In the Unlikely Event That They Survive
01 December 2018
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This month, Roger and Mike look at random tables, random character
generation and particularly social class, and consider what to do when the
system lets you down.
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Let's Not Become Blasphemous This Early
01 April 2017 - 13 comments
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This month, Roger and Mike talk about the core concepts of magic, and
distinguishing personality from backstory in character generation.
With spoilers for Dennis Wheatley's The Ka of Gifford Hillary and
Larry Niven's The Magic Goes Away .
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The Snake May Disagree
01 February 2015 - 5 comments
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This month, Roger and Mike look at single-protagonist stories, end
campaigns, and pontificate on what should be in a new edition of an
old game.
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I Would Want to Hunt Out a Virgin
01 July 2014 - 7 comments
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This month, Mike and Roger hurl some games aside with great force,
consider their local area as a role-playing setting, try to be
consistent, and discuss a possible new way of introducing people to
gaming.
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A Chance to Die Well
01 October 2013
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This month, Mike and Roger look at Torg, consider campaigns we don't have time to run, and ask: "Is it fun?".
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Mostly by blowing them up
01 September 2013
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This month, Mike and Roger look at Feng Shui, metaplot and big changes to campaigns, and restarting an old campaign.
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As long as they don't have to be too French about it
01 August 2013
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This month, Roger and Mike (and bonus aeroplanes and police cars courtesy of a sweltering High Wycombe) revisit being a better player, build a modern British Empire, and bring out an old game from the cupboard.
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