Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

Beat analysis finally covers beatings as the Gaming Hut Hamlet’s GM Screen series discusses the ups and downs of combat. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken chats with Gorilla Games’ Jeff Siadek. At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Robert Wolfe, the Culture Hut reveals what is hidden about vaudeville. Finally estimable […]

After a hiatus, our Hamlet’s GM Screen series stealths back into the Gaming Hut for a look at the narrative beats of sneaking and infiltration. The Tradecraft Hut assembles a dossier on the recent arrest of former German spy chief August Hanning. The Stock Character Hut learns to loose its inhibitions with a look at […]

Get ready to go to hell and have a good dangerous time there as Among My Many Hats delves into Robin’s writing and design contributions to the computer narrative strategy game Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists, now available on Steam. Inspired by Ken’s recent journey there, Travel Advisory presents a gamer’s guide to Florence. The […]

You heard us at Edinburgh, but now it’s time to talk about Edinburgh, and Tabletop Scotland, in our latest Travel Advisory. Speaking of Edinburgh, the History Hut doffs its helmet to the Scotland’s First Warriors show at its National Museum. But wait you ask does Edinburgh have used bookshops? Did Sheila buy enough yarn to […]

From the airport-adjacent splendor of Edinburgh’s Highland Hall, Ken and Robin appear live at Tabletop Scotland to talk Edison’s miracles, wild west icons, successors to The Armitage Files, updating cyberpunk, food allergy protocols, and, of course, haggis. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for […]

The Gaming Hut gets salty as we look into the dire implications of the standard rpg writing phrase “at the GM’s discretion.” The Crime Blotter recounts the exploits of serial 18th century prison escaper Jean Henri Latude. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken talks to Glaiza Champion, designer of such games as […]

The Gaming Hut series of revelations from Robin’s new book Hamlet’s GM Screen continues with moments in which characters just might lose it. At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Rob Lightner, the Tradecraft Hut ponders the case of CIA officer David Rush, incarcerated but not so far indicted after being caught with approximately 666 […]

The Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues in the Gaming Hut with tips on paying off player character signature elements. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken passes the baton, or perhaps bloody stake, to lead designer of the upcoming new Vampire edition, Diogo Nogueira. The Architecture Hut delves into the psychogeographic consequences of […]

Live at Gen Con 2026, Ken and special guest Darcy Ross talk yokai in the 9 Years war, evil sorcerers, Indy food discoveries, Aleister Crowley, convention games and so much more. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon! Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd […]

Don’t get stuck outside the Gaming Hut. Our Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues with a look at barriers and getting past them. At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Mark K the Crime Blotter opens the case of the great New Jersey salad oil swindle. Fake it until you make it as the Stock Character […]

The Gaming Hut Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues with a breakdown on finding stuff. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken chats with political scientist James Fielder, who researches the politics of game worlds. At the siren behest of beloved Patreon backer Shinanoki, the Monster Hut reveals the dangerous side of nymphs. Finally […]

His head still spinning from the whirl of Gen Con 2026, Ken issues a Travel Advisory covering its news and scuttlebutt. The Gaming Hut’s Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues with tips and tricks for scene setting. With the ongoing Merryshire Detective Club Backerkit campaign in mind, the Food Hut asks which items go in first breakfast […]

The Gaming Hut’s Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues with the handoff, the moment when the players deal with the scenario’s initial choices. In the Horror Hut we enter a hazy borderland, attempting to pin down the distinction between liminal and reality horror. How to Write Good asks when, if ever, one should use the word […]

Our Hamlet’s GM Screen series continues in the Gaming Hut with a look at the prelude sequence in an adventure where the PCs poke around town shopping and bartering. Keeping us in mind of the upcoming Nations and Cannons: Dark and Bloody Ground Kickstarter, the History Hut tells the tale of river pirate James Rivington. […]

We open in the Preamble Hut for an important announcement. This year, along with the rest of the Pelgrane Press crew, we will be attending Tabletop Scotland in Edinburgh. The show runs from September 4 to 6; we’ll both be there with a live show. Note that we will not be at Dragonmeet in November […]

The Gaming Hut tour through Robin’s new book Hamlet’s GM Screen resumes with a look at the beats of Session Zero. The Tradecraft Hut peers into the dossier of Revolutionary War era newspaper publisher James Rivington, who may have been a spy for the Patriots. Pendragon line developer David Larkins takes a seat in the special […]

Beloved Patreon backer Hyperlexic summons us to the Gaming Hut to propose alternate eras for Fall of DELTA Green. Fun with Science reveals the gnarly details of animal attack forensics. Estimable backer Mike Coleman Asks Ken and Robin how they prune their book and DVD libraries. Finally the Conspiracy Corner looks at the latest team-up […]

Our Gaming Hut tour of concepts from Robin’s new book Hamlet’s GM Screen continues with a look at up and down beats, the lifeblood of narrative engagement. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken chats with Than Gibson and Derek White about their Darkspace RPG. The Word Hut quizzes Ken on slang terms […]

Gaming Hut starts a deep dive into Robin’s imminent book Hamlet’s GM Screen, by looking at the types of narrative beats as they appear at the gaming table. Ripped from the Headlines dons hazmat suits to look at a recent case of unauthorized biolabs. In the Horror Hut beloved Patreon backer Kristian Groenseth asks what […]

Among My Many Hats presents Robin’s new book Hamlet’s GM Screen, coming in July from Pelgrane Press. The Monster Hut looks around the corner at that long-necked yokai, the rokurokubi, and its sometimes entirely detachable head. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken talks to Jared Twing about his game Of Hearth & […]