Podcast
RPPR Actual Play
Role Playing Public Radio presents a weekly Actual Play podcast of tabletop role playing game sessions. We play a wide variety of RPGs, from popular classics like Dungeons and Dragons and Call of Cthulhu to indie hits like Red Markets and Fate. Some of our episodes are stand-alone scenarios and we also feature ongoing campaigns in games like Delta Green, Eclipse Phase, and Base Raiders. Give us a listen if you want to hear a great gaming crew fight evil, try outrageous plans to save the day and joke about it.
- Games chart
- #191
- Episodes
- 978
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 2 hr 2 min
- On air since
- 2009
- Latest episode
- 5 days ago
Episodes
978 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 43 min
Fabula Ultima: Ultracraft: Mysteries of the Broken Wastes – Episode 5
Show notes
The heroes continue their quest to escort the child to safety, taking them to an ancient wizard's tower. In the real world, the players investigate the strange group offering to remove cybernetic implants. How are the events linked?
Bridget as the GM
Ross as Galath/Chase Gordon
Lydia as Viri Firethron
Fae as Welltwo/Avril Lawrence
Richard as Brooks Carlton/Schwarz -
1 hr 52 min
Unknown Armies: Illinois Rest Stop
Show notes
A cabal of three adepts races toward Chicago on a desperate mission of cosmic importance. Along the way, they pull over at a rest stop in Illinois and find out they can't leave. Every attempt is met with them returning to the rest stop. As the trio investigates, strange characters begin showing up. What's keeping them and how can the adepts escape?
Special thanks to Ethan from Technical Difficulties podcast ran the game for us!Ross as Walker Parks, camerathurge
Tom as Marcus, Cinemancer
Aaron as Samuel Terrance, Viaturgist -
1 hr 45 min
Fabula Ultima: Ultracraft: Mysteries of the Broken Wastes – Episode 4
Show notes
The heroes investigate a strange portal in Ultracraft while the players investigate a murder in real life. A meeting at a restaurant leads to an unforgettable encounter!
This campaign is based on Bridget’s novel All That Remains, which you can start reading here.
Bridget as the GM – support her on Patreon!
Ross as Galath/Chase Gordon
Lydia as Viri Firethron
Fae as Welltwo/Avril Lawrence
Richard as Brooks Carlton/Schwarz -
2 hr 23 min
Delta Green: The Hoarders
Show notes
Evan Mullins is a wealthy man in Dallas. He built a large and garish mansion in an exurb of Dallas, Texas. His family is worried about him as he has shown signs of hoarding. They hired a team of experts to help declutter his house. In their first visit to his house, one of the team, Martin Saxon went missing. Evan claims that Saxon ran out of the house when no one was looking. A search of Evan's house has not revealed any evidence that Martin Saxon is being held there. However, a video of the house revealed an empty indoor pool in the basement. A circular sigil was painted on the side of the pool that corresponds to a known hypergeometric process. Two agents are sent to investigate Mullins and the sigil.
Tom as Billy Blood, criminal
Bruce as Kendall Redman, FBI agent -
1 hr 44 min
Fabula Ultima: Ultracraft: Mysteries of the Broken Wastes – Episode 3
Show notes
The heroes continue on their quest to escort the child to safety. As they travel down a river, a sea monster attacks! Meanwhile in the real world, the investigation into the missing player uncovers disturbing evidence and a digital cover up.
This campaign is based on Bridget’s novel All That Remains, which you can start reading here.
Bridget as the GM – support her on Patreon!
Ross as Galath/Chase Gordon
Lydia as Viri Firethron
Fae as Welltwo/Avril Lawrence
Richard as Brooks Carlton/Schwarz -
1 hr 28 min
Thomas Jefferson’s Speedway Hell: A Cold Race in Hell
Show notes
Certain damned souls in hell race each other for the amusement of the devils. The winner of each race wins a brief respite from their torment and should a winner earn enough respite, they can choose to be reincarnated for a chance to escape hell or face utter oblivion. Follow three racers as they try to win the latest race in hell.
This game is written by Greg Stolze and is currently on Kickstarter. Back it today to get your copy and help Greg out.
David as Jerry Falwell
Chris as Blackbeard
Tom as Julius Caesar
Jason A as Jack the Ripper -
1 hr 44 min
Fabula Ultima: Ultracraft: Mysteries of the Broken Wastes – Episode 2
Show notes
The adventurers investigate the permanent death of a player character in Ultracraft, something supposedly impossible in the game. They also find an orphaned child and realize there's something dark afoot. All the while, the mystery of the Pandemonium Dragon in the new expansion tempts the party as they quest.
This campaign is based on Bridget's novel All That Remains, which you can start reading here.
Bridget as the GM - support her on Patreon!
