August 13, 2008
Gencon is upon us! We have a brief preview of what we aim to do. Check out the full schedule if you’re going. I’m running Monsters and Other Childish Things. We’re also part of a panel discussion on podcasting. See you there!
Posted by Ross at 4:11pm
Tags: gencon
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August 05, 2008
We’ve finally gotten around to looking at the monster RPG of the summer, the fourth edition of Dungeons and Dragons. We cover the good, the bad and the ugly of the system. Special thanks to the Bear Swarm podcast for joining in on our first game of 4E. We also talk about Gencon, scuba diving and of course, a very entertaining letter from Tom.
Song: Journey by Excellent Adventure
Shout Outs:
Posted by Ross at 11:51pm
Tags: 4E, bearswarm, dark knight, dungeons and dragons, elona, gencon, roguelike, scuba, x files
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July 28, 2008
Every year, hundreds of adventurers die horrible deaths, all competing for treasure, glory and points to move on to the next round. This isn’t a weird reality TV series, it’s the DCC tourney at Gencon. Adrian Pommier is the man in charge of this year’s Dungeon Crawl Classic Tournament. He’s also the co-author of the mega module Castle Whiterock and several other dungeon crawls. In this interview, we talk about how the DCC module is designed, the creation of Castle Whiterock and Palace of the Wastes, (stories from the module are here) what the dungeon crawl really is and the differences between 3E and 4E.
Posted by Ross at 12:08am
Tags: adrian pommier, castle whiterock, d and d, dungeon crawl classic, dungeons and dragons, gencon, goodman games, tournament
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July 15, 2008
Galactus has challenged the people of Earth to a tournament of dodgeball. Only an unlikely team of misfits stands in the way of Earth’s total destruction. Sound like the new Bruckheimer movie? Naw. It’s our Actual Play one shot using the free action RPG Wushu.
The Player:
Tom: A sapient raptor/actor tired of being stereotyped as a vicious man eating dinosaur
Drew: Henry from the TV Show Eureka, a NASA engineer turned auto mechanic.
Linton: The fat guy from Hot Fuzz and he’s a cylon.
Jason: Ahnuld the Governator
Cody: Former President Martin Van Buren - with electricity, liquid and portal powers.
No, I’m not kidding. That’s what they played.
Posted by Ross at 9:13pm
Tags: action, ahnuld, Comedy, dinosaur, dodgeball, hot fuzz, martin van buren, wushu
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July 08, 2008
“Just being in here is a humbling experience for me, because you’re looking through all these records and it’s sort of like a big pile of broken dreams…Whether you want to admit it or not, 10 years down the line you’ll be in here. So keep that in mind when you start thinking like, ‘I’m invincible and I’m the world’s best,’ or whatever. Because that’s what all these cats thought.” DJ Shadow
In this episode, we focus on looting the pile of broken dreams that is the bargain bin of your friendly local game store. Many times you can find a hidden diamond in the rough or at least something you can exploit for a game in the system of your choice. By going over some of the bargain we’ve enjoyed like Little Fears, Waste World, Mutazoid, Teenagers from Outer Space, and Hunter the Reckoning, you can begin to see what lurks in the used game shelf. Plus, a letter from Tom and anecdotes! Oh and you must watch Common Law Wife. As always, post your comments on our forum and we appreciate donations. Also, if you are an artist, Tom wants a werewolf drawing or something like that. I think. He’ll pay like five bucks for it. Listen to the episode if you want the details. Also, this thread in the Something Awful forums is hilarious and disturbing.
NEWS: Some of our listeners love the actual play sessions. Some don’t. IF you do NOT want to get Actual Play sessions in your RSS feed, then please switch your feed to this new one. http://slangdesign.com/rppr/feed?cat=-12 It has everything EXCEPT Actual Play sessions. The main feed still has everything. If you like the Actual Play sessions you are fine. Nothing needs to be changed.
Shout Outs:
Music: Nuclear War by Los Podankos - a Russian street punk band with no homepage and this is all I could find. Oi!
Posted by Ross at 11:30pm
Tags: bargain bin, cyberpunk, hunter the reckoning, little fears, mutants and masterminds, mutzaoid, teenagers from outer space, the lost skeleton of cadavera, used games, wasteworld
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July 01, 2008
In a world..Our world…Everything is true. Every story you’ve read, every movie you’ve seen, every game you’ve played actually happened. At least those that take place in the here and now. This is the first session of a GURPS 4th edition campaign premised on taking the Alan Moore comic The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and making the concept contemporary. Anything that takes place in the ‘here and now’ is true. James Bond, Half-Life, Ghostbusters, Hannibal Lector, the X-Files, annoying sitcoms and Freddy Krueger all co-exist in the same world. In this first adventure, the PCs must break into the HQ of Ghostbusters Inc. to retrieve the data of Project Miskatonic before it is too late…
Players:
Jason - Dean Winchester from the TV Show Supernatural
Tom - Basically a pre-med student version of the Lizard
Bob - A Highlander French aristocrat
Drew - Kabuki the ninja assassin babe
RJ - Firestarter age 25
Aaron - An employee of Ghostbusters Inc.
RPPR Actual Play: Modern League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Episode 1 [131:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted by Ross at 12:26am
Tags: Actual Play, firestarter, genre, ghostbusters, GURPS, highlander, horror, kabuki, league of extraordinary gentlemen, lizard, lol no one reads tags, mashup, movies, spiderman, supernatural, what am i doing, wtf
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June 24, 2008
While most of our shows so far have focused on running a great game, we thought we would give some advice for the other side of the GM Screen. In other words, the players. Of course, we talk about D&D 4th Edition, the death of Erick Wujcik, recent games we played, Raillery, my awesome new comedy video podcast and more. Tom was too lazy to write a letter, so instead we review The Happening and Machine Girl and tell a few anecdotes. I have a brand spanking new anecdote from playing D&D 4E and listener Eternal Green sent in a few. Don’t forget to check out our new forums!
Hosted by Ross Payton and Tom Church
Music: A new song from Vitamins and Minerals of Death that I will use in the next Raillery video.
Posted by Ross at 12:07am
Tags: advice, colonial gothic, Dungeons and Dragons, erick wujcik, mutants and masterminds, player, raillery
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