Ludanta Retero » LAGames Playtest

LAGames Playtest: Acts of Evil I

Josh Roby — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:28:26 +0000

Download the file here or subscribe to the podcast.

We took Paul Czege’s Acts of Evil for a spin. This is… uh… its My Life With Master grown up, except the GM plays the minions and the players play the Masters.

But this is what we talk about:

00:00 Introduction — What the Hell is this Game?
02:10 Strategies of Play — First first: how do you win?
08:04 Terrenes and Character Generation
16:04 Mechanics
30:01 Game Play
39:41 GMing Acts of Evil

That’s right; we blather on for almost a full hour. Even Paul might not make it to the end!

Music by Doctor Steel and the Scissor Sisters.

LAGames Playtest: Poison’d

Josh Roby — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:50:59 +0000

So we playtest’d Vincent Baker’s Poison’d on Wednesday. After the game, as we were just beginning our post-play feedback-n-bitch session, we popped open the ol’ MacBook, launched GarageBand and hit record. Later, I mixed in some silly music and stuff, which was dead-easy, and what do we get? An entertaining 20 minutes for Vincent, and anybody else who cares to listen.

What we talk about:
00:00 Introductory Nattering
01:30 Long Form Game?
07:05 Character Generation
09:00 The X Economy
12:30 Fights, Escalation, and NPC Stats
18:41 Bargains
19:48 For Adults Only?
20:47 Page Design

You can download the file here.