Chris Pramas joins me to talk about Green Ronin and their contributions to the Titansgrave Role-playing game series on Geek and Sundry! Tune in to find out where Green Ronin began, and how the AGE system developed from the Dragon Age licen

Steve Kenson discusses the new Blue Rose RPG and the Kickstarter

Jun 24th, 2015 56m 16s

Green Ronin super-star Steve Kenson joins us today to talk about the new edition of the Blue Rose roleplaying game! We discuss what it means to have an "inclusive" setting, what kind of magic and characters you can create in the Blue Rose setti

Rodney Thompson Returns! Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition post-release interview!

Dec 17th, 2014 51m 41s

Now that all three of the core rulebooks for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition have released, we asked Rodney Thompson to come back and talk some more about the design decisions that went into this amazing new edition of the rules! We talk a bit a

John Rogers stops by to talk about The Librarians and Role-Playing Games!

Dec 9th, 2014 1h 3m

I'm very pleased to announce that John Rogers found some time to talk to me about gaming and his new show "The Librarians." We touch on how gaming and entertainment have influenced each other, and how writing and game design are interrelated. J

Jack Norris and James Dawsey talk about upcoming projects Galore

Oct 28th, 2014 1h 43m

This episode serves both as a Part 2 of the Green Ronin Summit podcast for 2014, but we extended it to include a discussion of Tianxia's stretch goal progress, upcoming projects from Vigilance Press, and more!First, Jack Norris talks about the

2014 Green Ronin Summit Debriefing with Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson

Oct 21st, 2014 1h 8m

This episode of the Vigilance Press Podcast brings back Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson to discuss the upcoming slate from powerhouse RPG imprint Green Ronin!We discuss Mutants and Masterminds products that are coming out in the next few mon

Darrin Drader Interview: Nuclear Sunset and Legacy of Ruin

Jul 26th, 2014 1h 6m

Novelist Darrin Drader stops by the Vigilance Press Podcast to discuss his newly released novel Legacy of Ruin, published by Vigilance Press. We also talk about the upcoming Pacific Northwest supplement for Mutant Future, the background to the

Game Designer Rodney Thompson talks about the new Dungeons and Dragons edition!

Jul 24th, 2014 55m 36s

For this podcast, I am joined by Rodney Thompson, one of the key designers on the new Dungeons and Dragons from Wizards of the Coast. We talk about everything from Wizards versus Fighters to the playtesting process. Hear about Inspiration, Adva

Tianxia Pronunciation Guide with Robin Milliken

Jul 11th, 2014 1h

Robin Milliken joins us for this episode of the VigilancePress Podcast. A native speaker of Chinese, Robin helps host James Dawsey learnmore about the language, pronouncing important place names in the fictionalTianxia setting, and discusses

Dave Mattingly and Aaron Sullivan tell us about the Algernon Files 3.0 Kickstarter!

Jul 9th, 2014 54m 14s

For this episode of Vigilance Press Podcast, we invite our friendsfrom BlackWyrm Publishing to talk about their Kickstarter campaign for TheAlgernon Files 3.0! Tune in and hear Aaron Sullivan and Dave Mattingly fieldquestions about BlackWyrm

Atomic Robo RPG... FOR SCIENCE!! Mike Olson Interview

Apr 22nd, 2014 1h 14m

This very special SCIENCE episode of the Vigilance Press Podcast features guest Mike Olson, designer and author of the Atomic Robo RPG! We talk about the setting, the comics, the rules, and what makes this game special. Mike also gives us a few

Brian Engard talks Venture City Stories, Wild Blue, Fate Core, and much, much more!

Mar 27th, 2014 59m 28s

RPG author and designer Brian Engard joins me to talk about tons of cool stuff. In particular, the new release Venture City Stories (link below) from Evil Hat Productions is covered in detail. Want to run superheroes in Fate Core? Check this pr

Green Ronin announces Icons: The Assembled Edition, and we talk about Emerald City and The Atlas of Earth Prime!

