RPPR Episode 123: Pushing the Envelope
News: Death Traps: Volume 1 is out for Base Raiders! This supplement was co-written by Caleb, so be sure to check it out. Buy it on DrivethruRPG or at the Base Raiders store. Check out the free artwork produced via the RPPR Patreon.
Synopsis: Covering mature or sensitive topics in games is a challenge. Messing up can alienate players and result in a bad game. Dan, Tom, Aaron, and I discuss how we would approach these issues in a game. Shaun also comes in to bring a bit of historical context in gaming by talking about how major publisher White Wolf used the Black Dog Studios imprint. We also have shout outs and anecdotes.
Shout Outs
- Showa 1939-1944: A manga history of Japan and autobiography of Shigeru Mizuki. Excellent read and insight into Japan.
- Yamamoto: A Japanese film about the war in the Pacific during WW2.
- Final Fantasy 14: Dan and Aaron play it. Join their free company. Details here.
- Radioactive Dreams: A proto-Fallout film that mixes 80s New Wave with 1940s hardboiled.
- One Punch Man: The perfect adaptation of the perfect manga.
- Seven Deadly Sins: A fantasy anime reinterpretation of King Arthur’s legend.
- Monster Factory – Fallout 4: A hilarious comedic Let’s Play of Fallout 4.
- Bloodsucking Bastards: A horror comedy about vampires in the workplace. Very funny.
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Interview with Pierce Fraser on HC SVNT Dracones
Only a short time after picking up the game from Drivethru RPG, Tom Church interviews Pierce Fraser, the writer and creator of HC SVNT DRACONES. Find out all about this unique RPG, as well as the process that went in to making it. And also get a short glimpse into the 4 part campaign being run for the RPPR crew in this game universe!
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RPPR Episode 122: It Takes a Village to Carry My Inventory
News: Please get your Red Markets playtest reports in by December 20. Thanks for supporting the game!
Synopsis: The new Fallout game has a settlement leadership feature that allows the player to design and run small communities. It’s impressive but tabletop RPGs can capture more complexity and sophisticated narratives than any video game. Games about community leadership should be different than the standard murderhobo dungeon crawl/investigation campaign model. Tom, Aaron, Caleb, and I discuss how they should be different and what players and GMs can do to make them more interesting. Tom also has a letter, plus shout outs and anecdotes!
Shout Outs and Reviews:
- She Walks in Shadows: A Cthulhu mythos fiction anthology of talented women writers. Highly recommended!
- HC SVNT Dracones: Transhuman talking animal peope. In Spaaacce!
- R23X – SOUND_TRACK ~ [MP3?]?.?torrent. A vaporwave album inspired by video game music. Very chill and has a great music video!
- Spotlight: a brilliant film about the Catholic church sex scandal and the reporters who uncovered it.
- Bone Tomahawk: A weird western film starring Kurt Russell, Kurt Russelling the shit out of things. Great if you can stand extreme gore.
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Just what space opera anime needs, child soldiers!
- Ash Vs. Evil Dead: A cinematic murderhobo of legend is now on TV. Hail to the King baby.
- Spectrum: Look at all that pretty art.
Music: Various tracks from SOUND_TRACK ~ [MP3?]?.?torrent by R23X
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