* Preview* Red Markets – 10K Lakes -Episode 1 – Krautchopper

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The members of Freelance, a crew of Takers with a rotating workforce, go out on their first job. The enclave of New Hamar needs an item delivered to them, but what could be so valuable as to require the services of our band of mercenaries?

Aaron S. – Loveless – A shy, mechanically inclined Latent.

Adam L. – Misty – A dangerously detached debutant wielding a spear (that’s only a spear).

Chris H. – Iditarod – A dog trainer burned by the last movie they worked on and trying to buy their way back into the industry.

Laura – Woodsman – A former high school science teacher, wandering the Loss with a bow and dog. Somehow not dead yet.

Lonnie – Martin Luther – A young Latent on a Mission from God. Wields an axe.

More information about the campaign can be found here. The next episode will be released on July 24th, 2017 on The Roleplaying Exchange podcast.

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*Preview* Red Markets – 10K Lakes – Enclave Generation

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We’ve gotten together with The Roleplaying Exchange and [Insert Quest Here] to create a living campaign setting for Red Markets, set in the great state of Minnesota. Our upcoming actual plays will be divided amongst the three podcasts (and any others that join in) with a drop-in/drop-out play structure.

Episodes will be up in the next few weeks, but until then you can listen to us create a post-Crash Midwest. You can also join in on the discussion on the recently created LifeLines Forum.

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Actual Play: Fiasco – Innsmouthsburg

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The sleepy little town of Innsmouth is under attack by a dark force, something that has plagued humanity for years, targeting the hungry and poor: gentrification. Artists, socialites, and tastemakers are flocking to the seaside village, flooding the street with fixie bicycles and artisan coffee shops. But little do these hipsters know, something older resides in Innsmouthsburg, and the call haunts the dreams of the long-time residents. Everyone has an agenda, and that can only lead to… a Fiasco.

 

Sean – Phillip Ward

Aaron – Gus West

Darth – Scylla Marsh

Chris – William Carter

Adam –  Lewis Ward

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Episode 18: Teaching At The Table

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While it is ideal that everyone gathering around the table knows how to play the game, many times it is up to the GM to not only run the game but educate players while they do so. In this episode Noah, Adam, and Chris explore best practices of how to show players an RPG system.

Areas of discussion: new players, new system, character sheets from hell, free rpg day, Origins, and Car Hitler

 

Pre-orders for Red Markets launched on 6/69/2017.  Get Your Red Markets pre-order at BackerKit .

For all other information Red Market’s related please visit the Red Market’s homepage.

 

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Actual Play: Slasher Flick – Miskatonic University Spring Break

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It was supposed to be the perfect getaway. A group of Miskatonic University students travel to a small island off the coast of Rhode Island to throw a weekend long beach party in celebration of Spring Break. Celebrations quickly turn to horror when the partiers discover they are not alone. Will the students overcome what they’ve uncovered, or will the dark forces hidden within the island turn this into nothing more than a bloody Slasher Flick?

 

Adam                          Noah Marden
Amber
Randy

Chris                            Andrew Anderson Ron Morris
Skyler
Nancy Woods

Daniel                        David Patterson
Ashley
Simon

 

A special thank to Jen for running this game for us. Please check Jen’s store Eclectic Eccentricities for handmade D20 and Dice Jewelry!

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Actual Play: Red Markets – King of the Hill Episode 3

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The crew has finally made it to Fort Seeley, but the base is currently occupied by DHQS operators, and under surveillance by Canadian nationals. They’ve come up with a plan to neutralize both sides by kiting a horde of casualties to the fort, but it’s a high risk plan. Will they be able to secure the site without any setbacks, or will Thumb slip up again?

Flat Cap – Patrick
xXxN3RF_V3C70R5xXx420 – Nathan
Thumb – Noah
Farrier – Adam

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Episode 17: Noah Explains Shadowrun – Part 1

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You ever get nostalgic about your first love? Tell Chris about it and you’ll feel shame.  In this episode Noah explains the world of Shadowrun and Chris suffers an aneurysm.  So strap on in there chummer, this is Shadowrun.

Swing by A Fistful of Misanthropes to listen to Noah and fellow misanthropes ply Shadowrun.

Also, check out this promotional Shadowrun video from the 90’s, A Night’s Work.  It’s a gem.

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Red Markets: King of the Hill Episode 2

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The Copper Kings have been contracted by a man calling himself Goodyear: they need to secure a supposedly abandoned air force base housing an experimental airship. But they need to get to the site first: a journey, on foot, through zombie-infested hillside. Will the crew be able to make a profit on their journey, or will Thumb screw shit up?

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Actual Play: Delta Green – Operation: PELAGIC

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A group of federal employees with special clearance are scrambled to Crofton, Maryland, as the Program comes to fear infiltration by a non-human lineage. The body of William Garrett, NSA analyst and Delta Green friendly, has been discovered in his townhouse. Garrett’s cadaver appears to have been partially transformed into a reptilian, or possibly aquatic, hominid monstrosity. Have the Program’s efforts to track and sever the Innsmouth bloodlines been in vain? What killed William Garrett, and how? Operation PELAGIC has been activated at short notice to plunge into murkier depths than anyone could possibly expect in this original scenario.
Note:
Some of the material Patrick was quoting in this episode “Intelligences” which can be found in Dennis Detwiller’s Tales from Failed Anatomies.

Detwiller, Dennis. Delta Green: Tales from Failed Anatomies. Chelsea, AL: Arc Dream Publishing, 2014. Print.
(MLA citation, because we are that professional)

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Episode 16: Using Improvisation In Your Table Top Games

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Adam, Noah, Chris and RPX actual player Aaron discuss their experiences using improvisation techniques to shape their role-playing games.

 

Areas of discussion: Improvisation, Player Vs. GM Improvisation, Stocking Your GM Toolbox, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nier: Automata, Yakuza 0,

 

Please check out Noah’s new podcast based of the CW’s Riverdale, Blood Money, Maple Syrup.

 

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