ProgCore Fantasy is a new multimedia storytelling studio created by Todd Stashwick and David Nett to mine the wonder, mystery, and danger of classic fantasy stories of the 70s and 80s, and adapt that vibe to tell modern stories without the prejudices (purposeful or inadvertent) endemic to the eras of their origins. We create roleplaying game materials, video, music, art, books, and more. All our stories are handcrafted by humans with love for art and their craft, never by GenAI.
Todd Stashwick
Todd is an actor, writer, improvisor, and teacher. His writing includes comics, TV, screenplays, and video games. He’s currently co-writer on the Skydance Games’ Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra which continues his decade long collaboration with video game luminary Amy Hennig. As an actor, his roles as Captain Liam Shaw in Star Trek: Picard and Deacon in 12 Monkeys, along with memorable roles on Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Originals, and his upcoming role as Paladin in Marvel’s VisionQuest make him a fan favorite at genre conventions all over the world.
Todd began playing D&D in the late 70s, but stepped away during the Satanic Panic of the early 1980s. Since returning to TTRPGs in 2017, he’s become a pillar of the gaming community, with appearances on Geek & Sundry’s Starter Kit, Shout! Factory’s Always a Sword, Beadle & Grimm’s Faster Purple Worm Kill Kill, and others. He guest-DMed Caffeine’s The Dungeon Run and has run multiple celebrity charity D&D streams that have raised over $100,000 for childhood cancer research. He also co-authored the D&D-themed cocktail book Mystic Libations, which has sold over 8,000 copies.
David Nett
David is a writer, producer, actor, and software development veteran. His RPG-themed indie TV series GOLD (2008) and Night of the Zombie King (2010) garnered over a dozen awards (including Best Writer, Best Direction, and Best Narrative Series), spawned one of the first successful nerd media Kickstarters, and made him an influential voice early in the rise of streaming nerd video. In addition, he ran an acclaimed Los Angeles theater company, Lucid by Proxy, for fifteen years. He’s also co-owner of Hero’s Journey Fitness, a boutique fitness studio for nerds and geeks.
At Geek & Sundry he co-created, wrote, and produced the fantasy RPG-themed shows Max Hit Points and Starter Kit, and contributed to Round Table, Signal Boost, and others. He also wrote and hosted Shout! Factory’s Sword & Sorcery RPG series Always a Sword and produced multiple streaming shows at Caffeine Studios. He’s been a guest speaker at GenCon, GFGC, Emerald City Comic-Con, Wonder-Con, and San Diego Comic Con, where he’s moderated over 20 panels since 2014.