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The hosts discuss various tabletop RPGs and their mechanics with guest Ian Peters.

While Mark is off on a Star Trek cruise, the rest of your nice hosts invite Lydia's husband Ian Peters to discuss tabletop games, specifically RPGs! We've split this supersized episode and topic into three different acts for your listening pleasure. 0:01:58 Holistic Connection of Theme and Mechanic Blades in the Dark Evil Hat Productions GURPS: Generic Universal RolePlaying System Steve Jackson Games Thirsty Sword Lesbians Evil Hat Productions Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies Thorny Games 0:33:41 Dice Call of Cthulhu RPG Chaosium Inc. Does a crit always mean success? Molaschi Reddit Dread the RPG The Impossible Dream Kids on Bikes Hunters Entertainment 1:00:28 Flexibility Lydia had talked about tabletop mechanics in her Untitled Memory Mechanic Nice Thinking episode Untitled Memory Mechanic Citizen Sleeper Jump Over The Age Steam

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