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I was in the cast and did the music post-production for a playthrough of Last Train to Bremen with the One Shot Podcast, which is now nominated for an Ennie.

It's the story of a band who sold their souls to the devil for fame and are now trying to outrun the consequences. We improvised songs "from the band" as part of the game, and a lot of them slap. Here's one of the songs: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AH1XnUmamGA&si=IU-kZNIveUEGKy58

Listen to the whole thing on your podcast app https://pod.link/688242106/episode/YWI0YjRkOWUtZDk2Zi0xMWYwLWFhZjktNGJiMjY3MDc5MWU3

Vote! https://vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/

As it says. Bonus question: what are some trends you'd like to see?

If you wanted any of the Free RPG Day 2026 offerings they’re now available (while supplies last) via Npble Knight.

The catch is, they’re actually a penny / .01¢ each, and you can choose one Free RPG Day item for every $20 of regular stock you buy. So it can be pricey to claim multiples or a wide variety but to grab that 1 or 2 items you missed out on, pretty reasonable imo. I rarely browse NK and not find $40* worth of stuff I want.

Good luck; I got the Pirate Borg and Age of Vikings items I wanted

*…or $80, $120, $160, etc…

I know about any player can play any game, and that there is no age limit for D&D, but old age comes with other challenges.

The acquaintance of a friend "Discovered" role playing games at the age of 70+ and now is asking my friend to play since she knows we gather often to play.

I'm not sure what game did she play, but she was delighted and wants to play again. And Now I'm being asked for suggestions. I think D&D might be too intimidating and maybe too centered around combat. I suggested 10 candles, but I was said maybe the best fit given the theme.

I was thinking something more plot-oriented. some kind of Narrative game. Maybe FATE?

What do you guys say? any similar experiences?

I want to tell a story with my friends, but make it less about "Zero to Hero" and waaay more about "Hero to God".

The player aren't just special, they would already begin as kings, immortals, demigods, avatars, folk heroes, myths, etc.

Their adventures would then be the stuff of legends and myth, all throughout they would do the impossible like reversing rivers, hunting the beast of gods, escaping tricksters by out tricksing them

What are some recommendations for good and fun RPG campaigns on YT or other platforms that aren't D&D

I'm on a binge for Mutants and Masterminds but I can't seem to find a decent campaign with more than 2-3 episodes.

I want to run heroic fantasy for my next campaign. However, I do not want to go the 0-to-hero route, and so the typical class/level systems won't work.

Some character progression is fine and good, but I want people to start as competent but not superhuman, and end as competent but not superhuman.

Any recommendations? I am experienced with DnD and Pathfinder (most editions) and a lot of other systems that don't do heroic fantasy.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/memoriesofsunshine/embers-of-humanity-rpg-print-edition

I found this small kickstarter and think it needs a bit more love.

Embers of Humanity is a 'hope-filled, post-apocalyptic tabletop roleplaying game about regular people surviving after the end of the world.' It's already funded, but the stretch goals look like they'd make the book even better.

They've also made the original PDF $1.50 over on RPG trader so you can try before committing (There's also a draft of the new PDF on their Discord if you find your way there)

Reading through, it's basically stripped down BRP, with some storytelling bits and pieces thrown in. The setting is left up to the GM, so it's probably best for those who like creating their own worlds and enjoy campaign play.

What do you think? Might be a change of pace for people playing Mutant or Apocalypse world. Something trad enough to tempt your table away from heroic fantasy, but interesting and different.

Do any of you use a laptop as a GM screen, or for reference or notes? I'm gonna be starting soon and my handwritten notes are basically unreadable and I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to get a laptop.

I'm gonna be running a lot of different things, CoC, mothership, Mouse guard, vaesen, pirate borg, pathfinder 2e(possibly) some PbtA, shadowdark. Lots of variety to try and learn how to be a good gm. I have all the systems already but trying to keep track of a lot of stuff without a screen would get pretty hard. I also have foundry vtt so I figured I could run it on my laptop and have two browsers, one gm, and one player, and put the player on a TV screen.

Any advice? And if you do use one what size laptop works best in your experience? Thanks for any answers in advance. I'm really hoping I can figure out how to do this well.

I recently got the books for the Fragged Kingdom RPG. As I'm reading through them... I come to realize that the absolute Master Mind of an author to these books. Constantly adds page number annotations throughout paragraphs if you need to reference other rules or information. This is absolutely amazing.

Ive been dreaming about this for a while now. Tbh I havent played any rpgs because im very shy but ive been interested in the concept. For awhile ive been imagining what a geopolitical rpg like that would be like. Taking the role of a national leader, the debates, Rise of political movements, rising tensions, alliances, grand strategy ect. Not exactly something like risk, it would have a greater focus on story and roleplay.