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Gamenomicon

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Gamenomicon is an indie RPG and tabletop game publisher. It's the brainchild of Will Lentz and this podcast chronicles the company's adventures in starting out and trying to build a fan base.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 46 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 26

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, the duo thank everyone that backed the Honorbound Kickstarter and talk about plans going forward.

  2. Episode 45 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 25

    This time on Will and Jerod make a game, the guys reminisce on 2024 and tease some 2025 plans.

  3. Episode 44 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 24

    This episode, Will and Jerod chat about how the Tension Engine Jam went for them and give some insight on the games they made and how they wanted to experiment with the Tension Engine SRD in making these new games. ⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on...

  4. Episode 43 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 23

    This episode, Will interviews game designer Ken Lowery of Bannerless Games about solo games, layout, paying for art, winning awards, and more. Bannerless Games on Itch Bannerless Games on X Ken Lowery on Bluesky Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

  5. Episode 42 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 22

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, we interview Stephanie Bryant about professional DMing, how to bootstrap new projects, and so much more! Stephanie on Start Playing Stephanie's Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

  6. Episode 41 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 21

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, we interview Cassi Mothwin on the many hats necessary as an indie TTRPG creator. Cassi's Website Cassi on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  7. Episode 40 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 20

    In this episode of Will and Jerod make a game, we bring you the final episode of this round of Honorbound playtesting. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  8. Episode 39 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 19

    In this episode of Will and Jerod make a game, we bring you the penultimate episode of this round of Honorbound playtesting. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  9. Episode 38 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 18

    On this episode of Will and Jerod make a game, we continue Honorbound playtesting part 2. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  10. Episode 37 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 17

    On this episode of Will and Jerod make a game, we bring you an actual playtest session of Honorbound. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  11. Episode 36 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 16

    This time around, the gents bring you an actual play of the basic fantasy rules present in the Tension Engine SRD. Also featuring Zack from the Scheduled for Launch podcast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  12. Episode 35 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 15

    On this episode of Will and Jerod make a game, we chat about the many hats that indie designers and publishers have to wear beyond just writing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  13. Episode 34 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 14

    This time on Will and Jerod make a game we chat about how playtesting has gone and how that has necessitated killing your darlings - and sometimes pet semetary-ing them back. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  14. Episode 33 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 13

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, Will chats about upcoming episodes and topics. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  15. Episode 32 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 12

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, we chat experience, character advancement, and how that can tie in to sagas, cultures, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  16. Episode 31 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 11

    This week on Will and Jerod Make a Game we chat naming and how the names of skills and resources can influence play patterns as well as debuting the new name of what had previously been called Project Unity. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine...

  17. Episode 30 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 10

    This week on Will and Jerod Make a Game, they discuss the role of faith and spirituality in the world of the game they're creating, Honorbound. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠ Follow Honorbound on Kickstarter

  18. Episode 29 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 9

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a game, we chat breakdowns of skills, attributes, and stats along with possibly killing you darlings and the problem of Jedi. ⁠⁠⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow on Kickstarter.⁠ ⁠Join the Tension Engine Game Jam⁠

  19. Episode 28 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 8

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, we interview fellow indie designer RP of Fari Games about building an audience in TTRPGs, working with SRDs, and so much more.\\This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, we interview fellow indie designer RP of Fari Games about building an audience in…

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  20. Episode 27 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 7

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, we apply the Ship of Theseus question to games. How much of an SRD can you change before it's something different? ⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠ ⁠Follow on Kickstarter.

  21. Episode 26 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 6

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, we chat character advancement and how that can be tied in to storytelling. ⁠Watch the Youtube videos.⁠ ⁠Follow on Kickstarter.

  22. Episode 25 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 5

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a Game, we discuss what updates and tweaks are on our radar to customize the Tengine Engine SRD for our specific space fantasy game. Watch the Youtube videos. Follow on Kickstarter.

