Role Playing Public Radio

Only a short time after picking up the game from Drivethru RPG, Tom Church interviews Pierce Fraser, the writer and creator of HC SVNT DRACONES.  Find out all about this unique RPG, as well as the process that went in to making it.  And also get a short glimpse into the 4 part campaign being run for the RPPR crew in this game universe! http://www.drivethrurpg.com/ product/141683/Hc-Svnt- Dracones...

News : Please get your Red Markets playtest reports in by December 20. Thanks for supporting the game! Synopsis : The new Fallout game has a settlement leadership feature that allows the player to design and run small communities. It’s impressive but tabletop RPGs can capture more complexity and sophisticated narratives than any video game. Games about community leadership should be differen...

Even though Fallout 4 is out, Caleb is still hard at work on Red Markets. Playtest feedback is trickling in, so the next step is deciding how to change the game based on this feedback. Some changes will be easier than others, but not every bit of feedback will be used to make these changes. After all, not all feedback is equal. Giving and receiving feedback is a crucial skill for a game designer,...

Dracula is not a novel. It’s the censored version of Bram Stoker’s after-action report of the failed British Intelligence attempt to recruit a vampire in 1894. Kenneth Hite has restored the deleted sections, inserting annotations and clues left by three generations of MI6 analysts. This is Dracula Unredacted. Follow those clues to The Director’s Handbook , containing hundreds of encoun...

Sponsor : Arc Dream is sponsoring this panel. Check out the Delta Green Kickstarter . New reward levels have been released so backers can get everything in print and PDF. Synopsis : Horror gaming can go beyond Lovecraft and tentacles. Sometimes the most frightening moments in RPGs can come from obscure references and mundane moments. Surprise your players from a new direction! The panel will inclu...

Sponsors : This episode of RPPR is sponsored by Mystical Throne Entertainment . Use coupon code rpproctober to get the E ntropic Gaming System PDF for $1 (normally $5). Arc Dream is also sponsoring this episode of RPPR. Check out the Delta Green Kickstarter going on now . There is a free Quickstart guide and demo adventure available. Synopsis : Conspiracies are a common element in horror games, bu...

Sponsor : Arc Dream is sponsoring this episode of Game Designer’s Workshop. Check out the Delta Green Kickstarter. News :I have released a new Base Raiders PDF called Avalon’s Ideal, written by Kyle Carty. Synopsis : The beta for Red Markets has been out for a while, so Caleb now has to deal with feedback and resisting the urge to change the game during the beta. Dealing with a communi...

Sponsor: This episode of RPPR is sponsored by Mystical Throne Entertainment . You’ll find a variety of settings covering dark fantasy , historical fantasy, horror , Greek mythology, modern action, and sci-fi . News : Sparkles the Unicorn for Base Raiders is now available! Get it on DrivethruRPG or through the Base Raiders store. Synopsis : In many groups, most role playing happens between pl...

No Soul Left Behind , a full campaign for Better Angels, written by RPPR’s Caleb, is now available for purchase . In this special interview, you can hear how the book came to be, Greg Stolze’s thoughts on it, and a lot more! From hilarious playtesting stories to lessons learned on game design, this discussion covers everything you wanted to know about No Soul Left Behind. Don’t f...

How do you build a character with staunch ethical principles without stopping a game dead with the dreaded my-character-wouldn’t-do-that problem? Do RPG systems imply ethical philosophies? Should they? Caleb Stokes ( No Soul Left Behind ), Ross Payton ( Base Raiders ), Andreas Walters ( Baby Bestiary ), and Shoshana Kessock ( Living Game Conference) discuss ethical concepts in characters, in...

News: No Soul Left Behind is out! BUY CALEB’S BOOK! If you backed Boiling Point, check the Kickstarter to read the text for Sparkles the Unicorn. Synopsis : Duality, a Rimward and gatecrashing focused Eclipse Phase campaign recently wrapped up on the Actual Play site. You can browse the entire list of episodes here if you need to catch up . Caleb, Tom, Aaron, and I discuss the campaign and w...

