Last Friday the books arrived. All 500 of them. On Monday, we got the last of the supplemental materials from the printer. Thousand of pages of signed prints, character sheets, story points, and nameplates. This morning, we sent our first batch of Priority Mail packages, brimming with Shakespearean goodness, hurtling toward all of you at […]
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…
