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RPPR Episode 118: Limping away from Gen Con 2015

On: August 8, 2015

News: No Soul Left Behind is now available in print! Backers should get their copies soon. Also, Firewall will soon be out in print.

Synopsis: Gen Con is over and what a time we had! Between the games we played, fans we met, and panels we ran or attended, all of us had a blast this year. In this special extra long episode, we discuss our most memorable experiences of the con, and of course, our loot. Hear from Caleb, Tom, Aaron, David, Dan, Bill, Melissa, Michelle, and myself as we go over the con!

Shout Outs (wow so many very links)

Eclectic Eccentricities: A neat shop of dice jewelery and other crafts.
Michael Plondaya’s art blog: He made Red Markets fan art! Also, a great artist.
Drunk and Ugly: They hung out with us and we were on some of their panels.
Review Cultist’s Art: Gaze upon Lucille in all her glory!
Feng Shui 2: Hong Kong style action movie gaming, now in print!
Dreamhounds of Paris: The Surrealist movement meets Cthulhu. A winning combination!
Cthulhu Apocalypse: 1930s post-apocalyptic Cthulhu survival horror.
Superfight: A card game about arguing who would win a fight. Quite fun!
Meow: M E O W.
Bezier Games: Neat board and card games. David approved.
Malleus Monstrorum: A compendium of Cthulhu monsters and gods.
Shotguns vs. Cthulhu: An anthology of stories about fighting the mythos, presumably with shotguns.
Geek Therapy: Therapy by and for geeks.
Baby Bestiary: Super kawaii monsters – who could kill a baby owlbear?
Snake Oil: a fun card game about salesmanship and creativity.
The Cartel: An Apocalypse World powered game about powerful drug cartels.
At the Hands of an Angry God: A game about building a Utopia.
Cthulhu Dark Ages, Second Edition: A new edition for 7th edition Call of Cthulhu! No store page for it yet though.
Noble Treachery: A card game about becoming king by screwing over the other nobles.
Night Witches: An Apocalypse World powered game about female pilots in the Russian military during World War 2.
Misspent Youth: A RPG about fighting the MAN as an angry teenager.
Q Workshop: Cool dice maker.
Ashen Stars – Accretion Disk: A supplement for Ashen Stars with new gear and aliens.
Gadget Guides: Get your gadgets for your Mutants and Masterminds game!
Adorable Pandaring: Who has the cutest panda?
Alpha Bandits: A word game about stuff. God so many licks to write up
Wordariffic: A card game about picking words from random cards.
Kettle of Fish, Accidental Cyclops, and Lurkers in the Valley: Cool LARP groups that put on great games!
Pocket belts: Lack pockets? Get a belt of them!
Lowlife: great counter-culture looking RPG with a unique setting.
Skirmish Outbreak: A new miniature based skirmish game – survivors fighting zombies and each other.

Music: The Mach Rider by the Encounter.

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RPPR Episode 117: Slouching Towards Gen Con 2015

On: July 24, 2015

In: Podcast Episode

With: 8 Comments

News: RPPR will be part of the Podcast-a-Ganza at Gen Con. The Boiling Point Conversion Guides are out and are available for download. Red Markets will soon have a beta available for playtesting.

Synopsis: Another Gen Con is upon us and RPPR shall be there. This year, Caleb and I will be hosting a bunch of panels on topics ranging from game design to measuring fun in games. Aaron is running several games, and Tom wants to demo a bunch of new games at the exhibit hall. We also share tips about surviving the con, shout outs, and anecdotes from Call of Cthulhu and Red Markets. See you at Gen Con!

Shout Outs

Adam Jury’s Gen Con advice: Executing at Gen Con and other Conventions
How Buildings Learn: A great and free documentary about architecture, both high and vernacular.
Board Game Warehouse: Buy their board games! Great deals on great games.
Lords of the Storm Podcast: If you want to master Heroes of the Storm, then you need this podcast.
Villainy: Be the super villain you were always meant to be.
An Honest Liar: A documentary James Randi the magician and skeptic.
El Chapo: A fascinating documentary from Frontline about the infamous cartel boss.
Nihilist Arby’s: Arby’s doesn’t give a fuck. Eat at Arby’s.

Song: It’s Supercharged by botnit

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RPPR Episode 115: The Agony of Choice

On: June 9, 2015

In: Podcast Episode

With: 18 Comments

News: Boiling Point is out! Get it on DrivethruRPG or through the Base Raiders store. Tom is attending Go Play NW and might be showing up at Fear the Con. I will not be at either con, sadly, due to work.

Synopsis: After running online games for Patreon backers, I’ve started to rethink my approach about designing scenarios, especially online games. Listen to Eclipse Phase: The Evac for an example online game. I talk through what I’m thinking about with Tom and hash out some new ideas for adventures. Tom also has a review of the movie San Andreas instead of a letter, plus shout outs and anecdotes.

Shout Outs

Iron Edda: In the grimdark heavy metal album cover past, there are only giant Viking robots and skeletons fighting each other.
Kung Fury: It’s out and you should watch it.
Flip the Table: A humorous podcast reviewing terrible board games.
Fallen London: A browser game set in an alternate Victorian London.
How Did This Get Made?: The episodes Deep Blue Sea, Face/Off, and The Island of Dr. Moreau are hilarious.
Endless Legend: A science fantasy turn based strategy game.
Mitch Murder: If you like Synthwave music, you’ll like Mitch.

Song: Mirage by Mitch Murder.

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