Episode 50: Origins Interviews, Round 2!

Matsuricon (link) is a Columbus, OH anime convention over Labor Day Weekend (August 31 - September 2). Because they have a growing board game and RPG element, they got a booth at Origins this year. John was so kind to take an interview with limited prep, and y'all should check out this diverse and inclusive convention in Ohio's capitol.Both your hosts have frequented Tangled Earth Arts (link) at various conventions over the years, whether it's buying gifts for our Actual Human Partners or jewelry from our Actual Human Children. Check out Addy's convention schedule to see where you can pick up her jewelry.Your hosts have long contended that the problem with scented candles is that you don't want to finish them. Alex at Epic Meltdown (link) have fixed this problem by adding a dopamine rush to finishing the candle -- they've added dice, charms, and other tchotchkes inside! (Oh, the joy of a blind pull tugging on the the heartstrings of these dice goblins.)Blackspoon Press (link) publish fantasy cookbooks. If Hero's Handbook and Flavors of the Multiverse seem like typical cuisine lazily superimposed onto to fantasy stereotypes, why not check out Blackspoon's take on the topic?Horrible Adorables (link) started out making soft sculptures and designer toys of fantasy creatures. They just released their first board game, Familiars and Foes, where you play familiars trying to save your spellcasting companions from a kidnapping. The art is adorable and the game is a blast -- check it out at your FLGS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.