The Roleplaying Exchange Podcast

Getting over the loss of a loved one is never easy, especially if your loved one is now a reanimated corpse shambling around the Loss. We here at Trouble Trackers understand your pain and specialize in humane means of helping your loved ones to rest. Ian - Tora - A samurai wannabe who may be more than she appears. (She/Her) Travis - Mash - A young Immune boxer struggling to find his place in the world and his place in between cults. (He/Him)

Ten days ago Firewall lost contact with Chi on the Kongyùn habitat. Restored from backup, Chi and a team of Firewall sentinels travel to the back to Kongyùn to investigate the disappearance and settle an old debt. Sounds easy enough, but with one agent missing this is far from an easy job. Geoff – Amal – Brinker Security Specialist Laura – Svafa - Titanian Science Police Inspector D – Chi - Mindhacker / Social Networker No One – Njal – Anarchist Hacker / Pilot

In a topic that originally started as raiding the sinking ship that is Google Plus for great fan content; Patrick, Noah, and Adam discuss fan generated content and hacks for tabletop rpgs. Areas of Discussion: · Masks Google Plus · A Nocturne (Blades Transhuman Sci-fi) · Our Lonely Words (Blades Persona-esque mental exploration) · Wardens In The Iron Garden (Blades - Playing overseers of a dictatorship) · Remnants of War · Monster of the Week Roadhouse · The Fairfield Project · Night at the opera Reddit · Blades in the Dark Score Generator · Dogs In the Bark (Light-hearted, playing street dogs) · Copperhead County (Small town Deep South crime) · A Fistful of Darkness (Weird West) Other Items: Savage Tokusatsu BestPalBrigade Twitch Channel Red Dead Redemption 2 Resident Evil 2 Episode Music: Simultaneous Eon by Fascinating Earthbound Objects

In an odd turn of events, three siblings from the Dodge clan find themselves reunited on a riverboat. However, their reunion is cut short when a group of armed river pirates set their eyes on the what the Pinkertons have stored in the cargo hold. Chris – Billy Dodge – Simple young man with big dreams that may be a wizard. Aaron – Jeb Dodge – Elder brother of the Dodge clan tasked with keeping his siblings out of trouble. Nathan – Emily Dodge – Eldest of the Dodge siblings fleeing east to escape ‘relationship’ problems. Darth – Jane Red – Bounty hunter looking to inflict a little pain. Adam – Jasper Finch – Confederate deserter wearing the identity of a dead priest.

Time travel can be tricky. Being a game master where players can travel to virtually any time or place can also be tricky but rewarding if your players manage to punch a Nazi T-Rex in the face. In this episode we sit down to discuss and compare TimeWatch and Continuum and the dos and don’ts of time travel. Areas of Discussion: Current RPX campaigns being ran as well as our upcoming pilot episodes. Topics of discussion: Time travel, TimeWatch, Continuum, Behind Enemy Times (campaign), Aaron’s Masks campaign, why Chris hates time travel, pilot episodes.

A robot uprising in 24th century New York city has TimeWatch agents scrambling back in time to uncover the source. Will uplifted Soviet silverback gorilla Albert and Detective Baker overcome their differences to save humanity? Can Colonel Blood put aside his vices long enough to fix the time stream? Tune in to find out! Aaron – Rick Baker – America n detective from the 1970s. Darth – Colonel Thomas Blood – Sixty-year-old Irish ne’er do well and confidence man from 1678. He once stole the crown jewels. Ethan – Albert –Former Russian spy / silverback gorilla.

Gregory Wells just needed a little closure. Reaching out to Freelance from behind the Recession, Wells contracts the takers to finally put his dear son to rest. Aaron – Munchkin - Child soldier archetype. Yeah, we’re surprised she’s lasted this long too. Chris – Allensworth – A combat medic who has gunned two ways. Greg – NRG - A hustling mechanic with a husband, adopted son, and crippling debt. Matt – Angus - The Scottish woodsman just trying to make his way through the Loss

