Frankenstein's RPG

This episode we're mob handed!

We have the two Pauls and giants of game design @PaulFricker and @TheTweedmeister

Fictoplasms very own Ralph Lovegrove @fictoplasm, Cartographer @JimjimTheGrim the inimitable @mcookie123 as well as debutantes @nanoukcakabra and @huwbowen - so Paul, Paul, Ralph, Jim, Martin, Nouk and Huw all terribly shy and quiescent.

Links to Good Friends of Jackson Elias - https://blasphemoustomes.com/

The awesome Rivers of London game: https://www.chaosium.com/rivers-of-london-the-roleplaying-game-pdf/

Dr Mitch's prodigious work: https://www.modiphius.net/collections/vendors?q=Paul%20Mitchener

Ralph's Fictoplasm podcast - really really good: http://www.fictoplasm.net/

We had a brief recap of the madness that is Frankenstein's RPG and then took a look at what might come next???

Hope you enjoy it. Coming soon...Series 3!

There are a couple of swear words in this episode but hopefully nothing too much!

Our music is taken from Open source and is the Fabulous Freak Fandango Orchestra - please check out their work here: https://freakfandango.bandcamp.com/ They are a truly marvellous collective.

Joined by Dirk, Mark, Debbie and Neil we look at THREE subjects this time! Where will it all end?

Archetypes and Player Advice as well as coming up with a name for the game!!!

Some of this Episodes games:

Mutant Chronicles https://www.modiphius.net/collections/mutant-chronicles

Starfinder https://paizo.com/starfinder

Monster of the Week https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/

Solar Blades and Cosmic Spells https://oldskull-publishing.com/solar-blades-cosmic-spells/

Alien the RPG https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/alien/

Wicked Ones https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/354307/Wicked-Ones-Free-Edition

White Hack 3e https://whitehackrpg.wordpress.com/buy/

Mutant City Blues https://pelgranepress.com/product/mutant-city-blues-2nd-edition/

Heart (The City Beneath) https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/heart-the-city-beneath-rpg/

The wonderful Grognard Files - find it here: https://thegrognardfiles.com/

Mark Willoughby books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Willoughby/e/B079N3QWNR%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share (There are other retailers of books available!)

Once again our wonderful music come from the marvellous Freak Fandango Orchestra - The Gypsy Song https://freakfandango.bandcamp.com/album/wild-goats-and-useless-heroes Under the open use agreement! Thank you!

This episode we're looking at the elements of a Scenario and try to choose the best one we can think of (or at least the best one we can find!) as well as that handy old GM Advice.

Games we looked at:

Stuff we love: 

Good Friends of Jackson Elias https://blasphemoustomes.com/

Chimpions RPG Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chimpions-the-ttrpg-podcast/id1110911996

The Dholes House - https://www.dholeshouse.org/

Owl Bear and Wizards Staff - https://asakosoh.wordpress.com/2022/03/14/the-owlbear-and-wizards-staff-2022/

Enjoy!

So in this episode we're looking at which Sci Fi Role Playing Games are the best of the best (well, our best of the best) at handling Equipment and also not only should we, but WHAT Luck/Fate/Doom/Shamrock toting mechanic we should have just to survive!

I'm joined by Tamsyn @xtamsynx on twitter, Jim @JimjimTheGrim, Sam @Sam0Vail and Kat @MeerforBeer

Kat's zine is the every fabulous "Never Mind the Dice Rolls" - on twitter as @NMtDR_Magazine on twitter and also available on Drivethrurpg here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391506/Never-Mind-the-Dice-Rolls-issue-007?term=never+mind+the+dice

Games we mention this episode:

Find them all on here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/rss.php?affiliate_id=3487430

Dark Heresy, Mothership, Smithy of Sacrilege ( https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/356163/Smithy-of-Sacrilege?term=Smithy+of )

A State, Mausritter, The Laundry ( http://shop.cubicle7store.com/epages/es113347.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es113347_shop/Categories/The_Laundry )

SLA Industries, Shadowrun, Everywhen (when don't we mention Everywhen???) Call of Cthulhu, Star Trek 2d20 and Mausritter again.

This episode we're looking at Spaceships - what, who and how they are manned, built and flown - and also "How you blow them up!" Such fun.

Joining me are Graham (On forums everywhere as KinnyGraham)

Wayne - @wayne_peters on twitter

Steve - @OrlanthR on twitter

And nicest man in RPGs Cris - @BonhomiegamesUK - please do visit their RPG Store on https://bonhomiegames.uk/ Great service and selection, everything from Car Wars to Ars Magica.

Games we mention:

Spacemaster http://ironcrown.com/spacemaster/

Ars Magica https://www.atlas-games.com/arsmagica/

Star Trek Adventures - https://www.modiphius.net/products/star-trek-adventures-core-rulebook

Expanse - https://greenroninstore.com/collections/the-expanse-rpg

Coriolis - https://www.coriolis-rpg.com/  Really great site!!!

