We finally release the episode where the team leaves heads to Prague, and hopes that this time, there won’t be dragons released.
Featuring Aser, Matt, Megan, and Mike. Music by Kevin MacLeod, “Failing Defense”
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There’s many interesting items to be found on Kickstarter, and here are the coolest ones this week.
Galaxy Incorporated RPG
This new RPG sounds like an interesting setup, sort of like Shadowrun in space without the questionably racist magic background mixed with Paranoia.
“Galaxy Incorporated is an epic space fantasy roleplaying game set in a far-future utopia, and the human race has expanded throughout the galaxy. Mega-Corporations run the galaxy with the help of worldwide Artificial Intelligence systems. These AI systems oversee the needs for every corporate citizen. Local AI systems carefully monitor corporate citizens and link to a world AI to help the bureaucrats balance all resources for everyone. Famine and disease are things of the past. Everything a citizen could ever need or want is provided for.
Player characters are part of a spaceship crew looking for a way to survive in a galaxy run by these interplanetary Mega-Corporations..”
Fire and Bone 3
These beautiful renders of skulls can be displayed or worn. They’re designed using 3D scans of actual skulls, and I want them all everytime they release a kickstarter.
“We make tiny, true-to-life animal skull reproductions based on high-definition 3D scans of original specimens, carefully miniaturized in a digital process, then cast in metal. This is our third collection here on Kickstarter and it’s our best yet! We keep listening to the requests and advice of our passionate customers, who are naturalists and animal lovers like us. What we’ve brought to Kickstarter this time keeps these suggestions in mind, with a couple twists of our own.
Fire & Bone pieces take full advantage of exciting new technologies, including 3D scanning and 3D printing, to create something that’s not available anywhere else: miniature skulls that are highly detailed and faithful to nature’s design. And, Fire & Bone skulls look beautiful both as pendants or when exhibited as collector’s items.”
LittleCLUUs Custom Dice
These dice have adorable little dragons inside them. There are also other colors of dice, and little dragons to hold your dice.
“I’ve wanted to bring something a little more special to the world of gaming for quite sometime, and after a lot of trial and errors I landed on making some very special and custom dice. I started bringing them to fruition and noticed that everyone seemed to love them and I would LOVE to make them more commercially available. This is where you can help me out, and in return I can also bring these dice and special hand made creations to you!
All the dragons and critters are made of high quality polymer clay and each of the dice are cast in a jewelers grade epoxy resin. This not only gives very balanced dice but they are extremely durable! Plus all of the colors I create are mixed directly into the resin so theres no color fade! You will also have the option to have the numbers painted to any color of your choosing!”
Charm City Blues: A Detective Noir Game
I love cooperative games and Noir, so this game caught my attention pretty quickly. It looks like an interesting set up that could be a lot of fun.
“Charm City Blues is a cooperative detective-noir game where players take on the role of members of the Vice Squad, racing across the city trying to catch a suspect before the clock strikes 12 or the Suspicion Track fills.”
Project Bombshell
Recall of Cthulhu
The Incredible Chemistry Set
Ferroflow – A ferrofluid sculpture
The Cloud Dungeon: A DIY Paper Craft RPG Game
Shadow Over Sol: A Science Fiction and Horror RPG
BitCrates Component Boxes
Wargaming Basing Accessory Molds
In our first episode of the classic adventure, Horror on the Orient Express, a group is invited to a lecture by Professor Smith, who later desperately needs their help to hunt down the Sedefkar Simulacrum.
Featuring Aser, Eli, Megan, Phil, and Zack. Music by Kevin MacLeod, ‘Alchemist’s Tower’
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There’s many interesting items to be found on Kickstarter, and here are the coolest ones this week.
The Cloud Dungeon: A DIY Paper Craft RPG Game
I really love the idea that you’re coloring and adding on to your character as you go.
“AndHeDrew brings you The Cloud Dungeon, a DIY Adventure Game with paper craft, coloring, co-op and competitive mini games, and difficult decisions with permanent (often hilarious) consequences. It’s a creativity-inspiring co-op experience that’s fantastic to play as a family. It can be played in 90 min-120 min, or broken up into 30-45 minute sessions, as the book is divided into three chapters.
This is the first book in the DIY Adventure Games format, an entirely new way to play games. Permanent team and individual decisions and the possibility of death and resurrection as a ghost make this a unique new way to team up and create a story together.”
Shadow Over Sol: A Science Fiction and Horror RPG
This game is based on some of my favorite horror movies – those with Science Fiction. I think it would make a great addition to your SciFi collection. It uses the Saga Machine core system.
“Players in Shadows Over Sol can take any number of roles, ranging from determined explorers or hardened military personnel, to corp troubleshooters or profit-driven “scrappers” that skirt the gray areas of the law.
