Now Draw the Rest of the Owl, Part 2
Skeleton Songs
English - August 27, 2021 16:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBVideo Games Leisure Arts Books videogames video games games stories narrative cultist simulator book of hours fiction game writing books Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The conclusion of an epic two-parter. Who would win in a fight between TRPGs and CRPGs? What happens if a giant worm swallows a city? Is a dolphin the same as a cat? We attempt to answer these questions with appeals to Simon Baron-Cohen's empathising-systemising theory, work out why TRPGs rely so heavily on rule-sets when lots of people don't follow them anyway, and end up convincing ourselves that Game of Thrones is Love Island for nerds. PROVE US WRONG IF YOU DARE.
Games / books mentioned in this episode, for your gaming / reading pleasure:
- The Lady Afterwards, by us
- The Essential Difference, by Simon Baron-Cohen
- The Burning Wheel, by Luke Crane
- Rolemaster, by Iron Crown
- Ars Magica, by Atlas Games
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