TODD DOWNING

Author | Worldbuilder | Designer

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    • Airship Daedalus Series
      • A Shield Against the Darkness
      • Assassins of the Lost Kingdom*
      • The Golden City
      • Legend of the Savage Isle
      • The Arctic Menace
      • Raiders of the Red Storm
    • AEGIS Tales
    • AEGIS Tales 2
    • AEGIS Space Rangers Series
      • Renegades of Mars
    • Primordial Soup Kitchen
    • Calico Kids
    • Return of the Calico Kids
    • The Parish
    • Sakuru
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Press

Here you’ll find official press releases and links to articles and interviews.

The ’80s Movie Podcast, Episode 133: Top Five Fantasy Films of the 1980s with author Todd Downing

Guest on Unpacking Dieselpunk season 2 episode #4 with Tony Snipes, talking worldbuilding, decopunk, and pulp storytelling.

Guest on Radio Retrofuture episode #161 with Bonsart Bokel, talking Airship Daedalus and RPG design.

Guest on The Dorkening, talking The Parish feature film with some of the cast and filmmakers.

Guest on The Recombobulator Lab episode #15, taking Calico Kids and ’80s nostalgia.

Guest on Writers Drinking Coffee episode #113, talking all things writing and game design!

(Part1) Guest on Storypunks episode #57, talking Airship Daedalus and Decopunk.

(Part 2) Guest on Storypunks episode #58, talking Airship Daedalus and Decopunk.

Guest on Talkingbooksandstuff episode #99, talking Airship Daedalus and the creative process.

Interview with Mythic Gaming on game design & worldbuilding.

© 2020 Todd Downing / Despot Media LLC

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