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Ruins of Lemuria – A New World Campaign Sourcebook

Ross — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:01:20 +0000

The New World is the grave of Lemuria, the greatest of all nations. The barbaric tribes that live in the New World now walk upon its bones, the ruins of temples and palaces, ignorant of the wisdom and power buried beneath their feet. When a colony from the kingdom of a distant continent settles on the shores of the New World, whispers of Lemuria flutter through the winds. Adventurers from the colony find the ruins and marvel at their beauty. Scholars listen to the legends told by tribal elders and connect them to ancient stories of a lost empire. Native warriors and mystics commune with spirits awoken by the colony’s arrival. The Ruins of Lemuria stir the blood of the ambitious and curious. Soon expeditions will be mounted to crack open the dusty tombs leading into the Stygian depths to learn their secrets and plunder their treasures. Little do these adventurers know that the doom that befall mighty Lemuria waits to greet them.
The Ruins of Lemuria describes a massive network of ruins that spread across the entire continent of the New World, the remnants of a powerful civilization more advanced in science and magic than any other in the history of the world. Fragments of their knowledge lie deep within the ruins, along with powerful magical items and vast amounts of treasure. Needless to say, if the knowledge or magic items are found and brought back to civilization, it could change the course of history. Lemurian magic and technology is still more advanced than anything else the world has ever known. A few adventurers armed with this power can end wars, curse diseases or doom their own civilization. This supplement provides a framework to incorporate the Ruins into most high fantasy RPG campaigns.

RPPR Episode 51: Info Dump

Ross — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:21:53 +0000

Synopsis: In fiction, revealing too much information right away is a sign of bad storytelling. In role playing games, it’s often essential for a good session. Game masters have to realize that what they think the players should know is often not enough for the players to actually understand what’s going on. We discuss the importance of information and how to make sure that everyone know what’s going on. Tom has a letter and we have shout outs and an anecdote.

Shout outs

Rise Again – a zombie novel with evil mercenaries
Police Squad – a funny as hell TV comedy
The Unwritten - A meta-fantasy epic comic from Vertigo
Gamma World – Gonzo sci fi role playing game
The Walking Dead - an amazing TV show about surviving a zombie apocalypse

Forum Shout outs

Order66 Tribute: A very special tribute for a very special forums member
Pick the Best of RPPR: Help us pick the very best RPPR material for Youtube
Pirates and Cthulhu: a winning combination!

Music: The Information Age by Anthony Fiaumano

RPPR Episode 28: Great. Expectations.

Codex of War – A New World Campaign Sourcebook

Ross — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:13:35 +0000

At long last, the Codex of War is finished! This is the third book in the New World Campaign setting. The colony has survived its first winter in the New World, a testament to the courage and fortitude of its inhabitants, but now a greater threat looms over the fledgling settlement. While nearby native tribes have decided to live peacefully with the colony, a powerful coalition of tribes farther inland is ready to make war. Led by an enigmatic tyrant, these tribes see the colony as a cancer growing in their homeland. The brave adventurers who protect the colony must stop the coalition before all is lost.

War takes on many forms. Simple and sporadic raids on neighboring tribes, civilized duels and battles that follow complex rules of etiquette and protocol, or all out war between determined foes who fight to the bloody end. No matter what type of war, the colonists have only two options: defeat the tyrant or face utter obliteration. The tyrant will not settle for anything less than total victory.

RPPR Episode 42: Sense of Wonder

Ross — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:36:05 +0000

New Rewards for the Codex of War Ransom! Have Ross run a game of YOUR CHOICE over Skype!

In this episode we discuss how to add a sense of wonder to your game. Tabletop RPGs are only limited by your imagination yet too many games are dull dungeon crawl affairs of 10 foot wide corridors and orcs guarding pies, forever. So how do you get that overwhelming awe in your game? We both talk about a few ways to introduce it using examples from earlier games. As Tom was too busy playing video games to write a letter (again), I read a story from Ichor Falls called Candle Cove.

