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RPPR Episode 54: Immerse Me!

On: March 3, 2011

Immersion is a tricky element of tabletop RPGs. In order to achieve it, a GM must first design a good scenario. In this episode, Tom, special guest Caleb and I discuss how we design adventures and other related topics. The effects of a game system on immersion and how to deal with players that lose immersion in a game. Tom also has a letter and of course shout outs and anecdotes.

Shout outs

RPPR Community AP Podcast: If the main RPPR AP podcast isn’t enough…
Elephant Men Vol 1: A sci fi noir comic series of mutated soldiers
Amnesia Dark Descent: A creepy Lovecraftian horror video game.
Custom dice from Ean Moody: Get awesome skull dice!
Lucid Chart: Flow chart program
The Brain: 80s horror film about an evil man eating brain
Theories of International Politics and Zombies: Zombies are serious business
Videodrome: ALL HAIL THE NEW FLESH
Rebuild: A Flash Zombie post apocalyptic RTS
Andrew Vachss: Incredible crime novelist and inspiration for Andrew’s Fortune
Teatro Grottesco: An anthology of Thomas Ligotti short stories.

Podcast Promo: Redline Theatre – radio theater podcast
Other podcasts (I couldn’t find promos to play from you guys): Zero Fortitude, Drunk and Ugly and Booster Pack

Song: Immersed by Allison Crowe

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RPPR Episode 47: Adventures in the Real World

On: July 26, 2010

In: Podcast Episode

With: 4 Comments

My campaign for Monsters and Other Childish Things, Road Trip is available for pre-order! Buy it here!

The Codex of War is out! Download it here.
If you like our AP episodes, donate to the ‘Get Aaron to Gencon’ Kickstarter to get early access to 5 AP episodes.

The real world holds just as much adventure as any fantasy or sci-fi setting. In this episode, Tom and I discuss various types of games you could run based in the real world with normal PCs (with no extraordinary abilities or cinematic fighting skills). There are more possibilities than you might realize.

Shout Outs

Music: Anything 4 Adventure by the Jim Morey Band.

If a real world campaign interests you, check out the following resources below the fold.

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RPPR Interview with Benjamin Baugh, creator of Monsters and Other Childish Things

On: November 14, 2008

In: Interview

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Ben Baugh aka Bailywolf on the RPG.net forums is the mind behind Monsters and Other Childish Things, a game near and dear to my heart. In this interview, we talk about game design, his other work, some of the more interesting threads on RPG.net and of course Monsters.

I apologize for the poor audio quality. Skype and my internet connection hates me. I think the content of the interview makes up for it though.

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