📜 The Inquiracle Index

A listing of TTRPG desginers' self-interviews from The Soloist's archives

Jul 02, 2025

The Inquiracle is The Soloist’s self-interview microgame for game designers and creators. Players roll a d20 twice and consult the the Inquiracle’s oracle table to generate a theme and subject. They use these prompts to inspire a question, which they must then answer themselves.

This index gathers all 26 interviews to date.
Clicking on the name will take you to their answer.

The Index

Alex T. — Designer of Across a Thousand Dead Worlds
Theme: Future Subject: Criticism
Q: What would the future you think you should have done differently?

Anica Cihla — Designer of Sin Eater
Theme: Commercial Subject: Decision
Q: Have you ever had to make the decision to sacrifice artist vision for the sake of broader commercial appeal?

Anna Blackwell — Designer of For Small Creatures Such As We
Theme: Experimental Subject: Project
Q: What has been the most experimental project you’ve worked on?

Chaoclypse — Designer, Artist, & YouTuber
Theme: Experimental Subject: Artwork
Q: Why do you enjoy constant experimentation with your art?

Chris Longhurst — Designer of over a dozen RPGs
Theme: Disappointing Subject: Design
Q: What is a disappointing design, to you?

Chris Schnetzler — Designer of Mood Rings
Theme: Future Subject: Genre
Q: What is a game genre you hope to make in the future?

Deborah — Host of the Geek Gamers YouTube Channel
Theme: Influential Subject: Mentor
Q: Who was an influential mentor in your life?

Elliot Davis — Designer, Artist, & Podcast Producer
Theme: Philosophical Subject: Reaction
Q: What philosophical reaction do you hope to create with your work?

Hodag RPG — Designer of Beneath the Dungeon Floor
Theme: Commercial Subject: Media
Q: How do you feel about the commercialization of media?

Jason Christopher Burrows — Designer of Nihilation
Theme: Experimental Subject: Project
Q: What experimental project would you like to work on?

Jeff Stormer — Host of Party of One podcast
Theme: Collaboration Subject: Media
Q: What’s your advice on being a good collaborator when it comes to media projects such as podcasts?

Jess Levine — Designer of I Have the High Ground and Going Rogue
Theme: Experimental Subject: Experience
Q: Do you have any tips for getting the most out of blind playtesting?

Ktrey — Writer of the d4 Caltrops blog
Theme: Nostalgic Subject: Artwork
Q: How do you create content without paying for artwork?

Mage Advice — Writer of Dungeon Shuffle Substack
Theme: Commercial Subject: Artwork
Q: How do you create content without paying for artwork?

M. Allen Hall — Designer of In Ruins, Sprinkles is Missing and Godspark
Theme: Disappointing Subject: Idea
Q: What is the TTRPG game design idea that turned out to be the most disappointing?

M. Allen Hall — Designer of In Ruins, Sprinkles is Missing and Godspark
Theme: Nostalgic Subject: Character
Q: Have you ever let nostalgia drive your character writing or design?

Matt Gomez — Designer of Detritus and Escape the Iron Dungeon
Theme: Unexpected Subject: Character
Q: What unexpected realization have you had about a character you've written?

Peter Eijk — Designer of Hiria: the Eternal City
Theme: Inspirational Subject: Experience
Q: Can you tell about an inspirational experience that influenced your games?

René-Pier Deshaies-Gélinas — Designer of Stoneburner
Theme: Unexpected Subject: Media
Q: What media coverage did you get on a project that was totally unexpected?

Rollinkunz! — Designer of DIE in a Dungeon
Theme: Challenging Subject: Media
Q: What’s the most challenging thing about working in this medium?

Royce Rosewood — Host of Science Fantasy Awesome solo RPG AP
Theme: Inspirational Subject: Project
Q: What projects inspire you?

Sam Leigh — Designer of Amanesis and Outliers
Theme: Technical Subject: Design
Q: What type of technology do you think should be used more in game design?

Shawn Tomkin — Designer of Ironsworn and Starforged
Theme: Challenging Subject: Failure
Q: Do you have a tip for managing failure in a solo TTRPG?

Susanah Grace — Designer of CHVLR
Theme: Challenging Subject: Artwork
Q: What has been the most challenging piece of artwork that you've made in your career?