Reckless A-Talk: Aaron Voigt (Video essayist, game designer, author)

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Welcome to another episode of Reckless A-Talk, our TTRPG interview show where we sit down with some of our favorite writers, players, GMs, and streamers to get to know a little bit more about what makes them who they are.

This week we got to interview TTRPG video essayist, reviewer, writer, and author Aaron Voigt.

Aaron is someone I had been up until now kind of tangentially appreciative of - his video essays and TTRPG reviews are some of my true favorites in the space. He brings so much of himself and his experiences to his work, and engages with games on both mechanical and emotional, thematic levels.

We talk about his new book and associated TTRPG Detente for the Ravenous, which I got the pleasure to read through some of before the interview and is available RIGHT now over on Aaron’s Itch page.

We also touched on keeping stories contained and painful, the impacts of reviewing indie games, when enough is enough, Pope Henry Kissinger releasing sin kaiju, exploring complex topics like real world history and religion in tabletop, and so much more.

As always if you enjoy this episode please go check out some of our other Reckless A-Talk interviews and maybe even our actual play episodes.

PLEASE go check it and all of Aaron’s great video essays, including a lot of familiar faces of Reckless A-Talk guests from the past.

Thanks for listening!

Website: https://aavoigt.com/

Itch.io page: https://aaronsxl.itch.io/

Detente for the Ravenous: https://aaronsxl.itch.io/dftr

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChNydqier_ae-EfveCrGy7w

Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/aavoigt.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a.a.voigt/

Our Pantheon: https://dwoboyle.itch.io/our-pantheon

Gawrsh Quest: https://kidnick.itch.io/gawrsh

Related Third Wheel Mickey Mouse clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1-cL9NM6JY

Forest Focus App: https://www.forestapp.cc/

Pokemon Jr. Adventure Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1625/pokemon-jr-adventure-game-pokemon-emergency