Talk with Caleb, Ross, and publishers about how to get started writing for games. With a few tips, you could be barely scraping by just like the pros! The goal of RPPR’s GDW podcast has always been educational. To that end, Ross and Caleb will do their best to give advice on “breaking into the industry” in a post-Kickstarter age. The conversation will focus on the more logistical...

What advice can educators provide for teaching game rules to players? How about using games to enhance education? And what about the portrayal of education in games? This panel covers it all and more. Caleb Stokes is an educator and RPG writer. He frequently uses games in the classroom for a variety of purposes, and he recently worked with Arc Dream to publish No Soul Left Behind , a campaign book...

News : No Soul Left Behind is now available in print! Backers should get their copies soon. Also, Firewall will soon be out in print. Synopsis : Gen Con is over and what a time we had! Between the games we played, fans we met, and panels we ran or attended, all of us had a blast this year. In this special extra long episode, we discuss our most memorable experiences of the con, and of course, our...

The RPPR crew is back from Gen Con and we have a lot of podcasts for you! Caleb and I gave six panels and we recorded them all. The first is a new Game Designer Workshop episode, where I talk about my progress in Ruin and Caleb discusses his new beta for Red Markets. RPPR: making mistakes in game design in real time, for your entertainment!

News : RPPR will be part of the Podcast-a-Ganza at Gen Con. The Boiling Point Conversion Guides are out and are available for download. Red Markets will soon have a beta available for playtesting. Synopsis : Another Gen Con is upon us and RPPR shall be there. This year, Caleb and I will be hosting a bunch of panels on topics ranging from game design to measuring fun in games. Aaron is running seve...

News : The Fan Creation page on RPPR Actual Play is online. The handouts for Boiling Point are available for download if you need to print them out. Red Markets is in alpha playtesting and you can help. Read this thread for more info. Synopsis : At a certain point, most gamers will start looking at places they visit or learn about and daydream about what kind of game could be set in that place. Ca...

This is yet another panel from Comicpalooza 2015 about world building in RPGs. It features Lenny Balsera, Ross Watson, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and Dave Martin. Enjoy!

This is another panel I recorded at Comicpalooza this year, featuring Dave Martin from the Wrecking Crew, Ross Watson, and Lenny Balsera from Evil Hat. They talk about designing memorable and effective villains for your game. Enjoy!

News : Boiling Point is out! Get it on DrivethruRPG or through the Base Raiders store . Tom is attending Go Play NW and might be showing up at Fear the Con . I will not be at either con, sadly, due to work. Synopsis : After running online games for Patreon backers, I’ve started to rethink my approach about designing scenarios, especially online games. Listen to Eclipse Phase: The Evac for an...

Arkham Horror’s creator Richard Launius spoke for an hour at Comicpalooza this year, describing his experience making the game and his game design philosophy. I managed to get to this panel on time, so I recorded the whole thing. Enjoy!

Learn the ins and outs of being an RPG publisher from those who have been there! Help you discover how to start, how to avoid common pitfalls, what mistakes happen time and time again, and how a product gets put together, from start to finish! We’ll include tips on how to get your product noticed by other gamers and how to get your product in the hands of your customers. The panelists were S...

Red Markets is now in campaign playtesting, so this episode covers what we’ve learned about the game since the campaign began. Hear about the enclave I helped create and what kind of jobs we’ve done. Issues that have arisen solely from campaign issues have appeared that were invisible during one shot playtesting. Caleb would also like to give a shout to the Indie Syndicate podcast. Che...

News : There’s a new benefit for RPPR Patreon backers. I’ll be at Comicpalooza from May 22 to 25 at booth 1912. I’ll also be running two demos of Base Raiders there. Boiling Point should be released in June. Synopsis : Silent Legions is a new horror RPG that emphasizes creating your own mythos of evil gods, cultists, monsters, and artifacts. After all, we’re all fans of the...

News : I will be attending ComicPalooza this year, sharing a table with Diana Botsford . I’ll be running some demos of Base Raiders as well – stay tuned for details. Firewall , the newest Eclipse Phase book is out and Caleb and I both wrote for it. We also have more Raillery videos, like Bodyball and more Darkest Dungeon goodness! Synopsis : Tom, Caleb, and I first discuss the recent p...