Watch the Interview series if you want a Rice adaptation that makes a solid effort. Listen to the audio version of Witching Hour narrated by Kate Reading - she is good - if you want an engaging performance of that book. AMC's Mayfair Witches is a collection of missed opportunities and a waste of time.
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The Magical Moral Magic of the Middle Ages
Wizards come with most fantasy settings like pigeons with cities - but Ars Magica really explores them. But what keeps the mages from being assholes?
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse…
The elevator pitch for "Night’s Black Agents" is to imagine Jason Borne meets vampires.
Rage against the dying of the light
Wraith: The Oblivion is that game about ghosts. More so than other games, Wraith: The Oblivion is a game about death and dealing with death. The game did not enjoy the popularity of the other White Wolf lines. But it did enjoy enough support that a Kickstarter for a lavish 20th-anniversary edition succeeded. Exploring the Wraith: The Oblivion is like looking into Nietzsche's abyss. But among other things, I am the kind of man who will toss a lit flashlight into the abyss to get a better look.
My highfalutin statement of purpose
Welcome to the podcast that takes a critical approach to RPGs. I ran a podcast review show of RPGs and related materials some years ago, and the new show is a variation on that theme. It will be a more academic and critical approach to the material. There are several reasons for this change. For one, RPGs are an art form – RPGs deserve this kind of approach as a unique form. Also, this lets me use the skills I acquired in graduate school. Finally, it allows me and my massive ego to strut around.