there are people in the world that command respect. Shane Hensley falls into the latter category. When you meet Shane (if you get the chance I highly encourage it) you would never know that he has made such RPG legends as Deadlands and Savage Worlds. Shane has been making RPGs for a...

A Word in Edgewise… with Wolfgang Baur of Open Design

Wolfgang Baur of Open Design By Cape Rust Wolfgang Baur has overcome his background in biochemistry and Molecular biology to become an accomplished and celebrated game designer. His RPG Pedigree includes extensive work with Dungeon and Dragon magazines, Planescape, Al-Qadim, StarDrive, and the Doom of Daggerdale module for The Forgotten Realms, Dark Matter and Alternity. Currently he is the HMFKIC...

A Word in Edgewise with… Rucht Lilavivat about Gothic Earth Eternal

Rucht Lilavivat of Gothic Earth Eternal By Lawrence “darth_kwan-doh” Grabowski Hello everyone! This is Rucht Lilavivat. Since this interview is about the Gothic Earth Eternal project, I thought I might give people a bit of background on GEE. Gothic Earth Eternal is a modern horror game. The game is an update of the Masque of the Red Death game which came out in 1994. The original Masque...

A Word in Edgewise… with Fred Hicks of Evil Hat Productions

Fred Hicks of Evil Hat Productions By Cape Rust Fred Hicks is a dad, a gamer, and a game publisher. He runs Evil Hat Productions, and does freelance art direction and layout work for the occasional other game publisher. The rest of the time, though, he’s looking after his kids, and spending time with his wife. Life is good. Fred is occasionally available for freelance layout work, depending...

A Word in Edgewise… with Jeff Grubb

By Cape Rust From bi-pedal hippos to guild wars, Jeff Grubb has been working in the role-playing and computer game industries for over 30 years. Mr. Grubb has worked with THE greats in the RPG world including Ed Greenwood, Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis. His novel Azure Bonds became the successful computer game Curse of the Azure Bonds by SSI. He has written comic book adaptations of D&D and...

A Word in Edgewise… with Chris Dias

By The Warden Canadians are a crafty bunch, hard to pin down. They act like Americans and have extensive knowledge in their politics and culture gained by tapping into our satellite feeds, yet proclaim themselves a society all their own. In many industries, they are considered international, but can cross the border with little more effort than it takes to cross a bridge. They are among us, looking...

A Word in Edgewise… with Peter Cakebread & Ken Walton

By Aaron T. Huss The following interview took place on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 via Skype. We are speaking to Ken Walton and Peter Cakebread of Cakebread & Walton about Clockwork & Chivalry and Airship Pirates. The individual speaking is noted by the prefix RPC for Roleplayers Chronicle (Aaron T. Huss), PC for Peter Cakebread or KW for Ken Walton. RPC: Welcome to another Roleplayers...

A Word in Edgewise… with George Strayton

By Aaron T. Huss The following transcribed interview took place on Thursday August 4, 2011 at Gen Con Indy 2011. We are speaking to George Strayton about his upcoming role-playing game The Secret Fire (formerly known as Legends & Labyrinths). Additional information can be found at George Strayton’s website http://legendsandlabyrinths.com/. The individual speaking is noted by the prefix...