Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

The Sandbaggers - Wikipedia

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 1d

If you have not heard of The Sandbaggers, I cannot recommend it highly enough. An intense and inside view of the life of spies during the cold war, written by a naval officer who died or disappeared mysteriously and may have been an agent himself~

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_San...

en.wikipedia.org

3

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 1d

The yearly rewatch of Sandbaggers has begun. This year it is sweetening my first reads of Mick Herron's Slough House novels. I watched the TV series earlier this year. This means that after Pendragon, it will be time for choice selections from my spy RPGs @gobagpod.com

youtu.be/gUQ2dVm0raw?...

2 3

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 4d

How long has it been since you first read 'Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus'?

Have you read it more than once? How recently have you re-read it?

What thoughts did it bring to life within you?

Will you watch the del Toro film, and if so, will you read/re-read the book prior to doing so?

Cover of the first edition of Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, published in 1818.

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 6d

It can be hard to feel confident as a player when the characters' specialized knowledge informs so much of how play flows. Tools like this are very useful~

Is Immersion Impossible? A Friendly, Abridged Discussion~

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 7d

We have released a shorter but no less spicy and detailed cut of the conversation with Thieves Guild Games for the Casting Shadows podcast for your listening pleasure~

open.spotify.com/episode/1vuK...

open.spotify.com

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 7d

Good idea. The police procedures list in Blade Runner works wonders for guiding IC thought and enabling IC conversation~

Talking with @ThievesGuildGamesOfficial about "Immersion"

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 8d

I had a #ttrpg chat with 1/2 of Thieves Guild Games about a variety of things including their past, present, and future games, some design considerations which went into them, and the ever-popular notion that "that word we keep using might not mean what we think it means"~

youtu.be/LdqytLSQd9o

YouTube video by Runeslinger

1 2

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 8d

That's a good feeling! I look forward to hearing about it~

Bryan Talbot returns to Derry and Toms to talk to about Alice in Sunderland, Grandville and his upcoming release, The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor – and we get a special guest appearance fr…

Reposted by Runeslinger

Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast @breakfastruins.bsky.social · 10d

Episode 120 - Bryan Talbot part 2.
@tomeenmurphy.bsky.social joins me as we welcome back @bryan-talbot.bsky.social to talk about Alice in Sunderland, Grandville, the soon to be released Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor and more.
Now with added James and a special guest appearance from Dr Mary Talbot.

Bryan Talbot Part Two

breakfastintheruins.com

1 6 18

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 11d

It is a treasure~

On Pendragon 6th Edition - Part 2 [Perspective]

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 13d

If you were going to run @chaosium.bsky.social 's Pendragon next, how would your vision for the land and its people take shape and influence how you presented them to the players?

youtu.be/7tTHkYoVLXo

#rpg #ttrpg #pendragon

YouTube video by Runeslinger

Returning to Pendragon… again

1 1 4

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 14d

Short but intense session of CoC today. One of the expected players was able to make the session due to a power outage, and a schedule conflict meant play time was suddenly limited to an hour. It would have been very easy to cancel, but I am glad we didn't. It was a momentous hour~

#RPG #ttrpg

Lightning strikes ocean, seen from coast.

4

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 14d

Returning to Pendragon… again

What is Pendragon, really? Can we come to terms with it without first finding and naming our Arthur as King?

What is Pendragon, really? Can we come to terms with it without first finding and naming our Arthur as King?

castingshadowsblog.com

3 7

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 17d

I am very curious about the spirit and context in which that was written. Taken on its own like this, it raises more questions than it answers~

4

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 18d

Craig and I are in talks to explore Zephyr and/or Nibiru. Our imaginary aides are hammering out the details~

Craig (Third Floor Wars) @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social · 19d

I got to learn about how Frederico Sohns makes their incredible, subversive, and rich #ttrpg. What can we say about our world when making games about other worlds? Listen on all the podcatchers or here: open.spotify.com/episode/5wDy...

1 5 11

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 19d

There are lots of RPG references throughout the series, but False Value currently stands as the single entry with the most references and the deepest cuts for gamers by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social

Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 19d

FALSE VALUE, the 8th novel in @benaaronovitch.bsky.social’s internationally-bestselling #RiversOfLondon series, is on sale today!

The eBook, published by @dawbooks.bsky.social, is only $2.99 in the U.S. and Canada!

www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

False Value ebook by Ben Aaronovitch - Rakuten Kobo

Read "False Value" by Ben Aaronovitch available from Rakuten Kobo. Now in paperback, the eighth book of the bestselling Rivers of London series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, d...

www.kobo.com

3

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 21d

There is a suspicious lack of ghost UFOs in comparison to ghost ships...

The weathered Flying Dutchman crosses a stormy sea

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 25d

That is a reasonable bar at which to set expectation~

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 25d

What will be the deciding factor?

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 27d

An unnecessary fracture in the RPG hobby has formed around the idea that it should function around gaining individual consent *rather than* around finding consensus within the group. The longer the opposite views go without grasping the uses and contexts of each, the wider that fracture will grow.

The Joy Thieves - 'Cities In Dust'

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · Sep 10

I like it. I listen to this one more often, though. Have you heard it?

youtu.be/D-jzIcKQBiE?...

YouTube video by Armalyte Industries

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · Sep 10

100%. We can see preferences shift from initial biases over time, with growing understanding, and widening exposure. Then - if players consider how to satisfy their preferences effectively - settle into a consistent style of play which draws from and influences their culture of play. It's not DoB~

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · Sep 9

One persistent pitch idea involves inverting Treasure of the Sierra Madre to tempt struggling characters with hints of a mysterious new source of gold in the region to see what happens~