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Meet Pontifex. The tribes of the New World call him Grandfather for he is older than any living creature. He has slaughtered entire tribes, commands all to do his bidding if need be, yet no tribal thinks to slay him or even hate him. What point is there in warring or hating a force of… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 09 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Taking a tour in an established setting like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings can be a highlight of your gaming experience or the vacation from hell. Crossing lightsabers with Vader, flying with the crew of the Serenity or taking down a Terminator with pipe bombs and Mack trucks is the stuff of gaming… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 33: Sightseeing Tours appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

A new dawn breaks for our intrepid heroes, the Water Barons. They finally decide to explore the Lemurian ruins near the colony. Will they survive the deadly traps and deadlier denizens of this dungeon? Find out in game 8 of the New World Campaign! Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 08 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Inspired by our recent 4th edition D&D campaign, Tom and I discuss the usage of maps, miniatures and other props and gimmicks in tabletop games. While some games like Dungeons and Dragons nessecitate at least using some of these add-ons and others like Call of Cthulhu practically drown players in handouts, so where should you… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 32: Show and Tell – Maps and Minis appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

In this session, the Water Barons confront a dangerous beast that stalks the colony. It has killed and terrorized the simple workers of the colony and no one dares to venture outside the protective walls of the colony. Find out who pays the ultimate price to stop the beast! Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 07 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

In this episode, Tom and I more or less interview each other about our habits as players. Find out what can truly surprise Tom in a game or what my favorite character type is. If you want to get an idea of how to improve your game, think about how you play, what works and… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 31: Be A Team Player appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Show your support for RPPR by donating to the New World Campaign Primer Ransom! There’s less than a week to go. The Water Barons (I.E. our intrepid heroes) face many new threats and dangers this session. The thieves guild has its own designs on the New World. A rival adventuring company becomes popular in the… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 6 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

The worst pain you can feel when running a game comes from min/maxing players, the jerks who love nothing more to make unstoppable killing machines that defy the laws of man, god, common sense, physics and the damn game itself. So, how do you deal with these min/maxers? We provide a few ways to dish… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 30: Min-Max Pain appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

For the last year, I have been writing and running a massive Call of Cthulhu campaign. I have not breathed a word about it so I could unleash it to the world in one massive release. However, everything fell apart in the last session. I will post this as a warning to never give the… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: Call of Cthulhu – Wrath of Cthulhu Game 73 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

In this session, the players continue their struggles against the goblins massing in the New World. Theolonius the merchant lord tries to manipulate the players but will it pay off? How will Cody’s romantic exploits be used against him? Will the grippli be rescued? Find out in session 5! If you enjoy the New World… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 5 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

The time of judgment is upon us. Tom and I judge a few games, a D&D mockumentary and several bad GM habits. The Assemblage of the Crystal Sphere is a indie comedy about a RPG group about to complete a 5 year campaign. Tom looks at Cthulhutech, a game of animu giant robots fighting monsters… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 29: Time of Judgment appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Rejoice! Game 4 of the RPPR 4E Dungeons and Dragons New World campaign is here! The party has to deal with the horde of goblins migrating to the new world as they are threatening their grippli allies! Plus, romance, orc migration, intrigue and a daring escape from a goblin ship. Oh and loads of profanity,… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 4 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Recorded by Ross Payton I was one of the little dots you see here on the National Mall on Jan 20 2009. I brought my H2 digital recorder (which I use to record all of the RPPR actual play sessions) and recorded president Obama’s Inauguration speech as an experiment in field recording. Unfortunately in my… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Field Recording – Inauguration 2009 on the National Mall appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Tides of Doom, part of In Search of Adventure Run at Visioncon. Synopsis: The village of Crafthaven has awoken an ancient evil buried underneath. Can the brave heroes stop the cult from completing its ritual? Oh, and this dungeon isn’t just filled with Lovecraftian monsters. It corrupts all who spend time in it. Even the… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons Tides of Doom appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Synopsis: Every gamer has their own expectations at the gaming table. Most of the time, everyone has similar enough expectations that they can all enjoy the same game but this isn’t always the case. How do you deal with people who seem to have mutually exclusive expectations of a RPG? Ultra realism or cinematic action?… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 28: Great. Expectations. appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons The New World Campaign- NSFW! GM: Ross Payton Players: Tom, Cody, Jason and Dan Synopsis: The adventurers have gained some new friends, a tribe of grippli. They’ve also made some new enemies, the thieves guild.  Furthermore, a horde of goblins has arrived in the new world, their massive hulk anchored… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E DnD – The New World Game 3 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

Synopsis: Open-ended or Sandbox games can be extremely fun but it requires a lot of work on the part of both the GM and the players. Our friends over at the Bearswarm recorded an episode about sandbox games recently but we thought we would give it a shot (and neither of us has listened to… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 27: Grand Theft Apparatus of Kwalish appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

The New World a 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Session 2 Players: Tom, Cody and Dan IMPORTANT NOTE: This game is full of profanity, even by our standards. This is very much NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Synopsis: The kingdoms of the old world have discovered a vast new continent across the ocean. Brave settlers… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: 4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Session 2 *NSFW* appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

We’ve received a lot of messages from listeners so we thought we discuss a few of them. This show covers a lot of topics, from our personal favorite RPGs, the indie RPG Dread, to dealing with out of control house rules and other issues. We also got our first donation, so if you like the… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Episode 26: Going Postal – Mailbag Madness appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a delightful story by L. Frank Baum with an intriguing mythos. Rankin-Bass produced a claymation adaptation, which is where Katie and Jonny first discovered it. There have been a few other incarnations as well, including a Japanese anime. Jonny always thought it would serve pretty well as… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post RPPR Actual Play: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.