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Rene Plays GamesPerspective Checks | Craig Hatler - Learning & Teaching RPGsWelcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss what they love about this wonderful hobby!
This month's episode is with Craig Hatler (a.k.a. Tezrak the Impslayer most places on the internet), a game designer and educator who came on to talk about the importance of a game's communication and resources when sitting down to learn how to play, run the game, or even for designers before it goes out. We talk about his game Shadowlight & Personae, a genre-agnostic neutral system a...
2025-11-111h 18
Fake Gamer BroGames of the Week: PO-TA-TOFirst time guest Tezrak joins to talk about space potatoes and an upcoming game by the folks behind Hero Tale!Here's their Patreon if you want to play the alpha build!Jackie's mobile game rec listMusic by DomiDomi's SoundcloudDomi's Ko-FiWebsiteBlueskyKo-fiDiscordTwitchE-mail
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2025-05-2709 min
Weird Games and Weirder People62 Craig HatlerCraig Hatler (he/him), @tezrak on most socials, bis the IT Help Desk Manager for a small historically black university in Raleigh, NC, USA. He has been playing #TTRPGs for over 30 years & have been developing/designing for over half that time. He has created a modular system and setting, both released as Creative Commons, allowing others to create with his work collaboratively.
I confess I didn't know much about Craig's work before the interview, and he helped me out when a guest had to cancel. He was on my list of future guest but...
2024-05-022h 13
Scheduled For LaunchTabletop - Craig & Personae - Numerous MasksSettings can be tricky to create within. Striping down and removing the setting is even harder. This week on the podcast join Craig and I, Zach Walsh, as we delve into his game Personae! Take on the role of... well anything and be who you want to be. With countless worlds to explore and even more roles to take, where will you go this week, on Scheduled for Launch!Want to grab Personae or chat with Craig? Here are some of his links!Personae on itch - https://craighatler.itch.io/personae-rpg...
2023-07-2555 min