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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Very Real Threat of Dialogue
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In the latest episode of their sunny podcast, Ken and Robin talk giving the PCs nonexistent books, daytime horror, and Ken's Austin book haul.
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BTavern over on the Pelgrane discord asks if we're using the Trust mechanics from Night's Black Agents in the Ocean Game. It's an excellent idea, since the Oc
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A scenario seed for Trail of Cthulhu by Adam Gauntlett The return of a Deep One infected with bubonic plague causes a public health crisis
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In the shadowy world of The Fall of Delta Green, you never know who’s got clearance, not to mention who’s got your back … and who’s got your back in hi
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There’s a gameplay principle articulated in Burning Wheel called Let It Ride. The idea is that in most situations, when a player scores a success on a test, t
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Astrophysicists Not Acronym Physicists
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In the latest episode of their cotton candy podcast, Ken and Robin talk encouraging player independence, the discovery of the Nag Hammadi manuscripts, a fluff
on Jun 28
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Don’t Panic! Alternate Fear rules for Fear Itself
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Fear Itself and most other GUMSHOE games use a Stability system that’s inspired by the classic Call of Cthulhu ‘mental hit points’ approach – your chara
on Jun 28
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Eyes of the Stone Thief: After The Orc Lord
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The upcoming 2nd edition of 13th Age updates the rules, tweaks the classes, gives lots of useful Icon-related advice – and murders the poor Orc Lord. It’s u
on Jun 28
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In the world of Mutant City Blues, so-called muters pursue an obsessive hobby. Fascinated by people granted extraordinary powers by the Sudden Mutation Event, t
on Jun 27
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Additional Reasons to Automatically Succeed
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GUMSHOE divides abilities according to whether failure at that ability can drive narrative. Because it is never interesting to fail to get information, you ne
on Jun 26
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: It Takes a While to Work
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In the latest episode of their conveniently packaged podcast, Ken and Robin talk anarchists in Yellow King Paris, William Seabrook, the origins of paper bags
on Jun 26
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by Jim McCarthy (jwmuk) It’s Gen Con 2024 on 2-4 August and any right minded tabletop roleplaying game aficionado is going to be heading to Indianapolis in
on Jun 26
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Improvising With GUMSHOE by Steve Dempsey This article discusses an improvised variant of the GUMSHOE rules. It can be just as easily used for Fear Itself, E
on Jun 26
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GUMSHOE doesn't care. It doesn't care whether a clue is easy to interpret, like a matchbook with a phone number on it, or as hard the Van Gaal code. It doesn't
on Jun 25
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: He’s a Pregen
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In the latest episode of their dreamlike podcast, Ken and Robin talk Temu horror, Project Coldfeet, Maya Deren, and the 1826 Lao rebellion.
on Jun 25
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Dracula Dossier Location: The Retirement Home
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In celebration of the lovely Spanish translation of the Dossier, some added content for the Campaign That Never Stops. A somewhat dilapidated facility out in
on Jun 25
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A Column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws Many moons ago I encountered a phenomenon I later termed an unrule. A rule, as goes without saying, is text the desi
on Jun 25
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There appeared certain odd stories of things found floating in some of the swollen rivers - The Whisperer in Darkness Some of the horrors of the Cthulhu M
on Jun 24
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I’m The Monster? Monstrous Characters for Fear Itself
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So, you’ve been bitten by the werewolf. Infected by the zombie virus. Snacked on by Dracula. Discovered that your grandmother came from Innsmouth, or that you
on Jun 24
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“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”, to quote Lovecraft. However, when
on Jun 24
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: They Have a Space Lawyer
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In the latest episode of their apiary avenging podcast, Ken and Robin talk Ley Brothers, the assassination of a Kentucky governor, the Beekeeper as one-to-one
on Jun 18
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Hydrate and Fix Your Boot
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In the latest episode of their prophetic podcast, Ken and Robin talk fun vs. punishing obstacles, Dracula's brides, film shot composition, and Nostradamus.
on May 31
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13th Sage: Skill Checks in 13th Age
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With a sly flourish on Twitter, Michael E. Shea asked how Jonathan Tweet and I ask for skill checks: Attribute? “Choose an appropriate background?” First M
on May 31
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13th Age: Mooks, Destined to Die!
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[by Sean Clark - orginally published on his Heavy Metal GM blog.] As stated many times before, 13th Age is designed to make your characters feel aw
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The Plain People of Gaming – Lost Loot
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Even as I write this, the indefatigable Chris Huth toils into the Canadian night, putting the finishing touches to The Book of Loot, our upcoming compendium of
on May 25
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The Ghouls of Eversink: Gluttonous Undead for Swords of the Serpentine
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By Kevin Kulp The problem with a sinking city is all those sub-basements. Things set up shop down there, turning your great-great-grandmother’s long-forgot
on May 24
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: LIGHTNING ROUND!!!!
