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clockworkjoe posted:It's hard to keep a campaign focused, especially in longer ones. I notice episodes of our campaign games tend to get fewer comments and discussion than one shots. However, don't listeners want well-role played PCs, which is harder to pull off in shorter games? I wonder if RPPR should focus more on shorter games or not. I can imagine a part of comment drop off in campaigns is because we get know the characters in long form games, all the little quirks and such are very notable in the early sessions but it'd be tedious for everyone if every episode the comments were like "Wow [player] is doing [character gimmick] again! So crazy!"  . With short campaigns and one-shots we don't really get that adjustment period to get used to someone's character or the setting so something like a character running off and getting killed an hour or two in has a lot more "hype" impact and makes you want to join the hubbub about it. In a longer term campaign when a character you've grown to like gets offed or does something amazing there's certainly more of an emotional impact there, but it doesn't send me sprinting to my keyboard to be like "OMG YOU GUYS!" haha. I personally enjoy your longer term campaigns the most, but the short stuff is a nice dessert from time to time. I really enjoy the structure the long games offer y'all.
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Any Savage Worlds system actual play anyone can recommend to me?
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clockworkjoe posted:It's hard to keep a campaign focused, especially in longer ones. I notice episodes of our campaign games tend to get fewer comments and discussion than one shots. However, don't listeners want well-role played PCs, which is harder to pull off in shorter games? I wonder if RPPR should focus more on shorter games or not. I'm probably alone on this, but on a lot of campaigns I will wait until the post mortem comes out before I decide if I want to listen to the game, because it's hard to maintain enthusiasm when the party goes into their inevitable waffling and plot avoidance. I don't think this is a GMing problem, just an inherent issue with an improvised medium. Anecdotes also help a lot with this because it gives me something to look forward to in the APs. This is also a reason I like games Caleb is in, because something is gonna happen, no matter what it takes. The post mortems also let me identify characters and who's playing them, because it can be hard to tell people apart or remember who's running each character, especially as the amount of people playing expands I don't know if it's realistic, but maybe if there were more jumping on/off points in longer campaigns? Like if there had been a short post mortem between the locales in Masks, it would have helped a lot to keep the plot threads together. Right now I'm stuck in Kenya in Masks because listening to Bill, Sean, and Aaron try to shake point pools out of local tribesmen is incredibly boring, and until the post mortem comes out I don't have anything to look forward to. I'm sure there's great stuff coming up, but I'm listening to try and not be bored at my job, and there're other things that will do that for me. On the other hand I don't care about spoilers at all while a lot of people do, so this may not be the case for anyone else.
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ArkInBlack posted:But also the shopping episodes of Campaign are maybe the best? Maybe second only to the bottle episodes? Pretty much anything involving a clipboard is the best. Friends At the Table is my favorite podcast. Not just actual plays, but all categories. xian fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Dec 20, 2015 |
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Dec 20, 2015 15:32
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Herr Tog posted:Any Savage Worlds system actual play anyone can recommend to me? NPC Cast did one in 2013 called Branch of the Jeweled Tree that I remember enjoying. https://npccast.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/total-party-kill-the-branch-of-the-jeweled-tree-episode-1/
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jigokuman posted:NPC Cast did one in 2013 called Branch of the Jeweled Tree that I remember enjoying. thank you so much!
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We've done a few Savage Worlds games http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/category/systems/savage-worlds/
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clockworkjoe posted:We've done a few Savage Worlds games http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/category/systems/savage-worlds/ thank you as well!
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xian posted:Pretty much anything involving a clipboard is the best. Some of the best moments of Campaign have nothing to do with the story at all. Like in the recent arc when they're just naming bounty hunters. "Ok so that's like ten guys..." "Yea, but it feels like Traitor is gonna be on our side..." "I just hope they didn't bring U-Bend and Corkscrew. And don't even get me started on Board Shorts."
