Hardcore RPG Theory (w/ Sidney Icarus)
Support the show! On this week's episode, I talk to Sidney Icarus, a game designer of, among other things, the scifi horror game, Decaying Orbit, published by Storybrewers Roleplaying, which won the 2023 ARPIA Game of the Year. But I first heard of them as the fantastic host of the now-concluded Hard Move, a wonderful podcast where every episode, Sidney and a guest analysed one move from a PbtA game. Show Notes: 03:12 - RPG Descriptivist 14:49 - The "Who Says What When" Framework 22:06 - What is Action Paths? 32:04 - Analyzing Decaying Orbit using Action Paths 1:08:46 - Sidney's next game: The Most Dangerous Game 1:12:03 - Infectious Enthusiasm: Bump in the Dark 1:13:50 - Tyranny of Numbers 1:16:50 - RePlay 1:18:14 - All advice is advice for myself The Indie RPG Newsletter