A Mad Career Towards Some Dreadful Ending
01 December 2023
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This month, Roger and Mike consider railroading, its inevitability,
and how to build characters who are a good fit for the campaign.
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Quite Gnostic In Places
01 November 2023
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This month, Mike and Roger dissect Mongoose Traveller and a couple
of campaigns Mike has run with it.
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Character Description Language
01 October 2023
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This month, Roger and Mike consider class-and-level and other ways of
building and improving characters.
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As Long As They're Not Nibbling On Your Leg
01 September 2023
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This month, Mike and Roger indulge once more in RPG-a-Day all at once.
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Weakly Godlike
01 August 2023
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This month, Roger and Mike consider gods (what sorts are interesting?)
and revolution (which side is more fun to play on and how can we tilt
that balance?).
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Something John Dee Whipped Up
01 July 2023
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This month, Mike and Roger reveal that really the world was like this
all along, and consider how the Planning Scene can be restrained (and
when it should be).
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The Friends You Leave In Shallow Graves
01 June 2023
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This month, Roger and Mike consider making travel interesting, and ask
whether RPGs need escapism.
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A Strong Antinomian Tendency
01 May 2023 - 2 comments
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This month, Mike and Roger do an end-of-the-season review of one of
Roger’s masterpieces and let their inner Grumpy Old Men out to have a
rant or two.
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Unresolved Rage About Billy Bunter
01 April 2023
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This month, Roger and Mike consider social interactions modelled as
combat, and magical school stories.
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Determinedly Cheerful Or Just Obtuse
01 March 2023
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This month, Mike and Roger ask what makes a hero, and look into the
benefits and drawbacks of doing character generation as a group.
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Pretentious? Moi?
01 February 2023
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This month, Roger and Mike wonder why Roger doesn't get narrative
games, and then contemplate the criminal life.
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My Sex Life is Cosmically Important
01 February 2023
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This month, Roger and Mike can't get away from bashing dungeons, and
consider the (sadly still-extant) adversarial relationship between
players and game masters.
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Idioculture
01 January 2023
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This month, Mike and Roger give each other gifts, and consider how to
build an almost -historical setting.
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