Forum Shout-outs

Other Shout-outs

Music: Wonder 2 Wonder by The Flavor Foundation

RPPR Episode 41: The Smoking d20

Ross — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:31:21 +0000

Zombies of the World: a web series from RPPR co-host Ross Payton. Visit the Zombies of the World website and tell your friends about it!

The Codex of War: A New World Campaign PDF ransom is up! Donate now to make sure we meet the goal!

Synopsis: Running a mystery based game is far different than an action based game. Tom has realized this after running several Call of Cthulhu games so we decided that talking about the differences in structure from an action to an investigative game would be a good topic for the show. We go over how to prepare a mystery game, what you should read to learn more about them and how to run them. If you want to see how I run a mystery that I created myself, check out the AP I just posted, The Arcadia Signal. Instead of a letter from Tom (since he is too busy playing Mass Effect 2 to write one), I read an excerpt from the utterly hilarious novel, How I became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely.

Shout outs below the fold.

Shout outs:

Soma FM Mission Control: Chillax music and live audio from the ISS. Groovy! (Thanks Patrick F!)
Skin Deep: A webcomic about monsters, set in the Ozarks.
Stuck and The Killing Room: Two decent horror/thriller movies.
Beyond the Pale: A Jim Gaffigan comedy album.
Playborg Photographers: A Greg Stolze short fiction ransom
This Kenneth Hite blog post – great design advice for all you rpg writers
Sleepyhead – an amazing and HAPPY music video using only old archival footage. Great editing!
Hanna is not a Boy’s Name: A webcomic also about monsters. This one has zombies.
How I became a famous novelist: The funniest fucking novel I’ve ever read.

Music: Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton.

RPPR Epsiode 38: Fight me or Give me a Quest

Ross — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:03:03 +0000

If you are a fan of our Actual Play episodes, head over to the brand new RPPR Actual Play Podcast. It will feature a new AP episode every single week! We’ve already got over 11 hours of Call of Cthulhu ready for download. Don’t forget to comment on the episodes or post about them in our forums if you enjoy them.

As you might have realized, it’s been a while since we’ve done an episode. I’ve had to move, get the Goblin Hulk PDF out and set up the new podcast feed. Fortunately, the Goblin Hulk has already gotten some good reviews, so if you haven’t, be sure to check it out. But all is now well so we can go back to the basics: gaming advice, shout outs and Tom bitching about the announcer voice. In this episode, we focus on improving a game by talking about NPCs who aren’t enemies or quest-givers. Many GMs forget to include this type of NPC, thinking of only the bare essentials in their game, but a great game needs NPCs who just do their own thing. I also go over some game design advice as described by Jordan Mechner which relates to the discussion. We also have several anecdotes, a rant about the POS movie 2012 and more!

Shout outs:

Creature Feature: The Greatest Show Unearthed – horror rock music that Tom approves of.
Eisenhorn: A Warhammer 40k sci-fi action pulp novel trilogy. Very slick, bad-ass fiction.
E-collapse: A new superhero RPG put out by Greg Stolze. Postmodern ideologies and super-science.
Hobocon: If you are curious about Gencon, check this documentary about it. Interesting but flawed.
Time Travel T-shirt: A very useful t-shirt.
L4D2: The bestest vidya game ever. My Xbox Live gamertag is Clockworkjoe13
The Room: The bestest movie ever. WATCH IT.
Black Dynamite: The most super-bad outta sight movie ever.

Music: The Quest by David Cyr
Promo: Swing and A Miss Podcast.

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The Goblin Hulk – A New World Campaign Sourcebook

Ross — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:45:14 +0000

The Hulk has arrived!

