Opposed RolesSep 25, 2022
Destined Interview
Raleel and Bil interview Mike Larrimore & Brian Pivik, the authors of the "Destined" RPG.
Dan True on "The Book of Schemes"
Bil and Raleel talk to Dan True again, this time about his forthcoming supplement "Book of Schemes", scheduled for release in February 2023.
Cults in Mythras
Raleel and Bil discuss Cults, Brotherhoods, and Organisations in Mythras.
Dan True on Mythras Combat
Raleel and Bil interview Dan True about his thoughts on Mythras' combat system.
Please Note: This was recorded in summer 2020 when Book of Schemes was scheduled for release in 2021. This publishing date has been pushed back to 2022. Other predicted dates mentioned in the discussion may also be out of date.
This episode's cover image is adapted from a photograph of an armed and armoured Dan True during combat.
Shadowpunk - Animism hacks in Mythras - Animism Part Three
Bil and Raleel discuss Raleel's Shadowrun hack, and other ways of extending and hacking Animism in Mythras.
Links:
Raleel - Cyberpunk and Shadowrun
https://sites.google.com/site/raleel/mythras-cyberpunk-and-shadowrun
Mark Shirley - The practices of Vaudu
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/designmechanism/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1099&p=11286#p11286
Runeblogger cyberpunk
https://elruneblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/cyberpunk-y-shadowrun-con-rq6-o-mythras.html
M-Space cybernetics
http://www.frostbytebooks.com/companion
The Sámi - Norse Campaign - Animism Part Two
Bil and Raleel interview their guest, Kristin, about her 11th century campaign set in the far north of Norway. The discussion broadens significantly beyond that and we go on talking about RPGs and campaigns more generally.
References:
The Age of Vikings by Anders Winroth https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21981623-the-age-of-the-vikings
Viking Age: Everyday Life During the Extraordinary Era of the Norsemen by Kirsten Wolf https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19659470-viking-age
Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World by Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50765199-valkyrie
Beowulf: A New Translation by Unknown, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41940267-beowulf
The Saga Thing Podcast https://sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com/
Inside the Viking Mind
Not mentioned in the podcast, but recommended - a three part lecture by Professor Neil Price focusing on the fundamental role that narrative, storytelling and dramatisation played in the mindset of the Viking Age.
The Children of Ash: Cosmology and the Viking Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJZBqmGLHQ8
Life and Afterlife: Dealing with the Dead in the Viking Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu2gN8n15_A
The Shape of the Soul: The Viking Mind and the Individual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Db9sG1PSsQ
This episode's cover image is of Hel, Norse goddess of the underworld.
Animism in Mythras - Part One
Raleel and Bilharzia discuss how to use Animism in your game, drawing from depictions of spirits and Animism in media, other games, and their own experience of using Animism in Mythras.
HeroQuest Voices was mentioned in the podcast https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com/home/catalogue/publishers/issaries/heroquest-voices/
Bil used some of these stories in preparation for creating an origin story for the player characters' tribe and for the shaman ceremony.
The Mythras and Lyonesse panel information https://www.gencon.com/events/183841
If you are interested in playing a Mythras scenario during Gencon Online, a number of Mythras one-shot adventures are scheduled https://www.gencon.com/event_finder?game=Mythras
Check out the Mythras Matters podcast if you haven't already - https://www.buzzsprout.com/266482
Mythras - Movement and Engagement
A discussion between Bilharzia and Raleel about movement and engagement in the Mythras Roleplaying game.
Check out Inwils' Mythras Matters podcast here - http://www.buzzsprout.com/266482 Raleel and I have been guesting recently, talking about the Monster Island campaign supplement for Mythras.
Mythras Action Points
A discussion between Bilharzia and Raleel about variable action points in the Mythras Roleplaying game.