In the latest episode of their load-bearing podcast, Ken and Robin talk encumbrance rules if they were fun, Princess Caraboo, installation horror, and Elizabethan magician Simon Forman.
by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan There are game designers who quail at the sight of a lengthy skill list, who argue that brevity and simplicity is the goal of game design. Such game designers are, of course, cowards. Merryshire’s ability list is enthusiastically baroque. Here’s the very first list, from 2023. And the current list. See, […]
In the latest episode of their lumberjack-taunting podcast, Ken and Robin talk staying true to your Page Turners doom, a Brazilian forest monster, and Ken’s Bay Area book raid.
Ballad Hunters Poll As you know, we’re doing Ballad Hunters Kickstarter campaign this month. Here’s a question about the game:
Our big news this month is happening right now on Kickstarter, with Ballad Hunters now crowdfunding. In Tristan Zimmerman’s brilliant game of musical mystery, you play agents from the gritty side of the Regency era investigating a weird phenomenon that brings folk song lyrics to terrifying life. Its design pushes the boundaries of our signature […]
By Adam Gauntlett The Sisterhood of Swineherds is a Guild taken seriously. Hogs are not allowed everywhere: the Government Committees have passed numerous ordinances about the keeping and management of pigs, so that the streets don’t swarm with swine. Swords of the Serpentine Where there’s muck, there’s brass. Traditional wisdom. A Swords of the Serpentine […]
In the latest episode of their divinely solar podcast, Ken and Robin talk Ken’s 7-year Fall of DELTA GREEN campaign, the two Sonny Boy Williamsons, whodunnit murder motives, and parapsychologist Harry Price.
by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan Whence came Merryshire Detective Club? If we wish to be exceedingly nice and accurate, we can date it to after lunch on November 29th, 2023. Dragonmeet in London is one of the few times when all the far-flung Pelgranes return to the nest, and it’s become a tradition for one of us […]
By Kevin Kulp This is the 14th in our series on non-human heroes in Swords of the Serpentine. Like the High Elves and Forest Elves entries, Mantis aren’t an easy fit into Eversink. This entry on Mantis is only recommended for use if you want to use Swords of the Serpentine to power a high […]
In the latest episode of their cane-wielding podcast, Ken and Robin talk PCs on the run, General Ludd, stern matriarchs, and bartitsu.