Episode 423 – the keys to power




Fear the Boot, RPG Podcast show

Summary: * (0:46) Fear the Con X’s Kickstarter <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/893138919/fear-the-con-10-x-con">is live and needs your support</a>.<br> * (1:55) Support the Strays on <a href="https://no-shave.org/team/strays">No Shave November</a>. Also, much love to Matt who joined the team after this show was recorded, which is why he doesn’t get mentioned in the audio.<br> * (9:45) The finite resources of governance, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs">The Rules for Rulers</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Politics/dp/1610391845">The Dictator’s Handbook</a>, and how it all relates to RPGs.<br> * (20:29) Dan’s Story: Contractor Competition. People want each other’s resources for the same objectives.<br> * (25:32) Techniques for designing the power structure. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Political-Order-Decay-Industrial-Globalization/dp/0374535620">Political Order and Political Decay</a>.<br> * (49:44) So we were playing Riven…<br> Hosts: Chad, Dan, John, Wayne<br>