Per a conversation we had on the latest episode of Beyond the Wall of Patreon, Chris has devised a surreal Jingle All the Way UA scenario. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all thru the mart, not a customer was stirring, despite discount Paul Blart. The Day Shift had a truly busy day, true, but this left Darby, Ann and Mike with nothing to do. The night forecast to be nothing more than a bore, but then three strange customers entered the store... Aaron - Abe - Beloved gutter mage from a yet to be published UA campaign. Adam - Mike - Optimistic prosthetic wearing All-Mart employee trying to contain the store's weirdness. Ian - Darby - Works at the All-Mart to uncover what caused her college friend's death. Vince - Ann - Ann took up a job at the All-Mart in the hopes that she might find her creator (psst Ann is a robot)

Acclaimed game designer and author Greg Stolze drops in to discuss his newest RPG projects, Termination Shock which is currently kickstarting through December 25th, and a standalone version of Arc Dream’s Grim War. Please swing by the Kickstarter page and check out Termination Shock. Also, check out the Stolze’s actual play podcast campaign of Termination Shock.

Special thanks to Brownie, Joe, Micah, and Randy for their support and being awesome gamers. We had a blast. In our first ever Patreon backer game, the poor fools willing to give us money return to the RPX Red Markets setting, the Conda. Johnny Mop and the Buckets have been tasked with rustling cattle from the Turner Bison Service. But Montana’s a big state, and times have changed since the Crash. And Chris is running. Adam – Nihilist – Immune face character who likes dogs (totally not Chris) Brownie – Scarecrow – Outdoors-man (totally not Adam) Joe – Mall Cop – Former cop (totally not Paul Blart or Sean) Micah – Cradic - Immune with tattoos posing as a latent (see tattoos) Randy – Johnny Mop – Post Apocalypse janitor.

Note: This scenario's creation was based on a creepy pasta story. When this episode posts on the main feed, it will be accompanied with a link to an episode of Al Dente Rigamortis. In this recording Adam will be discussing the creepy pasta "My Uncle's Bizarre Encounter in a US Intelligence Agency", which this scenario was loosely inspired by. When a publicly disgraced mother turns to the program with claims of both military service and knowledge of Delta Green, neither of which are documented, agents are tasked with investigating the validity of her claims. Jeremy- Agent Catlit Patrick - Agent Poprdan Vince - Agent Breiner

As the time of the auction draws close, our investigators pool their resources to ensure that the Disintegrator does not fall into the wrong hands. However, the arrival of a mysterious uninvited guest could spell trouble for their endeavors. Adam – Maverick Frank – Mechanic Casey – Bill Walker – Electrical Engineer Kyle – Roderick Heath – Private Investigator Laura – Elizabeth Harper – Occultist

Just one last score. Distributy had their fingers in all sorts of pies before The Crash. One of the more interesting of those pies was advanced robotic AI and market prediction AI. Months before the rollout of Distributy’s “next big thing” the crash happened. Toss Up has a buyer, all he needs is the AI and a whole lot of luck. Adam – Shears – Latent beautician tired of your mansplaining. David – Longshot - A dispossessed Canadian that hasn't let the apocalypse ruin his good nature...even if he has to kill you. Greg – NRG - A hustling mechanic with a husband, adopted son, and crippling debt. Ian – Poet - Firefighter, Physicist, Poet. Now if only he could be a good parent. Matt – Angus - The Scottish woodsman just trying to make his way through the Loss Nick – Toss Up - Canadian demolitions expert caught on the wrong side of the fence but the right side of the nukes. Disclaimer: This was a con game. There was another group in the conference room with us and they were rather loud.

We all can’t be paladins. Stemming from a recent debate among RPX members over a potential Delta Green scenario, in episode we discuss playing problematic characters and/or character types. Areas of Discussion: Problematic characters, Game-specific problematic characters, Role playing difficulties, The role of genre on character. Shout outs: RPX member Vince was recently published. Be sure to stop by Aeon and check out his article Gamified Life.

