In the latest installment of their swan-necked podcast, Ken and Robin talk Modigliani, mystery scenario structure, and what happens when a dewy-eyed American meets a couple of London book shops when the pound has fallen.
Author Archives: Robin Laws
In the latest installment of their towering, snow-capped podcast, Ken and Robin talk change-averse players, the Kong Mountains, teaching criminology via games and Kaspar Hauser.
A column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws Having appeared on GM advice panels for lots of years, I’m always on the alert for changes in the types of questions audience members put forward. These can vary quite a bit depending on the convention. An expensive destination show like Gen Con, or one directed to […]
In the latest episode of their sweet and frothy podcast, Ken and Robin talk security cams in mysteries, the bogeyman, Wade Rockett and the Egg Nog Riot.
In the latest episode of their copiously authenticated podcast, Ken and Robin talk forgery vs magic, drama scenes that matter, and Ken vs Powell’s.
Here’s an expanded use for the Sense Trouble ability one of my players, Chris Huth, sold me on recently. The basic principle can apply to any GUMSHOE game that includes this general ability. We’ve reached the Aftermath sequence of our Yellow King Roleplaying Game playtest. In its alternate 2017, landlines remain the basic telephonic technology. […]
In the latest episode of their luxurious robe-wearing podcast, Ken and Robin talk riffed murder suspects, Chicago film fest, our stand against vampires and Josephin Pela About Stuff.
In the latest episode of their ultraterrestrial-busting podcast, Ken and Robin talk social spirals, Jeanne Rousseau, Abramsification and the Aurora Airship Crash.
No one celebrates Halloween in 1895 Paris, the first sequence of the reality-spanning Yellow King Roleplaying Game. Observance of that holiday won’t start until sometime in the 20s or 30s in the United States. However, the proximity of All Soul’s Day may provoke an uptick in the ghostly activity triggered by the publication of a […]
In the latest episode of their nutrient-rich podcast, Ken and Robin talk green children of Woolpit, a granola bar ethos, auteurism, and the death of Henry V.