When preparing to run a pre-written scenario, processing all the information can be overwhelming. A good scenario, after all, includes lots of alternate scenes, optional encounters, plots and subplots. (While your humble scenario writer tries to make everything as clear as possible, the scenario also needs to be entertaining to read, detailed enough to be […]
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In the latest episode of their prodigiously strong podcast, Ken and Robin talk weaselly patrons, 18th century thief Barbara Erni, the shooting of a white stag, and occultist production designer Albin Grau.
Pelgrane Press seeks playtesters for Boundary of the Darkness, the Trail of Cthulhu sourcebook of dread investigation during England’s age of Enlightenment. It presents two exciting campaign frames, ripped from the broadsheets of the 1770s: Phil Masters’ In Lunar Service, in which the Investigators act as Secret Associates for Birmingham’s most notable thinkers, scientists and […]
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In the latest episode of their well-documented podcast, Ken and Robin talk game mastering notes, Napoleon’s secret police vampire, the filmmakers Kim Jong-il kidnapped, and the Cambridge bookfish.
In the latest episode of their clearly functional podcast, Ken and Robin talk knowing when rules work, the mummy the Ottomans dismembered, Mythos creatures with dwarf males, and the Blaenavon horse humanoid.
In the latest episode of their bibliomaniacal podcast, Ken and Robin talk making the reveal as fun as the mystery, genres with and without structures, and Ken’s Maryland book haul.
by John Harness GUMSHOE One-2-One protagonist character NOWHERESVILLE, USA featuring DANNY BOONE Danny Boone Eleven year old Danny Boone is your average awkward pre-teen, assuming that the average awkward pre-teen is a precocious small town sleuth with a knack for high-risk hijinks. (Choose one: black eye, cast over a broken arm, nasty scabs on knee.) […]
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Yellow King: The Wars PCs will often meet soldiers from nations other than France. These GMCs may show up in your storyline unexpectedly. When that happens, reach for this handy article for names and personalities to adjust to your needs. Depending on your alternate history, soldiers from any European nation might be friends or foes. […]