Petty Dreadful, a Survivor - Breaking the Game with Rowan Zeoli (Deathmatch Island)

Rowan Zeoli brings Petty Dreadful to the table. Petty is a rage-fueled, attention-seeking drag queen Playing to Win. Rowan and I discuss gender performance, radical imagination, and the parallels between reality television and actual plays. Petty Dreadful is built for Deathmatch Island by Tim Denee. Rowan Zeoli is a journalist covering the intersection of progressive thought and niche cultural movements. She is co-founder of Rascal News, a worker-owned, reader-supported, tabletop journalism outlet. Her work has also appeared in Polygon, Tripsitter, Autostraddle, and The Fandomentals; where she’s covered gender, psychedelics, and the largest developments in actual play, from award winning indie programming to big budget productions. She is also co-founder of convention/non-profit WriteHive. You can learn more about Rowan at: https://www.characterswithoutstories.com/guests/rowan-zeoli Mentioned in the episode: DIE, Triangle Agency, Project ECCO by My First Dungeon, Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast and The Seven Part Pact by Jay Dragon, Rom Com Drama Bomb by Elliot Davis, and authors/activists Judith Butler, Mariame Kaba, and Angela Davis. No Quest for the Wicked is a story driven actual play podcast using Paizo’s sci-fi space opera system, Starfinder. Yes, indie'd! is a podcast of bitesize interviews with indie tabletop roleplaying game creators about their work and game design theory & practice. Send us Fan Mail Cover art by The Curiographer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecuriographer Sign up for my Newsletter to stay up-to-date on the podcast: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/760760/109867356957705889/share Support the Podcast You can find Star at: Website: http://www.characterswithoutstories.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starmamac YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@characterswithoutstories Threads: https://www.threads.net/@characterswithoutstories Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/characterswithoutstories Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/characterswithoutstories.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/characterswithoutstories Thanks for listening, and may all your characters find their stories!