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Dec 27, 2015 03:59
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I'm back on board now they are actually in the concert tbf.
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Some of the best moments of Campaign have nothing to do with the story at all. Like in the recent arc when they're just naming bounty hunters. AND THIGHBROWS! The Librarians thing...especially JPC's exasperated "Why did I bring grenades? Because we are LIBRARIANS!" might be the highlight of the whole thing for me. "When you're a librarian, business is pleasure." "Come for the weather stay for the heat." Ahhh its so good
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xian posted:AND THIGHBROWS! My favorite part of the recent side-episode was James trying to twist it so that everyone on planet had strange ideas about librarians. "...but now strong librarians are here to help me!" Also super into various Sneak and Tubaik gang bounty hunters only saying their names.
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Roach Warehouse posted:My favorite part of the recent side-episode was James trying to twist it so that everyone on planet had strange ideas about librarians. "...but now strong librarians are here to help me!" Guys there's time for this when we do the bounty hunter rap at the end of the convention. SNORLAX. Campaign is seriously fantastic. One Shot is really good too but the campaign format really allows for poo poo like running gags and character quirks to develop and add a whole different layer of greatness.
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I'm still going through Campaign, started in like September, but I decided to skip the Christmas episode (from 2014 I think) until closer to Christmas, which ended up being on a drive to CA last week, and I immediately wanted to drop what I was doing to go find out what episodes all the visitors were in of One Shot to check them out (although I was stuck in traffic so couldn't actually do that). Even in short little vignettes they create really interesting characters.
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Dec 28, 2015 10:33
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I loved when Kat shut James down on the librarians while also cracking up. Their stories on the Fool's Journey ep (latest one) were amazing. Just a couple performers operating at a very high level.
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Anyone know of any AP's using Risus?
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The ending with the buddybot of that last Adventure Zone is the best actual play listening I've actually listened to played. The editing made it, and that last line from the buddybot as the ending music swelled kind of shivered my timbers. Very recommended as gently caress podcast.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Anyone know of any AP's using Risus? I've done some in Wushu http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/category/systems/misc/wushu/ I've played Risus but I don't know if I have any APs recorded of it.
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 Grey Hunter adds Eclipse Phase to his resume with a 5 part episode titled "A Therapists Dream". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WnU9nENdjQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=user?greyhunterlp?videos Meanwhile...back at RPPR studios  The Actual Play of Caleb Stokes' economic horror post-apocalyptic RPG with zombies RED MARKETS has made it's debut. http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/2016/01/genre/horror/red-markets-beta-the-brutalists-episode-1/ From the beta, I'd describe the setting as: part desperate Shadowrun heists, part Walking Dead backstory, part Darkest Dungeon character suffering, and part Financial Planning. It is very good. And there are dronkeys.
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Helical Nightmares posted:RED MARKETS I'm pretty excited about this game. The rules for social interactions like during that job negotiation, the dice mechanic, the steady attrition of resources (both physical and mental!) all sounded super cool. The Enclave creation segment alone had me wanting to reach into my wallet and fund it already. And the plots are something I'm never going to be able to match, but Caleb did say there's going to be a lot of generation mechanics included in the game. So hyped.
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We easily have over a dozen recorded sessions of Red Markets that will be posted. Does anyone know of any other RPGs that have had their playtests recorded and posted online before their Kickstarter campaign? I can't think of any and I think the novelty will help it out. Plus we have the entire creation of the game system discussed on our podcast. It will be interesting to see if it has a big impact on the final KS campaign.
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I don't know of any that have done it like that, and I think it'll help a lot since the "clock isn't running" on getting the playtest out and listened to while the KS is ongoing.
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The second episode of the Red Markets playtest just dropped. Without giving anything away, the stakes in this were so high I found myself gripping my hands with tension.
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How rough is the first year of Six Feats Under? I mean according to podcast addict, it's at least 6 -> 7 years older, so they probably had a lot of time to round it out. Where should I jump in if I'm not expecting great quality, but for it to be engaging?
