In retrospect, numbering our first episode “zero” wasn’t the best idea. 🙂
This, then is episode one – our second episode of the Twitching Curtain. In this episode our panels recommend the best games for people new to story gaming, discuss Knutpunkt 2014 and its impact on the UK LARP scene and talk about London Indiemeet’s recent “Playstorm”.
Length: 60 minutes.
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 Participants in this episode
- Anita Murray
- Cat Tobin (Twitter: @CatTHM)
- James Graham (Twitter: @JamesGraham)
- James Joyce
- Joanna Piancastelli
- Epistolary Richard (Twitter: @RichardAuthor)
Glossary
Part One – Catch Up (00:00:00)
- Sean Buckley’s Fiasco playset “The Sound of Waves” has not yet been published, but check out his earlier playset “Back to the Old House” – http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/downloads/index.php?cat=7#111
- I Know You Are But What Am I? by Adam James – http://www.mradamjames.com/I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I#.U5bqyZRdUoY
- Remodel by Emily Care Boss – http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/130960/Remodel?manufacturers_id=3204
- Cafe Casablanca by Cruel Hoax – http://uk-freeforms.wikidot.com/cafe-casablanca / http://www.ishtari.co.uk/casablanca/
- Adrift by James Joyce – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GakBGFzBAiTFoOQqoeOID6FsdlBG44759nfVS4XqAPA/edit?usp=sharing
Part Two – Games For Newcomers (00:10:30)
F Free
P Pay What You Want
- Always/Never/NowP by Will Hindmarsh – http://always-never-now.tumblr.com/
- B x B / G x B by Jake Richmond and Heather Aplington – http://atarashigames.wordpress.com/teachers-lounge/
- Fiasco by Jason Morningstar – http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/
- G x G by Michael Wight –Â http://celstyle.com/?p=732
- InSpectres by Jared Sorenson – http://rpggeek.com/rpg/651/inspectres
- Lady BlackbirdF by John Harper – http://www.onesevendesign.com/ladyblackbird/
- Love in the Time of SeiĂ° by Jason Morningstar and Matthijs Holter – http://norwegianstyle.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/love-in-the-time-of-sei%C3%B0/
- One Last Job by Grant Howitt – http://lookrobot.co.uk/2014/02/12/one-last-job-rpg/
- Powers for GoodP by Sage LaTorra – http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/126205/Powers-For-Good-0
- Storium – https://storium.com/
- Witch: The Road to Linsifarne by the Pompey Crew – http://ukrpdc.wordpress.com/pcd/witch/
Many of these games can be purchased from the publishers themselves and/or the following places:
- Leisure Games (support your friendly local gaming store!) – http://www.leisuregames.com/acatalog/Indy_Press_Games_Selection.html
- Indie Press Revolution – Â http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
- DriveThruRPG – http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/
Other references:
- Tabletop: Fiasco Episode – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXJxQ0NbFtk
- The Ennie Awards 2013 – http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/announcing-the-2013-ennie-awards-winners/
- Story Game Replays – http://epistolaryrichard.wordpress.com/tag/story-game-replay/
Part Three – Knutpunkt and Progressive Larp (00:32:40)
- Knutpunkt 2014 – http://knutpunkt.se/
- Fastaval – http://www.fastaval.dk/?lang=en
- Larps from the Factory – http://larpfactorybookproject.blogspot.co.uk/p/welcome.html
- Richard’s Prezi on Larp styles – http://prezi.com/09e7_5p64_id/the-larp-gradient/
- Nordic Progressive Larp in Britain and Ireland Meetup – http://www.meetup.com/Nordic-Progressive-Larp-in-Britain-and-Ireland/
- The Game Kitchen – http://thegamekitchen.org/ (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1412558185666552/?fref=ts
Part Four – Playstorm (00:48:40)
- Peaky – http://uk-freeforms.wikidot.com/peaky
- Anarktika: Fate of Heroes by Richard Williams and others – http://richard-williams.com/anarktica.php
- TED Talk: Sarah Lewis “Embrace the Near Win” – https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_lewis_embrace_the_near_win
We’ll include links to any finished games from the Playstorm as we have them.
Conventions and Events
(last known date included – these are all annual events unless otherwise stated)
- Conception: 29 January – 2 February 2014, Dorset UK – http://www.conceptionuk.org/
- UK Games Expo – 30 May – 1 June, Birmingham UK – http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
- Nine Worlds Geekfest: 8-10 August 2014, London UK – https://nineworlds.co.uk/
- IndieCon: 6-9 November 2014 (tbc), Dorset UK – http://www.indiecon.net/
- Heroic Consequences: 20-23 November 2014, Dorset UK – http://www.ishtari.co.uk/consequences/
- Dragonmeet: 13 December 2014, London UK – http://www.dragonmeet.co.uk/
- Knudepunkt 2015: 12-15 February, Denmark – http://knudepunkt.org/
Groups and Businesses
- Leisure Games – http://www.leisuregames.com/
- London Indie RPG Meetup (aka “Indiemeet”) – http://www.meetup.com/London-Indie-RPG-Meetup-Group/
- Storygasm – https://www.facebook.com/groups/storygasm/
I really enjoyed this one too. Such enthusiasm! Such output!
Is it possible to download without joining iTunes? I couldn’t find a link. Also, some of you, like, say like, like a lot.
You should be able to use any podcast software with the following link (also listed above): http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheTwitchingCurtainPodcasts
I’ve converted everything to mp3 so you should be able to use it on most mp3 players now (apologies for missing this earlier).
You should release your podcasts in MP3 format – not MP4. The majority of RPG podcast listeners listen to RPG podcasts while commuting. That means (for Americans, anyhow) in a car. Most cars (even the newest) play MP3 files but not MP4. If you want listeners, your feed should only contain MP3s.
Good point. Hopefully it works now.
Thanks! I converted the first two eps but have only listened to the first. I liked it, so keep up the good work!
Hey all,
I just wanted to say a big thank you for your kind words regarding Witch-trtl. Honestly it made my day so thank you again!
It was good to meet a couple of you at Concrete Cow earlier in the year and it reminds me I really should make the effort to pop up to London for an Indie meet (it has been too long).
All the best,
Toad
Hey all,
I just wanted to say a big thank you for your kind words about Witch-trtl. It has honestly made my day.
I was lucky enough to meet a couple of you at Concrete Cow earlier in the year and it reminds me I should make the effort to pop up to London for an Indie meet in the near future.
Until then keep up the great work and have fun!
All the best,
Toad