In a special, Patreon-celebrating all-request episode of their ever-obliging podcast, Ken and Robin talk artificial realities, Know-Nothings, keeping it fresh, and King Tut’s hidden chambers.
Giving Out Clues This is an excerpt from the most recent version of GUMSHOE – The Esoterrorists 2nd Edition. It is GM-facing advice on the most central element of the game – how the characters interact with the scene in the game’s fiction, and how the players and GM use GUMSHOE to handle the delivery […]
If your town is anything like mine, escape rooms are springing up all over. This new fad gives us a ready-made reason for a group of ordinary people to be thrown together into a horror situation. Here are five Fear Itself scenario hooks that all start with the characters working their way out of an […]
In the latest episode of their precision handcrafted podcast, Ken and Robin talk the race for longitude, F20 navigation, Kenelm Digby, and Uraniborg. Hey, Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff has once again been nominated for a Golden Geek Award! If you’re an RPGGeek.com member, don’t forget to vote. Support the podcast by joining our […]
We are controlling this transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus […]
If you are interested any of these games, please email me with the game you wish to playtest in the subject line. The Coldest Walk System: Trail of Cthulhu Author: Lauren Roy Deadline: 31st March Number of sessions: 1 Description: Deep in Wisconsin’s northern woods lies the town of Four Pines – a quiet, almost forgettable community. […]
This month I’ve been working on TimeWatch RPG giving editing and layout feedback; wrangling maps for the second Battle Scenes book and undertaking the Excel-heavy-brainwork of royalty calculations and end-of-year accounts, while listening to my majestic spreadsheet music from the 13th Age Soundtrack. GUMSHOE This month’s KWAS, Unspeakable Cults: The Starry Wisdom was inspired by a […]