Ryan Costello

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LFG writer, Essence20 designer, G.I. Joe enthusiast

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Two books I worked on are up for ENNIES! The Field Guide to Action and Adventure and the My Little Pony RPG CRB, both Essence20 books from Renegade. I'm especially excited to see FGtAaA get the nod because I was both an author and a developer on it. ennie-awards.com/2024-nominees/

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Right now you can get Affinity's entire suite for $100 on a perpetual license. They're capitalizing on a lot of people looking to dump Adobe.

The Let's Voltron podcast had me on to talk about my work as the Voltron social media manager. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyfQ...

Ryan Costello (Voltron Social Media Mgr) & Crossed Signals Reviewwww.youtube.com Ryan Costello from Laughing Dragon Studios, the Social Media Manager for the Official Voltron Facebook and Instagram accounts, joins Marc and Greg for an int...

I've learned that when I have an idea that I think only I will appreciate, the best thing to do is make it and put it out there. Like building a Millennium Falcon Transformer PC that converts into a unicorn. Even if my follower don't like it, they get a better sense of what to expect from me.

Ryan uses new #MyLittlePonyRPG crossover options to turn the beloved Millennium Falcon hack of a Unicorn LEGO set into an #Essence20 #TransformersRPG player character in the latest Essential Builds on the #KnowDirectionNetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2024/05/esse...

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Prep In Your Sleep With New Pathfinder R.E.M.Master. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2024/04/pres...

Watching X-Men 97 My daughter asks how a character did that. Brief pause, explain that character's powers. My daughter asks why a character did that. Long pause, explain the current political climate between humans and mutants and how that character's lived experiences impacted their motivation.

I don't have the space or the budget to go all in on Turtles of Grayskull, as much as I'd like to. So I focused all of my interest into making the coolest Turtles of Grayskull Leonardo #Essence20 PC I could imagine.

Leonardo from #TMNT meets He-Man from #MotU meets #Essence20 in Ryan's latest Essential Builds on the #KnowDirectionNetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2024/03/esse...

When Michael Bramnik and I wrote Battle for the Multiverse, it was for a one-off at Gen Con. Reception was so positive, it's now available to buy, and free for Play Renegade GMs. Here's to a long life as an introduction to Essence20 at cons and in game stores. renegadegamestudios.com/pdf-essence-...

So glad that googling this gave me exactly the answer I needed.

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Grab your whip and don your fedora, Ryan Costello turned a Decepticon Role into an Indiana Jones #Essence20 build in the latest Essential Builds on the #knowdirectionnetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2024/02/esse...

I'll be running two #Essence20 sessions at Breakout Con: An original G.I. JOE RPG adventure called M.A.S.S. Endangerment, and an Essence20 all-in crossover event called Fight for Freedom and Friendship. Space is limited, so if you're interested, sign up soon! breakout2024.sched.com/subject/Ryan...

NFL SuperPro is a guilty pleasure of mine, but building him in Essence20 was an unironic joy.

Football meets super heroes meets #Essence20 when NFL SuperPro comes to Essential Builds on the #knowdirectionnetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2024/02/esse...

I had to cut this line from a project I'm working on because it doesn't fit the tone, but I liked it so I'm sharing it: If the players are putting their lives on the line, call the police. This isn’t a roleplaying game, it’s a Squid Game.

You probably figured that this would mostly use G.I. JOE RPG options. Surprisingly, no! Even more surprising, is the Origin I went with.

Ryan felt the need, the need for Maverick in #essence20, in the latest Essential Builds on the #knowdirectionnetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2024/01/esse...

Looks like the future of car designs finally caught up to the 80s.

You're going to read this Essential Builds and think we had Odo in mind when we designed certain Essence20 options. I know we did not, but even I find that hard to believe.

Dark Skies Over Equestria introduces #essence20 changelings, and opens up the possibility for plyer characters like #startrek #DS9 shape-shifting security constable Odo, the subject of today's Essential Builds on the #knowdirectionnetwork knowdirectionpodcast.com/2024/01/esse...

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In the latest Investing In on the #knowdirectionnetwork, Rob Pontious continues to explore #PathfinderRemaster releases, this time gushing over the insight and wisdom on display in GM Core. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2023/12/inve...

Whatever Paizo thought 2023 was going to look like, January threw off those plans and they spent the whole year under a dark legal shadow and basking in the light of good will and new fans.

Between ORCS and remastered releases, and raging elements and influencers, Esther and Navaar look at the wild year that was 2023 for #pathfinder2e. The latest episode is available on the #KnowDirectionNetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2023/12/know...

Talk of a soup barbarian naturally let to this photoshop of Soup Bane.

Just when you think Super Dinosaur went extinct as an IP, it finds a new way to rear its prehistoric head!

Kirkman and Howard's 'Super Dinosaur' to Be Collected in Fulldlvr.it 'Super Dinosaur Compendium One' Coming from Skybound in July 2024

Proud to see the G.I. JOE RPG CRB on the GTS Distribution Top 25 RPG Rankings for November 2023. As a freelancer, I'm completely removed from any information on how well the games I work on sell, so lists like these provide valuable insight. www.gtsdistribution.com/page.asp?p_k...

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Your #Essence20 Christmas isn't safe now that Ryan's The Grinch in the latest Essential Builds on the #knowdirectionnetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2023/12/esse...

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Alex played #Starfinder2e at PAX Unplugged a couple of weeks ago and he’s sharing his thoughts with James and a live Twitch audience. That, and a closer look at the Field Test Mystic, all tonight on the Know Direction Twitch channel. www.twitch.tv/knowdirection

This might be my last LICD blog, so I try to wrap up the series I started talking about watching the MCU movies with my daughter in whatever order she wanted. leasticoulddo.com/mcu-in-daugh...

Anyone #ttrpg game design who is interested in improving their craft, I highly recommend starting a blog like this. By picking a variety of unorthodox characters to build as #essence20 PCs, I contextualize the game's options in a way that I don't always think of when writing.

Not only did controversial professional wrestler CM Punk rejoin the WWE this week, but according to Ryan Costello's CM Punk #Essence20 build, he joined Cobra as well! Check out the latest Essential Builds on the #knowdirectionnetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2023/12/esse...

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With #Starfinder Enhanced in hand, Alex and James share their thoughts on the revised rules, live on Twitch! Join them tonight to ask your questions and share your thought. knowdirectionpodcast.com/event/know-d...

On my way home from grabbing a couple of the latest G.I. JOE Classified figures Game Stop, I swung by the mailbox and found my shipment from the Creating G.I. JOE Kickstarter I backed. Then, when I got home, there was a huge box from Renegade of #Essence20 G.I. JOE RPG contributor copies (and more).

Proud of this #TheMarvels meme I put together. I feel bad that there's no way to make this joke without spoiling a surprise. I wish more people saw the movie, and not just so they appreciate my joke.

The greatest comic, cartoon, and toy line that somehow no one knows about.

Skybound may be publishing the new #GIJoe comic, but Ryan Costello brings an older Skybound character, Super Dinosaur, to the #Essence20RPG in the latest Essential Builds on the #knowdirectionnetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2023/11/esse...

I'm in this episode too, but this is Jason's time to shine.

Jason Keeley, master puzzler, explores how and why to bring puzzles into #Essence20RPG campaigns and any #ttrpg. The latest episode of Upshift is available now on the #knowdirectionnetwork. knowdirectionpodcast.com/2023/11/upsh...