Mar 25th, 2014 1h 6m

Today, Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson were kind enough to join me to talk about some great stuff coming from Green Ronin! First off, we talk about the upcoming Green Ronin release of Icons: The Assembled Edition. Then, after waking up Jon Lei

Green Ronin Summit 2013 Debriefing with Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson

Oct 24th, 2013 58m 52s

Two of our favorite Green Ronin return to talk about this year's Green Ronin Summit, and their publishing schedule for the next 6 to 8 months. Topics of conversation include the business side of the summit, Mutants and Masterminds, Dragon Age,

Tianxia Kickstarter Draft Page is up! Check it out!

Oct 11th, 2013 1h 2m

Thank you for tuning in to a very special Kickstarter episode of the Vigilance Press Podcast! We're talking with Jack Norris today, creator of Tianxia: Blood, Silk & Jade for the Fate Core System! We're going to talk about who we plan to involv

Ryan Macklin talks MYTHENDER!

Sep 15th, 2013 1h 23m

In this episode of the Vigilance Press Podcast, I have the distinct pleasure to talk to Ryan Macklin, editor and game designer. Ryan talks to me at length about Mythender, his free RPG available for download from Drive Thru RPG and RPGNow.com.

Green Ronin's Donna Prior and the Freebooter Program!

Jun 3rd, 2013 49m 40s

Donna Prior, newly minted member of Green Ronin and front-runner of their new Freebooter program, joins us for an interview! We talk about the Freebooter program, a bit about girls and gaming, and generally how games are supposed to be fun. A

Campaign Creation and Iron Man 3!

May 13th, 2013 1h 40m

We start this podcast off talking with Rick Jones and Tolly Gipson about campaign creation. The topic is the difference between "Episodic" campaigns which depend less on continuity from session to session, and more "Serial" campaigns which rely

DC Adventures Universe-Part Two!

Apr 28th, 2013 1h 20m

Mutants and Masterminds Line Developer Jon Leitheusser stops by with authors Seth Johnson and Christopher McGlothlin to talk up the final book in the DC Adventures Role-Playing Game series: Universe! We talk about the first two chapters, the pr

DC Adventures Universe!

Apr 25th, 2013 1h 9m

Mutants and Masterminds designer Steve Kenson and author Aaron Sullivan join me to talk about the fourth and final book in the DC Adventures Role-Playing game series: Universe! Join us to find out more of what's in the book, how the series came

Chris Rutkowsky talks Honor + Intrigue and BASH

Mar 6th, 2013 59m

It is our Honor to bring back Chris Rutkowsky, an old friend of Vigilance Press, to talk about his latest RPG endeavors! First we cover his current Kickstarter for the Awesome Power Power Suites (which you can find here), and then I talk to him

Beacon City Campaign Episode 06

Mar 5th, 2013 4h 58m

The Lamplighter, Tempest, Jade Witch, and Star Child join forces to confront two armies with Beacon City trapped between them in this epic conclusion to "Season One" of our Mutants and Masterminds Actual Play series! James Dawsey GMs and is joi

Mutants and Masterminds News with Jon Leitheusser and Christopher McGlothlin

Feb 24th, 2013 1h 33m

Jon Leitheusser and Professor Christopher McGlothlin join James Dawsey to talk about the new Gadget Guides series, the upcoming Emerald City and DC Adventures books, and talk about the upcoming Cosmic Handbook book! With so much Green Ronin new

Rick Jones and Yad-Ming Mui talk SixGun and Convention Gaming

Feb 19th, 2013 1h 15m

Happy Chinese New Year! It's the Year of the Snake, and Vigilance Press is back on the air! This podcast covers our upcoming SixGun release (In final layout now) in detail, and we also talk about gaming at conventions and writing short-form adv

All-Star Writers Roundtable!

Dec 8th, 2012 2h 39m

Tonight's podcast brings together Jason Tondro, Jack Norris, Rick Jones, and Aaron Sullivan for a powerhouse discussion on upcoming Vigilance Press products! We also answer some fan questions and discuss some finer points of GM'ing a campaign-