Let's Play an Interesting RPG (Audio) http://rpg.brentnewhall.com A different RPG system every week or so. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:20:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 This podcast features RPG players, trying out a different system every single week. A different RPG system every week or so. Brent P. Newhall http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/media/letsplay_itunes_icon.pngLet's Play an Interesting RPGhttp://rpg.brentnewhall.com rpg,role-playing,roleplaying,games no Brent P. Newhall brent@brentnewhall.com Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 11: Houses of the Blooded session 1 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/07/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-11-houses-of-the-blooded-session-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-11-houses-of-the-blooded-session-1 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/07/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-11-houses-of-the-blooded-session-1/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:03:22 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6755 Continue reading »]]> In our 30 June 2012 session, we played Houses of the Blooded, a storytelling game of intrigue and tragedy.

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: Houses of the Blooded

The Players

  • Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site)
  • Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd)
  • Joe England
  • Larry Moore
  • Michael R.
  • Stacy Dellorfano
  • Thomas Caruso

Video (part 1 of 3)

Audio Only (entire episode)

Continue to part 2

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/07/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-11-houses-of-the-blooded-session-1/feed/ 1 In our 30 June 2012 session, we played Houses of the Blooded, a storytelling game of intrigue and tragedy. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The group’s character sheets for this game The System: Houses of the Blooded Rules complexity: Light, with lots of fluff Availability: US$45 hardcover or US$5 PDF The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd) Joe England Larry Moore Michael R. Stacy Dellorfano Thomas Caruso Video (part 1 of 3) Audio Only (entire episode) Continue to part 2 In our 30 June 2012 session, we played Houses of the Blooded, a storytelling game of intrigue and tragedy. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The group’s character [...] Brent P. Newhall 3:09:42 rpg,houses of the blooded,john wick Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 10: Savage Mars session 2 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/06/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-10-savage-mars-session-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-10-savage-mars-session-2 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/06/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-10-savage-mars-session-2/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:39:08 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6694 Continue reading »]]> In our 16 June 2012 session, we played Savage Mars, an adaptation of Savage Worlds for the world of John Carter.

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: Savage Worlds

  • Rules complexity: Light
  • Availability: US$10 PDF
  • Setting: MARS

The Players

  • Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site)
  • Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd)
  • Sophie Lagace
  • Edmund Metheny

Video (part 1 of 2)

Audio Only (entire episode)

Continue to part 2

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/06/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-10-savage-mars-session-2/feed/ 0 In our 16 June 2012 session, we played Savage Mars, an adaptation of Savage Worlds for the world of John Carter. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The System: Savage Worlds Rules complexity: Light Availability: US$10 PDF Setting: MARS The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd) Sophie Lagace Edmund Metheny Video (part 1 of 2) Audio Only (entire episode) Continue to part 2 In our 16 June 2012 session, we played Savage Mars, an adaptation of Savage Worlds for the world of John Carter. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The System: Savage [...] Brent P. Newhall 1:55:26 rpg,savage mars Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 9: Savage Mars session 1 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/06/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-9-savage-mars-session-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-9-savage-mars-session-1 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/06/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-9-savage-mars-session-1/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:12:17 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6637 Continue reading »]]> In our 27 May 2012 session, we played Savage Mars, an adaptation of Savage Worlds for the world of John Carter.

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: Savage Worlds

The Players

  • Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site)
  • Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd)
  • Sophie Lagace
  • Edmund Metheny

Video (part 1 of 2)

Audio Only (entire episode)

Continue to part 2

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/06/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-9-savage-mars-session-1/feed/ 1 In our 27 May 2012 session, we played Savage Mars, an adaptation of Savage Worlds for the world of John Carter. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The System: Savage Worlds Rules complexity: Light Availability: US$10 PDF Setting: MARS The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd) Sophie Lagace Edmund Metheny Video (part 1 of 2) Audio Only (entire episode) Continue to part 2 In our 27 May 2012 session, we played Savage Mars, an adaptation of Savage Worlds for the world of John Carter. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The System: Savage [...] Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 8: Dungeon Raiders http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/03/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-8-dungeon-raiders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-8-dungeon-raiders http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/03/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-8-dungeon-raiders/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:37:42 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6576 Continue reading »]]> In our 17 March 2012 session, we played Dungeon Raiders, a retroclone of classic D&D.

