RPPR Episode 55: One for the Recordbooks
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Synopsis: Every once in a while in a campaign, you need to shake things up with a big event – an epic boss fight or jaw dropping action scene that ties up a campaign or story arc. Of course, in order to make things memorable, you need to up your game as a GM. But how do you go above and beyond? Tom and I discuss ways to psyche the players up, prep for a big event and run it. Plus Tom has a letter, shout outs and anecdotes.
Shout outs
- Operation Family Secrets: This family is nothing but secrets and lies! SECRETS AND LIES
- We didn’t playtest this at all: An insanely fun card game with an honest title
- Zombies of the World: BUY MY BOOK 😀
- The Music Scene: Chillax album from Blockhead
Music: My Skateboard will go on by Anamanaguchi
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:20:24 — 55.2MB)
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RPPR Episode 54: Immerse Me!
Immersion is a tricky element of tabletop RPGs. In order to achieve it, a GM must first design a good scenario. In this episode, Tom, special guest Caleb and I discuss how we design adventures and other related topics. The effects of a game system on immersion and how to deal with players that lose immersion in a game. Tom also has a letter and of course shout outs and anecdotes.
Shout outs
- RPPR Community AP Podcast: If the main RPPR AP podcast isn’t enough…
- Elephant Men Vol 1: A sci fi noir comic series of mutated soldiers
- Amnesia Dark Descent: A creepy Lovecraftian horror video game.
- Custom dice from Ean Moody: Get awesome skull dice!
- Lucid Chart: Flow chart program
- The Brain: 80s horror film about an evil man eating brain
- Theories of International Politics and Zombies: Zombies are serious business
- Videodrome: ALL HAIL THE NEW FLESH
- Rebuild: A Flash Zombie post apocalyptic RTS
- Andrew Vachss: Incredible crime novelist and inspiration for Andrew’s Fortune
- Teatro Grottesco: An anthology of Thomas Ligotti short stories.
Podcast Promo: Redline Theatre – radio theater podcast
Other podcasts (I couldn’t find promos to play from you guys): Zero Fortitude, Drunk and Ugly and Booster Pack
Song: Immersed by Allison Crowe
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:27:29 — 60.1MB)
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Interview with Jolly Blackburn
Jolly Blackburn is the creator of the comic Knights of the Dinner Table and one of the principal game designers behind Hackmaster and Aces & Eight. He was at Visioncon 2011 and I got to sit down with him to discuss what’s new with Kenzer Company, the tabletop rpg industry, the Old School Renaissance and of course, KODT.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:43 — 36.4MB)
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