The Roleplaying Exchange Podcast

Note: Reposting this episode due to the original being cut short due to technical difficulties.  Consider this the Synder Cut.  If you have listened to the previous version please feel free to skip ahead to the 3hr and 27 minute mark to continue where the recording cut out. With that said, this was a super fun game to play.  I think the best description of the session was from Crazon, who said it...

While is important for a game master to have clear objectives when plotting out a campaign, it is also equally important to allow players the opportunity to fill in the gaps with content based on their decisions.  In what could be called an ‘organic’ episode (we started talking till a topic developed) Adam, Crazon, David and Rob discuss how to establish player buy-in. Note:  Contrary to what the b...

Forces from the Kingdom of Gehenna have infiltrated the city of San Franoyoko.  As the annual Cherry Blossom festival draws near, it is up to the magical girl group The Champions of The Emotional Prism to uncover their nefarious plans and save the city. Ian - GM Aaron – Samantha/Twilight Legend Morrigan  Adam - Sarah/ Lovely Princess Googly  Crazon _Renae/ Luminous Power Maiden Kijo    

When the Chieftain’s son does not return from his rite of passage quest in the Devil’s Marsh, brothers Baldun and Tag are tasked with uncovering the youth’s fate.   Joe - GM Adam – Tagh – Hunter Ethan – Baldun – Warrior

Recently, game designer Jeff Barber, creator of Blue Plant and Upwind, stopped by to discuss his latest project currently Kickstarting, Blue Planet: Recontact.  During this interview Jeff talks about changes to the Blue Planet world and system, as well as the current Kickstarter campaign.   Blue Planet: Recontact's Kickstarter campaign is currently underway.   The Blue Planet: Recontact free quick...

The crew of Red Sky Charters have recently been hired by Biogene executive Everett Whitegate III to lead him and his team on a weeklong survival/team building retreat in the outback of Poseidon. A thousand klicks away from civilization, everything appeared to be going fine, that is until the sabotage began. Adam – Drew Latamir – Ex-Geo Pilot turned Poseidon pilot. Brownie – Digger Jones – Mechanic...

Following the advice of the Ghoul That Was Guillaume, the investigators sacrificed one of their own for a chance to strike down Citizen Rigault.  At the moment of the condemned investigator’s death at the guillotine, the madman will be vulnerable.   As the crowds gather about to witness the executions, the remaining investigators stage one final desperate act to save Paris.   Ian – Keeper Adam – M...

Pitted against an even greater threat to Paris and all of France in the form of Doctor now Citizen Rigault, the investigators decide to take the initiative.  If they hope to uncover some means to Rigault's undoing, they must first venture into the lair of the madman. Ian – Keeper Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier Vince – Joseph H...

Paris, 1794. It has been five years since the raid on Comte Fenalik’s manor, and a lot has changed in France.  The investigators find themselves once again working in the Paris catacombs where they will meet an even greater threat and an otherworldly ally. Ian – Keeper Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier Vince – Joseph Hugel – Prov...

In the summer of 2020, Dungeons and Dragons announced that along with removing past racially insensitive material from its books and adding more diverse writers and game designers, that they were also removing the well-used trope of “evil races” from their game.  Since it has been nearly a calendar year since that announcement, we here at the Roleplaying Exchange decide to weigh in on this topic....

Despite a mistake or two being made, the investigators have acquired enough information to condemn the Comte Fenalik.  With orders direct from Captain Malon, the soldiers are to raid Comte Fenalik’s manor on the night of one of his infamous parties.     Ian – Keeper Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier Vince – Joseph Hugel – Provisi...

It is believed that the enigmatic Comte Fenalik presents a danger to the crown.  With no other options available, Captain Malon tasks the soldiers with infiltrating the nobleman’s estate in neighboring Poissy and finding hard evidence to link Comte Fenalik to the grisly murders of the printers. Ian – Keeper Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant Joe – Christophe Press...

It looks like we finally made it to 2021. While we are certainly hoping for a brighter future, we can’t help but be a tad bit nostalgic about distant past of our childhoods. In this episode, Adam, Chris, Crazon, David, and Ian discuss how to bring nostalgia into your games.   Talking Points: Nostalgia , Monsters and Other Childish Things, Little Fears, Kids on Bikes Music: Unconscious by selfpity...

