32 Sean F. Smith

Weird Games and Weirder People

Sean F. Smith is a writer, a magician, and a games designer. He's written for critically acclaimed products like Odd Jobs and Moonlight on Roseville Beach, coordinates games for charity in South London as part of the Role Play Haven, and will not say Macbeth in a theatre (not even a lecture theatre).

Sean's work has been growing and growing and now permeates lots of my favorite game universes, including quite a few award-winning ones.

In this chat we talked about how his experiences outside of gaming, including his work as a illusionist and mind-reader, influences the way he creates TTRPG!

We also talked about how ghost stories seem universal, how sometimes we can perceive the Universe conspiring in our favor and against us. We talked about comedy in relation both to games and magic. We get deep into the meaning of weird, we talk art, creativity, process, all that jazz.

We go deep, and it gets weird!

So listen up and get weird with us!

Check out Seans's Links!

IG ─ @sean__f__smith
itch ─ http://seanfsmith.itch.io
portfolio ─ http://ssm-portfolio.carrd.co

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Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!

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Stuff mentioned in the Episode:

Mörk Borg: ⁠https://morkborg.com/⁠

Derren Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derren_Brown

Richard Dawkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins

Animim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism

Unknown - Cave of Bones: https://www.netflix.com/title/81473682

Randy Feltface: https://www.feltface.com/

The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith: https://www.comedianscomedian.com/

BBC 6 Radio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_6music

Lovecraftesque: https://blackarmada.com/lovecraftesque/

Eternal Lies: https://pelgranepress.com/product/eternal-lies/

Wyrd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyrd

Macbeth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth

Fighting Fantasy: https://www.fightingfantasy.com/

Austin Kleon: https://austinkleon.com/

Josh Strife Replays: https://www.youtube.com/@JoshStrifeReplays

Century Egg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg