Ars Lingua – Page 2 – Nathan Blades on Games Design & Show Production

August 23, 2020 0 Comments Video

Cyberpunk Book Club: Paradise Killer (Demo)

Welcome to Cyberpunk Book Club, where we look at the wide range of video games in the genre, play through a short slice and discuss the themes and ideas it presents. All art is political, and cyberpunk is one of the most …

A Unique Performance: Theatre Acting in Actual Play (PodFest Expo 2020)

Actual Play performances are neither theatre nor improv, but a whole new genre entirely. Still, a lot can be learned from looking to other performance art mediums and taking on new ideas to improve our work. In this panel I break down …

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August 11, 2020 0 Comments Video

Urban Fantasy Book Club: Coffee Talk

Welcome to Urban Fantasy Book Club, where we look at the wide range of video games in the genre, play through a 3-hour slice and discuss the themes and ideas it presents. Coffee Talk is a visual novel set at the only …

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June 8, 2020 0 Comments Video

Record Collection: Underground Broadcast

Record Collection is a trilogy of indie RPGs that channel a love of music in their design. Kick back and relax to these tabletop vibes. Underground Broadcast is a state-smashing RPG inspired by Jet Set Radio. A gang of extreme sports rebels …

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June 8, 2020 0 Comments Video

Record Collection: Lo-Fi Cigarettes

Record Collection is a trilogy of indie RPGs that channel a love of music in their design. Kick back and relax to these tabletop vibes. Lo-Fi Cigarettes is a GMless slice-of-life cyberpunk game, following a group of apartment housemates craving a cigarette …

I have a scenario in Spire one-shots book Shadow Operations!

Purchase Shadow Operations from Rowan Rook and Deckard here. Spire is an Urban High Fantasy Tabletop RPG written by Grant Howitt, where players are Drow, an elf underclass pushing back against the oppression of Aelfir, high elves. The core book has seen …

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April 28, 2020 0 Comments Video

Cyberpunk Book Club: VA-11 Hall-A

Welcome to Cyberpunk Book Club, where we look at the wide range of video games in the genre, play through a 3-hour slice and discuss the themes and ideas it presents. All art is political, and cyberpunk is one of the most …

Wandering Spark: A sci-fi asymmetrical TTRPG

Download Wandering Spark for £2 at itch.io Wandering Spark is an asymmetrical RPG for two players and a GM, inspired by the ‘Wandering vignette’ style of anime that Shinichiro Watanabe is famous for, including Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo and Carole and Tuesday. …

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March 22, 2020 0 Comments Video

Urban Fantasy Book Club: Self-Checkout Unlimited (Demo)

Welcome to Urban Fantasy Book Club, where we look at the wide range of video games in the genre, play through a short slice and discuss the themes and ideas it presents. Self-Checkout Unlimited is a Mallsoft/Vaporwave walking simulator currently in Kickstarter …

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February 26, 2020 0 Comments Podcasts

The Talent Agency Mission 12: Critic’s Choice (Future Bass Remix)

In the year 2077, technology has improved society as swiftly as capitalism has crippled it. In these trying times with utopia just barely out of reach, the populace have turned to the world of entertainment to keep themselves on the level. But …

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February 6, 2020 0 Comments Video

Cast the Dice: Hack the Planet

Cast the Dice is our Tabletop RPG show where we play a variety of unusual RPGs as one-shots. This time we play Hack the Planet, a one-page RPG by Grant Howitt (not to be confused with the more serious cyberpunk climate fiction …

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January 25, 2020 0 Comments Video

Cyberpunk Book Club: Broken Reality

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