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Narrative Damage

An actual play TTRPG podcast where your favourite authors swap their pens for dice and gather together to tell tales.


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  • 2. Ep. 2 - Dennis Detwiller On Why Every Writer Should Read Roleplaying Games

    01:23:13||Season 1, Ep. 2
    Watch as a full video interview on our YouTube channelDennis Detwiller is an illustrator, writer and designer who has worked in the field of video games, card games and tabletop roleplaying games. He worked on Magic: The Gathering, and is a co-creator of the award-winning TTRPG, Delta Green, including being author of the legendary Impossible Landscapes campaign.We loved having the opportunity to speak with Dennis, who told us how he stumbled into and then out of the world of video games, and how he created Delta Green. We talked about the impact of his philosophical views on his TTRPG writing, and discuss the whole 'railroading v sandbox' styles of storytelling in TTRPGs. Plus, he discusses why reading TTRPG books can help writers of all kinds, and we discuss how to make horror have an impact in writing.Links:Follow Dennis on BlueskyBuy Delta Green nowFollow Narrative Damage on YouTube or its own podcast feed to get more interviews with TTRPG writers, creators and more, plus actual plays with some of your favourite authors: https://linktr.ee/narrativedamagerpgFollow us on InstagramFollow us on Bluesky

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  • 1. Ep. 1 - Sydney Amanuel on How Live TTRPG Storytelling Really Works

    01:17:28||Season 1, Ep. 1
    Watch as a full video interview on YouTubeWelcome to the first episode of Narrative Damage - a podcast where some of your favourite authors gather together to roll dice, craft worlds and tell stories together through the medium of tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs)!For our first guest, we are delighted to chat with the brilliant Sydney Amanuel. Sydney is an actor and designer from New York. While she is usually spotted in films and TV, she also appears on multiple TTRPG podcasts on The Glass Cannon Network where she plays various characters full of improv comedy, fantasy and fun. Sydney tells us about how she sort of stumbled into the world of live TTRPGs and tells us about the avenues that these games give for storytelling. We talk about the many similarities between the writing process and roleplaying games, including how she crafts characters, worlds and more.If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to Narrative Damage on YouTube and on its own podcast feed as we have many more brilliant guests and our own live play games with authors coming very soon!Links:Listen to Sydney on the Glass Cannon NetworkFollow Sydney on InstagramVisit Sydney's websiteFollow Narrative Damage on YouTube or its own podcast feed to get more interviews with TTRPG writers, creators and more, plus actual plays with some of your favourite authors: https://linktr.ee/narrativedamagerpgFollow us on InstagramFollow us on Bluesky