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By: Ross Payton

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.

Shadowdark: The Lost Citadel of the Scarlet Minotaur
Last Thursday at 4:42 PM

Three stalwart adventurers venture into a lost citadel determined to seek treasure and glory. But as they delve into the lost citadel, they risk meeting the dangerous scarlet minotaur! This is our first adventure using the Shadowdark RPG system. Enjoy! David as Yriel, elven fighter Chris as Zaldini, goblin fighter


Fate Accelerated – Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 14
08/21/2025

What does a dracolich do? Anything it wants apparently. The heroes encounter a powerful dracolich, deal with the madness of the infernal legal and penal system, and Drow assassins! Even Waterdeep is descending into total chaos from the crisis. What can the heroes do to save the day? Bridget as


Fate Accelerated – Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 13
08/07/2025

The heroes return to Waterdeep only to find the city is in a deep crisis. An invasion of orcs threatens everything, not to mention a spreading plague. The city’s authorities seem more concerned with political intrigue and arresting their own foes than protecting the city. Can the heroes rally and


Fate Accelerated – Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 12
07/24/2025

The trial in hell gets a surprise ‘witness’ in the form of a certain multi-head draconic deity! The heroes make a play to rescue their friend, but there’s a terrible price to pay, even if they succeed. Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra Telarr,


Fate Accelerated – Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 11
07/03/2025

The heroes descend into the infernal realm to save Dia! They face a tense legal battle in the courtroom and intrigue outside of the court. The ultimate wildcard, Tiamat, threatens to upend everything. Can the heroes save Dia? Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra


Fate Accelerated – Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 10
06/12/2025

The battle continues! The heroes fight against hordes of zombies, acidic slime spiders, and a terrifying boss monster. Can the heroes survive and protect the city? Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra Telarr, Paladin of Eilistraee Fae as Rushk: “Doctor” Rachel as Daelia n’Valsa,


Fate Accelerated – Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 9
05/29/2025

The heroes continue in their quest to win the city council over! Intrigue between factions intensifies, as the heroes wheel and deal. However, an explosive attack interrupts their plans. Can they survive? Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra Telarr, Paladin of Eilistraee Fae as


Fate Accelerated: Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 8
05/08/2025

The heroes navigate Drow politics in their quest and find it can be treacherous than any monster or chasm in the Underdark. Can they bribe or recruit enough allies to win over the city council? Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra Telarr, Paladin of


Fate Accelerated: Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 7
04/24/2025

The heroes continue their quest in the Underdark, hoping to reach the Drow city of Darileft before it’s too late. A massive chasm blocks their way and magic can’t be used to cross it. The heroes discover a more challenging path but can they survive it?   Bridget as the


Fate Accelerated: Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 6
04/10/2025

The heroes continue their quest in the Underdark, dealing with Myrkul, Flaming Fist mercenaries, minotaurs, and the gods know what else! The fate of the Realms may depend on the success of their mission… Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra Telarr, Paladin of Eilistraee


Delta Green – I Was A Delta Green Agent who got Teleported To Another World??
04/01/2025

A team of Delta Green agents try to stop a cult from performing a ritual. The Program has no idea what the ritual is meant to do, but they don’t want to take any chances. The team finds out soon enough. Can they survive this deadly journey? Aaron as Quintin


Fate Accelerated: Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 5
03/13/2025

The heroes head to the drow city of Darileft in an effort to save it from disaster, but the politics of drow houses are as deadly as any dracolich. Can they avert the catastrophe? Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra Telarr, Paladin of Eilistraee


Fate Accelerated: Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 4
02/27/2025

The heroes have made some new friends, a group of small cat-like humanoids but they need to find them a new home! Waterdeep could be their new home, but can our heroes navigate the city’s politics to get it done? Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia


Fate Accelerated: Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 3
02/13/2025

The heroes explore a mysterious temple, guarded by powerful and strange monsters. They encounter a dragon with her own agenda. Is she a foe or ally and what should they tell the Council of Waterdeep about it? Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra Telarr,


