RPPR Episode 52: Holiday Dash

CONTRIBUTE  TO THE RUINS OF LEMURIA KICKSTARTER TO GET 10 PREVIEW AP EPISODES OR A SEAT A SKYPE GAME RUN BY ROSS PAYTON! Synopsis: Chase scenes are an underutilized element in many games. A staple of action stories but RPGs focus on social scenes and combat. This is because it’s hard for a GM to make a chase scene actually exciting. Special guest RJ joins us as we discuss ways to make a boring chase scene into an epic one. Tom does not have a letter, but we do have many special holiday shout outs and a few anecdotes. Forum Shout Outs: * My Rifts Experiment: Palladium offers a grab bag of random products. I promise to run a game based on what they give me. * Junk Mail Novel: Spam is like poetry, man. * Ruins of Lemuria Kickstarter: Learn what kind of games I’ll run over Skype and if you have any questions about the PDF then ask them here. Holiday Shout Outs below the fold Song: Chase Scene Through DNA Wormholes by Rubber Band Banjo * Fear The Boot: Thanks for mentioning us and glad you enjoy the APs! * Octopus Pie: A print collection of a funny and well drawn web comic * The Blob (remake): Kids die in it so it must be good! * Angel Heart: A noir/horror film featuring incredible atmosphere and a young Mickey Rourke. A must see. * Airplane Special Edition: The comedy classic THAT ALL MUST WATCH. And don’t call me Shirley. * Slugfest Games: Makers of fun and cheap games like Kung Fu Fighting. * Delta Force: Chuck Norris kills terrorists and saves America from evil. * Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema – South African crime epic with some great twists * Brian Regan: Hilarious stand up comic now on tour with all new material. * Dragon Age Ultimate Edition: I LIKE VIDEO GAMES AND THIS ONE IS BEST * Eclipse Phase Sunward and GM Screen: Brain candy for sci fi fans – fun even if you don’t play EP. * Hero Lab: Great character creation software for a variety of systems. Pricey though. * Near Dark: The best vampire movie to come out of the 1980s. * A Song of Ice and Fire RPG: Based on the acclaimed novels. * Undercover Brother: Blaxplotiation parody and a good one at that. * Chessex Pound of Dice: Enough dice to murder someone! * A Dirty World: The best new game (new ...