MD 229 Book ov Blood & Fire w/ Luke Crane (Burning Wheel, Torchbearer, Mouse Guard, Miseries & Misfortunes)

This week’s guest is Luke Crane and we get into the philosophy behind TTRPG creation. We talk about making games as a teen, creating his games Burning Wheel, Mouse Guard and Torchbearer. We talk about his LARP Inheritance, and Luke and Steve playing it together at Gen Con 2023. Follow Luke Crane: Website

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Flaming blood drips from the ceiling onto narrow ledges over a pool of fire-blood that’ll stick to you like napalm. Trap! A portcullis drops down in the doorway you came through, cutting you off from escape. The ledges collapse underneath you. Jump!

On a stationary center plinth is orc lawyer Janet Reno Nevada Esquire, wearing a pantsuit with heels. She’s chained to a massive lectern where the Book ov Blood & Fire rests. She’s bleeding fire, yelling her true name and the name of her true love (who’s somewhere nearby). You can heal Janet’s magical wounds to calm her down, but to break the curse you must bring her true love before her.

She wields the oversized Book ov Blood & Fire like a flail to knock you into the pool, or flings pages for a ranged attack. If a page hits you, make a mental save (with a solid debate argument) or suffer The Rules: When you bleed, your blood becomes fire. You must say your true name and the name of your true love. You become cursed if you read from the book.

Art: Tiger Wizard  Words: Steve Albertson

Story by: Andrew Bellury, Steve Albertson, Luke Crane

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