Interview with Adam Scott Glancy

Travis sat down for a Drunk Talk with Adam Scott Glancy of Delta Green fame. He took us on a journey through his process and what he draws inspiration from (Spoiler Alert: it’s not always whiskey). Introductions – Who are you? What do you do? What are you working on? Delta Green Kickstarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcdream/delta-green-the-role-playing-game   Why did you focus on the idea of bonds and relationships in the Delta Green game? Modern Television extended narrative: The Sopranos – http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the-sopranos/?search=Sopran Boardwalk Empire – http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/boardwalk-empire/ Buffy – http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/?search=buffy%20the Supernatural –  http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/supernatural/?search=Supernatural True Detective – http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/true-detective/s01/      What inspirations do you draw on when you design a game or write a story? History! Cody Goodfellow – http://www.amazon.com/Cody-Goodfellow/e/B002KYCE76 David Wong – http://johndiesattheend.com/ Charle Stross – http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/ Peter Hopkirk – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hopkirk George McDonald Fraser – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_MacDonald_Fraser Mark Mazzetti – http://markmazzetti.net/ If you could have 1 pet idea in the game or setting that isn’t in there already what would it be? Jeff Combos and Exile Studio’s Hollow Earth Expedition – http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/23437/Hollow-Earth-Expedition-RPG?it=1 David Drake “Than Curse the Darkness” – http://www.amazon.com/Balefires-David-Drake/dp/1597800716 War of Canudos – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Canudos Laird Barrin, Goodfellow, Stross (deconstructs Robert E Howard style characters) In honor of Halloween what is the spookiest (or spoopiest) story/game you’ve read/watched/played? Exile – http://midnightreleasing.com/exile/ Sticks – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticks_(short_story) The Thing on the Fourble Board – http://www.quietplease.org/index.php?section=episode&id=60