The Gehenna Gaming Podcast

Ian interviews James Hutt, game designer at R. Talsorian Games and co-developer for Cyberpunk RED and the Witcher RPG. Follow James Hutt and R. Talsorian Games Get Cyberpunk Red on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/333585/Cyberpunk-RED https://rtalsoriangames.com/   https://talsorianstore.com/collections/cyberpunk/products/cyberpunk-red   Please rate and review the podcast on your...

Rick sits down with Barney Menzies from Parable Games. They discuss the kickstarter for a new and exciting horror TTRPG called SHIVER. Follow Barney Menzies and Parable Games: Back SHIVER on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/399308593/shiver-a-film-and-tv-inspired-ttrpg   https://shiverrpg.com/   https://twitter.com/GamesParable   https://www.facebook.com/ShiverRPG   Please rate an...

Rick interviews Keith R.A. DeCandido, prolific author of science fiction novels, comics, short stories and so many things in between! He has written for a magnitude of beloved universes such as Star Trek, Buffy, Spider-man, X-men, Firefly, Supernatural, Farscape, Doctor Who, Stargate SG-1, Alien and Sleepy Hollow. Follow Keith R.A. DeCandido: http://decandido.net/ https://www.patreon.com/krad http...

Ian interviews Cynthia Marie from the Vampire: The Masquerade / World of Darkness actual play LA by Night (Nellie G), Sirens on Gilding Light (Garisol), and from her podcast Life. Action. Roleplay. Follow Cynthia Marie: https://twitter.com/Cyndancer https://www.instagram.com/cynthia__marie/ https://lifeactionroleplay.podbean.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/lifeactionroleplay https://twitch.tv/worldofda...

Ian talks with Dixie Cochran, in-house developer, writer, and editor for Onyx Path Publishing. Follow Dixie: Onyx Pathcast: https://onyxpathcast.podbean.com/ Website: https://www.dixiecochran.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dixiecyanide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dixiecyanide/ Please rate and review the podcast on your app of choice; it really helps us to spread the podcast to new list...

Ian, Mark, and Rick talk about Dungeons & Dragons on the pod for the first time! We navigate through our explorations and background in this classic TTRPG, how to run horror scenarios in D&D, how to make the game NOT just a hack & slash dungeon crawl (not that there is anything wrong with hack & slash DnD), and the upcoming Warlock-centric module, The Red Opera. Buy The Red Opera: http://theredope...

Mark interviews Pelle Nilsson (Ockult Örtmästare Games) Johan Nohr (Stockholm Kartell and Free League), the creators of ENnie award-winning splatterpunk tabletop roleplaying game, MÖRK BORG.  Follow Pelle and Johan: https://morkborg.com/   Putrescence Regnant Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/putrescence-regnant Ockult Örtmästare Games: http://occultherbmaster.blogsp...

The newest episode of Gehenna Gaming Podcast! Rick and Mark talk to Satyros Brucato, musician, writer, journalist, editor, and game designer who has written on many of your favorite World of Darkness lines such as Vampire the Masquerade, Mage 20, Werewolf the Apocalypse, and more. Follow Satyros https://satyrosphilbrucato.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/SatyrosBrucato http://strowlers.com https...

This episode is a teaser of our appearance on the Two D Ten podcast. Rick and Mark hung out with Nathan to chat about Vampire the Masquerade, running games at conventions, and TTRPG in general. Make sure to subscribe to the Two D Ten podcast and listen to the rest of the episode here: https://utilitymuffinlabs.com/utility-muffin-podcast/2020/9/11/two-d-ten-podcast-episode-9 Follow Two D Ten: https...

Ian and Rick interview Nathan Siever, host of Two D Ten, a new podcast from Utility Muffin Labs! Nathan is a long time member of the Vampire: The Masquerade community as the former host of 25 Years of VTM, and a long-time podcaster and Vampire the Masquerade gamer.  https://utilitymuffinlabs.com/ https://twitter.com/TwoDTen1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG3Vh44rKiH-MFVe_wjD-rA/ Please rate and...

This week we bring you behind the scenes on the development of The Red Opera, a warlock-centric Dungeons & Dragons 5e ( DnD5e ) module. Ian interviews Rick Heinz of Apotheosis Studios and James Dorton, vocalist for the band Black Crown Initiate. We discuss how The Red Opera Kickstarter was developed and James Dorton's involvement with DiAmorte's album that inspired the D&D tabletop gaming module....

Mark interviews game designer and biologist, Riley Rethal. She created Doikayt, an anthology of games depicting the Jewish experience and personal inflective interpretation of Judaism. They discuss developing indie games, the nature of meta-gaming as a collaborative storytelling art form, and Doikayt. Riley Rethal on Itch.io: https://metagame.itch.io/ Riley Rethal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/j...

