You may have heard a little something about Wizards of the Coast changing their Open Gaming License (OGL) that has been a part D&D for 23 years.
It only seemed proper that we kick off our new podcast “Epic Adventure” with this.
But we are going to take that one step further. We are going to talk about other gaming systems that we recommend.
My name is Steve Kellams and I am just a fan with a radio voice. I started tabletop gaming in the late 70’s with Napoleonic miniatures. In 1981 I dove headfirst into Tom Moldvay version of D&D and since then roleplaying and tabletop gaming has been a passion of mine. I’ve been lucky enough to get the opportunity to host this podcast with a few amazing people who are going to join me on this Epic Adventure.
Mike Howlett is the cofounder of OddFish Games, a great independent game company with some fun little systems and a phenomenal universal solo roleplaying system you should check out. He is a longtime gamer, writer, game designer with more irons in the fire than hours on the clock.
Christina Stiso is a gamer and Creative Designer for Odd Fish Games. She is a PhD student studying game-based learning and on the board of directors of the nonprofit organization Tabletop Gaymers.
Mike Howlett breaks down the history of the OGL. We also talk about some game systems we love and why this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Here are some of the game companies discussed.