Picaresque With Tentacles
01 May 2024
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This month, Mike and Roger consider our experiences with Enemy in
Shadows , the first part of the classic Warhammer campaign, and look
at the second edition of Reign .
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Eccentrics and Lunatics and Fanatics
01 January 2022
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This month, Mike and Roger wonder whether they're indulging in NPCs
too much, while considering what the late Stephen Sondheim can tell us
about game design.
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Paradisia, A Lawful Good Kingdom
01 June 2019 - 1 comment
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This month, Roger and Mike consider what to do once the adventures are
rich beyond even their wildest dreams, try to avoid the boring bits of
game prep, and experiment with an actual play recording.
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I Shoot the Horde of Bees With My Rifle
01 May 2018
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This month, Mike and Roger look at RuneQuest that isn't RuneQuest,
ponder why some campaigns just flow more easily than others, think
about GURPS books that were never written, and work on long-term
goals.
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Random Political Shenanigans Generation Table
01 March 2016 - 3 comments
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This month, Mike and Roger look at politics, and particularly how to
bring political elements into games.
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Find Our Werewolf, Please, and Try Not to Get Eaten By Him
01 October 2015 - 13 comments
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This month, Roger and Mike discuss RPG a Day 2015, and how to get
started as a GM.
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That "Oh, Wow" Moment
01 June 2014 - 3 comments
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This month, Roger and Mike discuss Paranoia and adversarial GMing, ask
how little you can tell your players before a campaign starts, have a
rant about story games with limited-use abilities, and praise thematic
worldbuilding.
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Still Plenty of Doom to Go Around
01 April 2014
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This month,
Mike and Roger discuss types (and pathologies) of GM,
apocalyptes,
campaign design when uninspired,
and adapting settings.
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Competing Mostly Against Each Other
01 November 2013
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This month, Roger and Mike consider weather and other things too complicated for realistic simulation, and bring In Nomine out of the cupboard.
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