The Goblin Hulk has dropped anchor! Weighing in at over 17,000 words, this campaign sourcebook details the inner workings of the goblin hulk, a massive ship supporting an entire horde, bent on despoiling and looting everything of value in the new world. Learn the secrets of the engineers and shamans who keep the ship running and the machinations of the merchants and chieftains who run the infamous bazaar on the hulk’s top deck. Everything is for sale on the hulk and its visitors include everyone from the vilest demons to the most ruthless mercenaries. This sourcebook also includes 3 adventure frameworks, 5 new monsters, 2 new templates and more! While this is statted for 4E adventures, the majority of its material is stat free and can easily be used for any fantasy adventure RPG.

Thanks to all the RPPR listeners who contributed to the ransom to make this possible and to the artists who added their work to this sourcebook!

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 13

Ross — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:50:43 +0000

The Paragon Tier begins!

A year has passed since the destruction of the thieves’ guild. The Water Barons now control Border Town, the second settlement of the colonial government. With their new power comes new challenges and new allies. A dragonborn sorcerer joins their ranks, played by Bill. What else happens? You need to listen to find out.

The New World Campaign has continued on the RPPR Actual Play Podcast. Get a complete episode listing here.

You can check out episode 14 here.

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 12

Ross — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:17:23 +0000

SHIT JUST GOT REAL

Apologies to MSpaint adventures!

It’s time for the final battle between the Thieves Guild and the heroic ragtag army of underdogs (i.e. the players)! Who will live? Who will die? Who will die, then live because the players bitch enough to make me change my ruling? Find out in Episode 12

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 11

Ross — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:36:50 +0000

In order to celebrate the success of the second RPPR ransom the Goblin Hulk, we’ll post the next episode of The New World Campaign. In this game, we introduce a new player, Mike, who takes over the NPC warforged named Watcher. The Water Barons have learned of the thieves guild’s stronghold and now must march on it with their ragtag army. Can they survive the dangerous wilderness with their army intact or will the many traps, hazards and wandering monsters stop them before they can even fight the guild?

Call for artists for the Goblin Hulk Module

Ross — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:49:39 +0000

The Goblin Hulk Ransom has been a success so if you are an artist who would like to get your artwork seen by thousands of dedicated RPG players, please email rpprpodcast@gmail.com for more information on collaborating with us on the project. Related posts: The New World Campaign Primer is a success RPPR has a new [...] Related posts:

Preview of the Goblin Hulk – The Albino Grippli

Ross — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:30:52 +0000

If you want to see more of the goblin hulk – contribute now and help support RPPR

Dark cousins to the grippli, these degenerate creatures worship a dark nameless entity – perhaps an ancient god whose name was forgotten by civilized man or a demon lord so corrupting that even to name it is to grant it power. The albino grippli have wormed their way ever closer to the surface and are now ready to strike. While their ultimate plans are unknown, they have sent many scouts and agents into the surface world to learn of it and to establish footholds. These agents are sly creatures, adept at blades, subterfuge but most importantly they are masters of hypnotism.

A single scout can hypnotize dozens or even hundreds of weak-willed creatures and organize them into a secretive cult that obeys only the albino’s commands. With these lackeys, the albino can subvert the local powers that be and prepare the way for the rest of his kin to invade. That’s what’s happening onboard the goblin hulk. In the bottom deck of the hulk, a lone albino grippli has started a small cult among the goblins. He wants to take over the hulk and has found the goblins to be the perfect minions. They are ruthless, easy to hypnotize and totally expendable. No one misses a goblin if breaks the hypnosis or has outlived its usefulness. Despite these advantages, the albino’s cult is still small and vulnerable if it is detected by the goblin shamans or chieftains of the upper decks.

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 10

Ross — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:31:39 +0000

The Water Barons must now take a stand against the Thieves Guild. Lines are drawn, preparations are made and the final confrontation draws ever closer. This session and the next two sessions mark the conclusion of the heroic tier of the New World RPPR campaign.

Also, be sure to check out the next RPPR ransom, the Goblin Hulk module.

