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RPPR Actual Play

Role Playing Public Radio presents a weekly Actual Play podcast of tabletop role playing game sessions. We play a wide variety of RPGs, from popular classics like Dungeons and Dragons and Call of Cthulhu to indie hits like Red Markets and Fate. Some of our episodes are stand-alone scenarios and we also feature ongoing campaigns in games like Delta Green, Eclipse Phase, and Base Raiders. Give us a listen if you want to hear a great gaming crew fight evil, try outrageous plans to save the day and joke about it.
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Episodes

The Devil John Moulton: The Resort

News: RPPR Enamel Pins are available for a limited time! Find out how to get one on the RPPR Patreon! Synopsis: Somewhere out there is your quarry. The one that you’ve been hunting across the vast desert of the American West. The one who showed you how to bind a demon to your soul. John Moulton. Murderer, bank robber, outlaw and demon summoning warlock. The man they call ‘The Devil John’. You’ve gathered together a posse. Each of your posse is also seeking the same sorcerous bandit that you are....

Sep 17, 20183 hr 5 min

Ashen Stars: Abundance – Episode 1

Abundance 5 is a remote planet, ill-equipped to deal with dangers. Its population of former resort employees who re-enact the Wild West, the rebels who hate the Wild West, and a commune of cultists who worship a galactic hero, can't deal with the numerous threats they face. Two teams of Lasers, professional troubleshooters and law enforcers, have been hired to protect them.

Sep 11, 20181 hr 34 min

Delta Green: The Gorgon Incident

Several years after the raid on Innsmouth, a small group in the Office of Naval Intelligence is tasked with investigating the occult. P-Division has learned of a series of bizarre incidents at the Cabot Museum in Boston. Theft, suspicious deaths, and worse. A team of agents heads to Boston to learn the secrets of the artifacts stored at the museum and who is after them. Thanks to Adam Scott Glancy for running this scenario for us at Gen Con 2018!

Sep 05, 20183 hr 46 min

Tales from the Loop: Boulder City – Episode 5

Dawn Lynn's father is sick and needs help beyond what conventional medicine can offer. Agents of the KGB prowl Boulder City, looking for their target, a pair of teens with dark secrets. Find out how all of these intersect in our final episode of our Tales from the Loop mini campaign!

Aug 29, 20182 hr 58 min

As Blossoms Fall

A pre-feudal Japanese oneshot about five people torn between the terrible weight of duty and the bonds of feeling between them: forced to choose what they will save, what they will give up, and what they will destroy. This adventure was designed by Luke Jordan originally created for live play in a convention setting. The module features a custom resolution mechanic, with heavy emphasis on character-driven roleplay. The Actual Play was ran by RPPR’s “Most Innovative” GM, Bridget, at GenCon 2018, ...

Aug 22, 20181 hr 48 min

Tales from the Loop: Boulder City – Episode 4

A mummy has been sighted near Lake Mead by several kids. The adults dismiss the rumor as mere childish imagination, but for a certain group of kids, they know that a mystery is afoot. Finding out the secret behind the bandaged wanderer will be fun, if nothing else!

Aug 17, 20182 hr 46 min

Zweihander: Night of Blood at Gen Con 2018

A group of weary travelers are caught out in the rain. Stumbling through the darkness, they head to a nearby inn to wait out the storm. However, there they find corpses, strange things in the dark, and the oddest innkeeper they've ever met. Will they survive the Night of Blood? If you enjoy this game, check out the Main Gauche Kickstarter, a new supplement for Zweihander!

Aug 12, 20183 hr 21 min

Tales from the Loop: Boulder City – Episode 3

The new video rental store in town has all the coolest horror and sci-fi movies but some adults now want to shut it down. These adults are acting pretty weird anyway. The Boulder City kids soon discover there's more to this than just prudish parents and teachers!

Aug 07, 20181 hr 46 min

Iron Edda Accelerated at Origins 2018

Ragnarok is here! The Dwarven Destroyers bear down on your holdfast. A cult dedicated to Loki foments deadly mischief within your walls. The local seer envisions young warriors throwing off clan ties, merging with the spirits of giants to save their holdfast. Fight, bleed, sacrifice, and save your people for as long as you can. The game's creator, Tracy Barnett, ran a one shot for Caleb, a few RPPR fans, and I at Origins 2018. Enjoy! If you like the game, check out its Kickstarter.

