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RPPR Actual Play: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Jan 02, 2009

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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

RPPR Episode 25: Save vs. Warm Fuzzies Dec 19, 2008

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Synopsis: Because of the holidays, we’ve decided to take a look at the most neglected of subjects in gaming: happiness and joy. Given that the average RPG is a angst ridden world of grim and gritty darkness populated by hideous monsters and slightly less monstrous player characters where the typical

RPPR Actual Play: Call of Cthulhu – A Murder of Crows Dec 05, 2008

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There is trouble in Bethlehem…. Thousands of crows have taken roost in the woods surrounding Bethlehem, NH, mercilessly attacking anyone who tries to enter the forest. The human population is outnumbered more than ten-to-one, and the birds are growing more bold every day. Can the investigators solve the mystery behind

RPPR Episode 24: GO GO GO! and other Action Movie Cliches Nov 26, 2008

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When we role play, we almost always imagine an action scene, whether it’s kicking down dungeon doors and slitting the throats of whatever lies beyond them or kicking open vampire coffins and staking whatever lies inside them or kicking down giant metal doors with giant robot legs and stomping whatever

RPPR Interview with Benjamin Baugh, creator of Monsters and Other Childish Things Nov 14, 2008

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Ben Baugh aka Bailywolf on the RPG.net forums is the mind behind Monsters and Other Childish Things, a game near and dear to my heart. In this interview, we talk about game design, his other work, some of the more interesting threads on RPG.net and of course Monsters. I apologize

RPPR Episode 23: Halloween Tricks and Treats Oct 30, 2008

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Horror deserves more than one episode, so we’re going to keep talking about it. We cover everything from foreshadowing scares to some of the best and worst horror games we’ve been in. If you want to improve on terrifying players, grab from our bag of tricks and treats. Music: More

In case you missed it: Fear Itself Actual Play Oct 25, 2008

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As an experiment, I posted two actual plays on Oct 22. However, most of you didn’t realize that. So, I am reposting the Fear Itself Actual Play so those of you who subscribe via Itunes and other RSS podcatchers will get it. If you already downloaded the Fear Itself AP,

RPPR Actual Play Double Feature Halloween Special: Esoterrorists and Fear Itself Oct 23, 2008

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Esoterrorists: Profane Miracles Players: Tom, Cody and Dan. Synopsis: The first Actual Play is with this published scenario from Pelgrane Press, using the Esoterrorists RPG. Jonathan Bentley, millionaire financier, has been raised from the dead at a Los Angeles charity ball by self-styled “psychic to the stars” Cassandra Madrigal. Is

RPPR Episode 22: Get Your Fear On Oct 16, 2008

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Running a horror game is a tricky business. The GM has to hit the perfect tone, set the perfect mood and run a truly scary game in order to terrify players. But it can be done. With Halloween approaching, we’ve decided to share some tips on running horror games, from

RPPR Interview with Matt Vancil, director of The Gamers 1 and 2 Oct 01, 2008

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The Gamers is a cult classic movie celebrating role playing’s inherent weirdness. Since its premiere at Gencon in 2003, it has been quoted nearly as often as Monty Python at gaming tables around the world. The Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising premiered at Gencon 2008 and is rapidly making the rounds,

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