A column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws This wraps up the series outline from the previous installment of See P. XX. Cult Activity A friend or loved one joins the Temple of Hali, willingly embracing the new unreality as more vivid and exciting than boring old regular life. Can the team dig up a […]
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A Fear Itself scenario outline In this one-shot horror scenario, the players portray a heist crew that targets the wrong office building for its latest job. Create pregenerated characters for this premise, fitting the investigative point spends to your number of players. Ignore Sources of Stability. Asking each player to specify, in a private communication […]
In the latest episode of their leafy, majestic podcast, Ken and Robin talk managing your shopping-happy player, the Sycamore Gap tree felling, and Ken’s latest Portland book raid.
In the latest episode of their parrothead-adjacent podcast, Ken and Robin talk running horror when you don’t like gory movies, the Battle of Castle Itter, anthropodermic bibliopegy, and Elvis in Margaritaville.
A Trail of Cthulhu GMC in Armitage Files format Resort Owner Name: Jack Belkirk Physical Description: heavy-set man in his mid-fifties, wears overly tight suits, hair slicked to scalp with faintly medicinal-smelling pomade Sinister: The blood of the Deep Ones courses through Jack’s veins. Yet when he reached the age where other members of his […]
In the latest episode of their persuasive, calculating podcast, Ken and Robin talk intrigue scenarios, Ajit George, dime crime, and Jaime Maussan’s alien mummies.
In the latest episode of their well-defended podcast, Ken and Robin talk survival scenarios, faves from the Robin & Valerie film festival, gaming Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Dutch occultists.
In the latest episode of their 30-tonne podcast, Ken and Robin talk chain of fights scenarios, actual play podcasting with Eric Prister, Six Ages: Lights Going Out, and the Delft arsenal explosion.
In the latest episode of their gold-stuffed podcast, Ken and Robin talk mystery scenario structure, places with many biomes, Eames propaganda, and the Fenn treasure.
Live at Gen Con, Ken and Robin talk about the mystical confluence of Elvis, Ben Franklin, and zombies, plus harissa, fancy liquor labeling, our nemeses, and what the hamsters and guinea pigs are really up to.