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 2022 Report for Friday 5th
Craig’s at GenCon, the mad bastard, so we checked in on him yesterday to see what he’s been up to!
He doesn’t appear to require medical evacuation yet, so we chatted about a few games and events.
Put a huge fucking Q on the box!People who vilify Britain will be treated as extremists and referred to the Government’s deradicalisation Prevent programme under plans by Rishi Sunak. https://t.co/ukgih4RgeU pic.twitter.com/yTr3q289cd
— Charles Hymas (@charleshymas) August 3, 2022Tales from the Floating Vagabond by Avalon Hill
Alexandria RPG Library “We are a nonprofit charity based in Washington State. We travel with a lending library to events to share role-playing games with others. When we are not at events we run games for at-risk youth, military service members with PTSD, senior citizens. The best part is that anyone that plays RPGs can help.”
Crossroads Carnival by Magpie Games
Film – Freaks (1932)
Under Hollow Hills: About the GameYazeba’s Bed & Breakfast by Possum Creek Games