The City is Like a Woman, and She Wants Her Alimony-
01 April 2024 - 2 comments
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This month, Roger and Mike consider system choice and system mastery,
and look at Mike's new Blades in the Dark campaign.
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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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You Could See Coronation Street From There
01 December 2022
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It's our tenth anniversary! So as a special exception to our usual
format we talk to each other.
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Playing With Ducks
01 March 2022
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This month, Mike and Roger look at the history and current edition of
RuneQuest, then talk with Dean Engelhardt about the new Cthulhu
Eternal SRDs.
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Except For The Actual Dying Bit
01 September 2021
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This month, Mike and Roger consider adventures written by other
people, and do RPG-a-Day faster than ever before.
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The Fantasy Gratification Thing
01 June 2021
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This month, Roger and Mike (with guest vocals by Bruce) consider the
British style of role-playing (if any), and a year and more of remote
gaming.
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Sub-Standard Crocodiles
01 November 2019
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This month, Mike and Roger consider the phenomenon of the Adventurers'
Guild, start a Monster Hunters campaign, and look at what goes wrong
with combat.
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Gooshy Stuff
01 February 2019 - 4 comments
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This month, Roger and Mike feel burned out, consider the fun of being
evil, and try to work out how to get better at GMing.
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Merely an Engsvanyáli Garderobe
01 January 2019 - 4 comments
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This month, Mike and Roger search for secret doors, are intimidated by
some but not all "large" campaign settings, and consider how to do
cultural appropriation with respect.
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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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Somewhere Out There There's A Flange Lifter
01 November 2018
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This month, Mike and Roger remember Greg Stafford, bring recent events
into their games, and consider the importance of Stuff, specifically
the equipment list.
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I'm Not Quite Sure How You Pervert the Halflings
01 October 2018
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This month, Roger and Mike run through the GURPS Spaceships series,
and consider how and when to construct your own setting.
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Weird Oogly-Boogly in the Bigger Picture
01 August 2018
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This month, Roger and Mike consider demonstration scenarios, revisit
the Infinite Worlds, and contemplate how to encourage new players.
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A Complete Pain, Because They Have Principles
01 March 2017 - 6 comments
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This month, Mike and Roger talk about adding new players to a
long-running group, spy stories (including a game Roger didn't know he
wanted to play), and the golden age(s) of gaming.
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Miraculous Geography
01 August 2014 - 9 comments
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This month, Roger and Mike consider maps and other visual aids to
gaming, contemplate the problems and opportunities afforded by foreign
languages, and venture with some trepidation into the politics of RPGs.
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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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