A podcast that gives heuristics-driven advice on tabletop roleplaying gaming
https://alienfamiliar.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 hours 46 minutes
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Episode 14: Rousseau v Rogue – Social Contract in Gaming
In which we get philosophical about the responsibilities of the individual to the group and the group to the individual
Episode 13: How to Define Your Sci-Fi
In this episode we talk about things to keep in mind while designing and running your sci-fi setting to give it verisimilitude. Also, I refuse to post a spoiler warning for a cult sci-fi TV series and movie that came out in the early 2000s.
Episode 12: IRL Talk: Are Games Making People Lazy?
In this episode, we mostly stray from giving advice about RPGs and talk about an article that appeared on The Economist
Episode 11: Romance in Games
In which we talk about (and mostly warn against) using romance in games
Episode 10: Things Done Wrong
What are mistakes we've each made in our roleplaying history and how have we learned from it
Episode 9: Qualities that Make Good Players
In which we talk about the qualities to cultivate in good players
Episode 8: Defining the Fantasy Genre
We immediately tangent onto a half hour discussion on differentiating between sci-fi and fantasy. Then we talk about western medieval fantasy and modern fantasy before realizing that this episode will be the first of many in which we talk about genres and subgenres
Actual Play: Apocalyptia 0107
The seventh session of the campaign using Apocalyptia RPG system, created by our very own Jordan