With little evidence to disprove the nature of the other worldly device, our investigators arrive at the White Point Hotel on the eve of the auction. There they will find a new ally and possibly an even greater threat. Adam – Maverick Frank – Mechanic Casey – Bill Walker - Electrical Engineer Kyle – Roderick Heath – Private Investigator Laura – Elizabeth Harper – Occultist

The Meek shall inherit the Earth? Not on Freelance’s watch. As a means to prove their loyalty to the 10K region, Freelance accepts a job that begin the effort to eliminate the Meek presence in the region. Aaron – Munchkin - Child soldier archetype. Don’t get too attached. Chris – Iditarod - A dog trainer burned by the last movie they worked on and trying to buy their way back into the industry. Ethan C. - Taxey – A street tough hustler rapper with a new dependent. Ethan F. – Hard Luck – A gambler who never knew when to hold or fold’em scrapping by in the Loss. Nick – Pulse – Reluctant steward ISO NSA immunes in the loss.

Simple job. All that had to do was swing by a few enclaves, pick up supplies, and deliver them to the site of establishing enclave. What could go wrong? Aaron – Munchkin – Child soldier archetype. Don’t get too attached. Ian – Poet - Firefighter, Physicist, Poet. Now if only he could be a good parent . Greg – NRG – A hustling mechanic with a husband, adopted son, and crippling debt. Jared – Factotum – An overprotective dad with issues. Nick – Toss-Up – Canadian demolitions expert caught on the wrong side of the fence but the right side of the nukes.

It took us nearly a month to recover, but the Roleplaying Exchange is back with our rather lengthy post-Gen Con episode. Join us as Adam, Chris, Daniel, Laura M., Patrick, and Sean discuss their Gen Con 2018 experiences. SWAG Discussed: Blades in the Dark Scum and Villainy Unspeakable Oath 25 Root Zweihander CAssilda’s Song New Tales of the Yellow Sign Red Dragon Inn Bitten Noisy Person Cards Psst... We have a super-secret Patreon page. It is super-secret because Adam accidentally flagged it as adult content. So until Patreon reviews our account and determines that our nudes are in fact *tasteful* (j/k), you can only find this page through the links we post. Go ahead join. Tell your friends you supported RPX before they sold out and went mainstream.

Here is a bonus preview episode of the new RPX Patreon exclusive show, Beyond the Wall of Patreon. If you enjoy what you hear, or you enjoy the Roleplaying Exchange. Please consider backing our Patreon page. In our inaugural first episode of Beyond the Wall of Patreon we discuss nerd culture. In particular, we begin with the rise of nerd culture, the discovery of our nerdiness, then the conversation goes way off the rails. Please exercise listener discretion when listening this episode.

When a supposed device that can cause physical matter to wither and disintegrate is placed up for bid at a private sale auction, wealthy scientist and philanthropist Professor Lionel Finch tasks our investigators with the job preventing the device from falling into the wrong hands. With the auction just days away, the players sat about investigating the device’s creator George Pelfry and the circumstances that led to the creation of his device. Adam – Maverick Frank - Mechanic Kyle – Roderick Heath - PI Laura – Elizabeth Harper – Occultist

Recruiting Amelia Earhart to TimeWatch was the easy part; keeping her from vanishing from existence is the tricky part. Join ace detective Rick Baker and simian Soviet spy Albert as they go back in to save Earhart life before… she… was… ever born? Tune in for the thrilling conclusion of TimeWatch: Recruiting Call! Aaron – Rick Baker – American detective from the 1970s. Ethan – Albert –Former Russian spy / Silverback gorilla.

The casts of Technical Difficulties, the Role Playing Exchange, and more are involved in a long running living campaign for Hebanon Games' Red Markets. Join the cast as they talk about the ups and downs of running a living campaign for large groups, and how it can help you do the same!

After receiving information about a time anomaly in 1942 Nazi Germany, TimeWatch agents arrive to find a time traveling Nazi that swears they have ruined his life. The funny thing is that hasn’t happened ‘yet’. Tune into to find out how agents Rick Baker and Albert wreck this Nazi’s past? Future? Time travel is tricky. Aaron – Rick Baker – American detective from the 1970s. Ethan - Albert - Former Russian spy / silverback gorilla.

Heading to Gen Con this year? Great! In this special bonus episode Patrick, Sean, and Adam dicuss what not to do at Gen Con.

