I’ve been on plenty of podcasts, but this was my first time hosting one! As part of my job at Asmodee, I’ve been working on “30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings,” a series of audio interviews celebrating 30 years since the debut of L5R. This second series of the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books explores the perspectives of the people who had a hand in L5R’s making, past and present.

In Episode 1, I’m joined by two of the people responsible for the collectible card game’s creation, John Zinser and Ryan S. Dancey. Give it a listen on YouTube (or wherever you listen to podcasts) to learn about the game’s origins and inspirations, what it was like launching a collectible card game when the bottom dropped out of the market, and what they did to survive. I also got to ask them about their plans—or perhaps lack thereof—leading up to the game’s supposed end at the Second Day of Thunder at Gen Con 1997.

I return to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Bradley Browne and Jason Kaufman where they explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives.

In Episode 151, we talk about the Worlds of Android setting book from Fantasy Flight Games, which I worked on as editor, as well as the challenges of gaming and staying creative as a birthing parent during the postpartum period. Listen on YouTube, below, or find Dice in Mind wherever you listen to podcasts!

If I haven’t had time to blog as much this month, it’s because my work as the Creative Director of Story & Setting at Asmodee has kept me busy! March saw the release of the first Legend of the Five Rings video game, the launch of a brand-new Arkham Horror website, as well as my guest appearance on a livestream of the newly released Arkham Horror Lovecraft Letter!

Happy International Game Master’s Day! Without folks willing to sit “behind the screen,” there wouldn’t be much of a hobby, so today I’d like to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to every GM out there who’s put in time and creative effort to help groups play roleplaying games. I’m especially grateful for all the GMs who helped me discover this hobby and grow as a game master, including A.P. Klosky and the Elders of the Wittenberg Roleplaying Guild.

To celebrate, I’ve compiled some of my favorite articles I’ve written on the topic of gamemastering. You can also check out some of my recommended books for GMs that are part of the GM’s Day sale going on today at DriveThruRPG.

March Fourth for GM’s Day! Today’s the day to tell your GM how much you appreciate all that they do. And if you’re the GM, today’s a great day to treat yourself to a little something to help “fill the well.” DriveThruRPG is having a huge sale on a ton of PDFs and ebooks to help you run a better roleplaying game. What follows are some of my favorite game master resources that are currently free or discounted.