In the latest episode of their haunting podcast, Ken and Robin talk peace deals in rpgs, Cosmere rpg project lead Lyla Fujiwara, late 80s fantasy films, and Cambridge ghosts and weirdness.
In the latest episode of their high-speed podcast, Ken and Robin talk Formula One roleplaying, whether Elizabeth Bathory was framed, RVIFF streaming movie highlights, and a feud over fossils.
If you’re curious to see Page Turners, the upcoming game of dramatic interaction for one player and one GM, in action, Guy and Jag of Unconventional GMs are here for you. In this video they tackle “The Beacon,” my F. Scott Fitzgerald pastiche. Of the many scenarios offered in the book, I steered Guy toward […]
As a company that makes horror games, Pelgrane looks forward to the Halloweeny month of October. From tentacled gods of cosmic indifference to cognitively dissonant demons to pallid-faced Carcosan aristocracy, we celebrate many terrors. One fear I don’t care to truck with, however, is a frozen production schedule. Let’s head down into the basement […]
by Guy Milner A few weeks ago, I got to take the upcoming one-on-one DramaSystem game from Robin Laws, Page Turners, out for a spin. It’s a tight, intense system that, for me, stiffens up some of the looser improv-heavy stuff in Hillfolk, and really delivers a satisfying one-shot experience. But don’t just believe me […]
In the latest episode of their tenured podcast, Ken and Robin talk a tabletop rpg curriculum, Welsh Patagonians, solo game designer Elliot Davis and illuminated artist Walter Russell.
By Jason Kraus The late 1960s were a heady time for society. Classified, compartmented military and intelligence programs on both sides of the Iron Curtain experimented with previously unutilized chemical compounds to gain advantage over their adversaries and insight into the human mind. In the shadowy corridors of Langley and Lubyanka, the competition to win […]
Live at Gen Con, Ken and special guest co-host Darcy Ross talk meatloaf secrets, Templar channeling points, Indiana’s Mythos patron, onesies for goth infants, and more.
by Adam Gauntlett Premise: the agents are tasked with recovering data from a dead drop, only to discover a live agent on the scene, bleeding heavily. Do they bring this agent in from the cold, or are they being fed a poison pill? A dead drop is a prearranged location for depositing and picking up […]