In the latest episode of their euphonious podcast, Ken and Robin talk dungeon productivity, trap streets, GMlessness & Hillfolk, and anti-saxophone time travelers.
Author Archives: Robin Laws
In the latest episode of their starry-eyed podcast, Ken and Robin talk Toronto film fest, talking before axing, and the Satanic panic.
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…didn’t stay in Paris A column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws One of the key distinguishing features of The Yellow King Roleplaying Game is its quadruple arc structure. When played in its fullest campaign mode, your YKRPG series spans four timelines/realities, with connections between the four sets of PCs reverberating from the past […]
In the latest episode of their magically ballistic podcast, Ken and Robin talk magic guns (care and handling of), joke tagging, Shanna Germain and conspiracy theory theory.
Come for the nerdtrope cards, come for the incisive questions from an ever-alert audience. Ken and Robin talk about stuff live at Gen Con!
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We can say relatively little for certain about the life of Robert W. Chambers, but it is clear from his work that knew France and its history. For this reason it is tempting to believe that the name Hildred Castaigne, unreliable narrator and protagonist of the classic Yellow King story “The Repairer of Reputations,” took […]
In the latest episode of their prescient podcast, Ken and Robin talk GMing prophecies, heisted Chinese art, lampreys and magic circles that trap self-driving cars.
In the latest episode of their deeply intuitive podcast, Ken and Robin talk incompetence in GUMSHOE, updating Nephilim, smart emotional writing, and Lincoln Park time travel.
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A column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws The Yellow King Roleplaying Game takes a couple of design innovations that first appeared in Cthulhu Confidential and imports them back into multi-player GUMSHOE. Most notably, its QuickShock sub-system uses cards to represent the specific ongoing consequences of mental and physical harm. Importing them into previous GUMSHOE […]
In the latest episode of their satisfyingly escalating podcast, Ken and Robin talk climactic sessions, Stoker translations, fantasy films 101, and Sumerian stargates.