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It’s episode 600 of Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff, and you know what that means—LIGHTNING ROUND!!!!
on May 24
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by Rob Heinsoo Tonight’s the night for our Teachers of the Court 13th Age campaign. We just turned 4th level and it’s my job to choose monsters-worth-p
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The Plain People of Gaming: Songs of the Icons
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If you use background music in your 13thAge games – such as the wonderful 13thAge soundtrack – you can replace the regular rules for icon relationships with
on May 21
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: You Can’t Rule Fish Out
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In the latest episode of their lovingly roasted podcast, Ken and Robin talk sovereign citizens of Carcosa, the death of a White Helmet, a vampire museum, and,
on May 17
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One of the more curious subplots in The Borellus Connection involves an Agent attracting the attention of the god Hypnos (p. 035 of the massive tome). We call o
on May 16
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13th Sage: How to Create an Adventure Using a PC’s Background
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In the 13th Age Facebook group, a new GM asked for good examples of PC backgrounds. I offered some, but couldn't help also giving advice on what makes a good ba
on May 14
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Talking Swords and Magic Birds
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All the pregenerated characters in The Paragon Blade – Conn the Unslain, Aletheia, and Puc – have a supporting cast consisting of a human Companion and an A
on May 13
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Do We Really Want That Horse In Here?
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In the latest episode of their strictly intelligible podcast, Ken and Robin talk playing when you might be the mole, shifting Swords of the Serpentine to Veni
on May 10
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Informal Notice of Continued Custody of Former Regime Technology
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Dear Mrs. Fernandes: In response to your telegram of last week, I continue to assert my reluctance to turn over physical possession of any items of regime
on May 8
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: The Copper Scroll is Real
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In the latest episode of their croquetas-consuming podcast, Ken and Robin talk Shadowcon, the sights and foods of Barcelona, and the rest of Ken's Potomac boo
on May 3
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Dark Knowledge of Cthulhu City
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Exploring a graveyard under Arkham, detective Martin Harvesson glimpses a hideous goat-headed, cloven-hoofed monster gnawing on a human skull. Stricken with hor
on May 3
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Call of Chicago: Our Ladies of Sorrow
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“In the moonlight opposite me were three young women, ladies by their dress and manner. I thought at the time that I must be dreaming when I saw them, for, th
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The Dragon Empire – Through A Mirror, Darkly
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The Dragon Empire - Through A Mirror, Darkly by Aaron Roudabush The Dragon Empire, bitterly cold and dangerous from border to border -- whether in the depth
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by Travis Johnson When you’re heading down into the ghoul tunnels or about to mount that final, fateful raid on the vampire lord’s lair, you’re going t
on Apr 30
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The Plain People of Gaming: Keepers of the Dungeon
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Eyes of the Stone Thief, the megadungeon campaign for 13th Age Roleplaying Game, is out now! Some of the many monsters trapped in the living dungeon are
on Apr 27
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Playtesting: the Merfolk (Non-Human Heroes) in Swords of the Serpentine
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By Kevin Kulp This is the ninth in our series on non-human heroes which has so far covered the Serpentine, the spider-like Arakene, the Considerata (humans w
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: Also a No Show Job
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In the latest episode of their well-structured podcast, Ken and Robin talk playing paladins well, Tudor historian John Leland, the weak third acts of today’
on Apr 26
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13th Sage: Secret Origins of the Escalation Die
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Jonathan and I usually agree on the mechanics of 13th Age, but our memories don't always agree when it comes to how key mechanics were created.* The escalation
on Apr 26
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Interview Techniques In Mutant City Blues
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This article offers advice on how to run suspect and witness interviews in Mutant City Blues. It incorporates some real police techniques, as well as those TV c
on Apr 23
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Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff: IPA Aliens
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In the latest episode of their tightly formatted podcast, Ken and Robin talk the tyranny of structurelessness and GM-less games, the mystic who designed Canbe
on Apr 19
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Eight Random Weird Dockside Encounters
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I was about to write up an article about the weird, quasi-Venician city of Tyros Ashem in the upcoming Paragon Blade setting, but we’ve also got the weird qua
on Apr 18
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An Automatically Sent Email About a Basement
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Hey guys - Hope all is well with you in these crazy times. You haven’t heard from me for a while. I’ve had a bit of a problem lately and I’ve been
on Apr 17
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Dearest Mother, I was so pleased to receive your latest communication, taking particular delight in your account of the spring cotillion. If only I could h
on Apr 15