27 Michael Curtis

Weird Games and Weirder People

Michael Curtis has been working in the RPG industry since 2008 and playing RPGs since 1980. He is mostly known for his work on the DCC RPG line, including such adventures as Frozen in Time, Intrigue at the Court of Chaos, and the DCC Lankhmar set, and for his classic Dungeon Alphabet book and the old-school megadungeon Stonehell. Michael is currently the Director of Product Development for the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG at Goodman Games.Thank you for listening!

Michael Curtis is a tremendous inspiration for me and my work. As the DCC RPG served as a renaissance for my understanding of fantasy gaming, Michael's adventures and discourse about them (as I listened avidly on any podcast he would appear on) would help me understand a little bit more of this adventure craft!

When I got to learn more about Fritz Leiber, fell in love with Lankhmar and heard Mr. Curtis was going to be the lead designer in the DCC adaptation of that world to the RPG scene I was thrilled. And it's not surprising DCC Lankhmar is my favorite flavor of DCC RPG!

But in this chat we talked about a lot more than just gaming. We talked art, life journeys, how we fit or don't around other people, unique experiences and a lot of other weird stuff!

So listen up and get weird with us!

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Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Blades in the Dark's Bundle of Holding: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BladesSecond

Dungeon Alphabet: https://goodman-games.com/store/product/the-dungeon-alphabet-fourth-printing-color-cover/

Stonehell Dungeon: https://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-curtis/stonehell-dungeon-down-night-haunted-halls/paperback/product-5974479.html

Goodman Games: https://goodman-games.com/

Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG: https://goodman-games.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg/

Fritz Leiber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Leiber

2024 Indie RPG Creator Summit: https://events.zoom.us/ev/ApXBGL22Cr2o38a3tY0KrBaWDgx9mTT6NoTU0xgyNFkzoxH8fRGk~AkZ6799EJzLC17quXisvhPdhC4_QXgcSR1_MlMR3wKgkxxw3IFRd9fw5ag

Hailung: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Jvz7FpBsY73_wEjFV67wQ