39 Richard Ruane

Richard Ruane (he/him) is the creator of the award-winning game Moonlight on Roseville Beach. He was nominated for the IGDN Groundbreaker Award for Best Setting for Barrow Keep: Den of Spies in 2021 and Dark Designs in Verdigris in 2020. He's previously contributed to Codex, Eat Trash Be Free, and Sunken. I am so glad to have Richard over. We met a few years ago when I traveled to the US and we tried to organize an TTRPG meet up in NYC, and basically only a few people showed up. Since then we'v been in touch and we've been talking and watching each other grow from apart. My wife has actually also worked with him, as she translated Barrow Keep to Portuguese. On this chat we talk a little bit about his journey in the TTRPG space, his fascination for the horror genre, the works and artists that inspired him and that continues to do so, and so much more. I learned quite a few things on this episode and I really want to try Writing Sprints soon! So listen up and get weird with us! Check out Richard's Links! https://www.r-rook.studio/ https://r-rook.itch.io/ Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People! Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me buy buying one of my games! Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!   Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/gtGWj722 (this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode). Stuff mentioned in the Episode: Writing Sprints: https://thewritepractice.com/writing-sprints/ John Harness: https://john-r-harness.itch.io/ Pomodoro Technique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique Moonlight on Roseville Beach: https://spearwitch.com/products/moonlight-on-roseville-beach Sherwood: https://www.r-rook.studio/p/sherwood.html Barrow Keep: https://www.r-rook.studio/p/barrow-keep.html Ennies: https://ennie-awards.com/ Forged in the Dark: https://bladesinthedark.com/forged-dark Vincent Baker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Baker Mothership: https://www.mothershiprpg.com/ Stephen King: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King Slasher Films: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slasher_film Thriller Genre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre) Suspense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense Ravenloft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenloft Vampire the Masquerade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade Zzarchov Kowolski: https://www.patreon.com/zzarchov Jared Sinclair: https://s-jared.itch.io/ Solar Blades & Cosmic Spell: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/260378/Solar-Blades--Cosmic-Spells Gumshoe System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumshoe_System City of Mist: https://cityofmist.co/ Scooby Doo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo Masks of Nyarlathotep: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masks_of_Nyarlathotep A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to ToonTown: https://vivienxgrimm.itch.io/toontown Playing at the World: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-at-World-Jon-Peterson/dp/0615642047