I was hoping to get to this specific post a little sooner, but circumstances intervened in a number of different ways. This is going to be another breakdown of translating a specific style of game (in this case with only one real entry) from the realm of video games over […]
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In the previous two installments of this series that you can find here and here, I went over the mechanical side of the soulslike, laying out how you could simulate the mechanical side of those games. However, that’s only part of the proverbial equation. The other is the feel of […]
As I mentioned in the last post in this series, this one will deal with recommendations for mechanical/prep adjustments for a “soulslike” feel. If you haven’t read the first post, go check that out, as this one definitely builds on the material in there. Before we get started, I’d like […]
I’m trying a new project here – specifically I’m breaking down how to use various genres of video games as resources for TTRPGs. The type I’ve been seeing a lot about lately is “soulslikes,” so I figured I’d start there. This turned out to be a significantly lengthier topic than […]
Author and game designer Greg Stolze joins us once again, this time to talk about systematically creating good gaming sessions! We had Greg on once before, talking about personal horror and Unknown Armies on STG 83, and it’s great to have him back to give some excellent game-mastering advice. Greg’s […]
Download this episode (right-click to save) It’s a special Halloween episode, this time on undeath! Well, okay, it’s at least a Halloween episode, and that counts for something. We start things off with a quick update on our Twitch stream schedule (Peter’s streaming Pathfinder: Kingmaker on Wednesdays for a while, […]
Download this episode (right click and save) It’s time for another bonus episode, `cause we’ve got a convention to recap and gaming news to catch up on! Jenny went to Ottawa Comiccon 2018 this May, and she’s got a lot of stories to tell! Aside from various panels and general […]
Our Weekend Reading series (brought to you by our Patreon backers) continues with a curated selection of articles—and a few other things—from around the Internet that interested us this week! Grant One of our listeners, John Henry, has been working to catch up on our episodes and responded very positively to STG […]