Ross Payton

Early Access: Trail of Cthulhu - Midnight Sub Rosa

I got a new anthology of forest themed Trail of Cthulhu adventures at Gen Con this year and ran one of them when a player couldn't show up for Red Markets. It was quite fun! 

Early Access: The Sprawl

Shaun ran a one shot of the PbtA cyberpunk game, The Sprawl. We're bad freelance mercenaries on a job from an anonymous client. Enjoy!

Early Access: Base Raiders - Gate 9 - Episode 12

There's a dog in this episode named Jefferson. He is a Good Boy and actually not magical or an alien or anything like that. He's just a dog. BUT STILL

Early Access: Hollow Earth Expedition - Escape from the Eye of Thoth

Adam Scott Glancy sent us an AP he recorded with a group of players in Seattle. It's 1930s pulp action featuring cults, dinosaurs, AND mummies! What more could you want?

After Hours: Con Games

Huge gaming cons like Gen Con are fun, but what about specialized cons? Aaron, Caleb, Tom, and I discuss some ideas we have for some unusual cons. Plus we review:

The Razing of Redshore, an adventure in Dungeon #92

Time and Time Again

Street Fighter: Contenders

Song: Dungeons and Flagons by Magma Action 

Early Access: Shadowrun 4th Editon - Moon Drenched Streets

A friend to RPPR, Bridget, ran a game of Shadowrun for us! Aaron and I are joined by Noah and Richard from a Fistful of Misanthropes and guest player Dario for a unique game of Shadowrun. Enjoy!

Palladium Poisoning: Episode 10 - Wormwood

Special guest Tom and I take Faust on a tour of the universe's grossest planet: Wormwood. It's made of meat and suffers from a nasty case of demon invasion. But maybe the humans, armed with booger swords and giant robots, can stop the invasion. 

Edit: I uploaded the wrong file initially - please listen to RPPR-Palladium-Poisoning10-fixed.mp3

Song: Get Your Hands Off Them by Cistem Failure&nbs...

RPPR Illustrated: Call of Cthulhu - Operation Downslope

Briefings are very important for an operation's success. A scene from Tom's memorable WW2 based one shot. Listen to the full game here.  

 Thanks to Patsy McDowell for the art.  

Thanks for supporting the RPPR Patreon!

Early Access: Base Raiders - Gate 9 - Episode 11

hey look its my original idea about kids taming deadly monsters to use as arena fighters DO NOT STEAL

Early Access: Call of Cthulhu - The Uncorrupted

We're back from Gen Con and have Adam Scott Glancy's latest WW1 scenario, The Uncorrupted! We had quiet rooms for this game so the sound quality is better than usual. Enjoy and thanks for supporting the RPPR Patreon! 

The Lost Chapter of the Eye of Argon

Exclusive for Patreon backers! This is the last chapter of the Eye of Argon. The main audiobook is on RPPR right now but it misses the ending. Find out what happens to Gringnr! Labeling this as an After Hours episode to make it easier to find. 

Early Access: Delta Green - The Enemy of my Enemy

Adam Scott Glancy ran a game of Delta Green for me, Jeff Barber, and Sean and Anne from the Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign. It was a fun game! I edited out the fans in the background but theres still a bit of background noise. 

Early Access: Base Raiders - Gate 9 - Episode 10

More Gate 9! Sorry about the delay! Getting ready for Gen Con. 

After Hours: Fates Worse Than Bad Design

Most RPGs are terrible at information design. Sections are split up for no discernible reason, key elements are hidden away in blocks of text, and indexes are non-existent or terrible. We went over 3 books to analyze why they are so bad and why game designers would do this:

The Convert by Frank Mentzer 

2017-08-07 21:21:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Early Access: Monster of the Week: Lost Things

Shaun ran Monster of the Week last year and it was quite fun! I'm just getting around to posting it because I am a horrible monster. Enjoy!

Palladium Poisoning: Episode 9 - Rifts Adventure Sourcebook 2: Chi-Town 'Burbs: Firetown & the Tolkeen Crisis - Part 2

When I visited Seattle and Tacoma last month, I hung out with Faust from Thrilling Intent so I could show her the adventure book she chose. After getting over her disbelief that it existed, we discussed how we could turn Revenge Sqaud Ragnarok into a sitcom. I think we did a pretty good job! Hollywood, GET AT US

Song: One with th...

