10: Against Procedurality

14: Wolves Upon the Coast

Dead Letters has returned! On this episode, time traveling RPG enthusiasts Walid and Misha argue with Sam about the beloved, massive, hexcrawl adventure Wolves Upon the Coast by Luke Gearing. Tune in as the guys discuss open world adventure games, GM legwork, and man-eating horses. By the end perhaps we will all have answers to the age old question: Why does the Medusa speak Latin? Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social] Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social] Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social] Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

13: Goblin Laws of Gaming (GLOG)

Sam holds a seance with two spirits, Walid and Misha, to discuss the beloved combination of blogs, pdfs, excel documents, and communities that make up the GLOG: a ruleset by by Arnold Kemp. Join the guys as they recap the history of OSR revival, walkthrough version 1.0, and argue design philosophy. Stick to the end to hear about our favorite classes, and meet special guest Bill Toast. Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social] Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social] Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social] Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

12: The Shrike

Walid and Misha, two sentient insects controlling human bodies, bring on entomologist Sam to discuss the Ennie Award winning adventure by Leo Hunt: The Shrike. Join the bugs as they converse over dungeon design, mandatory cannibalism, "video-gamisms", and the problems with visualizing physical space. Editors Note: Misha's audio get's a little janky partly through this episode. Apologies! We fixed it, but this recording went through some struggles. Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social] Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social] Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social] Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

11: Blades in the Dark

Sam brings on two of his favorite cyborg robots, Misha and Walid, to discuss an influential book to them and much of the TTRPG scene: John Harper's Blades in the Dark. Listen to the guys break down their experience Forging in the Dark, what this book provides, what its missing, and a brief stint into what really constitutes "fiction first" gameplay. Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social] Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social] Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social] Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

10: Against Procedurality

Dead Letters is back with a special episode! Sam and two famed astronauts Walid and Sam return from their mission on flat Mars to discuss Miguel Sicarts famous article Against Procedurality. Listen to the guys transform into video game designers for an episode, and discuss what the deal is with proceduralists, MDA, meaningful play, and how it all connects to RPGs! Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social] Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social] Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social] Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com