Who has been murdering the townsfolk of Gaern and mutilating their bodies, and why? Welcome to our actual play of Shadows of Esteren, the medieval Gothic horror roleplaying game. Esteren is currently kickstarting their brand new campaign book and we’ve…
This week The Twits take on a live one-shot playthrough of the comedy tabletop roleplaying game Goblin Quest by Grant Howitt. It’s All Hallows’ Eve in the Great Battlecamp and the goblins want to throw the best Halloween party ever!…
The second in our series covering the basics of tabletop role playing games – this week we cover the Dos and Don’ts of DMing, how to plan an effective campaign and the tools available to help you in running your…
The first in our series covering the basics of tabletop role playing games – we start with the players, and offer up our tips on how to create compelling player characters. We take you through how to consider rules, background,…
This week sees us take a full, in-depth look at Mutant Year Zero: Genlab Alpha, the post-apocalyptic tabletop role playing game (RPG) from Modiphius and Free League/Fria Ligan. We’re proud to have our gaming group’s DM, and the group’s newest…
The Critical Twits unpack Brian’s Mutant: Year Zero Kickstarter pledge for the stand-alone supplement Genlab Alpha, from Modiphius and Fria Ligan/Free League Publishing. Our full review of the original Mutant: Year Zero can be found here.
Games of all kinds are a great way to meet new people, real or fictional. We discuss the ways that different types of game portray, encourage, and reward relationships within them, what they get right, and what they get wrong.…
A live playthrough of the tabletop roleplaying game Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games. We build our very own Wild West scenario and watch it all inevitably fall apart. Aaron bullies, Brian schemes, and Colin is surprisingly good at accents. Listen…
Join us as we introduce you to the tabletop role playing hobby! Everything you ever needed to get started, and a tonne of tips for those that already have. Plus, in true RPG fashion, we flesh out our meagre backstories…
This week the Critical Twits discuss the Modiphius convention, Dragonmeet! We go gaga for Guild Ball, dig Devil’s Run, expound upon X-Corp, admire the Amberden Affair, and ruminate on our next roleplay game (marvellous Mindjammer or lovely Laundry Files). Also,…