The Play to Win Podcast from Aconyte Books – Series 1: Everybody Wins by James Wallis

“30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings” is a series of interviews celebrating 30 years since the debut of L5R. This second series of the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books explores the perspectives of the people who had a hand in L5R’s making, past and present.
In Episode 6, host Katrina Ostrander talks to game designer and tabletop industry veteran Luke Peterschmidt. He was the brand manager for L5R for part of the Wizards of the Coast era, and he also served as the head of Office Dog Games, the studio responsible for the critically acclaimed L5R board game River of Gold. Check it out on the studio’s website: https://www.officedoggames.com/game/river-of-gold/
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Subscribe to the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books wherever you listen to podcasts for more episodes of “30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings.”
This recording © Asmodee North America 2025. Legend of the Five Rings, the Legend of the Five Rings logo, and the Aconyte name and logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Asmodee North America, Inc.

“30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings” is a series of interviews celebrating 30 years since the debut of L5R. This second series of the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books explores the perspectives of the people who had a hand in L5R’s making, past and present.
In Episode 5, host Katrina Ostrander speaks with Julie Kagawa and J.T. Nicholas, whose journey started with the roleplaying game and led them to writing official novels for Aconyte Books.
Visit their author websites at JulieKagawa.com and JTNicholas.com.
A Throne Betrayed by Julie Kagawa and J.T. Nicholas, the first book in the Clan Wars series of novels, is available in print or ebook from these retailers: https://books2read.com/L5RAthroneBetrayed
You can learn more about Julie Kagawa’s Shadow of the Fox series on her website: juliekagawa.com/bookshelf/the-shadow-of-the-fox/
Finally, check out the current edition of Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying, available from Edge Studio: https://www.edge-studio.net/categories-games/l5r/
Stay up to date with all the news from Rokugan, and sign up for the official newsletter, at L5R.com.
Subscribe to the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books wherever you listen to podcasts for more episodes of “30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings.”
This recording © Asmodee North America 2025. Legend of the Five Rings, the Legend of the Five Rings logo, and the Aconyte name and logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Asmodee North America, Inc.

“30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings” is a series of interviews celebrating 30 years since the debut of L5R. This second series of the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books explores the perspectives of the people who had a hand in L5R’s making, past and present. In Episode 4, host Katrina Ostrander is joined by Steve Horvath. He’s been involved with Legend of the Five Rings for its entire history, from before the game’s official launch to his retirement from Asmodee in late 2024.Stay up to date with all the news from Rokugan, and sign up for the official newsletter, at ⁠https://www.legendofthefiverings.com/. Subscribe to the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books wherever you listen to podcasts for more episodes of “30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings.”This recording © Asmodee North America 2025. Legend of the Five Rings, the Legend of the Five Rings logo, and the Aconyte name and logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Asmodee North America, Inc.

“30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings” is a series of interviews celebrating 30 years since the debut of L5R. This second series of the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books explores the perspectives of the people who had a hand in L5R’s making, past and present.
In Episode 3, host Katrina Ostrander is joined by D.J. Trindle, wearer of many hats at AEG during the card game’s early years, and line editor for the first edition of the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game.
Download the free rules and printable dice faces for Fortunes & Winds, the dice game mentioned in this episode, at https://www.legendofthefiverings.com/fortunes-and-winds/
Stay up to date with all the news from Rokugan, and sign up for the official newsletter, at L5R.com.
Subscribe to the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books wherever you listen to podcasts for more episodes of “30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings.”
This recording © Asmodee North America 2025. Legend of the Five Rings, the Legend of the Five Rings logo, and the Aconyte name and logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Asmodee North America, Inc.

“30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings” is a series of interviews celebrating 30 years since the debut of L5R. This second series of the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books explores the perspectives of the people who had a hand in L5R’s making, past and present.
In Episode 2, host Katrina Ostrander continues her conversation with Legend of the Five Rings co-creators John Zinser and Ryan Dancey of Alderac Entertainment Group.
Stay up to date with all the news from Rokugan, and sign up for the Legend of the Five Rings newsletter, at ⁠L5R.com⁠.
Subscribe to the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books wherever you listen to podcasts for more episodes of “30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings.”
This recording © Asmodee North America 2025. Legend of the Five Rings, the Legend of the Five Rings logo, and the Aconyte name andlogo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Asmodee North America, Inc.