RPPR Episode 173: Alien RPG Breakdown
News: Birk and I are working on a new podcast called Night Clerk Radio. We have a Twitter account set up to make future announcements. We plan to launch it early next year. Stay tuned!
Synopsis: Alien the Role Playing Game is out, based on the long-standing franchise. So how does it stack up? Birk and I have read through the rules and I’ve run a scenario (Chariot of the Gods, soon to be on RPPR Actual Play) so we have some thoughts on it. Find out what we have to say about it and whether its’ worth playing.
Music: Selections from the Music d20 Patreon.
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RPPR Episode 172: How to Run a Game for the First Time
Many listeners have asked me for advice on running their first game. After the most recent question, I realized we didn’t have an episode explicitly focused on this topic. Special guest Kory Bing, Tom, and I discuss how to prepare for your first game, from session zero, to the social contract, and designing your first adventure. We also talk about Kory’s comic, Skin Deep, and its rich lore.
Shout Outs
- Skin Deep: A webcomic about supernatural beings living in human society
- Sea Salt: Control Dagon’s monster horde to punish the villagers
- Kory Bing’s store: Get enamel pins and other merch
- Satanic Panic: a book about the 1980s moral panic over fears of secret Satanic cults
- Ramen Heads: A documentary about ramen chefs and styles in Japan
- Evil Bank Manager: A game about banking
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RPPR Episode 171: The SCP Foundation
The SCP Foundation is a subgenre of speculative fiction, covering horror, fantasy, and sci-fi, all contained in a very specialized writing style, meant to reflect the internal documentation of a mysterious organization that secures, contains, and protects weird objects and entities. I talked to a volunteer of the SCP Wiki, Vivax, to discuss how SCP fiction can inspire GMs and players. Check out the following resources on the wiki:
Music: The SCP Foundation main theme by Ajoura
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