Eddy Webb In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew watch the Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and talk all over the film (and each other). You won’t really understand this one if you aren’t watching along, but Eddy will tell you when to press “play.” Also, if you liked the film, feel free to skip this … Read more
Sometimes video games ruin you. I’m not talking about the kind of things your mom always told you would ruin you. Instead, I’m talking about how working in video games ruined me. You see, there’s an informally standard way of pitching an idea in video games, called a “pitch deck.” And I’ve seen or made … Read more
In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy discuss the merits, flaws, advantages, and pitfalls of remote play! A lascivious introduction How are we doing as we close out this bloody year? Timed DLC Our histories of remote play Our preferences of remote play mediums (maps, counters, narrative, etc.) The theater of dice rolling Actual plays and … Read more
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew review the twelve(!) different games in the Chronicles of Darkness. Ranting about the Hobbit and Transformers movies Chronicles of Darkness The God-Machine Promethean: The Created Mummy: The Curse Beast: The Primordial Deviant: The Renegades Hunter: The Vigil Demon: The Descent Changeling: The Lost Geist: The Sin-Eaters Mage: The Awakening … Read more
In which the trio discusses what games are for. This is an exhaustive topic and we didn’t get into every piece we planned! Lengthy ramble to start. What Eddy gets from different games A bit on punishing GMs/games A conversation on player buy in, genre, and tone Some discussion on player expectations and twists A … Read more
One of the things I love about Canis Minor is just how creative people can be. Morty Corgi’s Scroll of Mysteries is great because it’s actually kind of a jam on various Pugmire ideas. Featuring a dozen different creators, some of which have written on official Realms of Pugmire stuff before, this book has new breeds, … Read more
In which Matthew interviews two of the contributing authors to the upcoming Scarred Lands mega campaign, Jessica Ross and Hiromi Cota! I wanna C.O.O.L. R.I.D.E.R. Dead Man’s Rust is coming to Kickstarter Hiromi’s many and varied contributions to Dead Man’s Rust! Jessica’s wide and wonderful contributions to Dead Man’s Rust! What exactly is Dead Man’s … Read more
In which the Eddy and Dixie cover for Matthew and talk about the challenges of playing games as game design professionals! We are very distracted Why game designers play games Rise of solo play (fact check: We did have a solo play stretch goal on the Demigod Kickstarter) Why Eddy keeps getting his dog’s name … Read more
In which the Eddy runs a game of Trinity for Dixie and Matthew! CW: We are playing a game that deals with fighting against corrupt cops and also possibly human trafficking, along with missing children. Eddy recaps the first two episodes! We play Trinity core. Dixie hacks into everything while Matthew goes on dates. Links: … Read more
In which Matthew interviews Klara and John about upcoming V5 books and their new experience of developing games, and Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew talk horror and They Came from Camp Murder Lake! Dixie’s been gearing up for an election some of us are aware of Eddy has a new dog in the house! Matthew’s been … Read more