Ross as Galath/Chase Gordon
Lydia as Viri Firethron
Fae as Welltwo/Avril Lawrence
Richard as Brooks Carlton/Schwarz -
2 hr 59 min
Red Markets 2.1E Beta: Get the Cybertruck!
Show notes
A group of takers are hired to retrieve a flash drive from the glove box of a cybertruck currently located in an abandoned shopping mall. Unfortunately, the only way to safely open the glovebox is through the cybertruck software, which required recharging the vehicle and jailbreaking the software, all the while in a mall overrun with the infected. The mall is near a paranoid enclave that views the mall as their turf, another complicating factor.
Noah as Sketch. Check out Thinking Too Hard about Anime, which is about anime, unsurprisingly.
Lauren as Captain. Check out Lauren and PJ do Science, an educational and entertaining science podcast.
Keith as Greasy
Copper as Appendix JD -
3 hr 19 min
Fabula Ultima: Ultracraft: Mysteries of the Broken Wastes – Episode 0 and 1
Show notes
In the future, one MMO, Ultracraft, dominates the world. The game is so immersive and complex that millions of people play it, using cybernetic implants to fully live the game. A group of players eager to try out the new expansion stumble upon a mystery that reaches back into the real world.
This is episode 0 and 1 of Bridget's new cyberpunk campaign that uses a fantasy RPG to resolve all action in the MMO section. It's based on her novel All That Remains, which you can start reading here.
Content warnings for this campaign: sensitive discussions of personhood. Panopticon and the nature of artificial intelligence, war and poverty, labor camps, social isolation, suicidal ideation, self-harm, mind control, body horror, identity death, religious indoctrination, religious trauma, and child abuse.
Bridget as the GM
Ross as Galath/Chase Gordon
Lydia as Viri Firethron
Fae as Welltwo/Avril Lawrence
Richard as Brooks Carlton/Schwarz -
3 hr 31 min
Delta Green: Veriform
Show notes
Barnaby Rice, insurance investigator was found dead in Lufkin Texas. Someone ate his gastrointestinal tract. Such a specific form of cannibalism alerted the program, which activated four agents to investigate the strange death. Rice was investigating a company selling peptides when he died. What connection does the company have with his death? The agents find a horrific conspiracy lurking in the small town and even worse occult secrets.
Noah as Isidro Mallory, FBI agent. Check out Thinking Too Hard about Anime podcast
Tom as Floyd Robert, special forces operator
Ross as Alan Merling, marine
Aaron as Bridgette McNeal, ATF agent
Copper as the GM -
2 hr 37 min
Dungeons and Dragons 5E: Ptolus – The Night of Dissolution – Episode 15
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The final battle to save Ptolus is here! The heroes fight to stop Wuntad and the final ritual in a dramatic battle in the sky over the city. Can the heroes stop the Night of Dissolution or is it too late?
Ross as Thelonious , kobold sorcerer, clockwork soul
Jason A as Belhymm, aasimar monk, warrior of mercy
David as Dharjiiik, tiefling bard, college of lore
Chris as Felswort Ringbelly, lizardfolk fighter, battlemaster
Tom as Tarasska, lizardfolk fighter, champion
Shaun as Jias, elf rogue -
2 hr 1 min
Delta Green: The Labor of Dogs – Episode 11
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The final mission awaits the agents. Carter Renault must be stopped at any cost before he rewrites the collective unconsciousness of humanity. Only three badly damaged investigators stand between Renault and his plans. They'll have to risk everything to have a chance of success. Find out what happens in the finale of the Labor of Dogs!
Bridget as the Handler. Check out Bridget’s Patreon for more unique RPG content!
Ross as Agent JULIAN, Erik Sørensen, antique dealer
Yeti as agent JENNIFER, Emma Masterson, naval intelligence/consultant
Fae as agent JöRMUNGANDR, Estelle Cunegonde, wildlife forensics specialist -
1 hr 48 min
Dungeons and Dragons 5E: Ptolus – The Night of Dissolution – Episode 14
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The end draws near! The heroes fight their way through the Temple of the 53 Gods of Chance in a last ditch effort to stop the ritual before it's too late. A powerful demonic guardian stands in their way. Can they defeat it?
Ross as Thelonious , kobold sorcerer, clockwork soul
Jason A as Belhymm, aasimar monk, warrior of mercy
David as Dharjiiik, tiefling bard, college of lore
Chris as Felswort Ringbelly, lizardfolk fighter, battlemaster
Tom as Tarasska, lizardfolk fighter, champion
Shaun as Jias, elf rogue -
2 hr 2 min
Delta Green: The Labor of Dogs – Episode 10
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The agents discover the true purpose behind the schemes of their adversaries. Can humans fight the Great Old Ones and other cosmic powers? Discover the secrets behind the tome On Healing the Sick!
Bridget as the Handler. Check out Bridget’s Patreon for more unique RPG content!
