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RPGs / Re: Any tips on running Dread?
« on: September 14, 2015, 10:32:18 PM »
Glad it went well! Great ideas on using the meeples.
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General Chaos / Re: What are you reading?
« on: September 14, 2015, 10:31:18 PM »
Part of the problem of deciding is I've made the mistake of realizing that Amazon has frequent Kindle book sales: a few days ago I picked up The Martian by Andy Weir, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, and Dead Wake by Erik Larson for $6.36. Total! So, naturally I decided to not read any of those. . .
This is why I both love and hate my Kindle. Cheap books, yay! How many actually get read? Errr. . .yeah
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General Chaos / Re: Kickstarter: Cool Stuff
« on: September 13, 2015, 08:22:57 PM »I actually have a Kickstarter of my own to pimp out. I'm co-writing a space adventure RPG. Please check it out.
http://kck.st/1NrO6tp
Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a fast, fun game. Backed!
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RPGs / Re: Any tips on running Dread?
« on: September 12, 2015, 05:45:56 PM »
I THINK 5 minutes
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RPGs / Re: Any tips on running Dread?
« on: September 12, 2015, 03:21:39 PM »I'm going to give each player a secret private objective in addition to their escape plan, including some competitive ones to increase tension.But I'll try to avoid spoilers here, since I'm thinking of coming down to Springfield GAME and running it there.
This sounds great!
My experience with Dread is to get into pulls quickly and go around the table in order every few minutes to make sure every player gets a pull. Dread is better as a short, but dynamic experience. By being quick, it kind of feels like a quick "cut" to the next character, and everyone is engaged in the story because the narrative center switches so quickly. When I did this, I used a countdown timer on my phone and made sure everyone could see it, and they had to make a pull when the countdown expired.
Hope that helps!
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RPGs / D6xD6 Supers Playtest
« on: September 11, 2015, 09:22:15 PM »
Just wanted to make sure all the RPPR fans had a chance to take part in our upcoming playtest for the next major product in the D6xD6 line: D6xD6 Supers. Just submit your information below and we'll send you a playtest draft once we have it finished (probably within the next few weeks).
http://goo.gl/PJc7tt
The D6xD6 Core Rules and Expanded Edition books are available in PDF and print-on-demand at DriveThruRPG: http://goo.gl/4PaXMB You can also access a free draft of the rules at http:www.d6xd6.com
Thanks!
http://goo.gl/PJc7tt
The D6xD6 Core Rules and Expanded Edition books are available in PDF and print-on-demand at DriveThruRPG: http://goo.gl/4PaXMB You can also access a free draft of the rules at http:www.d6xd6.com
Thanks!
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RPGs / Re: Game Fodder / Story Fodder
« on: September 07, 2015, 08:50:43 AM »
A new batch of tv infomercials:
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General Chaos / Re: What Vidja games are you playing?
« on: September 07, 2015, 07:33:50 AM »
Speaking of Delta Green, been playing Wolfenstein: The New Order. It's good, yo. REALLY good.
and master of orion 2 'cuz its fuckin CRACK
and master of orion 2 'cuz its fuckin CRACK
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General Chaos / Re: HAY GUYS HAVE YOU SEEN THIS THING (Forum Shout Out Thread Thing)
« on: September 05, 2015, 08:10:41 AM »
Synn. . . Con. . .
wat
On the plus side, you can still play with Raven during meal times!
wat
On the plus side, you can still play with Raven during meal times!
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RPGs / Re: Freaky Architectural Stuff for Ruin
« on: August 27, 2015, 09:55:42 PM »
The Onion's parody clickbait site, ClickHole, has all sorts of bizarre/strange vidyas, but this one in particular has plenty of material that can be used in a fucked-up hotel:
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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Cthulhu game for newbies?
« on: August 18, 2015, 10:31:56 PM »
Kinda late here, but if you are running GUMSHOE for a group, I highly recommend running the quick demo for Night's Black Agents, Excess Baggage. It's fast, well-designed, and can be extended beyond the "20 minute" demo into a longer one-shot.
http://www.pelgranepress.com/files/Nights_Black_Agents_Demo_Excess_Baggage.pdf
http://www.pelgranepress.com/files/Nights_Black_Agents_Demo_Excess_Baggage.pdf
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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Red Markets Alpha Playtest
« on: August 16, 2015, 08:07:19 PM »
Just a quick suggestion after reading the beta and listening to the APs:
The Scam system seems quite entertaining, but it might need a little "cheat sheet" or template to guide new Markets and Takers. Since it uses non-linear time, maybe setting up a cheat sheet as a storyboard-type playmat might be useful.
This isn't an "official" reply to the playtest questionnaire because it might be something useful to add to the current playtests to see if it helps. Along those lines, a similar three-column image showing what rolls are free, what needs to be bought, and what charges to use might be useful.
I love it so far, though.
The Scam system seems quite entertaining, but it might need a little "cheat sheet" or template to guide new Markets and Takers. Since it uses non-linear time, maybe setting up a cheat sheet as a storyboard-type playmat might be useful.
This isn't an "official" reply to the playtest questionnaire because it might be something useful to add to the current playtests to see if it helps. Along those lines, a similar three-column image showing what rolls are free, what needs to be bought, and what charges to use might be useful.
I love it so far, though.
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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Five Money Unit!
« on: July 24, 2015, 06:41:36 PM »
Wow! I'm now sad I won't be able to see these beauties in person. 
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