Episode 719: Live at Tabletop Scotland
Summary
Recorded live at Tabletop Scotland, Ken and Robin use their Nerd Trope Deck to improvise a campaign concept involving Thomas Edison building miracle machines for Gilded Age tycoons. They discuss gamifying the Butlerian Jihad, the potential for a Yellow King sequel to The Armitage Files, and the evolution of cyberpunk fiction. The hosts also share anecdotes about Edinburgh cuisine, including a humorous waiver incident, and debate which historical figures and mythological creatures, such as manticores and Wyatt Earp, are best suited for tabletop games.
Topics discussed
Intro, Ars Magica Definitive Edition, and Patreon thanks
Nerd Trope: Edison's machine to speak to the dead
Sponsor: GM screen and story insights
Q&A: Butlerian Jihad and AI bot scenarios
Q&A: The Arm Files and Dracula annotations
Trail of Cthulhu: Outside Entities and the Yacubian
Sponsor: King in Yellow Tarot deck
Q&A: Cyberpunk in the age of the panopticon
Scottish cuisine, haggis, and restaurant waivers
Q&A: Wild West NPCs and the magical railroad
Q&A: Underused mythological creatures
Sponsor: Bloody Ground Civil War RPG
Q&A: Burke, Hare, and Deacon Brody as villains
Hypothetical: Pro-Scottish independence RPG
Q&A: Historical research on Greco-Bactrian kings
Outro and credits
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