Star Wars Sketchbook Review

In this review, we look at the 1977 Star Wars Sketchbook published Ballantine Books. The book features industrial design images by Joe Johnston who was hired by George Lucas to design the “lived in universe” feel which had been lacking from many science...

OSR and Art Punk Game Design with M.A. Guax

In this episode of the Dieku Podcast, we were joined by M.A. Guax, a Brazilian TTRPG designer who has been developing some very interesting minimalist games since coming onto the scene. This last March, Guax hosted the first ever #LatAmJam​ on Itch with some of his...

History of Table Top Role Playing Game Industry

In this episode of the Dieku Podcast, Shannon Appelcline, author of the “Designers & Dragons” series provides an incredible overview of the many companies that have contributed to the table top role playing game industry over 40+ years. Shannon also...

How to Solve Damage and Armor in Game Design

In this episode of the Dieku Podcast we discuss the burning question that keeps every game designer up at night. That of course is damage and armor! We pose some questions about damage and armor, and do brain dump and deep dive on the subject. We also share our own...