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RPPR Actual Play
Role Playing Public Radio presents a weekly Actual Play podcast of tabletop role playing game sessions. We play a wide variety of RPGs, from popular classics like Dungeons and Dragons and Call of Cthulhu to indie hits like Red Markets and Fate. Some of our episodes are stand-alone scenarios and we also feature ongoing campaigns in games like Delta Green, Eclipse Phase, and Base Raiders. Give us a listen if you want to hear a great gaming crew fight evil, try outrageous plans to save the day and…
Episodes
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 13
News: Check out the new Raillery episode featuring Ross, Caleb, and Aaron! Synopsis: The Firewall team survives the ambush from the bounty hunter, but only…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 12
The Heroes of New Arcadia have learned of an abandoned Ideal base, codenamed TIN CAN. They plan to access it to get crucial intel and possibly other assets…
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RPPR Guest Game: The 13th Age – Blood and Lightning!
Message from Ross: This is the second of the guest playtest games. Enjoy! From SageNytell: In this session, we rejoin Jerith the Human Cleric (Upon Whose Skin…
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RPPR Guest Game: The 13th Age: Gobpocalypse!
Message from Ross: A RPPR forum-goer, SageNytell, is a playtester of the new fantasy RPG 13th Age. He recorded 2 playtest sessions of this unreleased game and…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 12
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Call of Cthulhu: Delta Green – Operation Eyes Down
News: Support RPPR regular Caleb with his new Kickstarter! This is your chance to get Bryson Springs, Lover in the Ice and other original scenarios. Synopsis…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 11
The second tier of the Heroes of New Arcadia campaign begins! After recovering from their epic battle with the Syndicate, the heroes have new threats on the…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 11
After the chaos of the Robot Uprising in Nectar, the Firewall agents escape to the Somatek habitat to pursue their next lead in the Know Evil conspiracy. There…
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World of Darkness: Slender Man episode 6
In this final episode of the Slender Man campaign, the investigators have to deal with a threat at a chemical plant in the Tanner Neighborhood. The battle will…
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World of Darkness: Slender Man episode 5
In this episode, the investigators find the Grey Mansion and explore it to learn more about the families. They also have to deal with Little Red Riding Hood…
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World of Darkness: Slender Man episode 4
The investigators have uncovered a conspiracy of four families that has brought great evil upon the city. Each family held a part of an artifact of great power…
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World of Darkness: Slender Man episode 3
In this episode, the investigators are drawn to a goth concert held in an abandoned insane asylum. To learn more about Slender Man and the secrets that will be…
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World of Darkness: Slender Man episode 2
I'm on a trip right now but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy some fine Actual Play episodes. The Slender Man campaign continues. In case you don't remember…
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A Dirty World: The Dangers of Fraternization
After World War 2, the Allied Powers split Berlin into the East and West sides. Policing a ruined city after the most devastating war in history was no easy…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 10
In this episode, the Firewall team must regroup after barely surviving a deadly battle with a powerful group of exsurgents but they will have little time…
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World of Darkness: Anderson Island
After our recent episode about the World of Darkness, I decided to return to it for a one shot. What I originally planned as a 2 to 3 hour game became a 5 hour…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 10
While the Heroes of New Arcadia have defeated the Syndicate, there are still other threats and challenges to overcome. Chirop must work through the legal…
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Call of Cthulhu: Divine Fire at PAX 2011
Support Pagan Publishing's Kickstarter for their newest book: Bumps in the Night! Have Scott Glancy run a game of Call of Cthulhu for you over Skype! Scott…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 9
The Firewall team has taken one step closer to the machinations of the organization behind Know Evil. On the Argonaut station Miter, the team uncovers a plot…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 9
The final battle between the Syndicate and the Heroes of New Arcadia begins! Deep in the Ideal Particle Collider known as Big Wheel, the heroes and their…
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Call of Cthulhu: Invictus part 2
A group of intrepid Roman adventurers has been ordered to investigate a supernatural threat endangering the Roman cities of Britannia. When they arrive, the…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 8
The intrepid band of Firewall agents have learned that trail of Know Evil leads to the Moon. In order to continue their investigation, they must farcast - that…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 8
The Heroes of New Arcadia have made contact with the mysterious and powerful leader of the Syndicate, a telepathic scientist named Paragon. She wishes to deal…
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Call of Cthulhu: Invictus part 1
The threat of the Cthulhu Mythos is eternal but long before the heroic investigators of the 1920s and conspiracies like Delta Green, there were defenders of…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 7
The Firewall team has found the secret base of the sky pirates but now comes the most dangerous part of their mission - infiltration. They must pose as the…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 7
In this episode, the heroes must stop the Syndicate's latest plot to destabilize the state! Fortunately, they have a new ally as guest player RJ joins the band…
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Little Fears: Polybius
A group of kids on summer vacation have found an unusual arcade game called Polybius. While its graphics are old, its gameplay is second to none…
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Call of Cthulhu: The White Stairs
In the post-war streets of Hiroshima, 1952, two Yakuza clans battle for control of the lucrative black markets and drug trade. The dominant clan is losing…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 6
The Firewall team must rescue a kidnapped hacker currently held prisoner by the sky pirates of Venus. In order to find the pirates' hidden base, they must lure…
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Cthulhu Dark: Dead Island
