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A games and literature podcast all about stories, from London-based indie developers Weather Factory. Forgotten myths, fantastic sources, gothic tropes and ghoulish tales. All with a list of the games / texts we talk about at the bottom of the episode summary, so you can go away and play/read to your black heart's content.

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Now Draw the Rest of the Owl, Part 2

August 27, 2021 • Lottie Bevan & Alexis Kennedy • Season 2 • Episode 7

The conclusion of an epic two-parter. Who would win in a fight between TRPGs and CRPGs? What happens if a giant worm swallows a city? Is a dolphin the same as a cat? We attempt to answer these questions with appeals to Simon Baron-Cohen's empathising-systemising theory, work out why TRPGs rely so heavily on rule-sets when lots of people don't follow them anyway, and end up convincing ourselves that Game of Thrones is Love Island for nerds. PROVE US WRONG IF YOU DARE.

Games / books mentioned in this episode, for your gaming / reading pleasure:

- The Lady Afterwards, by us
- The Essential Difference, by Simon Baron-Cohen
- The Burning Wheel, by Luke Crane
- Rolemaster, by Iron Crown
- Ars Magica, by Atlas Games

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