By Kevin Kulp This is the 12th in our series on non-human heroes which has so far covered the spider-like Arakene, the toad-like Chuggut,the Considerata (humans whose souls are contractually linked to gods), Constructs, the fungal Drowned, fey Hidden Folk, Intelligent Animals, Merfolk, Unsleeping Advisors (secret undead), and the actual Serpentine. This month’s Ancestry is […]
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By Kevin Kulp This is the 11th in our series on non-human heroes which has so far covered the spider-like Arakene, the Considerata (humans whose souls are contractually linked to gods), Constructs, the fungal Drowned, fey Hidden Folk, Intelligent Animals, Merfolk, Unsleeping Advisors (secret undead), and the actual Serpentine. This month’s Ancestry is inspired by […]
In the latest episode of their heavily fortified podcast, Ken and Robin talk cultural diaspora in F20 games, a house made with Iron Age weapons, Capers designer Craig Campbell, and the Rendlesham Forest incident.
In the latest episode of their widely traveled podcast, Ken and Robin talk Robin’s wrap-up of his Justice Society vs Cthulhu game, the British Museum’s Silk Roads show, and Ken’s London book raid.
How can/should you change the Icons over the course of a campaign? I remember hearing, maybe at a Gen Con panel, that “If at least one Icon isn’t dead or changed by Epic tier you’re doing something wrong.” Suggestions or musings on how best to do this could be helpful. A great question! I’ll start […]
A few backers have asked why Trail 2nd Edition sticks to the old GUMSHOE method of having point Spends for each individual investigative ability, instead of switching to the Pushes used in the Yellow King/GUMSHOE One-2-One and Mutant City Blues. There’s no standalone GUMSHOE rules engine – each game takes the precepts and techniques and […]
Recorded live at Dragonmeet, Ken and Robin talk psi powers in the revolutionary war, tarot saturation, the world’s ineluctable slide into chaos, and what to do with brussels sprouts.
In the latest episode of their festive podcast, Ken and Robin talk falling damage, Kieron Gillen, krampuses, and Victorian spiritualist William Stainton Moses.
In 1895, the art student player characters of The Yellow King: Paris can’t simply pop home to visit their wealthy American families for the holidays. They can’t take time from their studies at the École des Beaux-Arts for a two-way ocean voyage. Like other temporary residents in someone else’s city, they’ll need to band together […]