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Many RPGs use cards in their mechanics, from playing cards to Tarot to custom decks of cards. We discuss some of these games, the types of mechanics we’ve seen and the history of card-based games. If you enjoy this episode, back our Kickstarter for Season 2 of Ludonarrative Dissidents. This

The Terminator RPG was released as a PDF recently. A special guest, Jacqueline Bryk and I went through the game. It contains a lot of rules, including a dense system for hacking, something I hadn’t seen since Shadowrun and Cyberpunk. What makes a licensed game good or bad? We talk

News: The RPPR Patreon just finished a six part podcast series on the mega dungeon Castle Greyhawk. It’s a very funny and weird module and we had a lot of reviewing combing through it. Patrons at the $10 level and higher can get one on one RPG design/advice consultations in Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Episode 190: Outcasts in RPGs appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Castle Greyhawk (module WG7) might be the worst official D&D module of all time. A massive dungeon of 12 levels, each written by a different author, sounds like a great hack and slash module, but Castle Greyhawk has a twist. It’s supposed to be…funny. Puns, pop culture references and other Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post After Hours: AD&D WG7 Castle Greyhawk – Part 1 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

The public domain expanded this year and Caleb and I dive into it to find gameable material. Anyone can use these books, images, or music, for whatever project they can imagine. I found a list of characters from pulp fiction magazines with such interesting heroes like the vigilante Crimson Clown, Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Episode 189: Plundering the Public Domain appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Quake 1 is an incredibly influential video game, not just to other video games, but to tabletop RPGs as well. We played Slipgate: Chokepoint recently. Now that we’ve re-played Quake 1 and a RPG inspired by it, Chris and I discuss the thematic and mechanical differences in translating pixels to Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Pixel 2 Paper: Quake 1 Part 2 – Slipgate Chokepoint Post-Mortem appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

A new crew of smugglers start taking jobs in Duskvol. They call themselves the Blind Eyes and specialize in the weird and the occult. As the gang grows in power, they learn of an invisible war for control over the city between supernatural beings and ruthless factions and an incredibly Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Episode-188: The Blind Eyes – A Blades in the Dark campaign post-mortem appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

My friend Chris (the voice of Ab3 in our early radio plays and a cool guy on Twitter) had an idea for a new series on RPPR. Tabletop RPGs have influenced video games since their creation. Video games have influenced tabletop RPGs for a while as well. In Pixel 2 Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Pixel 2 Paper: Quake 1 Part 1 – Retrospective appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

A cluster of enclaves in Missouri faces annihilation at the hands of a massive horde of the undead. Their only hope is to prepare for war, a job for their preeminent taker crew, the D4s. The crew uses an armored vehicle to take the largest scores of valuable goods they Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Episode 187: Red Markets – Cooper County War campaign post-mortem appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: Check out Cody’s Kickstarter, Lose Your Own Paradise, a multiple choice adventure novel! Cody’s back and we’re examining an interesting Ravenloft scenario, The Created. It’s about an evil puppet trying to murder all the adults in a village. Only a group of heroic adventurers can stop it! Cody and Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR After Hours Bonus Episode: The Created appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Sponsor: Check out the Chew RPG Kickstarter! After running a two part game with the new Forged in the Dark RPG, Chew, I wanted to talk to Pete Petrusha about the game. I liked how Chew ran differently than Blades as it focuses on investigating crimes instead of pulling off Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Interview with Pete Petrusha on Chew the RPG appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: Please fill out the RPPR Survey so I can improve the quality of the RPPR Patreon. Thanks! Synopsis: Thad and I both have ideas for scenarios. I got an idea for an investigative scenario (probably Delta Green) after I watched a series called Fear City. It focuses on the Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Episode 186: Wiretapping and Labor Organizing – Scenario Workshop appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

NOTE: This is a preview of our most recent After Hours episode. If you want to listen to the full episode, subscribe to the RPPR Patreon for only $2 a month! There’s one Palladium RPG we’ve barely mentioned and it’s now time to dissect it. Ninjas and Superspies is a Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Preview of After Hours Episode 74: Ninjas and Superspies Part 1 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: We’re remastering classic actual play episodes of RPPR! If you want to listen to Lady Gaga 2.0 with improved audio quality, download the episode here. If you want to pick which classic episodes are edited, back the RPPR Patreon before September 6. We’re running a special offer and I’ll Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Episode 185: Long Term Gaming Groups appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

We have another preview episode of After Hours from the RPPR Patreon! If you enjoy this episode, consider backing us to help support this podcast. Episodes 70 ,71, and 72 continue our descent into Inferno. Synopsis: We’re going to Hell! Judge’s Guild put out a module called Inferno in 1980, Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post After Hours: Judge’s Guild: Inferno – Part 1 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

News: Check out Arkham Cold Cases on the RPPR Patreon! Episode 4 features Caleb as a guest and it’s quite hilarious. Listen to a sample here. We’ve also picked a regular time for livestreams on the RPPR Patreon Discord – 6 pm CST on Sundays. Come hang out with us Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 184: Vtubers and Tabletop RPGs in Japan appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Caleb and I sat down to talk about his new project, Fae’s Anatomy. It parodies the stories found in procedural medical dramas. Think General Hospital, Grey’s Anatomy, M.A.S.H, or House. Only insane, because who needs realism? It mixes over the top melodrama role playing with cooperative puzzle solving. Caleb talks Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Game Designer Workshop: Caleb Stokes on Fae’s Anatomy appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Ludonarrative Dissidents is a new podcast series from Ross Payton, Greg Stolze, and James Wallis. Check out the Kickstarter to help fund this project and get unique rewards! In each episode, we plan to focus on a particular RPG, looking at its mechanics, setting, and everything else to see what Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Ludonarrative Dissidents: Apocalypse World – Episode 0 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Jeff Barber recently spoke to me about his new project, Blue Planet Recontact. It’s the new, updated, definitive edition of the classic science fiction roleplaying game set on the wild, frontier waterworld of Poseidon. Blue Planet is a compelling RPG journey into humanity’s precarious future on a distant waterworld where Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Game Designer Workshop: Jeff Barber on Blue Planet Recontact appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

The first full Delta Green campaign, Impossible Landscapes, is finally out. I’ve long awaited this book, as I have been fascinated with Carcosa and surreal horror since I first read Night Floors years ago. I caught up with Dennis Detwiller and Shane Ivey of Arc Dream Publishing to learn more Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 183: Delta Green Impossible Landscapes and Dead Channels appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.