Displaying 3 items of Unwritten Earths Symposium with the tag "swords without master".
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The Haters Episode
April 15th, 2026 | Season 2 | 59 mins 1 sec
mailroom, swords without master
No, this isn't about games we don't like; following up on a question from our Wisdom Episode, we talk about the parts of making games that are not fun, from merely boring all the way to actively hate. This turns into a conversation about how we get through those periods, how the unique nature of truly true roleplaying games makes perfection impossible, and harnessing the hate that flows through you for good. We balance that out with an update on something we're loving right now, the incoming artwork for Swords Without Master!
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The Shel Kahn Episode
January 21st, 2026 | Season 2 | 1 hr 13 mins
art, guests, shel kahn, swords without master
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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The Episode Without Master
October 8th, 2025 | Season 2 | 59 mins 20 secs
game design, swords without master
The Season of Swords is upon us! Nathan and Eppy talk about Eppy's sword & sorcery classic Swords Without Master, how it came to be, how it works, and what's next for the game: a full standalone release, coming early 2026!