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Early Access: Fate Core: Cointract Island - Episode 8 - Slaughter in the Supermarket
Felicia, Aava, and Indy face new terrors in the Neighborhood. They wind up fighting a powerful monster in the supermarket! Can they survive?
Early Access: Mutants in the Now - Split Decision
The Pit Stops are back at it again! They have to face the music from the other factions. Plus the bad guys are trying to devastate all of New York City!
After Hours: The SCP RPG
The SCP RPG is based on the popular creepypasta wiki/fandom of the same name. It came out this year after a successful Kickstarter last year, so Rob Stith from the Orpheus Protocol and RPPR's Thad and I took a look at the game. It's a very crunchy game, to say the least...Check out Rob's...
Early Access: Fate Core: Cointract Island - Episode 7: Lizards, Robots, and Cultists, Oh my!
The team moves into the Neighborhood for shelter and discovers it has own threats. Accelerator cultists are kidnapping citizens and security robots are running amok!
Recommendizer: Episode Zero
Let RPPR recommend games and movies for you! This is a brand new series for our Patreon, where the RPPR cast recommends various media for you. I'm still working on the format, so this episode is a bit loose, as Chris and I talk.The plan is to let patrons ask for recommendations from us. I'll...
Online Games for December
This month I'm running two games for patrons! If you want to play, back at the $10 or $25 level and join our Discord. From there, looking for #rppr-game-scheduling to join a particular game. You can sign up for both games starting today!Title: Base Raiders - The Village of Stolen MemoriesTime: S...
RPPR Illustrated: Cointract Island - The Team
From left to right:‘Emily);Drop Table;– (AKA Indy), a scrappy scavenger, played by FaeFelicia, cat girl bartender played by BridgetAava Amaranth, cyborg hacker, played by LydiaNext month, we'll be doing a new series for RPPR Illustrated focusing on strange artifacts and objects, usable for a...
Early Access: Mork Borg - The Goblin Grinder
We're back recording some games in person at RPPR! This is our first session of Mork Borg, using the scenario Goblin Grinder. Tom, Chris, and Aaron quest to find and stop the infernal machine before it's too late!
Early Access: Fate Core: Cointract Island - Episode 6 - Bioweapon Romantic Triangle
The trio want to help Hathor and the Dryads escape Cointract Island but they need to resolve a potentially deadly romantic triangle between Hathor, a dryad, and a human engineer! Office romance has never been so lethal!
Early Access: Delta Green - Up Jumped the Reaper
A graduate student and her boyfriend disappeared in the mountains of North Carolina. Two private investigators and a colleague search for her but discover a horrifying supernatural threat...This session was recorded with a new audio set-up in-person, so let me know what you think of the quality! The...
After Hours: Synnibarr 3ED - The Book of Fate
We're back for one more round with Synnibarr 3ED. Caleb, Thad, Baz, and I dive into the GM (or Fate in the parlance of Synnibarr). We're all guests in Raven's house, so find out what his wisdom for running a RPG is. What is the ADDA model? Why are there so many random tables? We'll t...
Early Access: Fate Core: Cointract Island - Episode 5 - Hathor and the Dryads
Deep in the forest, Hathor and the mysterious Dryads are up to something. Our heroes need to investigate them before they doom the island.
RPPR Illustrated: Cointract Island - Fearret Swarms
Fearrets are the smallest chimera in the publicly known models. They are primarily derived from ferrets and piranha, although other species were also used in their creation. They look mostly like ferrets, except their head, which is monstrous and scaly. They have oversized jaws with razor sharp fang...
FIST: Reflections in Tears
A citizen’s group in Hong Kong contracted FIST for a search and destroy mission in Kowloon Walled City. They received a warning from a whistle blower in Modular Synergy, a corporation dabbling in...unwise research. They’re conducting field tests of the Temporal Energy Angular Reflector inside th...
Online Game Announcement and RPG Consulting For November
For November, I'm running 1 game and I will open up 3 slots for patrons who want to consult on an RPG-related project. I can help with any aspect of making RPGs from writing, playtesting, to publishing.Any $10 patron or higher can post here to request a consultation. I'll then message you to...
