Bastionland Podcast - Tabletop Roleplaying Game Design · Chris McDowall
George Bickers' Rule of Three
November 25, 2025·57 min·5 clips
George Bickers explains how Warhammer's rat catcher and cobbler careers shaped his view of working-class heroes in RPGs.
As heard by us
A thoughtful RPG conversation about first loves, god games, and what rare designs leave behind.
George Bickers moves through a familiar tabletop arc, from his first roleplaying game in the mid-2000s to Nobilis, that rare white-whale book he keeps circling back to for its god-game ideas and the way those ideas get built.
Why you'd press play
Press play for a quiet tour through a first RPG, a white whale, and some very specific god-game design.
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