Episode 713: Yanking Beards and Stealing Money
Topics discussed
Introduction and episode topics
Catronauts comic strip segment
Welcome to the Elsinore Castle setting
Gumshoe vs. Fail Forward: The mechanics of finding stuff
The GM burden and balance issues of Fail Forward
Workarounds: Quasi-Gumshoe and character competence
Mary Shar Detective Club RPG advertisement
Introduction to guest James Fielder
James Fielder's military background and large-scale wargames
Politics in game worlds: Small P vs. Large P
Academic publications and the ritual of play
Procedural rhetoric and how rules shape player behavior
Designing professional simulations and fostering buy-in
James Fielder's Savage Worlds projects and Mobius Worlds
Closing remarks for James Fielder
King in Yellow Tarot and Patreon shoutouts
Nymphs: Mythological origins and types
Nymphs as monsters: Dangers and curses
Nations and Cannons RPG advertisement
Introduction to the McCall Casareak vampire story
The 1718 vampire rampage in Ludlow
Investigation, exorcism, and the bishop's involvement
Defeating the vampire and adapting the story for RPGs
Conclusion and credits
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