Gehenna Gaming Interviews The Gentleman Gamer, Matthew Dawkins, again! This episode was recorded in December of 2019. We chat about Vampire the Masquerade V5's upcoming book - Cults of the Blood Gods, and Let the Streets Run Red, as well as They Came From Beneath the Sea!, Solemn Vale, and so much more!   Learn more about Matthew Dawkins' work below: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/...

In this Gehenna Gaming Podcast episode, Mark interviews Michelle Belanger, prolific author, celebrated occult expert, performer, paranormal investigator, and energy work mentor. Michelle used to run Vampire: The Masquerade LARPs for GenCon and Origins in the '90s and has published over 30 titles on the subject of Vampires, demonology, energy work, and fiction such as the Novels of the Shadowside s...

Ian interviews Ian A.A. Watson: community manager for Onyx Path Publishing, line developer for Trinity Continuum, and creator of the White Wolf wiki. Follow Ian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vonaether Read more about Trinity Continuum: http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/trinitycontinuum/ White Wolf Wiki: https://whitewolf.fandom.com/   Music: Ross Boyd Credits & Editing: Mark Q Anderson   Ch...

Rick, Mark, and Ian hang out and discuss blending various genres and themes with horror to incorporate in your TTRPG game.   Music: Ross Boyd Credits & Editing: Mark Q Anderson   Check out our merchandise at  gehennagaming.threadless.com   You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting  gehennagaming.com/podcast   Please rate and review on your software of...

Ian and Rick are joined by Neal Latham and Cazi Brook to discuss the post-apocalyptic survival horror tabletop RPG, When Shadows Fall.      Back "When Shadows Fall" on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/802622332/when-shadows-fall Music: Ross Boyd Credits & Editing: Mark Q Anderson   Check out our merchandise at  gehennagaming.threadless.com   You can subscribe to this podcast...

We finally got all three Gehenna Gaming boys together! Mark, Ian, and Rick get together to discuss the best approach to GM preparation.     In this episode we cover: Running one-shots verse a multi-session campaign   Creating and guiding a story arc NPC development Tools for the trade Enhancing the campaign based on player choices Common Advice that doesn't work And of course, evil villain laughs ...

Ian and Rick discuss the latest World of Darkness news to come out in the past few weeks. Including upcoming video games for Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Vampire: the Masquerade.   Topics include: - Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong - Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood - New World of Darkness Discord - Justin Achilli as the new Brand Creative Lead for World of Darkness - Speculation on upcomin...

In this episode, Ian interviews Josephine McAdam, actress, martial artist, musician, and gamer. Best known from World of Darkness's actual play stream, LA By Night, as well as a regular in many Geek & Sundry streams, including Shield of Tomorrow, 10 Candles, and Kids on Bikes, as well as her own Twitch channel.   This interview was originally recorded in February of 2020 on Twitch. You can watch i...

In this episode, Ian speaks with the minds behind The Rusty Quill's The Magnus Archives, Jonathan Sims and Alexander J Newall. Alex and Jonny share their backgrounds in gaming, as well as the inspiration behind The Magnus Archives, and Jonny’s company MacGuffin & Co.!   This interview was originally recorded as part of VirtualHorror Con. VirtualHorror Con was a two-day virtual horror tabletop RPG...

In this special community member interview, Ian and Mark sit down with Batsy, French Nosferatu, head of the Global Brood, and the modern master of SchreckNET, Batsy is a long-time GG community member and international roleplayer extraordinaire.    During this discussion they talk about:  What is the Global Brood Developing the SchreckNET The Aranta-Shadur Batsy's Background in Tabletop Gaming and...

Mark sits down with Christian Cordéus AKA "The Primogen" to discuss his YouTube channel where he covers the lore and NPC histories of Vampire the Masquerade and World of Darkness at large.   Running KULT: Divinity Lost at VirtualHorror Con (VHC) How Christian goes about researching, writing, and developing his Vampire: The Masquerade lore information videos Major differences between V5, V20, and R...

Ian, Mark, and Rick cover the latest news from the World of Darkness. Along with how the COVID-19 quarantine impacted their gaming.    Music by: Ross Boyd Credits & Editing by: Mark Q Anderson   Check out our merchandise at  gehennagaming.threadless.com   You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting  gehennagaming.com/podcast   Please rate and review on y...

Rick and Mark discuss the Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition book Cults of the Blood Gods, what they love about it, the Giovanni, and what they're excited for in V5.    Learn more about Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition: https://www.worldofdarkness.com/products/4Fo201jUf5ho7xqVR6Qd46 https://www.modiphius.net/products/vampire-the-masquerade-5-edition https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2006642...