Role Playing Public Radio

Red Markets is now in campaign playtesting, so this episode covers what we’ve learned about the game since the campaign began. Hear about the enclave I helped create and what kind of jobs we’ve done. Issues that have arisen solely from campaign issues have appeared that were invisible during one shot playtesting. Caleb would also like to give a shout to the Indie Syndicate podcast. Check our their Patreon. Music: Halo from Admiral of the Red

News: There’s a new benefit for RPPR Patreon backers. I’ll be at Comicpalooza from May 22 to 25 at booth 1912. I’ll also be running two demos of Base Raiders there. Boiling Point should be released in June. Synopsis: Silent Legions is a new horror RPG that emphasizes creating your own mythos of evil gods, cultists, monsters, and artifacts. After all, we’re all fans of the Cthulhu mythos, but once you’ve seen one invisible blood sucking monster, you’ve seen all the star vampires. Caleb and I rolled up a bunch of random creations using Silent Legions and discuss how they would work in an actual game. We also discuss Silent Legions as a game. Plus there’s shout outs and anecdotes! Shout Outs Last Mechanical Monster: An Eisner nominated web comic about a mad scientist and his robot, based on a public domain Superman cartoon. Witcher 3: Caleb has very important reasons for you to purchase this game. Chroma Squad: It’s like Power Rangers, but in turn based RPG format. DnB Radio: Drum and Bass music in streaming and podcast form! Helldivers: A PS4 action game, where orbital drops give no fucks. The Coldest War and Necessary Evil: The final two novels of the Milkweed trilogy. Other Space: Hilarious sci-fi sitcom about an inept spaceship crew stranded in a parallel universe. Music: Countach by Vitus von Degen

News: I will be attending ComicPalooza this year, sharing a table with Diana Botsford. I’ll be running some demos of Base Raiders as well – stay tuned for details. Firewall, the newest Eclipse Phase book is out and Caleb and I both wrote for it. We also have more Raillery videos, like Bodyball and more Darkest Dungeon goodness! Synopsis: Tom, Caleb, and I first discuss the recent political controversy over the Indiana RFRA law and how it connects to Gen Con. After getting politics out of the way, we move on to old school gaming – in particular the style of dungeon crawling RPGs that first appeared in the 1970s. Back in the first days of gaming, there were few conventions in what a RPG should and should not be. We talk about what we like and dislike about the old school. Plus there’s a letter from Tom, shout outs, and anecdotes! Shout Outs Fear the Con: A tabletop gaming convention in St. Louis. Dungeon Crawl Classics: Old School Spirit but with great rules! Cities: Skylines: Simcity but good.DON’T CUT FUNDING YOU WILL REGRET THIS City of Darkness, Revisited: Amazing book about Kowloon Walled City and its impact. Rythlondar: The archives of a 1970s D&D campaign. RPGamer Network: Streaming vidya game music. Mostly good stuff. The Works of James K Morrow: Towing Jehovah sounds like a crazy novel. Bloodborne: Hat and Sociopathic Behavior Simulator GOTY 2015 Katanas and Trenchcoats: Only 90s kids will understand. Song: Deeper Dungeons by The Swill

Promo: Al Dente Rigamortis podcast – creepy pasta reviewed by RPPR friend, Review Cultist! News: Raillery is back with a new Let’s Play series about Darkest Dungeon! Watch Aaron throw hapless adventurers into the meat grinder that is Darkest Dungeon. The RPPR Fan Creation Contest is now underway! Win Arc Dream books by creating fan art of your favorite RPPR AP episode! Read the thread for more information and ask any questions you might have. Synopsis: Caleb and I discuss various campaigns we’ve thought about and have realized we will probably never run. Of course, Charles Stross came up with the idea first. From Night’s Black Agents (check out the Prezi for his campaign here) to dungeon crawling, there are quite a few games we won’t be playing in the future (most likely). Find out why and what we’ve learned about it. No letter from Tom, but we do have some shout outs and great anecdotes! Shout Outs Dead Sea: A nautical horror novel about an extra-dimensional Sargasso Sea. Wolf and White Van: a literary novel about play by mail RPGs and a lot more. Annihilation: What if Roadside Picnic was even weirder? Let’s find out! Jazzpunk: A short but funny satiric video game. Also, Wedding Qake. Hotline Miami 2: Crazy hard, but amazing soundtrack and intriguing story. We still like hurting other people. Witch: A dark fantasy RPG Kickstarter – play a lich right out of the gate! Necropolis: An upcoming roguelike video game from Hare Brained Schemes. The Pyramid: Decent horror film about a pyramid. Also, death traps. Guy In Your MFA: You know, THAT guy. Song: Can You Kiss Me First