Early Access: Mutants in the Now - Best Worst Decision
The Pit Stops are back investigating the secrets of the Goop! Can they evade the Feds and get to the bottom of the mystery?
Early Access: Fate Core: Cointract Island - Episode 4 - Boss Fight Versus a Deadly Cyborg
As the heroes venture into the forest, they encounter horrors and a deadly cyborg working on a sinister plan. The team must defeat it before it's too late!
RSS Feeds for RPPR Campaigns!
I just discovered that Wordpress allows for custom RSS feeds based on tags. Now, normally, RSS is limited to 500 entries, so older episodes of RPPR Actual Play disappear from the feed every time I post a new episode. Each campaign on RPPR has a unique tag and with tag based feeds, you can subscribe ...
Early Access: Monster of the Week - There is No
Two brothers, a spell-slinger and a monster, are joined by a third hero, to investigate a missing occult scholar. Just in time for Halloween, find the true meaning of horror!Baz and Tom to reprise their characters from Death Stratum and are joined by Lydia!
Early Access: Fate Core: Cointract Island - Episode 3 - Raid on the cultist lair!
Our heroes raid the lair of the Accelerators, a cult of fungus-eating tech bros! Find out why they're risking their lives in the newest episode of Cointract Island.
After Hours: Synnibarr Third Edition - Character Creation
Making a player character for Synnibarr Third Edition is perhaps the most challenging part of the game. Baz, Noah, Thad, and I attempt to make a group of characters for the game and discover that do not perceive reality in the same way that Raven McCracken does. We do learn that you can technically ...
Early Access: Frontier Scum - Bring Me the Head of Lucifer Morningstar
Frontier Scum is a new weird western RPG about a lost frontier and the scum who scheme and shoot to survive. I ran a one shot with Luke from Ship of the Dead podcast to try it out. Enjoy!Luke as R Jebediah RutherfordJason as Belium CussyThad as Archibald Scrancher Dungaree
RPPR Illustrated: Cointract Island - The Tower and Primary Lab
Art by Patsy McDowellThe Cointract TowerThe Cointract Tower is the tallest building on the island and the seat of power for the Cointract DAO. The lower floors are dominated by the Coin Club. The middle floors are used for important business and security operations, while the top floors are used by ...
Online RPG Sessions for Patrons for October
I have two Halloween themed games for October for Red Markets and Delta Green!Title: Red Markets - A Graveyard Smash?Time: Saturday October 15 at 12 pm CSTPlayers: 2 to 5 - pregens available.Synopsis: The Spirit Sanctum, a reclusive enclave based in a strip mall has recently put out invitations for ...
Early Access: Fate Core: Cointract Island - Episode 2, Cultists, Claire, and Chaos!
Our heroes meet a reporter named Claire, fight masked cultists, and deal with the deadly chimera rampaging in the Greeting Hub!
Early Access: Monster of the Week - Death Stratum
Two brothers, one a Deep One, and the other a spell-slinger, investigate mysterious deaths and strange events. What sinister creature is behind them?You can read my writeup of the new monster featured in this scenario by subscribing to my free newsletter!
Early Access: Fate Core: Cointract Island - Episode 1 - The Greeting Hub
The first ship returns to Cointract Island after a storm knocked out all communication systems linking it to the outside world. Three friends, each with their own plans, explore the Greeting Hub. They soon learn the amount of chaos that happened while they were gone.
After Hours: Synnibarr Third Edition - Ultimate Adventurer's Guide
The Worldship is back! There's a new edition of the Synibarr and we're diving into it. I got a full round table of RPPR regulars to explore the Ultimate Adventurer's Guide. Baz, Caleb, Noah, and Thad and I found so many different things, it's hard to keep track of them all. From biza...
Early Access: Mutants in the Now - Bitey Things
The Pit Stops continue their adventures! They learn of a human scientist who may need their help and knows more about the secrets of the goop. Can our heroes get to her before the bad guys do?
Online Games for September
I'm back to running 2 games this month. All patrons at the $10 level and higher can play. Sign up on the RPPR Discord in the channel #rppr-game-schedulingGame 1 Title: Cointract CruiseTime: Tuesday September 13 at 6 pm CSTSystem: FIST - https://claymorerpgs.itch.io/fistPlayers: 2 to 5 - characte...
