The Roleplaying Exchange Podcast

How to Run a Successful Living Campaign: Red Markets 10K Lakes

The casts of Technical Difficulties, the Role Playing Exchange, and more are involved in a long running living campaign for Hebanon Games' Red Markets. Join the cast as they talk about the ups and downs of running a living campaign for large groups, and how it can help you do the same!

Actual Play - TimeWatch - Recruiting Call - Episode 1

After receiving information about a time anomaly in 1942 Nazi Germany, TimeWatch agents arrive to find a time traveling Nazi that swears they have ruined his life.  The funny thing is that hasn’t happened ‘yet’.  Tune into to find out how agents Rick Baker and Albert wreck this Nazi’s past?  Future?  Time travel is tricky. 

 

Aaron    – Rick Baker        – American detective from the 1970s.  

 

Ethan    - Albert               - Former Russian spy / silverback gorilla. 

Bonus Episode - What Not To Do At Gen Con

Heading to Gen Con this year? Great! In this special bonus episode Patrick, Sean, and Adam dicuss what not to do at Gen Con.

Actual Play - Delta Green - Love's Lonely Children Pt. 2

As the search for Kathy Hammond’s murderer continues, DG friendlies have reason to believe that Kathy’s murder may not have been a crime of opportunity.

Warning: The scenario deals with mature content (sexual violence). Listener discretion is advised.

Patrick – Gayle Pershing (Charonic) – Dark Web entrepreneur of murder memorabilia.
Noah – Nathan Massey – Cat burglar
Aaron – William Cooper – Pawnshop owner / fence
Jeremy – Daven Kershner – Needed rolling papers.  Smoked pages from a mythos tome.  Gained enlightenment.  Truly a story as old as time itself.

Love's Lonely Children was written by Richard Watts and appears in The Stars Are Right.

Actual Play - Red Markets 10K Episode 27 - Operator Chases Mr. JOLS

 0perator is ready to make her way out of the Loss. Can she make it out alive? Should she? Will Freelance survive this?

Aaron – Munchkin – Child soldier archetype.  Don’t get too attached.

Chris H. – 0perator –  ... OK, fine. She's totally a Steward.

Ian - Vapor - No sacrifice is too great for this taker to achieve their goals - but they don’t want to lose their soul.

Episode 29 - Interview with Sean Branney and Andrew Leman of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society

If you’re a Lovecraft fan you have no doubt heard of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society.  From their film adaptations of Call of Cthulhu and Whisperer in The Dark to audio dramas, clothing, props, and more; HPLHS have established themselves as a premiere source for Lovecraftian entertainment. 

In this episode we interview Sean Branney and Andrew Leman of the HPLHS to discuss the organization’s history, membership, Gen Con, and Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - a dramatization of Chaosium’s Masks of Nyarlathotep.

If you are attending Gen Con this year bure sure to swing by and pay these nice folks a visit.

Actual Play - Red Markets 10K - Episode 28 - Boat Party

During the crash a group of rich elites escaped to the center of Lake Superior in their yachts to wait things out.  No one has heard from them since.  Few people know of the existence of the flotilla and even have been there.  Looking to retire in style, Vapor leads Freelance across the great lake for just one last score.  However, Lake Superior goes not give up her dead so easily…

 

Disclaimer:  This episode features depictions of violence to children.  Be advised.  

Adam T. - Shears - Latent beautician tired of your mansplaining.

Ethan - Taxey -  A street tough hustler rapper with a new dependent.

Ian - Vapor - No sacrifice is too great for this taker to achieve their goals – but they don’t want to lose their soul.

Ray – Colt – Combat medic who can gun two ways.

 

Actual Play - Delta Green - Love's Lonely Children Pt. 1

The gruesome death of a prostitute in Cleveland prompts Delta Green to activate a ragtag group of friendlies in the area to investigate.

Warning: The scenario deals with mature content (sexual violence). Listener discretion is advised.

Patrick – Gayle Pershing (Charonic) – Dark Web entrepreneur of murder memorabilia.
Noah – Nathan Massey – Cat burglar
Aaron – William Cooper – Pawnshop owner / fence

Love's Lonely Children was written by Richard Watts and appears in The Stars Are Right.

Episode 28: Delta Green Scenario Creation

We just recently received our copies of the new Delta Green Handler’s Guide and just had to talk about Delta Green.  Join Aaron, Patrick, and Adam as they discuss different ways to create a memorable night at the opera.

Warning: We discuss violence to children

 

Areas of Discussion:  Delta Green, Finding Inspiration in the Headlines, When Not To / A Bridge too Far

 

The following articles / videos were referenced in this podcast:

• Could an emoji save your life?
• Could an emoji save your Atomic Priesthoods, Thorn Landscapes, and Munchian Pictogram
• The macabre world of books bound in human skin
• Hidden writing in ancient desert monastery manuscripts
• Dark 5
• Confessions of a Deep Sea Diver

 

Be sure to swing by Arc Dream Publishing to order your hardback copy of Delta Green: Handler’s Guide today.

Actual Play - Red Markets 10K - Episode 26 -Blood Money

Mundane problems, such as diseases, don’t simply stop just because the dead now walk the Earth. Fearing a potential West Nile Virus outbreak, a client contracts Freelance to visit a former research facility and retrieve any information that could be used to combat the predicted outbreak.

Aaron – Munchkin – Child soldier archetype.  Don’t get too attached

Ethan – Taxey – A street tough hustler rapper with a new dependent on the way.

Ian - Tora -  A samurai wannabe who may be more than she appears

Vince – Bonez – Actual Doctor. Wannabe Cowboy. Full-time Taker.