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RPPR Episode 61: Post Gencon 2011 wrapup part 1 Aug 14, 2011

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This year’s Gencon was so great, we will have to do two episodes to cover it all. In this episode, we bring RPPR regular Caleb to discuss his first impressions of the con and the games he ran and played in. We all talk about the newest games we picked

Eclipse Phase panel at Gencon 2011 Aug 10, 2011

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I recorded a panel discussion of Eclipse Phase designers Rob Boyle and Adam Jury as they discussed their current plans for the transhuman sci-fi horror RPG. In this discussion, they go over planned releases, their business model and the themes behind Eclipse Phase. If you’re curious about what’s in store

RPPR Episode 60: It’s not a cliche! Jul 20, 2011

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News: Vote for Monsters and Other Childish Things: Road Trip (Cubicle 7/Arc Dream Publishing) in the best adventure category. Be sure to vote it as #1! Zombies of the World products now have free US shipping. Order your copy today. 🙂 Synopsis: THIS IS A NSFW EPISODE. Tom remembered a

Ruins of Lemuria – A New World Campaign Sourcebook Jul 13, 2011

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The New World is the grave of Lemuria, the greatest of all nations. The barbaric tribes that live in the New World now walk upon its bones, the ruins of temples and palaces, ignorant of the wisdom and power buried beneath their feet. When a colony from the kingdom of

RPPR Episode 59: Bildungsroman Jul 08, 2011

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Zombies of the World is now available in print, PDF and Kindle format! My book, Road Trip, has been nominated for an Ennie! Synopsis: Bildungsroman is a fancy way of describing the ‘youth to adulthood’ genre – stories like “to Kill a Mockingbird” where the character grows from a child

RPPR Episode 58: The Games of Tomorrow Jun 11, 2011

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Synopsis: Science fiction is an under appreciated genre in role playing games. Fantasy (Dungeons and Dragons) and horror (World of Darkness) dominate RPGs and most of the popular sci-fi games out there aren’t really science fiction or are horribly anachronistic. Tom and I discuss the state of science fiction and

RPPR Episode 57: Read the Fine Print May 18, 2011

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Watch Zombies of the World episode 1: Migration and learn how it was made on the ZOTW blog. If you want to contribute art for the Lemurian Ruins – email rpprpodcast@gmail.com. Synopsis: Game balance is a tricky thing. While in some cases, it’s easy to spot an unbalanced system like

RPPR Episode 56: But the Railroading’s on Time Apr 16, 2011

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RPPR News: We have a mirror of all of our episodes on archive.org. Catch up with our older episodes or send the link to a friend to introduce them to us. I’ve also updated the Zombies of the World blog going behind the scenes on how I created it. Synopsis:

RPPR Episode 55: One for the Recordbooks Mar 28, 2011

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Preorder my new book Zombies of the World and get a free poster and shipping! The RPPR Forums now support the iPhone and Android app Tapatalk. Post wherever and whenever you want. Go nuts! Synopsis: Every once in a while in a campaign, you need to shake things up with

RPPR Episode 54: Immerse Me! Mar 03, 2011

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Immersion is a tricky element of tabletop RPGs. In order to achieve it, a GM must first design a good scenario. In this episode, Tom, special guest Caleb and I discuss how we design adventures and other related topics. The effects of a game system on immersion and how to

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