One has to wonder how G2B consistently gets so many of the gaming industry's most interesting people to interview. Some think it is due to the Gutter Geek's reputation as some of the best interviewers in the business. Most likely though it's the free beer. Today we have a couple of the most amazing interviews we have ever done.
Part1:
The gang chats with David "Zeb" Cook
When you talk with “Zeb” Cook you have to bring in a few friends who would love to chat with him, Larry, Christopher and Michael. Did I mention we were super excited to have Zeb on the show.
David "Zeb" Cook is a very former designer from the heyday of TSR in the 80's and 90's, responsible for 2E AD&D, Oriental Adventures, Planescape and more., He transitioned to video games in the 90's and worked n more stuff like Fallout 2, City of Villains, and Elder Scrolls Online. He is now transitioning to retirement.
So who is Tom Wham? He’s been a game designer his entire life. He is listed as TSR’s 13th employee, so he was there pretty much from the very beginning of it all.
Ooh, a triple feature you say??? Yes indeed. On this action packed episode we visit with Frog God Games, Catch an extra special Beer Court with show regular John From Extra Life, AND if that's not enough we get a special visit from the man who does everything Chris Rick, here to talk about the Kid's DM!
Links abound below:
Bill Webb, Ken Spencer, and Edwin Nagy from Frog God games.
Let's drink this bottle of Whiskey with Frog God Games…but for real. Who is Frog God Games
Adventures worth winning!! For Role-playing game publisher of award winning titles for Fifth Edition, Swords & Wizardry and more!
Showed us Tome of Treasures and more games that are coming out soon!
Beer Court with Special Guest John From Extra Life:
G.I. Party Kolsch Steeltank Brewery out of Oconomowoc, WI
This classic pale lager has a deep golden color with a medium body and a touch of spicy hop character from traditional German Saaz hops. This light and refreshing beer has a touch of lemon zest from the Kolsch yeast we use to ferment this beer which makes this a perfect beer for summertime on the lake!
Chris Rick from thekidsdm.com and Midwest Gaming Classic (and everything else)
Hello, I’m Christophor, the Kids DM! I have streamlined D&D 5e to teach kids how to play, thanks to being in grad school for a Master’s in Education. The initial Kids D&D session is 2 hours and is made for ages 7+. It’s roughly one hour of character creation and then an hour of adventure. From there we form groups and run campaigns with whoever signs up. This is a great way for kids to get started in D&D.
Christophor also helps out a ton for the Midwest Gaming Classic. MGC just happens to be one of G2B’s favorite times of the year. MGC will be held March 31st - April 2nd 2023 at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee.
Join the Gutter Geeks as they visit with Scott Ahern to chat about Caught in the Backrooms!
Caught in the Backrooms is a dark, gritty RPG, based around the Creepypasta Backrooms. Developed with heavy inspiration from the Backrooms, the creators strived to make the feel as close to the legends that surround this evil, creepy world. The game was designed by Al Seeger and Chad O. Knight.
Point of Insanity Game Studio has its roots in the breakup of Lasaion Games back in 2004. Al's return to the world of RPG design took the form of a game called MADS, which was intended to convert characters from any set of rules into a common system. The main purpose of this system was for fans of Demon's Lair (the only product line released by Lasalion Games) to continue to use their characters. Al would go on to write several systemless game world settings, system neutral products, and original game systems.
See them at Evercon January 20-22 2023 in Wausau, WI
Join the Gutter Geeks at the dawn of day 2 at GameHole Con 2022 as they Chat with Rob about Gooey Cube and James about PSI Kids!
More about our guests:
Gooey Cube is a small game publishing company in Colorado Springs, Colorado that produces immersive adventures for the 5th Edition as well as a most intriguing and interesting world that is being created and expanded by the Gooey Community. The company has already produced a number of adventure boxes and world supplements and its products are available in some retail stores and online at GooeyCube.com.
Psi-kids is a tabletop role-playing game. It is a coming-of-age story set far in the future on the multi-generational ship, Elysium. Elysium and its half-million passengers have searched for a new home world for over 300 years.
Last Hope LARP visits to talk to us about what they do and where they do it. We must have angered them this year. They killed the hosts, cameraman and then burned the set to the ground. That’s the last time we offer them the wrong kind of beer.
Last Hope is a live action role play (LARP) that is hosted at locations throughout Wisconsin with one goal in mind; to bring role players together in an immersive, high quality and rich environment with rules that are simple enough for anyone to learn and involved enough for veteran players.
