Ross Payton

RPPR Illustrated: Base Raiders - Gate 9 Campaign Poster

We're starting a new series on RPPR Illustrated to highlight some of our favorite campaigns we've recorded over the years. Our first is our Base Raiders picaresque romp, Gate 9! Just an average night at the Brass Door.

Thank you all for your support! It means more to me than ever especially given the state of the world. I hope to see more of you at our next RPPR Livestream, this Saturday (May 9) at 1 pm CST on the Patreon Discord. We're going to watch some media mentioned quite a bit on...

Early Access: Eclipse Phase 2E: Chicago 334 - The Eighth Sea - Episode 7

Time to steal a bunch of weaponized egos to use as cannon fodder! 

I have created an alternate version of this episode where I used noise reduction to remove the background noise. You can download it here.  Please let me know which version you prefer. 

RPPR Discord Livestreaming is now weekly!

Last night's livestream was a blast! We had a lot of patrons and several cast members (David, Tom, Aaron, and Thad, among others) join in. We watched trailers of 1950s B-movies and some extremely weird stuff. Check out the latest pinned message on #main on the Discord for a preview. 

We will now do weekly livestreams on the Discord to show old and weird videos and chat with everyone. Right now we will schedule them on Thursday nights at 6 pm CST and they will last...

Streaming in 10 minutes on the RPPR Discord!

We are on #streaming - be sure to join my stream so you can watch the videos I have planned 

Discord Livestream Tomorrow Night (April 23) at 6 pm CST

RPPR is going to try a livestream tomorrow night, exclusively on our Discord for at least 2 hours. We'll be playing some weird videos for your entertainment as we answer your questions and chat. If it goes well, this will become a regular extra for the Patreon. 

If you have problems joining the RPPR Discord, try relinking your Patreo...

Early Access: Zweihander - The Shrine of the Lake

I was in the mood to run a fantasy game so I picked Zweihander. An ancient pact between a grove of druids and a village breaks down and only three travelers can stop a war from breaking out between the two factions. 

Early Access: Eclipse Phase 2E: Calamity - The Eighth Sea - Episode 6

The Eighth Sea needs to rescue a contact from the Night Cartel but first they have to survive an ambush. 

After Hours: Lovecraftian Media

Caleb, Thad, and I discuss The Color out of Space, the latest Nick Cage movie. It also happens to be one of the best Lovecraft film adaptations to date, although that's not the highest bar.  

Be sure to watch Folding Idea's video about Annihilation  

Song: Archaic Purgamentum by Hexenkraft&...

Early Access: Delta Green - Many Angles

I ran a playtest of my 2019 Shotgun Scenario, Many Angles, for the RPPR cast, before I submitted it. This is that playtest. Find out what happens an art gallery opening goes awry!

Lovecraftian Narrator: A One Page Game of Impending Doom

I came up with a new one page game about the unique genre trope of narrators in Lovecraftian stories narrating their own impending doom. It's a game everyone can play with their friends even while everyone is in quarantine. Feel free to share this PDF with your friends and share your own narrations with us! 

RPPR Illustrated: Call of Cthulhu - July Park

The developers of a new city took a few occult shortcuts and before you know it, there's extra-dimensional horrors tearing through the population. A collage of scenes from our one shot July Park. Listen here for more architectural insanity!  

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Early Access: Eclipse Phase 2E: Pennies for Your Morph Part 2 - The Eighth Sea - Episode 5

More morph theft! More chaos! More crime! Will anyone stop the Eighth Sea? Find out who their new antagonist will be :O

Early Access: Call of Cthulhu: Blood and Forge

A group of men hired by an oil baron investigate a small town so they can 'acquire' the land for an oil claim. Too bad the town has its own way of dealing with outsiders...

Early Access: Eclipse Phase 2E: Pennies for Your Morph Part 1 - The Eighth Sea - Episode 4

Time for the first player-generated score for the campaign. Earth artifacts, morph tech, and more!

Tom's Random Mutation Tables

As per our bonus episode, here's Tom's random mutation table, untouched! 

