on this episode ryan talks with clint krause of knrpg productions about his early game roanoke for the designing from other games series. clint released this game some time ago derived from the wushu system. they talk about issues clint had to deal with which given how light the base system is meant more dealing with establishing tone genre conventions that systemic hacking. they also talk bri...
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with mark kinney and ben balestra. changes coming due to palladium fallout. erick wujcik passes away. polymancer studios seeks writers for a new rpg system. new magic set format. mark looks at the demon hunters rpg with an aside about the book of unremitting horror and an aside on rpg books costs. a continuation of bens bashcon interview series his upcoming extras and his events at gencon oh...
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pdf versions of this roleplaying game have been released by pelgrane press. now in addition to the hardback book trail of cthulhu is available as a pdf of the full game in a players guide version containing all nongm material and in a game group bundle of one full book and three players guides. trail of cthulhu uses the gumshoe system for investigative roleplaying in the world of lovecrafts litera...
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profane miracles an adventure book for the esoterrorists roleplaying game is now available from indie press revolution or the pelgrane press web store. the material provides players with the opportunity to investigate one cassandra madrigal psychic to the stars as she raises people from the dead. esoterrorists uses the gumshoe rules system for investigative roleplaying. gumshoe is designed to ensu...
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back with more season 2 goodness. we cover a wide range of gaming topics including some industry news thoughts on maps halloween themed games freeport and mutants masterminds new releases. liner notes introductions 036 retraction re savage worlds xe 056 dreamblade goes away 159 wh40k apocalypse 728 the robotech rpg 1102 goodman games and maps 1330 apologists personal investment and ramblings 2249...
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interview with kenneth hite at gencon 2007 037 i sat down with frequent guest kenneth hite at gencon to talk about what we saw at the show that excited us. 126 this show is a member of the goblin broadcast network. 133 ken and i werent able to do this at gencon last year as he was at ropecon in finland. hes glad to be back. 334 both of us were tremendously impressed by jason mornin...
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this week ryan gets gaming luminary kenneth hite on the show. they start by talking about kens upcoming book adventures into darkness and then go into talking about designers notes pulling from other games and the continuing evolution of game design. afterwards ryan talks about his experiences playtesting at go play nw helping out with a penny for my thoughts sea dracula as well as testing his ...
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brian chats with gaming luminary kenneth hite and replacement chris notrahan bennett. we discuss the recent dundracon 31 more improv and rpgs postgame analysis brians crazy large convention game and kenneths upcoming projects trail of cthulhu and others. plus shoutouts for plenty of upcoming conventions. liner notes introduction 039 dundracon 31 146 chris improv experiences 1806 debrief sessions...
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