Episode 82: James Sutter Redux on Moral Ambiguity

Dice in Mind

It is our true pleasure to welcome back James Sutter, co-creator of Pathfinder and Starfinder, musician, and accomplished full-time author. Much as with our initial interview thirty episodes ago, James once again engaged us in deep and humane conversation about complex topics. Of course, we did invite him to explore the potential of moral ambiguity in writing and character development. James also shared with us some details regarding his upcoming book, Darkhearts, now available for preorder!

Please note there will be no new episode on 1/2/23.

More importantly, please check out James' varied work:

James L. Sutter
James' Books on Amazon
And All Their Silent Roars (a free story to read))
Darkhearts (his new book available for preorder!)

James L. Sutter is a co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games. From 2004 to 2017, he worked as an editor and developer for Paizo Publishing, starting on Dungeon Magazine, moving on to do foundational work for Pathfinder, and eventually becoming the Creative Director in charge of launching Starfinder, as well as the Executive Editor of the Pathfinder Tales novel line for Paizo and Tor/Macmillan. In 2017, he left Paizo to write full-time. Indeed, his latest novel, Darkhearts, a YA contemporary romance, is now available for preorder from Saint Martin’s. It will be published on June 6, 2023.

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