Aug 01, 20181 hr 50 min

Tales from the Loop: Boulder City – Episode 2

An artificial intelligence controlling a swarm of toy robots is trying to take over the world, starting with Boulder City! Only a group of heroic kids, aided by an equally good AI robot swarm, can stop it! In this episode, the kids make their final plans to stop the evil AI, no matter what it takes.

Jul 27, 20182 hr 55 min

Delta Green: Dream-Away Camp

Grace & Glory Camp for Wayward Youth: Train Up Your Child has been operating in the North Idaho wilderness for almost twenty years. Promising to shape troubled teens into productive members of society, Grace & Glory has enjoyed scenic vistas, an abundance of fresh air, and very generous zoning regulations from the local township. However a particularly violent incident at the Old Quarry involving the camp's troubled teens and a camp counselor threatens to upset the natural balance. Local...

Jul 21, 20183 hr 26 min

Tales from the Loop: Boulder City – Episode 1

The landscape was full of machines and scrap metal connected to the facility in one way or another. Always present on the horizon were the colossal cooling towers, with their green obstruction lights. If you put your ear to the ground, you could hear the heartbeat of the Loop – the purring of the Gravitron, the central piece of engineering magic that was the focus of the Loop’s experiments. The facility was the largest of its kind in the world, and it was said that its forces could bend space-ti...

Jul 16, 20181 hr 38 min

Hollow Earth Expedition: New Rome

A group of heroes, scholars, spies, and thrill seekers converge at a hangar to examine a wondrous drilling machine. When the group is attacked by a horde of masked gunmen, the group escapes in the machine, drilling down into the Hollow Earth. There, they find themselves in a strange city state ruled by intelligent apes and chimps, and where humans are the slaves. Can our heroes escape the arena and find a way back home?

Jul 11, 20185 hr 14 min

Magical Fury: Dagashi – Episode 4 – Salt

The city is under complete lockdown as the Ground Self Defense Forces secure Tokyo, quarantining all women between the ages of 15 and 35. Shadow monsters have grown to impossible sizes, feeding off the chaos and despair of the panicked citizens. With only a handful of magical girls left, the last seal locking away “The Beast” is weakening. This is the moment the girls have been preparing for: one last chance to save the world, as they risk everything—friends, family, girlfriends—in a desperate s...

Jul 05, 20182 hr 4 min

Warhammer 40k: Wrath and Glory – Blessings Unheralded

In the grim and dark future, there is only war. After the Great Rift tore the Imperium in two, every solar system struggles against the crushing weight of humanity's enemies. Servants of the Imperium from disparate services are flung together as warbands, sent to complete the most dangerous missions. One warband travels to the world of Enoch in the Gilead system to retrieve a wounded comrade. However, a new threat looms over the planet. Can the warband discover the source of corruption and stop ...

Jun 30, 20182 hr 8 min

Magical Fury: Dagashi – Episode 3 – Bitterness

Panic is slowly building in the city as the destruction surrounding the magical girls takes its toll. As battles that once were confined to time-stopped arenas spills out into the real world, our heroes can’t quite find a chance to breathe. Reeling from the disastrous consequences of pushing themselves to the limit, the magical girls struggle to hold together their mangled physical forms. Will the growing conflict bring the three women together, or become a wedge that drives them apart? Forget a...

Jun 25, 20182 hr 16 min

Monster of the Week: Cobra-Matic

A group of dedicated protectors has been hunting down a collection of cursed artifacts. The latest is a record player that summons monsters based on the music played in it. When an unlucky radio DJ tries it for a spin, it unleashes hell upon a small city. Can the team find the artifact before it's too late?

Jun 20, 20182 hr 52 min

Magical Fury: Dagashi – Episode 2 – Hot

As they start to understand the sheer scale of the looming presence known as “The Beast,” the magical girls are starting to become more comfortable with their powers. Unfortunately, their battles demand all their time and energy, leaving almost no room for personal relationships. As friendships blossom into something deeper, family bonds are tested, and one magical girl makes an incredible sacrifice. Sound effects added by Dario: Slaking-97 "Fairytale Harp Chimes" sirkoto51 "Anime Encounter Loop...

Jun 15, 20182 hr 24 min

Delta Green: Operation FOREST STOWAGE

A so-called 'biohacker' in Florida is conducting suspicious research in Florida. Delta Green has activated a team of agents to go undercover as potential financial investors in the biohacker's company. It was supposed to be a relatively safe mission, just a meeting or two, in a public office space. When the team awakens in a strange place they don't recognize, they know things have gone wrong.

