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Embarking on a DuckQuest

May 8, 2024August 13, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewDuckQuest, Exalted FuneralLeave a Comment on Embarking on a DuckQuest

“What if ducks weren’t the comical sidekick? What if ducks were the heroes of the adventure?”

Collaborating on Microcosmic Adventures in Mausritter

May 1, 2024August 13, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewExalted Funeral, MausritterLeave a Comment on Collaborating on Microcosmic Adventures in Mausritter

Mausritter has come a long way from its homebrew session and zine days.

Getting Exiled with My Chivalric Bromance

April 24, 2024August 13, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewExalted Funeral, My Chivalric BromanceLeave a Comment on Getting Exiled with My Chivalric Bromance

While its title is a tribute to and parody of the classic New Jersey emo band My Chemical Romance, the game’s roots dig down through medieval history.

ARC Turns Disaster Into a Fighting Chance

April 17, 2024August 24, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewARC, Exalted Funeral, MomatoesLeave a Comment on ARC Turns Disaster Into a Fighting Chance

While ARC is a TTRPG about the end of the world, it uses humor and warmth as often as horror to imagine what responding to the apocalypse actually looks like.

Campfire Carnage Conjures the Real Monsters

November 24, 2023May 19, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewCampfire Carnage, Exalted Funeral, SquishyLeave a Comment on Campfire Carnage Conjures the Real Monsters

Campfire Carnage writer Valkyrie T. Loughcrewe sees potential for “campsite as being for horror games what a dungeon is to fantasy,” an iterative space through which you can tell all sorts of stories.

Challenge Cult Horror with Maximum Mystic Punks Vol 2: Crypt

November 22, 2023May 19, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewExalted Funeral, Mystic PunksLeave a Comment on Challenge Cult Horror with Maximum Mystic Punks Vol 2: Crypt

“I’ve always been fascinated with medieval crypts, ossuaries and mausoleums,” Mystic Punks series creator Anthony Meloro says. “So, placing a dungeon crawl in one is an obvious choice.”

Inventing a World of Insectoid Wonders

November 21, 2023August 24, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewExalted Funeral, Settlers of a Dead GodLeave a Comment on Inventing a World of Insectoid Wonders

We delve into the mind of creator Eduardo Carabaño, exploring the history, philosophy, inspirations and design processes that carried Settlers of a Dead God from inception to publication.

Depths of the Abyss

July 3, 2023August 24, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewAbyss of Hallucinations, Exalted Funeral, Max Moon GamesLeave a Comment on Depths of the Abyss

To play, at least for Max Moon in the world of The Abyss of Hallucinations and MÖRK BORG, is to participate in a ritual that can potentially break the reality laid out by the capitalist trap.

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