Episode 59: A Super Interview with Steve Kenson

In which Eddy and Dixie interview Steve Kenson about his career and his work on Trinity Continuum: Aberrant!

• Dixie decides not to abandon Eddy
• Back to being comfortable with completely blowing the intro
• Eddy introduces Steve flawlessly. FLAWLESSY.
• Steve started with Shadowrun 2nd Ed on the GEnie Network
• Working with FASA and quitting his day job
• Accidentally becoming "the super hero guy"
• Hero Games was somewhat responsible for Mutants & Masterminds
• More chat about Blue Rose
• Aberrant's queer content and "Divis Mal has arms?!"
• Trying a new development process
• Rebooting Aberrant and updating its original late 90s cynicism
• The role of media in Aberrant
• Storypath design challenges
• Sidestepping the "preserve the status quo" problem of other superhero games
• Matthew gets obsessed with Kalamazoo
• Writing for another creator's favorite character
• We guess on how well the Aberrant Kickstarter is doing

LINKS

• Aberrant Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/trinity-continuum-aberrant/
• Steve's website: https://www.stevekenson.com
• Blue Rose: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/203007/Blue-Rose-The-AGE-RPG-of-Romantic-Fantasy
• Icons Rogues: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/279116/ICONS-Rogues
• The Expanse: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/268471/The-Expanse-Roleplaying-Game
• Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/202186/The-Extraordinary-Adventures-of-Baron-Munchausen
• Extra Credits - Bleed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=sELpk0khx74