In the latest episode of their geodesic podcast, Ken and Robin talk bringing back recurring villains, Buckminster Fuller, creepity animals for the Yellow King RPG, and Operation Gladio.
Author Archives: Robin Laws
In the latest episode of their ink-spattered podcast, Ken and Robin talk choices in published scenarios, the figures who inspired King Arthur, Sarah Bernhardt’s Sphinx, and UFO aliens’ love of New Mexico.
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A column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws The series frameworks for The Yellow King Roleplaying Game continue with a dive into ideas for your Aftermath game. Check out previous installments: Paris Part One and Part Two, and The Wars, Part One and Part Two. As before, treat this as a starter for your own […]
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Premise for a Fear Itself one-shot Distribute these pregenerated characters, either casting the parts for a group you know or giving them out randomly for a convention run. They’re missing Sources of Stability, which don’t come into play here, and have higher than usual Health pools. You’ll be dropping the latter almost immediately. Also give […]
In the latest episode of their parabolic podcast, Ken and Robin talk player decisions that annoy everyone else, the Conic Sections Rebellion, a missing Pope, and what Eternals tells us about superhero movies with big ideas.
In the latest episode of their cheerfully disciplinarian podcast, Ken and Robin talk gaming the Soviet space program, L.A. railyard package thefts, a scenario for our new mythos deity, and the esoteric life of Mary Poppins creator P. L. Travers.
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A scenario hook for Ashen Stars The lasers take a contract to investigate a wave of bombings on The Ducasse, a former mass evacuation vessel now inhabited by permanent residents. Unknown culprits have been planting teleport bombs in the apartments of this permanently spacefaring housing complex. They seem to take some care to ensure that […]
In the latest episode of their history-straightening podcast, Ken and Robin talk the bend toward the picaresque, a story for our new Mythos deity, fantasy sub-genres, and the World Civilization Research Association.
In the latest episode of their alcohol-absorbing podcast, Ken and Robin talk games that break, drunk food, our new Mythos deity, and the Philip Experiment.
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A Scenario Hook for The Esoterrorists Mr. Verity meets and briefs the team in Detroit, where Ordo Veritatis analysts have correlated an uptick both in violent crime and Internet searches of terms related to the Outer Dark. Following up on the apparently random homicides listed in the dossier, investigators spot a pattern, or lack thereof, […]