Actual Play: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Civil War

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

The United States Government has passed the Superhuman Registration Act. Iron Man heads the movement to register everyone with powers or abilities. Captain America is the rallying figure for the resistance forces opposed to government control. Whose side are you on?

As mentioned in our previous episode, we’re putting up the end of our Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Civil War session as an actual play. Namor (or is that Numenor, or Numinera? Played by Chris) along with Doctor Strange (played by Wayne), join Captain America, Hercules, and the Invisible Woman to face off against Iron Man and a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents (played by Lyal as the Watcher).

Please be aware that this episode is largely uncut and unedited, and may contain adult language. Listener discretion is advised.

Episode 108: Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Civil War

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Civil War! Listener mail! Bosozoku! Soft prostitution! (?) This episode has it all.

We review the Civil War event book. We also answer a listener’s email about a game of vampires, secret agents and bosozuku set in Tokyo. During this discussion, Chris explains what “soft” prostitution is, which Lyal believes is still illegal.

Actual Play: Monsterhearts

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

So a Ghoul, a Ghost, and a Frankenstein’s monster walk into a high school classroom…

No, seriously. With Lyal unable to record this week due to a lost voice (imagine that), we’re bringing you another Idle Red Hands first: an actual play of Joe McDaldno’s Monsterhearts game, which is being MCed for us by Chris. This is actually our third session of the game, though we recap the previous session’s events to bring both our new player, Alan, and our listeners up to speed on what’s happened in the story so far.

As we have a new player joining us (and a few regular players with short memories), we do go over some of the game’s rules and mechanics. Though not in any coherent way. This recording isn’t meant to teach people how to play Monsterhearts; it’s more of an example of what happens during a session of the game. If you’d like to though, you can download the Player Reference Sheet and MC Reference Sheet to follow along with what’s going on behind the scenes.

Please be aware that this episode is largely uncut and unedited, and contains both adult language and adult situations. Listener discretion is advised.

And as promised, here are our awesome character portraits:

Images obtained from the Dreamstime stock photography site.

Episode 107: Rogues: Hackers

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

In this installment of Rogues, we discuss hackers and…

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Episode 106: Sandbox Games

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

In this episode, we discuss sandbox games. Sure, it’s a sandbox, but which sandbox should players go to, where are the walls, who should bring the shovels, and how fine should the sand be? Hmmm, not sure what that last metaphor means. Anyway, we answer some of these questions.

Episode 105: Pimp My Game: Metagaming

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

“I’m searching the room again. Why? Because I rolled a 1 and you said I didn’t find anything, but I know something has to be here, so my thief’s going to search the room again until I get a better result.”

In the first episode of our new Pimp My Game series, we tackle the bane of many roleplaying games: metagaming. We discuss three common metagaming issues and offer some solutions to try when they pop up at your table.

If you have an issue or a question you’d like us to address on an upcoming Pimp My Game episode, feel free to email us, post it to our Facebook page, contact us on Twitter, or just leave it in the comments below. Thanks.

Episode 104: Creature Feature: Politicians

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

“Four score and seven days ago, I did not have sex with that woman. My opponents have brought forth these allegations to distract the nation from the problems of slavery and secession.” – Abraham Lincoln

In this episode, we talk about politicians, the media, and bureaucracy.

Episode 103: Prequels

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

Peter Parker before being bitten by a radioactive spider, the first 33 years of Frodo Baggins’ life, moisture farming on Tatooine. Aren’t these the stories that we should be telling?

In this episode, we discuss the benefits and drawbacks of running a prequel and the different ways that you can do so.

Episode 102: Locales: Tokyo Part2

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

“When you’re young, Roppongi is where your dreams can happen, and when you’re old, it’s kind of like where your dreams go to die.”

In Part 2, we take you on a tour of Tokyo. Get your freak on, your geek on, your chic on. It’s Tokyo, gaijin; anything can happen.

Episode 101: Locales: Tokyo Part 1

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Idle Red Hands

In this twist on our Locales series, we take a real world city and explore what elements it would offer games set there. We start with one near(ish) to our hearts: Tokyo. Learn all about what it’s like to be a Japanese woman on a crowded Tokyo train! From three (mostly) white foreigners who live in Kansai!

In Part 1, we cover the people, power and culture of one of the world’s most populous cities.

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