No one welcomes the goblin horde into their land. No one wants the goblins as guests or friends. No one, not even the other monstrous races, trusts the goblins. They are as the locust, a ravenous swarm consuming or despoiling all within reach. Normally, they are held back by the armies of civilized nations but the New World lacks an organized defense.

The first goblin ship has laid anchor off the shore of the New World, a massive hulk that holds together despite its improbable construction. It is a ramshackle floating fortress with countless goblins nesting within it. Its very presence destabilizes the region and if left unchecked, the goblins could overrun the New World.

This is a ransom project. If the ransom is met, The Goblin Hulk will be released as a free PDF by September 20, 2009 at the latest. Preview material including monster stats and maps will be released on a regular basis.

The Goblin Hulk is a multi-purpose dungeon module suitable for any 4E game. The hulk can appear in any harbor or shore, threatening all nearby. It is designed so that you can use it as:

*A starting town for evil or unaligned player characters – the bazaar is open to all and characters can use it to gain gold and power. Level 1 characters can even help one of the goblin chieftains gain power in the hulk.

*A level 6 adventure for characters to sneak into the hulk and rescue captured friends or escape from the hulk themselves.

*A level 12 adventure for a band of heroes to storm the hulk, slay its defenders and sink the ship before the goblins gain a permanent beachhead in the New World.

RPPR Episode 34: Break It Up

Ross — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:09:21 +0000

Conflict is the heart of drama, yet that doesn’t mean it’s always welcome in a role playing game, especially when it is between players. So when a debate becomes an argument or when tempers rise, what should you do? Tom and I discuss how to deal with various meta-player conflicts, as a GM and as a player. Instead of a letter, Tom reviews an animated movie The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath.

The second New World Campaign Ransom is up! Check out the Fundable for The Goblin Hulk, a module suitable for level 1, 6 or 12 characters. New Monsters, templates and more.

No forum threads this time, because we both forgot. However, I did create a Synnibarr character for you to hear about, Tetsuo the Wereman Ninja! Oh and some anecdotes.

Shout-Outs

The Room + Rifftrax – the greatest movie ever made plus the best commentary ever recorded.
Field Notes: Neat notebooks for all you notebook nerds out there.
Prototype: Become the monster you always wanted to be.
A Scary Solstice: Lovecraftian Christmas Carols.
Twitch of the Def Nerve: A badass mashup of exploitation movies and hip-hop.
Nostalgia Critic: Some reviewing website or something.
Transformers 2 Review: The Best Review. Of Anything. Ever.

Music: Break it up by the Cyanide Pills

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RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 09

Ross — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:59:46 +0000

Meet Pontifex. The tribes of the New World call him Grandfather for he is older than any living creature. He has slaughtered entire tribes, commands all to do his bidding if need be, yet no tribal thinks to slay him or even hate him. What point is there in warring or hating a force of such power that it might as well be a hurricane or an earthquake? The Water Barons meet Pontifex for the first time in this session.

RPPR Episode 33: Sightseeing Tours

Ross — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:26:00 +0000

Taking a tour in an established setting like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings can be a highlight of your gaming experience or the vacation from hell. Crossing lightsabers with Vader, flying with the crew of the Serenity or taking down a Terminator with pipe bombs and Mack trucks is the stuff of gaming legend. But on the other hand, being smacked down by Drizzt, begging Elminister for help or watching Harry Potter save the day (again) is slightly worse than being dragged naked across broken glass. We discuss how to run fun games with established settings, including settings that lack published gaming sourcebooks. Plus, a new letter from Tom, a listener anecdotes and a new segment-The World of Synnibar Character Creation Spotlight!

