Six Sides of Gaming's Devin Wilson - On Taking Steps, DMing for Celebrities, and more...

Tomekeeper and Lead DM for Six Sides of Gaming, Devin Wilson says exactly what I needed to hear... On taking steps and keeping going, and running games, well, for everyone!

What goes into planning a game for the players at the table? Especially when the players are people such as Ed Greenwood, Keith Baker, Elisa Teague, and Luke Gygax?

Hear what Devin has to say about following the opportunities that are presented to you, planning a game for celebrities, odd historical facts as inspiration for world-building, and who would he like to DM for, who hasn't hosted yet...

Wanna know what it's like to run a game for Luke Gygax? Listen to find out...

Links to mentions in this episode:

• About Devin Wilson
• Imaria: Legacy of Mana Campaign on YouTube 
• Patreon: campaign setting materials 
• Luke Gygax
• Elisa Teague
• Keith Baker
• Ed Greenwood
• Mark Meer
• Six sides of gaming returns to GenCon
• Shadowrun
• Brennan Lee Mulligan
• Henry Cavill as The Witcher
• Jim Cummins as Minsc (Baldur’s Gate)

Chapters

• 0:54 About Devin Wilson
• 1:10 Imaria: Legacy of Mana Campaign on YouTube
• 1:24 Patreon supporters receive campaign setting materials
• 1:32 Interview starts...
• 2:29 Devin on the path to becoming a pro DM
• 5:16 Moments of luck....
• 6:31 Obstacles and opportunities - coming to terms with the journey
• 8:56 Just do it. Do your thing - your way.
• 9:57 Gaining experience & testing limits
• 11:59 Highlights - Running game for Luke Gygax, Ed Greenwood, Elisa Teague, Keith Baker
• 12:00 Mention: Elisa Teague
• 12:00 Mention: Keith Baker
• 12:00 Mention: Ed Greenwood
• 15:55 Prepping - somethings for these characters to do
• 22:20 Writing, introversion and improv
• 24:50 Mark Meer - Master of Roleplay
• 26:07 Passion for writing, then and now
• 32:25 The real meat of storytelling
• 39:47 Just a game... But there's been actual real tears
• 41:22 "In a world without consequence..."
• 43:24 On history and worldbuilding
• 53:17 Getting surprised - a collaborative story
• 54:50 Coming up at Six Sides of Gaming
• 55:36 Mention: Shadowrun
• 58:28 Who would like to run a game for...?
• 59:03 Mention: Henry Cavell as The Witcher
• 59:05 Mention: Baldur's Gate Video Game, Jim Cummings as Minsc
• 1:00:15 Recap & Wrap up