Jun 11, 20182 hr 28 min

Magical Fury: Dagashi – Episode 1 – Sweet

Welcome to the beginning of Bridget's Magical Fury campaign! A group of women blow off steam at a regular meeting of their Gunpla club, when mysterious supernatural forces drag them into a centuries-old conflict. Armed with the power of magical girls, Sweet Valkyrie, Caramel Knight, Strawberry Rider and Marshmallow Caster fight for their lives against terrifying creatures that are not from this world. Can they uncover the source of this evil and drive back the threat? Or will they be consumed by...

Jun 06, 20182 hr 14 min

Slasher Flick: Emperor of the North

In the grim dark Mega Depression, there are only trains and hobos who ride them. A murderous train conductor kills any hobo he finds on his train, but a motley crew of rail riders is determined to get to the end of the line. As they die one by one from Emperor Shack's hammers, chains, and other instruments of death, can one survive long enough to claim the crown?

Jun 01, 20182 hr 8 min

Zweihander: A Rough Night at the Three Feathers

It’s been a long day’s travel, and the sun is just beginning to go down as you see an inn in the distance. As you draw closer, you see the sign of three feathers hanging outside, and notice that the place is unusually busy. Inside, the inn is bustling. servants are hurrying to and fro, and the innkeeper is engrossed in conversation with a scribe who carries a visibly bulging purse. “Welcome,” he says at last, “I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, but as you can see, we have a distingu...

May 26, 20183 hr 21 min

Base Raiders: Gate 9 – Episode 26

The members of the Gate 9 crew only sought out superpowers to protect themselves from the government. Now, it has become so much more than that. They have fought monsters, the police, alien invaders, cults, and other base raiders. Their old lives are in shambles and each has nearly died more than once. Peace, they will never know. But in this campaign finale, they have a chance to find peace, reclaim their lives, and no longer face a life of constant battle and strife. Is it worth the price? Fin...

May 22, 20182 hr 23 min

Eclipse Phase: The Manor (Redux)

A group of Firewall agents has been asked to investigate a hidden research facility deep in the Martian wastelands. What secrets lie buried beneath the soil? This is another run of the scenario I first ran for a different group of RPPR cast members. I thought it would be fun to explore how a different set of players would tackle the same story. If you like the idea, please let me know and we can record more alternate versions of the same adventure.

May 15, 20183 hr

Delta Green: Bright Redoubt

A group of Delta Green agents have been dispatched to investigate a person who was flagged by an automated monitoring system. The target has an unusual medical history, one that apparently merits a look by the Program. Why has a brain scan worried the leadership of Delta Green? The answer lies in a remote cabin in the wilderness of Alaska.

May 09, 20183 hr 54 min

Base Raiders: Gate 9 – Episode 25

In order to finish their mission, the Gate 9 crew must take control of a base on the moon. Getting there won't the problem. They have a teleporter after all. But who knows who has been left on the moon and what they're up to?

May 03, 20181 hr 59 min

Damn the Man, Save the Music!

Damn the Man, Save the Music! is a game about making a last-ditch effort to save something you love. Play a ragtag group of underachievers, overachievers, street philosophers, and lovestruck artists united by one cause: to rescue your local record store from the oppressive hand of The Man… and to keep the music playing. This episode features music from the Noise Arch collection: intoczecated and Radiante. This is freely available music from the 80s and 90s, so feel free to download and listen to...

Apr 28, 20181 hr 19 min

Blue Planet: Natural Law

A prison transport ship malfunction and crash lands near a remote island. The only three survivors are two prisoners and a single marshal. After they find multiple corpses on the beach, ripped apart by an unknown being, they realize they must work together if any of them are going to escape. But first, they must learn the island's secrets, which may be more deadly than they could imagine.

Apr 22, 20183 hr 16 min

Base Raiders: Gate 9 – Episode 24

Demise, a powerful elder being, threatens the entire universe. A hero from another dimension has come to stop it and the Gate 9 crew is joining him for his battle against the entity. With the fate of the world at stake, can this unlikely group of heroes preserve?

Apr 15, 20181 hr 44 min

Call of Cthulhu 7E: Reign of Terror – Part 2

It is five years later, during the Reign of Terror. The survivors of the raid on the Comte's mansion are thrown into a conspiracy, where spies and agents seek out those who would destabilize the new regime. Caught amongst the chaos and dangers of Paris, the way must be found to stop a nightmare that would plunge France and the rest of Europe into darkness.

Apr 10, 20182 hr 22 min
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