{"id":1967,"date":"2020-07-27T16:19:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T20:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2021-11-16T00:38:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:38:33","slug":"dissident-whispers-with-jeremy-childrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2020\/07\/dissident-whispers-with-jeremy-childrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissident Whispers with Jeremy Childrey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m <\/strong>lucky enough to have today’s interview with Jeremy Childrey about Dissident Whispers, an anthology collection of 58 two-page adventures<\/a> by diverse, international creators supporting the National Bail Fund Network<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Today seems pretty packed with pics because this particular style of design and art appeals to me a lot, so please excuse this indulgence.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tell me a little about yourself and your work. What’s your background like and how has it led you to Dissident Whispers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Jeremy and I did the layout for ‘Hopebringer’ and ‘Rhemati’s Spring’ for DW.  I’ve been tabletop gaming for around 6-7 years and creating stuff for around 3 years. I am a Warden (moderator) on the Mothership discord and active in a few others. One day “Silver Goat” posted up a request seeking volunteers for a BLM project, as a mixed race man (black and white if it matters) who lives in a rural area I had been struggling to find my place in the protests, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The interior of Dissident Whispers, on the pages for Hopebringer, showing a diagram of an arena.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What other projects have you worked on that you’ve brought forward knowledge to working on Dissident Whispers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been working on writing and laying out a Mothership Hack called Gordinaak for way to long, and recently released a very dumb nega tower called ‘Why is there a Wizards Tower in this Dump?’ on Itch with my writing partner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell me about Dissident Whispers. What kicked off such a project concept and how did it come together? What’s the pitch?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissident Whispers is a collaborative compilation of adventures for various systems. For me, it all started when I saw a message on Exalted Funeral’s Discord looking for volunteers to do various pieces for a project. As we were talking about logistics the projects founder, Silver Goat, mentioned posting on the Mothership Discord. It just so happened that I warden there (moderate) so I reached out to Sean Mccoy about it and then it just kinda took off. As far as a pitch goes I’m pretty terrible at that so I guess it’s a book with a bunch of dungeons and adventures so anyone who plays games needs it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The interior of Dissident Whispers showing the Mirstone Manor adventure – on one page, a detailed map, and on the other, an unusual pink creature.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How is planning the content of such a project impacted by the increased focus on inclusivity and a specific message?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think for everyone involved it was different, some people made things that were topical while others did stuff that was standard adventure fare. For instance one of the adventure’s I did layout for, Hopebringer, was very stick it to the man and defeat the oppressors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some examples of the adventures in Dissident Whispers that players will have to dig into?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are soooooo many, I did the layout for Hopebringer, and Rhemati’s Spring, both very different, both system agnostic. There are some really interesting ones for Mork Borg, and I actually played one for Mothership called Ghost Ship, on the night we finished everything, which was amazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The interior of Dissident Whispers, focusing on the College of Acoustic Ministration, showing alien creatures and men with lobster hands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What were some of the best parts of working on this project and putting together the collection for players to experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite part was probably watching a flood of talented people get involved, one day it was a few people then the next the discord exploded. It was just amazing watching everything develop and how cohesive everyone was moving as a unit. I’m still in awe of what was accomplished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The interior of Dissident Whispers showing the Snake Temple Abduction adventure, with a beautiful illustration on the right page in blue and white and a simple but useful map in blue and white on the left, along with the guiding text.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you so much to Jeremy for the interview (and the amazing layout!)! Check out Dissident Whispers<\/a> and help support justice<\/a> for those in need!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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