How do stories and systems intersect and influence each other? This push and pull offers us a chance to deepen our understanding and appreciation of how writing and role-playing games connect and co-evolve. Through conversations and one shot Actual-play episodes, we explore how the tools we use shape the stories we tell, whether those tools are implicit or explicit. Whether you’re a veteran or new to the scene, we invite you to join us.
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How do stories and systems intersect and influence each other? This push and pull offers us a chance to deepen our understanding and appreciation of how writing and role-playing games connect and co-evolve. Through conversations and one shot Actual-play episodes, we explore how the tools we use shape the stories we tell, whether those tools are implicit or explicit. Whether you’re a veteran or new to the scene, we invite you to join us.
Ep.7: Zhenya’s wonder tales, interview and actual play
Modern Mythology
2 hours 23 minutes
7 months ago
Ep.7: Zhenya’s wonder tales, interview and actual play
This is an auxiliary episode highlighting an exciting new story game from Bully Pulpit Games, Zhenya's Wonder Tales, a GMless rpg driven by cards to tell grim slavic-inspired fairy tales. We do our first interview with the game designer, Jason Morningstar - prolific designer of Fiasco, Shab-al-hiri Roach, and Gray Ranks, among others.
Check out Zhenya's Wonder Tales on Backerkit - Campaign ends April 4th.
Topics Discussed:
00:00:45 Intro
00:07:30 Green and Narrow Bed
00:12:12 Zhenya's Wonder Tales
00:24:00 Art by Momatoes
00:32:20 Safer spaces in rpgs
00:37:25 Explicit stakes in *moves*
00:48:30 No dice?
00:54:00 Interview Wrap-Up
@jmstar on social media
Actual Play
00:56:20 Rules Read Aloud
We ran Zhenya's Wonder Tales in Roll20
01:04:00 Choose characters
01:10:10 Enjoy as we play Zhenya's Wonder Tales
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How do stories and systems intersect and influence each other? This push and pull offers us a chance to deepen our understanding and appreciation of how writing and role-playing games connect and co-evolve. Through conversations and one shot Actual-play episodes, we explore how the tools we use shape the stories we tell, whether those tools are implicit or explicit. Whether you’re a veteran or new to the scene, we invite you to join us.