Fate Accelerated: Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 2
01/30/2025

The group heads to Waterdeep to meet with an important drow. They also encounter agents of the Waterdeep council. The refugees need help as well but an abandoned temple needs to be investigated. What will they decide? Bridget as the GM – Check out Bridget’s Patreon! Lydia as Xastra Telarr,


Fate Accelerated: Drow and Dracoliches – Episode 1
01/16/2025

The year is 1501 DR. The last hundred years have been an endless procession of apocalypse: The Time of Troubles. The Spellplague. The Wailing Years. The Great Rain. The Second Sundering. The Weave itself has nearly collapsed almost three times, held together only by the efforts of reckless archmages, tireless


Mork Borg: Coal Squad
01/02/2025

In the Kingdom of Christmas, the naughtiest of the naughty wind up in Santa’s Black Site prison. Rudolph recruits some of these prisoners for special missions to reduce their sentence. They are the Coal Squad. Their latest mission is stop Mari Lwyd from destroying the kingdom! The Welsh spirit has


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 24
10/31/2024

The Symphony of the End has begun! The Muse Squad must outperform the Coalition and the Federation of Magic to protect the Tomorrow Legion and the very world. Can they satisfy the whims of the audience? Find out in this campaign finale! Tom as Steve the Grackle Tooth Mercenary Jason


Mausritter: Gunpla Island
10/24/2024

Gunpla Island is shrouded in mystery. Storytellers and fishermen only speak of it in whispers. In truth, a crashed human ship dropped a shipping container filled with plastic toys in the water near the island. For years, toys have slowly streamed out of the submerged container to wind up on


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 23
10/16/2024

The Muse Squad goes undercover into Coalition territory to break into the Black Vault, a secret hoard of magical artifacts under Chi-Town! They’ll find this heist to be more difficult than any they’ve pulled off before. Tom as Steve the Grackle Tooth Mercenary Jason as Vance Hellspring, psi-stalker Chris as


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 22
10/03/2024

Steve must face the God of Cooking in a final showdown to prove his worth as a chef! The challenge is a mythical quest worthy of a true hero. Will Steve measure up? Tom as Steve the Grackle Tooth Mercenary Chris as Cranberry Bog Hexer, Human Ocean Wizard David as


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 21
09/19/2024

The Muse Squad’s loyal tattoo warrior, 44, has found out his former master needs his help to get back home! Can the Muse Squad help a being from a giga-damage world? What even is giga-damage? Find out in this thrilling episode! Tom as Steve the Grackle Tooth Mercenary Chris as


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 20
09/05/2024

The Muse Squad heads to California to recruit the muse of punk music! The muse is out in the wastes of the Salton Sea and is fighting an evil toxic waste wizard named Plunder Looting the Third. They’ll have to defeat him to gain the muse’s trust. Can they succeed?


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 19
08/22/2024

The Muse Squad heads into the realm of Dungeon Synth and must recruit as many apprentices as possible! Each apprentice represents one of the many sub-genres of Dungeon Synth and there are 50 of them. The Coalition and Federation of Magic also vie for the recruits. Tom as Steve the


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 18
08/08/2024

The Muse Squad is sent on a special mission to Riverton, an important town on the border of the Tomorrow Legion’s territory. The town is considering an alliance with the Federation of Magic. The squad must convince the town not to ally with the Federation. Of course, the real question


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 17
07/25/2024

The wizard Cranberry Boghexer gave his familiar away to a demon several missions back but now regrets his decision. He and his friends must travel to the underworld to rescue Stetson the albatross! But first they’ll have to find a way to go…to Hell. Tom as Steve the Grackle Tooth


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 14
06/13/2024

The muse of lounge music has been found and he’s performing at Wizard Con, the convention for wizards! The con is being held at Atlantis, so the Muse Squad has head down there and get him before the Federation of Magic does. Can they navigate the many dangers of Atlantis?


