# Episode 21 - Collaboration and The Rise of PDFs With Aram Vartian!

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Podcast: [The Ultimate RPG Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ultimate-rpg-podcast-6977554)
Published: 2025-05-06T11:19:00+00:00
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EPISODE SUMMARY James is joined by Aram Vartian in a discussion about setting professional standards for yourself, the future of TTRPG publishing, the power of collaboration and how it has influenced his work. They also talked about Aram's upcoming projects including Dragon Age: In Darkness Eternal. In the worldbuilding half of the episode, James and Aram create an outer space human civilization with moral AI gods, the discovery of magic, and how it changed everything. SHOW NOTES Aram Vartian is a photographer, designer, writer, and long time podcast producer. Aram co-founded Dead Ghost Productions co-produces Kill Every Monster. Watch the trailer for his upcoming show Dragon Age In Darkness Eternal here. ----------------------------------------- ⁠Check Out the Ultimate RPG Line of Books and Products!⁠ ----------------------------------------- The Ultimate RPG Podcast is a production of the One Shot Podcast Network, with permission from Adams Media. The podcast is hosted by James D'Amato and is edited by Shaghik Mané. Music for the podcast is Venturing, by Reveille, courtesy of ⁠Soundstripe⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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