RPPR Episode 128: My Player’s Keeper
News: RPPR B-Sides Volume 3 is now available! Help support our podcast and get 20 actual play episodes, including Tom’s Pathfinder campaign and a Fiasco game with Thad.
Thrilling Intent will have a livestream run of Tenra Bansho Zero on May 28 at 5 pm EST. Check out the details here.
Synopsis: Player characters develop relationships with other during the course of a campaign. They can help or hinder the campaign itself. Faust, Shaun, Tom, and I discuss how to build them in games and what kind of complications arise as a result. Keeping the narrative focused while balancing screen time between all players can be difficult. We also have shout outs and anecdotes!
Promo: The Redacted Files, an actual play podcast.
Shout Outs
- Welcome to Night Vale: A novel based on the podcast, just as surreal and humorous.
- Vagante: An indie platforming rogue-lite now on Steam.
- Jeeves and Wooster: A hilarious Brit-sitcom based on the P.G. Woodehouse stories.
- Barkley Marathons: A documentary about the world’s most grueling ultra-marathon.
- The Big Short: A film about the people who predicted the 2008 financial crisis and profited from it.
Song: MAMAIA_2084 – Side A – She Used to Be Mine/Fresh Start by MAMAIA_2084 & ~senpai vaporwave
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Interview with James D’Amato on the Noisy Person Cards Kickstarter
James D’Amato and Kat Kuhl from the One Shot Podcast developed a party card game to help gamers role play more. Noisy Person Cards can be thought of as a warm up exercise to a proper RPG. James and I talk about how NPC came to be and what he’s learned about Kickstarter so far. After the interview, there’s an actual play of the RPPR group trying the print and play version of NPC. Be sure to check out their Kickstarter, going on now!
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RPPR Episode 127: Mistakes are Inevitable – Learning New Games
News: RPPR Tabletop Tales is up and running! Check our newest podcast of campaign actual play. Our first campaign, the Dresden Files, is currently on its first season. Also, be sure to check out Thrilling Intent on Youtube. Caleb and I will be guests on their livestream on April 30th at 5 pm EST when Faust runs Delta Green. Watch this video for more details.
Synopsis: A lot of gamers get stuck in a routine of only ever playing a few of their favorite systems. Bill, Dan, Faust, and I talk about the joys and challenges of learning and running new RPGs. We talk about new systems that aren’t even out yet, like Upwind and Red Markets, and published systems like Feng Shui 2 and Dresden Files. We also have shout outs and anecdotes!
Shout Outs
- Noisy Person Cards: A fun party card game put out by the fine folks at the One Shot Podcast.
- Curse of Strahd: A new 5E D&D adventure set in Ravenloft. An excellent book for any GM.
- Lithium Hosting: RPPR’s new web host. Great customer service!
- Hyper Light Drifter: A new indie Zelda-ish action RPG. Faust approved!
- Black Tapes: A horror story podcast worth checking out.
- Discovering Scarfolk: A book about a sinister and hidden village in England.
- Tanis Podcast: A weird fiction podcast by the same people behind Black Tapes.
- Duolingo: Want to learn a new language? Try this free app out.
- Art of Eating Through the Zombie Apocalypse: Part cook book, part survival guide. Worth it for the Red Markets idea fodder.
- Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide: A rehash of Forgotten Realms material from previous editions.
- Enter the Gungeon: An action game that combines dungeon crawling with GUNS. So many guns.
- Idea Channel and Game/Show Channel on Youtube from PBS. Great videos on a bunch of cool topics.
Song: Interlude (Lost in the Freezer Section) by ???groceries
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