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Dave reminisces about Hobo, an antagonist from his old James Bond 007 campaign. Matthew still, in a sulk about NPCs from yesterday, chooses to answer a different question instead: Most Memorable character retirement. This podcast special was brought to you by RPGGods.org and Fictionsuit.org. #RPGaDay is an idea from David F. Chapman of Autocratik.com, with the support of Castingshadowsblog.com and...

Matthew takes issue with the whole concept of NPCs. Dave reminds him that we have only a few minutes. We talk about Mariko, Bobby Rashid’s wife in Dave’s Serenity RPG campaign, and Charles Bennet-Smythe*, the PC who became an NPC, although controlled by his player. (See what I mean Dave!? There is no such thing as an NPC!!) Apropos Charles Bennet-Smyth, we also claim the “Evil Hat stole our idea”...

We talk about old games that we keep playing: Pendragon, Call of Cthulhu and Traveller This podcast special was brought to you by RPGGods.org and Fictionsuit.org. #RPGaDay is an idea from David F. Chapman of Autocratik.com, with the support of Castingshadowsblog.com and Will Brooks. Music is by Stars on a Black Sea, used with permission of Free League Publishing. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon...

What do you look for in an RPG? kickstarter for The Expanse RPG . This podcast special was brought to you by RPGGods.org and Fictionsuit.org. #RPGaDay is an idea from David F. Chapman of Autocratik.com, with the support of Castingshadowsblog.com and Will Brooks. Music is by Stars on a Black Sea, used with permission of Free League Publishing. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We are doing a crazy thing for #RPGaDay2018. We are going to try and release a podcast every day throughout August. They are going to be short podcasts of course, all under ten minutes. In this first episode we talk about companionship and creativity. This podcast special was brought to you by RPGGods.org and Fictionsuit.org. #RPGaDay is an idea from David F. Chapman of Autocratik.com, with the su...

A cracking episode, uncovering the mystery at the heart of the Church of the Icons; reviewing The Dying Ship ;  and playing a Nekatra. Plus Ennies, FreeRPG swag, and #RPGaDay. 00.00.39: Introduction 00.02.33: World of Gaming – the Ennies, FreeRPGDay swag, and our idea for #RPGaDay2018 00.19.55: The Mystery of the Church of the Icons, with discussion 00.43.55: The Dying Ship review/report, and an i...

Dave and Matthew return for the second season and, a little out of practice go off topic more than usual. But they do eventually remember to talk about Triumvene , Crusader Kings ; Character Creation The Legion; a new ship and Solo 00.00.40: Introduction 00.06.31: World of Gaming – Triumvene ; Crusader Kings boardgame; The Dark Between the Stars novella and #FreeRPGDay 00.20.50: How to Play – Char...

The final part of Rado, Gendel and Potboy’s second adventure. The Symbaroum Effect. Presented by RPGGods.org and FictionSuit.org. Karvosti Theme by Iron Pact Orchestra, used with permission of Järnringen. Typefaces are Code by Fontfabric, and Season of the Witch Black by imagex ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Symbaroum Effect. Presented by RPGGods.org and FictionSuit.org. Karvosti Theme by Iron Pact Orchestra, used with permission of Järnringen. Typefaces are Code by Fontfabric, and Season of the Witch Black by imagex ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00.00.42: Yes, you may live! courtesy of SångHatten 00.04.16: World of Gaming –  Vampire V5 , Yndaros the Darkest Star, Western and Forbidden Lands 00.19.41: Review of the Year Part 1 00.29.45: How To Play Coriolis: Group Concepts 00.52.47: Review of the Year Part 2 01.07.40: Spectral Corsair Update 01.16.50: Players in the Hamam Special, the crew of the Corsair 01.36.50: #MinMaxMankind 01.39.26:...

The second part of a new adventure for Rado, Potboy, and Grendel – strange goings on at the Temple, a quest and fight in the woods. As we mentioned last time this adventure was recorded in a 16th century farmhouse in Norfolk, which hopefully explains the different quality of sound. The Symbaroum Effect. Presented by RPGGods.org and FictionSuit.org. Karvosti Theme by Iron Pact Orchestra, used with...

The first part of a new adventure for Rado and Potboy, and their new friend Grendel, with a family reunion of sorts, and mysterious goings on at the Temple. Dave, Matthew and Tony were joined by Andy in a 16th century farmhouse in Norfolk to record this.  (which hopefully explains the … different sound quality). The Symbaroum Effect. Presented by RPGGods.org and FictionSuit.org. Karvosti Theme by...

00.00.42: Introduction 00.02.10: World of Gaming – Symbaroum: Yndaros Kickstarter ; Emissary Lost ; and Coriolis in other languages 00.13.52: A Coriolis Curry 00.19.56: Discussion – Ahlam’s Temple 00.39.42: Spectral Corsair campaign 00.39.32: Talent of the Episode – Mind Warp 01.02.35: Coming next time, our anniversary episode The Coriolis Effect. Presented by FictionSuit and the RPG Gods. With mu...

