Actual Play – The Sprawl – Los Ligeros Ep 2

In the shadowy realm of corporate espionage and cybernetic intrigue, our crew finds themselves in a brief respite following a high-stakes extraction mission. However, before they can fully recuperate, prior obligations thrusts them into a dangerous street race against the notorious Red Jackals.

GM – Joe

Adam – Banshee

Chris – Craig Sirota

David – Elena Lobacheva

RPX Rollup – EP 3 – Swords of the Serpentine

Welcome to this episode of RPX Rollup! Today, we’re delving into the world of Swords of the Serpentine, a thrilling swords and sandals role-playing game published by Pelgrane Press and written by Kevin Kulp and Emily Dresner. Set in a mysterious and ancient city called Eversink, players will explore the dangerous streets and canals, unraveling the city’s secrets while facing political intrigue, supernatural forces, and deadly enemies at every turn. 

Swords of the Serpentine uses the Gumshoe system, a unique role-playing system that emphasizes investigation and problem-solving. In this game, players won’t have to worry about missing out on important clues or information, as the system ensures that the necessary clues are always available to the players. With that in mind, we’ll be diving into character creation for Swords of the Serpentine. We’ll be selecting our characters’ professions, assigning ability points, and determining their allegiances. So, without further ado, grab a character sheet and let’s rollup some characters.

Music: The Sacrafice by TommyMutiu

Rollup Characters

Episode 63 – Post Gen Con 2023 Wrap-Up

The time has come when all tabletop gamers make their yearly pilgrimage to Indianapolis to attend Gen Con.  In this episode Adam, David, Jeremy, Joe, and Kristi discuss the Gen Con 2023 experiences.
Everyday Heroes: Modern-day D20 action game

Pasion De las Pasiones: PBTA telenovela

Swords of the Serpentine: Gumshoe swords and sandals

Brindlewood Bay: One-part Golden Girls, one-part Murder She Wrote PBTA

We Deal In Lead: Weird west adventure game

Orbital Blues: Lo-fi space western game

Into the Odd: surreal dystopian exploration rpg.

Gran Meccanismo: Clockpunk in Da Vinci’s Florence

Good Strong Hands: Play fantasy creatures in a world of beauty and loss

Gay Poems For Red States: The title says quite a lot. This is a collection of poems, just over a hundred pages of poetry. Some short, some long, all heartfelt. This collection was written by a friend of the podcast and the book is important to us for a variety of reasons.

Track: “Tinkering”
Music provided by https://Slip.stream

Episode 62 – Post Tremendicon 2023 Wrap-Up

Tremendicon, an innovative convention dedicated to creators, has successfully convened in Springfield, Missouri for the last two years. Setting itself apart from traditional gaming conventions, Tremendicon prioritizes the aspects of creation, education, and collaborative efforts. In the recent month of June, David had the privilege of serving as a judge during Springfield’s second annual Tremendicon event.

In this conversation, David and Brandon, the director overseeing Tremendicon‘s game design track, come together to share their personal insights from the event. They delve into their experiences at Tremendicon, shedding light on the immense value that such conventions bring to emerging game designers. Join us as they explore how these gatherings serve as a fertile ground for fostering growth, learning, and networking within the game design community.

In this conversation, David and Brandon, the director overseeing Tremendicon’s game design track, come together to share their personal insights from the event. They delve into their experiences at Tremendicon, shedding light on the immense value that such conventions bring to emerging game designers. Join us as they explore how these gatherings serve as a fertile ground for fostering growth, learning, and networking within the game design community.

Actual Play – Yokai Hunters Society – Sickly Sweet

Yokai Hunters Society.

The year is 1889. The Meiji Period is in full swing in Japan, but with this rise in technology and culture, so too is there a rise in the unnatural. Yokai terrorize the country’s citizens and only a secret society of hunters can stem the tide.

In the mountain village of Matsuo, a number of miners and townsfolk have fallen victim to a strange illness. Sensing this to be the work of the supernatural, an old contact has sent word asking for help in discovering the cause and putting a stop to it. Thus, four agents find themselves on the road to village, unsure of what they might find.

Ian – GM
Adam – Ken Yamaguchi
David – Daisuke Ito
Sam – Gin Nakamura
Terra – Keiko Sasaki

Actual Play – King Arthur Pendragon – The Tower of Testing – Ep 3

Knights, witches, and the Tower of Testing – oh my! Will the knights prevail? Will they rescue the princess, or is she in another castle? Find out these answers and more in our final episode of The Testing Of Tower.

GM – Joe
Aaron – Sir Barris of Salisbury
Adam – Sir Owain of Durnford
David – Sir Barrus of Salisbury

Actual Play – King Arthur Pendragon – The Tower of Testing – Ep 1

Three young squires entrusted to the tutelage of Sir Edwin, find themselves ambushed by bandits. With their leader incapacitated, these squires must rise in defense of the kingdom. As a result of their actions, these squires are risen to knighthood. This is their story.

Aaron – Sir Barris of Salisbury
Adam – Sir Hervis of Lake
David – Sir Barrus of Salisbury

Actual Play – Delta Green – Lover In The Ice – Episode 2

Note: This is our second play through of this scenario. This scenario contains some very adult content. Listener discretion is advised.

As flames and smoke fill the night sky over Lafontaine Missouri, a distant cry alerts our agents that their dark work is not yet complete. Join us for our conclusion of our (second) playthrough of the Delta Green scenario Lover in The Ice.

Ian – Handler
Adam – Robert Cummins
Dianna – McKenzie Daniels
David – Jarvis Wilson
Nick – Landon Peck

Actual Play – Delta Green – Lover In The Ice – Episode 1

Note: This is our second play through of this scenario. This scenario contains some very adult content. Listener discretion is advised.

In the wake of an apocalyptic ice storm in Lafontaine Missouri, a silent alarm to a Delta Green storage site (Green Box) has been tripped. Agents are quickly assembled and tasked with inventorying the site and determining if anything has been stolen.


Ian – Handler
Adam – Robert Cummings
Dianna – McKenzie Daniels
David – Jarvis Wilson
Nick – Landon Peck