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The Nerd Alert welcomed director Tim Russ and creator-star Curtis Fortier to talk all things 12 Sided Die, the romantic comedy about a friend group devoted to a fictional tabletop RPG called Swords & Swordsmen. Season 2 keeps the heart and the hijinks intact. As Foutier explained, the new episodes follow Curtis as he tries to say “I love you” to Cynthia while the game, the friend group, and real life keep complicating the moment. The season’s cheeky logline says it all. The gang wins a once-in-a-lifetime session with their “Gary Gygax,” then one of them chokes at the worst possible time. Even a buff Australian nemesis and a quartet of tipsy comic shop spirits cannot snap him into focus.
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Tim Russ, who came aboard after a trusted referral and a binge of Season 1, was immediately sold on the show’s pace and character chemistry. He admitted he is not a tabletop veteran, but found the series far more about relationships than rules. His mission was clear. Keep the performances front and center, capture clean coverage, and let the jokes and feelings fly. That approach pays off in brisk, bite-size chapters that the hosts praised as perfect for busy viewers.
Fortier traced the show’s roots to years of playing with friends, then writing what he knew. He and producer Kristen Wall shaped an efficient shoot that often wrapped episodes by lunchtime. The team packed in delightful details, including filming at The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach and featuring original art by Tess Fowler, whose credits include Dungeons & Dragons and Star Trek comics for IDW. The guest list is catnip for genre fans. Andy Robinson, beloved as Garak on Deep Space Nine and the Scorpion Killer in Dirty Harry, appears in a standout two-day episode. Kitty Swink also stops by, while familiar faces from The Good Place lend a hand behind the scenes.
Season 2 debuted at Gen Con and is set to expand its distribution. Season 1 is streaming on Fawsome TV. A successful Kickstarter unlocked stretch goals, late pledges are still open, and Fortier is already writing Season 3. Consider this your cue to gather your party, queue up 12 Sided Die, and roll for feels.
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