After Hours Bonus Episode: Tom's Random Mutation Tables

Based on our last few episodes and your comments, I asked Tom to write up a random mutation table and he did! Tom, Shaun, and I go through the tables and discuss random tables in RPGs in general. 

Song: A Strange New Feel by New Gaia 

Early Access: Stories from the Grave - Dark Ultimatum

Caleb, Birk, Aaron, and I tackle another Neil Breen themed adventure, using a system from the same people who created Slasher Flick. 

After Hours: Tortured Earth - Mountains of Mist and Mystery

We continue on our exploration of Tortured Earth by digging through its first officially published adventure, the Mountains of Mist and Mystery. It has magic, spaceships, bandits, and talking spiders that hate the undead. What more could you ask for? Can Aaron, Tom, Shaun, and I survive? 

Song: Tears for Gaia by New Gaia 

Early Access: Eclipse Phase 2E: Safe House Raid Part 2 - The Eighth Sea - Episode 3

Turns out the Night Cartel has more than one safe house to destroy. Time to deploy a WMD or two...

RPPR Illustrated: Monsters and Other Childish Things: The Legacy of NIMH

A group of heroic mice does battle with a giant war machine in Aaron's classic one shot, The Legacy of NIMH. If you haven't listened to the episode yet, you're missing out on one of our best games! 

Thank you for your support of the RPPR Patreon!

Early Access: Delta Green - Night Floors feat. Pretending to be People

I ran a one shot of Night Floors, but the cast of Pretending to be People, a Delta Green AP podcast, (also located in Springfield) played it. Zach, their GM, edited the episode for us. Enjoy! 

Questing for Answers Episode 9 - Romance in RPGs

This month, Bridget, Birk, and I tackle your questions about potential relationships in RPGs - from Delta Green to Warhammer Fantasy! We also answer questions about other topics in RPGs as well.

Be sure to check out Cry Novel, Bridget's new project! 

Song: Last Glimpse by New Gaia&nbs...

Early Access: Eclipse Phase 2E: Safe House Raid Part 1 - The Eighth Sea - Episode 2

The Eighth Sea takes on their first job, destroying Night Cartel safe houses!

PAX South 2020 - The Xbone Arcade Follies - Part 1

At PAX South this year, we tried out a bunch of weird xbox indie games, recorded them along with our banter. We have weird fighting games, adventure games and snip snip. Enjoy!

Early Access: Night's Black Agents - Direct Action

I ran this for the Patreon and then I ran it for RPPR. Enjoy the tech bro vampire conspiracy! 

After Hours: Tremors and Tortured Earth

I recently watched Tremors on Netflix and wanted to discuss its greatness for a bit before we dived into Tortured Earth. Aaron, Tom, Shaun, and I comb through this 364 page hardcover Breen Playing Game. Why do I say that? It radiates a very Neil Breen level of self awareness. Find out what kinds of mutations we roll on their Abhorrence table! 

Song: Arena of Souls by Maggie.wav 

Questing for Answers Episode 9 - Patrons

Valentine's Day is near! Let's talk about romance in RPGs!

Early Access: Eclipse Phase 2E: Djerba - The Eighth Sea - Episode 1

We are starting a new campaign of Eclipse Phase! I am experimenting a bit and decided to record a character-focused game to introduce you all to most of the cast of the Eighth Sea, a new criminal cartel operating on Mars. 

This places after The Resurrectionist and The Motivator in the campaign timeline. 

B-Sides Volume 5 now out!

B-Sides Volume 5 is now out! If you missed our special offer, you can buy it now for $25. 

I have messaged all patrons who qualified for the special offer with instructions on how to get Volume 5. Please let me know if you did not receive a message. 

Last day of our B-Sides Special Offer!

You have less than 24 hours to back the RPPR Patreon at $10 or higher to get RPPR B-Sides Volume 5 as a special reward! Read this post for a description of all 20 episodes.  

To all patrons, thank you for supporting RPPR! We have a lot of great actual play episodes coming up in the next few months! A crossover Delta Green game with another podcast, another Neil Breen them...