{"id":22313,"date":"2020-10-15T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=22313"},"modified":"2020-09-29T10:33:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T15:33:56","slug":"terrors-and-tommyguns-an-interview-with-nick-porter-drinking-horn-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/terrors-and-tommyguns-an-interview-with-nick-porter-drinking-horn-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrors and Tommyguns: An Interview with Nick Porter (Drinking Horn Games)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for 1920s action noir and cosmic horror, but not Lovecraft\u2019s take? Then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/drinkinghorngames\/terrors-and-tommyguns-a-cosmic-horror-noir-rpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i><\/a> might be the RPG you\u2019re waiting for. I spoke with Nick Porter, co-designer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/12124\/Drinking-Horn-Games?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Sagas of Midgard<\/i><\/a> and fellow Georgian, about his new Kickstarter and what will make it different from others.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>EGG EMBRY (EGG): Nick, I\u2019m excited to hear you\u2019re launching a new RPG on Kickstarter, what is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/drinkinghorngames\/terrors-and-tommyguns-a-cosmic-horror-noir-rpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i><\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NICK PORTER (NICK)<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/drinkinghorngames\/terrors-and-tommyguns-a-cosmic-horror-noir-rpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i><\/a> is a cinematic take on cosmic horror blended lovingly with old <em>film noir<\/em>. It takes place in the treacherous, sprawling city of New Babylon. The technology level is 1920s&#8211; there are Tommyguns and radios, but not televisions or cell phones. Blending the gritty (and sometimes unintentionally hilarious) feel of pulp <em>noir<\/em> with the unpredictable, chaotic feel of cosmic horror, players will assume the role of members of The Collective, a loose-knit supernatural society that exists in the underbelly of New Babylon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: Does this RPG involve HP Lovecraft\u2019s <i>Mythos<\/i>? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lux-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22309 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lux-1-1-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lux-1-1-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lux-1-1-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lux-1-1-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lux-1-1-1224x1536.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lux-1-1.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a>NICK<\/b>: Not in the least, and that was a conscious decision. While Lovecraft popularized the modern Cosmic Horror genre as we know it, we wanted to move away from his mythos for a few reasons. To start, there are already tons of games, stories, and other media utilizing it and they do a great job with it. More importantly, we made a conscious effort to move away from his work to help people approach our game with a fresh set of eyes, since using our own cosmology allows us to do a few things. First, it frees up our monster and world design, allowing our art team and design team to create new and unique creatures and settings for the world. Secondly, it allows us to move away from the more problematic aspects of Lovecraft\u2019s writing (*Cough*<i>OVERWHELMINGRACISM<\/i>*Cough*) and create a fictionalized 1920s world that\u2019s more inclusive to everyone wanting to play an RPG in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><b>[AUTHOR\u2019S NOTE: Chris Spivey and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/2\/Chaosium?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chaosium<\/a> dealt with <\/b><b>Lovecraft\u2019s racism<\/b><b> in <\/b><i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/307385\/Harlem-Unbound--Second-Edition?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harlem Unbound<\/a>. <\/b><\/i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/2152\/Evil-Hat-Productions-LLC?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evil Hat Productions<\/a> faced this head-on with <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/300031\/Fate-of-Cthulhu?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><b>Fate of Cthulhu<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>. <\/b><b>HBO\u2019s <\/b><i><b>Lovecraft Country<\/b><\/i><b> is providing their own take on Lovecraft\u2019s legacy.<\/b><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: What system will <i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i> use?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NICK<\/b>: <i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i> uses our Rollover system that we devised for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/12124\/Drinking-Horn-Games?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Sagas of Midgard<\/i><\/a>. Players make all the rolls, helping to keep them engaged and helping to free the GM up a bit so they can focus on running the game rather than running numbers. The GM tells the player their Rollover (think \u201cDifficulty Class\u201d), they roll their dice, and if they exceed the Rollover they\u2019re successful. A \u201cDice Pool\u201d mechanic that Dominic De Duonni, my co-creator and partner, devised, helps them determine those rolls. To put it in very simple terms: Character Attributes and Skills contribute \u201cAssets\u201d to rolls. The number of Assets (or, if negative, \u201cLiabilities\u201d) lets you know which dice to add or subtract to the roll. So a player rolling with three Assets would roll a d20 base and add a d8 to their roll. The Assets and Liabilities are on the character sheet, as well as in the book for ease of access and use. We found that this system helps simplify math at the table and ensures players get to use more of their dice more often, which can be fun on its own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: Who is the creative team behind this? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fishlady-1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22310 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fishlady-1-1-138x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fishlady-1-1-138x300.png 138w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fishlady-1-1-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fishlady-1-1-768x1664.png 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fishlady-1-1-709x1536.png 709w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fishlady-1-1-945x2048.png 945w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fishlady-1-1.png 1690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a>NICK<\/b>: The game development team is, like with our first game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/12124\/Drinking-Horn-Games?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Sagas of Midgard<\/i><\/a>, Dominic De Duonni and myself. Leah Porter is back as Art Director and contributing artist. Jim Cornell, our Lead Artist who did the cover and some interior art for <i>Sagas of Midgard<\/i> is back, as is Roger Creus Dorico (\u201cDigital Rowye\u201d online) who did the amazing cover for <i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i> and will be contributing interior art. We\u2019ve got other great artists on tap waiting for the Kickstarter to fund!