{"id":466,"date":"2011-10-23T14:26:33","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T19:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=466"},"modified":"2011-10-23T14:31:32","modified_gmt":"2011-10-23T19:31:32","slug":"rppr-episode-65-fear-in-the-long-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2011\/10\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-65-fear-in-the-long-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 65: Fear in the Long Haul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/rosspayton\/killsplosion-a-pvp-rules-light-tabletop-rpg\/widget\/card.html\" frameborder=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"220px\" height=\"380px\"><\/iframe> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audiblepodcast.com\/roleplaying\">This episode is sponsored by Audible Books. Sign up today and get a free 14 day trial and audiobook. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/rosspayton\/killsplosion-a-pvp-rules-light-tabletop-rpg\">News: Check out the newest RPPR Kickstarter: Killsplosion! A rules light competitive PvP tabletop RPG. Get 10 preview RPPR Actual Play episodes when you contribute $20 or more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zombiesoftheworld.com\/the-book\">Zombies of the World on sale! Get your print copy autographed by the RPPR group or get the PDF for only $2.99<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: We&#8217;ve been talking about adventure and campaign design lately, so we thought it would be appropriate for an episode on horror campaigns and how to run them. The pacing for a horror campaign is different because characters in these games tend to wear down through attrition. Thus, you have to take into account their reduced capabilities when designing adventures or plan for a new way to insert new player characters when the existing ones die or go mad. Furthermore, less is more when it comes to horror. A slight aberration from the mundane is often more terrifying than random tentacle monsters. Tom did not write a letter but we do have shout outs and anecdotes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shout outs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thatguywiththeglasses.com\/videolinks\/thatguywiththeglasses\/nostalgia-critic\/32771-the-haunting\">Nostalgic Critic: The Hauntin<\/a>g &#8211; find out which was the best version of this haunted house movie.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0057U3THY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B0057U3THY\">Z.N.A: Journey:<\/a> A zombie apocalypse ebook. Short and entertaining.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005LAZK8G\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B005LAZK8G\">Patton Oswalt &#8211; Finest Hour<\/a>: A new comedy CD by Patton Oswalt.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6QFwo57WKwg\">Fantasy by DYE:<\/a> Electro song with epic music video. NSFW.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0000AOX0A\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B0000AOX0A\">Prince of Darkness:<\/a> Part of John Carpenter&#8217;s Apocalypse trilogy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/groups\/the_dedicated\">The Dedicated:<\/a> A modded Killing Floor server with new weapons and high level perks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0002CHK1S\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=B0002CHK1S\">The Thing<\/a>: Classic alien sci-fi horror and part of the Apocalypse trilogy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004XJRQUQ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B004XJRQUQ\">The Hunger Games Trilogy:<\/a> Great dystopian sci-fi novel series.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/078062856X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=078062856X\">In the Mouth of Madness<\/a>: Lovecraftian horror film and part of the Apocalypse trilogy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bobdeanmusic\">Song: Forest of Fear by Bob Dean<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audiblepodcast.com\/roleplaying\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2011\/10\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-65-fear-in-the-long-haul\/attachment\/300x250_060711_umberto_1_green-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x250_060711_umberto_1_green1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,250\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"300x250_060711_umberto_1_green\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x250_060711_umberto_1_green1.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-467\" title=\"300x250_060711_umberto_1_green\" src=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/300x250_060711_umberto_1_green1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Episode 65: Fear in the Long Haul\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2011-10-23T14:26:33-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H18M25S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\" This episode is sponsored by Audible Books. 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