Summary: Mike, Brandon, and Greg talk about Faction Turns/GM turns in ttrpgs, systems seen in games like Stars Without Number, Urban Shadows 2E, Blades in the Dark, etc.<br> <br> Brandon shares some of their experience playing in a faction turn for Elder County TN, Mike talks about scope and intention with Faction/GM turns, and Greg muses on the role of surprise/secrets as an actual-play-focused GM.<br> <br> <br> If you like what you hear, please spread the word about the show! Become a subscriber to our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/speculate" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.patreon.com/speculate&source=gmail&ust=1652421329994000&usg=AOvVaw0ToQW3AV6OqcAKTRFOSXy4">https://www.patreon.com/speculate</a> to get even more content (including Fractal Spire extras, more special episodes like this one, access to behind-the-scenes material like GM streams and session zero recordings, and more!<br> You can watch our completed series “Splendour and Shadow” and “The Case of the Cindered Seal” at Youtube.com/ArvanEleron.<br> This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at <a href="https://twitter.com/RudyBasso" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/RudyBasso&source=gmail&ust=1652421329994000&usg=AOvVaw2yHgy-PGo7AbwlDV8abcOJ">https://twitter.com/RudyBasso</a>). As always, thanks for listening!<br> <br>