When Ed Healy came to Springfield to visit Meta Games, I stopped by to run a one shot of Cthulhu Dark based on the video game Dead Island. Of course, this…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 6
This image comes from the hilarious webcomic, Wonderella. In this episode, the heroes of New Arcadia face a seemingly invincible foe - the leader of the…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 5
This episode brought to you by Kyle Moss, a Killsplosion Kickstarter contributor. After the Firewall agents return to Octavia, the major aerostat city, they…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 4
This episode brought to you by Viktor Engvall, a RPPR fan and Killsplosion contributor. The intrepid Firewall team has made their way to a secret aerostat on…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 5
In this episode the heroes of New Arcadia face two challenges: the Crystal Children and the occult mystery in Fiddler's Green. The cult known as the Crystal…
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Cthulhu Dark: Revelations
This scenario was played with the excellent ultra-rules-light game, Cthulhu Dark. Download the free PDF and try it out yourself! In a small town in the…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 3
News: Support the Killsplosion Kickstarter and get access to 10 preview RPPR AP episodes including the entire Slender Man World of Darkness Campaign! The…
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World of Darkness: Slender Man episode 1
News: Support the Killsplosion Kickstarter and get access to 10 preview RPPR AP episodes including the entire Slender Man World of Darkness Campaign! No one…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 4
News: Support the Killsplosion Kickstarter and get access to 10 preview RPPR AP episodes! In this episode, the heroes of New Arcadia continue their war against…
RPPR Actual PlayCall of Cthulhu: The Night Clerk
News: Support RPPR with the new ransom game, Killsplosion! Get 10 preview AP episodes! Two office workers check into a banal hotel as a winter storm hits the…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 2
News: Support RPPR with the new ransom game, Killsplosion! Get 10 preview AP episodes! The Firewall team barely escapes the hellish space station known as…
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Dark Sun Episode 05: Antlion part 2
This episode is sponsored by Audible Books. Sign up today and get a free 14 day trial and audiobook. In the conclusion of the RPPR Dark Sun campaign, our…
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Call of Cthulhu: The Horrible Lonely House in the Woods
Three Harvard college students find themselves stranded in the wilderness of Maine. A man lurches in front of their car as they travel through the forest. The…
RPPR Actual PlayRifts: The Eliminators
In a grimdark post-apocalyptic future, where the earth has been devastated by nuclear war, dimensional rifts and Nazi cos-players, only a few gritty heroes…
RPPR Actual PlayEclipse Phase: Know Evil episode 1
Learn more about the campaign on the RPPR forums. In the future, only 5% of humanity remains after rogue AIs known as the TITANs turned Earth into a hellish…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 3
The war against crime continues! In this double length episode, our heroes first encounter a fellow metahuman, Raoul - a skilled underground fighting champion…
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Call of Cthulhu: The Night Mission
At Gencon this year, Caleb and I sat down for a chance to play in one of Adam Scott Glancy's WW1 Call of Cthulhu games. This time, we were pilots for British…
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Fiasco at Gencon 2011: Transatlantic
I finally got a chance to try out the indie RPG, Fiasco at Gencon this year. I played with several people from the Arc Dream crew, including Shane Ivey and…
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Eclipse Phase: Think Before Asking
An Eclipse Phase Scenario written by Anders Sandberg and available as a free PDF. "We call it the gorgon-in-a-box problem. There is a gorgon inside the box…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 2
In this episode of the New Arcadia campaign, our heroes have begun the fight against the Syndicate - a powerful criminal organization dedicated to…
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Old School Hack at Gencon 2011 with Kirin Robinson
I was fortunate enough to meet up with Ennie-award winner Kirin Robinson at this year's Gencon and talk him into running a session of his game, Old School…
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GURPS: Modern League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Judgment Day 04
We played these games a while ago. Funny story about this. I thought we played 3 sessions but in fact, Tom ran 4 sessions of this mini campaign. I scheduled…
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GURPS: Modern League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Judgment Day 03
The battle between the Terminator and the League reach an epic conclusion. The terminator has one last gambit - to storm NORAD and trigger Judgment Day. In…
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GURPS: Modern League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Judgment Day 02
The unlikely heroes of the modern league have discovered that a T-800 Terminator has been secretly planning to cause Judgment Day. In order to stop him, they…
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GURPS: Modern League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Judgment Day 01
In a world seemingly like ours, many secrets lie hidden in the secrets. Aliens walk among us. Magic is real. Angels kill mortals on orders from heaven. In this…
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Wild Talents: The Heroes of New Arcadia Episode 1
What happens to a world whose heroes disappear overnight? One year ago, every major superhero and supervillain disappeared in an event now called Ragnarok…
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Dark Sun Episode 04: Antlion part 1
Since the last episode of Dark Sun, our protagonists have been stranded in a remote corner of Athas: The Silt Sea. They are surrounded by foes and…
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4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 46: A New World
Once upon a time before the light had been born, there was a great darkness that covered the world. Our people could not yet see and we were helpless against…
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Wild Talents: Zombies and other Caped Cannibals playtest 3
Zombies of the World is now shipping! Buy your copy today! The final playtest for the upcoming Gencon 2011 Wild Talents game introduces a new group. Tim, Wes…
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4E Dungeons and Dragons – The New World Campaign Game 45: The Great Armada
The Great Armada of the Old World has reached the shores of the New World. Can the forces of New Arcadia, led by the heroic Water Barons, defeat the vast…
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All Flesh Must Be Eaten: Daybreakers
After seeing the film, Daybreakers, I was inspired to run a one shot based on it. Instead of following the main story of the movie though, I based it on a…