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RPPR Episode 151: Shotgun Summaries

On: February 5, 2018

News: I am going on vacation later this month, but don’t worry! There will be a lot of podcasts this month. We also have a new system for scheduling online games for the RPPR Patreon using our Discord server.

Synopsis: There is an annual contest on the Delta Green email list for writing short scenarios. The Shotgun Scenario contest forces contestants to write the best possible DG scenario under 1500 words. It’s gone on since 2005 and last year had some great entries. Dan, David, Tom, and I read a bunch of them to discuss what we liked about them. We also have shout outs and anecdotes!

Shout Outs

Dark Season 1: an intriguing and fascinating mystery show on Netflix.
Skullsplitter Dice: Very cool dice for the hardcore player.
2mello: A talented lo-fi hip hop producer and DJ. Great tunes!
Synthetic Dawn: a new DLC for Stellaris
Doki Doki Literature Club: A free and amazing game on Steam. Saying more is spoilers. Play it!
Polyhero Dice: Uniquely shaped dice for the discerning gamer.
Renowned Explorers: A RPG with roguelike elements. Become Explorer of the Year!
Those Unknowable: A Lovecraftian sci-fi web comic.

Song: Tracks from the Upwind EP by 2mello

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RPPR Episode 150: PAX South 2018 Wrap Up

On: January 22, 2018

In: Podcast Episode

With: 4 Comments

Aaron, Tom, and I traveled down to Texas for PAX South 2018 and we had a blast! I finally got to play True Dungeon and we tried out multiple games that weekend like:

True Dungeon: An escape room with LARPing and pog collecting (kind of). It’s got it all!
Wild West Exodus: A new weird western themed skirmish game with great models and interesting rules
Tokaido: An excellent board game about traveling to Edo, in style.
4 The Birds: a board game about getting your birds in a row (or square).
Tonight We Riot: An upcoming video game about fighting The Man.
Deep Sky Derelicts: A sci-fi dungeon crawling game, similar in structure to Darkest Dungeon.

We also listened to a bunch of great podcasts like:

The Bald Knobbers episode of Dollop
Blaster Master and Level 26 of I Don’t Even Own A Television
Way of the Shadow Wolves on El Chapo Trap House.

Song: Spirits Seeking by 2mello

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RPPR Episode 149: Labyrinths and Mazes – Linear and Nonlinear Scenario Design

On: December 19, 2017

In: Podcast Episode

With: 1 Comment

News: Patreon is keeping the current fee structure. If you canceled your patronage to RPPR because of the proposed changed, fear no more! Everything will be the same.

Synopsis: Labyrinths and mazes may seem similar but they diverge in one important aspect. A labyrinth has only one path to its goal (linear) while a maze features multiple paths to multiple destinations (nonlinear). Bill and I talk about designing linear and nonlinear scenarios and their place in creating great campaigns. We also have shout outs and anecdotes!

Shout Outs

The Labyrinth in Culture and Society:A fascinating examination of the trope from ancient to modern times.
Retronauts podcast: Old school vidya games covered in detail.
Ultimate Beastmaster: Why do I find this dumb show so entertaining?
I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats: More than you could ever imagine about the band and their songs.
Killing Floor 2: Now with chicken suit. All is complete.
Node Based Scenario Design: Good blog article on the episode’s topic.
Night in the Woods: Fun indie video game about living in a small town.
Chillhop Music: A lofi hip hop record label. I dig it!

Song: Old Haunts by 2 Mello

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