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 […]
Author Archives: Robin Laws
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.
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A DramaSystem Series Premise For nearly a century members of the long-lived Zharraeus clan have dwelled on the borderlands near the Big Pit. Operating a combination tavern, inn, and supply store near a dangerous dungeon might give pause to the faint at heart. The hardbitten Zharraeuses revel in their survival in a place where all […]
In the latest episode of their Excalibur-wielding podcast, Ken and Robin talk King Arthur vs. Cthulhu, the schismatic Affair of the Sausages, the Newmarket Ghost Canal, and the Song Dynasty social club that had to be removed from the timestream.
In the latest episode of their buzzing, aerial podcast, Ken and Robin talk the optional scene paradox, rescuing the flail from fun ruiners, nicknames of historical figures, and the New Jersey drone flap.