Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski is most notably a delightful sendup of film noir tropes, a particular twist on the “man who knew too much.” Drawn into a series of strange events due to a case of mistaken identity, Jeff Lebowski is a man who knows far too little about anything other than bowling. By the end of…
Pyramid Magazine has published a brief article I wrote on the femme fatale archetype, which is found most commonly in film noir and hardboiled crime fiction. The article also considers attributes and other elements of the femme fatale character that are applicable to role-playing games. While the article focuses on GURPS mechanics, the ideas could certainly be implemented in any gaming system. This publication…