Entropy & Dread Delusion w/ Director James Wragg

Don't hate The Player, hate the thing wherein you'll catch the conscience of the king.
Victor and Nadia are joined by the creative director of RPG developer Lovely Hellplace, James Wragg, to discuss the critically acclaimed Dread Delusion, AND the recently-released-into-early-access Entropy. It's a fantastic conversation that nearly reaches the 2-hour mark and dips into just about every topic you can imagine. So enjoy this perma-death-filled episode of Axe of the Blood God!
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Topics Discussed:
- The inherent impressionism of early 3D
- How to push back against climate change
- The power of quoting Shakespeare
- Small number RPGs vs Bigger number RPGs and the importance of numbers
- Perma-death
Further Reading:
Lovely Hellplace - Lovely Hellzine on Patreon
Dread Delusion Lost In Cult EDITION
Hamlet on the Holodeck
Mordheim
Mork Borg
Game Studies Study Buddies
Timestamps:
9:50 - Main Topic - Entropy, Dread Delusion and more w/ James Wragg of Lovely Hellplace
31:28 - The "Player"
40:40 - Shakespeare
51:18 - Fixed camera angles and learning from Dread Delusion
1:02:36 - Resist the wubbification of eldritch horror
1:15:48 - RPG Math and Tabletop Inspirations
Music Used in this Episode:
Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]
Endless - [Dread Delusion]
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