Maxwell Lander is an educator and photographer in eastern Canada. Aaron King is an editor and collage artist in the Midwestern US. They're both game designers, and together, they read RPG books, find the good bits, and discuss them critically. Welcome to RTFM.
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Sed bienvenidos a Read the Fucking Manual, el podcast donde hablaremos de videojuegos, pero que también abarcara temas como manga, anime , series , peliculas y "ocio alternativo" ( wargames, rol , juegos de mesa...). Y todo esto con un humor muy... nuestro.
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RTFM: Game Design as Practice
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A guest had to reschedule, so Max and Aaron had to scramble and invent a whole new schema through which to observe RPG discourse. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. If you want…
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RTFM: The Green Knight
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Books are out, boxes are in. That's the philosophy behind this latest episode, covering the Green Knight starter set, direct from A24. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. If you…
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RTFM Interview: Will Jobst
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RTFM is back from hiatus! And this time, it's personal. We'll be alternating our regular book reviews with interviews, and to usher in this new era, we have Will Jobst, designer of Torq and the currently crowdfunding Plasmodics. We talk about game design, learning new skills, and mutants mutants mutants. Max Lander and Aaron Ki…
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RTFM: Game Design & Immersive Experience
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Who even has time to read? Not us! So today, we're talking about our own game design. Then we get sidetracked into discussing immersive experiences. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't h…
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RTFM: Let These Mermaids Touch Your Dick Maybe
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This episode is brought to you by No-Tell Motel from Bannerless Games, a solo murder mystery game. It rules! Our sex game trend continues with Let These Mermaids Touch Your Dick Maybe from Riverhouse Games. Want to slap a dildo with a sticky hand? Is it a lyric game? Has anyone played it? Max Lander and Aaron King dig…
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RTFM: Monsterhearts 2
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This episode is brought to you by VOID 1680 AM by Bannerless Games. It's a solo, playlist-building RPG, and it rules. We're talking Monsterhearts 2 by Avery Alder, and we're joined by Jay Dragon of Possum Creek Games. Jay claims to know the deep dark truth of Monsterhearts, so who were we to disagree? Max Lander and Aaron King…
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RTFM: Vice & Violence
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This episode is brought to you by Cloud Empress: Life & Death by watt. Back it on Kickstarter now! The sex continues with Vice & Violence by Rapscallion, an explicitly horny and lewd RPG. The art is great, but is it a good game? (Yes, it's a very good game.) About the show: Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPG…
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This episode is brought to you by Cloud Empress: Life & Death by watt. Back it on Kickstarter now! Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Today, we cover ANAL WIZARDS by the Genchi Brothers. …
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RTFM Brain Power Corollary (Tunnel Goons)
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We're currently on hiatus, so here's a Patreon episode that ended up being a sort of prequel to our "Brain Power One" episode. It's about Tunnel Goons by Nate Treme at Highland Paranormal Society. Thank you to our patrons for making this episode possible! We'll be back in a couple weeks with more content here and in the Patreon. Also, Thomas Manuel…
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RTFM Season 4 Finale & Ranking of the Games
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. A freewheeling discussion of the themes and lessons of the season: ownership, games criticism, social versus mechanical rules. We discuss what's nex…
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This episode is sponsored by The Lost Bay RPG, on Kickstarter now. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. We're joined by Sam Dunnewold of Dice Exploder to cover Errant by Ava Islam, an OSR…
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This episode is sponsored by The Lost Bay RPG, on Kickstarter now. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Today, we're talking about Vermis, which isn't an RPG. Or is it? We discuss channeling in…
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. It's Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands by Meguey Baker & D. Vincent Baker. Returning guest Essay joins us to discuss a game that has been pitched to Max as exactly…
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RTFM: Dream Askew/Dream Apart
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. We continue on our journey to cure our brains of D&D. This time, our delicious medicine is Dream Askew/Dream Apart by Avery Alder and Benjamin Rosenbaum. We recor…
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RTFM Brain Power One (PbtA)
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Hey, it's the darkest time of the year, and the light of knowledge refuses to shine on our cursed podcast. Thus, instead of reading, we think. In darkness. About what it means to (not) roll those bones. This one focuses on game design theory, disclaiming dice rolls, and getting out of your comfort zone. There's an episode 0 of this series over on o…
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Look, it's Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition! The last good D&D. We talk digital tools, layout, and doing one thing well. If you want to chat about the episode, join…
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RTFM: Keep on the Borderlands
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Dia Lacina is back to talk about more adventure modules. This time, it's that classic Gygax, Keep on the Borderlands. Is it good? Is it horny? Is it colonial? And what…
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This episode is brought to you by The Lost Bay's Outer Rim Uprising. Follow the Kickstarter for this cool set of Mothership scenarios and resources! Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Aaron Lim is here to …
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RTFM: Principia Apocrypha
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This episode is brought to you by The Lost Bay's Outer Rim Uprising. Follow the Kickstarter for this cool set of Mothership scenarios and resources! Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Game designer Chris Bissett…
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RTFM 7x02 : Ahsoka + El último viaje de Demeter
