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RPPR Episode 32: Show and Tell – Maps and Minis

On: May 27, 2009

Inspired by our recent 4th edition D&D campaign, Tom and I discuss the usage of maps, miniatures and other props and gimmicks in tabletop games. While some games like Dungeons and Dragons nessecitate at least using some of these add-ons and others like Call of Cthulhu practically drown players in handouts, so where should you draw the line? How much is too much and when do they take away from the game instead of enhancing it? We also talk about our Gencon 09 plans and the New World Primer. Funny thing, we record this episode before the primer came out. Instead of a letter, Tom reads some stuff written by his friend Andy and we have the most insane anecdote ever…The Chaplin Incident as related to us by Adam Scott Glancy of Pagan Publishing.

Favorite RPPR Forums Threads:

Shout Outs

M-51 Engineer’s Bag – a neat bag suitable for hauling gaming materials like maps and minis
Henry Rollins Show: Season One – Tom wuvs Henry Rollins.
The Burrowers – a twisted western horror movie that asks the question: what’s worse – man eating predatory monsters or us?
Black Adder Complete Collector’s Set – Nerd out to great brit comedy about war, politics and history.
Splinter – another new and freaky horror movie with a horrific and original monster besieging 4 trapped survivors.
Level Up Magazine – 4E gaming goodness for only 2 bucks an issue.

Music GooTube Conspiracy by Nalts

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The New World Campaign Primer

On: May 22, 2009

In: RPG PDF

With: 12 Comments

The New World Awaits

News of the discovery spreads like wildfire. Ambitious lords, zealous high priests and enterprising merchants draw their plans fervently. The docks of the cities blaze with activity, as ships are outfitted for long journeys and word goes out at every village square and tavern throughout the kingdom. The New World has been found and the rush to claim and colonize it has begun!

A brave group of adventurers joins the first expedition to make landfall in the New World. They will have to overcome unique challenges and threats unheard of in the known world. Their greatest enemy is not an evil adversary or corrupt king. It is the unknown. The unknown land that stretches endlessly past the horizon: the unknown inhabitants of the New World and most importantly the unknown decisions that will ensure the safety and prosperity of the fledgling colony. There are many possible futures for the adventurers and the colony but most paths end in failure and death. The adventurers must choose wisely or they will not survive the first winter.

The New World Primer is the first supplement of a campaign setting about a newly discovered continent, suitable for most fantasy worlds. The first expedition from the old world has just landed on the shores of the New World to start the first settlement. The name and exact location of the continent is left undescribed so you can more easily fit the New World in your campaign. A few dozen colonists, including a brave party of heroes (i.e. the player characters), band together as they try to tame the savage wilderness, make peace with the native tribes and establish the first settlement. The supplement provides all you need to get started in the New World.

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RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 07

On: May 6, 2009

In: Actual Play

With: 15 Comments

In this session, the Water Barons confront a dangerous beast that stalks the colony. It has killed and terrorized the simple workers of the colony and no one dares to venture outside the protective walls of the colony. Find out who pays the ultimate price to stop the beast!

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