217: Genre Emulation in RPGs
Added 2021-09-14 10:36:47 +0000 UTChttps://blasphemoustomes.com/2021/09/13/genre-emulation-in-rpgs/
NOTE: once again, due to technical gremlins, we're unable to deliver the longer unedited cut of this weeks show. Apologies.
We’re back and we’re looking at our underpinnings. This can be an awkward thing to do when you reach our age. We recommend finding somewhere nice and private first. Alternatively, record it all in a podcast and put it out on the internet.
Main Topic: Genre Emulation in RPGs
This episode is our discussion of the role of genre emulation in RPGs. How do RPGs reflect the source material that inspires them? Should they even attempt to do so? And how do we even attempt to define genre? While we may not provide comprehensive answer to these thorny questions, they do at least act as springboards for some robust discussion.
Links
Things we mention in this episode include:
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Avatar Legends RPG Kickstarter
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG
- The One Ring RPG
- Marvel Heroic Roleplaying
- Seinfeld
- Primetime Adventures
- All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
- Billions
- Rivers of London RPG
- Dying Earth RPG
- Deadlands
- Doctor Who RPG
- Pulp Cthulhu
- Jaws of the Six Serpents
- Stranger Things
- Tales From the Loop
- Mad Max
- Dead of Night
- Monsterhearts
- Savage Worlds
- Blake’s 7
- Appendix N
- Alien RPG
- Star Wars RPG
- Casablanca (1942)
- A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin
- The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
- Wild Cards by George RR Martin
- LitRPG
- Adrian Tchaikovsky interview
News
Submissions for Issue 8 of The Blasphemous Tome
We have started work on issue 8 of The Blasphemous Tome. This is the semi-annual fanzine we produce for our Patreon backers. While the issue is filling up fast, there is still space if you would like to submit an article of 500 words or under, or any black-and-white artwork. You can contact us at submissions@blasphemoustomes.com.
Comments
How different games support different genres could be a topic for a future show - Thanks for the feedback Benjamin!
The Good Friends of Jackson Elias
2021-10-13 12:17:58 +0000 UTCI really liked this show, but thought it might have benefited from a slightly more focused approach. I’d be interested on your thoughts on which systems/mechanics specifically help invoke different horror and investigation related themes. I’ve played 3 different Cthulhoid RPG flavours: Classic CoC/BRP, Trail of Cthulhu/Gumshoe and Fate of Cthulhu/FATE Core - they all have different strengths and weaknesses depending on your preferred genre & play style.
Benjamin Fletcher
2021-10-10 19:45:58 +0000 UTC
