Open Design 007: Kobold Army

Kobold Army

Open Design 007: Kobold Army
Thanksgiving edition

Welcome to the Open Design Podcast, a discussion about game design and game mastery with hosts Wolfgang Baur, Ed Healy and Rone Barton.

Regular Features:
* ‘Ask the Kobold’ with Skip Williams

Tony DiTerlizzi is a fantasy artist, childrens’ book creator and motion picture producer. DiTerlizzi co-created The Spiderwick Chronicles, and was an executive producer on the 2008 film adaptation of the series. He won a Caldecott Honor Medal for his adaptation of The Spider and the Fly. In the gaming industry, he best known for his work in Magic: The Gathering and on the Planescape product line for Dungeons & Dragons.

For years, Mike Mearls was one of the most prolific freelance writers in the gaming industry. His name appears on numerous game products, including a variant Player’s Handbook entitled Iron Heroes. In 2005, he joined Wizards of the Coast as a staff designer. Most recently, he is Lead Developer for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition.

 
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Open Design 006: Kobold Quarterly 11

Kobold Quarterly 11

Open Design 006: Kobold Quarterly 11
Swine Flu edition

Welcome to the Open Design Podcast, a discussion about game design and game mastery with hosts Wolfgang Baur, Ed Healy and Rone Barton.

Regular Features:
* ‘Wicked Fantasy’ with John Wick

Robin Laws’s designs have brought us some of the most innovative games of the past two decades. From Over the Edge and Feng Shui, to Fear Itself and GUMSHOE, Robin’s been pushing the definitions of what roleplaying is.

Tim Connors is known for ‘Siege of the Spider Eaters‘ in Dungeon Magazine as well as for his articles in Kobold Quarterly, including the ‘Belphegor, the Baron of Laziness and Invention‘ and ‘Adriel, Angel of Hope‘. This year, Tim was honored with a Silver ENnie Award for his contribution to Open Design’s Tales of Zobeck.

Ryan Macklin is an ENnie Award-nominated podcaster and audio producer. Between three podcasts (Master Plan, This Just In… From GenCon and The Voice of the Revolution), Ryan has produced over 100 episodes totaling over 45 hours of audio. He is also the owner and organizer of RPGPodcasts.com, a directory of shows relating to role-playing games.

 
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