  23. Episode 24 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 4

    In this episode of Will and Jerod Make a Game, the gents sit down to walk through the Tension Engine SRD and examine what makes it tick. Watch the videos on Youtube. Follow the project on Kickstarter. Check out the Tension Engine on Itch. Check out the Tension Engine on Fari.Community.

  24. Episode 23 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 3

    In episode 3 of Will and Jerod Make a Game, the gents discuss the scope of the project. Watch the videos on Jerod's channel here. Follow the Kickstarter page here.

  25. Episode 22 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 2

    This time on Will and Jerod Make a game, we discuss possible settings and narrow down what we want to make.

  26. Episode 21 - Will and Jerod Make a Game Pt 1

    Welcome to the first episode of Will and Jerod make a game! Two game designers have an idea for a new project and walk you along from start to finish. In this episode, we start with the big picture idea - what in the world do we want to do?

  27. Episode 20 - Second Guesses and The Lord of Terror

    Will chats about the creation of the Second Guess System for solo games and how that expanded to the dungeon delve, Lord of Terror.

  28. Interview with Party First Graphic Designer Matt Kimbrough

    This episode, Will chats with Party First graphic designer Matt about his inspirations and his amazing plans for Twilight War stretch goals.

  29. Episode 18 - Interview with Twilight War co-designer Jerod Leupold

    This episode Will chats with Twilight War co-designer, Jerod about Twilight War and some of the things he's excited about. Plus, info about the two adventures!

  30. Episode 17 - Party First with Co Designer Brett Zeiler

    This episode, Will chats with Party First core co-designer Brett about the system and how it came together.

  31. Episode 16 - An Introduction to Party First

    This episode, Will gives a broad overview of both the world and system for the 80s alt history horror game, Party First.

  32. Episode 15 - Kickstarter Retrospective

    This episode, Will chats a bit about Kickstarter, Zinequest, and his experience with Warmer in the Winter.

  33. Episode 14 - Second Guess System

    This episode, Will takes a dive into the Second Guess solo journaling system.

  34. Episode 13 - Warmer in the Winter Details

    This week will chats more Zinequest with some of the features that make Warmer in the Winter unique. Follow the campaign at www.bit.ly/warmerRPG.

  35. Episode 12 - Warmer in the Winter & Zinequest

    This time Will chats Zinequest and Warmer in the Winter, the holiday romance PbtA RPG. Find out more at: www.bit.ly/warmerRPG

  36. Episode 11 - One White Eye

    This week Will introduces our new horror solo RPG, One White Eye and then regales listeners with an audio drama recording of an actual play. Audio drama music by anatu on icons8. anatu

  37. Episode 10 - Welcome Back

    After a long hiatus, Will returns to give a brief update on what Gamenomicon has been up to in the last year.

  38. Episode 8 - While We've Been Gone

    This week, Will apologizes for the long and unannounced delay in episodes and updates the roadmap of where we're going in 2017!

  39. Episode 7 - Staying Busy

    This week, Will talks about the importance of staying busy and keeping up forward momentum with multiple projects.

  40. Episode 6 - History

    This week, Will talks about his history with games and gaming.

  41. Episode 5 - Samples

    This week, Will talks progress and playtesting.

  42. Episode 4- RFQ

    This week, Will chats about how to present issues online and offers up a sample RFQ template.

  43. Episode 3 - Logos

    This time we change the format up a bit and instead briefly interview our graphic designer, Matt, over our lunch breaks.

  44. Episode 2 - Claiming Space

    On his drive home from work this week, Will discusses laying claim to the various bits of web real estate that are likely to be necessary for the company.

  45. Episode 1 - The Drive

    On his drive home from work, Will talks about making the decision to finally start his own game publishing company.

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Gamenomicon is an indie RPG and tabletop game publisher. It's the brainchild of Will Lentz and this podcast chronicles the company's adventures in starting out and trying to build a fan base.

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