"Design Doc" Backlog

We sit down for an unplanned recording of Design Doc when Evan says something sad. Note: This episode discusses the toll that work can take on physical and mental health. End of episode donation notes: The Okra Project – https://www.theokraproject.com/ Black Mental Health Alliance – https://blackmentalhealth.com/ Bail Fund List – https://bailfunds.github.io/ Music: Design Doc Intro/Outro … Read more

In this episode we talk about completing a project that made us our own worst bosses and what it’s like coming back from burnout.

Its purpose, the act of creation. Its destiny, unknowable. Today’s episode is about a bike on skis. Design Doc intro theme by Pat King. Intermission and outro music, New Ages I by Little Dog Big Ears.

Character creation in Questlandia 1 lasted two hours. Character creation in Questlandia 2 is five minutes. What changed?

We talk again about the junk poets as GMing tools. We’re making them less corporeal, but more present than ever!

Questlandia 2 is a campaign game with no Game Master. Without a designated person in the GM role, that responsibility must be distributed among all players. We talk about how the Junk Poets can support every player as a great GM. Design Doc intro/outro theme song: written by Pat King. Some examples of the Junk … Read more

Questlandia 2 has been delayed. Now, we’re releasing an entirely different RPG first. We talk about, and try not to apologize for, how timelines and business have to adapt to design difficulties. Design Doc intro/outro theme: by Pat King

We’re answering listener questions about running a Kickstarter!

We try redesigning Noirlandia, one of our other roleplaying games, in one hour!

Who are the Junk Poets and what do they add to Questlandia? We go over what we know, what’s still missing, and how they could make a GMless game easier to play!