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Bonus Actual Play: Heart the City Beneath RPPR Campaign Session Zero - Group Character Creation

I've been running a Heart the City Beneath campaign for Tom, Aaron, David, and Thad. We made characters together, as recommended by the book. Tomorrow, episode 1 goes up on Early Access, but you can learn about our four intrepid delvers with this bonus actual play. 


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RPPR Illustrated: Delta Green - The Chute

I wrote a scenario called the Drove for the Delta Green 2021 Shotgun Scenario Contest. You can read my entry here. I ran it for RPPR and I will post the ac...

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Online Games for January

If you want to play for either of these games, back at the $10 level or above and join the Discord to do so. 

@everyone - can you come into work? I know there's zombies, but we need you to cover this shift

Game 1

Title: An Archivist Assem...

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Early Access: Bar the Windows, Bolt the Doors - The Pale Spectre and the Risen Dead

This is a new RPG I spotted on Itch.io and I was intrigued enough to run a game of it. I've added the map to the image of this post so you can follow along and the public release will have photos of ...

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After Hours: AD&D WG7 Castle Greyhawk - Part 1

Castle Greyhawk (module WG7) might be the worst official D&D module of all time. A massive dungeon of 12 levels, each written by a different author, sounds like a great hack and slash module, but Castle Greyhawk has a twist. It's supposed to be...funny. Puns, pop culture references and other ...

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Early Access: Heart the City Beneath - Gallow Glass - featuring Grant Howitt

Grant Howitt, The author of Heart the City Beneath, was kind enough to run a one shot of Heart for us, so Caleb, Baz and I become delvers and help a woman named Gallow Glass on her journey through the depths of the Heart! 

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RPPR Illustrated: The Wreckage Of Accelerate Phoenix in the Giant Robot Graveyard

Introduction: Built by a powerful group of superheroes, the Graveyard of Giant Robots is a massive cavern in the upper mantle of the Earth. The old heroes stored dead kaiju, wrecked alien spaceships, and decommissioned giant robots in the Graveyard. Eventually the superheroes use...

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Patron Games for December 2021

We have two great games lined up for December! If you want to play, back at the $10 level or $25 level and join our DIscord to sign up. 

GAME 1

Title: A very Special Christmas (from Hell)

System: Monster of the Week

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Early Access: Dungeon Crawl Classic: Storming of the Burger Bastille

The tyrant queen must die! A group of brave peasants has banded together to put an end to the evil regime, but they must gather allies first. See if you can guess the theme of this funnel adventure...

Thank you for supporting RPPR! We have a great month lined up for all of you, including th...

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Remastered Actual Play: World of Darkness - Candle Cove - Part 2

Three mortals find  themselves in a desperate struggle between a dangerous cult and a being  beyond comprehension, known only as the ‘Skin Taker’.  The dramatic conclusion of our Candle Cove game!

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Early Access: Stay Frosty - Slipgate Chokepoint - The Flayed Domain

This is part of our new series, Pixel 2 Paper. Slipgate Chokepoint is a RPG inspired by Quake 1. We played the adventure in the book, The Flayed Domain:

A contingent of Rangers specialising in teleportation technology has not returned through the slipgate after their rune-findi...

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Remastered Actual Play: World of Darkness - Candle Cove - Part 1

Candle Cove was a kid’s show in the early 70s that many remember seeing but no one has ever found proof it ever existed.  Until now. Three friends find a tape that supposedly contains an  episode...

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Early Access: Blades in the Dark: The Blind Eyes - Episode 24

The end is extremely fucking nigh! The Blind Eyes face their final foe and the fate of Duskvol is sealed. 

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After Hours: Ninjas and Superspies Part 3

We've explored the rules of Palladium's martial arts RPG, so there's only one thing left to do: make some characters! Tom and Aaron join me as we try to figure out how to stat out various fictional characters. First off are Neil Breen from his first movie, Double Down, and the raccoon from Synnib...

