Although the rules don’t call for it, some GUMSHOE groups add a narrative wrinkle to the spending of pool points from general abilities. They call on players to justify why they’re spending the number of points they’ve chosen to add to their die rolls. “I really want to get over this fence so I’m going […]
Author Archives: Robin Laws
In the latest episode of their subjectively numinous podcast, Ken and Robin talk planning a time slip scenario, a field trip to Roswell, an ill-fated bridge in Providence, and Giza megastructures.
In the latest episode of their prodigiously strong podcast, Ken and Robin talk weaselly patrons, 18th century thief Barbara Erni, the shooting of a white stag, and occultist production designer Albin Grau.
Pelgrane Press seeks playtesters for Boundary of the Darkness, the Trail of Cthulhu sourcebook of dread investigation during England’s age of Enlightenment. It presents two exciting campaign frames, ripped from the broadsheets of the 1770s: Phil Masters’ In Lunar Service, in which the Investigators act as Secret Associates for Birmingham’s most notable thinkers, scientists and […]
In the latest episode of their well-documented podcast, Ken and Robin talk game mastering notes, Napoleon’s secret police vampire, the filmmakers Kim Jong-il kidnapped, and the Cambridge bookfish.
In the latest episode of their clearly functional podcast, Ken and Robin talk knowing when rules work, the mummy the Ottomans dismembered, Mythos creatures with dwarf males, and the Blaenavon horse humanoid.
In the latest episode of their bibliomaniacal podcast, Ken and Robin talk making the reveal as fun as the mystery, genres with and without structures, and Ken’s Maryland book haul.
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Yellow King: The Wars PCs will often meet soldiers from nations other than France. These GMCs may show up in your storyline unexpectedly. When that happens, reach for this handy article for names and personalities to adjust to your needs. Depending on your alternate history, soldiers from any European nation might be friends or foes. […]
In the latest episode of their not necessarily conscripting you podcast, Ken and Robin talk optional rules, a promoter of free love and the Suez Canal, writing tools, and Canada’s most occult Prime Minister.
In the latest episode of their haunting but catchy podcast, Ken and Robin talk a rogue musicologists campaign, ghosts in a kids’ VR game, and our favorite films of 2024.