# Mike Mearls (Chaosium/Mike Mearls Games)

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Podcast: [Ship of the Dead Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ship-of-the-dead-podcast-5549931)
Published: 2025-03-11T09:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4472

## Resource

Mike was the lead designer on D&D 5E (2014) and has now moved on to work on great games like Magic: The Gathering and Chaosium's RuneQuest. In this episode, they talk about his design choices, journey through games, and what he personally enjoys about RPGs. There's some extra juicy stuff during the Broadside Barrage as well!

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