BEDROCK PODCAST

BEDROCK TALK EPISODE 14: WEDNESDAY DISCUSSION

I talk about the Ogre Gate Inn and Strange Land of Li Fan book, Terror Network, pricing our PDFs and a supers game we are working on. 

Also here is a link to the session logs for Stunning Beauties Chronicles. 

Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.  

A Terra-Cotta Warrior

I review a Terra-Cotta Warrior (also called Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior), Directed by Ching Sui-tung (Tony Ching). It stars Gong Li (Farewell My Concubine and Curse of teh Golden Flower) and Zhang Yimou (the director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers). 

Here is a trailer of Terra-Cotta Warrior: HERE

Check out Distressor's "Just Breathe", they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction.  

A CHINESE ODYSSEY PART THREE

I review a Chinese Odyssey Part Three. 

"Just Breathe" by Distressor. 

 

 

ROBERT CONLEY INTERVIEW

I interview Rob Conley of Bat in the Attic Games. 

Bat in the Attic Blog: HERE

Rob's How to Make Fantasy Sandbox Article: HERE

Gothridge Manner: HERE

Music "Just Breathe" by Distressor.

BEDROCK TALK EPISODE 13: CONVERSATION WITH BONE BREAKING SECT

I talk with Steve, Sabrina and John, the players behind Bone Breaking Sect. We also discuss the evolution of the setting over the course of their campaigns. 

Here are the original campaign logs for Bone Breaking Sect's rise: HERE

Check out Distressor if you liked the intro music. 

 

 

BEDROCK TALK EPISODE 12: MONDAY DISCUSSION

We have new intro music (still working on the fade-in), from Distressor. You can find their music here: https://distressorma.bandcamp.com/releases

Today I talk about creating the southern region of the setting and developing the game over time. I also talk about some upcoming reviews and interviews. 

Here is a link to the latest Legends of Ogre Gate chapters: http://www.wuxiaworld.com/legends-of-ogre-gate-index/loog-book-1-chapter-7/

LIFE GAMBLE REVIEW

A quick post-watch review of Life Gamble, where I give my initial thoughts after viewing. Life Gamble was released in 1979 and Directed by Chang Cheh. 

BEDROCK TALK EPISODE 11: FRIDAY DISCUSSION

Today I talk about maps, mapping and some of the sources of inspiration for Ogre Gate Inn. 

BEDROCK TALK EPISODE 10: DEATHBLADE INTERVIEW

I interview Jeremy, also known as Deathblade, a translator at Wuxia World. We talk about his translations, Chinese Web Novels, Chinese Drama Series and Legends of Ogre Gate. 

This was my first skype interview and the audio gets a little spotty at a point midway through, but bounces back shortly after. I appologize if this presents any inconvenience to listeners. 

I shall Seal the Heavens: http://www.wuxiaworld.com/issth-index/

Legends of Ogre Gate: http://www.wuxiaworld.com/legends-of-ogre-gate-index/

Deathblade's Learning Chinese FAQ: http://www.wuxiaworld.com/deathblades-learning-chinese-faq/

 

 

 

BEDROCK TALK EPISODE 9: TRAIN THE WAY YOU FIGHT, FIGHT THE WAY YOU TRAIN

I talk and ramble about how I think about design and development in terms of bringing the table experience to the books. 

I mention a number of things at the start of the blog. One of them is the Stunning Beauty Chronicles which is a session log of a Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate Campaign. I also mention the Ogre Gate development threads at TheRPGsite. Here are the links: 

Stunning Beauty Chronicles 1: http://storiescharactersandsystemsinrpgs.blogspot.bg/2016/12/stunning-beauty-chronicles-whoog.html

Stunning Beauty Chronicles 5: http://storiescharactersandsystemsinrpgs.blogspot.bg/2017/02/stunning-beauty-cronicles-part-5-whoog.html

The Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate design thread: http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?30162-Wandering-heroes-of-ogre-gate

Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate early design thread: http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?28578-Wuxia-RPG