RPPR Episode 91: Gen Con 2013 Wrapup
News: Base Raiders is nearly complete! The PDF should be available to backers around September 10! Caleb is starting a new podcast through RPPR called Game Designer’s Workshop. Expect the first episode in the next month. Also, check out his blog post about Gen Con at Hebanon Games.
Synopsis: Another Gen Con has come and gone. This year, Tom, Aaron, Caleb, and I quested for the most awesome of gaming conventions and lo and behold did we have a good time. We recount our experiences running games, attending events, meeting great authors and designers, and the RPPR fan meetup! We also got a lot of new games to try out for the Actual Play podcast, so keep an eye out for that. Cosplay, PC mishaps, history lessons, and Night Vale dominated this year, so if you want to find out exactly If you met one of us at the con, be sure to say hi in the comments! I’m sorry I didn’t catch everyone’s name.
Shout Outs:
- Transhuman: They thanked RPPR in it!
- Better Angels: Caleb is writing a campaign for it. We’re playtesting it now.
- Hackmaster: I got a copy of the new version, so we’ll be running that this fall.
- Eternal Lies: A new Trail of Cthulhu campaign, with its own soundtrack.
- Esoterrorists, Second Edition: More setting material and slightly revised rules.
- Sense of the Sleight of Hand Man: I finally have it, so we’ll be running a campaign of it very soon.
- 13th Age: A new d20 fantasy RPG with interesting new rule.
- Our Last, Best Hope: A new indie RPG that simulates Save the World narratives.
- Durance: Space Australia indie RPG
- Hillfolk: Finally got my copy of it and Blood on the Snow, so we will be running that as well.
- Call of Cathulhu: Cats fight the Mythos!
- Out of Space: A scenario anthology of Trail of Cthulhu adventures, including the Repairer of Reputation.
- Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle: I got this for Bill, so perhaps he will run some D&D Next this fall.
- The Final Revelation: Caleb picked up this horrifying anthology of Trail of Cthulhu adventures.
- Spark: an indie RPG about world creation and storytelling.
- Dungeon World: Finally got a few copies between us, so this is definitely on the queue for the AP podcast.
- Sinner: A new novel by Greg Stolze about a supervillain.
- Cards Against Humanity: We’re all terrible monsters.
- Double Tap: A new player’s handbook for Night’s Black Agents
- Mutants and Masterminds, 3rd Edition: 20% more mutants!
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RPPR Episode 90: Theater of the Mind
News: Transhuman, a sourcebook for players in Eclipse Phase is out! Caleb and I both wrote for it, so check it out. In other news, Base Raiders is rapidly nearing completion and in playtesting. More importantly, Gencon draws near! Tom, Aaron, Caleb and I will be there. The RPPR Meetup will be 6 pm on Friday the 16th at the Hyatt Lobby. See you there.
Synopsis: Describing things is the primary job of the gamemaster, but many times, something gets lost. Players misunderstand what is being said or the gamemaster forgets an important detail. What do you do when players make a mistake? Whose fault is it? Tom, special guest Bill, and I talk about our approaches as gamemasters when it comes to describing scenes and dealing with player interpretations. Plus, Tom has a letter, shout outs and anecdotes!
Shout Outs
- Slasher Flick: An indie horror RPG that emulates slasher films. Very fun and easy to learn. Listen to our Actual Play.
- To Be Or Not To Be: A Choose Your Own Adventure based on Hamlet. Written by Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics fame.
- Transhuman: If you play Eclipse Phase you should get this and I am not just saying this because I wrote it. It has all kinds of great stuff in it. For reals.
- Shadowrun Returns: The new computer game based on everyone’s favorite magic cyberpunk game, chummer.
- Welcome to Night Vale: You can stop emailing us about it. We know and we like it.
- Shadow Bound: An upcoming silent horror web series with Lovecraftian themes.
- Much Ado About Nothing: Wheddon directed a Shakespearean Comedy. Deal with it.
- Bundle of Holding: Like Humble Bundle but with tabletop RPG PDFs.
- Master of Magic: Turn based fantasy 4x game. Available on GoG.com.
- The Dionaea House: Creepypasta series about a haunted house.
Music: Eliezer’s Waltz by Disparition
Promo: The UnderDiscussion Podcast
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RPPR Episode 89: Scenari-NO
News: Base Raiders is in layout! Hooray! Raillery is on hiatus until Base Raiders is complete. Boo!
Synopsis: Tom and I once again dive into the “Pile of Broken Dreams“to look at two old modules, Zombietown USA for GURPS and All Fall Down for Cyberpunk. Adventure design was quite different back then. For example, a brutal dungeon crawl was apparently required for every scenario, regardless of genre. Railroading was very popular as well. Regardless, there are useful elements from each scenario. Also, Tom does not care for the needless inclusion of Autoduel stats for a horror scenario. Oh and Tom has a letter too. Plus, shout outs and anecdotes!
Shout Outs
- Channel A: A truly fun game for anime fans AND haters. Listen to our special Actual Play!
- Fate Core: The new edition of the Fate RPG system and it comes in a handsome book.
- Boss Monster: A new 8-bit video game inspired card game. Kill the heroes before the other monsters do.
- Nazi Occult: A fictional recounting of the Nazi’s experiments with the occult. Werewolves and djinn, oh my!
- The Curse: A modern retelling of the Colour out of Space.
- VHS 2: The third segment is creepy as hell. I enjoyed the second segment. The first and fourth ones…eehhhhhhhh.
Song: Zombietown by the Midnight Peacocks
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