See P. XX a column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws As the field of roleplaying expands its audience, and new platforms appear to provide an ever wider array of ways to get material into the hands of gamers, more folks than ever have jumped in to try their hand at writing. Whether you’re […]
In the latest episode of their hobson-and-jobsoning podcast, Ken and Robin talk low-tech settings, film rewatching redux, Lynne Hardy and word root magic.
In the latest episode of their merry, forest-dwelling podcast, Ken and Robin talk envisioning game writing in play, John Hays Hammond Jr, Robin Hood and alternate ecstasy history.
GMs sometimes fear that certain RPG abilities give away too much to the players. In GUMSHOE the abilities that most trigger these fears are the ones that actually act as the GM’s best friend. Intuition in The Yellow King Roleplaying Game is one of these. We can get to that one later. The classic example […]
In the latest episode of their globe-trotting podcast, Ken and Robin talk Carcosa Con, Daria Pilarczyk, stuff they saw in Poland, and Tadeusz Kosciuszko.
In an episode recorded live at Carcosa Con in Poland’s Czocha Castle, Ken and Robin talk Marco Polo and the Celts, the mythic power of mead, holy blood for vampires and more.
See P. XX a column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws Buffy’s hometown had one. You fall into one when you open a Hellraiser cube. The Stranger Things gang can’t seem to stay out of them. Like any basic horror trope, the sinister portal to another world fits any GUMSHOE game that journeys into fear. […]
In the latest episode of our deliciously salty podcast, Ken and Robin talk Mythos creature selection, Dutch pistachio heists, the Library of Babel and Douglas MacArthur conspirology
When seeking structural inspiration for DramaSystem play, you’ll find the purest sources in literary fiction and realistic drama. With no genre conventions to process, the bones of relationship-based storytelling clearly show through. The satirical literary novel Startup, by Doree Shafrir, features an interconnected group struggling to stay afloat in NYC’s tech world. You could easily […]
In the latest episode of their high mimetic podcast, Ken and Robin talk options vs core experience, Northrop Frye, bugbears, and J. F. C. Fuller.
