RPPR Episode 152: Picaresque Perfect
Sponsor: BPB Games is running a Kickstarter for their latest project, Savage Tokusatsu, a supplement for Savage Worlds that lets you use transforming heroes, kaiju, giant robots, and more! RPPR’s Aaron is working on this project, so be sure to check it out!
News: We have a new show for the RPPR Patreon! Don’t Cross the Stream looks at a title on a streaming site and analyzes it for its gameable material. We have 3 episodes online as of this episode. Check it out!
Synopsis: I have mentioned the Picaresque genre/style several times over the years on RPPR but I recently realized we haven’t done a full episode on it. In short, it’s about sympathetic outsiders who dabble in criminality, with no real overarching plot. Sounds like more than a few RPG campaigns I’ve been in. Bill and I talk about the genre, how it can be used as inspiration for RPG players and GMs, and more. We also have shout outs and an anecdote!
Shout Outs
- Bridget on Patreon: Our favorite Shadowrun GM has her own Patreon! Help support her game design and podcasting efforts.
- Delinquent Hamsters: A comedic anime about misbehaving hamsters.
- Skavenslayer: A Felix and Gortrek novel about bar life and slaying evil rat men.
- Seco Creek Vigilance Committee: A game about vigilantes and justice.
- The Ritual: A great horror film about getting lost in a Swedish forest.
- Funny or Die’s 1986 Lineup: Hilarious sketches about potential Base Raiders characters!
- Morazan Maru: A wrecked cargo ship from WW2, now a great dive site in the Phillippines
- Catherine: An oddly intriguing web series starring Jenny Slate
- Samurai Gourmet: A Netflix series about a retired man rediscovering his love for food and drink.
- By the Author of Lady Windermere’s Fan: a storytelling game about reinventing Oscar Wilde plays.
Song: Evening Tide by Kulpa
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Game Designer Workshop Episode 17: Ruin and Party Fowl Update
Even though Red Markets is out, Caleb is still hard at work designing new games and fulfilling stretch goals. He gives an update about Party Fowl, a new card game currently in development. Meanwhile I have made a few breakthroughs while working on Ruin. I now have concrete ideas on how a game should work and have made progress on character generation rules. Hopefully I will have playtest rules at Gen Con this year!
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RPPR Episode 151: Shotgun Summaries
News: I am going on vacation later this month, but don’t worry! There will be a lot of podcasts this month. We also have a new system for scheduling online games for the RPPR Patreon using our Discord server.
Synopsis: There is an annual contest on the Delta Green email list for writing short scenarios. The Shotgun Scenario contest forces contestants to write the best possible DG scenario under 1500 words. It’s gone on since 2005 and last year had some great entries. Dan, David, Tom, and I read a bunch of them to discuss what we liked about them. We also have shout outs and anecdotes!
Shout Outs
- Dark Season 1: an intriguing and fascinating mystery show on Netflix.
- Skullsplitter Dice: Very cool dice for the hardcore player.
- 2mello: A talented lo-fi hip hop producer and DJ. Great tunes!
- Synthetic Dawn: a new DLC for Stellaris
- Doki Doki Literature Club: A free and amazing game on Steam. Saying more is spoilers. Play it!
- Polyhero Dice: Uniquely shaped dice for the discerning gamer.
- Renowned Explorers: A RPG with roguelike elements. Become Explorer of the Year!
- Those Unknowable: A Lovecraftian sci-fi web comic.
Song: Tracks from the Upwind EP by 2mello
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