Episode 20: Jeff Ashworth

10/18/21 • 83 min

It's Episode 20!

This week, we mark the 20th episode of Dice in Mind with a really special interview with author Jeff Ashworth. We think you will find Jeff to be creative, humble, and a truly good guy.

Jeff Ashworth is a writer, editor, and storyteller whose credits include The Game Master's Book of Random Encounters, The Game Master's Book of Non-Player Characters, and the upcoming The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles, and Dungeons, as well as work for Disney, Nickelodeon, and World Wrestling Entertainment. When he isn't working on special projects for Media Lab Books, he enjoys playing and designing RPG games with his friends. In his role-playing career he has bested beholders, sweet-talked succubi and devastated dragons without breaking a sweat. In the real world, after failing a late-night Perception check, he was nearly crippled by a foot-piercing d4. He and his wife live in Virginia with their dogs, Zelda and Lincoln.

You should buy Jeff's two Game Master books and pre-order the third one right now. Seriously, they are that creative:

The Game Master's Book of Random Encounters The Game Master's Book of Non-Player Characters The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles, and Dungeons

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics...through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

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Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

It's Episode 20!

This week, we mark the 20th episode of Dice in Mind with a really special interview with author Jeff Ashworth. We think you will find Jeff to be creative, humble, and a truly good guy.

You should buy Jeff's two Game Master books and pre-order the third one right now. Seriously, they are that creative:

The Game Master's Book of Random Encounters The Game Master's Book of Non-Player Characters The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles, and Dungeons

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

Previous Episode

Episode 19: Crazy Skills

If you thought we were transparent in our creative process last week, then hold on to your dice! This is the episode where you get to hear how the sausage is made. This week we openly discuss what will be the PC options available to players. Along the way we take notes, make jokes, and move one step closer to developing a fully functional character sheet for our Genesys dice mechanic port of Star Trek.

But wait, there's more! In this week's GM Corner, we tease an upcoming interview for next week's 20th episode.

Along the way, we refer to some interesting source material:

Dice in Mind Worldbuilding Genesys Narrative Dice System

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

Next Episode

Episode 21: That‘s My Prerogative

Last week we had a great time interviewing author Jeff Ashworth. During that interview we covered a number of ideas, but one topic especially stood out to us. What are the limits of GM prerogative? This week we debate the question by looking back on our own mistakes, considering our occasional successes, and reading a bit along the way.

Also, you should buy Jeff's two Game Master books and pre-order the third one right now. Seriously, they are that creative:

The Game Master's Book of Random Encounters The Game Master's Book of Non-Player Characters The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles, and Dungeons

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).