Have you ever wanted to get involved in running tabletop roleplaying games and thought “But I have no ideas!”? The Big Red Couch is designed to show exactly how easy it is to get from random notions that stick in your mind to playable concepts, all through the medium of the kind of casually weird spitballing that gamers engage in at the best of times. In every issue, the intrepid contributors to the Big Red Couch brave the noisome wonders of The Mystery Box to produce a randomly-selected seed idea, then return Some Time Later to share what they came up with and discuss how those concepts might work as games. If we can do it, anyone can: that’s the whole idea. Along the road, we discuss what RPG systems might work for implementing different concepts, together with reasons how or why. This frequently involves adaptation of systems from their original settings to the point where they creak under the strain.
https://hoarde.net/bigredcouch
GenCon 2023 Day Three Report
Despite the Southern chill these flames still burn brightly and while the Devil dances in the hearth, he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
Orc Stomp XIII 5k Fun Run – (T. Jones ~ Enjoying the note “Tournament: No, this is not a tournament.”)
Stealing Stories for the DevilChew from Imagining Games
KiwiRPG – Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa – KiwiRPG Week for 2023 was June 10 to 18
Wait, Roll That Again by Podcasts Hosted by Alex Marinkovich-Josey (T. Jones ~ It should be noted that Ben’s guess that Alex is “a new gamer” is baseless slander. Newer than these jaded old farts, but that’s hardly grounds for judgement.)
Reserved Recommendations by Hugh Dingwall on MPR (Manawatu People’s Radio) – “Everyone has a thing they love, but wouldn’t feel comfortable recommending to the general public. This is a series of fascinating chats about problematic faves, great trash, and our complicated relationships with art and culture.”
Recent Episodes on the MPR site above, which get cycled to YouTube as time passes.
Episode 61 – Jay Brandstetter and Winslow Dumaine (90’s and 00’s “Edge”)( book about somethings awful )
Episode 60 – Sean Murphy on Violence (1999)
Episode 59 – Tim Denee (Deadlands)
Episode 58 – Mike Sands (Unique TTRPGs)
https://www.youtube.com/@HughDingwall/videos
Deadlands: The Weird West The Deadlands RPG by Pinnacle Entertainment GroupPsychology ‘gaming lab’ explores benefits of Dungeons & Dragons, board games on Radio New Zealand – GRAIL “Gaming Research and Investigation Laboratory” will be based at Massey University’s Manawatū campus.
Urban Shadows: Second Edition Kickstarter page in fulfillment phase.
Questlandia Second Edition
Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game
The Demon Core