Cartel, one of Magpie’s newest PbtA games, is our main point of discussion this week on The Gauntlet Podcast. Enjoy!
Originally shared by Jason Cordova
On this week’s episode of The Gauntlet Podcast, Mark Diaz Truman joins us to talk about Cartel. This was a really fun episode to record; we had an instant chemistry with Mark, and it comes through nicely. The conversation is funny and well-rounded. I hope you enjoy it!
And thanks to Steve Mains for his fabulous (first) edit!
Here are the time codes:
Play List
Imperial Assault (00:51)
Mouse Guard (04:41)
Max Hervieux’s Legend of the Elements (08:44)
Anna Kreider and Andrew Medeiros’s The Watch (15:10)
Giving Me Life
Training for Marathons (19:30)
Cord Cutting (20:29)
Prepping Star Wars World (21:28)
Dreamation 2016 (24:50)
Cartel
Cartel and narco fiction (28:25)
The cartels and romanticizing violence (32:07)
Mexican culture and gaming (38:00)
‘External’ playbooks (41:10)
Having fun while playing unsavory characters (45:06)
What’s next for Cartel (53:41)
What’s coming-up from Magpie Games (58:29)
The Final Question
Continuing On Moonlight, from Episode 40 (1:01:04)
Links
Magpie games: http://www.magpiegames.com
Cartel ashcan: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/153882/Cartel-Ashcan-Edition