RPPR Forums Highlights

Rehabilitating the Bad GM (and why I now hate KOTOR)
Project 15
CREEPY THREAD OF DOOM

Shout Outs

Me of Little Faith – new book from Lewis Black
The World of Synnibarr -The Ultimate in Transgenre Gaming!
Battle Dragons – a rpg of dragons that battle
Freeman’s Mind - now we know why Gordon never talked in the games

Music: Tourist Trap by the White Rabbits

RPPR Episode 25: Save vs. Warm Fuzzies

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 08

Ross — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:44:26 +0000

A new dawn breaks for our intrepid heroes, the Water Barons. They finally decide to explore the Lemurian ruins near the colony. Will they survive the deadly traps and deadlier denizens of this dungeon? Find out in game 8 of the New World Campaign! Related posts: RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The [...] Related posts:

The New World Campaign Primer

Ross — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:39:11 +0000

The New World Awaits

News of the discovery spreads like wildfire. Ambitious lords, zealous high priests and enterprising merchants draw their plans fervently. The docks of the cities blaze with activity, as ships are outfitted for long journeys and word goes out at every village square and tavern throughout the kingdom. The New World has been found and the rush to claim and colonize it has begun!

A brave group of adventurers joins the first expedition to make landfall in the New World. They will have to overcome unique challenges and threats unheard of in the known world. Their greatest enemy is not an evil adversary or corrupt king. It is the unknown. The unknown land that stretches endlessly past the horizon: the unknown inhabitants of the New World and most importantly the unknown decisions that will ensure the safety and prosperity of the fledgling colony. There are many possible futures for the adventurers and the colony but most paths end in failure and death. The adventurers must choose wisely or they will not survive the first winter.

The New World Primer is the first supplement of a campaign setting about a newly discovered continent, suitable for most fantasy worlds. The first expedition from the old world has just landed on the shores of the New World to start the first settlement. The name and exact location of the continent is left undescribed so you can more easily fit the New World in your campaign. A few dozen colonists, including a brave party of heroes (i.e. the player characters), band together as they try to tame the savage wilderness, make peace with the native tribes and establish the first settlement. The supplement provides all you need to get started in the New World.

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 07

Ross — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:19:57 +0000

In this session, the Water Barons confront a dangerous beast that stalks the colony. It has killed and terrorized the simple workers of the colony and no one dares to venture outside the protective walls of the colony. Find out who pays the ultimate price to stop the beast! Related posts: RPPR Actual Play: 4E [...] Related posts:

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 6

Ross — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:34:28 +0000

Show your support for RPPR by donating to the New World Campaign Primer Ransom! There’s less than a week to go.

The Water Barons (I.E. our intrepid heroes) face many new threats and dangers this session. The thieves guild has its own designs on the New World. A rival adventuring company becomes popular in the colony. The grippli must gain legal protection so they won’t be enslaved by the slave trader Axgore. Find out how Tom, Cody and Jason deal with these threats and more!

RPPR Episode 30: Min-Max Pain

Ross — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:03:02 +0000

The worst pain you can feel when running a game comes from min/maxing players, the jerks who love nothing more to make unstoppable killing machines that defy the laws of man, god, common sense, physics and the damn game itself. So, how do you deal with these min/maxers? We provide a few ways to dish out the pain or rather ways to sensibly negotiate and make reasonable compromises with the player…in hell.Tom has a slightly less disturbing letter this time and of course the New World ransom is still underway! Please contribute. There’s only 10 days left.

The New World 4E D&D Campaign Primer Ransom

Shout outs:

Gun Show: A new daily comic by KC Green
Xombie: An animated zombie action horror DVD
The Objective: Horror movie about special forces in Afghanistan investigating a mysterious region. Great fodder for modern horror rpgs.
Bad For You: A George Carlin comedy special
Van Richten’s Guide to the Lich: Great Ravenloft supplement describing the lich. Useful for any edition of D&D as it is mostly flavor text.
Found Footage Festival: Hilarious and insane compilations of public access shows, commercials, exercise videos and more.

Favorite Forum Threads: Some highlights from the RPPR forums

Tom in the DBZ game: A discussion about Tom’s letter in the last episode.
Introduction: Meet some of the RPPR fans and introduce yourself to the forums.
A study in the logic of gaming: Player logic is quite funny to say the least.

