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This week, now that the part of season 3 that was funded by Kickstarter is over, I’ve got a treat for you: the backers-only bonus episode with Mikey Hamm, designer of Slugblaster. You didn’t think I was gonna just hold on to an episode this good forever, did you? It’s the show’s namesake mechanic!
Mikey is currently Kickstarting Two-Hand Path, a solo game roll-and-write dungeon crawler. Check it out.
While I thought this episode would be a big of a goof about a goofy mechanic (and it is), it also brought out some of the most thoughtful thoughts on deploying mechanics with precision and purpose that I’ve had on the show yet. Also, we had a blast.
A slug blast.
List of Games with Exploding Dice
Middle Earth Roleplaying Game
Shadowrun
Earthdawn
Luck of Legends
The Burning Wheel
7th Sea
Heart (Deep Apiarist class)
Renegade Racers
Kids on Bikes
Armello
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Mikey on Bluesky.
Sam on Bluesky and itch.
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Published 05/15/24
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