It took an extra couple of weeks to find time to record this. and in those two weeks, all sorts of stuff happened. So welcome to our longest episode yet, mere seconds short of two hours! 00.00.42: Introduction 00.02.10: Wider World of Gaming: Emissary Lost Kickstarter ! Mutant: Road to Eden; Mutant: Mechatron; Mutant: Ad Astra; Mutant: Hindenburg; Symbaroum Monster Codex; Nemesis boardgame; Star T...

The last part of our Tales from the Loop Actual Play. Martin and Mattias confront Majsan’s uncle, Gunnar Granat. Bonus discussion: Listen in as Dave, Matthew and Tony review the game, from 00:43:06 The Loop Effect. Presented by FictionSuit.org and RPGGods.org. The Happiest Days by Three Chain Link, via the Free Music Archive. Typefaces are Code by Fontfabric, and iDroid Bold by Pixel Sagas. ★ Supp...

Summer Break and Killer Birds Part 3 We had hoped to release another episode of the main ‘cast this weekend, but Dave’s work got in the way of our recording time. So, to keep your podcatchers busy, here is the third part of our Tales from the Loop Actual Play. Tell us what you think of the sound – this is the first recording on our new multi-mic set-up. (I’m often a bit louder than the others as I...

Tell us what you think of the sound – this is the first recording on our new multi-mic set-up. (I’m often a bit louder than the others as I made the schoolboy error of placing my mic directly between me and the GM… doh!) The Loop Effect. Presented by FictionSuit.org and RPGGods.org. The Happiest Days by Three Chain Link, via the Free Music Archive. Typefaces are Code by Fontfabric, and iDroid Bold...

Listen in as Dave, Matthew and Tony create characters, get their head around this variant of the Year Zero system, and start to play. Tell us what you think of the sound – this is the first recording on our new multi-mic set-up. (I’m often a bit louder than the others as I made the schoolboy error of placing my mic directly between me and the GM… doh!) The Loop Effect. Presented by FictionSuit.org...

00.01.00: Introduction 00.02.30: World Of Gaming (Symbaroum and the Forbidden Lands) 00.22.44: Trade In Your Campaign: Free Traders as Crew; Trade is a Long-Burn Business; Scenario ideas and hooks 00.33.30: The History Of Trade in the Horizon: The Portal Wars; The Portal Crisis and Free Trade Treaty; The Navigation Accord; Resistance to the Consortium 00.56.02:  Trade in the Horizon Today: The Mai...

The final part of our first Symbaroum Actual Play adventure. Rado and Potboy make a discovery. Listen in as Dave, Matthew and Tony get into the swing of the new system. The Symbaroum Effect. Presented by RPGGods.org and FictionSuit.org. Karvosti Theme by Iron Pact Orchestra, used with permission of Järnringen. Typefaces are Code by Fontfabric, and Season of the Witch Black by imagex ★ Support this...

The second part of our Symbaroum Actual Play. Rado and Potboy journey to the Mills to investigate the lack of supply. Maps and plans , and some campaign background are available on Dave’s blog, RPGGods.org Listen in as Dave, Matthew and Tony get their head around a player facing d20 (roll low) system. The Symbaroum Effect. Presented by RPGGods.org and FictionSuit.org. Karvosti Theme by Iron Pact O...

00.00.38: Introduction 00.04.00: World of Gaming (Forbidden Lands, Symbaroum, Nibiru ) 00.13.36: Players in the Hamam, Lloyd Gyan (Coriolis, Symbaroum, Tales) 00.27.38: Nibiru and Federico Sohns 00.47.40: The Syndicate – Are they all bad? 01.02.40: The Spectral Corsair update (a PC death, poison rules, PC crew “power”) 01.19.50: Talent of the Episode – Blood Of Ice 01.26.39. The Mukafa’a Campaign...

The Tale of the Lonesome Ogre: Part One The first part of our Symbaroum Actual Play. Once again recorded on one mic, so not the best quality. But this time, no Pringles! Join Rado and Potboy, as night falls in Granite Hold. The Symbaroum Effect. Presented by RPGGods.org and FictionSuit.org. Karvosti Theme by Iron Pact Orchestra, used with permission of Järnringen. Typefaces are Code by Fontfabric,...

The third and final selection of excerpts from our interview with Nils, Kosta, and Rikard from Fria Ligan, recorded in Stockholm last November. 00.00.42: Introduction 00.02.24: Results of our survey (thank you to all who answered it) 00.04.25: Our reflections on  Dragonmeet ‘s #PodcastZone – check out our appearances on The Formal Gamer   (from 13th Jan) and Critical Twits 00.11.48: Forbidden Land...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. A very short special episode, to wish all our listeners Season’s Greetings, and to celebrate the news that Tales from the Loop has been chosen as Geek and Sundry’s RPG of the Year The Coriolis Effect. Presented by FictionSuit and the RPG Gods. With music by Stars on a Black Sea, used with permission of Free League Publishing. Imagery from NASA and the Hubble Spa...