The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #575: Welcome back, Paul Korman and Jeremy Blum for Another Game Development Chat

<p>This week, game developer and musician, <a href="https://x.com/PhantomFellows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paul Korman</a>, and my brother, Jeremy, rejoins for another game developer chat (we have not recorded all of these but the last one we put on this show were eps <a href="https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-555-welcome-back-paul-korman-to-discuss-game-development-and-the-ghost-game-that-isnt-about-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">555</a> and <a href="https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-556-welcome-back-paul-korman-and-jeremy-blum-to-discuss-game-development-and-the-ghost-game-that-isnt-about-death-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">556</a>).  This was a fun discussion that went on for quite awhile before we started recording, so by the time I hit “record,” we had already covered a fair amount of ground.  A lot of the recorded discussion centered on the appeal of old school analog forms of social gaming like Dungeons and Dragons and similar games in an age of hyper connectivity and the constant stimulation of screens but in many ways, that was superficial to the underlying theme of the discussion - making friends as an adult is not easy, trying new things and being a beginner especially as an adult, is also not easy, but if we want to help the next generation maintain our humanity, these are things that are within our power to do, since the younger generations are watching. </p><p>I leave you with one of my favorite pieces of fantasy art ever - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oldschooldan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Horne&#39;s</a> &quot;Saving the Best for Last.&quot;</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-575-welcome-back-paul-korman-and-jeremy-blum-for-another-game-development-chat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-575-welcome-back-paul-korman-and-jeremy-blum-for-another-game-development-chat/</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://thephantomfellows.com/">More on Paul and The Phantom Fellows </a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/JHSJZb9vl9w?si=vmvmTsbcPz-O611y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&quot;The Ghost Game That Isn&#39;t About Death&quot; (a making of mini documentary about Paul made by oneshorteye)</a></p><p>Check out <a href="https://twitter.com/pixelgrotto?lang=en">Jeremy</a>&#39;s work over at <a href="https://pixelgrotto.tumblr.com/">Pixel Grotto</a>, <a href="https://www.cbr.com/author/jeremy-blum/">CBR.com</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classic_batman_panels/">Classic Batman Panels on IG</a>. If you are of the DnD persuasion, his articles on <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/tag/author-jeremy-blum">DnD Beyond</a> may be right up your alley, and you can view his entire portfolio <a href="https://pixelgrotto.carrd.co/">here</a>.  You can also check out his latest book, where he is a co-author: <a href="https://amzn.to/4aXqaMp">Pathfinder Adventure Path: No Breath to Cry, </a>the ecology and exploration TTRPG with Three Sail Studios, <a href="https://www.threesailsstudios.com/mappamundirpg">Mappa Mundi</a>, and their most recent game, <a href="https://www.threesailsstudios.com/gallows-corner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gallows Corner: A Peasants&#39; Revolt RPG</a>. </p><p>Thanks, Jeremy and Paul, for coming on the show!  Look for us in a few months.</p><p>∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞</p><p><br></p><p><em>Once Upon a Dream</em>, the second <em>Thirteenth Hour</em> soundtrack, is now out in digital form!  </p><p> <br>It is out on most major streaming services such as <a href="https://wordpress.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ca280fd186ff5792e73845e5&id=44c870efa6&e=0ac5f1a816" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bandcamp</a>, <a href="https://wordpress.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ca280fd186ff5792e73845e5&id=7fc1504305&e=0ac5f1a816" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spo