About this episode

This episode discusses the fantasy role-playing game Swords of the Serpentine, its creators, and its gameplay mechanics.

SWORDS OF THE SERPENTINE is a game of fantasy shenanigans in a labyrinthine sinking city populated by rogues, schemers, cultists, swashbucklers and your player characters, written by Kevin Kulp and Emily Dresner, and published by Pelgrane Press in 2022. It uses a variation of the Gumshoe system originally created by Robin D. Laws in 2007. Swords of the Serpentine at Pelgrane Press Swords of the Serpentine at DriveThruRPG Full show notes are here Discuss this episode on our Discord.

People in this episode

Host: Ross Payton

Topics covered

• fantasy games
• role-playing games
• game design
• Gumshoe system
• sinking city
• cultists
• swashbucklers

Keywords

• Swords of the Serpentine
• fantasy shenanigans
• Gumshoe system
• Pelgrane Press
• role-playing game
• Kevin Kulp
• Emily Dresner
• sinking city

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pelgrane Press

Books & works: Swords of the Serpentine, Gumshoe

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