Brendan Carrion
aka: Brendan Leonard, Brendan Leonard Carrion
Writer, Game Designer, Podcaster, Email/Direct Marketer
Whaddup, it's ya boy: Brendan Carrion!
Welcome to my very own page on the internet. Based in sun-drenched Phoenix, Arizona, I work by day in marketing. By night I'm a game designer, writer, and podcaster.
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I usually write in the personal horror/supernatural investigation game genre, but I'm open to all sorts of work. I like to keep busy but if you are looking to collaborate, you can reach out to me directly at:
My Projects
Game Design
2021: Sigma Syndrome Incident Report: L.A. Overdrive (Dirty Vortex) - After completing the SoS punch-up Dirty Vortex commissioned an adventure from me set in the universe of the Sigma Syndrome. Currently unreleased.
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2021: Summer of Strange (Dirty Vortex) - Since 2019 the work I contributed originally to SoS metamorphosed into a complete game. Dirty Vortex brought be back in to add some additional words and flesh out some concepts. Summer of Strange ashcan edition is available through itch.io.
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2017 - 2021: Ravenous: Into the Fray (Magpie Games) - My PbtA game of wandering vampires was made part of Magpie Games ashcan program in 2018. I worked closely with Mark Diaz-Truman from 2019 - 2021 to develop the game. Currently unreleased.
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2020: Die Dunklefefen Chroniken (Independently Released) - My OSR inspired game of dark elves in a lightless city. Volume 1 and Volume 2 are currently available for sale on itch.io!
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2019: Star Breach (Slow Death Games) - I was brought on during the Star Breach Kickstarter to help manage the comments section and release updates about the game. During this time I was commissioned to complete the layout of the book, which I did in Adobe InDesign. Star Breach is available via Slow Death Games.
2019: Summer of Strange (Dirty Vortex) - Originally Summer of Strange was envisioned as a small pamphlet-style mini-game. I was brought in in 2019 to take Mark Kelly's original concept and bring it to life. After turning it in, the concept went through additional revision and I returned to it in 2021, and was happy to find that the bulk of my words were still there.
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2018: Horrorism 1 (Independently Released) - Horrorism was a zine I wrote and produced in Adobe InDesign for fun in early 2018. It's horror content for roleplaying games. One of the scenarios I wrote for it, Bob Crane's Ghost, I'm still very proud of, but the second article really showcases how far I have come in the last five years as a designer. I wrote and illustrated a second issue, but it never made it to print. Currently pdf copies of Horrorism 1 are available on itch.io.
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Podcasts
Realm of Fire - 2021 to Present
Full Metal RPG - 2015 to 2021
The Shadowsworn Radio Hour - 2016
I designed the original logo for the Full Metal RPG podcast. I printed shirts for it and it was our bestselling design for years.
Appearances
Darkhammer - Drukhari - 04/29/22
Slow Death Games - The Future of Star Breach - 01/03/22
Slow Death Games - Star Breach Order Dice System - 11/05/21
Middle Earth Crisis - Episode 14 - 10/10/21
Dice Thrower - Episode 8 - 08/29/21
Slow Death Games - Welcome to My Book Collection w/ Brendan Carrion - 08/07/21
Slow Death Games - What is a Miniatures Agnostic Game? - 07/24/21
Slow Death Games - Star Breach Special Actions Phase - 07/31/21
Human Energy Field - Episode 14 - 07/22/21
Dungeonpunx Podcast - Christmas Special - 12/24/20
Middle Earth Crisis - Episode 6 - 12/13/20
Middle Earth Crisis - Episode 3 - 05/14/20
Gloyhoundd Presents - Altered Carbon RPG Playthrough - Waking Up Dead part Three - 03/12/20
Gloryhoundd Presents - Altered Carbon RPG Playthrough - Waking Up Dead part Two - 03/05/20
Gloryhoundd Presents - Altered Carbon RPG Playthrough - Waking Up Dead part One - 03/05/20
Gloryhoundd Presents - Kickstarter RPG Review - The Bone Age, Don't Look, Casket Land - Cruach, Night Reign! - 02/20/20
Gloryhoundd Presents - Kickstarter RPG Review - Altered Carbon, Cobwebs, Trophy and Hunter the Vigil Second Edition - 02/13/20
Phoenix Fan Fusion 2019 - Happy Time Dungeon Hour Ep 3 - 04/24/19
StrategiCon 2019 - OrcCon Guest of Honor - 02/15 to 02/17 2019
Tabletop Radio Hour - Episode 5 - 08/09/18
Darker Days Radio - Ep. 88 Full Metal RPG Horror - 06/16/18
Tempus Tenebrarum - World of Darkness Infernalists - 06/05/18
Arizona Game Fair 2018 - Happy Time Dungeon Hour Ep 1 - 02/15/18
Tabletop Radio Hour - Panel FMRPG - 03/21/18
The Brian Diaries - Episode X - 02/05/18
Tabletop Radio Hour - Episode X - 11/13/17
Tabletop Radio Hour - Episode X - 09/04/17
Crit Hit 2 - Live Recording of Full Metal RPG - July '17
Tabletop Radio Hour - Episode X - 05/28/17
LepreCon 42 - Full Metal RPG Table - 05/23 to 05/26 2016
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In early 2019 I posed for Mark Kelly in a (literally) underground photoshoot at StrategiCon in Los Angeles, CA. This images was later used in Vampire: The Masquerade - Cults of the Blood Gods. Image is copyright Mark Kelly, used with permission.
Photo credit: Brinton Williams at Adepticon 2022, Schaumburg, Illinois. The best t-shirt in the world: "The Elven King" by Sofia Ula. Available here.