The Developer's Stories
The Developer's Stories
The Devil's Syndicate
A podcast by the folks currently creating "The Devil's Syndicate," an upcoming table-top RPG that combines fantasy and absurdist elements with a modernized corporate setting. Follow our adventures as we attempt to develop an RPG system from the ground-up, sharing our insights and design philosophies as we go along.Contact us on Twitter: @TDS_RPG or via Email: [email protected]
Episode 11.5- A Quick PSA
We have been silent for too long! In this mini episode Zach checks in solo to give updates on the game and apologize for the lenghthy gap in episodes. Continue to tune in and listen, because we are not done making sounds to go into your ear holes.
Sep 21, 2016
5 min
Episode 11: The Generative Power of Punching
Changes are a-comin' in this episode of The Developer's Stories! We discuss contentions and dissatisfactions with current TDS systems in the wake of our last play session, then suggest a number of tweaks and fixes to alleviate these moments of tension. We also talk grad schools, city life/food, difficult video games, and how most things in the past were made with punching.
Jul 8, 2016
1 hr 22 min
10: Overrule the Overruled Overrule (Let's Play TDS 2 Part II)
Zach and Emily finish their noble quest to injure a small busines owner. Meanwhile, we talk magic, combat, refining the Verbal Damage system, and how Legal spells are basically blue magic with more gavels.
Jun 26, 2016
1 hr 4 min
9: Bill Murray's Toaster-Sized Hole (Let's Play TDS 2 Part I)
We're back after a few weeks of hectic house-moviing to play TDS again! Logan BM's this time and he sends Emily and Zach (Blinky Stars and Dave, respectively) on a  vandalism-inspired adventure through a suspiciously dungeonous fabric supplier's warehouse. While playing, we talk magic and combat and the ways in which they've changed with each successive playtest. Enjoy!Questions? Contact us at @TDS_RPG on Twitter.
Jun 18, 2016
1 hr 29 min
8: To Give a Fish a Spongebath
Emily is back in this episode! She's been on enough episodes now for us to stop making a big deal about it, but she doesn't fall asleep so that's nice. We talk TDS Skill systems and the many revisions they've undergone, Lilith (an important foil to Zach's perception of Mr. B), quest-crafting, living in Seattle, and how Zach murders animals and then tries to get people to pay him for their bodies.
Apr 13, 2016
1 hr 8 min
7: Baby Bombs
New hosting site, new us! We're back to our regular format in this week's episode. Logan and Zach discuss new magical systems, NPC creation in RPGs, and a few ideas as to how "death" will work in the Devil's Syndicate universe. Also we start a counter for murdered ideas, henceforth known as the "Dead Baby List."
Mar 28, 2016
1 hr 25 min
2: Poppy
The creators of The Devil's Syndicate, an upcoming Table-Top RPG, talk skill systems, the benefits of a 401(k), and Poppy, the schizophrenic half-skeleton-half-octopus who fundamentally changed the way Zach thought about TDS.
Mar 25, 2016
46 min
1: Origins
Creativity forged in the fires of banality and frustration. We discuss the original creation of "The Devil's Syndicate," a Table-Top RPG that we're all working on.
Mar 25, 2016
41 min
6: The Count of Panty Frisko. (Let's Play TDS! Part II)
We continue playing The Devil's Syndicate and conclude our quest to stop a villainous panty thief! Featuring special friend, Cameron, from the Useful NPCs podcast! Part II of II.
Mar 25, 2016
1 hr 22 min
5: Monogrammed Shopping Cart (Let's Play TDS! Part I)
Zach, Logan, and new friend, Cameron, from Useful NPCs, take a break from the show's usual format to play The Devil's Syndicate! We attempt to stop a nefarious panty thief and discuss several of the game's core mechanics, in action! Part I of II.
Mar 25, 2016
1 hr 25 min
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