Role Playing Public Radio

RPPR Episode 153: History’s Mysteries

On: April 19, 2018

News: Our resident Shadowrun GM, Bridget, has launched her own Patreon. Check it out to support a new game designer. We also put together a LARP version of Puppetland and put it on Youtube. Aaron is streaming on Twitch for Raillery so subscribe to find out when he’ll play next.

Synopsis: After running The Reign of Terror for Call of Cthulhu 7th edition, I started thinking about how historical settings should be used in RPGs. Bridget, who ran several Fate games set in medieval Japan, and Thad, who is Thad, come in to discuss the topic. We also have shout outs and an anecdote!

Shout Outs

Down the Rabbit Hole and Fallen Titans: Interesting explainer videos on first wave Youtube celebs.
Arcology: A new synthwave concept album by Quine.
Damn the Man, Save the Music: A new indie storytelling game about working in an 80s record store.
Kitty Horrorshow: Indie vidya game dev, with titles like Haunted Cities and Anatomy.
Reign of Terror: A Call of Cthulhu adventure set in the French Revolution.
In Which We Live and Breathe: A fantasy cyberpunk indie RPG, currently in development.
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology: some kind video game RPG I guess.

Song: Ride Again by Quine

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Patreon Preview: Don’t Cross the Stream – Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe

On: April 11, 2018

In: Comedy, RPPR Special

With: 2 Comments

This is our newest RPPR Patreon bonus podcast series, Don’t Cross the Stream! In each episode, cast members like Caleb, Bridget, and Thad review and break down a title currently available streaming on Netflix. We then figure out how gameify it – either by creating new mechanics or random tables or creating entirely new mini-games. We also write up one of our ideas into a PDF you can use! If you like it, please back the RPPR Patreon to access all of the episodes and PDFs today!

Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe is a weird movie. It is ostensibly a Chinese summer blockbuster sci-fi action movie, but it’s more like 3 or 4 movies in one. There’s aliens, kaiju, the Chinese Red Army’s secret archeological unit, an Elvis impersonator who sings about Genghis Khan, dramatic shifts in tone, and undead werewolves (I think).Bridget, Caleb, Fae, Thad, and I all watched the movie and analyzed it for the show. We also figure out how to turn this mess into a playable game. Up next is a playable mini-game by Bridget!

Song: Right Place, Right Time by Willbe.

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Interview with Kyle Carty on the Savage Tokusatsu Kickstarter

On: April 2, 2018

In: Interview

With: 1 Comment

Aaron spoke with Kyle Carty about the recent Savage Tokusatsu Kickstarter recently. They discuss the genre, the new mechanics for the game and a lot more. If this interview interests you, check out the Kickstarter today! There’s also a free test drive of the rules now on DrivethruRPG.

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