Ross as Agent JULIAN, Erik Sørensen, antique dealer
Yeti as agent JENNIFER, Emma Masterson, naval intelligence/consultant
Fae as agent JöRMUNGANDR, Estelle Cunegonde, wildlife forensics specialist -
2 hr 8 min
Dungeons and Dragons 5E: Ptolus – The Night of Dissolution – Episode 13
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The heroes discover the location of a massive chaos artifact, a multi-story machine capable of harnessing and releasing chaos energy. The machine must be sabotaged so the heroes devise a plan to get in and plant explosives to disable the artifact. Of course, the machine is heavily guarded, so getting in will be a challenge.
Ross as Thelonious , kobold sorcerer, clockwork soul
Jason A as Belhymm, aasimar monk, warrior of mercy
David as Dharjiiik, tiefling bard, college of lore
Chris as Felswort Ringbelly, lizardfolk fighter, battlemaster
Tom as Tarasska, lizardfolk fighter, champion
Shaun as Jias, elf rogue -
2 hr 3 min
Shadowdark: Nightmare at Castle Goldgloom
Show notes
Lord Fairfax was a wealthy and successful merchant. Having purchased and experienced all the oddities the surface had to offer, Fairfax became obsessed with the Shadowdark. One day, dark clouds formed over his castle. Crawlers who ventured close said that golden mist spills from the keep. None who enter ever leave again. Locals now call it Castle Goldgloom and laugh when crawlers take the old road that leads to its doors. Now, a mob of local villagers venture forth into the castle to find treasure to save their homes.
Get the scenario on DTRPG now.
This scenario was run on Owlbear Rodeo so a video version is available. Watch the game on Patreon or on Youtube!
Ross as the GM
Noah as 4 villagers - check out Thinking Too Hard Anime Podcast and his other projects
Juicy Garland as Squad 2 - check out her profile on Instagram
Copper as Squad 3 -
1 hr 16 min
Delta Green: The Labor of Dogs – Episode 9
Show notes
After surviving the deadly 'game', the agents finally meet the source of the curse, the Jade Emperor. They learn far too much of the truth and receive 'boons' from the unnatural being. Being granted a wish may prove to be more dangerous than any trap or entity they've faced so far.
Bridget as the Handler. Check out Bridget’s Patreon for more unique RPG content!
Ross as Agent JULIAN, Erik Sørensen, antique dealer
Yeti as agent JENNIFER, Emma Masterson, naval intelligence/consultant
Fae as agent JöRMUNGANDR, Estelle Cunegonde, wildlife forensics specialist -
2 hr 22 min
Delta Green: Cassiopeia
Show notes
New York State formed the Riley Commission in 1981 to determine the cause of sickness in a number of cases involving gold jewelry. It discovered that someone had taken gold brachytherapy seeds contaminated with radion-222 and smelted them down to make jewelry. Individual wearing the jewelry frequently developed skin cancer or other diseases when wearing the jewelry. This was publicly revealed and investigated.
The Commission kept some of its other findings secret, namely that other gold jewelry found during the investigation consistently led to psychotic episodes and mental breakdowns. The last member of the Commission, Albert Bradford, died under unusual circumstances. His grandson, Stephen Bradford, recently found a diary Albert kept during the Commission. Stephen has made inquiries related to the contents of the diary. These inquiries were entered into computers and flagged by Delta Green's monitoring system for containing multiple flagged keywords and terms. A cell is activated to acquire the diary and assess its contents.
Thad as Leandra Kober, physician
Tom as Devin McCaroll, FBI agent
Jason A as Ramsey Much, soldier -
2 hr 8 min
Dungeons and Dragons 5E: Ptolus – The Night of Dissolution – Episode 12
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The heroes venture inside the temple of deep chaos and fight their way through! They stumble upon the Kaleidoscope Temple, a place of power guarded by several powerful opponents, including a priestess and a fire elemental. This is their most dangerous battle yet.
Ross as Thelonious , kobold sorcerer, clockwork soul
Jason A as Belhymm, aasimar monk, warrior of mercy
David as Dharjiiik, tiefling bard, college of lore
Chris as Felswort Ringbelly, lizardfolk fighter, battlemaster
Tom as Tarasska, lizardfolk fighter, champion
Shaun as Jias, elf rogue -
1 hr 37 min
Delta Green: The Labor of Dogs – Episode 8
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The investigation leads the agents to a seemingly normal warehouse. Inside, they find an unnatural trap far more insidious than they could ever imagine. A deadly game of drinking and Russian roulette. Somewhere, Stephen Alzis laughs...
Bridget as the Handler. Check out Bridget’s Patreon for more unique RPG content!
Ross as Agent JULIAN, Erik Sørensen, antique dealer
Yeti as agent JENNIFER, Emma Masterson, naval intelligence/consultant
Fae as agent JöRMUNGANDR, Estelle Cunegonde, wildlife forensics specialist
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