Onyx Pathcast

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Episode 251: Mailbag: Part Three Mar 17, 2023

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In which the trio answers questions submitted by you, the listeners. We talk about Neil Breen for far too long.

* Breencourse
* Parasocial relationships
* How's your day going?
* Beverage Goblin TikTok: Link
* After-school stuff
* Cavaliers of Mars and Rose Bailey's work
* Fantasy heartbreakers
* Yes, Dixie meant 90s anime version of Sailor Moon, not American version. Don't @ her.
* Easy and difficult projects
* Scion!
* Pugmire!
* Food archaeology
* Darby gets a fish

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 250: Mailbag: Part Two Mar 10, 2023

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In which the trio answers questions submitted by you, the listeners. We talk about the Riddler longer than intended.

* Dixie forgets the name of Special Mission Lady Chaplin
* Movies and TV
* How do we introduce players to lore-rich settings?
* What color is the letter J?
* Runaway freight trains
* How does Matthew run so many games?
* Creatively rewarding and white whales
* Dixie gets pedantic at the Riddler
* Saw!
* Darby pupdate
* Perfect days and favorite books to work on
* Recasting the Pathcast Movie

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 249: Mailbag: Part One Mar 03, 2023

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In which the trio answers questions submitted by you, the listeners, and talks more about both swans and podcast crimes than anyone anticipated.

* Barreling toward episode 250
* Conspiracy theories
* Matthew is pedantic about people's questions
* Matthew also has opinions
* Our feelings on streamers!
* Who do we think it is??
* Exalted: Essence *is* streamlined!
* Onyx20 and Storypath
* New editions
* Streaming services and actors
* A tortured metaphor

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 248: Making Things Work Feb 24, 2023

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In which Danielle is joined by Dixie and Matthew to talk about writer's block, where to get ideas, and things evolving and changing.

* We're changing it up!
* Motivational tactics
* Neurodiversity impacts on productivity
* Methods of organization and motivation
* Accountability
* Running games and improv

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 247: Building Worlds Feb 17, 2023

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In which Eddy is joined by Danielle Lauzon for a discussion about worldbuilding.

* The DanielleCast
* Accent work
* Puppy Chat
* Starting out on worldbuilding
* Vague insinuations
* Dialing in on setting
* Lore density
* Puppy cameo!
* Choosing what to play
* Mechanics and setting are intertwined

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 246: Finding Horror in Unexpected Places Feb 10, 2023

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In which Matthew and Dixie are joined by Danielle Lauzon for a discussion about finding horror in non-horror games.

* A treatise on coffee
* Realms of Pugmire
* They Came from Beneath the Sea!
* The Trinity Continuum
* Fantasy horror
* Inadvertent horror
* Ethical horror
* The unknown!

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 245: The Return of Five-Minute Pitches! Feb 03, 2023

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In which Matthew and Dixie are joined by Danielle Lauzon for even more Five-Minute Pitches!

* Eddy is missing
* A one-minute urban-legend superhero beat-em-up game!
* A cyberpunk physics-based game with unconventional movement and spies
* A lovely farming game with magic gone wrong during a world war
* A Lovecraftian conspiracy game set in an arcade
* A horror game where everything is connected
* A casual game in the future where you're a patriot
* A post-mortem
* A pun-based British bakery TV show

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 244: Realms of Pugmire and the OGL Jan 27, 2023

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In which the trio talks 90s nostalgia and a lot about the OGL, SRD, and Realms of Pugmire, which is currently on Kickstarter!

* Note: Eddy is in the middle of a move, so sound quality may not be what you're used to
* The world's on fire (how 'bout yours?)
* Nostalgia!
* D20 and the OGL
* OGL vs. SRD and Pugmire 2e
* A bit on The World Below
* Realms of Pugmire Kickstarter

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 243: On Games We Run and Play Jan 20, 2023

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In which the trio talks about all sorts of things, from professional GMing to video games to...Neil Breen.

* Note: Eddy is in the middle of a move, so sound quality may not be what you're used to
* Breenmas recap
* Matthew's Patreon games
* On paid GMing
* Card and video games
* Immersive and niche games

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 242: A Look Ahead! Jan 13, 2023

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In which the trio talks to Rich Thomas about what's in the future for Onyx Path!

* A treatise on tea
* 2022 in review
* On Pugmire 2e & the OGL
* The World Below
* Worldbuilding and gamemaking
* Stewardship of licenses
* Crowdfunding
* 2022 Highlights

Links:

Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

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