In this bonus installment of our current Into the Depths series, we continue diving into Caves of Qud. This sprawling open-world roguelike has been in development since 2007 and Early Access since 2015.
Doug and Rob - joined by special guest host Star St. Germain - chat about sidequests with one of the game's narrative designers, Caelyn Sandel. This episode we talk about the Servidian Meadow, the Hindren, Bey Lah, the integration of political and cultural commentary into worldbuilding, writing workflows, Mamon Souldrinker, Warden Une, Fraying Favorites, Many Eyes, Caelen Sandshell, _, and the cyclical nature of influence on Qud's world.
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Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.
Show Notes:
Buy Caves of Qud on itch.io:
https://freeholdgames.itch.io/cavesofqud
Caves of Qud soundtrack:
https://freeholdgames.itch.io/caves-of-qud-soundtrack
The Qud Survival Guide:
https://ectafoole.itch.io/the-qud-survival-guide
Star on bsky:
https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social
Star on itch:
thisisstar.itch.io
Star's website:
https://www.thisisstar.com/
Caelyn on bsky:
https://bsky.app/profile/ectafoole.bsky.social
Caelyn's Fiction work
ectafoole.itch.io
https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow
http://discord.gg/eggplant
https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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