In the latest episode of their entirely curricular podcast, Ken and Robin talk RPGs as history class, Brussels espionage, writing influences, and the Black Dragon Society.
Author Archives: Robin Laws
Excerpt from an internal Ordo Veritatis monograph: A polemic pamphlet describing the 1616 trial and execution of a woman for double filicide unknowingly portrays a textbook case of Outer Dark activity. (The accompanying illustration, on the other hand…) Margaret Vincent of Acton, just outside London, murdered her two young children, aged 5 and 2, during […]
In the latest episode of their red and bubbling podcast, Ken and Robin Talk Bast, writing useful GMCs, Kim Philby and the return of Eric the lava lamp.
In the latest episode of their horizon-illuminating podcast, Ken and Robin talk crazy game stories, John Tyler, the inaugural edition of Tell Me More & the Order of St Hubertus vs the Marfa Lights.
Page XX A column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws “Okay, so now that the monks are locked inside the tower, I set fire to it. That’ll teach them to look down their noses at me! Burn, monks, burn!” “As soon as it’s my turn to guard the prisoner, when I’m sure the others are […]
Although DramaSystem, the rules engine underlying Hillfolk, builds game sessions that feel like episodes of serialized TV dramas, differences between the two mediums do sometimes lead to somewhat different results. One device you see all the time in TV shows rarely appears in DramaSystem. Very often on a TV show the writers emphasize the emotional […]
In the latest episode of their Golden Geek Award-winning podcast, Ken and Robin talk Chosen Ones, Nigeling your supporting characters, soup, and Lucan as Bond.