RPPR Illustrated: Unknown Armies – The Great American Bakery Ascension

Four desperate men, chained by debt, attempt to find salvation through magical cookies. 

Listen to the game this image is based on. 

Thanks to Patsy McDowell for the art.  

Thanks for supporting the RPPR Patreon!

Early Access: Delta Green - White Winter

Tom ran a one shot! It is about things that are nice and normal and not all sanity shattering abominations from beyond time and space. Or, you know, maybe just that. 

Early Access: Base Raiders - Gate 9 - Episode 8

More Base Raidery goodness! What antics will they get up to next? Only one way to find out...

Thanks for supporting the RPPR Patreon! 

Early Access: Belly of the Beast - Your Stomach is a Graveyard

I ran Belly of the Beast for the first time and it was quite fun! Tom and Michelle made quite the duo. Enjoy and thanks for supporting the RPPR Patreon! 

RPPR After Hours: Desert Sun (featuring Adam Scott Glancy)

Desert Sun is an adventure for the Delta Force RPG, a mid 80s military-focused game. When I went to Seattle last week, I consulted with Adam Scott Glancy about the book's accuracy. It turns out that some things about the scenario don't make a whole lot of sense.

If you liked this episode, consider pre-ordering Delta Green (if you haven't already).

2017-07-15 18:49:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Early Access: Red Markets - The Torus

I have recently returned from Seattle and managed to run a one shot of Red Markets for Adam Scott Glancy, Faust, Peter Nielsen (author of Boiling Point for Base Raiders) and Micah Nielsen. We recorded this at Glancy's house so there is a bit of noise from the nearby street and whatnot, but hopefully that won't be too distracting.

Enjoy!

Early Access: Eclipse Phase - The Manor

Tomorrow's AP is Eclipse Phase - The Manor, which I posted here back in May. Here's the link to that AP if you want to download it, otherwise you can wait for it to show up on the feed tomorrow. Thanks for supporting the RPPR Patreon!

Early Access: Base Raiders: Gate 9 – Episode

Base raiders go to Mars! For some reason, demons live on Mars. Totes original idea, yeah?

Palladium Poisoning: Episode 8 - Rifts Adventure Sourcebook 2: Chi-Town 'Burbs: Firetown & the Tolkeen Crisis

Rifts Adventure Sourcebook 2: Chi-Town 'Burbs: Firetown & the Tolkeen Crisis is an odd duck. It focuses on providing plot hooks for running adventures in a sprawling city in the shadow of the Coalition States. It also features a fully fleshed out team of adventurers out for revenge against the CS. Six fully written up adventurers with personalities and back stories who aren't just punching bags or mary sues. It's weird, I know. Shaun and I discuss what kind of TV show would best suit these c...

RPPR Illustrated: Delta Green - Bestow

A team of agents is trapped inside in a museum without an exit. It looks like they aren't coping with it very well. 

Listen to the scenario this artwork is based on. 

Thanks to Patsy McDowell for the art.   

Thanks for supporting the RPPR Patreon!

Early Access: Delta Green - Cultural Resource Management

When fellow podcasters Noah and Jeb visited Springfield not too long ago, I ran a one shot of Delta Green for them. I used a scenario I created as a Patreon backer game but changed things a little bit. Let's see how they did! 

After Hours: Shadowrun Street Talk - Bonus episode!

Last week I went down to Florida to consult on an upcoming Kickstarter project, Superhero 2044. Fellow RPG podcaster and fan of RPPR, Richard, lived nearby, so on my downtime, we hung out and recorded a podcast. Richard runs a Shadowrun podcast, A Fistful of Misanthropes, so who better to ask about Shadowrun than an expert GM like him?

Music: 3 AM on a Su...

Early Access: Spirit of 77 - The Country Club

The next AP going up on the main feed is a Spirit of 77 game I posted here a few months ago. Instead of reuploading it, I'll just link to the original post.

Early Access: Base Raiders: Gate 9 – Episode 7

The Gate 9 crew investigates a weird base in the Southwest. Turns out they aren't the only people looking to make a profit from Ideal bases. Weird!