RPPR Episode 70: There are Monsters in the School Tom
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Original RPPR video content is on the way, with a special 3d intro made by Tobyn Manthorpe of Cedar Hills Games. We’ll post an update when our first video is up.
Don’t forget to check out the RPPR Minecraft Server. There’s also a new episode of Unspeakable, the Call of Cthulhu podcast that I made with Scott Glancy, Shane Ivey and Greg Stolze.
Synopsis: Monsters and Other Childish Things is a game near and dear to my heart. It was my introduction to the One Roll Engine and the source game for my first two books, Curriculum of Conspiracy and Road Trip. So in this episode, Tom and I discuss playing the game. It’s a great system but it has several quirks that take some getting used to such as role playing two characters at once. After we discuss playing, I go into a Skype roundtable with Matt Campen and Nathan Knapp from the Drunk and the Ugly podcast over running Monsters and Other Childish Things. Plus a letter from Tom, shout outs and an anecdote!
Shout Outs
- American Barbarian: Great post-apocalyptic webcomic with Jack Kirby-esque art
- Chopping Mall: Robots kill people in a shopping mall. Oh, the 1980s.
- The Abaddon: Surreal existential webcomic with great art.
- The Lost Skeleton Returns Again: A sequel to the Lost Skeleton of Cadavera and utterly hilarious
- Fatale: Ed Brubaker’s horror/noir comic
- Terror Within: Post-apocalyptic 1989 horror movie about mutants killing people.
- Bone Wires: Free cyberpunk mystery serial with some Lovecraftian elements
Song: Invisible Monsters by Dead Poets Society
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RPPR Episode 69: Critique of Cthulhu
News: The Killsplosion alpha rules are out! If you contributed to the ransom and selected playtesting as a reward, you should have them.
Synopsis: Call of Cthulhu is an institution of role playing, but few gamers truly appreciate it for what it is. Tom, Caleb and I break down the game mechanics, meta-game issues and themes of the Cthulhu Mythos in order to explain the good, bad and ugly of this venerable game. Many players dismiss Call of Cthulhu as a very rigid and narrowly focused game, but it offers a far richer gaming experience if you know how to play and more importantly run this game right!. Tom also has a letter, shout outs and an anecdote!
Shout outs
- Instant City: A study in urban sprawl, globalization and politics.
- The Tunnel: Freaky horror movie with an urban exploration angle.
- Maniac Mansion 2: A classic adventure game with a twisted sense of humor.
- Horse ebooks: The funniest twitter account in existence. Too many horses. Throw a horse away.
- Fake iphone text: Generate iphone conversations as a handout in games.
- Parker: The Outfit: Hardboiled crime graphic novel. Great art and dialogue.
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: IT IS RUINED FOREVER WTF
- The Movies: A video game about making movies. ACTION
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Gary Oldman says so much in so few words. Brilliant spy movie.
Music: What A Friend We Have In Cthulhu by the Fump and Cthulhu is my co-pilot by Smart Bomb Radio
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1001 uses for Zombies seminar at Gencon 2011
At Gencon 2011, I ran a seminar on how to use zombies in role playing games – not just as low level enemies to fight but as elements of drama. I also went into how to world build with zombies. They can be used in nearly any genre as enemies, obstacles or even unlikely allies. Enjoy! I’ve also included the two handouts I made for the seminar:
1001 uses for a zombie in role playing games
If you liked this, then perhaps you might be interested in buying my book?
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