In episode 2 of The Score, I talk about my history as a role-playing hobbyist and how that lead to me designing and publishing my game Dust Devils. And, I share my take on how many hobbyists need to find games for their aging, changing lifestyle and how designers need to create for that need.
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Posted in Indie Publishing, The Score on Jul 19th, 2007
The first episode of The Score, the new podcast by Matt Snyder / Chimera Creative is ready to rock ‘n roll. In this episode, I talk about my experiences and observations of the Indie RPG scene as its grown at GenCon since 2001.

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Posted in News, The Score on Jul 18th, 2007
I’m going to start doing some podcasts for the Indie RPG scene. I’ll interview designers, talk about special events like cons, trends in the scene and so on. I’m calling it The Score.
If you’re interested in interviewing with me, contat me by commenting here or sending me an email — matt -at- chimera -dot- info.
I’ll conduct most, [...]
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Posted in Dust Devils, Heads or Tales on Jul 12th, 2007
Ron Edwards just posted a three-part actual play post for Dust Devils! It’s practically a sequel to his originals from 2002 before the game was published for sale. Now, he’s trying out the new edition.
They used an interesting technique where they revealed the character traits, pasts, presents, and Devils as play developed. It seems to [...]
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Posted in News on Jul 10th, 2007
Welcome to Chimera Creative, home of Indie RPGs Dust Devils and Nine Worlds.
After over a year using a robust content management system, I’ve decided to scale things back to make updates easier and easier to find. The previous site used Joomla, and it proved to be too cumbersome, especially for me! I’ll be updating the [...]
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