2018 Dec 14 Interview with Oleg Dolya of Medieval Fantasy City Generator "When I see a generator with interesting output (maps, NPCs names, dungeons - anything) I immediately start thinking about how it could be used in a video game. Sometimes it makes me start writing a game." READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Maps Creator, Generators Creator
2018 Dec 07 Interview with Kassoon of Rogue Legend 2 "Often the generators I like the most are the least popular, and the ones I've given up on and just thrown up because I don't want to work on them anymore go on to be the most popular." READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, RPG Tools Creator, Generators Creator, Kassoon
2018 Dec 01 Interview with Azgaar of Fantasy Map Generator "I like that people find my work cool and useful. And I do like to see the project progressing. It would be nice to get it completed one day..." READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Maps Creator, Map Generators
2018 Nov 23 Interview with Ewen Cluney "I’m fortunate that podcasts like Terrible Warriors and Role-Playing Public Radio have done great actual play episodes of some of my games, which gives me a fascinating window into what happens when the rubber meets the road" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, RPG Creator
2018 Nov 02 Interview with John Mechalas of Dungeonetics Competing for the top spot [of painful lessons] is "you are not necessarily representative of the user base". It's a big mistake to assume everyone plays like you do, or needs the things you need, or thinks the same way you think READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Dungeonetics, Pathfinder, Generators Creator, RPG Tools Creator
2018 Oct 19 Interview with Hannah Lipsky of Chaotic Shiny I make a thing which then makes things, some of which surprise me! I love it when my generators give me results that I wouldn't have come up with on my own. READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Chaotic Shiny, Generators Creator
2018 Oct 05 Interview with Joe Wetzel of Inkwell Ideas I particularly find them [Generators] useful for one-offs. If there is a village or small town the PCs are just traveling through a generator's results are great and usually I can use those as is. Our creative today is Joe Wetzel, developer of Worldographer and Inkwell Ideas READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Worldographer, Inkwell Ideas, Maps Creator, Generators Creator
2018 Sep 14 Interview with Mike Shea, AKA Sly Flourish "I think that machines mixed with human beings can do amazing things. I think this is why D&D works so well, we have a bunch of minds around a table sharing stories and a die roll that keeps things unpredictable" READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Sly Flourish, RPG Tools Creator
2018 Aug 31 Interview with Glenn McCord of Chartopia In some ways, Chartopia is trying to be the Pinterest of RPG Random Generators, which seems like a worth goal to strive for. This creator interview is a Q&A with Glenn McCord of the generators platform Chartopia. READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Chartopia, RPG Tools Creator, Generators Creator
2018 Aug 10 Interview with Donjon of donjon.bin.sh "I've been fascinated by random tables since i got the AD&D DMG (jeff easley cover) for christmas long ago." For this creator interview I've got a Q&A with donjon of donjon.bin.sh, one of the best known generator sites. READMORE Categories Interviews Posted in Creator Interviews, Donjon, Generators Creator, Maps Creator
"When I see a generator with interesting output (maps, NPCs names, dungeons - anything) I immediately start thinking about how it could be used in a video game. Sometimes it makes me start writing a game."
"Often the generators I like the most are the least popular, and the ones I've given up on and just thrown up because I don't want to work on them anymore go on to be the most popular."
"I like that people find my work cool and useful. And I do like to see the project progressing. It would be nice to get it completed one day..."
"I’m fortunate that podcasts like Terrible Warriors and Role-Playing Public Radio have done great actual play episodes of some of my games, which gives me a fascinating window into what happens when the rubber meets the road"
Competing for the top spot [of painful lessons] is "you are not necessarily representative of the user base". It's a big mistake to assume everyone plays like you do, or needs the things you need, or thinks the same way you think
I make a thing which then makes things, some of which surprise me! I love it when my generators give me results that I wouldn't have come up with on my own.
I particularly find them [Generators] useful for one-offs. If there is a village or small town the PCs are just traveling through a generator's results are great and usually I can use those as is.
Our creative today is Joe Wetzel, developer of Worldographer and Inkwell Ideas
"I think that machines mixed with human beings can do amazing things. I think this is why D&D works so well, we have a bunch of minds around a table sharing stories and a die roll that keeps things unpredictable"
In some ways, Chartopia is trying to be the Pinterest of RPG Random Generators, which seems like a worth goal to strive for.
This creator interview is a Q&A with Glenn McCord of the generators platform Chartopia.
"I've been fascinated by random tables since i got the AD&D DMG (jeff easley cover) for christmas long ago."
For this creator interview I've got a Q&A with donjon of donjon.bin.sh, one of the best known generator sites.