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A session-by-session review of how the game rules affect a play groups' creative decisions.
| Episode Name | Time | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 31 Lady Blackbird: Still Flying | 08/01/2010 | This week we discuss Lady Blackbird from One Seven Design Studios. Lady Blackbird is science fiction fantasy game, sort of a cross between Firefly and Final Fantasy. We talk about the game's somewhat unique nature, the role keys play during play, and how the GM constructs the scenario from the... | |
| Episode 30 Drifters Escape Redux: Drifting Through Time and Space | 07/25/2010 | The week we revisit The Drifter's Escape from, TAO Games, but with a twist. We modified the rules to play Doctor Who. We talk about how we adapted the rules to play Doctor Who, playing in an setting with established canon, and the challenges of keeping focused on the companion when The Doctor is... | |
| Episode 29 UnSpeakable Inspecting | 07/18/2010 | This week we discuss UnSeakable, a Lovecraftian rules variant for the InSpectres roleplaying came. We talk about how effective this rules variant is for creating Lovecraft inspired stories, the differences between UnSpeakable and core InSpectres, and the GM's role when a significant... | |
| Episode 28 Dirty Secrets: The Big Confidential Falcon | 07/11/2010 | This is the final episode in our series on Dirty Secrets. We discuss the game's novel format, how the story is wrapped up once the perpetrators are determined, and strategies for moving the whiteness around the grid. Links: Spooky Outhouse Productions Actual People, Actual Play forum at Spooky... | |
| Episode 27 Dirty Secrets: Round One Fight! | 07/04/2010 | This episode is part three of our series on Dirty Secrets, This week we played the first half of the game's novel format. We discuss how race figures into the game, the role of violence, and the role of Reflection and Revelation scenes. Links: Spooky Outhouse Productions Actual People,... | |
| Episode 26 Dirty Secrets: A Murder of Titanic Proportions | 06/27/2010 | This week we continue our Dirty Secrets series. We talk about Dirty Secrets' default setting, the short story mode of play, and using persistent characters over several session of Dirty Secrets play. Links: Spooky Outhouse Productions Actual People, Actual Play forum at Spooky Outhouse... | |
| Episode 25 Dirty Secrets: With Porn Stars | 06/20/2010 | This episode begins a series on Dirty Secrets, a game of hardboiled noir detective fiction from Dark Omen Games. We talk about how well Dirty Secrets emulates this genre of fiction, the unique complications that can arise if children are included as characters, and since it's a "GMless" we talk... | |
| Episode 24 The Dresden Files RPG: There's Still Magic In Hollywood | 40:28 | 06/13/2010 | On this episode we talk about the Dresden Files RPG from Evil Hat Productions. Two special guests, Paul Tevis and Ryan Macklin, join us this week as we discuss how the Dresden Files RPG allows players to play characters with varying amounts of supernatural power without having lower powered... |
| Episode 23 The Drifter's Escape: Backpacks and Music | 32:35 | 06/06/2010 | On this episode we talk about The Drifter's Escape from TAO Games. We discuss the game's rules for situation creation, the roles deals and demands play, and the game's unique GM-Player structure. Links: Spooky Outhouse Productions Actual People, Actual Play forum at Spooky Outhouse... |
| Bonus Episode 2: Diaspora Miscellany | 06/02/2010 | Once again we had more to say about a game than would fit into the episodes we did for it. On this bonus episode we talk about where our game went wrong and answer some questions from one of our listeners. Links: Spooky Outhouse Productions Actual People, Actual Play forum at Spooky... |