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You can hop in at basically any of the Bonus Feats with no problem. They're mostly one shots, but some of them get 2 or 3 episodes to them, and they're a lot of fun. If you want to hop in somewhere in LP 13th Age, episode 40 is probably the best jumping on point in the series. It starts a new arc and each character gets their own subplot in the Dwarven capital city, and it kicks off with some really funny episodes. The most recent jumping on point would be episode 73, which starts off planning for our final cleanup tour of the realms to get our last MacGuffin before we shoot on up to the moon in our space rocket.
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gnome7 posted:The most recent jumping on point would be episode 73, which starts off planning for our final cleanup tour of the realms to get our last MacGuffin before we shoot on up to the moon in our space rocket. Have I mentioned I love you kids?
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System Mastery Actual Play 1: Dr. Magnethands . There. I knew I'd claw my way into this thread eventually. We usually just do review and discussion shows but there's been fan interest in hearing us do actual play stuff. So we bought a multi mic rig, soundproofed (but not catproofed) my living room, and recorded some actual play. This is the awesome Dr. Magnethands, a micro game by Grant Howitt, which is played with pens, index cards, and bullshit.
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Jef, didn't you guys already do a Dr Magnethands AP on your Patreon? Turtlicious posted:How rough is the first year of Six Feats Under? I mean according to podcast addict, it's at least 6 -> 7 years older, so they probably had a lot of time to round it out. Where should I jump in if I'm not expecting great quality, but for it to be engaging? If you're like me and need far more podcast content that the internet can provide, the early 6 Feats stuff is still worth a listen. The Drakenhall hiest and the Hellhole casino are some of my favourite set pieces in the entire series. I think the 13th Age/Six Feats stuff is only like 3/4 years?
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Rohan Kishibe posted:Jef, didn't you guys already do a Dr Magnethands AP on your Patreon? I outlined the plot as a macguffin hunt because I knew we'd be getting people asking this question down the line, and that structure would keep it acceptably episodic. I agree that session 40 is the start-of-arc episode that does the introductory thing best, but any of them do the job. The old episodes are steadily being added to the new site, and that process is up to the casino hellhole right now. My favorite feature of the new site is this timeline that helps summarize the whole thing and lets you choose your jumping-on point: http://www.sixfeatsunder.com/13th-age-the-rogue-elements/story Again though, the Bonus Feats have great stuff, and the biggest of them is only three sessions.
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General Ironicus posted:I outlined the plot as a macguffin hunt because I knew we'd be getting people asking this question down the line, and that structure would keep it acceptably episodic. I agree that session 40 is the start-of-arc episode that does the introductory thing best, but any of them do the job. The old episodes are steadily being added to the new site, and that process is up to the casino hellhole right now. My favorite feature of the new site is this timeline that helps summarize the whole thing and lets you choose your jumping-on point: http://www.sixfeatsunder.com/13th-age-the-rogue-elements/story I think Small Time Gotham is my favourite thing you guys have done, so yes the Bonus feats are very good too!
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Rohan Kishibe posted:Jef, didn't you guys already do a Dr Magnethands AP on your Patreon? Nope, the bonus content is all character creation episodes. I think we may have talked about doing AP as patreon content before but this Sunday was actually our first test of our new recording rig. We recorded two games of it and then kept both guests around for the next Afterthought. Honestly I'm not sure how we will progress with AP. Gonna gauge audience interest first. Then we decide if it's monthly specials or what. Already have a pretty heavy schedule.
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Just started the Campaign Podcast EotE and holy poo poo these guys are hilarious. They just robbed a Mandalorian liquor store because they forgot they didn't have ID's and got mad they got carded because they were under 55.