As the search for Kathy Hammond’s murderer continues, DG friendlies have reason to believe that Kathy’s murder may not have been a crime of opportunity. Warning: The scenario deals with mature content (sexual violence). Listener discretion is advised. Patrick – Gayle Pershing (Charonic) – Dark Web entrepreneur of murder memorabilia. Noah – Nathan Massey – Cat burglar Aaron – William Cooper – Pawnshop owner / fence Jeremy – Daven Kershner – Needed rolling papers. Smoked pages from a mythos tome. Gained enlightenment. Truly a story as old as time itself. Love's Lonely Children was written by Richard Watts and appears in The Stars Are Right.

0perator is ready to make her way out of the Loss. Can she make it out alive? Should she? Will Freelance survive this? Aaron – Munchkin – Child soldier archetype. Don’t get too attached. Chris H. – 0perator – ... OK, fine. She's totally a Steward. Ian - Vapor - No sacrifice is too great for this taker to achieve their goals - but they don’t want to lose their soul.

If you’re a Lovecraft fan you have no doubt heard of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. From their film adaptations of Call of Cthulhu and Whisperer in The Dark to audio dramas, clothing, props, and more; HPLHS have established themselves as a premiere source for Lovecraftian entertainment. In this episode we interview Sean Branney and Andrew Leman of the HPLHS to discuss the organization’s history, membership, Gen Con, and Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - a dramatization of Chaosium’s Masks of Nyarlathotep. If you are attending Gen Con this year bure sure to swing by and pay these nice folks a visit.

During the crash a group of rich elites escaped to the center of Lake Superior in their yachts to wait things out. No one has heard from them since. Few people know of the existence of the flotilla and even have been there. Looking to retire in style, Vapor leads Freelance across the great lake for just one last score. However, Lake Superior goes not give up her dead so easily… Disclaimer: This episode features depictions of violence to children. Be advised. Adam T. - Shears - Latent beautician tired of your mansplaining. Ethan - Taxey - A street tough hustler rapper with a new dependent. Ian - Vapor - No sacrifice is too great for this taker to achieve their goals – but they don’t want to lose their soul. Ray – Colt – Combat medic who can gun two ways.

The gruesome death of a prostitute in Cleveland prompts Delta Green to activate a ragtag group of friendlies in the area to investigate. Warning: The scenario deals with mature content (sexual violence). Listener discretion is advised. Patrick – Gayle Pershing (Charonic) – Dark Web entrepreneur of murder memorabilia. Noah – Nathan Massey – Cat burglar Aaron – William Cooper – Pawnshop owner / fence Love's Lonely Children was written by Richard Watts and appears in The Stars Are Right.

We just recently received our copies of the new Delta Green Handler’s Guide and just had to talk about Delta Green. Join Aaron, Patrick, and Adam as they discuss different ways to create a memorable night at the opera. Warning: We discuss violence to children Areas of Discussion: Delta Green, Finding Inspiration in the Headlines, When Not To / A Bridge too Far The following articles / videos were referenced in this podcast: Could an emoji save your life? Could an emoji save your Atomic Priesthoods, Thorn Landscapes, and Munchian Pictogram The macabre world of books bound in human skin Hidden writing in ancient desert monastery manuscripts Dark 5 Confessions of a Deep Sea Diver Be sure to swing by Arc Dream Publishing to order your hardback copy of Delta Green: Handler’s Guide today.

Mundane problems, such as diseases, don’t simply stop just because the dead now walk the Earth. Fearing a potential West Nile Virus outbreak, a client contracts Freelance to visit a former research facility and retrieve any information that could be used to combat the predicted outbreak. Aaron – Munchkin – Child soldier archetype. Don’t get too attached Ethan – Taxey – A street tough hustler rapper with a new dependent on the way. Ian - Tora - A samurai wannabe who may be more than she appears Vince – Bonez – Actual Doctor. Wannabe Cowboy. Full-time Taker.

So much has been lost, and for what? Memories? Still reeling from the loss of one of their own, Freelance soldiers on to their payday. Laura – Woodsman – A former high school science teacher, wandering the Loss with a bow and dog. Somehow not dead yet. Vince – Bonez – Actual Doctor. Wannabe Cowboy. Full-time Taker. Adam T. – Shears – Latent beautician tired of your mansplaining.

