RTFM

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of  mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that  you don't have to. This episode, we're joined by Izzie Colpitts as we return to our roots, taking another look at Cyberpunk 2020. This time, we're discussing the Chromebook "style guides." Is RPG layout the same as UX? Can a con...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. This episode, we're joined by JP Robichaud , and he brought Star Frontiers with him! What's up with this 1982 sci-fi game from TSR? What are the differences between the sci-fi subgenres? And why don't these games ever get...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of   mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that   you don't have to. This episode, we're joined by game designer Adira Slattery to talk about GURPS! The Generic Universal Roleplaying System is supposed to be able to handle everything, but can it handle criticism? We...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of  mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that  you don't have to. This episode, we're joined by John Geary , game designer and Warhammer knower. Listen to us talk about fans of ideas vs fans of companies, how to write a tutorial adventure, and the beautiful turtle lizard cen...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. This episode, we're joined by Adam Waldron-Blain to talk about Minneapolis Dungeon , a set of rules recorded by a 14-year-old in 1974. Was it the first D&D hack? What's it mean to build community through RPGs? And how...

In this episode, Max and Aaron talk about the original Dungeons & Dragons trio of booklets by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, published in 1974. RTFM is a roleplaying game book club podcast. Other sources mentioned in this episode: - Playing at the World by Jon Peterson - Trying to Be Kind podcast - OD&D's Implied Setting by Wayne Rossi If you want to support the hosts, check out the RTMF Ko-...

We're taking it easy this month. So easy that we don't even talk about a game this episode. We're just talking about ourselves, uncovering our biases and histories with games, reading, and critique. So I guess we're sort of talking about the most dangerous game: human beings. If you want to support the hosts, check out the RTMF Ko-Fi store for limited-run zines and merch . If you want to chat abou...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. This episode, we're joined by Rae Nedjadi of Sword Queen Games to talk about Changeling: The Lost . We cover the White Wolf sexuality rubric, faesonas, and butt tattoos. If you want to support the hosts, check out the RTM...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics,   lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't   have to. This episode, we're joined by will jobst of Good Luck Press . We talk about Gamma World , the 1978 post-apocalyptic RPG. Learn about game archaeology, artifact diagrams, and zoo-pessimism. And check out...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics,  lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't  have to. This episode, we're joined by Dan Phipps of Gem Room Games to talk about 13th Age . We cover fantasy heartbreakers, lore incorporation, and using your forum voice. If you want to support the hosts, check out the RT...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics,  lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't  have to. This episode, we're joined by special guest Matt Fennell to read The Complete Book of Humanoids by Bill Slavicsek. Nasty freaks and funky little dudes for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. We eschew our normal revie...

Max Lander and Aaron King dig through RPGs of yore to bring you valuable nuggets of mechanics, lore, and strangeness. They read the fucking manual so that you don't have to. This episode: Cyberpunk 2020 by Mike Pondsmith. Learn what it takes to survive in the future-past of Night City! Learn to be...a cyberpunk. Lifepaths to love. Hackers to hate. The perfect adventure format? Related reading: Bal...