Ross Payton

RPPR Illustrated: After You Die, Tell God He's Next

An immortal necromancer is raising the dead somewhere on the grounds of an abandoned insane asylum. He must be stopped and only his equally immortal brother can help you...

Stay tuned for a FULL scenario PDF tomorrow and an actual play of the game on Wednesday!

RPPR Plays Still Wakes The Deep - One Whole U.S. Dollar - Episode 2

Back at the oil rig and surprisingly enough, bad things are happening! It looks like instead of oil, they drilled down to cosmic horror, which is not an ideal situation.

Early Access: Savage Rifts - Symphony of the End - Episode 21

The Muse Squad helps 44, their resident tattoo man warrior, complete his personal quest!

Superbabes the RPG - RPPR After Hours

NOTE: This episode is a bit more risque than normal. It is not appropriate for polite company so keep that in mind if you listen to this episode on speakers.

Superbabes is a 1993 superhero RPG based on the Femforce comics, so you can imagine it has not exactly aged well. Bridget, Baz, and I review a game, which has a 'bimbo point' game mechanic. You have to listen to this one!

Check out Bridget...

Mega Dungeon Meandering - Stonehell - Level 9

What does a river of magma and Carcosa have in common? They're both on level 9 of Stonehell, not to mention a cult of chaos mutants!

Early Access: Public Access: The Escondido Mall - Episode 3

The Latchkeys delve ever deeper into the mysteries and have a dinner party with Shane's parents!

Online Game Announcement For September 2024

I am only running one game this month for patrons BUT I am writing up a horror scenario, with art and a map for patrons! There is an actual play episode using Delta Green coming up this month . The art will be on RPPR Illustrated and there will be a system-free version of the scenario so it can be run in any modern horror RPG.

Monster of the Week - Baldini

Time: Sunday September 15 at 12 pm central time

Players: 2 to 5 - ...

Early Access: Savage Rifts - Symphony of the End - Episode 20

The Muse Squad heads to California to get the muse of punk music! Can they survive the wastes out west?

RPPR Plays Still Wakes The Deep - Episode 1 - Excellent Hiney - After Hours Special

We're diving into video games with a new project! Chris has been honing his video editing skills and we figured out how to record commentary while we play a video game. First up is Still Wakes the Deep, a new horror game set on an oil rig. Enjoy!

Early Access: Public Access: The Escondido Mall - Episode 2

The Latchkey Kids find a haunted video game cabinet and we find out how easy it is to die in this game!

Mega Dungeon Meandering - Stonehell - Level 8

We finally confront the Plated Mage and discover the tomb of the...Astronaut?? What's going on down in the depths of Stonehell?

Early Access: Savage Rifts - Symphony of the End - Episode 19

It's time...FOR DUNGEON SYNTH!!

RPPR Episode 203: Gencon 2024 Highlights

I've started making RPPR episodes in video as well as audio. Check out some of the Gencon 2024 highlights and previews of episodes to come!

Early Access: Public Access: The Escondido Mall - Episode 1

Caleb, Bridget, and Fae team up to investigate a mysterious hidden apartment in a shopping mall, cursed VHS tapes in this new analog horror RPG!

RPPR Illustrated: Labyrinth of Lost Futures - Treasure

EXCERPT FROM A BOOK FOUND ON A CORPSE AT [REDACTED]

People explore [REDACTED] for a lot of reasons, but money's a big one. People do get rich from the treasure they've found down there. Suitcases filled with cash, gold bars, jewelry, lost art, you name it. Those kind of finds are very rare. An entire economy has sprung up around unique artifacts and resources that can only be found in [REDACTED]. Merchants in the Town buy them from explorers and sell them to se...

Online Game Announcements for August 2024

FIST: Vigil of the Firmament

Time: Saturday August 17 at 12 pm central

Players: 2 to 5 - every player has a squad of 4 operatives. Character creation is customized and will be explained before the game starts. Just think of 4 names for your operatives.

Synopsis: You are all members of Xenowatch, a civilian militia formed to protect the people from aliens. The government is compromised and corporations are in league with t...

Early Access: Savage Rifts - Symphony of the End - Episode 18

The Muse Squad tries to keep a border city from allying with the Federation of Magic...

Early Access: Delta Green: The Oil Rig - Part 2

The conclusion to Glancy's new playtest of his Oil Rig scenario!

2001 A Space Odyssey Time Loop Actual Play - Part 2 - RPPR After Hours

The astronauts now face the Star Child for control of the timeline. Every RPG eventually becomes Space Jam, so here we are.

If you want context, listen to episode 105 for our review of the 2001 module for Star Frontiers!

Baz as Jason Boatman, wish.com version of david...

Early Access: Savage Rifts - Symphony of the End - Episode 17

NEVER GIVE A TALKING ALBATROSS A CURSED MAGICAL SWORD

Early Access: Delta Green: The Oil Rig - Part 1

Adam Scott Glancy is back on RPPR with a brand new scenario he's playtesting! A group of oil rig workers find a mysterious stowaway onboard...

Mega Dungeon Meandering - Stonehell - Level 7

There's a casino, cold ghosts, and a hotbed of intrigue on level 7! It's not perfect, but the dungeon is getting very weird this far down..

RPPR Illustrated: Labyrinth of Lost Futures - The Town

EXCERPT FROM A BOOK FOUND ON A CORPSE AT [REDACTED]

People have known about [REDACTED] for a long time. There's an entire underground economy based on it , which means infrastructure. This book was written in a town made to support that economy. The town sits between Earth and [REDACTED]. You can travel to and from Earth and to and from [REDACTED] here. Explorers sell artifacts and get jobs at the town. They also buy gear for their next expedition. Whatever you do, don't piss off the...

Online Game Announcement and RPG Consultations for July 2024

RPG Consultations

I have three slots open for $10 patrons and higher available this month for RPG design consultations! If you have any RPG project or design question you want to discuss, I am happy to help! I've helped patrons with scenarios, campaigns, full games, and outlining projects so far and it's been a lot of fun for us! To sign up, please post a comment on this post and I'll message you to arrange a time.

I plan to offer more consulting slots in October. If you ...

Early Access: Savage Rifts - Symphony of the End - Episode 16

The party goes to hell to save Kranberri Boghexer's familiar, Stetson, the Albatross.

2001 A Space Odyssey Time Loop Actual Play - Part 1 - RPPR After Hours

Two brave astronauts find themselves at the end of the universe, confronted by the Star Child. They go back in time to teach the ape-men the skills they'll need to evolve. But instead of following the script, the astronauts decide to advance humanity. But how? Find out in part 1 of our time loop based AP interpretation of 2001.

If you want context, listen to episode 105 for our review of the 2001 module for Star Frontiers!

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Early Access: Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum: The Endius Mandate - Episode 9

What is the secret behind the Endius Mandate?

Early Access: Savage Rifts - Symphony of the End - Episode 15

There's nothing dumber and more Rifts than Rifts vampires. Let's go help the muse of mariachi music fight some vampires in the west!

Early Access: Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum: The Endius Mandate - Episode 8

The agents are near their final target, but they'll have to help her before they can get close enough to capture her! That includes transporting a truck filled with unstable explosives...

Mega Dungeon Meandering - Stonehell - Level 6C to 6F

We're dealing with glider spiders, a duck blind but for adventurers, and a cool ass bar! This section of the dungeon has a lot of unique encounters and cool design work.