Ludonarrative Dissidents

By: Ross Payton
  • Summary

  • Ludonarrative Dissidents is a podcast from Greg Stolze, James Wallis, and Ross Payton to explore and analyze tabletop RPGs. What does each game do, how does it work, and why do people play it? We are currently in season 2, and we've expanded to include episodes on types of game mechanics like meta currencies and initiative systems. Visit our website at https://www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/ to get detailed show notes. Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/CQt5DbFZCD
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Episodes
  • Double Tap - Night's Black Agents
    Oct 1 2024

    Click here to read the full show notes!

    Night’s Black Agents: Double Tap is a ‘gear book’ from 2013, a collection of new equipment, background and game material for GM and players, written by Ken Hite and several others. It’s an expansion for Night’s Black Agents, an RPG of modern tactical espionage and vampires, also written by Ken Hite and published by Pelgrane Press in 2011. It’s a really interesting book whether you play NBA or not, and we think you’ll enjoy our far-ranging discussion of it and the issues it raises.

    Click here to see NBA: Double Tap on DriveThruRPG
    Click here to see the Night’s Black Agents RPG on DriveThruRPG



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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Ludonarrative Dissidents Livestream #5 - September 24
    Sep 23 2024

    Our livestream for September. If you want to see the visuals, watch it on Youtube.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
    Sep 4 2024

    Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (SWADE) was designed and written by Shane Lacy Hensley with Clint Black, and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group in 2023. It’s a generic rules system of cinematic action with a historied pedigree and an amazing range of sourcebooks, but how does it fare against more rules-y games like GURPS or narrativist darlings like FATE? We take it apart to see what keeps its motor running, mechanically and stylistically, then put it back together to discuss how that affects play.

    As noted at the end of the episode, Greg and James were given PDF copies of the game by PEG and we are properly grateful for that.

    Click here to see Savage Worlds: Adventure Edition on DriveThruRPG

    Click here for Episode 3 full show notes

    ⁠⁠Discuss this episode on the LND Discord!⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Intro music by Arcane Anthems

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    1 hr and 25 mins

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