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News: The playtest draft of Boiling Point is out. If you backed the Kickstarter, please check your messages to see how you can access it. Synopsis: We finished a playthrough of Sense of the Sleight of Hand Man, a Call of Cthulhu campaign set in the Dreamlands, so like with every campaign we finish, this… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 107: Sense of the Sleight of Hand Man Post-Mortem appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

It’s been a while since we’ve done a proper episode of Game Designer’s Workshop, so Caleb and I decided to bring you guys back up to date. We’re still playtesting Red Markets and Ruin. We talk about the pains, progress, and lessons we have learned so far. It’s a lively discussion so if you want… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Game Designer Workshop Episode 6: Playtester’s Progress appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Way back in Episode 57 (Read the Fine Print), Tom gave a shoutout to a story on Fanfic.net.  It was a Mass Effect fanfiction that Tom became a huge fan of, as well as the author, Deborah Davitt.  Now, some years later, this very talented writer has a brand new novel that truly deserves your… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Interview with Deborah Davitt appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Our Kickstarter for Boiling Point is still going on and we could use your support! It occurred to me that no one has heard from the actual author of Boiling Point, Peter Nielsen. He’s a first time author and I’m a first time publisher (of another person’s work) so I thought talking about it would… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Game Designer’s Workshop: Interview with Peter Nielsen appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: We’re over halfway there in the Boiling Point Kickstarter, so help us push it over the edge! Synopsis: History is a rich tapestry waiting to be explored, but how should you implement historical events into games? Tom and I have some experience with this, so we talk about how to prepare for historical games… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 106: History is written by the GM appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: Please support our latest Kickstarter, Boiling Point! It’s a brand new adventure for Base Raiders and stretch goals will include a death trap focused supplement by Caleb! Ross Payton (Base Raiders, Zombies of the World) and Caleb Stokes (No Security: Horror Scenarios in the Great Depression) talk about their podcast, RPPR Game Designer’s Workshop.… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Game Designer Workshop panel at Gen Con 2014 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News:Our newest Kickstarter is up. Boiling Point is an adventure for Base Raiders. It mixes investigation with dungeon crawling for a perfect blend of excitement and fun. If it does well, we’ll have Caleb write about death traps. Check it out! Synopsis: Planning is a part of playing RPGs, not just for the GM, but… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 105: I love it when a plan is agreed upon appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Rob Boyle (Eclipse Phase), Ross Payton (Baseraiders), and Caleb Stokes (No Security) discuss using the basics of economic theory to make RPG settings more unique, immersive, and fun for your players. Designers can talk forever about economies of narrative control and the finances of the RPG industry, but what about the economic structure of your… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Money is the Root of all Fun: Economics in Games: panel at Gen Con 2014 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Game designers Luke Crane, Jack Graham, Tracy Hurley, Caleb Stokes, & Amanda Valentine solve your home campaign woes. Bring your questions; the Campaign Doctors will tell you the awful truth! This panel was recorded at Gen Con 2014. Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Campaign Doctors panel at Gen Con 2014 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: The No Soul Left Behind and Horrors of War Kickstarters are both successful! Thanks to everyone who contributed. Synopsis: Gen Con 2014 has come and gone and we had a blast. More of the RPPR crew made it up there than previous years, and our meetup was a resounding success. We even had a… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 104: Gen Con 2014 Wrap-Up appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Panel description: Come join Paizo staffers to discuss how Pathfinder and Golarion can be more inclusive and fun for people of all shapes, genders, sexual preferences, ages, ethnicities, and more. Gamers are often characterized as straight white males, but we know our community is much broader than that! Come join Paizo staffers James L. Sutter,… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Diversity in Gaming panel at Gen Con 2014 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News:Gencon approaches! Check the RPPR thread for more info. Also, support Caleb with the No Soul Left Behind Kickstarter! It has what gamers crave! And speaking of Kickstarters, The Horrors of War Kickstarter is pretty awesome too! Synopsis: Training, learning, and education are important topics in games but we seldom examine the assumptions made in… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 103: School of Dice appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: The No Soul Left Behind Kickstarter is HERE. Buy Caleb’s book! The Morph Recognition Guide is out, featuring some of my material from Transhuman. We’re coming to Gencon and we’ll our RPPR meetup on Thursday night. Details here. Raillery is still putting out silly Payday 2 videos (mostly). Synopsis: Tom was on vacation, so… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 102: Rules Fetish appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Thanks to Laura for the art! Caleb’s Better Angels campaign, No Soul Left Behind (formerly known as The Spared and the Spoiled) is complete. We decided to take a look back, discussing the origins of the campaign, our favorite moments, and the dubious morality of the protagonists. The Kickstarter for the campaign should be up… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 101: No Soul Left Behind Post Mortem appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Caleb and I recently attended Fear the Con 7,(Thanks Fear the Boot!) running events, and promoting our work. It was a great con and we both had a blast there, but gaming conventions can be tricky for new game designers. For this episode, Caleb and I talk about our experiences at gaming cons and an… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Game Designer Workshop Episode 5: Con Work appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Synopsis: Our 100th episode was so long I had to break it up into two parts! In this half, I first talk to Adam Scott Glancy of Pagan Publishing for a sneak preview of the upcoming Gencon WW1 Call of Cthulhu games, among other topics. Then it’s back to the roundtable to answer more listener… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 100: Where Did the Time Go? (Part 2 of 2) appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: A new hero has been released for Base Raiders. Check out Elizabeth Solomon, a scholarly vampire! Synopsis: For some reason, we’ve kept up making podcast episodes since 2007. It’s taken us that long to get to 100 episodes of the main podcast, but here we are. Of course, we had to do something special,… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 100: Where did the time go? (part 1 of 2) appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: Caleb’s Eclipse Phase scenario, the Devotees, is now out. Check it out! Synopsis: Writing a new game is hard enough, but it’s only the beginning. Playtesting the game to see if it works is the second part. Seeing a group of players tear your precious game apart may be painful, but it is a… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Game Designer Workshop Episode 4: Playtesting appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: Check out the Devotees, a new Eclipse Phase adventure written by Caleb Stokes! The first part of the actual play is up. We also have a new digital audio recorder for the APs, a Zoom H2N. Higher quality APs for everyone!  Also, I’m working on a new horror RPG called Ruin. BTW, have you… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 99: Gaming with a Full Table appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Luke Crane (Burning Wheel, Mouse Guard, Torchbearer), Thor Olavsrud (Torchbearer) and Adam Koebel (Dungeon World) talk trash about boring (and offensive) ideas in fantasy RPGs while waxing poetic about OSR and indie RPGs. Drawing on over a decade of experience publishing fantasy RPGs, they promise to offend sensibilities and enlighten the curious to worlds undreamed.… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Modernizing Fantasy RPGs panel at PAX East 2014 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.