Game Design w/ Richard Pullman

Lovely! Best friend Richard Pullman talks game design with Oswald and they get neck deep into the psychology of play, and the  challenges of creating an awesome RPG campaign. Turns out it's pretty  sophisticated stuff!

After this conversation, Oswald definitely got on the list of designers I like to listen to for problem solving. He may be an oldschool D&D Dungeon Master, but his approach to design feels invigorating.

Part 2 of 2.

This time Richard Pullman and best friend SSB get into...

• 10,000 sided dice
• Rolling for nipple size
• White supremacy as a setting
• Gender swapping elves
• Rules Bullies VS. Rules Lawyers
• Designing for minmaxers

...And a lot more. Yeah. We're going all over the map in this one, but we always bring it back home. Lots to learn from this man.

Your best friend Richard Pullman returns with a new friend and a whole new set of questions. We're delving into his Fallout RPG system/hack, which seeks to improve and correct on previous attempts at capturing the Fallout glory.

This includes:

• How to make use of the d100 in a meaningful way
  
• How to handle crazy character creation ideas
  
• Creating for the hell of it
  
• Releasing early and creating new versions
  
• Changing the initiative game

The man, the myth, the legend. SSB is a veteran indie dev obsessed with  guns and good design, but there's a lot more to his system than you  might guess. This is what makes it so interesting to dig in to the  methods and evolution of his epic modern combat system.

We discuss writing a book in Open Office vs. Lyx, the mentality needed to survive message board trolls, and the contrary problem of not being able to get enough feedback.

Speaking of which: opsandtactics @ gmail .com

Ops & Tactics is a free game that has just released a bunch of new content. It's unbelievable, but true.

In this fantastic episode Richard Pullman and James Desborough -- also known as "Grim" -- walk through a crazy career, an aimless industry, and the need for bravery in creativity. Grim has more experience than anyone I know working for big companies, but also a raft of original games and content that push the limits of what you can explore in tabletop RPGs.

Game design is about catering to players through content and structure... and so is being a Game Master. In this episode Richard Pullman and GM Dave (The Man Behind the Screen) sit down to have a casual chat about his history and interest in game design, roleplaying, the psychology of RPG mechanics, and his plan to release system-agnostic adventure material for sale.

Richard Pullman goes in depth with best friend Ulysses regarding his  dieselpunk RPG where shotguns, mutations, and how to learn from the  evolution of D&D.

We also talk about...

• The value of fully-fleshed out settings
• How to create schedules for yourself
• Developing new ideas after a playtest
• Creating examples in your rules to help people
• How a "Forever GM" creates things differently
• The skill of finishing things

...And more.