Shadows Over Sol is inspired by a variety of science fiction and horror media, ranging from Ridley Scott’s classic film Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing, to more recent works such as James S. A. Corey’s excellent The Expanse series.”
BitCrates Component Boxes
These are some really nice boxes for holding the pieces for your favorite board games. You’ll no longer have to go searching through your cupboards for some spare tupperware!
“Components (aka Bits) have become a huge part of modern board game play. Each game though pose the same question — how do you fit all these components on the table? BitCrates were built to answer just that.
BitCrates are a carefully designed, handcrafted set of boxes made from hardwood and aluminum. They are meant to help contain, pass and save space on your gaming table while playing the board game.”
Wargaming Basing Accessory Molds
I’ve barely painted my own miniatures, let alone build them, but this project gives you access to some awesome bases and pieces you can add to improve what you’re creating!
“I am asking for funding to bring my new range of accessory press molds to the market. Made from Polyurethane Rubber, simply mix your modeling putty and fill in the mold. When the putty has hardened remove the casting and add to your bases. they are designed to fit into the popular 28mm sale fantasy wargaming.
Materials: Made from performance Polyurethane Rubber. Dimensions: W 115mm, 62mm. Designed for: All 28mm wargaming”
Numenera: Into the Ninth World ***Ending this week! Now with more Character Options and a new Bestiary!!!
Vurt: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game
All Fathomed Out
Project Bombshell
Recall of Cthulhu
The Incredible Chemistry Set
Ferroflow – A ferrofluid sculpture
In a one-on-one Monophobia (Call of Cthulhu 6e) adventure a journalist crashes on a deserted island. However, when he finds other human beings he begins to wish he hadn’t.
Featuring Aser and Megan. Music by Kevin MacLeod, “Alchemist’s Tower”
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There’s many interesting items to be found on Kickstarter, and here are the coolest ones this week.
Project Bombshell
Cthulhu and Friends are launching their first kickstarter to bring their world to and explore the parts we haven’t been able to see yet. They’ve already funded a comic about The Man Jack, and will be releasing issues looking at the backstory of other characters as stretch goals are met.
“When you play an real-play tabletop RPG, you always run the risk of having the dice kill one of your characters. When you play an H.P. Lovecraft inspired game, the chances of having the dice kill one of your characters is almost certain.
For our GM, saying she thinks outside the box is an understatement; she destroys the box. It’s because of these classic critical failures during gameplay that much of her storytelling must go untold. Now, in an effort to give the fans more of the rich story that they have been craving and to give our GM the creative outlet she desires, we’re going to start releasing a series of comic books.”
Recall of Cthulhu
This game is super adorable and would be a great way to slowly infect your child’s mind with Cthulhu, making sure those seeds of madness are planted early!
“Recall of Cthulhu presents the horrors of the mythos in a way they were meant to be – cute and cuddly! This classic matching game can be played by up to four of the most deranged patients in the Sanatorium, as well as young cultists aged 4 and up! The game can be played as a simple matching game, or the advanced game can be played which adds a small layer of complexity to the game.
Included in the game are 60 tiles representing 15 creatures, items, and places of the Cthulhu Mythos, as well as two player aids for playing the advanced game. What better way of improving your memory for those dusty tomes of spells than a quick game of Recall of Cthulhu?”
The Incredible Chemistry Set
I remember my chemistry professors reminiscing about the good old days when you bought a chemistry set and you could actually hurt yourself with what you got. Most sets you can get now involve safe experiments with little excitement. This deluxe kit gives you the resources to really understand and experiment. Plus it comes in a beautiful box.
“The Incredible Chemistry Set includes the glassware, chemicals, and lab apparatus necessary to perform the most interesting and exciting chemical reactions. We have spent months researching the most fascinating reactions to include in the set. All of this research has been compiled in our Experiments Book. This book includes procedures for 35 experiments. The set, along with the book, will enable you to carry out these experiments. Please keep in mind that some of the experiments require chemicals and items that cannot be shipped (such as dry ice, acid, strawberries, etc…) Also included in the set are selected physics experiments (magnetism & electricity).
Many chemistry sets fail to include exciting reactions. Our Experiments Book is packed with the best experiments that science has to offer. The book does not go into the same depth as other chemistry books, but rather provides simple, easy-to-follow instructions for performing each experiment.”
Ferroflow – A ferrofluid sculpture
I like pretty things that look cool, and this awesome desk sculpture definitely fits the bill.
“Every now and then you need a little distraction from staring at your monitor for hours on end, and Ferroflow is your answer! Just touch it to turn it on and enjoy the display as it moves ferrofluid around in cool and unique ways, automatically. The spikes and fluid motions will provide just the break you’re looking for, and good luck keeping your coworkers away.”
