Role Playing Public Radio RPPR Episode 184: Vtubers and Tabletop RPGs in Japan
Jun 21, 2021
48:41
News: Check out Arkham Cold Cases on the RPPR Patreon! Episode 4 features Caleb as a guest and it’s quite hilarious. Listen to a sample here. We’ve also picked a regular time for livestreams on the RPPR Patreon Discord – 6 pm CST on Sundays. Come hang out with us by joining the Patreon.
Synopsis: Over the last year, Shaun has become a fan of vtubers, a new type of performer on streaming services like Twitch and Youtube. They use custom face rig animation software to look like cartoon characters while they chat and play various games. Many vtubers have gotten into tabletop RPGs, Many vtubers are Japanese and their RPG habits are quite different. This article from Dicebreaker helps explain.
Shout Outs
- Psycho Goreman: a hilarious Monsters and Other Childish Things-stylized horror comedy movie. A must-see for RPPR fans!
- Ask a Mortician: A mortician and Youtuber who answers questions about death.
- Superliminal: a puzzle game based on optical illusions.
- Tasting History: A Youtube channel focused on food history
- Survival Skills: an unnerving film themed around 1980s police training videos.
- Demon Wind: an over the top horror movie from 1990.
- The Last Spell: a tactical combat RPG roguelike with town building elements.