Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 37th episode we are joined by tabletop designers and writers John Wick (Legend of the Five Rings, 7th Sea, Houses of the Blooded, Orkworld, Blood & Honor) and Pat Edwards (The Red Opera, The Black Ballad, Songs of Chaos, Universal Soldier RPG) to talk all about Tabletop Roleplaying Games, or TTRPGs. In this episode we dive into various games and RPG "systems" (and what that means), LARPing (Live Action Roleplaying), and discuss some popular Japanese TRPGs that are getting translated into English for the first time.

Special Guests

John Wick - https://therealjohnwick.com/

Pat Edwards - https://www.thepatedwards.com/

About Lefty Speaks

Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms. Produced by Ian E. Muller and Scott McLean. Cover art by Christopher Shy. Based on the works created by Hideyuki Kikuchi.

New episodes air Fridays on Patreon, Mondays everywhere else!

Become a Patron for early access to episodes and other perks: https://patreon.com/VampireHunterD

Follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, BlueSky, or visit our official website https://unifiedpictures.com/vhd.html

Find more of Christopher’s art at https://artofronin.com

About The Hosts

Brandon Easton – Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu, now available on HBO MAX, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover, starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter. Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech: Rick Hunter, Superman, Batman, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Kamen Rider.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandoneastonwriter

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/brandoneaston.bsky.social

Neal Fischer – Los Angeles-based film, TV, podcast and streaming producer. Tabletop & TTRPG gaming enthusiast and GM. Sushi Snob, Martial Arts Grasshopper & Uber nerd.

Sushi Girl: https://www.sushigirlmovie.com

Scott McLean – Los Angeles-based producer. Tabletop & TTRPG hobbyist, tea & chocolate snob, avid reader of sci-fi/fantasy, and lover of esoteric facts & medical knowledge. Former world rank 1 paladin tank in WoW, long-time Final Fantasy XIV player (WAR/PLD).

https://unifiedpictures.com

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Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 36th episode we are joined by tabletop designers and writers John Wick (Legend of the Five Rings, 7th Sea, Houses of the Blooded, Orkworld, Blood & Honor) and Pat Edwards (The Red Opera, The Black Ballad, Songs of Chaos, Universal Soldier RPG) to talk all about Tabletop Roleplaying Games, or TTRPGs. In this episode we dive into what exactly a TTRPG is, and how we use dice to tell stories with them. In the next two episodes we'll get more indepth on various games and RPG "systems" (and what that means), what a Vampire Hunter D TTRPG would look like, and discuss some popular Japanese TRPGs that are getting translated into English for the first time.

Special Guests

John Wick - https://therealjohnwick.com/

Pat Edwards - https://www.thepatedwards.com/

About Lefty Speaks

Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms. Produced by Ian E. Muller and Scott McLean. Cover art by Christopher Shy. Based on the works created by Hideyuki Kikuchi.

New episodes air Fridays on Patreon, Mondays everywhere else!

Become a Patron for early access to episodes and other perks: https://patreon.com/VampireHunterD

Follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, BlueSky, or visit our official website https://unifiedpictures.com/vhd.html

Find more of Christopher’s art at https://artofronin.com

About The Hosts

Brandon Easton – Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu, now available on HBO MAX, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover, starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter. Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech: Rick Hunter, Superman, Batman, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Kamen Rider.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandoneastonwriter

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/brandoneaston.bsky.social

Neal Fischer – Los Angeles-based film, TV, podcast and streaming producer. Tabletop & TTRPG gaming enthusiast and GM. Sushi Snob, Martial Arts Grasshopper & Uber nerd.

Sushi Girl: https://www.sushigirlmovie.com

Scott McLean – Los Angeles-based producer. Tabletop & TTRPG hobbyist, tea & chocolate snob, avid reader of sci-fi/fantasy, and lover of esoteric facts & medical knowledge. Former world rank 1 paladin tank in WoW, long-time Final Fantasy XIV player (WAR/PLD).

https://unifiedpictures.com

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Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 35th episode we finish our dive behind the scenes on the animation industry and the production pipeline - i.e.., how shows get made. This episode focuses on locking scripts and storyboarding, physical production, post-production, and finally, marketing and distribution.

About Lefty Speaks

Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms. Produced by Ian E. Muller and Scott McLean. Cover art by Christopher Shy. Based on the works created by Hideyuki Kikuchi.

New episodes air Fridays on Patreon, Mondays everywhere else!

Become a Patron for early access to episodes and other perks: https://patreon.com/VampireHunterD

Follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, BlueSky, or visit our official website https://unifiedpictures.com/vhd.html

Find more of Christopher’s art at https://artofronin.com

About The Hosts

Brandon Easton – Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu, now available on HBO MAX, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover, starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter. Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech: Rick Hunter, Superman, Batman, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Kamen Rider.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandoneastonwriter

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/brandoneaston.bsky.social

Neal Fischer – Los Angeles-based film, TV, podcast and streaming producer. Tabletop & TTRPG gaming enthusiast and GM. Sushi Snob, Martial Arts Grasshopper & Uber nerd.

Sushi Girl: https://www.sushigirlmovie.com

Scott McLean – Los Angeles-based producer. Tabletop & TTRPG hobbyist, tea & chocolate snob, avid reader of sci-fi/fantasy, and lover of esoteric facts & medical knowledge. Former world rank 1 paladin tank in WoW, long-time Final Fantasy XIV player (WAR/PLD).

https://unifiedpictures.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.