When egg nog appears on store shelves and the strains of Wham’s Last Christmas play on their public address systems, that means two things in the Pelgrane nest. One, the Great Pelgrane flaps from his nest on his annual flight to the North Pole to offer old Saint Nick his sleigh-pulling services should the reindeer […]
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A mere few weeks ago terrible heat gripped much of the northern hemisphere. Now the temperature has cooled, signaling the whispered approach of fall. Back to school is one of the Head Pelgrane’s favorite seasons. He flaps his leathery wings over quiet suburban streets, ready to swoop down and, with his piercing beak, snatch up […]
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.) […]
Sorcery, of course, is forbidden in the Empire of Hekte, one of the key lands in The Paragon Blade. They will not forget the horrors and evils unleashed by the demonologists of the Hellbound Empire. Only Imperial bondsmages, carefully monitored and suitably restrained, are allowed work magic under the watchful eyes of the Bureau of […]
by Michael Duxbury Alteregomania is out on sale! It’s a standalone GUMSHOE One-2-One release, including all the core rules and background information needed to take investigative journalist Klara Koenig through her first adventure. I can’t wait to hear how players and GMs get on with the story! The world Klara inhabits is a dystopian take […]
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A scenario hook for Cthulhu Confidential Hardboiled Los Angeles detective Dex Raymond opens his office door one morning to find an unpleasant surprise inside. A short, portly man lies dead on his carpet, face down on a piece of wrinkled packing paper. Rolling the body over, Dex sees that both of its eyes have been […]
In the latest episode of their double fun podcast, Ken and Robin talk doppelganger One-2-One, Night’s Black Agents in Asia, multiverses in the zeitgeist, and Eugene of Savoy.
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A scenario hook for Cthulhu Confidential Embittered washout businessman Ralph Dillion approaches hardboiled Los Angeles detective Dex Raymond hoping he will dig up evidence to support a gnawing theory. For years Dillion has struggled to establish himself in this city of fast-risers. Whether it’s real estate, oil, or finance, all of his surefire opportunities have […]
A valued customer asked: how to use GUMSHOE One-2-One, in its Cthulhu Confidential incarnation, to play Fall of DELTA GREEN? Mechanically, the One-2-One system works perfectly for DELTA GREEN play, ably handling the psychological disintegration and physical maiming expected of Agents with Problem cards. The investigative abilities also cross over neatly – I’d suggest the […]
In the latest episode of their luminous podcast, Ken and Robin talk Toronto Film Fest (at home edition), Nero Wolfe in GUMSHOE One-2-One, and the Clavllux.