RPPR Actual Play

It is time to seize the Soul Engine! The Blind Eyes know the powerful occult artifact is at the heart of the conflict raging in the city and if they want to survive, they will need its power. It is a massive object, built into a watch tower controlled by the Blue Coats, the city guard of Duskvol. To steal the artifact, they must demolish the tower and then relocate the Engine to a safe location. A...

News: Check out the special offer on the RPPR Patreon! Vote on which classic RPPR AP episodes get remastered for better sound quality! The D4s get a lead on a war rig, an up-armored truck loaded with weapons. They head to an enclave around Lake of the Ozarks and find out that the locals are dealing with water pirates. They soon get embroiled in the intrigue of the enclave. Can they find the war ri...

News: The RPPR Patreon is running a special offer! If you want to pick which classic games of RPPR Actual Play are remastered, check it out. We posted one game, Lady Gaga 2.0 as an example. It's available now to download. Read more about the offer here! The Leviathan Hunters own a blood processing facility in the harbor of Duskvol. It contains secrets the Blind Eyes need. Sneaking into a guarded f...

The enclaves need high quality water troughs and a local airport has a number of them. The D4s move in to secure the troughs, but find out there's a reason no one else has looted them so far. Fortunately, they aren't the only ones with an interest in the airport. Can unlikely allies defeat the 'guardian' of the airport? Ross as Deacon Maddy as Delta Aaron as Darlington David as Dakka Jason B as th...

The Blind Eyes must lure their enemies away from the Soul Engine. It is an artifact too powerful to fall into their hands. Perhaps a fake Soul Engine built out in the Wastes far from Duskvol will do the job. The crew must trek out into the dangerous wilderness, build an artifact and lure their enemies to it, without being detected. What does this fake Soul Engine even do? Aaron - Salvage the Leech...

The D4s found a cache of valuable technology. Computers that can still run Adobe Flash are incredibly valuable to people interested in exploiting old programs created by the government and large corporations. But a group of heavily armed bandits (some might call them mall ninjas) hold the computers. Separating the machines from their owners is easier said than done. Ross as Deacon Maddy as Delta A...

The Blind Eyes wish to provoke a gang war between the Silver Nails, a mercenary group that specializes in slaying the unquiet dead and dealing with other occult dangers, and Lord Scurlock's minions. They must frame a Silver Nail captain for their own actions. Can the crew deceive two deadly and skilled factions? Bill – Vimes/Seth the Slide Baz – Salty the Spider Caleb – Flake the Cutter

The D4s have a new team member, Delta, to help them finish the score they tried last time. An enclave has an abundance of high quality rope but they face internal strife due to competing factions. Can the D4s navigate the political intrigue and put on a good show to impress the enclave or will they fail again? Ross as Deacon Maddy as Delta Aaron as Darlington David as Dakka Jason B as the GM

The Blind Eyes have found the Vault of Secrets but now they must break in and find the documents they need. Getting past the security and locating one particular document will require all of their finesse and cunning. Aaron – Salvage the Leech Bill – Vimes/Seth the Slide Baz – Salty the Spider Birk – Audra the Whisper

Another day, another score. Sometimes the trip to the site is even more dangerous than the job itself, as the D4s discover. Even a simple obstacle can become far more difficult to overcome, in the blink of an eye. Nothing can be taken for granted in the Loss. Ross as Deacon Maddy as Dexi Aaron as Darlington David as Dakka Jason B as the GM

World building is a fun part of preparing a game but it's still work. Sometimes you may need help generating ideas. James D'Amato from the One Shot podcast released a new book called The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Worldbuilding Guide, which contains many exercises to build up a world. James and I went through one of the exercises to expand upon my game, Base Raiders. What happens 5 years after bas...

The Blind Eyes go to prison! They want to rescue someone and complete a few other jobs before they escape though. Can Flake and others pull it off or will they actually stay in prison? Aaron – Salvage the Leech Caleb – Flake the Cutter Bill – Vimes/Seth the Slide  

A large cache of lawn tools is stored in a hedge maze outside of a big box hardware store. Lawn tools are invaluable because they can be repurposed to serve any number of needs, pieced out for parts, or be turned into anti-casualty weapons. But why is a hedge maze still a thing this long after the Crash? Ross as Deacon Maddy as Dexi Aaron as Darlington David as Dakka Jason B as the GM

The Blind Eyes know that a powerful guild of merchants, The Hive, knows the location of a powerful artifact they need. The information is kept in a book hidden in a vault controlled by the Hive. Only one member of the Hive, the loremaster, has access to the vault. The Blind Eyes decide to infiltrate the Hive and ingratiate themselves to the loremaster. What better way to do that then to show up at...

