We review Judge’s Guild Journal #18, d20 Kazakhstan for System Armageddon,, Atlas Shrugged the third movie, and Arkham Knight’s terrible batmobile. This is a classic episode from the archives of the RPPR Patreon, now with improved audio quality. Enjoy!
RPPR News: The price of our lowest tier on the RPPR Patreon is going up from $2 to $3 on October 10. Current subscribers will be grandfathered in at the current price, so join today to keep the lower price! You can also sign up on annual basis and get a free month of RPPR! Join today!

Red Markets 2nd Edition is holding an open beta playtest for all of 2025. Come discuss the ongoing process! The new edition of the Profit System is more concise, more vicious, and closer than ever before. A panel of the game’s creators will take questions on the upcoming new edition or Red Markets in general. Caleb Stokes is the author of Red Markets, and he is joined by Ross Payton of Role Playing Public Radio, the award-winning podcast on which the game got its start nearly ten years ago.
Download the Red Markets 2E playtest beta here!
Listen to actual plays of Red Markets 2E at Hebanon Games on Patreon.
More Red Markets APs can be found on the RPPR Patreon Games Youtube channel.

We review three RPG source books: Tarlkin’s Landing from Judge’s Guild, Earthshaker from TSR, and The Nightlife RPG by Stellar Games. We also discuss the gradual merging of bad movies like Samurai Cop and the Room into a schlock singularity and the future of bad-good movies.
If you enjoy this episode, join the RPPR Patreon to get instant access to the full After Hours podcast collection and more rewards! We have over 10 years of episodes, plus full RPG scenarios on PDF, artwork, other podcasts, and a great Discord community.

Shadowdark is a fantasy role playing game built on OSR design principles with several new mechanics, including a real time torch light rule and experience point rules that emphasize exploration over violence. I sat down with the game’s creator, Kelsey Dionne at Gen Con to discuss the game’s creation, its mechanics, and how Kelsey has been able to build a community for the game.
Learn more about the game at Arcane Libary’s website. https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark
 

We had a blast at Gen Con this year! We recorded a lot of panels and games this year but this live recording of RPPR was a highlight for sure. In this episode, members of the RPPR cast talk about their gaming highlights over the last year, plans for RPPR in the near future, and games we wish we could play but never can bring to the table. Plus a segment where listeners try to stump us about what we had done in certain games.
Featuring (from left)
Fuzzy Dan
Chris
Aaron
Caleb
Ross
Tom
David

deadEarth is one of the weirdest RPGs I’ve seen. It features a d1000 mutation table. Back in 2015, Tom, Aaron, and I went up to St. Louis to catch the live Night Vale show. Before that though, we went through character creation in deadEarth.
We also discuss deadEarth’s setting and starting adventure, Caleb shares his thoughts on the game, and we talk about Roar, the craziest goddamn movie ever made.
Join the RPPR Patreon to get access to the entire archive of RPPR After Hours, get full RPG scenario PDFs, RPG maps, artwork, and a lot of other great rewards!
deadEarth is still around. Check out the PDFs here.
Support Caleb on Hebanon Games on Patreon and on Delta Green Dead Channels. 
If you missed the last episode of RPPR, we’re doing a bunch of Gen Con events this year! 
Watch a preview of our most recent episode of After Hours on Youtube, where we look at “Universe in Bloodbath Five” an..unusual demo adventure for Kremin the superhero RPG

I’ve written a new action horror RPG called Labyrinth Signal. It’s a d20-based system inspired by survival horror games like Silent Hill and Alan Wake. It uses an innovative combo meter mechanic for combat that adds tactical depth to fighting monsters and mitigates the swinginess of normal d20 fights. I talk about the mechanics and inspirations with Caleb. You can get the beta PDF on the RPPR Patreon, which comes with a full scenario, Peak Nightmares. I ran an actual play of it last month on RPPR Actual Play.
Watch this episode on Youtube to see pages from the beta PDF and other visuals. 
Check out Hebanon Games and Delta Green Dead Channels. We’re playing a great actual play campaign with Bridget, Fae, Thad, and Ross!
We’re going to Gen Con this year! We’re running a lot of events and if you’re going, you can sign up for them with the links below.

* Introduction to RPG Podcasting – Thursday July 31 at 10 am
* Delta Green and Arc Dream Publishing Panel – Thursday July 31 at 8 pm
* Just One More Roll: Writing Mysteries for RPGs – Friday August 1 at 10 am
* Tableside Interventions – A Conversation for GMs Managing Mental Health Symptoms at the Table – Friday August 1 at 3 pm
* Red Markets 2nd Edition Panel Discussion – Friday August 1 at 4 pm
* Blood Soaked Mayhem: Action and Horror in RPGs – Saturday August 2 at 10 am
* RPPR Live Episode and Meetup! – Saturday August 2 at 8 PM

On the RPPR Patreon, check out After Hours for our latest episodes on Kremin, the weirdest RPG since Synnibarr. In Megadungeon Meandering we’re looking at a Liminal Horror scenario about a small town with a secret evil cult. I also published a Cthulhu Eternal scenario called Darkfield, featuring art from Sirenhead creator Trevor Henderson.

We review Rifter #13, Palladium’s own magazine about their games. We also talk about headcanon, which is the idea of making your story behind a fictional story – like the cop wizards of Payday 2. This episode is from April 2015 but making fun of Palladium is timeless! If you enjoy this episode, join the Patreon to get access to all 10 years of After Hours!
I’ve uploaded a beta of my new action horror RPG, Labyrinth Signal, to the RPPR Patreon. It contains a full adventure and all the rules you need to play. 
Check out our preview of our newest episode of After Hours, where we look at Kremin, possibly the weirdest superhero RPG ever made:

In this episode, we review Darktek, a supplement for Dark Conspiracy filled with odd gear choices, and Warrens of the Ratmen, a 3E supplement about ratmen and their warrens. We also talk about the Superbowl and 50 Shades of Grey.  This episode was originally posted in March 2015 so enjoy this blast from the past!
News: You can now gift memberships to the RPPR Patreon! Share RPPR with your gaming friends!

