Ross Payton

Early Access: Base Raiders - Far Far Away Today

Micah traps up his trilogy of adventures as Crate, Foot High Science Guy and After Image travel into space! 

June 12 Livestream

Baz and I rank monsters, RPGs, and more! 

After Hours: Vampire the Masquerade - Awakening Diablerie Mexico Part 1

We're looking into the gothic punk 90s by reviewing a Vampire the Masquerade dungeon crawl! Awakening Diablerie: Mexico is about exploring a Mayan pyramid. The loot and end boss are the same thing, an ancient and powerful vampire! If the players kill him, they can drink his blood and become more powerful. Nothing says personal horror like a good old fashioned expedition into old ruins, looking for treasure after alll. I'm joined by Shaun and Baz for this episode.

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RPPR Illustrated: Cointract Island - The Neighborhood and Resort Maps and Guardian Robots

The Neighborhood is the main population center of the island. While other areas have residential buildings, new citizens are encouraged to buy a house in the neighborhood. It emulates an upscale American suburban gated community, at least as much as possible on a tropical jungle island. 

Notable Locations 

• Improvised Security Checkpoints - set up by citizens to block access from the greeting hub area. Cars blocking the road. People with guns. ...
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Early Access: Heart the City Beneath: Descending Derelictus - Episode 12

The Delvers use the Apparatus to reach the second tier, but they need to make a pit stop at the Red Markets...

Remastered AP: Delta Green - Somewhere Lane

A tourist has come to visit. It is very curious and loves to see new  places and meet new people. It hates to travel alone though. Won’t you  be a good host and help? That’s nice. Be sure to explain everything to  the tourist and don’t forget to show it lots of nice maps. It loves to  see new maps of places to visit. Every new map means new people to see.  Don’t worry about missing the tourist. Sooner or later, you’ll meet 2022-06-07 18:09:50 +0000 UTC View Post

June 5 Livestream

Baz and I talk about Goblins the web comic, FIST the paranormal mercenary RPG, and discuss surviving various monsters! 

Online Events for $10 and higher Patrons for June

I am going to continue this experiment this month because I figured that not everyone had time to learn about it. Since I announced it on the public RPPR episode, I think everyone who is interested has had a chance to hear about it. 

For June,  I will run one game, and offer three one-on-one RPG design/advice consultations for patrons. 

RPG Design/Advice Consultations: Do you want advice on running a game, creating a scenario, or designing your own ...

Early Access: Bleak Spirit - The Bone Quarry

Bleak Spirit is a tabletop roleplaying  game inspired by the empty, haunted worlds of video games like Dark  Souls, Hollow Knight, and Salt and Sanctuary. Using a rotating role  system, two or more players collaborate to create the story of how a  wanderer comes to a strange place, and leaves it forever changed in  their wake.

Aaron, Caleb, and I tried it out because it was part of a recent Itch.io TTRPG bundle. 

May 29 Livestream

Baz and I talked about a weird OSR writer, browse through Everyday Heroes quickstart guide, and examine some Itch.io titles. 

Early Access: Heart the City Beneath: Descending Derelictus - Episode 11

We're back to our regular podcast schedule! The Delvers enter the labyrinth and confront the Minotaur to retrieve a priceless treasure necessary for their quest. 

Early Access: Mutants in the Now: The Russian Job

Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by ARBco, publisher of Mutants in the Now. Mutants in the Next is on Kickstarter now! 

Mutants in the Now is a retro modern RPG inspired by TMNT and Other Strangeness and After the Bomb. We are posting this tomorrow to the RPPR AP feed because there is currently a Kickstarter for...

May 15 Livestream: a new Itch.io bundle, Astral Tides, and the best setting for AD&D

Baz and I look through some of the newest Itch.io TTRPG bundle, discuss the best and worst settings for AD&D and browse a RPG I received called Astral Tides. 

Early Access: Heart the City Beneath: Descending Derelictus - Episode 10

The Delvers flee from the city and begin their descent into the depths! They must reach Terminus Station but first they'll have to navigate the God of Corpses. 

After Hours: AD&D WG7 Castle Greyhawk - Part 6

The Random Monster Generator awaits! Aaron, Tom, and I stare into the abyss of the final three levels of Castle Greyhawk. There's an obligatory sewer level, a movie studio, and finally the Random Monster Generator itself. We even generate a few random monsters, including one of Aaron's creations. 

