Opposed Roles

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 Other predicted dates mentioned in the discussion may also be out of date.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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opposedroles/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opposedroles/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opposedroles/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opposedroles/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opposedroles/message

A discussion between Bilharzia and Raleel about variable action points in the Mythras Roleplaying game. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opposedroles/message