Sponsor: This episode of RPPR is brought to you by easyrollerdice.com. Use coupon code RPPR to get 10% off your order. News: Check out the RPPR Patreon for bonus podcasts, behind the scene blog posts, and a whole lot more! The Tarot Gang, a collection of villains I wrote using Fate Accelerated Edition, is now available as a PDF supplement. Finally, Boiling Point is almost done and a proofreading draft should be available soon. Synopsis: Acting can take a lifetime to master, but pretending to be someone else to entertain your friends around a table is entirely different matter. Tom and I talk about how we get into character and our guidelines for role playing at the game. Obviously, using role playing as a justification to do something that will wreck a game is lame, but what else? Find out what our tips and tricks for acting at the game table are! Plus, Tom has a letter and we have shout outs and anecdotes. Shout Outs Easy Roller Dice: This episode’s sponsor. Remember, 10% off your order with coupon RPPR AND free US shipping! Warlord Sports: Get yer LARPing gear here. The Disaster Artist: Find out the story behind the creation of The Room, the world’s most infamous bad movie. Completely Normal: A stand up special by Tom Segura, now on Netflix The Light at the End: Splatterpunk vampire horror set in 1980s New York City. No Can Defend: A stand up special by Gary Gulman.The link goes to a sample on Youtube. Darkest Dungeon: MORTALITY CLARIFIED IN A SINGLE STRIKE The Guest: What if Captain America was a bit unhinged? Ok, a LOT unhinged. Song: Final Battle from the Godzilla NES Creepypasta OST

Tom is back with another interview with Deborah Davitt, creator of the Edda Earth series.  In this next installment, we discuss the second book of the series, The Goddess Denied, in which we rejoin the Valkyrie Sigrun and her companions   We also discuss the writing process, the writing environment, and the joys of trying to self-promote a book.  This is a book series most certainly worth your time. Amazon Site:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SP3TODI Artist’s Site:  http://ladyowl.deviantart.com/

It’s been a while since we’ve done an episode of Game Designer’s Workshop, but Caleb and I got together to update you all on our progress and talk about one of the major aspects of being a writer: dealing with multiple projects at once. Multitasking is a hard skill to learn, but once you master it, it pays off! We talk about keeping our noses to the grindstone, the benefits of doing multiple projects at once, and other topics. We also talk about Red Markets and Ruin. Music: Natural State of Mind by Admiral of the Red

Strike! is a new RPG Kickstarter that simplifies tactical combat from 4E Dungeons and Dragons with new game mechanics and genre mixing. Tom interviewed the game’s designer, Jim McGarva, to explain what Strike! is all about and what people will get from Kickstarting it. This is a shorter interview, but if you’ve been curious about Strike! check this interview out.

Role Playing Public Radio is now on Patreon! Instead of just asking for contributions and keeping the status quo, we are going to up our game by creating a brand new podcast series for our patrons. RPPR After Hours is a comedic roundtable where we talk about pop culture and obscure tabletop gaming products. To give you a taste, I’ve added part 1 of our first episode to the main podcast feed. We talk about Death Valley Free Prison, a vintage 1980s rpg supplement if there ever was one, the Oscars, and Destiny, the video game.If you enjoy it, you should become a backer in order to hear the rest of the episode. Please note that we will continue to release the main podcast and AP episodes for FREE for the foreseeable future. Only bonus content created exclusively for Patreon will be locked behind the paywall. If you donated to RPPR via Paypal in the last year, please email rpprpodcast at gmail to get credit on Patreon.

News: RPPR B-Sides Volume 2 is now available! Get 24 actual play episodes and help support RPPR. This volume has playtests, con games, and more! In other news, Boiling Point is still being worked on as is the Sparkles supplement for Base Raiders. Also, Gen Con 2015 event submission has opened up. Contact Arc Dream if you want to run games and get a free badge and product. Synopsis: The Final Revelation is the shortest complete campaign we’ve run at RPPR, but its complexity and depth merits a good post mortem discussion. Caleb, Aaron, and I discuss our experiences playing and running the game, purism vs pulp in cthulhu mythos gaming, player agency in RPG design, and other related topics. Tom wasn’t able to make this episode so no letter but we do have shout outs and a very special anecdote about shark fighting. Shout Outs Escape Goat 2: A great puzzle game about a magical goat and his mouse BFF. Silver Screen Fiend: A new book from Patton Oswalt about his addiction to cinema. Bad Robots: A UK prank show themed around malfunctioning technology. Concrete Grove: Not quite a solid recommendation, but I read the entire book for what that’s worth. Adult Swim Infomercials: JOIN THE ANTI-HAROLD TASK FORCE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE Whiplash: A film about jazz, abuse, and obsession. Tokyo Ghoul: an anime about the occult, cannibalism, and milquetoast student protagonists. Breaking new ground in anime tropes! Touch of Cloth: A hilarious cop show parody similar to Police Squad, but way, way dirtier. Song: A Dark Revelation by Dusk’s Embrace