Games Without Masters (Episode 98)

In this episode we will recommend some GM-less games that are fun to play and easy to play around the table as well as online. ## Microscope (02:29) A world building game by Ben Robbins Easy and fun to play even with just two people. [http://www.lamemage.com/microscope/](http://www.lamemage.com/microscope/) [http://www.lamemage.com/store.html](http://www.lamemage.com/store.html) You might also like to check out: Kingdom: [http://www.lamemage.com/kingdom/](http://www.lamemage.com/kingdom/) Follow: [http://www.lamemage.com/follow/](http://www.lamemage.com/follow/) ## For the Queen (07:30) A card-based story-building game By Alex Roberts. [https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/module/140/for-the-queen](https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/module/140/for-the-queen) ## The Quiet Year (09:30) A community development game by Avery Alder [https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/module/22/the-quiet-year](https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse/module/22/the-quiet-year) ## Venture Forth (12:42) A fantasy hack of “The Quiet Year” by Eran Aviram (that’s our Eran!) [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/227988/Venture-Forth](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/227988/Venture-Forth) [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Nanolayers.VentureApp](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Nanolayers.VentureApp) ## Swords Without Master (15:37) The “Father” of GM-less games, by Epidiah Ravachol [https://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/swords-without-master-about](https://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/swords-without-master-about) # Summary (17:24) - Our friend Richard Williams ([https://twitter.com/richardauthor](https://twitter.com/richardauthor))  - These are hard times, you can help publishers and content creator by purchasing their PDFs, If you are financially able. * * * # Taking the load off (20:28) - Eran - Running Forge of Fury, switched my Hell’s Rebels game to Roll20  - Uri - it’s hard playing online for me. But I did manage some playtest for a space combat adventure and play my pathfinder game, but did not manage to get my masks game coordinated. * * * Email us at [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail]) with questions, topic suggestions, and comments, and check out [our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast). We have a [Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. Also, most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=29668), which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you. Intro and outro based on On the Shoulders of Dwarves by the Cliches Duo. On the Shoulders of Dwarves is shared under [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). * * *