{"id":477,"date":"2011-11-30T19:56:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T00:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=477"},"modified":"2011-11-30T19:56:16","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T00:56:16","slug":"rppr-episode-67-be-a-better-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2011\/11\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-67-be-a-better-player\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 67: Be a Better Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Killsplosion Kickstarter is a success! I&#8217;ve acquired a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004HW7DY8\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B004HW7DY8\">HD camcorder<\/a> so we&#8217;ll start recording videos soon. The Artemis Spaceship Simulator will take some planning to figure out but we will do it. I&#8217;ve also set up a <a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/forums\/index.php?topic=1376.0\">RPPR Minecraft server<\/a>! Check this thread for the address.<\/p>\n<p>Synopsis: We usually focus on advice for GMs creating or running games. This time, we want to focus on providing advice for players. So we&#8217;ve come up with a Be A Better Play Challenge. We want you to determine one thing you can do in your game to make yourself a better player. To help you along, Tom and I discuss some ways in which you can improve your game such as writing a better PC back story, table etiquette and playing against type. Tom also has a new letter and of course anecdotes and shouts.<\/p>\n<p>Shout outs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/forums\/index.php?topic=1376.0\">RPPR Minecraft server:<\/a> Join us! A new world of adventure and jackassery await<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005D82VM4\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B005D82VM4\">Rare Exports<\/a>: Batshit insane movie about Santa Claus and the true meaning of Christmas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004HYIAPM\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B004HYIAPM\">Skyrim<\/a>: Because of reasons<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pelgranepress.com\/?p=6726\">Night&#8217;s Black Agents:<\/a> Espionage and vampires in a RPG<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1600100880\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=1600100880\">War of the Undead:<\/a> A graphic novel about Nazis, zombies and more<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/161661143X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=161661143X\">Black Crusade<\/a>: The heavy metal album cover RPG<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002VJVCGY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B002VJVCGY\">Big Fan<\/a>: Patton Oswalt is an obsessed football fan in this dark comedy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005W55IVE\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B005W55IVE\">Citation Needed:<\/a> A compilation of the weirdest entries in Wikipedia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003Y5HWJU\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B003Y5HWJU\">Boardwalk Empire:<\/a> HBO does violence. Well.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rifftrax.com\/video\/laser-mission\">Laser Mission<\/a>: The Rifftrax is funny. The movie itself is pretty awful.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/ftb\/index.php\/archives\/2281\">Fear the Boot: <\/a>The Kenneth Hite interview is great<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennisodes.com\/podcasts\/kenneth-hite\/\">Jennisodes<\/a>: Fascinating game design panel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f7RKOP87tt4\">Song: Monster remix by DotEXE<\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Episode 67: Be a Better Player\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2011-11-30T19:56:16-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H12M32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"News: The Killsplosion Kickstarter is a success! 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I&#8217;ve acquired a HD camcorder so we&#8217;ll start recording videos soon. The Artemis Spaceship Simulator will take some planning to figure out but we will do it. I&#8217;ve also set up a RPPR Minecraft server! Check this thread for the address. 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