← TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars1 May · 1 h 30 min
Em Acosta (Crescent, Exile) ep. 276
<p>Today, we check in with Em Acosta, a game designer known for games like Exile and Crescent. They’re heavily involved in the industry, with a lot of writing credits on all sorts of games, and they’ve just started a blog. </p><p>Our focus is on the process of game-making. There are so many factors that go into making anything creative, and especially so in the TTRPG space. Em talks about how their process has changed over the years, the importance and complexity of playtesting and interacting with public space, and unique ways to play and consume relationships in gaming. </p><p>It’s a personal and engaging interview that touches on the larger processes of game writing. </p><p>Check out Em Acosta at the links below:</p><p>Buy their books on <a href="https://www.myth.works/pages/crescent-exile" target="_blank">Mythworks</a> or <a href="https://itch.io/" target="_blank">Itch.io</a></p><p>Check out their <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ema-acosta.com" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>!</p><p>And their new <a href="https://thepsychicmaelstrom.pika.page/" target="_blank">blog</a>! </p><p>Show Mentions:</p><p>Bluebeard’s Bride</p><p>Dungeon World</p><p>Powered By the Apocalypse </p><p>Girl By Moonlight</p><p>Blades in the Dark</p><p>Neverland</p><p>Quest</p><p>DIE RPG</p><p>Practical Anarchism - Shuli Branson</p><p>1000-Year-Old Vampire</p><p>Ion Heart </p><p>Pluribus</p><p>Paradise</p><p>************************************</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars">Support the show for as little as $1 a month: </a></p><p>Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145</p><p>Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark<strong>?affiliate_id=1044145</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars">Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/thirdfloorwars">Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ascentofboardgames.com/">Listen to an excellent board game podcast</a> </p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/writersroom7thsea">Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!</a><a href="https://acoupleofdrakes.com/"></a></p><p><a href="https://acoupleofdrakes.com/">Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:</a></p><p><a href="https://taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/">Listen to Tales of the Manticore</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/">Follow us on Facebook,</a> </p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars"></a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thirdfloorwars.bsky.social">Follow on BlueSky</a
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