app01 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:33:13 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unwritten Earths Symposium - Episodes Tagged with “Art” https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/tags/art Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0800 Welcome to the Unwritten Earths Symposium! In each episode, tabletop RPG designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol try to trick each other into designing a game they wouldn't otherwise make. en-us episodic Discovering and designing genre-defining tabletop RPGs. Unwritten Earths Symposium Welcome to the Unwritten Earths Symposium! In each episode, tabletop RPG designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol try to trick each other into designing a game they wouldn't otherwise make. no TTRPG, tabletop, games, rpg, design, game design Unwritten Earths Symposium provost@unwrittenearths.com The Shel Kahn Episode https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/30 249522ec-6782-4cb5-b415-5e0ec73e3efb Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0800 Unwritten Earths Symposium 30 The Shel Kahn Episode full 2 Unwritten Earths Symposium In this episode, we sit down with friend, artist, game designer and art director for Swords Without Master Shel Kahn to talk about... all of those things! We touch on the different roles of art in game design, working with abstract imagery, refining your taste as a chooser-of-images even if commissioning original art isn't realistic, and the ways artwork and visual design elements help out the game design endeavor. Art... it's good! 1:13:48 no <p>In this episode, we sit down with friend, artist, game designer and art director for Swords Without Master Shel Kahn to talk about... all of those things! We touch on the different roles of art in game design, working with abstract imagery, refining your taste as a chooser-of-images even if commissioning original art isn't realistic, and the ways artwork and visual design elements help out the game design endeavor. Art... it's good!</p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unwrittenearths/swords-without-master?ref=9uxdgk" rel="nofollow noopener">The Swords Without Master Kickstarter</a> - funded now, runs through February 13th 2026!</li> <li>Shel's <a href="https://www.portablecity.net" rel="nofollow noopener">website</a> and <a href="https://stories.portablecity.net" rel="nofollow noopener">webcomics</a></li> <li>Buy <a href="https://sorcererscatalogue.itch.io/by-crom-pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">By Crom!</a></li> <li><a href="https://beguilingbooks.com" rel="nofollow noopener">The Beguiling Bookstore</a></li> <li><a href="https://elemei.art" rel="nofollow noopener">Elemei</a> (our glyph artist for Swords)</li> <li>Movies: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Blood_(1935_film)" rel="nofollow noopener">Captain Blood</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Juan_(1926_film)" rel="nofollow noopener">Don Juan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_(film)" rel="nofollow noopener">Troy</a></li> </ul> <p>Games Mentioned:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveller_(role-playing_game)" rel="nofollow noopener">Traveller</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GURPS_Traveller" rel="nofollow noopener">GURPS Traveller</a></li> <li><a href="https://goodluckpress.co/products/torq" rel="nofollow noopener">TORQ</a></li> <li>Shel’s <a href="https://www.portablecity.net/category/pocket-dungeons/" rel="nofollow noopener">Pocket Dungeons</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/bazaar/wolfspell-on-a-trifold-album-jacket" rel="nofollow noopener">Wolfspell</a></li> </ul> <p>And there's more:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Unwritten Earths Symposium</a></li> <li><a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" rel="nofollow noopener">Our Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" rel="nofollow noopener">Join the Discord</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Nathan's games</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Eppy's games</a></li> <li><a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" rel="nofollow noopener">Music by Will Jobst</a> </li> </ul> game design, ttrpgs, indie games, indie game publishing, playtesting, rpgs, challenges In this episode, we sit down with friend, artist, game designer and art director for Swords Without Master Shel Kahn to talk about... all of those things! We touch on the different roles of art in game design, working with abstract imagery, refining your taste as a chooser-of-images even if commissioning original art isn't realistic, and the ways artwork and visual design elements help out the game design endeavor. Art... it's good!

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