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Early Access: Base Raiders - Crabs of Future Past

This is our first in-person game recorded since the pandemic began! I ran a Base Raiders based on the world building exercise I recorded with James from One Shot. There's time travel and crab symbiotes! What more do you want? (Tom, Aaron, Jason and Renee are players for this game). 

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RPPR Illustrated: The Suburban Anomaly

November 2021 - The Suburban Anomaly

A house in a suburban neighborhood no longer fully exists in our universe. Something  unnatural happened inside only a few hours ago. The local authorities have not yet responded or even realized something is amiss there. 

The following m...

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Early Access: Delta Green - Uktena

Baz is back to run Delta Green again! Caleb, Max, Noah, and I deal with a bizarre discovery of mysterious statues at a dig site. What's buried down there? 

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RPPR Patreon Games for November

I am running two games for our Shark Fighter and Dragon level patrons this month. If you want to play in these games, check the instructions below!

Game 1

Time: Saturday November 13 at 1 pm CST

Title: The Dorms

Sys...

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RPPR Illustrated: Preview of November's Map

Patsy is working on a new map for November's RPPR Illustrated. He sent me a work in progress sketch and I loved it! Here's a sneak peek. It will drop next week for patrons! 

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Early Access: Blades in the Dark: The Blind Eyes - Episode 23

The Blind Eyes raid a vampire's mansion! What is this, Night's Black Agents?

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Remastered Actual Play: Call of Cthulhu - Bryson Springs - Part 2

The Finale of Bryson Springs! Download part 1 here if you missed it earlier.  

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Early Access: Red Markets: The Cooper County War - Episode 13

The end is extremely fucking nigh. The D4s stand before a massive horde of the undead. Can they stop them or will their enclaves all fall? Find out in this campaign finale! 

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Bonus After Hours: Ravenloft - The Created

Check out Cody Walker's Kickstarter: Lose Your Own Paradise! 

Ravenloft has many villains but none so...unusual as an evil puppet. Cody and I r...

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Early Access: Chew - Murder at Grub Con - Part 2

More Caleb, Thad, and Aaron solving food crimes in a gonzo food world! Can the FDA agents find the mastermind behind the mass kidnapping at Grub Con?

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Early Access: Blades in the Dark: The Blind Eyes - Episode 22

The Blind Eyes have a score to settle with Inkblood. Tonight they raid his lair to make the demon pay. 

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Remastered Actual Play: Call of Cthulhu - Bryson Springs - Part 1

The year is 1935 and horror lurks in the shadows of the Great  Depression. In a Hooverille near a small town of California, Bryson  Springs, a man has been murdered by means most foul. A FBI agent is  ordered to investigate the death even though he is currently  transporting a...

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After Hours: Ninjas and Superspies - Part 2

It's not all dim mak and ninjas in this RPG. The superspy sections have their own set of weirdness. Bridget, Noah, and I dive into skills, cybernetics, agencies, super vehicles, and gear in this episode. Find out what parts of the game were clearly lifted from other Palladium games. What's the du...

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RPPR Illustrated: Safehouse of a Forgotten Superhero

By Ross Payton

Art by Patsy McDowell

This safehouse is designed in the Base Raiders setting, but can easily be transplanted to any superhero RPG setting. Merely replace Build-A-Base technology with some other high technology source. No game stats have been provided so it can be used f...

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Online Games for October

If you want to play in a game run by Ross Payton, here's your chance! 

Game 1: Eclipse Phase

Title: What Remains?

Time: Saturday October 16 at 2 pm CDT

Players: 2-5 - pregens available 

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Early Access: Chew - Murder at Grub Con - Part 1

A Foodtuber has been murdered at Grub Con, the premier con for fans of online food videos! Three investigators must find the murderer before they strike again!

Chew is a forged in the dark RPG coming to Kickstarter on October 5. It is based on the Image Comics series of the same name. We go...

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