Even at the worst of times, a little taste of home can be just enough to help one pull through. Freelance signs on to help a client retrieve his grandmother’s last batch of rakfisk. Laura - Woodsman - A former high school science teacher, wandering the Loss with a bow and dog. Somehow not dead yet. Vince – Bonez – Actual Doctor. Wannabe Cowboy. Full-time Taker. Sean F. – Priceline – A taker always ready to make a quick bounty. The Loss’ version of a used car salesman. Adam T. – Shears – Latent beautician tired of your mansplaining.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before; you meet in a tavern…. Today on the Roleplaying Exchange we discuss atypical ways to play tabletop games. Areas of Discussion: Typical vs. Atypical scenarios, what makes a scenario atypical, framing, player by-in, Prey, Bat Man Arkham City, Far Cry 5, Confused Bi-Product of a Misinformed Culture RPX co-host Chris and his wife Laura could sure use your help getting to Gen Con this year. Please check out his GoFundMe page and help us his Gen Con dreams come true.

Freelance takes job to escort Fog, a former grad student of Professor Bjorn, from the recession to a weather station, and from there back again. Chris – Iditarod - A dog trainer burned by the last movie they worked on and trying to buy their way back into the industry. Raymond – Colt - Combat medic who can gun two ways. Sid – Prof. Bjorn - Visiting academic going on a hunting trip with his son when the crash hit. Vince – Bonez - Actual Doctor. Wannabe Cowboy. Full-time Taker. Aaron – Munchkin - Child soldier archetype. Don’t get too attached, the Vegas odds don’t look that promising.

The icy waters of the North Atlantic hold many secrets. One such secret is about to be discovered ... Despite the concerns and worries of life, a final voyage is being made on the luxury yacht, Delilah, taking the vessel from America to its new owner in England. What promises to be a pleasureable journey across the ocean waves descends into a desperate struggle for survival. Aaron - Daniel - Former Cop Adam - Dennis - Private Security Contractor Chris - Charles - Author Kyle - MAtthew - Athlete, Diver Geoff - The Cold Uncaring Void

Greg Stolze gets tricked back onto our podcast to talk about the upcoming second edition of his high fantasy ORE game, REIGN. Be sure to check out Reign over at over at Atomic Overmind Press. Visit gregstolze.com for more information on Greg and his many artistic endevors. Want more Stolze? Check out his podcast actual play Termination Shock.

Members of Freelance set out to retrieve the lost master recordings of a post-punk noise group, The Incident. But to do so, Freelance must first brave the elements and sneak into Canada to locate the downed chopper that carried the band and their recording. Chris - Iditarod – A dog trainer burned by the last movie they worked on and trying to buy their way back into the industry. Sid - Prof. Bjorn – Visiting academic going on a hunting trip with his son when the crash hit Prof. Bjorn – Visiting academic going on a hunting trip with his son when the crash hit. Vince - Bonez – Actual Doctor. Wannabe Cowboy. Full-time Taker.

With the Maker dead and Punch the Maker-Killer rising to power, it is up to three brave puppets to rise up and save the day. Adam - El Centro Darth - The Nutcracker Prince Sean - Gobble De the Shadow Puppet

Several weeks ago we sat down with Kyle Carty of BPB Games to playtest a very early version of the Savage Tokusatsu Test Drive. The Bug Brigade faces down a new foe in the technology disabling organization, White Noise. Is the new transfer student actually dangerous? It's up to the team to find out!

Kyle Carty of BPB Games stops by to discuss his new game Savage Tokusatsu. Savage Tokusatsu is a roleplaying supplement for Savage Worlds that captures the feeling of both high octane, light hearted transforming heroes and grim fatalistic battles against kaiju. With simple and fun rules for joint robot piloting, designing unique arms and armor, and high energy combat rules, Savage Tokusatsu is a great addition to any Savage Worlds fan's collection

Sorry this isn’t our much-promised S&M episode; rather, it involves Adam and Patrick discussing how to help new game masters step up in an already established group. Talking Points: Keeping your groups small, Prepping vs. Over-prepping, saying “yes” and “yes and…”, taking constructive criticism Shouts outs: Can’t get enough of that Appalachian accents? Are you interested in leftist politics and issues concerning Appalachia? Check out the Trillbillies Workers Party podcast. Narcosis is a survival horror title that strands players on the sea floor with little oxygen and sanity. Rusty Lake and the Cube Escape Series are an eerie collection of point-click adventures set in the vein of shows like Twin Peaks. Cthulhu Confidential is a game of Lovecraftian horror that utilizes the new Gumshoe One-2-One system that requires only a gamemaster and one player. Cthulhu City is a setting for Trail of Cthulhu that place investigators in a corrupted Arkham controlled by the mythos. A must have for fans of dystopian and cosmic horror literature.

