OrkusDorkus Interview: Dennis Detwiller

This is Part 2 of a two-part interview with Black Company RPG coauthor and creative director Dennis Detwiller. Part 1 dealt with Dennis’s background and approach to creating the horrors of the Delta Green RPG. Here Dennis and Scott Joest carve into the roots of the Black Company RPG.

Chapters

00:00 The Black Company: A New RPG Adventure

13:50 Art Direction and Military Representation

20:06 Mechanics of Magic and Combat

23:17 The Role of Luck in Warfare

24:32 New to the Black Company

27:14 Complexity and Morality

29:36 Creative Collaboration and Challenges

32:37 Online Playtest

37:17 Troubles with Virtual Tabletops

44:58 Advice for running Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes