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We’re back and we’re digging through the crypt to bring you another toothsome Lovecraft tale, dripping with succulent grave mould. This time it’s the…
9 years, 7 months ago
Ends
We’re back and we’re facing the inevitable. All good things must come to an end, and this includes our look at beginnings, middles and ends in rolepl…
9 years, 7 months ago
Middles
We’re back and we’re continuing our analysis of the structure of roleplaying games. RPG scenarios are similar in form to stories, even if they become…
9 years, 8 months ago
Beginnings
We’re back and we’re ready to start at the beginning. No, this doesn’t mean that we’re recycling episode 1. Instead, we are trying something a bit ne…
9 years, 8 months ago
The Seven Geases
We’re back and we’re following up last episode’s discussion of Clark Ashton Smith with a look at one of his stories. The Seven Geases is part of Smit…
9 years, 9 months ago
Clark Ashton Smith
We’re back and we’re delving into the life and work of Clark Ashton Smith. Along with Robert E Howard, Smith was a core member of H P Lovecraft’s lit…
9 years, 9 months ago
Running Published Campaigns
We’re back, and we’re digging through those thick books and bulging boxed sets that dominate our gaming shelves. Published campaigns have been a huge…
9 years, 10 months ago
The VVitch
We’re back, and we’re talking about a horror film for the first time in far too long. The Witch: A New England Folktale is one of the most unusual an…
9 years, 10 months ago
What Makes a Good Convention Game?
We’re back and we’re mostly live! No, we haven’t fallen into the clutches of Herbert West. The bulk of this episode is a live recording of a seminar …
9 years, 10 months ago
Making Combat More Interesting
We’re back and we’re resorting to violence again. Combat is a large part of roleplaying games, arguably disproportionately so. Even in Call of Cthul…
9 years, 11 months ago