Ross Payton

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Dark Sun Episode 05: Antlion part 2 16.10.2011

This episode is sponsored by Audible Books. Sign up today and get a free 14 day trial and audiobook. In the conclusion of the RPPR Dark Sun campaign, our heroes find themselves under siege. Desperate villagers attack them while their erstwhile allies are as dangerous as ever. How will they

Rifts: The Eliminators 30.09.2011

In a grimdark post-apocalyptic future, where the earth has been devastated by nuclear war, dimensional rifts and Nazi cos-players, only a few gritty heroes stand between a new apocalypse, a post-post apocalypse or a meta apocalypse or an apocalypse squared or a neo-apocalypse or an epic apocalypse or a mega

Old School Hack at Gencon 2011 with Kirin Robinson 21.08.2011

I was fortunate enough to meet up with Ennie-award winner Kirin Robinson at this year’s Gencon and talk him into running a session of his game, Old School Hack. It’s a free, rules-light game of adventuring and dungeon crawling. Characters can be fighters or dwarves but not dwarven fighters. Caleb

Dark Sun Episode 04: Antlion part 1 22.07.2011

Since the last episode of Dark Sun, our protagonists have been stranded in a remote corner of Athas: The Silt Sea. They are surrounded by foes and untrustworthy rivals but they must work together with a group of NPC adventurers in order to survive. In this small island on the

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 46: A New World 13.07.2011

Once upon a time before the light had been born, there was a great darkness that covered the world. Our people could not yet see and we were helpless against the things that did crawl in the darkness. From the cold, hard ground the Great King fashioned guardians and explorers.

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 45: The Great Armada 23.06.2011

The Great Armada of the Old World has reached the shores of the New World. Can the forces of New Arcadia, led by the heroic Water Barons, defeat the vast forces arrayed against them?  While they are outnumbered, the adventurers have more than a few tricks up their sleeves…Only one

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 44: The Eve of War 10.06.2011

The Armada of the Old World draws near to the rebelling colonies of the New World. It is up to the Water Barons to prepare the defenses in order to repel the Armada. To accomplish this, they must recruit as many allies as possible, including the unpredictable nature spirits. Only

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 43: Cult Busters 27.05.2011

The Water Barons must rescue the powerful nature spirit Coyote from the cult of Vecna! Of course, the cult is led by a powerful lich, so it won’t be easy prying the spirit from their grasp. The cult is of course after the secrets that Coyote possesses, secrets the Water

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 42: Thunderbird 11.05.2011

The Water Barons are closing in on the endgame of the war but a greater threat looms over them. The imprisoned dark entity is stirring within its vault and will soon awaken. In order to learn more about the secrets of the past that hold the key to the future,

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 41: Adventure Time 27.04.2011

The Water Barons are up to their necks in adventure! The armada from the Old World threatens New Arcadia and the rest of the New World. The dark entity stirs within its prison. A copper dragon is up to no good. Can the fractured group of embattled adventurers deal with

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 40: The Pupil 08.04.2011

Locke, the wizard of the Water Barons, has a star pupil named Anakin. Unfortunately, Anakin has been keeping secrets from his teacher and Locke will not tolerate such disobedience. Furthermore, the election of the mayor is rapidly coming to an end. At what lengths will Locke push to prevail over

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 39: Fall of the Frost Giants 23.03.2011

The Water Barons have infiltrated Frost Giant society to undermine it in a desperate plan to liberate the enslaved orcs. The mighty dracolich He Who Devours Souls has been forced to work for the giants. If he can be freed, the tide can be turned. Furthermore, the giants are digging

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 38: The Inadverent Avatar ripoff 09.03.2011

The Water Barons have infiltrated the frost giant city by placing their minds in several giant corpses via mind jar spell, all thanks to Pontifex the lich. Now they have to bring the giants down before they are discovered. As they learn of the political infighting  of the clans, they

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 37: Against the (Frost) Giants 23.02.2011

The Water Barons have learned that a clan of Frost Giants have enslaved an orcish settlement far to the north of New Arcadia. Cassius leads the charge as the adventurers quest to liberate the orcs. Of course, no quest is complete without a few complications and this is no different.

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 36: Ogretown 07.02.2011

The Water Barons are torn apart by schisms in their beliefs and actions. One has fallen in battle. Another hears the cry of his distant kin, far to the north, and wishes to help them. But before the party can unite to free the enslaved orcs, they must deal with

Dark Sun Episode 03: Dark Come Soon 27.01.2011

The Dark Sun campaign continues as our unlucky protagonists find themselves embroiled in intrigue and action in the shadows of the city. Deadly fights in the alleys, talks with rebels and scholars and cannibal buffets with a hidden price.

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 35: Angelic Hordes Come Forth! 11.01.2011

Sarkis, agent of the Crown and adversary to the Water Barons has made a last stand at a temple of Pelor. He does have one last trick up his sleeve: portals that summon angelic warriors to his defense. Loyalties are divided in this desperate battle as well. Tensions between the

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 34: The Gauntlet 24.12.2010

The Water Barons must defeat Sarkis if their rebellion is to have any chance for success but first they must run through a gauntlet of defenses. Dedicated soldiers, cunning fortifications guard the outer edges of the city. Sarkis’ greatest weapon are portals that provide an endless stream of angelic warriors

Pantheon: The Game of Gods 19.12.2010

Pantheon is a GMless game developed by Robin Laws and uses a unique narrative cage match system.  Special guests Patrick and Karee match wits with some regulars in the Game of Gods. In the beginning there was nothing. Then there were gods. And they were dicks. And then all kinds

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 33: Diplomats and Discourse 08.12.2010

CONTRIBUTE  TO THE RUINS OF LEMURIA KICKSTARTER TO GET 10 PREVIEW AP EPISODES! As for his literary pursuits, he cultivated chiefly the art of speaking which was of general service, and after making himself one of the most powerful speakers at Rome, his care and application enabled him to surpass

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 32: Enter the Dragon 24.11.2010

DONATE TO THE RUINS OF LEMURIA KICKSTARTER TO GET 10 FREE AP EPISODES The Water Barons investigate one of the new cities that has risen up in the last year – a wild port town, lawless and full of smugglers. Little do they know an old enemy has taken up

Dark Sun Episode 2: Welcome to Urik 07.11.2010

Read the prequel to this adventure first! A group of desperate and cursed adventurers find themselves in the wilderness outside of Urik. As they travel to the city, they come across a bewildered teenager who has no idea how he got there. But as deadly as the barren desert is,

4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 31 – We are Legion 24.10.2010

The epic tier of the New World Campaign begins! A year has passed between the end of paragon tier and the beginning of epic tier. The colonization of the New World has gone into full swing. Several new cities have been built and thousands of colonists call the New World

4E Dungeons and Dragons: The New World Gaiden 02 08.10.2010

Cortez has a crisis of faith as the expedition discovers the presence of old gods in the New World. While some counsel Cortez to remain faithful, others care more about their own agenda.  Learn more about the New World before the colony arrived in the second Gaiden game.

4E Dungeons and Dragons: The New World Gaiden 01 24.09.2010

Many years before the Water Barons first set foot on the New World, Cortez led a secret crusade to stop a great evil from consuming the world. He is accompanied by a faithful priest, vengeful wizard and hardened mercenary warrior. Find out what the New World was like before the

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