Light Omens & The Hope Engine. An interview with Jayden King (Episode 277)

What if hope itself was dangerous? 🌑✨ In this incredible episode, Josh and Lewanika sit down with professional Game Master, game designer, and industry coach Jayden King to dive deep into his groundbreaking new TTRPG, Light Omens.This isn't your average tabletop interview. Light Omens is a techno-fantasy RPG set on an alternate Earth where Eldritch entities called Light Eaters feed on extreme emotion and surviving means learning to suppress the very things that make you human. Sound familiar? That's entirely the point.🎲 What you'll hear in this episode:The jaw-dropping cosmology behind Light OmensThe Light Eaters, monsters that hunt your joy, your passion, your hopeSeekers, the player characters who refuse to give up the light no matter the costThe Truths mechanic, a revolutionary system rooted in the very real experience of code-switchingWhy Light Omens is as much a statement about identity, culture, and systemic oppression as it is a TTRPGHow The Hope Engine can power everything from grim-dark fantasy to procedural detective stories to war gamesJayden's personal mission to open doors for BIPOC and Black creators in the tabletop industryThis episode hit different. Jayden brings an authenticity and depth of vision that left the whole crew genuinely awestruck — and by the end, you'll understand why Lewanika called it one of his favorite interviews ever recorded on this show.If you love games that have something to say, this one is for you. 🎮🃏🧙‍♂️And remember:✅ Like✅ Subscribe✅ Ring the Bell to never miss an Episode🔗 Links & Resources Mentioned in the Episode🌐 Light Omens — lightomens.com (coming soon!)📲 Jayden King — @ItsJaydenKing on Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky🏰 D&D in a Castle — jadenking.com🗺️ Tabletop Journeys Links:Patreon: patreon.com/ttjourneysBluesky: @ttjourneys.bsky.socialFacebook: www.facebook.com/ttjourneysYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ttjourneysWebsite: https://ttjourneys.com/Email: [email protected]#TabletopJourneys #TTRPG #LightOmens #IndieRPG #TabletopRPG #DungeonsAndDragons #HopeEngine #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames #RolePlayingGames #GameDesign #Hopepunk #Grimdark #TTRPGTwitter #DnD #TableTopGames #TTRPGPodcast #BoardGames #CallYourBoysTTJ