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: What inspired you to create this setting and game?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NICK<\/b>: My dog is named Bogart after Humphrey Bogart. I love the feel and setting behind 1920s-1940s noir and gangster movies. We wanted to recreate the feel of Humphrey Bogart\/James Cagney\/Edward G Robinson movies with a Cosmic Horror twist. Cosmic Horror has persisted as a genre, and grown in popularity again recently, due in part to the chaotic nature of the world we\u2019re living in. They coexisted as genres back in the 1920s, and we think they go very well together, especially in 2020 which has been an Eldritch Nightmare of a year all on its own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: How many pages is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/drinkinghorngames\/terrors-and-tommyguns-a-cosmic-horror-noir-rpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i><\/a>? What content will the book include?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NICK<\/b>: The Corebook will contain everything you need to make a character, run a game, and get started in New Babylon. It will contain Character Creation and options, the entire setting and game world, Rituals, Artifacts, Incantations, premade adventures, Terrors to fight and\u2026 well.. also some Tommyguns.<\/p>\n<p>The Corebook is currently at 120 pages. The core action loop, character abilities and engine are done, though of course we\u2019ll be continuing to balance everything until it goes to print. Depending on Stretch Goals, we\u2019re planning for <i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i> to come in at around 200 pages as a finished product, similar to <i>Sagas of Midgard<\/i>. We\u2019ve baked in a little bit of extra time before delivery because we want to be sure we have time to write, edit, and balance everything in the book. Like with <i>Sagas of Midgard<\/i> which shipped three months early, we also figure it\u2019s better to ship the finished product early rather than late.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: What stretch goals do you have set up for the Kickstarter? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tnt_half-page1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22304 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tnt_half-page1-1-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tnt_half-page1-1-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tnt_half-page1-1-1024x712.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tnt_half-page1-1-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tnt_half-page1-1-1536x1067.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tnt_half-page1-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>NICK<\/b>: I don\u2019t want to tip our hand too much here, but in short: more art and more game content. We\u2019ve got some fun ideas for the Kickstarter that we hope will make backers feel not only like they\u2019re supporting a great project but, as much as they choose to, can help to contribute to the game and the world it\u2019s set in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: <\/b><b>You\u2019ve already stated this isn\u2019t Lovecraft. Nevertheless, on its face <\/b><b>this project could evoke comparisons with <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaosium.com\/call-of-cthulhu-rpg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><i><u><b>Call of Cthulhu<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/a><b> or, to a lesser degree, fellow Atlantan, Craig Campbell\u2019s <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdburgergames.com\/capers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><i><u><b>CAPERS<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/a><b>. How would you pitch your project to fans of those works? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NICK<\/b>: So the way I describe this game to people in one sentence is \u201c<i>Dunwich Horror<\/i> meets <i>Maltese Falcon<\/i> meets <i>John Wick<\/i>\u201d. We\u2019ve done our best to marry the Cosmic Horror Genre with the Noir genre while giving player characters just a bit more of the edge needed to overcome, or at least momentarily stand toe to toe with the Eldritch Horrors that await them in New Babylon. Without getting into the weeds of those two systems (both of which are great), I think we\u2019ve been able to create something that will appeal to fans of both.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: Beyond <i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i>, what other projects are you working on?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NICK<\/b>: We all work full-time jobs outside of game design (Dominic and Leah as teachers, and myself as a critical care nurse) so <i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i> has occupied all of our free time for now. Moving forward, after launch we want to continue to support it and create content for it, as well as add more to our first system, <i>Sagas of Midgard<\/i>. We\u2019ve got a few ideas fleshed out for our next game but we want to be sure <i>Terrors and Tommyguns<\/i> is as good as it can possibly be when we ship it, so that\u2019s all we\u2019re actively working on right now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tntfrontcover-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22312 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tntfrontcover-2-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tntfrontcover-2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tntfrontcover-2-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tntfrontcover-2-768x1068.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/tntfrontcover-2.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>EGG: This isn\u2019t our first time talking at d20 Radio, we also spoke about your experience with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.multiversecon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Multiverse Con<\/a> 2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/check-out-the-gaming-scene-multiverse-con-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>). Thanks for talking with me again. Where can fans follow you and this campaign? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>NICK<\/b>: The Kickstarter is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/drinkinghorngames\/terrors-and-tommyguns-a-cosmic-horror-noir-rpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. You can find us on Discord <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/ZHEKvdx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. [Or at] Twitter: DHornGames [or] Facebook: DrinkingHornGamesLLC. Thanks for talking to me!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/drinkinghorngames\/terrors-and-tommyguns-a-cosmic-horror-noir-rpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terrors and Tommyguns: A Cosmic Horror Noir RPG<\/a> <\/b><b>from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/12124\/Drinking-Horn-Games?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drinking Horn Games<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cA Cosmic Horror Noir Tabletop RPG set in the 1920s in which monsters and other Terrors walk among us unseen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG and Amazon.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Looking for 1920s action noir and cosmic horror, but not Lovecraft\u2019s take? 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