RPPR Episode 110: The Final Revelation Post Mortem
News: RPPR B-Sides Volume 2 is now available! Get 24 actual play episodes and help support RPPR. This volume has playtests, con games, and more! In other news, Boiling Point is still being worked on as is the Sparkles supplement for Base Raiders. Also, Gen Con 2015 event submission has opened up. Contact Arc Dream if you want to run games and get a free badge and product.
Synopsis: The Final Revelation is the shortest complete campaign we’ve run at RPPR, but its complexity and depth merits a good post mortem discussion. Caleb, Aaron, and I discuss our experiences playing and running the game, purism vs pulp in cthulhu mythos gaming, player agency in RPG design, and other related topics. Tom wasn’t able to make this episode so no letter but we do have shout outs and a very special anecdote about shark fighting.
Shout Outs
- Escape Goat 2: A great puzzle game about a magical goat and his mouse BFF.
- Silver Screen Fiend: A new book from Patton Oswalt about his addiction to cinema.
- Bad Robots: A UK prank show themed around malfunctioning technology.
- Concrete Grove: Not quite a solid recommendation, but I read the entire book for what that’s worth.
- Adult Swim Infomercials: JOIN THE ANTI-HAROLD TASK FORCE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
- Whiplash: A film about jazz, abuse, and obsession.
- Tokyo Ghoul: an anime about the occult, cannibalism, and milquetoast student protagonists. Breaking new ground in anime tropes!
- Touch of Cloth: A hilarious cop show parody similar to Police Squad, but way, way dirtier.
Song: A Dark Revelation by Dusk’s Embrace
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RPPR Episode 109: 5E Dungeons and Dragons Breakdown
News: RPPR B-Sides volume 2 is coming soon. Volume 1 is free, so check that out, if you haven’t already.
Synopsis: A new edition of Dungeons and Dragons has been released and Bill, Sean, and I have played enough to have opinions that are more than just knee-jerk reactions. In this episode, we talk about the merits of 5E compared to the previous edition, what we like, what we don’t and more. Tom isn’t in this episode, so no letter. We do have shout outs and anecdotes though!
Shout Outs
- Better Angels GM Screen: If you’re running a Better Angels game, you will appreciate having this screen handy.
- Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon: Wuxia and mystery, all wrapped up in one film.
- QI: a funny British talk show, worth watching.
- Dungeon of the Endless: A fun roguelike/tower defense hybrid game that can be quite addicting.
- Binding of Isaac Rebirth: A creepy action rogue-lite game that is also quite addicting. A bit like the old Zelda games but with far more poop.
- Blue Dungeon Tiles: Great for mapping out dungeons for your tabletop game!
- God Game Black: A supplement for The Laundry RPG, based on material from The Apocalypse Codex. Highly recommended for Laundry GMs.
- Dwarven Forge Cavern: High quality terrain for any tabletop game.
- Serial: A longform podcast about one story each season.
- Gale Force spell cards: Useful references for spell casters in any 5E game.
- Tales of the Arabian Nights: A board game about storytelling set in Arabic legend
- Haven of the Ozarks Animal Sanctuary: A charitable organization that helps animals here in the Ozarks
- Spatchcocking: For all your turkey cooking needs
Song: Dragon by David Thornton
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RPPR Episode 108: I’d Game That for a Dollar!
News: A new Base Raiders PDF supplement, Vintage Villainy, is out! Pick it up today or if you backed the Boiling Point Kickstarter, you will get your copy soon.
Synopsis: You know you’re a true tabletop gamer when you see everything in terms of how gameable it is. In this episode, Tom and I discuss what makes something truly gameable or not. From action films to history books, there’s a lot of gameable material in the world, but some things are more gameable than others. Find out what works and what doesn’t. Plus, shout outs, anecdotes, and more!
Shout Outs
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle: An excellent novel about a most unusual pair of sisters.
- Mysteries at the Museum: It’s a TV show, about mysterious things in museums. Not really though. They explain what the thing is.
- Death Skid Marks: Drive! Shoot! Take Drugs! Die! Play Again!
- Nazi Mega Weapons: Nazis built really big guns. Mega usually means one million but here it means big. Not that I’m being pedantic.
- Binary Domain: Shoot robots! Chat with teammates! Shoot more robots! Not that French robot, he’s cool.
- Fordlandia: A book about Henry Ford’s failed rubber plantation in Brazil. Fascinating history and great writing.
- Plague Evolved: Kill people with plagues in video game format.
- Save Game: A new setting for Fate Core. Fun, although it needs a few tweaks. Pay what you want, so no excuse not to get it.
- Earthworm Gods I and II: Apocalyptic horror novels about a rainy end of the world.
Song: The Getaway by Stellar Dreams from The 80’s Dream Compilation Tape – Vol. 2
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