In the latest edition of their accurately branded podcast, Ken and Robin talk player characters who aren’t who they think, cattle rustler Rufus “Climax Jim” Nephew, postwar fantasy films, and occult immortality methods.
Category Archives: Yellow King Roleplaying Game
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Jun
Jun
In Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff 603 we riffed a series of plot hooks arising from the career of experimental filmmaker and Vodou researcher Maya Deren. But maybe that left you unsatisfied, wanting a Yellow King: This is Normal Now scenario hook that drew in all of experimental cinema. You absolutely requested that, so […]
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May
May
Playtest reports for The Yellow King Roleplaying Game gave me one consistent message: This game is way too deadly! Accordingly, I made it less so, lowering Difficulty Numbers for tests to avoid Shocks and Injuries. I added the more forgiving Occult Adventure mode, where it takes 4 Shock or 4 Injury cards to take a […]
In the latest episode of their delicious, almond-coated podcast, Ken and Robin talk bending world logic toward fun, Nicolo Zeno’s Friesland maps, Toulouse-Lautrec’s snake cake, and preventing the Wilson administration.
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Mar
Mar
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. […]
In the latest episode of their haunting but catchy podcast, Ken and Robin talk a rogue musicologists campaign, ghosts in a kids’ VR game, and our favorite films of 2024.
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Feb
Feb
When they first hear of the creature known as the Lou Carcolh, the art students of Yellow King: Paris may breathe a sigh of relief. This titanic, man-eating cross between a snail and a serpent dwells more than a day’s train trip away from the École des Beaux-Arts, in a cave beneath the town of […]
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 […]
In the latest episode of their sur-Alaskan podcast, Ken and Robin talk small town Oklahoma Trail of Cthulhu GMCs, Kentucky’s anti-dueling oath of office, an alternate King in Yellow, and the phantom city hoax.
In the latest episode of their joy-coded podcast, Ken and Robin talk testing your group’s sandbox readiness, board game designer Clarence Simpson, reality horror scenario design, and occult steganographer Johannes Trithemius.