Clara Mount Casts Raise Dead on Interview Outtakes

06/01/21 • -1 min

Like any good necromancer, host Clara Mount is here to bring a season’s worth of interview outtakes back to life. Revisit our guests and hear brand new perspectives from inside the industry, including: a behind the scenes on making video games, strategies for building diverse gaming communities, the three kinds of “fun,” a perspective on trans narratives, one thing you can learn by GMing, and some benefits of TTRPGs for neurodivergent gamers.

01:14 -- Episode overview
02:15 -- Anna Stavroupolos, video game ambassador
08:50 -- Whitney Risner builds diverse communities
16:27 -- Vivien Grimm and the 3 types of fun
30:28 -- Oliver on breaking out of the box
35:27 -- Missa Dawson learns flexibility
41:20 -- Jazmine Betz and neurodivergent gamers

As an affiliate, Victor Media Group may earn from qualifying purchases.
Games
Madden NFL Mobile -- https://www.ea.com/games/madden-nfl/madden-nfl-mobile
Destiny 2 -- https://www.bungie.net/
Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition -- https://amzn.to/32sfVhh
Apocalypse World (2nd Ed) -- https://rb.gy/40ojbe
Fate (RPG) -- https://amzn.to/2SEckLm
Thirsty Sword Lesbians -- https://amzn.to/2R6zn0V
Wanderhome -- https://possumcreekgames.itch.io/wanderhome
Urban Shadows 2 -- https://rb.gy/d7cakz

More Resources
Super Heroines, Etc. -- https://superheroinesetc.org/
Kickstarter (Games page) -- https://rb.gy/qvd94k
Indie Press -- https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
Drive Thru RPG -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/
Be-Con -- https://2019.beconlarp.com/
Intercon -- https://u.interconlarp.org/
Make A Scene -- https://makeascenemn.org/en/
The Gaming Goat - Mason, OH -- https://www.facebook.com/TGGMasonOH/

Credits
Guests -- Anna Stavroupolos, Whitney Risner, Vivien Grimm, Oliver, Missa Dawson, Jazmine Betz
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host -- Clara Mount
Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing -- Gerardo Abril

Previous Episode

Jazmine Betz Wants You to Talk About Your Feelings

Identities are complex and multi-layered, and these layered identities contribute to gaming experiences in ways you may not even realize. Today we talk to Jazmine Betz, Associate Manager of Consumer and Market Insights at Wizards of the Coast, about intersectional identities, her experiences as a woman of color in predominantly white gaming communities, and how tabletop RPGs can offer a safe space for people of color.
To enter the merch giveaway, head over to @victormediagrp on Instagram! Enter by May 27. Winner will be announced on the air on June 1.

01:05 -- Meet Jazmine!
06:10 -- “The boobs are fascinating”
11:00 -- What is intersectionality?
21:35 -- Welcoming diverse identities
30:30 -- Raising baby gamers
41:20 -- D&D diversity rewrites

As an affiliate, Victor Media Group may earn from qualifying purchases.
Games
Mario Kart 64 -- https://amzn.to/3eSRArO
Pokemon Stadium (N64) -- https://amzn.to/3bwRdBc
Wandersong -- https://amzn.to/3tUxVfz
Spiritfarer -- https://amzn.to/2T1UUIZ
Animal Crossing -- https://amzn.to/3fs9y3G
Champions of Norrath (PS2) -- https://amzn.to/3oo9GFg
Super Smash Bros -- https://amzn.to/3fn7cTK
Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition -- https://amzn.to/32sfVhh
Edge of the Empire (Star Wars RPG) -- https://amzn.to/2RhvRRD

More Resources
Wizards of the Coast -- https://company.wizards.com/en
Xbox Game Pass -- https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass
Steam -- https://store.steampowered.com/
D&D diversity rewrites -- https://www.wired.com/story/dungeons-dragons-diversity/

Credits
Guest -- Jazmine Betz
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host -- Clara Mount
Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing -- Aaron Trnka

Next Episode

Trey Joiner Envisions a Black Future in TTRPGs

There are a lot of ways to protest. If marching isn’t for you, have you ever thought about making a game? Trey Joiner is the writer/creator of an afrofuturist supplement to the Lancer RPG, entitled The Field Guide to Mfecane. Join us as he tells us about a Star Wars RPG cry session, how he aims to honor South African culture through his writing, and why we need more afrofuturist stories.

01:09 -- Meet Trey!
10:40 -- Star Wars cry session
14:00 -- Games as protest
19:30 -- Origins of the Field Guide
30:10 -- What Civ 6 left out
39:00 -- The problem with white liberalism
50:18 -- Creating more Afro futures

As an affiliate, Victor Media Group may earn from qualifying purchases.
Games
Lancer RPG -- https://massif-press.itch.io/
The Field Guide to Mfecane -- https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mfecane-field-guide
Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition -- https://amzn.to/32sfVhh
Genesys RPG -- https://amzn.to/2Tvc0zh
Apex Legends -- https://amzn.to/3zuskjk
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire -- https://amzn.to/2RhvRRD
Star Wars: Force and Destiny -- https://amzn.to/3rx3U63
Swordsfall -- https://www.swordsfall.com/
Civilization VI -- https://amzn.to/2WgODKX

Shaka & Mfecane Resources
The Myth of the Mfecane -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rSx98w5fH0
Zulu Rise and Mfecane (BBC) -- https://rb.gy/xlqkmn
A history of Shaka Zulu -- https://rb.gy/n7vkaf

Other Resources
Black Table Arts -- https://www.blacktablearts.com/
Lovecraft Country -- https://www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country
Pilot Net (Discord for Lancer RPG) -- https://discord.gg/CXMuMkFCwS

Credits
Guest -- Trey Joiner (@StationUkuwa on Twitter)
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host -- Clara Mount
Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing -- Aaron Trnka