Interview 10: Ron Edwards (Part One)

While Kevin was over in Chicago to hang out with the Jank Cast he got a chance to sit down with Ron Edwards for an hour or three.  I’ve broken the interview down into two parts for ease of consumption. In this first part, we talk a bit about his inspirations for his new game S/Lay /w Me vis a vis early gaming history and the conservative crackdown on all things considered “obscene.” Then we move on to discuss how identity politics can interfere with system discussion, and then a bit about why and how he wrote Trollbabe. Stay tuned for part two!

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2 Responses to “Interview 10: Ron Edwards (Part One)”

  1. Ron Edwards Says:

    I knew it! Otto Fischer and Fritz Leiber were co-creators of Fafhrd and the Mouser. Fischer wrote the beginning of the story The Lords of Quarmall. Geez, I haven’t thought about that for maybe twenty years.

  2. The Relevant Dickweed « Story by the Throat! Says:

    […] of cool games including Sorcerer and Trollbabe, was recently interviewed by Kevin Weiser for the Walking Eye podcast. At about the 30-minute mark of Part 2 (the interview is QUITE extensive, but worth it if […]

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