Music: WW Z by CSHC

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 5

Ross — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:22:54 +0000

In this session, the players continue their struggles against the goblins massing in the New World. Theolonius the merchant lord tries to manipulate the players but will it pay off? How will Cody’s romantic exploits be used against him? Will the grippli be rescued? Find out in session 5!

If you enjoy the New World Campaign, please consider contributing a few bucks to the New World Campaign Primer Ransom. If the collection goal is met, I will write and publish a free PDF primer of the New World Campaign on the RPPR website, with a new adventure, 5 new feats, 5 new monsters and more!

RPPR Episode 29: Time of Judgment

Ross — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:50:58 +0000

The time of judgment is upon us. Tom and I judge a few games, a D&D mockumentary and several bad GM habits. The Assemblage of the Crystal Sphere is a indie comedy about a RPG group about to complete a 5 year campaign. Tom looks at Cthulhutech, a game of animu giant robots fighting monsters from the cthulhu mythos in the future! I talk about Paranoia XP, the newest version of the classic sci fi comedy RPG, where happiness is mandatory and commie mutant traitors lurk around every corner. We then judge a few bad GM habits, namely wasting the players’ time and hyper-adversarial GMing. Of course, there’s a new (horribly offensive) letter from Tom and a listener anecdote.

The New World Campaign Primer Ransom: For fans of the New World 4E D&D campaign, I’m starting up a ransom for the New World Campaign Primer. If the ransom is met, I will write it up and release it as a freely available PDF. Check out the page for more info on what will be contained in the Primer.

Motor Home from Hell: Buy a copy of my feature length horror comedy movie, Motor Home from Hell for only $12.50. Select Podcast Fan option when purchasing for an autographed RPPR postcard with a unique message from Tom and I or Mystery Grab Bag for an assortment of random goodies.

Shout outs:

Mount and Blade: A badass indie computer RPG. Archers. Mercenary swordsmen and calvary. Pillage the village and besiege the castles. That’s how you roll in Mount and Blade.
Silent Hunter 4: A submarine simulator that involves trigonometry. That’s a sure sign of FUN!
Red Rock West: A western noir movie with Dennis Hopper as a hitman with low self esteem and Nicholas Cage as a drifter looking for work. But don’t worry, Cage actually acts well! Worth a watch.

Also I have judged the old forums to be inadequate so I have created new forums. Check out these threads:

Watchmen Inspired Campaign: Some material I wrote up for a dark 1980s mutants and masterminds game.
Post the best fight and/or death scenes you can find: Awesomeness contained within.
Unusual Items in Games: Weird magic items suitable for any fantasy or horror game.
Recruitment thread – Law & Orcdom Special Villager Unit – Risus: A play by post game I am starting up.
Dark Heresy Play by Post: A recruitment thread for a WH40k Play by Post game.

Music: The Judgment by David Cyr.

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 4

Ross — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:49:17 +0000

Rejoice! Game 4 of the RPPR 4E Dungeons and Dragons New World campaign is here! The party has to deal with the horde of goblins migrating to the new world as they are threatening their grippli allies! Plus, romance, orc migration, intrigue and a daring escape from a goblin ship. Oh and loads of profanity, banter and violence. Sweet, sweet violence.

This episode brought to you by RPGNow. GM day is March 4 and they have a big sale going on all week with tons of titles at 25% off or more.

RPPR Episode 28: Great. Expectations.

