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Ep. 2 - Dennis Detwiller On Why Every Writer Should Read Roleplaying Games
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- Narrative Damage
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- Mar 6, 2026
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Watch as a full video interview on our YouTube channel Dennis Detwiller is an illustrator, writer and designer who has worked in the field of video games, card games and tabletop roleplaying games. He worked on Magic: The Gathering, and is a co-creator of the award-winning TTRPG, Delta Green, including being author of the legendary Impossible Landscapes campaign. We loved having the opportunity to speak with Dennis, who told us how he stumbled into and then out of the world of video games, and how he created Delta Green. We talked about the impact of his philosophical views on his TTRPG writing, and discuss the whole 'railroading v sandbox' styles of storytelling in TTRPGs. Plus, he discusses why reading TTRPG books can help writers of all kinds, and we discuss how to make horror have an impact in writing. Links: Follow Dennis on Bluesky Buy Delta Green now Follow Narrative Damage on YouTube or its own podcast feed to get more interviews with TTRPG writers, creators and more, plus actual plays with some of your favourite authors: https://linktr.ee/narrativedamagerpg Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.