In the latest episode of their Trans-Siberian podcast, Ken and Robin talk Horror Express as scenario, Oklahoma City, Keith Baker, and the Wal-Mart closing conspiracy.
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Before we plunge into the endless deluge of “Dracula Dossier bits we couldn’t fit in anywhere else”, let us pause on the brink and consider the utility of pyramids. For those unfamiliar with the concept, Night’s Black Agents offers two pyramid diagrams to help the Gamemaster. The Conspyramid is the organizational chart of bad guys […]
This month, in Page XX, pre-order Gods, Memes and Monsters from Stone Skin Press, see some cartography from the Dracula Dossier, do a 13th Age trivia quiz and playtest some one-shot story games. Our new releases include Gods, Memes and Monsters; the KWAS edition Spear of Destiny, Hideous Creatures: The Great Race of Yith for […]
In the latest episode of their always-collaborative podcast, Ken and Robin talk design constraints on problem players, the Bloody Benders, Somerset fairy doors and Ngo Dình Diem.
In this week’s episode of their all-conquering podcast, Ken and Robin talk playing real people, juju-using drug cartels, collaboration tips, and Ogedei Khan.
In Bram Stoker’s original Notes for Dracula, we find the following cryptic line: Lawyer – (Sortes Virgilianae) conveyance of body Stoker originally thought perhaps the “lawyer” character Peter Hawkins, mostly written out of the book, would perform the sortes Virgilianae, literally the “Virgilian lots,” to find out how his new client would work out. Both […]
Just as DramaSystem characters are torn between two dramatic poles, we as roleplayers may find ourselves torn between two roles: character and co-author. Certain games and play styles encourage us to think only of what our PCs would do. Some players who prefer this approach take a semantic leap overboard and declare any game where […]
In the latest episode of their multi-tentacled podcast, Ken and Robin talk Dracula vs. Gala, Muhammad Ali vs. Nyarlathotep, Nollywood, the Sino-Soviet split, DaVinci’s Glaaki revelation, our season of True Detective, and more, live from Cthulhucon.
Even if you’re not using the 13th Age rules, these ten icons demarcate and imply the Otherworld setting. (And you can plug Icons into, say, GUMSHOE or the game system of your choice with ease – Ken did it for Night’s Black Agents here). Player characters in Otherworld are assumed to start off in ignorance […]
In the latest episode of their ENnie-winning podcast, Ken and Robin talk secret languages, research tricks, recent Hong Kong movies, and saving Andalucia.