We’re celebrating 10 years of the RPPR Patreon by releasing the first year of the After Hours podcast on the public feed! You can listen to the very first episode of After Hours here on the main feed but until now, this episode has been Patreon exclusive. We’re looking at Ravenloft’s supplement on Darklords in this episode. Find out what a Manther is and his tragic backstory. Join Caleb, David, Tom, Aaron, and I as we plunge into the mists of Ravenloft.
If you back the RPPR Patreon at the $2 level, you get access to TEN YEARS of After Hours podcast episodes, plus artwork and more. If you back at the $5 level or higher, you get bonus scenarios and a lot more!

Have you heard of galvanized square steel, the Munger dorms or Dahir Insaat? Bridget, Caleb, Fae, and I explore weird architectural stories and videos on the Internet. This is a preview of Scheduling Snafu, a new series on the RPPR Patreon, where the RPPR cast discusses weird stuff we find on the Internet.
This episode has been mirrored on Youtube so you can watch it and see what we saw during the recording. All of the episodes have video and can be watched on the Patreon.
 

Red Markets is back! Caleb has spent over a year playtesting and revising Red Markets, improving negotiation, combat, and other core mechanics for the game. He’ll be posting an open beta of the game on the Hebanon Games Patreon so you can download and play it yourself. We talk about the process of updating a game’s rules and I give an update on my next RPG, now titled Labyrinth Signal.
Follow Hebanon Games on DrivethruRPG and Itch.io.

Do you struggle with writing RPG scenarios for your home group quickly? I’ve been writing scenarios for the RPPR Patreon so I’ve had to learn how to get a good scenario out without spending a lot of time on it. I’ve figured out a few tips that can help you.
This episode is on Youtube with visuals to go along with the narration.
News: I am writing scenarios for the RPPR Patreon – check out the modern horror scenario After You Die, Tell God He’s Next and the Mausritter scenario Gunpla Island.
The RPPR Youtube Channel has a lot of original content, including:
Let’s Play of Still Wakes the Deep
Watch the Pin Quest 2024 video
 

I interviewed the CEO of Free League Publishing, Tomas Härenstam at Gencon this year. We talk about Free League’s approach to creating games, current trends in RPG design, and their upcoming second edition of the Alien RPG. Learn more about Free League Publishing on their website.

I caught up with Gareth Hanrahan at Gencon this year to talk about the Borellus Connection, a new campaign for Fall of Delta Green. Find out the secrets behind this globe hopping 1960s campaign! This interview has been mirrored on Youtube.

Do you have questions on actual play podcasts? Talk to Ross Payton (RPPR), Caleb Stokes (Dead Channels), Rob Stith, (Orpheus Protocol) and Ethan Cordray (Technical Difficulties) for all the answers you want! We talk about creating shows, running them, editing, marketing, and many other topics related to running an AP podcast. We recorded this panel at Gencon 2024. Enjoy!

This episode is also on Youtube with original video of Gencon 2024. Check it out!
We’re back from Gencon 2024! We recorded panels, played and bought new games, and a lot more. Caleb won a Gold Ennie for God’s Teeth! I wanted to get out a quick summary of Gencon to let you all know the highlights. Find out what panels and events we recorded and some of the new trends in tabletop gaming. Of course, we’ll have a more detailed breakdown of Gencon coming soon, but I wanted to get this out as quickly as possible.
If you enjoy RPPR, be sure to support our Patreon and get exclusive bonus podcasts, artwork, scenarios, and more!
 

Art for tabletop RPGS is not technically necessary but it does help. Chris and I discuss the role of art in RPGs and review Art by Nohr, a book by Mork Borg co-creator, Johan Nohr. We’re experimenting with video with this episode, so subscribe to us on Youtube for Gencon coverage and more!
Check out Chris’ Youtube channel where he discusses video game history and more. We’re doing a collab video so stay tuned for that.
Buy Art by Nohr
 

I have begun working on a new role playing game. It is called Labyrinths of Lost Futures, a modern day dungeon crawling hauntological fantasy. Delve into weird ruins with an enchanted gun and cellphone. Fight cryptids in a haunted trailer park. Escape a time loop based on a person’s childhood memories. Caleb has some questions and comments about the game. If you want to see some artwork of the game, check out the RPPR Patreon. The image in the show notes is by Patsy McDowell and is one of the levels of the modern mega dungeon I am working on.
The Night Clerk is on sale at DrivethruRPG! If you missed the crowdfunding campaign, you can get the PDF now. I’m working on a way to sell print copies.
Check out Delta Green Dead Channels to support Caleb and get great Delta Green content!
Hebanon Games Open Design has a Red Markets 2E playtest campaign in progress.

The Kickstarter for season 3 of the Ludonarrative Dissidents podcast is now live! Back it today to help us fund another full season of this podcast.
The Lady in Blue, a mysterious figure of cosmic power, enlists a band of simple peasants for a strange task. They are to follow an invisible bridge until they arrive at a hole in the sky – and then jump through. Death awaits all but the bravest, strongest, and luckiest, but the Lady offers a reward beyond all the riches of the world: the chance to change the very stars these peasants were born under, and thus change their destiny.
We’re reviewing our first adventure for this season! We played it as the finale of last season and now you can hear what we think of the adventure as a published scenario.