Podcast Episodes

Episode 118: There’s Nothing In It For Owls

In Ask Ken and Robin, Jeff Jones seeks advice on running an anti-Nazi campaign set in 30s America. We oblige in both pulp and occult genre modes.

Bec…

11 years, 1 month ago

Episode 117: Covered in Cats and Croissant Crumbs

In Ask Ken and Robin, Stephanie asks Ken and Robin to find gaming ideas in the disappearance, and much later resurfacing, of Henry IV’s long-dead hea…

11 years, 1 month ago

Episode 116: Okay, I’ll Go Get Your Leg

The Tradecraft Hut takes an unusual lead slot as Ken answers an FMGuru request for the tale of WWII Soviet spy Richard Sorge.

Horatio stands to our r…

11 years, 1 month ago

Episode 115: Anopheles Mosquito, Stagnant Pond

The hats in Among My Many Hats are bowlers, and green apples obscure our faces, because we’re talking about Dreamhounds of Paris, now available for p…

11 years, 2 months ago

Episode 114: Don’t Read Books

Gallop into the Gaming Hut as we discuss a term from documentary filmmaking, chasing story, and how it might relate to roleplaying games.

Take a seat…

11 years, 2 months ago

Episode 113: And the Heads of a Whole Bunch of People

In the Gaming Hut we consider the dividing line between fun character customization and tiresome homework, and whether it’s moving lately.

Still in a…

11 years, 2 months ago

Episode 112: Someone Will Break Out Into Recipes

In the Gaming Hut we look at ways to add nuance to your setting’s faiths by considering the split between official and popular religion.

Ken spills b…

11 years, 2 months ago

Episode 111: A Rat Eats It and It Explodes

We kick off with a Gaming Hut riffed adventure premise, as heavily armed lords come from miles around to claim their share of a holy man’s ashes.

How…

11 years, 3 months ago

Episode 110: Eat My Orange Slices, Peons!

In the Gaming Hut Robin asks Ken to resolve Robin’s ambivalence toward creativity rewards.

The Politics Hut puts one of Ken’s rules distinctions to r…

11 years, 3 months ago

Episode 109: Put a Pointy Wizard Hat On It

Ask Ken and Robin starts us in a murderous frame of mind as Dreaming Johnny wonders about settings and play styles for games where you play assassins…

11 years, 3 months ago