Game Mechanics - A Critical Tabletop Podcast · Logan Jenkins, Greg Leatherman

Photon System Overdrive - GM2 53

·58 min·5 clips
Tim Gonzalez explains how Photon System Overdrive turns Phantasy Star Online's loot grind into a roguelike TTRPG.
Hosts Logan and Greg interview indie game designer Tim Gonzalez about his Kickstarter project, Photon System Overdrive, a roguelike TTRPG inspired by Phantasy Star Online. They discuss game design processes, art collaboration, digital tools, and favorite mechanics like the Moment of Truth from Masks.

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A clean look at a roguelite TTRPG built around drafting, upgrades, and replayable runs.

Photon System Overdrive offers a tidy look at a one-to-two player roguelite tabletop RPG built around drafting abilities, then drafting upgrades that alter how they behave over a run.

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Why you'd press play

If you want a roguelite tabletop RPG pitch with actual systems under the hood, press play.

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