RPPR Episode 09: -10 and counting or PC Death and Dying
Hosted by Ross Payton and Tom Church
Music by Sabrepulse
Synopsis: Death is a fact of life in gaming. A thread I started on rpg.net about PC death generated a bit of discussion about how people handle player characters dying in a game. So, Tom and I discuss how to best plan and deal with characters getting shot, stabbed, poisoned, mangled, maimed, disemboweled, defenestrated, disintegrated and otherwise expiring. Plus, a special Valentine’s Day letter from Tom, anecdotes and more.
Also, we have a new Call of Cthulhu/Delta Green PC mortuary. Please immortalize your dead investigator by entering it in here and view the other fallen investigators.
Shout Outs
Half Life: Full Life Consequences. A hilarious and absurd cartoon based on a horrible Half Life 2 fan fiction.
Idiots of Gary’s Mod: Another Half Life 2 inspired bit of insanity.
Armageddon Empire: An addicting computer strategy game. If you’ve ever wanted to rule a post apocalyptic empire, this is for you.
Pantheon: Narrative Cage Match. A great tabletop storytelling game, where each player tries to control the outcome of the narrative.
Ironclaw RPG: A fantasy tabletop rpg with talking animal people.
Henry Rollins: Rock star and stand up comedian. He gets angry. Also, he is a liar.
Ryan McKain runs a gaming group called the Free Knights.
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Actual Play: The End of the World as we know it?
Call of Cthulhu One Shot: The End of the World as we know it?
Game run by Ross Payton
Players: Tom, Jason and Paul
Synopsis: This is a bit of an experimental game. Instead of the PCs being heroic investigators trying to save the world from evil, they are the leaders of a Midwestern city as the Apocalypse starts. Can they save civilization from rampaging cultists, ghouls, and other disasters? Will they trust the rag tag band of investigators who claim they alone know the secret truth and rave about gods and demons? Will they make stupid jokes at my expense? Find out in The End of the World as we know it.
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Death by Thumbs
Written by Ab3
Mixed by Ross Payton
Me: “OK you walk into the room and see a group of Hobgoblins sharpening their weapons.”
Psycho Dave: “I flash my talisman of the Dark Gods and order them to bow down to the might of Azathoth.”
Me: “They bow before you.”
Psycho Dave: “Then I behead them.”
Performed by the RPPR crew
Chris Farmer
Tom Church
Patrick & Karee Williams
Aaron, David, and Ross Payton
Synopsis: Ab3 finds himself running a a two month Dungeons and Dragons campaign, as Deviant Boy, Aesnath, Weasly Crusher, Psycho Dave, El Disgusto and Ol’ Yellowbelly explore the Dungeon of Nasty Doom. Some quest for the Gemstone of MacGuffin while other players search for the Blade of Gory Cleaving. Of course, between the players’ volatile personalities and the many dangerous enemies of the dungeon, the odds are against Ab3 and his gaming buddies actually finishing the campaign. Fortunately, his pain is our comedy. Listen in to learn who suffers DEATH BY THUMBS!
This rant was originally posted on Rpg.net.
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