Every single RPG with a GM has a motivation to run the game, an agenda, for the GM. Most of those games would be better if they stated that agenda explicitly. Because beyond telling the GM what to aim for, these motivations tell the GM where their fun is coming from in the game—they tell […]
In the typical default setting of white characters, Cartel switches the settings to that of Mexico which rarely happens without the GM saying so. It touches on weighty subjects of culture and the darkness that lies underneath when it comes to the issue at hand. But Cartel also does something that few games do; it is at its best and its core a Telenovela. Those of us who grew up in Latin culture can pick that up in a heartbeat and those who haven’t can lavish into the drama if it all. Aunque la…
