Sean is the Director of Projects at Evil Hat Productions, a game developer and TTRPG enthusiast who has played more games than almost anyone we know. He’s been part of the design team for great titles like Agon, Apocalypse Galactica, Blades in the Dark, Dead World, and Stone Dragon Mountain. He adds a refreshing energy and commitment to the world of TTRPG’s—he’s been doing it for decades.
In today’s episode, we break down different gameplay styles and the realities of various mechanics, how they affect the flow of play, and how players interact with the world. It’s a deep dive into how game hacking and open-source development work, and it's great for homebrewers and developers alike. Sean discusses what makes for a robust mechanical structure and how best to integrate a game's structure and story into an evocative product. He explores how to deliver mechanics to your audience, how to tell more enticing stories, red and green flags in game-making, and details his awesome experiences in the field over
This conversation was a blast, running nearly two hours. A true deep dive, there’s a lot to learn here.
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Titles and subjects we reference:
OSR
Mothership
PBTA
Forged in the Dark
Call of Cthulu
Knave
Mythic Bastionland
White Hack & Black Hack
Scum and Villainy
Project PERSEUS
Band of Blades
Spell and Blade
Draw Steel
Apocalypse World
Tiān Dēng: Tales of the Immortal God Ship
Outgunned
Shadows of Truth
Tomb Raider
Blades in the Dark
Apocalypse Keys
Work Clean
Little Oracles
Shadowdark
Pluribus
Ted Lasso
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