Role Playing Public Radio

Role Playing Public Radio

Ross Payton

Episodes 437
Avg. Duration 1h 8m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (169)
Since Nov 2005
Latest Episode May 2026

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Recent Episodes

Creating Better RPG Maps – RPPR Episode 209

May 18, 2026 33m

Maps are an essential part of tabletop RPGs. Who doesn’t love poring over a campaign map or fighting a massive set piece battle on a custom battle map? I talked to Joe at Heroic Maps about RPG map…

Dungeons and Dragons: The Immortal Storm – After Hours Revised

Apr 06, 2026 1h 52m

In this episode, we focus on a single D&D adventure called The Immortal Storm. This is a crazy scenario, designed for godlike PCs. It involves messing with stars, traveling to a dimension of…

Introduction to RPG Podcasting panel at Gen Con 2025

Mar 10, 2026 54m

Ross Payton, Ennie Award winning host of Role Playing Public Radio, Caleb Stokes of Delta Green Dead Channels, Ethan Cordray of Technical Difficulties Podcast, and Zach Reeves of Pretending to be…

Bad Medicine for Dr. Drugs Mekton Zeta and Dragon 136 – After Hours Revised

Jan 27, 2026 1h 48m

Caleb reviews Bad Medicine for Dr. Drugs, Aaron tries to explain Mekton Zeta mecha construction rules, I use a plot from the master fantasy plot generator and we talk about Bob Ross on Twitch.tv. Oh…

Just One More Roll: Writing Mysteries for RPGs – Panel at Gen Con 2025

Jan 19, 2026 51m

Writing a good mystery for a RPG can be tough to accomplish but it’s not impossible. Get tips from Ross Payton and Caleb Stokes on writing a great whodunit in your game! Threading the line between…

Borellus Connection Post Mortem – a Fall of Delta Green Campaign – RPPR Episode 208

Dec 02, 2025 1h 19m

In 1968, in response to sinister influences that threatened to corrupt America from within and without, the Federal Government established a new agency – one that quickly acquired a reputation for…

Alpha Omega: The Encountered and Conspiracy Theories at Sea – After Hours Revised

Nov 28, 2025 1h 28m

Alpha Omega is a Shadowrun-esque heartbreaker that covers a lot of territory. Its Wikipedia entry notes that its major claim to fame was the ARG/fake conspiracy theory called Ethan Haas was Right,…

Hilarious Random Tables and Rogue Trader: Soul Reaver – After Hours Revised

Nov 03, 2025 1h 38m

Aaron, Dan, Tom, and I discuss an adventure for Rogue Trader. It’s called Soul Reaver and Aaron has no knowledge of the 40k setting, which makes him the perfect reviewer for this adventure. We then…

Gen Con 2025 Wrapup: episode 207

Oct 24, 2025 1h 40m

Gen Con 2025 was a blast and we saw a lot and played a lot of great games! I talk with Caleb, Tom, Aaron, Elle, and David about their experiences this year. I’ve included links below for games we…

Mothership: ARKYVR – Interview with author Rhodrick Magsino

Oct 07, 2025 15m

I interviewed Rhodrick Magsino, author of ARKYVR at Gen Con 2025 about his new module. ARKYVR is a multimedia MOTHERSHIP 1E setting & toolkit to play documentary filmmakers in space. Equipped…

Sneaking with the Batmobile – RPPR After Hours Revised

Sep 26, 2025 1h 41m

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…

Red Markets 2E panel at Gen Con 2025

Sep 09, 2025 53m

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…

The Schlock Singularity – RPPR After Hours Revised

Aug 26, 2025 2h 14m

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…

What is Shadowdark? An Interview with Kelsey Dionne about the OSR hit RPG

Aug 19, 2025 25m

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…

RPPR Live at Gen Con 2025 – Episode 206

Aug 11, 2025 1h 11m

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…

deadEarth RPG and Roar – RPPR After Hours Revised

Jul 25, 2025 2h 45m

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…

My New Action Horror RPG – Labyrinth Signal – RPPR Episode 205

Jul 15, 2025 45m

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…

Lucky 13 and Head Canon – RPPR After Hours Revised

Jun 18, 2025 1h 44m

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.…

Darktek for Dark Conspiracy and Warrens of the Ratmen – RPPR After Hours Revised

May 27, 2025 1h 25m

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…

Ravenloft Darklords and the Manther: After Hours Episode 2 Revised

Apr 08, 2025 1h 10m

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…

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