This week, we welcome returning guest Clark (C.R.) Rowenson, who has come to discuss his new LitRPG novel Spawn Point. Join us as we discuss the his new book, the LitRPG genre as a whole, and some ways to adapt LitRPG into your tabletop games (and vice versa).
You can preorder Spawn Point for Kindle here (Release date Oct. 24th, 2025): https://www.amazon.com/Spawn-Point-New-Eternity-Book-ebook/dp/B0DVF4LX4N/
You can find Clark's other work on his website (crrowenson.com), his Patreon (patreon.com/crrowenson), or his YouTube channel, The Magic Engineer (youtube.com/@themagicengineer5314).
Clark was last on way back in Episode 48, talking about his (then new) book The Magic System Blueprint. You can find it here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-a349q-10a6743
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