Role Playing Public Radio

RPPR Episode 95: Historical Histronics

December 5, 2013

News: The RPPR Actual Play podcast has a new look. Thanks to KC Green for the banner! Be sure to check out his webcomic, Gun Show. We also have new content on the Base Raiders website, including a character creation survival guide.

Synopsis: Research is an important part of game design, especially when writing historical scenarios. We invited Adam Scott Glancy of Pagan Publishing to talk about research and game design, starting with his work on Cold Dead Hand, now available in The Unspeakable Oath #23. Tom, Scott, and I had a long ranging discussion that went over many topics related to history and research, so we didn’t have time for letters or anecdotes. I will list a few resources mentioned in the episode though.

Shout outs:

Podcast at Ground Zero: Hear Scott and Jarred Wallace of Dagon Industries pontificate about post-apocalyptica.
Thing on the Fourble Board: A horror radio show about an oil well that drilled too deep.
Scarecrow Video: If you live in Seattle, you should check out this unique video rental establishment.
Project Gutenberg: You need this website. For reals.

Music: FOR MOTHER RUSSIA

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Gencon 2013 Interviews – Part 1

November 23, 2013

Caleb interviewed quite a few game designers at Gencon this year, to talk about their new creations. Because each interview was short, I made a compilation of the first four interviews. They are in order:

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RPPR Episode 94: Scenari-NO 2 – Electric Boogaloo

November 6, 2013

News: Check out the first Base Raiders Actual Play, with brand new Origin Story rules available for free on the Base Raiders website. Also, BUY MY BOOK

Synopsis: We decided to analyze two recently written scenarios to see how the art of scenario writing has changed over the last 20 years. We took Millionaire’s Special, a Trail of Cthulhu adventure from the book Out of Space and Ghost Town an adventure from the newest Mutants and Masterminds core rulebook. By looking at the antagonists, plot structure, and tone, we figured out what works and what doesn’t. It’s a lively discussion! Tom has a letter and we have shout outs and anecdotes.

Shout Outs

Red Scare: a comedic horror web series set in a fallout shelter during the 1950s. Who among the survivors is a vampire?
Shadow Bound: A silent horror web series set in a Lovecraftian 1930s setting. It’s like a game of Call of Cthulhu brought to life!
The Smash Brothers: a 9 part documentary on the competitive Smash Brothers Melee scene. Far more fascinating than you might think.
The Wolf Among Us: A great adventure video game based on the comic Fables.
Stanley Parable: Just play this game.
Eldtrich: A Lovecraftian roguelike game with Minecraft-esque graphics.
Best of the Worst: A web series where the team from Red Letter Media reviews horrible movies.