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: Dungeon Raiders

  • Rules complexity: Light (10-page basic book)
  • Availability: Free PDF

The Players

Video (part 1 of 3)

Note that there is an echo in this episode.

Audio Only (entire episode)

Continue to part 2

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/03/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-8-dungeon-raiders/feed/ 5 In our 17 March 2012 session, we played Dungeon Raiders, a retroclone of classic D&D. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) This session’s Google documents: characters and the upper-level temple map The System: Dungeon Raiders Rules complexity: Light (10-page basic book) Availability: Free PDF The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brandon Davis Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd) David Shockley Joe England Video (part 1 of 3) Note that there is an echo in this episode. Audio Only (entire episode) Continue to part 2 In our 17 March 2012 session, we played Dungeon Raiders, a retroclone of classic D&D. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) This session’s Google documents: [...] Brent P. Newhall 03:09:02 rpg,d&d Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 7: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/03/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-7-marvel-heroic-roleplaying/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-7-marvel-heroic-roleplaying http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/03/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-7-marvel-heroic-roleplaying/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:42:26 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6551 Continue reading »]]> In our 3 March 2012 session, we played Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, a story-oriented game of comic book characters, using the Cortex+ system.

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying

The Players

  • Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site)
  • Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd)
  • Joe England
  • Jonathan Baldridge
  • Peter Robins
  • Seamus

Video (part 1 of 4)

Unfortunately, my capture tool didn’t grab the video for the first 20 minutes or so. :sigh:

Audio Only (entire episode)

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2012/03/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-7-marvel-heroic-roleplaying/feed/ 9 In our 3 March 2012 session, we played Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, a story-oriented game of comic book characters, using the Cortex+ system. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) This session’s Google documents: characters and doom pool The System: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Rules complexity: Medium to heavy (234-page basic book) Availability: $10 Basic Game, PDF or $20 Basic Game Hardback The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd) Joe England Jonathan Baldridge Peter Robins Seamus Video (part 1 of 4) Unfortunately, my capture tool didn’t grab the video for the first 20 minutes or so. :sigh: Audio Only (entire episode) In our 3 March 2012 session, we played Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, a story-oriented game of comic book characters, using the Cortex+ system. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our [...] Brent P. Newhall 03:23:32 marvel,rpg yes Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 5: Dungeon World http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/12/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-5-dungeon-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-5-dungeon-world http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/12/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-5-dungeon-world/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:11:43 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6399 Continue reading »]]> In our 17 December 2011 session, we played Dungeon World, a story-oriented game of fantasy adventure with a classic D&D feel.

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: Dungeon World

The Players

Video (part 1 of 3)

Audio Only (entire episode)

Post-Game Comments

I received some great feedback from an experienced Dungeon World player, who pointed out that the GM shouldn’t roll in Dungeon World, so I was doing that incorrectly. Also, we weren’t using Lore the way it was intended. So, FYI!

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/12/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-5-dungeon-world/feed/ 1 In our 17 December 2011 session, we played Dungeon World, a story-oriented game of fantasy adventure with a classic D&D feel. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) This session’s Google documents: characters The System: Dungeon World Rules complexity: Medium (124-page PDF) Availability: $5 Basic Set of PDFs Website: Dungeon-world.com The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian Kelsay (@ripcrd) Joe England Josh Roehm (debhaal) Scott Boehmer (@glimmthegnome, Glimm’s Workshop) Video (part 1 of 3) Audio Only (entire episode) Post-Game Comments I received some great feedback from an experienced Dungeon World player, who pointed out that the GM shouldn’t roll in Dungeon World, so I was doing that incorrectly. Also, we weren’t using Lore the way it was intended. So, FYI! In our 17 December 2011 session, we played Dungeon World, a story-oriented game of fantasy adventure with a classic D&D feel. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) This [...] Brent P. Newhall 02:39:47 rpg no Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 4: Hangout playtest, part 1 of 2 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/12/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-4-hangout-playtest-part-1-of-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-4-hangout-playtest-part-1-of-2 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/12/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-4-hangout-playtest-part-1-of-2/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:04:54 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6374 Continue reading »]]> In our 9 December 2011 session, we played Hangout, an experimental system that Brent is still developing. The system is explained over the course of the session. The session was set in the world of TRON.

