Join Christopher Badell and Luke Crane for a live recorded discussion of their new podcast, The Hypothesis, in which they ask questions that explore the design possibilities of roleplaying games.
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Ludological Alchemy is a newsletter about roleplaying game design founded by Luke Crane, Sam Roberts and Christopher Badell. Launched in March 2024, their first series dissects the underpinning design and motivations in Dungeons & Dragons: The Basic Set
Luke Crane, designer of Miseries & Misfortunes, walks you through the challenges of using historical material in roleplaying game design.
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Using historical source material has a long tradition in roleplaying games but it has fallen out of vogue. Players seem to fear the meta of history. We'll discuss design techniques for alleviating the burden on the players and guiding them into credible, entertaining historical scenarios.
Jared Sorensen (Play, Inspectres) and Luke Crane (Burning Wheel) command you to design a roleplaying game in too little time with too many constraints. It's fun, frustrating and maybe educational.