In retrospect, numbering our first episode “zero” wasn’t the best idea.

This, then is episode one – our second episode of the Twitching Curtain. In this episode our panels recommend the best games for people new to story gaming, discuss Knutpunkt 2014 and its impact on the UK LARP scene and talk about London Indiemeet’s recent “Playstorm”.

Length: 60 minutes.

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 Participants in this episode

• Anita Murray
• Cat Tobin (Twitter: @CatTHM)
• James Graham (Twitter: @JamesGraham)
• James Joyce
• Joanna Piancastelli
• Epistolary Richard (Twitter: @RichardAuthor)

Glossary

See episode zero.

Part One – Catch Up (00:00:00)

• Sean Buckley’s Fiasco playset “The Sound of Waves” has not yet been published, but check out his earlier playset “Back to the Old House” – http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/downloads/index.php?cat=7#111
• I Know You Are But What Am I? by Adam James – http://www.mradamjames.com/I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I#.U5bqyZRdUoY
• Remodel by Emily Care Boss – http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/130960/Remodel?manufacturers_id=3204
• Cafe Casablanca by Cruel Hoax – http://uk-freeforms.wikidot.com/cafe-casablanca / http://www.ishtari.co.uk/casablanca/
• Adrift by James Joyce – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GakBGFzBAiTFoOQqoeOID6FsdlBG44759nfVS4XqAPA/edit?usp=sharing

Part Two – Games For Newcomers (00:10:30)

^F Free

^P Pay What You Want

• Always/Never/Now^P by Will Hindmarsh – http://always-never-now.tumblr.com/
• B x B / G x B by Jake Richmond and Heather Aplington – http://atarashigames.wordpress.com/teachers-lounge/
• Fiasco by Jason Morningstar – http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/
• G x G by Michael Wight – http://celstyle.com/?p=732
• InSpectres by Jared Sorenson – http://rpggeek.com/rpg/651/inspectres
• Lady Blackbird^F by John Harper – http://www.onesevendesign.com/ladyblackbird/
• Love in the Time of Seið by Jason Morningstar and Matthijs Holter – http://norwegianstyle.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/love-in-the-time-of-sei%C3%B0/
• One Last Job by Grant Howitt – http://lookrobot.co.uk/2014/02/12/one-last-job-rpg/
• Powers for Good^P by Sage LaTorra – http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/126205/Powers-For-Good-0
• Storium – https://storium.com/
• Witch: The Road to Linsifarne by the Pompey Crew – http://ukrpdc.wordpress.com/pcd/witch/

Many of these games can be purchased from the publishers themselves and/or the following places:

• Leisure Games (support your friendly local gaming store!) – http://www.leisuregames.com/acatalog/Indy_Press_Games_Selection.html
• Indie Press Revolution –  http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
• DriveThruRPG – http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/

Other references:

• Tabletop: Fiasco Episode – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXJxQ0NbFtk
• The Ennie Awards 2013 – http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/announcing-the-2013-ennie-awards-winners/
• Story Game Replays – http://epistolaryrichard.wordpress.com/tag/story-game-replay/

Part Three – Knutpunkt and Progressive Larp (00:32:40)

• Knutpunkt 2014 – http://knutpunkt.se/
• Fastaval – http://www.fastaval.dk/?lang=en
• Larps from the Factory – http://larpfactorybookproject.blogspot.co.uk/p/welcome.html
• Richard’s Prezi on Larp styles – http://prezi.com/09e7_5p64_id/the-larp-gradient/
• Nordic Progressive Larp in Britain and Ireland Meetup – http://www.meetup.com/Nordic-Progressive-Larp-in-Britain-and-Ireland/
• The Game Kitchen – http://thegamekitchen.org/ (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1412558185666552/?fref=ts

Part Four – Playstorm (00:48:40)

• Peaky – http://uk-freeforms.wikidot.com/peaky
• Anarktika: Fate of Heroes by Richard Williams and others – http://richard-williams.com/anarktica.php
• TED Talk: Sarah Lewis “Embrace the Near Win” – https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_lewis_embrace_the_near_win

We’ll include links to any finished games from the Playstorm as we have them.

Conventions and Events

(last known date included – these are all annual events unless otherwise stated)

• Conception: 29 January – 2 February 2014, Dorset UK – http://www.conceptionuk.org/
• UK Games Expo – 30 May – 1 June, Birmingham UK – http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
• Nine Worlds Geekfest: 8-10 August 2014, London UK – https://nineworlds.co.uk/
• IndieCon: 6-9 November 2014 (tbc), Dorset UK – http://www.indiecon.net/
• Heroic Consequences: 20-23 November 2014, Dorset UK – http://www.ishtari.co.uk/consequences/
• Dragonmeet: 13 December 2014, London UK – http://www.dragonmeet.co.uk/
• Knudepunkt 2015: 12-15 February, Denmark – http://knudepunkt.org/

Groups and Businesses

• Leisure Games – http://www.leisuregames.com/
• London Indie RPG Meetup (aka “Indiemeet”) – http://www.meetup.com/London-Indie-RPG-Meetup-Group/
• Storygasm – https://www.facebook.com/groups/storygasm/