Our horror TTRPG spotlight winds down—for now. Jamie, Mark, and Scott unpack game mechanics that subtly shape pacing and tension, exploring ritual framing, partial successes, player-facing rolls, and objective-driven rewards.

We also discuss two cult-favorite horror rpgs we haven’t covered before—Unknown Armies and Kult—before diving into a brisk (~30-minute) actual play of Don’t Rest Your Head.

Topics Discussed:

01:30 Podcast milestone

05:59 Honorable mentions

09:25 Unknown Armies

23:00 Kult

40:30 Applying these ideas at the table

66:20 Don’t Rest Your Head — actual play

88:40 DRYH debrief

90:00 More games we love

100:00 What’s next?

Listen on ModernMythology.net or your favorite podcatcher, and catch more from Scott about Unknown Armies on YouTube.

Keep an eye out for upcoming articles from James exploring play style versus system on the Modern Mythology blog.