Goodman Games recently caught up with “mean ‘ol Judge” Zac Braddy to talk Road Crew, online gaming, chaos-infused storytelling, and how to keep your players from zoning out to cat videos. Take it away, Zac! Roadworthy: Zac Braddy What’s your name, where do you live (and game), and what should Goodman Games fans know about you? My name is Judge Zac Braddy and I live in Nottingham, England. I’m originally from Melbourne, Australia, and 5-year-old me would’ve gone nuts if you told him that when he grows up he’d be living in the town where “Robin hood and little John went running through the for-rest, ooda lully!” Now, as a grown-up gamer I do love traveling the English countryside imagining the adventures you could have here! How did you first discover DCC? My good friend Judge Bruce slammed down the death stamp on my first level 0 character at a LAN (video game meetup) in 2017, opening a new much weirder world of roleplaying than I was used to, and I’ve been hooked ever since! As of “right now,” how many Road Crew games have you run this year? As of right now, I’ve run 3 sessions for my ongoing Road Crew youtube show that runs on The Dark Orb. These are played live on twitch, and the replays are also uploaded to youtube once we finish each story arc. I’ve also run a game live at EpicLAN and I plan to run another at their tabletop event at the end of the month. How has online gaming changed your playstyle? My playstyle hasn’t really changed at all. I still love to throw bones in meatspace. I’m a software engineer but I don’t like using computers for dice rolling and automation. When I do, I kind of feel like the game is being played on my behalf. I’m also still able to run the goofy, heavily pop culture referencing, “let the dice fall where they may” chaos-infused games that I’ve always run. I think the only thing that has changed is where I’m playing those games. I never used to play online because I preferred to revel in the sights and sounds of my players as they realized what was about to happen to their characters! What I will say is that online play has opened me up to...