Car Wars - http://www.sjgames.com/car-wars/

Serenity - no link - try drivethrurpg https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product_reviews.php?products_id=57409

Won't link to Star Frontiers - just in case!

Our music comes from the marvellous Freak Fandango Orchestra and comes courtesy of their open license agreement and all rights remain theirs. Thank you. Find them here: https://freakfandango.bandcamp.com/

In this episode I am joined by:

Jon Hodgson - of Handiwork Games - https://handiwork.games/

Martin @mcookie123 and Wayne @wayne_peters All lovely chaps!

Arthur Lowe: https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/people/300/a/arthur_lowe.jpg

Music is as ever supplied by the Fabulous Freak Fandango Orchestra on an open gaming licence and their rights are in no way compromised or infringed by use here - They're brilliant and you can find them here: https://freakfandango.bandcamp.com/

Bit truncated this one due to covid - please wear a mask everyone! Look after yourselves.

In this episode I am joined by Kaye, Kat, Dirk and Mark and we look at Magic, Psionics and the thorny issue of Investigation but in the spirit of Angela Lansbury we get to the bottom of it all very very quickly. Enjoy!

The Gaean Reach: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/142189/The-Gaean-Reach?term=reach++gaean?affiliate_id=3487430

Gumshoe: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/232837/Pocket-GUMSHOE?filters=10146_0_0_0_0?affiliate_id=3487430

Ashen Stars: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/95598/Ashen-Stars?src=hottest_filtered?affiliate_id=3487430

Vaesen: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/319119/Vaesen--Nordic-Horror-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=3487430

Hero System: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/19008/Hero-System-5th-Edition-Revised?affiliate_id=3487430

Psi World: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/897/Psi-World?affiliate_id=3487430

Mutant City Blues: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/60269/Mutant-City-Blues?affiliate_id=3487430

Starfinder: https://paizo.com/starfinder

Thanks everyone for downloading the episode - am joined by Ralph, Paul, Lee and Martin to look at Combat and Initiative and boy do we mention lots of games! The links below will take you to our affiliate programme on DrivethruRPG so if you do feel like purchasing any of the games we also get a few sheckles to off-set the cost of ME buying all the games! So thank you.

Don't forget Paul can be found on the Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast https://blasphemoustomes.com/ and Ralph on Fictoplasm http://www.fictoplasm.net/ both superb!

The games under discussion can be found via this feed - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/rss.php?affiliate_id=3487430

Black Hack https://the-black-hack.jehaisleprintemps.net/english/

Feng Shui - https://www.atlas-games.com/fengshui/

Lancer - https://massif-press.itch.io/

Troika - https://www.gardencentrekoeman.co.uk/plants/pampas-grass/index.html

Mothership - https://www.mothershiprpg.com/home

King of Dungeons - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/273672/The-King-of-Dungeons

Spacemaster - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/93503/Spacemaster-2nd-Edition-GM-Book

Delta Green - https://www.delta-green.com/

Star Frontiers - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/226710/Star-Frontiers-Alpha-Dawn

Lace and Steel - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/28834/Lace-and-Steel-Players-Pack--JPEG

Everywhen - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/249193/Everywhen

Stars Without Number - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/226996/Stars-Without-Number-Revised-Edition

Enjoy!!!

The games we discussed damage both physical and to the mind! Joining me are @milnermaths (Guy), @Zos93 (Andrew) and @Dragongirl74 (Debbie) and we look at as many games as we can to narrow it down to a winner!

You can order any of the titles below by using our afilliate link in Drivethrurpg.com: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3487430

This time:

Tenra Bansho Zero Buy – Tenra Bansho Zero (UNDER RECONSTRUCTION) (tenra-rpg.com) or at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3487430

Rifts Rifts® RPG (palladiumbooks.com) or at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3487430

Star Frontiers Star Frontiers RPG or at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3487430

Star Wars Edge of Empire Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (fantasyflightgames.com) or at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3487430

Those Dark Places Blog - Osprey Games to publish Those Dark Places - Osprey Publishing

Masks Masks – Magpie Games

Scum and Villainy Scum and Villainy (evilhat.com)

Shadows of Esteren Shadows of Esteren

And since we talk about it - find the X Card here: X-Card | RPG Item | RPGGeek

So the games we've mentioned this episode are (if we do not have a direct link we will link to either wikipedia or Drivethrurpg):

Contact us at [email protected] or on the "leave a message" section on Anchor - or easiest to go to twitter and shout at us @FrankensteinRPG

Thanks again to Mark, Tamsyn, Andrew and Paul

Find Paul's work https://www.modiphius.net/collections/liminal or https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9257403/out-of-the-ashes-2 or in many other places.

Mark's books can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Private-Spies-Duty-Sergeant-Willoughby/dp/1711171980 and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Willoughby/e/B079N3QWNR/ref=aufs_dp_mata_dsk