Ross — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:00:54 +0000

Synopsis: Every gamer has their own expectations at the gaming table. Most of the time, everyone has similar enough expectations that they can all enjoy the same game but this isn’t always the case. How do you deal with people who seem to have mutually exclusive expectations of a RPG? Ultra realism or cinematic action? High fantasy or hard sci fi? We discuss how to collaborate and compromise so that the game can reach a suitable middle ground. We discuss the five hot spots where expectations are frequently violated: genre, style, violence level, maturity level and consistency in the game. Plus, a letter from Tom to Splynncryth the alien intelligence from Rifts, anecdotes and shout outs:

Shout outs:

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The classic regency romance novel, with new scenes of zombie mayhem. Can Mr. Darcy find love in a zombie apocalypse?
Root of All Evil: A Lewis Black Comedy Central series about pop culture and evil.
Armored Trains: A book about the use of armored trains in war, especially WW1 and WW2, with lots of great pictures. What’s not to like?
Look Around You: A BBC parody of educational TV. The Water and Sulfur episodes are hilarious.
Lovecraft is Missing: A horror/pulp webcomic about H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.

Music: Wagering Lights by Venn & Euler.

RPPR Actual Play: 4E DnD – The New World Game 3

Ross — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:19:24 +0000

4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons
The New World Campaign- NSFW!

GM: Ross Payton

Players: Tom, Cody, Jason and Dan

Synopsis: The adventurers have gained some new friends, a tribe of grippli. They’ve also made some new enemies, the thieves guild. Furthermore, a horde of goblins has arrived in the new world, their massive hulk anchored in the bay. The goblins seem content to work as laborers for the colony but who knows how long that will last? The party starts their new business as water barons selling precious H20 to the settlers. They also decide to try to sign a peace treaty with the Black Raven tribe. Oh and there’s a giant lobster monster named Pinchy, a dwarven cartographer, snotty noblewoman, Cordelia and a goblin ambush. Plus all four players are together for the first time in the campaign! Oh and this is still very not safe for work.

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Session 2 NSFW

Ross — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:59:26 +0000

The New World
a 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Campaign
Session 2

Players: Tom, Cody and Dan

IMPORTANT NOTE: This game is full of profanity, even by our standards. This is very much NOT SAFE FOR WORK.

Synopsis: The kingdoms of the old world have discovered a vast new continent across the ocean. Brave settlers have started the first colony in the net world. Among them, a small band of adventurers eager to earn glory and gold. In the first session, the characters ventured into the wilderness to find a source of fresh water. Upon finding a river, they came across a band of natives part of the The Black Raven tribe who fought them. After capturing one of the tribal warriors, the players learn of an ongoing tribal war and decide to talk to the other tribe, known as the Gray Fangs. The Gray Fangs tell them that a powerful water spirit can teach them a ritual that will conjure enough fresh water to supply the colony. However, after the characters ask for the spirit’s help, the spirit sends them to a dungeon in order to see if they are worthy.

The characters must find a way out of the dungeon in order to learn the ritual. Two groups stand in their way: a band of thieves and a tribe of primitive frog people. In this session, I called them tasloi, but in proper D&D lore they are called the Grippli. This mistake is corrected in the next session.

Due to a technical snafu on my part, the first session recording is gone. However all other sessions are backed up so this will not happen again.

Role Playing Public Radio » the new world campaign

Ruins of Lemuria – A New World Campaign Sourcebook

RPPR Episode 51: Info Dump

Codex of War – A New World Campaign Sourcebook

RPPR Episode 42: Sense of Wonder

RPPR Episode 41: The Smoking d20

RPPR Epsiode 38: Fight me or Give me a Quest

The Goblin Hulk – A New World Campaign Sourcebook

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 13

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 12

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 11

Call for artists for the Goblin Hulk Module

Preview of the Goblin Hulk – The Albino Grippli

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 10

RPPR Episode 34: Break It Up

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 09

RPPR Episode 33: Sightseeing Tours

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 08

The New World Campaign Primer

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 07

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 6

RPPR Episode 30: Min-Max Pain

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 5

RPPR Episode 29: Time of Judgment

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 4

RPPR Episode 28: Great. Expectations.

RPPR Actual Play: 4E DnD – The New World Game 3

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Session 2 *NSFW*

RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Session 2 NSFW