About Us

Cavan McGinsie & Aric Geesaman, Meadowlark Games founders.

 

It all started when…

Aric & Cavan were fatefully seated together at a table for a meal based around the mindful consumption of meat in the fantastical year of 2016. A mutual love of good food shared with great friends was a no-brainer, from there, they found another commonality: the world of gaming. Thus began an ever-expanding conversation about lore, world-building, mechanics, and everything else found within the rich world of tabletop games.

After years of gaming together (or wishing they had the time to), in 2023, an idea was birthed, combining the worlds of food and games into Fantasy Feast. The plan was to build a D&D-lite campaign based around a communal, multi-course meal prepared by some of the top chefs in Indianapolis. Working with the team at Bluebeard — one of the most beloved restaurants in the city — the first official Fantasy Feast sold out in a day and songs of the event will be sung by bards in taverns ‘round the world henceforth.

From there, the idea of sharing Fantasy Feast for people to play in their homes while hosting their own dinner parties was a logical leap even the dimmest of barbarians could see. Thus, the world of Ăslea was born, and the idea of expanding into and writing bespoke modules and new games came to the forefront of our vision, which led to the ultimate decision to found Meadowlark Games.

And that’s the story for now. We’re glad you’re here and excited to have you join us on our journey into unknown realms.