Guests: Jaime Paglia – Creator/Executive Producers of Eureka Bruce Miller – Co-Executive Producer of Eureka Eric Wallace – Staff writer Nick Wauters – Staff writer Hosted and moderated by Diana Botsford Synopsis: I was lucky enough to attend a special voice chat interview with several of the minds behind the
Opening music: I’m Dungeons You’re Dragons by the Alligators Hosted by Ross Payton and Tom Church Promos: Rpgpodcasts.com and The Tome Podcast Brand new: Join the RPPR Facebook group! Synopsis: Sooner or later, your favorite game is going to become old and tired. The players will read every sourcebook, the
Hosted by Ross Payton and Tom Church Music: A tribute to Mozart by Steffe Coonan Promo: The Escapist Podcast Synopsis: Gary Gygax passed away on March 4 2008. His legacy is the foundation of role playing games as we know them. While we are not old school players who were
Sean Jaffe Interview by Ross Payton Synopsis: Back in Episode 4, we gave a shout out to Blood Dimmed Tides, an excellent Old World of Darkness sourcebook for the oceans. One of the book’s writers, Sean Jaffe, popped in to thank us. From there, I contacted him to find out
Hosted by Ross Payton and Tom Church Music by Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails released under a Creative Commons license Synopsis: Creating adventures for your group can be a pain in the but but we’re here to help. The players can be heartless jerks who stomp all over your
Hosted by Ross Payton and Tom Church Music by Sabrepulse Synopsis: Death is a fact of life in gaming. A thread I started on rpg.net about PC death generated a bit of discussion about how people handle player characters dying in a game. So, Tom and I discuss how to
Call of Cthulhu One Shot: The End of the World as we know it? Game run by Ross Payton Players: Tom, Jason and Paul Synopsis: This is a bit of an experimental game. Instead of the PCs being heroic investigators trying to save the world from evil, they are the
Written by Ab3 Mixed by Ross Payton Me: “OK you walk into the room and see a group of Hobgoblins sharpening their weapons.” Psycho Dave: “I flash my talisman of the Dark Gods and order them to bow down to the might of Azathoth.” Me: “They bow before you.” Psycho
Music by The Old Ones – a Lovecraftian inspired metal band. Brutal! Intro song: Alone in the Mountains Segue for Letter from Tom: Rise! Ending music: Spirits Hosted by Ross Payton, Tom Church and Dan McDowell Synopsis: Rules, the foundation of our hobby. How many rules are enough? When do
Hosted by Ross Payton and Tom Church Ending music: Warning Forever by Sabrepulse Synopsis: Eventually every gamer encounters an adult theme in gaming. However, it can be hard to handle these topics, given the lack of maturity in many gamers. We discuss past games with mature themes, how to run
Keeper: Ross Payton Players: Tom Church, Jon and Katie Carter, Matt Howell, Meriam, and Paul You are cordially invited to a night at the opera. “A Night on Owlshead Mountain is a Delta Green adventure that pits investigators against the deadly, lingering aftereffects of Mi-Go activity in rural Vermont. The
A round table discussion with Ross Payton, Tom Church, Cody Walker and Samantha Harrel. Synopsis: Every gamer has been touched by a very special kind of player. The bad player wrecks campaigns, breaks up relationships and causes madness with their inept munchkinism, selfish attitude, and infuriating personal habits. Two guests,
By Ross Payton and Tom Church Synopsis: Since the holidays are around the corner, we turn our attention to that most treasured aspect of gaming: loot. Whether it’s a shiny +5 vorpal longsword or a slightly used bionic arm, every player looks forward to getting more loot. But is that
By Ross Payton and Tom Church Synopsis: Sometimes a game just screws up because of trivial issues. Shopping for magic items, chasing red herrings, and arguing about guns. Why does this happen? How can it be fixed? We take a look at these quirks in gaming and provide a few
RPPR is always expanding, so we are proud to present our first Actual Play. In the future, we’ll bring you a wide variety of games. Please let us know what kind of games you want to hear. Bear in mind this recording was made in 2005 with a simple voice
By Ross Payton and Tom Church BONUS: The notes of the successful Hunter the Reckoning campaign mentioned this episode. If you like modern horror, there are numerous plot hooks and ideas to steal from these notes. Enjoy Synopsis: Horror is a staple of role playing games, but actually making the
Performed by Ross Payton and Tom Church Synopsis: Every gamer has been in a game that has imploded. Why do some games fall apart? We look at how bad GMing can cause a game to not only fail but implode by looking at some of the games we’ve been in.
RPPR Episode 01 Written and voiced by Ross Payton and Tom Church Our first episode of second edition RPPRm with a wrapup of Gencon and two new segments for the show: Letters from Tom and Gaming Stories. At Gencon, we played in a Call of Cthulhu game run by Scott
RPPR has an exciting line up of new shows this spring, such as the Elitist Fuck and GM & DM. Get the preview and send us your feedback. Written by Tom Church and performed by the RPPR staff.
My pallet desires pie but what kind of pie? The patriotic fervor of apple? The esoteric revelations of blueberry? Perhaps the October dream that is pumpkin? Or perhaps the culinary dichotomy known as rhubarb? Ab3 tries playing Palladium’s darling rpg, Rifts, at a local Denny’s. Of course, between El Disgusto’s
Perhaps the oldest form of communication on the Internet, flame wars are an integral part of the great conversation. We’ve reenacted a particularly common flame war archetype, gamers bitching about what era of Call of Cthulhu is best and furries. Performed by the RPPR staff
It’s the hottest new sitcom to hit the airwaves! Beholder, a horrible monster from the underdark, has moved to the big city. What kind of whacky misadventures can this lovable scamp get into? Written & Mixed by Chris Farmer Performed by the RPPR regulars Some sound effects from Freesound. Samples
GM and DM deal with some common and uncommon problems. They teach both players and gamemasters how to stand up for themselves during the game. But more importantly, they also bring to light a rare but important problem, Reality Displacement Syndrome or RDS. When a game lasts too long a
Even a world of high fantasy and adventure needs the law. When the law is broken, only a band of brave orcish detectives and the guild of prosecuting attorneys can make things right. However, can they solve the murder of an adult red dragon by an illegally enchanted dragonbane sword? Find out in Law and Orcdom.
Grignr’s quest continues in the Eye of Argon. Can he survive the stygian depths of the prison? Written by Jim Theis Narrated by Ross Payton Mixed by Chris Farmer
Do you wish you could have better luck with your dice? DPSU can give you that luck! Listen in to find how you go from a natural 1 botch to a Nat 20 critical hit. Stop letting the GM push you around. Get the dice that can get the job
America is divided in two camps, the red and the blue. This cannot stand. Take control as the leader of either side and fight for control over the fate of the USA! Build legions of soldiers, from rednecks in pick up trucks or disgruntled suburban teens. In the end, only
Sport Drinks today are weak. They don’t provide the extreme amounts of energy gamers need. So, XTREME XP is there to help YOU. How? It provides not only an incredible energy boost, it actually GIVES you EXPERIENCE POINTS. Can you imagine leveling up with a sixpack of Xtreme XP instead
“Why ever be out of character? It’s so much nicer in there. Player characters don’t have problems with girlfriends and jobs and a rash that just won’t go away.” Sometimes getting everyone in the same room at the same time to play D&D isn’t enough. Ab3 discovers that reality often
We continue our rendition of this masterpiece of fantasy literature. Written by Jim Theis Narrated by Chris Farmer Mixed by Chris Farmer
