Phantasy Star TTRPG Interview w/ Rich Lescouflair

Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Kat Bailey

Leisure, Video Games, Technology

4.5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 123 minutes

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May the Falz be with you!Award-winning creator of the Phantasy Star Tabletop RPG, Rich Lescouflair, joins Victor for an in-depth interview all about adapting a beloved JRPG into tabletop form, the joys of freeing oneself from the shackles of narrative canon, and why Phantasy Staar Online Episode III: CARD Recolution actually kicks ass.This is one multiplayer Phantasy Star that doesn't require a Hunter's License!Plus, Nadia, Eric, and Victor address why a 'Good Year For Games' isn't always a good year for the people who make them. All that and more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God! Tune in to live recordings of the show every Saturday morning at https://www.twitch.tv/bloodgodpod, subscribe for bonus episodes and discord access at https://www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod and celebrate our 10th Anniversary with new merch at https://shop.bloodgodpod.com Skydawn Games:https://skydawngames.com/ Liz Bushouse's Comparison of Phantasy Star Scripts:https://lizbushouse.com/phantasy-star-1-script-comparison-sega-ages-gba-part-1/ SkysNotTheLimit Phantasy Star Online Lore Channel:https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions/UCUKqjgQUXrAGlQ35d4Aqn4Q Tom's Bluesky Thread About the Importance of Square's Human QA:https://bsky.app/profile/iiotenki.bsky.social/post/3m4yqll6bdk2h Also in this episode: Layoffs at Square Enix and QA being replaced by AI Happy N7 Day! Mass Effect is definitely still alive! The Game Awards confirms the Future Class is gone Exciting updates to Final Fantasy XI Hyrule Warriors, and Zelda's history of busty villainnesses Timestamps: 8:56 - Main Topic - Phantasy Star Tabletop RPG Interview w/ Rich Lescouflair 1:16:18 - Random Encounters 1:41:58 - The Tavern - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment 1:56:00 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook Music Used in this Episode: Rune - [Phantasy Star IV] Valentine - [Phantasy Star Online] Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III] Pub - [Lunar Knights] A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana] Chaotic Bar - [Phantasy Star Online] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.1	That's the other show. Yes. I am your host for this
0:57.6	episode, Victor Hunter, not Arc on Victor Hunter. And I am here with my lovely co-hosts. Of course,
1:07.1	Nadia Oxford. How the hell are you, Nadia? Oh, great. It's snowing here. It's really
1:11.2	fantastic. I'm really happy that it's whiteout conditions. I can't see shit. Great stuff. Thanks,
1:16.9	November. November 9th, and it's a whiteout over there in Toronto. Toronto, yeah. And everywhere
1:24.3	else is freezing, too. Like all down the East Coast is just, we're all dying.
1:28.4	How are you doing?
1:28.7	Yeah, it's a little chilly out here, but things are hanging on.
1:32.4	The leaves are beautiful.
1:34.0	My little Japanese maple that I have sitting out on my deck has been hanging on for dear life.
1:40.5	And oh, those leaves are gorgeous.
1:42.0	Oh, that's nice.
1:42.6	That sounds nice.
1:46.4	And speaking of gorgeous, also with us today our other lovely co-host eric van allen how the hell are you eric what the gosh darn
1:52.4	is happening outside man i'm not ready for this texas didn't prepare me for this oh ding dang what
1:59.2	what the heck is going on no i'm I'm just kidding. Texas made me think
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