Raph Damico (The Zone, Laughing Kaiju) Interview: ep. 185

Raph Damico (The Zone, Laughing Kaiju) Interview: ep. 185

Author: Craig Shipman September 29, 2022 Duration: 2:03:06

What about an RPG inspired by the movie Annihilation - NO GM needed?

Craig sits down with Raph Damico and they dig into The Zone.  It is Raph's storyteller strange, twisted, horror RPG.  We've played it several times on the channel and it is great to hear the work that brought it to life.

KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/raphdamico/the-zone-rpg

Zone website: https://laughingkaiju.com/games/the-zone/

Laughing Kaiju: https://laughingkaiju.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/raphdamico

Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGZIpC-07Mp4f0oiVkcUx3G18sZyCo7

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