June 2nd, 1789.  As the stirrings of revolution take hold in Paris, a group of soldiers overseeing transportation of human remains from Paris cemeteries to the catacombs are called away from their duty to investigate a murder. Ian - Keeper Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier Vince – Joseph Hugel – Provisioner

Note: The following game is a spin-off game from our Ectozoic Park campaign. Late Spring 1999/ Cave Run Lake, Kentucky. Following leads from an old company Project and it’s researcher’s notes, a Team was sent to investigate the national park. However, a week into their survey, the Team went missing. Now Cloutmann Chemicals and their Department of Environmental Concerns and Surveys have assembled a...

Friend of the show Korie Khanyers invited me to join his group's for a game of Delta Green Blacksat.  I'd played this scenario before, but Korie definitely brought something new to the table.  I've been looking forward to posting this game for a while.  To learn more about Korie be sure to check out his Twitter @KorieKhanyers and on Instagram @Shaokhanyers. Five astronauts and two specialist head...

In this climatic finale to our first arc, the Kids must contend with Peter and his shadowy "friends".  How will Oskar and Olaf face off against these terrifying entities and will the others be able to keep themselves out of trouble enough to help them? Only one way to find out!   Adam – Aiden – Computer Geek. Chris -   Oscar –Weirdo. Aiden’s first cousin. Ethan - Kip - Tech savvy hick. Patrick – O...

Note:  As you may have noticed, the game I posted last month and the copy text didn't match.  This series of games was a continuation of an early Loops game that I meant to post.  Since it is too late to fix that, I'll make the original game a prequel.   - Adam Our crack team of bumbling misfits has found a possible suspect for the strange happenings around town. Peter, a school dropout, has set h...

In preparation for an upcoming Band of Blades campaign, Joe and Patrick join Adam to discuss how to run a Forged in The Dark game.  In our discussion we explore the mechanical differences between Blades in The Dark and Band of Blades.   Music: Augmentations by Kai Engel  

Note: Apparently mislabeled this actual play.  Sorry about the confusion. In a 1987 that never was, strange things are happening in Boulder City, home to the US Loop. Odd dreams plaguing students and adults, strange power outages, and a unique new pen pal all crop up as a group of kids try to survive school long enough to make it to Summer Break. Will they have what it takes in order to solve the...

  A chance encounter with a wealthy miner sets a group of adventurers off to make their own fortunes. However, while riches await them, they must first make it there.   Birk – Hoarse Osborne – The Homesteader   Vince – Bones – The Lone Rider   Crazon – Damian Devens – The Junker   Chris – Billy Dodge – The Gambler   We ran this game using the Powered by the Apocalypse hack, Apocalypse West .  

After four years of running an actual play podcast, we finally got around to playing Dungeons and Dragons.  Since October has unofficially turned into D&D month for RPX, cast members Aaron, Ethan, and Nick regale us with their experiences both playing and running Dungeons & Dragons.   Music: Distant Stars - 01 Total Eclipse by Nathaniel Wyvern  

The great Fenrith bakeoff occurs every year during the town’s summer festival and showcases the talents of some of the area’s best bakers. As a party of adventurers enter the town on the eve of the competition, they soon learn that all is not right in small town of Fenrith. Nick – DM Adam – Ayas Yindove II, Elven Cleric of the Trickery Domain Chris – Welgrace High-Hill, Halfing Rogue Ethan – Wilhe...

After a botched burglary attempt, Mordid Hightrap escaped from authorities stowing away ship anchored in the harbor – which then immediately set sail. With a member of the local authority onboard, Mordid attempts to pass himself off as a simple sailor – and then the storm hits… Adam  -  Mordid Hightrap  -  Thief Ethan - Dungeon Master

The game is over, and all the ghost dinosaurs have been put to rest (for the time being), but that doesn’t mean the party has to stop there.  Join Adam, Terra and Review Cultist as we reflect on our experiences playing in One Less Die’s Little Fears mini-campaign, Ectozoic Park.   Want some cool swag?  Head over to Crazon Studios Red Bubble page and pick up a Thibodeaux Heritage Fossil Camp Badge...