Episode 41: Nathan Blades

Nathan Blades (he/they) is a tabletop designer, streamer, and voice actor with a particular love for queer cyberpunk. He sat down with me to chronicle his introduction to TTRPGs, the rewards and frustrations of running an actual play show, and finding the line between passion projects and accidentally making yourself a second job. Afterwards, Nathan reminds us that no amount of Twitter arguing can substitute just sitting down and making the damn thing.

You can find Nathan’s games on itch, catch their streams on Twitch, check out their voice acting reel, and follow them on Twitter @PhantomArtsEnt.

Nathan’s Cool Thing(s) to Share

Omori (OMOCAT, 2020) - editor’s note: Omori’s composer has received ongoing sexual harassment allegations which are worth considering before playing the game

”Off With Their Heads” by Calliope Mori

Things Discussed

The Queer Cyberpunk’s Guide to Tabletop RPGs (Nathan Blades)

Agents of HUE (Nathan Blades)

Heartbeats in Perfect Sync (Nathan Blades)

The Talent Agency (Nathan Blades, 2018)

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