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Puedes ver nuestros hermosos rostros en directo desde TWITCH en el canal de Warlaik_ los sábados noche , o no ... READ THE FUCKING MANUAL Hoy os traemos una de serie de Star Was , donde ya os decimos que si sois fan de la saga mejor no lo escuchéis . O insultarnos en comentarios que también nos vale XD . Y también hablaremos de una película sobre u…
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The RTFM Show! 049
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This episode is brought to you by The Lost Bay's Outer Rim Uprising. Follow the Kickstarter for this cool set of Mothership scenarios and resources! Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. This one starts as an episo…
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The RTFM Show! 048
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RTFM: Blades in the Dark
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This episode is brought to you by The Lost Bay's Outer Rim Uprising. Follow the Kickstarter for this cool set of Mothership scenarios and resources! Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. By popular demand, we're ta…
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The RTFM Show! 047
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RTFM: Pasión de las Pasiones
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Quinns from Shut Up & Sit Down joins us to talk about Brandon Leon-Gambetta's Pasión de las Pasiones, the telenovela RPG. We cover adding drama to your game, the player-to-GM p…
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RTFM 7x01 : Zom 100 / Zombiverso / Deep Sea
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Puedes ver nuestros hermosos rostros en directo desde TWITCH en el canal de Warlaik_ los sábados noche , o no ... READ THE FUCKING MANUAL Volvemos después del parón por vacaciones . Y venimos cargados de amor ... o mas bien dicho de nuestras mierdas ; Zombis ! Netflix ! Anime ! Malas adaptaciones !!! Y todo FULL Asiáticos.…
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The RTFM Show! 046
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RTFM: Dungeons & Dragons Third Edition
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Another trip to the dungeons with dragons. This time, it's the first outing from Wizards of the Coast. We're talking unified mechanics, feat trees, and Max's secret origin. Als…
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The RTFM Show! 045
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. We're talking Slugblaster by Mikey Hamm, and we're joined by Sean Harkin. We cover metacurrencies, skateboarding histories, and who's the chillest of them all. If you want to c…
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The RTFM Show! 044
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RTFM: Apocalypse Keys
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. We're joined by Aaron Voigt to talk Apocalypse Keys, mechanized feelings, hungry worms, and hurting God with your sins. This episode is sponsored by Ratti Incantati, an excell…
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The RTFM Show! 043
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The RTFM Show! 042
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ESPECIAL 100 PROGRAMAS / RTFM 6x26 : Final Fantasy XVI / A todo gas X / Renfield
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Programa emitido en directo en los canales : Warlaik_ de Twitch / Warlaik de Kick pásate a saludar y ver nuestros hermosos rostros . READ THE FUCKING MANUAL Programa número 100 !!! Y que hemos preparado para este evento tan especial ... NADA , la misma mierda de siempre . En el programa de hoy os traemos : - Final Fantasy XVI - Renfield - A todo ga…
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The RTFM Show! 041
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RTFM: Thousand Year Old Vampire
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. We're joined by Kait Tremblay to talk about Thousand Year Old Vampire, breaking rules, medium conventions, and "Lightning Crashes" by Live. Check out Kait's book, Collaborative…
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RTFM 6x25 : El NO E3 + The Parks
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Puedes ver nuestros hermosos rostros en directo desde TWITCH en el canal de Warlaik_ los sábados noche , o no ... READ THE FUCKING MANUAL Programa grabado fuera de nuestro " habitual" horario y han pasado cosas ... Los temas a tratar en el programa de hoy han sido los siguientes : - La película The Parks , que nos trae Sandra . - El summer game fes…
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RTFM 6x24 : From + Los Caballeros del Zodíaco
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Puedes ver nuestros hermosos rostros en directo desde TWITCH en el canal de Warlaik_ los sábados noche , o no ... READ THE FUCKING MANUAL Programa grabado fuera de nuestro " habitual" horario y han pasado cosas ... Los temas a tratar en el programa de hoy han sido los siguientes : - El color de piel de los futuros protagonistas de las películas liv…
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RTFM: Bloodbeam Badlands
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This episode is sponsored by Ratti Incantati, an excellent distributor of RPGs, zines, and literary ephemera. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Adam Vass of World Champ Game Co joins us to talk about Bloodbeam …
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RTFM 6x23 : Tengoku Daimakyo + Suzume no Tojimari
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Puedes ver nuestros hermosos rostros en directo desde TWITCH en el canal de Warlaik_ los sábados noche , o no ... READ THE FUCKING MANUAL Hoy os la soltamos rápida y al pie . El programa de hoy tiene las siguientes secciones : Tengoku Daimakyo será el anime que nos trae Jonatan . Suzume no Tojimari es lo que nos trae Sandra . Y ... como se ha queda…
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The RTFM Show! 039
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RTFM: Mutants in the Now
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This episode is sponsored by Ratti Incantati, an excellent distributor of RPGs, zines, and literary ephemera. Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. For Mutants in the Now by Julian Kay, we're joined by Aaron Fiskra…
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The RTFM Show! 038
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RTFM Zine Club: Amanda Lee Franck
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RTFM just learned about indie RPGs. Have you heard of this shit? They're so cool! RTFM's biweekly Zine Club will be hosted on Pateron, where hosts Max Lander and Aaron King each bring an RPG zine to discuss. Like show and tell but with swears. This episode is our little sampler for everyone, and it's all about Amanda Lee Franck's zines, focusing on…
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The RTFM Show! 037
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RTFM: Monster of the Week
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Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. Sen Holiday joins us to discuss Monster of the Week. The game has a laser focus, but it's a popular D&D off-ramp. What's the deal with that? If you want to chat about the episo…
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The RTFM Show! 036
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