RPPR Episode 03: When Games Go Bump in the Night
By Ross Payton and Tom Church
BONUS: The notes of the successful Hunter the Reckoning campaign mentioned this episode. If you like modern horror, there are numerous plot hooks and ideas to steal from these notes. Enjoy
Synopsis: Horror is a staple of role playing games, but actually making the game scary is harder than it seems. Between creating a suspenseful mood and dealing with players who don’t want to be scared, it is quite hard to make a scary game. However, we’ve done it in the past and we share some tips for those of you want to be terrified. Also, another letter from Tom and a gaming anecdote.
Shout out: DM Of the Rings is a funny web comic. Read it.
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The Oregon Trail Sequel Project.
Recently, I attended the Small Press Expo and got to meet quite a few comic book artists and writers. While we all shared a love of comics and other nerdy topics, one subject in particular united us. The Oregon Trail. RPPR has already presented its take of what a sequel to the Oregon Trail would look like today, but I asked 18 different comic artists to sketch their idea of the game. You can see them at this entry on the Daily Raillery.
RPPR Episode 02: When Games Implode
Performed by Ross Payton and Tom Church
Synopsis: Every gamer has been in a game that has imploded. Why do some games fall apart? We look at how bad GMing can cause a game to not only fail but implode by looking at some of the games we’ve been in. Also, a new Letter from Tom in regards to the beloved mother of evil dragons, Tiamat and Ross talks about his new webcomic project, an adaptation of the Eye of Argon.
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