October 27, 2016
Dark Reflections: Holocaust
Mike and Chigg tackle Charnel Houses of Europe: The Shoah for Wraith: the Oblivion. It's a dark book requiring serious discussion. Be sure to listen to this episode with the lights on.
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August 28, 2016
In the previous issue of Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy, Darker Days Radio, especially episode 71, got a shout out by Warhammer creator Rick Priestly. Quite the honour really as the article actually concerns a question we posed to Andy Chambers and Tuomas Pirinen.
July 11, 2016
In Strix Confidence - An Interview with Simon Berman
In this Darkling we interview Simon Berman. Simon recently finished his time at Privateer Press and has established
Strix Publishing.
Jason Soles some may know already is lead developer at Privateer Press, for the games Warmachine, Hordes, and Iron Kingdoms RPG. Jason is also one of the creators of Unhallowed Metropolis.
So sit back and listen to us talk all about Strix Publishing, APOCRYPHA, Jason Soles, and the future for Strix.
(please ignore the pause in the audio at the 45 min mark or so - missing audio will be fixed later.)
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Strix Publishing: http://www.strixpublishing.com/
May 2, 2016
Gamification with Andy Chambers and Tuomas Pirinen
Mike, Chris, and James are joined by legendary game designers Andy Chambers and Tuomas Pirinen. This episode's discussion explores game mechanics design and how it reinforces the narrative of play, as well as how mechanics can be altered to change the intended gameplay. Special discussion is of course reserved for the classic Games Workshop games Necromunda, Battlefleet Gothic, and Mordheim!
Tuomas as his Sith Lord!
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April 26, 2016
Stay tuned for what is hot in horror rpgs and games at the UK Games Expo.
April 3, 2016
End of Days, Darker Lines
March 21, 2016
Darker Days By Night
Mike, Chris, and Chigg are joined by the luminaries of By Night Studios. CEO Jason the Elder, Lead Editor Jennifer "Loopy," and Developer Jason the Younger walk listeners through the basics of Mind's Eye Theater live action role-play and highlight the differences between older editions and their new books. The guests dig deep into Mind's Eye Theater Vampire and Werewolf, presenting epic events from past LARPs and discussing their newest plans. In particular, By Night Studios is excited to present some of their plans for the upcoming Grand Masquerade 2016, September 1st-3rd in New Orleans!
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March 1, 2016
Hell Colony
Mike, Chris, and Matt discuss the latest news and interviews about White Wolf Publishing. Following a lengthy news update, Mike presents the classic Vampire: the Masquerade sourcebook Dark Colony covering the region of New England. Next, the crew explores a secret frequency on La Mancha Negra in Venezuela. Finally, Chris and Matt examine Heirs to Hell, a Demon: the Descent sourcebook about the offspring of the unchained.
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February 16, 2016
Cry of the White Wolf
Note: This episode was recorded before the latest White Wolf interviews on February 13-15th. Darker Days intends to record a new darkling in two weeks time to discuss the latest updates.
Mike, Chris, Matt, and Chigg return with the righteous rage of Gaia to discuss the new White Wolf Publishing, a subsidiary of Paradox Interactive. The crew discusses all the news from interviews and Tenebrae Noctis presentations, and throws in some of their own pure conjecture. To round out the episode, Chris presents a secret frequency on the Hollow Earth.
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