HeyJaredLudological Alchemy
Wherein we discuss roleplaying game design and its effects on our games, our experiences, hopes, dreams, friendships and desires.
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RENGO LIVES (opens the original)
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My friends,I would like to introduce you to a kindred spirit whom I recently met: His name is Rengo. He’s not Mister or Señor Rengo, and he doesn’t have a second name. He’s just Rengo, a character in a film played by actor Miguel Inclán. His face may be familiar to you if you are an aficionado of older Westerns, as Inclán appeared in a few John Ford films in supporting roles, but this essay is not about those films or Inclán’s many other roles. Mr Inclán’s Rengo appears in 1950’s Aventurera dire
The Hypothesis Volume 3: Episode 04 (opens the original)
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Seekers of Truth,This year at Gen Con Christopher and I altered our traditional format and instead ran a traditional game design advice panel at Gen Con in the guise of your humble Ludological Alchemists. We had a fair turnout, many of whom had not heard of our stygian recordings of our maundering. For the topic, we elucidated nine questions that Alchemist Luke had posed to his students regarding their final assignments for his Tabletop RPG Design class in April. 9 Questions for RPG designersWha
The Hypothesis Volume 3: Episode 03 (opens the original)
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Star Knights,Long ago, the people were dying at the end of the world.But hope was not yet lost, for Christopher and Luke discuss one of the most fascinating RPGs of the past 20 years: Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at the Utmost North. Polaris confronts the most persistent problem in all RPGs: how to resolve conflict through dialogue alone. It’s ambitious design, dripping with flavor that cloaks its unique system.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/
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