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 13
05/30/2024

The Muse Squad returns to the Pre-Rifts base, code name: ORCHESTRA, to destroy a Coalition outpost. If the squad can reach a toxic waste pit, they can breach it to flood the outpost. Of course, ORCHESTRA is a dangerous place, filled with monsters and other hazards, not to mention the


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 12
05/16/2024

The Muse Squad is sent on a mission to defend a town from an army of mercenaries. They can’t fight off the mercenaries personally, so they’ll have to raise a militia, fortify the town, and set up traps. Will it be enough to stop the mercenaries? Tom as Steve the


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 10
04/18/2024

The Muse Squad heads into the Orchestra, a massive pre-Rifts underground facility used by the American military for scientific research. It is the birthplace of the Muses and the origins of the Symphony of the End. Due to the rifts, it has expanded as a fractal, with numerous variations and


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 9
04/04/2024

The Muse Squad makes a road trip! They have to reach the 102.3 FM classic rock radio station before the Federation of Magic if they want to rescue the DJ from the nefarious villains! Up next…Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. News: We have a new stretch goal for the Ludonarrative Dissidents


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 8
03/21/2024

The Muse Squad heads down south to Florida, now known as Dinosaur Swamp, to recruit a blues musician. They’ll have to face dinosaurs, big game hunters, and a tribe of barbarians and a dangerous trip across the Gulf of Mexico. NEWS: Don’t forget to back the Ludonarrative Dissidents Season 3


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 7
03/07/2024

The Muse Squad helps a techno wizard named Emeline secure precious pre-Rifts technology on a special side mission! They’ll have to brave the dangerous wilderness of the Federation of Magic and then deal with a powerful necromancer in his underground lair! News: The Ludonarrative Dissidents Season 3 Kickstarter is now


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 6
02/29/2024

The Tomorrow Legion muse squad heads into the Vaporwave Realm to gain crucial intel. Three Coalition mind melters are assaulting the realm. The team has to help vapor dolphins, navigate the vapor maze and save vapor Tokyo from a kaiju! Can they save Vaporwave? Tom as Steve the Grackle Tooth


Mausritter: Honey in the Rafters
02/22/2024

It’s a huge and dangerous world out there, and it does not look kindly on a small mouse. But if you are very brave and very clever and just a bit lucky, you might be able to survive. And if you survive long enough, you might even become a hero


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 4
01/25/2024

The Tomorrow Legion heads to the Colorado Baronies to rescue the Mallsoft muse before the Coalition attacks! The muse lives in a shopping mall turned enclave. A nuclear missile from the pre-rifts era became self-aware and lives in the mall as a benevolent advisor to the inhabitants. It is willing


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 3
01/11/2024

The Tomorrow Legion heads into the Federation of Magic to fight an evil wizard named Eddie the Dead! They’re on a mission to rescue a person bonded with a Muse spirit, but can they reach her before Eddie destroys her? Tom as Steve the Grackle Tooth Mercenary Aaron as Darlington


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 2
12/28/2023

The Tomorrow Legion sends in a team to investigate the extradimensional realm known as the Symphony. The Muse of Classical Music has a realm that is under siege by evil forces. The team has to stop the evil so they can find leads to the locations of other muses. Whoever


Savage Worlds: Rifts – Symphony of the End – Episode 1
12/14/2023

Centuries after a nuclear war devastated Earth, new factions arise from the ashes to build a new world. The Tomorrow Legion wants to make a peaceful civilization for everyone, human, D-Bee, and all other sentient beings. A newly formed team of Legionnaires is sent out on their first patrol and


Monsters and Other Childish Things: Vermis
12/07/2023

Vermis is a mysterious lost video game, with no known copies left in existence, until two friends find one. They set out to livestream the game to show it off to the world when a strange mist surrounds their house. Can they navigate the strange realm of Vermis and return