🎙️ Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener, the ultimate Disco Elysium Podcast! 🎮In this episode, we bring you an exclusive, in-depth interview with none other than Argo Tuulik, a founding member of ZA/UM and a pivotal creator behind the masterpiece Disco Elysium.In this episode, Argo shares:02:41 - Meeting Robert Kurvitz, Martin Luiga, Aleksander Rostov & The Overcoats19:00 - The Start Of Dungeons & Dragons and expanded tabletop games22:47 - The Inspiration For Garte The Cafeteria Manager25:55 - Building The Tabletop Worlds35:59 - Moving From Races To Nations & Forming Elysium39:25 - Robert Kurvitz As A Dungeon Master41:07 - Favourite Video Game Twists44:26 - Argo's First Characters46:30 - Torson & McLain52:09 - Taking Characters From Tabletop To Disco Elysium58:25 - What Is The Pale?1:09:12 - The Idea Of Escapism1:11:58 - Connecting With Your Characters As Real People1:14:21 - Overarching Plots In The Tabletop Days1:18:14 - The Introduction Of Harry & Kim1:21:53 - Kim Kitsuragi1:24:06 - Introducing The Skills1:25:24 - Sacred And Terrible Air1:48:20 - The Driving Force & The Miracle Of Elysium Existing1:53:27 - Making Disco Elysium2:13:57 - Were There Any Alternative Ideas For The Story Of Disco Elysium?2:16:50 - Influential Games And Media2:30:43 - The Thought Cabinet & The Skill System2:43:05 - Failure In Elysium & Contextual Changes In StoryBut there’s more at stake here—Argo is currently facing legal challenges and is unable to work due to an injunction. 💔 He’s launched a GoFundMe campaign to help in his fight. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winterThis conversation was so detailed and fascinating that we had to split it into multiple parts. This is Part 1.We end right where things get really exciting, Disco Elysium itself.Get ready for a mind-blowing deep dive into the origins of Elysium, what the Pale REALLY represents, and so many other incredible tidbits about the world you love.

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