Recently, game designer Jeff Barber, creator of Blue Plant and Upwind, stopped by to discuss his latest project currently Kickstarting, Blue Planet: Recontact. During this interview Jeff talks about changes to the Blue Planet world and system, as well as the current Kickstarter campaign.
Blue Planet: Recontact's Kickstarter campaign is currently underway.
The Blue Planet: Recontact free quickstart guide is available on DriveThru.
The crew of Red Sky Charters have recently been hired by Biogene executive Everett Whitegate III to lead him and his team on a weeklong survival/team building retreat in the outback of Poseidon. A thousand klicks away from civilization, everything appeared to be going fine, that is until the sabotage began.
Adam – Drew Latamir – Ex-Geo Pilot turned Poseidon pilot.
Brownie – Digger Jones – Mechanic, local guide
Chris – Maggie Merriweather – Geo Warden, Sylva hybrid
Joe – Phillip Sanchez – Local Guide, Insurgent Sympathizer
Blue Planet: Recontact is currently being Kickstarted (4/6/21 -5/6/21) . We had a blast playing this game and you will too. Head on over and back it today!
Following the advice of the Ghoul That Was Guillaume, the investigators sacrificed one of their own for a chance to strike down Citizen Rigault. At the moment of the condemned investigator’s death at the guillotine, the madman will be vulnerable. As the crowds gather about to witness the executions, the remaining investigators stage one final desperate act to save Paris.
Ian – Keeper
Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier
Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant
Joe – Etienne Babin – Soldier
Vince – Joseph Hugel – Provisioner
Pitted against an even greater threat to Paris and all of France in the form of Doctor now Citizen Rigault, the investigators decide to take the initiative. If they hope to uncover some means to Rigault's undoing, they must first venture into the lair of the madman.
Ian – Keeper
Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier
Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant
Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier
Vince – Joseph Hugel – Provisioner
Paris, 1794.
It has been five years since the raid on Comte Fenalik’s manor, and a lot has changed in France. The investigators find themselves once again working in the Paris catacombs where they will meet an even greater threat and an otherworldly ally.
Ian – Keeper
Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier
Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant
Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier
Vince – Joseph Hugel – Provisioner
In the summer of 2020, Dungeons and Dragons announced that along with removing past racially insensitive material from its books and adding more diverse writers and game designers, that they were also removing the well-used trope of “evil races” from their game. Since it has been nearly a calendar year since that announcement, we here at the Roleplaying Exchange decide to weigh in on this topic. If you have listened to us for any amount of time, you can probably guess where we are going to land on the matter.
Joining in on this conversation is Adam, Chris, Laura May, Rob, and special guests/honorary RPXers David from RPPR and Crazon from Al Dente Rigamortis and One Less Die.
Music:– Fire Style and Dream Sound Effect by David Fesliyan
Despite a mistake or two being made, the investigators have acquired enough information to condemn the Comte Fenalik. With orders direct from Captain Malon, the soldiers are to raid Comte Fenalik’s manor on the night of one of his infamous parties.
Ian – Keeper
Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier
Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant
Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier
Vince – Joseph Hugel – Provisioner
It is believed that the enigmatic Comte Fenalik presents a danger to the crown. With no other options available, Captain Malon tasks the soldiers with infiltrating the nobleman’s estate in neighboring Poissy and finding hard evidence to link Comte Fenalik to the grisly murders of the printers.
Ian – Keeper
Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier
Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant
Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier
Vince – Joseph Hugel – Provisioner
It looks like we finally made it to 2021. While we are certainly hoping for a brighter future, we can’t help but be a tad bit nostalgic about distant past of our childhoods. In this episode, Adam, Chris, Crazon, David, and Ian discuss how to bring nostalgia into your games.
Talking Points: Nostalgia, Monsters and Other Childish Things, Little Fears, Kids on Bikes
Music: Unconscious by selfpity
June 2nd, 1789. As the stirrings of revolution take hold in Paris, a group of soldiers overseeing transportation of human remains from Paris cemeteries to the catacombs are called away from their duty to investigate a murder.
Ian - Keeper
Adam – Michel Beaumains – Soldier
Ethan – Thierry Renault – Sergeant
Joe – Christophe Pressi – Soldier
Vince – Joseph Hugel – Provisioner
