{"id":1027,"date":"2015-10-14T15:57:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T20:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2015-10-14T16:15:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T21:15:20","slug":"rppr-episode-121-con-scar-acy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2015\/10\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-121-con-scar-acy\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 121: Con-SCAR-acy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/arcdream\/delta-green-the-role-playing-game\/description\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2015\/10\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-121-con-scar-acy\/attachment\/the-second-attempt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1028 size-medium\" title=\"A conspiracy of occultists bent on world domination or NiN tour photo? YOU BE THE JUDGE. The Second Attempt by Dennis Detwiller.\" src=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT-386x290.jpg 386w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT-193x145.jpg 193w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Sponsors<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/mysticalthrone-ent.com\/\">This episode of RPPR is sponsored by <strong>Mystical Throne Entertainment<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Use coupon code rpproctober to get the E<a href=\"http:\/\/mysticalthrone-ent.com\/product\/entropic-gaming-system-pdf\/\">ntropic Gaming System PDF<\/a> for $1 (normally $5).<\/p>\n<p>Arc Dream is also sponsoring this episode of RPPR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/arcdream\/delta-green-the-role-playing-game\/description\"><strong>Check out the Delta Green Kickstarter going on now<\/strong><\/a>. There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/uen96o0fj9ytswm\/Delta%20Green%20RPG%20Quickstart%20Kit.zip?dl=0\">free Quickstart guide and demo adventure <\/a>available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: Conspiracies are a common element in horror games, but they are often handled badly. They are too powerful, too well-organized and too flexible to stop or even fight. In this episode, we talk about how to use conspiracies in RPGs, by looking at historical conspiracies like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Gladio\">Operation Gladio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Beers_antitrust_litigation\">DeBeers<\/a>. SPOILER WARNING FOR THE FILMS THE PLEDGE AND MEMORIES OF MURDER. There&#8217;s also shout outs and anecdotes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shout Outs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/deathgasmthemovie.com\/\"><strong>Deathgasm<\/strong><\/a>: A horror comedy about heavy metal, high school, and demon summoning.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cobaltroad.bandcamp.com\/album\/eternity\"><strong>Eternity by Cobalt Road<\/strong><\/a>: a vaportrap album that is quite good for late night listening.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.limetownstories.com\/\">Limetown<\/a><\/strong>: A cross between Serial and Delta Green. What happened to Limetown?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cc.com\/shows\/moonbeam-city\"><strong>Moonbeam City<\/strong><\/a>: a synthwave inspired comedy that is part Nagel and part Archer.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/johncarpentermusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/lost-themes\"><strong>John Carpenter&#8217;s Lost Themes<\/strong><\/a>: You want some original John Carpenter music? Of course you do!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cluepursuitlive.com\/\"><strong>Clue Pursuit:<\/strong><\/a> A locked room puzzle mystery experience. Fun for the whole group<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fornaxvoid.com\/\"><strong>Fornax Void:<\/strong><\/a> Get a VHS tape with a Carcosa\/Vaporwave-video today.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kotohi.com\/ryuutama\/\"><strong>Ryuutama<\/strong><\/a>: A Japanese tabletop RPG now available in English.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gangbeasts.com\/\"><strong>Gang Beasts<\/strong><\/a>: Fumblecore + multiplayer brawling = hella fun. As seen on Raillery.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thebuglepodcast.com\/\"><strong>The Bugle<\/strong><\/a>: John Oliver&#8217;s comedic news podcast. Very funny stuff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kaiengel.bandcamp.com\/album\/paradigm-lost\">Music: Tentative Steps by Kai Engel.<\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Episode 121: Con-SCAR-acy\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2015-10-14T15:57:25-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H30M01S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Sponsors: This episode of RPPR is sponsored by Mystical Throne Entertainment. Use coupon code rpproctober to get the Entropic Gaming System PDF for $1 (normally $5).\r\n\r\nArc Dream is also sponsoring this episode of RPPR. 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Use coupon code rpproctober to get the Entropic Gaming System PDF for $1 (normally $5). Arc Dream is also sponsoring this episode of RPPR. Check out the Delta Green Kickstarter going on now. There is a free Quickstart guide<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2015\/10\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-121-con-scar-acy\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[25],"tags":[258,277,450,26,304,344],"class_list":["entry","author-rpayton","post-1027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-podcast-episode","tag-aaron","tag-caleb","tag-conspiracy","tag-delta-green","tag-ross","tag-tom"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/THE-SECOND-ATTEMPT.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4gA-gz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}