by Simon Rogers In most cases, GUMSHOE puts the dice in the hands of the players. Instead of the GM making a Stealth test for a creature to sneak up on a character, players make a Sense Trouble test to avoid being surprised. When the roles are reversed, it’s the players who make a Stealth […]
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In the latest episode of their open and welcoming podcast, Ken and Robin talk tracks vs dead ends, gatekeeping and the raid on Moe’s books.
The latest edition of See Page XX is out now! Featuring the release of the pre-order of 13th Age Glorantha, a preview of the new Black Book Character Generator, Googling horror, choosing your horror GUMSHOE flavour, how your FLGS can offer a better experience than online shopping, and new Gloranthan character classes for 13th Age. […]
I’ll wager we have some readers who can (unlike your humble correspondent) answer the question “Where were you when Kennedy was shot?” But can your Fall of DELTA GREEN Agents answer that question? How about when the other Kennedy was shot? When Dr. King was shot? Malcolm X? Ngo Dinh Diem? Medgar Evers? George Lincoln […]
The Zalozhniy Quartet for Night’s Black Agents sends the Agents on a desperate search for… wait. Spoiler warning. Don’t read this article if you’re likely to play in a ZQ game anytime soon. It’s a desperate search for, ah, something fuzzy and friendly and totally does not involve unkillable time-locked zombie monsters. Now that we’ve […]
by Steven Hammond It’s been two or three months since we published an update on the new Gumshoe character tool. I lost a little time to an Olympics related project, but we’ve been cranking away all of March, and I think we have some great stuff to share. Addressing Your Input First, I want to […]
In the latest episode of their steam-releasing podcast, Ken and Robin talk MKULTRA in Fall of DELTA GREEN, more Instant Pot, doppelgangers and historical Arthur theories.
In the latest episode of their meddling podcast, Ken and Robin talk escaping captivity, operational slush funds, gaming Scooby-Doo and native American statehood.
We are excited to be taking part in Free RPG Day again for 2018. This year’s free Pelgrane giveaway features both an adventure and quickstart rules for Cthulhu Confidential and The Fall of Delta Green. Cthulhu Confidential – A Cable’s Length from Shore A GUMSHOE One-2-One Adventure You are Phyllis Oakley, a dealer in rare […]
by Elina Gouliou The “Play to Lift” Technique There are some game sessions where all the characters shine and the action is awesome and cinematic. I thought it was a matter of luck or circumstance, until I encountered the Play to Lift technique and realised that it is often the result of all the players […]