Furniture is a valuable commodity in the Loss and the D4s have a lead on an untouched big box store full of it. Of course, there must be a reason why a store that large has been untouched so long after the Crash. The D4s' new armored vehicle is powerful, but is firepower the solution? Ross as Deacon Maddy as Dexi Aaron as Darlington David as Dakka Jason B as the GM

The Blind Eyes want to start a war between two powerful factions without anyone knowing they are behind it. To achieve this, they must frame a leader within the Silver Nails, a mercenary company, as a secret member of the Spirit Wardens. Then they must convince Lord Scurlock's faction that the Silver Nails are behind their latest defeats because they are allied with the Spirit Wardens. Birk – Audr...

News: I've launched a new Kickstarter for a podcast series called Ludonarrative Dissidents! Check it out here and listen to a preview episode on RPPR here. The National Guard wants the D4s to escort a group of VIPs to their base and in exchange they will receive a new armored vehicle. Why would such a heavily armed group need takers for this job? As the crew hits the road, they'll soon find out! R...

The Blind Eyes must figure out the identity of a Spirit Warden, who goes by the moniker Bakaros. To find his real identity, they must stalk and deceive their target, a formidable task, even for them. The Spirit Wardens take great care to protect their secrecy and their influence in the city is vast. Baz – Salty the Spider Birk – Audra the Whisper Aaron – Salvage the Leech Caleb – Flake the Cutter...

The D4s are focusing on scores to build up supplies for the war. Fireworks are in high demand because of their utility in distracting mobs of the undead. The D4s know where a cache is supposed to be located, but why has it been left untouched for so long? Ross as Deacon Maddy as Dexi Aaron as Darlington David as Dakka Jason B as the GM

The Blind Eyes now know that a powerful occult artifact, the Soul Engine, is important in the struggle between the two demons. But what is the Soul Engine and where is it? Some of the knowledge they seek lies hidden in a noble's library. The crew must find a way into the library so they can search it. It is too heavily guarded to take by force, so they decide to use deception to gain access. Their...

A cluster of enclaves in Missouri faces annihilation at the hands of a massive horde of the undead. Their only hope is to prepare for war, a job for their preeminent taker crew, the D4s. Led by a (reform) Black Math cultist, the crew drives an armored vehicle, the Dragula, so they focus exclusively on taking scores. They need to build up their warchest of assets to use against the horde if they wa...

After their last job, the Blind Eyes have learned of the machinations between two powerful demons. Setarrra, the demonic patron of Lord Scurlock, wishes to unleash a nest of demons sealed under the city's harbor. Scurlock does everything he can fulfill this agenda. Inkblood, another demon, has allied itself to the Leviathan Hunters and wishes to stop Setarra, for its own reasons. The Blind Eyes mu...

The Blue Planet Recontact Kickstarter is live! Get your copy today and help bring this game back. A child has gone missing at an important settlement, so a team of specialists has been brought in. As the team investigates, they find evidence of a strange intruder unlike any they've encountered before. The depths of Poseidon hold many secrets, but sometimes the secrets find you. Caleb as Dr. Anuska...

A botched Delta Green operation turns deadly. The agents must survive the attack and then the truly dangerous part of the mission begins. They know that the source of evil is further in the wilderness. They must find and confront it. Can they survive the inhuman entity at the heart of the cult? Find out in the conclusion of Sanguine Thorn! Ross as Larry Jantzen, FBI agent Max as Hank Crenshaw, Arm...

On a balmy morning outside Arkham Massachusetts, a farmer found Randolph Carter and Joel Manton unconscious in a field, covered in dirt and blood. The year was 1923. No one knew what happened to the two men and the case has never been solved. Nearly a century later, a new theory of the crime has surfaced... Welcome to Arkham Cold Cases, a new true crime podcast exploring unusual crimes and mysteri...