Song: Mad God Death Realm by Scroll Hunter 

RPPR B-Sides Volume 5

Who says gaming can’t be exercise? Lifting  heavy games like Red Markets, Eclipse Phase, Base Raiders, and  Zweihander can be quite the workout! In this volume of RPPR B-Sides,  you’ll find playtests of games in development, unique indie storytelling  games and more. You won’t get these actual play episodes on RPPR Actual  Play. We record so many games that we can’t fit everything on the  podcast but for all you AP fanatics, here’s your chance for even ...

Online Events for Dragon and Shark Fighter Patrons

I want to experiment with online events for our higher tier patrons. This month, instead of running two games, I will run one game, and offer three one-on-one RPG design/advice consultations for patrons. 

If this works out well, I can switch from running games to providing consultations to patrons. If not, I have one more idea: write 2,000 words of original content for higher patrons - Delta Green shotgun scenarios, Base Raiders, and so forth. This content will only be available to...

RPPR Livestream for May 1, 2022

Baz, Tom, and I make a one page dungeon with stock photos, and examine a bunch of itch.io games, among other things! 

Early Access: Raccoon Sky Pirates - 2 Heists 4 Trash

Raccoon Sky Pirates is a fun rules light RPG about raccoons stealing trash. They also have a sky ship, in this case, powered by magnets. 

RPPR Illustrated: Cointract Island - Ad Zombies and Accelerators

The Ad Zombie

A strange chimera, even by the standards of Cointract Island, the ad zombie is a mobile vending machine and billboard. While it resembles a large slug or snail, the ad zombie contains DNA from a large number of creatures. Its ‘brain’ is spread between the organic and inorganic. It has a dense nerve cluster linked to a CPU. Even the ad zombie’s designers cannot truly measure how intelligent it is or how fast it can learn. 

The Ad Zombie is ...

Remastered AP: Delta Green: Lover in the Ice Remastered - Part 2

The thrilling conclusion of Caleb's classic Delta Green adventure! I will post a new poll soon for our next remastered AP episode. 

Early Access: Heart the City Beneath: Descending Derelictus - Episode 9

The heist begins! The Delvers attempt to steal a fortune from a powerful merchant, but can they overcome his traps and guards?

April 24 Livestream with Thad and Baz

We design a video game themed mansion, look at Ruins of Symbarorum and a Rifts book, among other games!

Early Access: Raisins: The First Playtest

Caleb came up with an idea for a psychedelic horror game. The premise is basic: all of the player characters have taken a powerful new drug called Raisin. We have to live through deadly hallucinatory surreal scenes until one of us is left alive. Find out who survives the ultimate drug trip! 

Livestream for April 17 - Rob, Baz, Ross look at Lancer and Itch.io games!

Rob Stith from the Orpheus Protocol, Baz, and I looked at the new Lancer supplement, and many games on Itch.io, among others. We even found a game that involves burning things! 

After Hours: AD&D WG7 Castle Greyhawk - Part 5

Thad and I explore levels 8 and 9 of Castle Greyhawk. Level 8 is fast food themed, a war between Colonel Sandpaper and King Burger. It's...not good. Level 9 offers an actually good side quest that has nothing to do with the main plot whatsever. It's the Elden Rings of Castle Greyhawk. But don't worry, there's lot of bad and dumb stuff on Level 9.

Song: Battle is met in the Iron Pea...

Remastered Actual Play: Delta Green - Lover in the Ice - Part 1

One of Caleb's earlier scenarios, now remastered with less background noise! What escaped a green box facility in the middle of a winter storm?

Check out the original episode show notes and comments here.  

Part 2 coming soon! 

After Hours livestream for April 10

Tom, Baz, and I look at Nightbane, a Palladium RPG, the Veggie Patch, and a bunch of other games! 

Early Access: Heart the City Beneath: Descending Derelictus - Episode 8

The Delvers are back in Derelictus proper but their home has been stolen! In order to set things right, they'll need to pull off a heist, but that requires a bit of planning and preparation first...

RPPR Illustrated: Cointract Island - The Courier

This is a creature for our upcoming Fate campaign, Cointract Island. It's a genetically engineered chimera with cybernetic implants and it runs on the blockchain. What could go wrong?

COINtracter Courier

The unique creatures created on Cointract Island are designed with three major components: biological, hardware, and software. All three systems run in harmony so the creature obeys a human. Ownership is conferred through NFT. Each creature has a NFT assigned to i...