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Bad Moon posted:Just started the Campaign Podcast EotE and holy poo poo these guys are hilarious. They just robbed a Mandalorian liquor store because they forgot they didn't have ID's and got mad they got carded because they were under 55. Ending near every shopkeeper interaction with 'I knock over a display on my way out' has bled into my group for disastrous results.
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Just a head's up: there's a bunch of RPPR actual plays available via my Patreon. They are free to download - no account required. I run one shots for my Patreon backers and then convert them to MP3s for download: http://afterhours.roleplayingpublicradio.com/category/actual-play/ I am way behind on the conversions though so you can stream all of them on my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/RPPRpodcast BTW does anyone prefer using Youtube for actual plays over standard podcatching software/apps?
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I keep forgetting to do this, but my group and I have just started a new campaign. Rogue Trader - The Curse of the Black Sea. A group of borderline heretical and massively xenos-tainted pirate Rogue Traders move to the expanse to try and rebuild the house. Half the group will be shot on sight by any inquisitor that sees them! clockworkjoe posted:BTW does anyone prefer using Youtube for actual plays over standard podcatching software/apps? I do the MP3's and the Videos - but mainly as I use a lot of visuals in the game, especially for Star Wars which has a running selfie joke. (I hate how the default firefox dictionary has that word.) but I mostly listen to MP3's myself - mainly because I'm LPing something in the background, and can't spare the time to keep looking at another screen.
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I do all my podlistening while driving, commuting and doing menial tasks, so Pocketcasts on my phone is my go-to.
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How well does the cross-platform syncing on PocketCasts work? I've had it on my Android tablet for the past couple years and love it there, but I keep an iPhone with me while jogging and it'd be cool if my progress could sync across both. I'm taking a brief break from the One Shot Campaign podcast (which is absolutely fantastic, goddamn) to try to get back into Nerd Poker. I listened to the first 20 or so episodes of it back in like 2012/2013 and thought the group was really funny, but I didn't care for Sark's world with the Collectors (and how much they misunderstood 4E/didn't seem to care to actually play it as you're supposed to). Just jumped back in yesterday on episode 74 where Blaine picks up DM'ing for Sark and they start a new campaign using D&D 2E, which they're apparently much more comfortable with. Drone fucked around with this message at 12:38 on Feb 25, 2016 |
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/\ The podcast just goes downhill exponentially after Sark leaves until it's demise. Godsfall is very, very good: http://www.godsfall.com/ High Fantasy, unique world. Pro: Super highly edited GM has excellent delivery GM has excellent story telling Mostly great cast Good audio quality Con: -Super highly edited (some people don't like that for some reason? I think it vastly improves it but I see a lot of comments from people that don't agree.) -One tryhard screamy dude who almost ruins the entire thing with how annoying he is. He has the first episode (not counting the history one) to himself and almost turned me off the entire thing. He might ruin the show for you IMHO! But I haven't seen a lot of other negativity about him online so it honestly might just be me. Note- One of the women on the podcast was slightly irked in one episode about the primary focus being on her apparel by the GM when introducing her when there wasn't the same focus for the male actors and she had a 5 minute conversation about feminism with the GM on the podcast. Reddit blew the gently caress up because reddit and there's lots of negative crybaby bullshit about it online. So if you're looking for info about this online try to parse past that poo poo. Edit: screamy dude gets better Harvey Mantaco fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Feb 25, 2016 |
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clockworkjoe posted:
I have basically no use for Youtube as an audio source - I listen to most podcasts (and all APs, which I find require more focus to track) on my iPod classic at work and so I need it to be an actual audio file. If there were a video component (there was a game with Vincent Baker running Apocalypse World for John Harper and a couple other indie RPG luminaries that was filmed for Youtube, for example), that might get me to go to Youtube, but I'd still prefer an audio version on my iPod because I only have so much time to watch videos and that is also the time I could be playing videogames, watching other people play videogames, or maybe catching up on Netflix or whatever. Whereas audio content I can consume while working.
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