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: Hangout

  • Rules complexity: Light (9-page PDF)
  • Availability: Still in private development
  • Website: None yet

The Players

Video (part 1 of 2)

Audio Only (entire episode)

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/12/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-4-hangout-playtest-part-1-of-2/feed/ 0 In our 9 December 2011 session, we played Hangout, an experimental system that Brent is still developing. The system is explained over the course of the session. The session was set in the world of TRON. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) This session’s Google documents: characters The System: Hangout Rules complexity: Light (9-page PDF) Availability: Still in private development Website: None yet The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian (@ripcrd) Josh Roehm (debhaal) Richard Ashley (owner of Dragon’s Bay) Video (part 1 of 2) Audio Only (entire episode) In our 9 December 2011 session, we played Hangout, an experimental system that Brent is still developing. The system is explained over the course of the session. The session was set in the world of TRON. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG [...] Brent P. Newhall 01:34:11 no Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 3: Gamma World, part 1 of 3 http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-3-gamma-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-3-gamma-world http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-3-gamma-world/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:22:47 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6307 Continue reading »]]> The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week.

In our 11 November 2011 session, we played Gamma World, a post-apocalyptic game of goofy adventure

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

  • About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games)
  • This session’s Google documents: cards and map

The System: Gamma World

The Players

Video (part 1 of 3)

Audio Only (entire episode)

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-3-gamma-world/feed/ 0 The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week. In our 11 November 2011 session, we played Gamma World, a post-apocalyptic game of goofy adventure The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) This session’s Google documents: cards and map The System: Gamma World Rules complexity: High (80-page book) Availability: US $27 on Amazon Website: Official, Wikipedia The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian (@ripcrd) Josh Roehm (debhaal) Video (part 1 of 3) Audio Only (entire episode) The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week. In our 11 November 2011 session, we played Gamma World, a post-apocalyptic game of goofy adventure The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or [...] Brent P. Newhall 02:32:03 Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 2: Old School Hack http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-2-old-school-hack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-2-old-school-hack http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-2-old-school-hack/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:17:01 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6305 Continue reading »]]> The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week.

In our 11 November 2011 session, we played Old School Hack, a reworking of classic D&D using modern design principles.

Note: The RPG “Grimm,” mentioned in this episode, is currently on sale for US $20 on DriveThruRPG. Thanks to Jeff Dougan for pointing this out.

The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: Old School Hack

The Players

Video

Audio Only

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-an-interesting-rpg-episode-2-old-school-hack/feed/ 0 The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week. In our 11 November 2011 session, we played Old School Hack, a reworking of classic D&D using modern design principles. Note: The RPG “Grimm,” mentioned in this episode, is currently on sale for US $20 on DriveThruRPG. Thanks to Jeff Dougan for pointing this out. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) This session’s Google documents: character sheets, combat tracker, awesome points, and castle map The System: Old School Hack Rules complexity: Moderate (25-page book) Availability: Free PDF Official website The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Aaron (@WolfSamurai, RPG Musings), the dwarf Gordon (@countingku), the goblin Josh (debhaal), the thief Michael (@digitaldraco), the wizard Sasha, the elf Video Audio Only The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week. In our 11 November 2011 session, we played Old School Hack, a reworking of classic D&D using modern design principles. Note: The RPG “Grimm,” mentioned in this episode, is currently [...] Brent P. Newhall 02:51:51 yes Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 1: InSpectres http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-episode-3-inspectres/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play-episode-3-inspectres http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-episode-3-inspectres/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:26:19 +0000 Brent http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/?p=6279 Continue reading »]]> The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week.

In our 4 November 2011 session, we played InSpectres, a game of goofy spectral investigation. It’s basically Ghostbusters.

Let’s Play an Interesting RPG

The System: InSpectres

The Players

Video

Audio Only

]]> http://rpg.brentnewhall.com/2011/11/lets-play-episode-3-inspectres/feed/ 0 The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week. In our 4 November 2011 session, we played InSpectres, a game of goofy spectral investigation. It’s basically Ghostbusters. Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (including how to join or watch) This session’s Google document The System: InSpectres Rules complexity: Moderate (80-page book) Availability: US $20 softcover plus PDF; $10 PDF only Website: here The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Aaron (@WolfSamurai, RPG Musings) Gordon Ku (@countingku) Michael R. (@digitaldraco) Joshua Roehm (debhaal) Video Audio Only The Let’s Play group plays a different RPG every week. In our 4 November 2011 session, we played InSpectres, a game of goofy spectral investigation. It’s basically Ghostbusters. Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (including how to [...] 02:20:39