It’s a busy week for the Freelance crew. They’ve been tasked by the Crusaders of Operation Ellingson to escort a crew of new recruits from their main outpost to the Minnesota weapons testing facility. Believers have never been a stable lot, and those who’ve gone study sick are even more prone to... quirks. Here’s hoping no wrinkles are thrown their way. Ian - Vapor - No sacrifice is too great for this taker to achieve their goals – but they don’t want to lose their soul. Nick - Toss Up - Canadian demolitions expert caught on the wrong side of the fence but the right side of the nukes. Aaron - Munchkin - Aaron's new character. Child soldier archtype. Don't get too attached, this is Aaron we are talking about. Sid - Prof. Bjorn - Visiting academic going on a hunting trip with his son when the crash hit Raymond - Colt - Combat medic who can gun two ways.

Freelance takes on a job to acquire vertical transportation bikes from a specialized warehouse. If it were just an issue of getting the bikes, the job would’ve been a milk run. Cue "Low End's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Ian - Vapor - No sacrifice is too great for this taker to achieve their goals - but they don’t want to lose their soul. Aaron M. – Low End – The bass playing Taker. Sean F. - Priceline -

The organism that escaped the green box may have been stopped, but not before it managed to reproduce. Following a trail of bodies, agents are in a race against time to contain the threat before it spreads beyond Lafontaine’s borders. Korie – Alberto Rockshaw Nick – Theodore Banning Ben – Caleb Cartwright Toni – Abend Rabe

Unknown Armies is “An occult game about broken people conspiring to fix the world. “Need more? Well you’re in luck, the broken people over at the Roleplaying Exchange are here to help. In this episode, we explore the setting and mechanics of Unknown Armies. Areas of Discussion: Unknown Armies, The Cat Lady, Warriors, Flavortown, Unknown Armies Statosphere

Freelance brave treacherous weather to travel to Marconi Motors in search of schematics for a 3D printer. However, things aren't quite a peaceful as the appear in the abandoned car plant.

The Crash affected everyone differently and just because you survived does not mean that you could cope with what your life had become. Add to it forced servitude under a Randian Cult and desperation can quickly follow. Freelance is hired by Doc Williams one of the indentured medical staff of Mayo to procure a sizable amount of lithium for him to produce “medications” as part of his eventual plans for escape. Chris H – Operator – She’s totally not a Steward. Adam T – Shears – Latent beautician tired of your mansplaining Ian – Vapor – No sacrifice is too great for this taker to achieve their goals – but they don’t want to lose their soul.

Have you ever found your mind wandering while at the table? Does your podcasting co-host constantly play with his fidget spinner while you’re recording? If so then this is the RPX episode for you. Join us as we discuss techniques to both plays and game master focus at the table. Areas of Discussion: being an active player, note taking, including all player characters in on the action, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Evil Within 2 (and Noah’s Twitch stream), and a few other things we got distracted and forgot to mention.

Roads have broken down 5 years after the Crash, meaning the residents of the 10k have to find alternate modes of travel. The folks at Kennel have hired Freelance for a simple delivery job – get three sleds with attached sled dogs to their clients over at Castle Danger. Surely, this will be a milk run. Adam L. – Misty – A dangerously detached debutante wielding a spear (that’s only a spear). Laura B. – Woodsman – A former high school science teacher, wandering the Loss with a bow and dog. Somehow not dead yet. Patrick – Catfish – A misguided youth that found himself lured and abandoned in the Lost. Ian – Vapor – No sacrifice is too great for this taker to achieve their goals – but they don’t want to lose their soul. Sean B – Gurney – East Coast EMT caught on the wrong side of the Recession.