Cultists of Cthulhu
Pennypult
Numenera: Into the Ninth World
AcadeCon 2015
The Things We Leave Behind
Meta Dice
Vurt: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Chaos of Cthulhu
All Fathomed Out
Last year we celebrated Autocratik’s #RPGaDay, where we spend a month celebrating RPGs, discussing what we love and what we love about them. Here are the responses of the TRF crew. Be sure to tweet, blog, or post your own with the #RPGaDay!
For August 31, What is your favorite non-RPG thing to come out of RPGing?
Aser:
Chuck: My wife, LARPing actually but I will count it.
John: Friendship with Aser, Megan, Rob, basically anyone I game with on @TRFpodcast! Also ‘The Ancient Ones’ in our all-star Skype Cthulhu games: Shep, Shannon Mac, Ed and John.
Jonn: My two sons… okay maybe not both of them. Definitely the first one though… The second one was more likely the result of alcohol. I love you kids! 😀
Landan: Making new friends
Matt: I’ve met a lot of cool people and made some really good friends because of playing RPGs.
Megan: Meeting Aser 😀 He tweeted that he wished he could find a group to play Call of Cthulhu with and I responded, and now I have a wonderful fiance.
Patrick: At the risk of sounding sexist, Chainmail Garments. Most people stop at the bikini, but the chain main halter top is also a thing. I can’t imagine the chafing, those poor women.
Rob: All the awesome friends I’ve made through gaming!
Last year we celebrated Autocratik’s #RPGaDay, where we spend a month celebrating RPGs, discussing what we love and what we love about them. Here are the responses of the TRF crew. Be sure to tweet, blog, or post your own with the #RPGaDay!
For August 30, Who is your favorite RPG playing celebrity?
Aser: Harry Dresden ummm, I guess I mean Jim Butcher.
Chuck: Vin Diesel
John: Vin Diesel maybe.
Jonn: Wil Wheaton. I’m really liking Titansgrave. I probably would have waffled between Vin Diesel and Wil Wheaton otherwise.
Landan: Wil Wheaton
Matt: Stephen Colbert. He is so unapologetically geeky about Lord of the Rings and D&D references. It is a delight to watch.
Megan: Well, Vin Diesel obviously.
Patrick: Brian Posehn
Rob: Tie between Blaine Capatch and Vin Diesel
Last year we celebrated Autocratik’s #RPGaDay, where we spend a month celebrating RPGs, discussing what we love and what we love about them. Here are the responses of the TRF crew. Be sure to tweet, blog, or post your own with the #RPGaDay!
For August 29, What is your favorite RPG website/blog?
Aser: DriveThruRPG 😛
Chuck: DriveThruRPG
John: TheRedactedFiles.com, Twitter.
Jonn: Reality Refracted. A.L. has a very nuanced approached to talking about role-playing games. The post are rarely antagonistic and he doesn’t spend any of his time bashing people like a lot of bloggers do.
Landan: Paizo, Monte Cook Games, TRF, Geekly Inc., and I can’t think of any others off the top my head.
Matt: The Angry GM is a good read for me. I tend to design and plan games in similar ways to him, but he has much more detailed insight into why what he does works. This has helped me understand why I do things the way I do, which in turn has helped me refine my techniques. And, while I don’t visit Penny Arcade or their forum as much as I used to, I got a lot of really good info from there.
Megan: I like Gnome Stew and Tribality quite a bit for advice and news. I also love TRF because it’s my baby 🙂
Patrick: TRF, I really don’t look anywhere else. My plate is usually full of my other gaming vices.
Rob: TRF
Last year we celebrated Autocratik’s #RPGaDay, where we spend a month celebrating RPGs, discussing what we love and what we love about them. Here are the responses of the TRF crew. Be sure to tweet, blog, or post your own with the #RPGaDay!
For August 28, What is your favorite game you no longer play?
Aser: It’s hard to believe we haven’t played Eclipse Phase in more than a year, but that’s the sad truth. D20 Modern was fun too, though I’m not sure how those characters would’ve done in the long run.
Chuck: The old DC supers game, the first edition
John: BECMI D&D (might play again soon?) or Marvel.
Jonn: For me, it is D&D 2e/4e. I’ve enjoyed most every version of D&D but recently stopped playing 2e/4e. I have been gravitating towards games like Fate Core and Cortex. I’ve gotten the most enjoyed out of D&D than any other ruleset; however, I slowly gravitated towards simple rulesets that have less rigid systems for combat, skills and (especially) magic systems.
Landan: It has been a long time since I played Saga Ed. Star Wars RPG
Matt: D&D 3.5 did a lot of things very well, and I played it for a long time. While Pathfinder is strictly better in almost every way that matters to me, I had a lot of fun with 3.5.
Megan: WH40k: Rogue Trader. The first RPG I played, and it still has a special place in my heart. I miss Khan, the greatest explorator.
Patrick: Mage: The Awakening
Rob: RIFTS
