Stagione 1
The Cogs of a Game with Phil Harris
Building The Well of Bones
Narrative Design with Cara Ellison
Switching RPG Rulesets with Matt Forbeck
Imagining the Fantastic with Henrik Rosenborg
Originally streamed on 16th October 2021. Hosted by Lindsay Law, the Rooks (Andy Law and Andy Leask) gather to discuss the Cogs of Game, with game designer and lecturer Phil Harris. They answer pre-submitted questions and live ones from the chat as they go Inside the Rookery to draw back the curtain on tips and tricks of games design.
Originally streamed on 9th October 2021. The Rooks (Andy Law, Graeme Davis, Andy Leask, Mark Gibbons, and Lindsay Law) gather to discuss the production process of their first supplement, The Well of Bones. The Well of Bones was created to support AlbaCon, a charitable RPG con raising money for Penumbra. For more on this, see their website here: https://albacon.co.uk/
Originally streamed live on 2nd October, 2021. Join the Rooks (Lindsay Law, Andy Leask, and Graeme Davis) as they take you Inside the Rookery to discuss Narrative Design with BAFTA-winning writer Cara Ellison.
Originally broadcast on September 25th, 2021, the Rooks discuss switching between RPG rulesets with Matt Forbeck, author and games designer. Host Lindsay Law is joined by Graeme Davis and Andy Law to talk with Matt and answer viewers’ questions about everything from generic settings to the golden age of geek culture.
Originally live streamed on September 18th, 2021, in Season 1, Epsiode 2 the Rooks met artist Henrik Rosenborg to discuss Imagining the Fantastic. How do fantasy artists and authors find ideas and keep their quills fresh with inky inspiration? Where do they start? How do they find the words or the brushstrokes to create horrors and dreams? The Rooks and Henrik answer the Patreons’ questions. If you enjoyed the discussion, why not help us make more of them by joining our Patreon? It can cost you nothing to join our mailing list or as little as one-third of a cup of coffee each month to become a fledgling Rook, but it makes a big difference to us!t
Join the Rooks as they take you Inside the Rookery to discuss Building Better Books with Steve Savile, including planning, dealing with writer's block, software used, handling publishers, and more. If you enjoyed the discussion, why not help the Rookery make more of them by joining our Patreon? It can cost you as little as one-third of a cup of coffee each month, but it makes a big difference to us!