[Pilot] Tabletop RPG — Visigoths vs. Mall Goths with GM Lucian

This is the pilot episode of a new series where we’ll play indie Tabletop RPGs! Join us this week for a session of Visigoths Vs Mall Goths: A Tabletop Roleplaying Game and Dating Sim. The game’s creator, Lucian Kahn, will GM and be joined by hosts Aki and Collin Kelly and guests Ryan Omega and Aven Gonzalez.

Lucian Kahn is the game designer of Visigoths vs Mall Goths, Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy, and co-editor of Honey & Hot Wax: An Anthology of Erotic Art Games. His work featured in the Museum of the Moving Image’s exhibit “Game Play: Between Fantasy and Realism,” and his awards and honors include IGDN Indie Groundbreaker Awards winner for Most Innovative, IndieCade nominee for Live Action, and ENnies nominee for Best Writing. He is trans, Jewish, and a gay-coded villain. Follow his game design updates at bit.ly/luciangames and his twitter at @oh_theogony.

Website: necromancy.itch.io
Twitter: @oh_theogony

Aki has been playing TTRPGs in a professional capacity for the last three years and is a proud member of roleplaying groups such as the Streampunks and Chaos Initiative. Aside from roleplaying, they also produce TTRPG shows, write for TTRPGs, and serve as the community manager for D&D in a Castle.

When not playing games with friends, Aki enjoys cooking, discovering new teas, playing video games, watching TV, and taking long, luxurious naps.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MxGiniInABottle
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shidareaki

COLLIN KELLY is a friend to most and enemy to some. During the day, he is the program coordinator for USC Games, #1 Ranked Game Design school in the country, shaping minds and guiding futures.

By night, he is a screenwriter and New York Times Bestselling comic book creator, working alongside long time partner Jackson Lanzing. The two are known for JOYRIDE (Boom! Studios), STAR TREK: YEAR FIVE (IDW), BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL (DC Comics), GOTHAM CITY GARAGE (DC Comics), DARK ONE (Vault), ZOJAQAN (Vault), and soon, THE HARBINGER (Valiant Entertainment).

The two have also produced/starred in two live-RPG series: VAST (Legendary Digital) and CHAMPIONS OF THE EARTH (Nerdsmith).

He may be an actual dragon… but if he is, he’ll never say.

Twitter: @cpkelly