I knew that procedural storytelling had taken over pop culture but it wasn’t until I promised to find examples of character-driven dramatic narratives new enough to not have Humphrey Bogart in them that I realized just how true this is. When running roleplaying games, we depend on fictional reference points to share assumptions about what’s […]
by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan Mysteries are undeniably tricky things. They’re closely related to crosswords. When you’re doing a crossword, bits of the solution come early and easy. 1 Across, six letters, “the crime of killing another person”. MURDER 3 Across, eight letters, “figure of speech, not unlike a simile”. METAPHOR Other bits are a little more […]
In the latest episode of their speedily delivered podcast, Ken and Robin talk narrative beats at the gaming table, unauthorized biolabs, prerequisites for a horror mythos, and mail order occultist Sydney Flowers.
In the latest episode of their rubbernecking podcast, Ken and Robin talk Robin’s new book Hamlet’s GM Screen, a long-necked yokai, Jared Twing and his game Of Hearth & the Harrowing, and the missing scientists conspiracy theory.
In the latest episode of their nondestructive podcast, Ken and Robin talk hooking pregens into a scary house one-shot, a book of occult alphabets, DNA extraction from old manuscripts, and the Cadaver Synod.
The Great Pelgrane just flapped away, wearing his sunglasses and exhibitor’s badge, so it’s safe to talk to you again. As a Torontonian I’m used to sudden shifts from winter to summer, so I shouldn’t be surprised to see that it’s convention season already. Cat, Gar, Ibrahim, and Ken C have returned from an ever-expanding […]
By Jay Godden In this series, I’m presenting two different pregenerated builds for every 13th Age Heroes’ Handbook character class, at all levels. My goal is to present complete mechanical builds using only standard elements and rules from the Heroes’ Handbook, ready for you to apply your own backgrounds, icon relationships, and One Unique Thing. […]
In the latest episode of their charming, masked podcast, Ken and Robin talk ways about permissions vs rewards at the gaming table, Toronto vs raccoons, and Ken vs Michigan’s book supply.
By Adam Gauntlett I’ll grind your bones to make my bread. [folktale, Jack & the Beanstalk; sometimes linked to the German folktale The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs.] A Night’s Black Agents Node which distributes Blood Cocaine and is linked to several smaller criminal syndicates which may or may not be part of the […]