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Actual Plays, Interviews, and more
Content Warning: Death.
All this month we’re airing episodes of our new show Solo, where Ray plays single person RPGs and talks about their mechanics.
This weeks episode explores a poetic RPG that provoked an interesting thought about the power of labels.
You can get you own copy of today’s game, As I Imagine The Falling Rain, here. Continue reading “Solo: [As I Imagine The Falling Rain]”
Content Warning: Death.
It’s August, it’s nonbinary TTRPG month, and we’ve got so much planned. 2 conventions, a Ray’s birthday, some collaborations with other nonbinary folks, and a new product release from Ray.
And to make it even more fantastic; we’re going to be bringing you 4 episode of our new series Solo. This series is all about exploring single player RPGs, and highlighting this innovative and avant garde area of RPG design.
This week we’re playing My Favourite Pilot!! A game by Sophie Mallinson that was made as part of the Emotional Mecha Game Jam. It’s a tight little game about how we respond to the loss of celebrities, and their impact on our growth.
If you like it, get yourself a copy here. Continue reading “Solo: [My Favourite Pilot!!]”
Ross Payton is a podcast producer and freelance game writer. He’s worked on content for Eclipse Phase, Delta Green, Red Markets, and more. He’s the producer of Role Playing Public Radio and all their affiliated shows, as well as The Mixed Six!
Ross Payton is someone I’ve always wanted to interview and I’m so grateful I finally got to speak with him. And I’m excited to share it with you! Continue reading “Interview with Ross Payton”
This week to members of the San Jenaro Co-Op are on to teach us about some of the hidden challenges of Kickstarters, and what their experience was working on their first KS Project for their new Co-Op; The Role Players Guide to Heists is up on Kickstarter. Continue reading “San Jenaro Co-Op interview: Kickstarter Musings”
CW: Fire, Storms, Earthquakes, Riots, Police Brutality, Death.
My friend Andrew and I played our first game together, and they graciously let me record it.
We played Live. Love. Die. Remember. together and explored a world where mechs are used to hold back the extreme weather events caused by anthropogenic climate change.
Get your own copy of LLDR by clicking here. Continue reading “[Live. Love. Die. Remember]: Love’s Comet”
After talking about it on [Quest Markers] I wanted to share the game of Dungeon Planet we played back when we launched our patreon. It is of particular merit because of the way we described our Space Adventure. Using descriptions that conjured images of earl sci-fi special effects. Continue reading “[Dungeon Planet] Cat Calls Of Venus”
[Content Warning: Extreme Physical Violence, Death, ]
Nika and Ray take a look at a romantic 2 person RPG about Dragons and Riders and the apocalypse.
It’s a lovely emotional game that also feeds into some cool power fantasy stuff. And has some nice tools for helping you build the mood and tone.
Join Liulfer and Iosulumryt as they overcome the violence of their world, discover their love for each other, and undo the apocalypse.
Continue reading “First Look: [With Fire Thy Affections Hold A Wing]”
[content warning: this episode contains fascist language and speeches, and Extreme Physical Violence.]
This week our pilots and mechs have to attend a state funded ball. What will they wear? Who will they take as their dates? What trouble will they get into? Find out!
Content Warning: Abuse, Sexual Assault, and so much more to be honest.
We’ve spoken about about Zak and his lackeys pretty much whenever they have popped up in TTRPG news. We’ve warned you against giving him money, against buying games he worked on, even asked you to question your support of his defenders. Yesterday Mandy sparked a wave of conversations in our community by being the latest brave soul to speak out about their abuse at the hands of Zak S. If you want to read that account you can find it here, but it comes with almost every content warning that there could be.
We’re not big influencers on the community, but we’ve made our position known. We speak out against the cultural standards that have lead to this asshole getting work, support, and awards. I’ve questioned peoples love of key industry figures based on said figures support of Zak S. Figures like Ken Hite. Companies like White Wolf, Paradox, and Wizards of the Coast.
I’d rather be poor than work with collaborators, but I have that luxury.
We’ll be exerting whatever power we have to make changes in our culture. As a survivor of sexual assault I am aware of the damage it can do. The cultural pressures involved. We have to work to call that shit out.
I don’t have a specific call to action here, this is more about us being clear to you. We don’t support abusers. We don’t protect abusers. If you look at what Zak has done and can see reflections of your own behaviour, it is well past the time for you to start making amends.
We’re going to be spending the rest of this week celebrating the good in this community. The release of so many fantastic mech games, and the interview Alice did with us. We’ll be thinking about how to help those that have been hurt, but for my own health I need to to be making positive moves this week.
If you are in a difficult space, and need someone to talk to this week about what is going on in our community we implore you to reach out to your friends. If you don’t have anyone you feel safe talking to, you can email us at insertquesthere@gmail.com and I will do my best to listen, and help.
Be Safe out there friends. Love, Ray.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This series ended up touching a lot on Fascism and Authoritarianism, and while attempts were made not to make it representative of particular historical or cultural events…I feel like we failed in that regard. I would not have told this story, this way, if I was making it now. It is important to acknowledge our failure. I could have done better.
Session Zero of our latest campaign playtest of Live. Love. Die.
This is a playtest campaign so some stuff is going to be a little rough, and might change during play.
This campaign features 3 university students, studying at the top Agnatan Military school. they are training to be Ace Mecha Pilots, the best of the best. Each one an exemplar of what can be achieved in the service.
I hope you enjoy our session zero, where we build our pilots, and our world. We also do a quick mission at the end too. Continue reading “[Live. Love. Die.] Phoenix Academy 0”