[insert quest here]

CONTENT WARNING: Death, Injury, Lizards, Birds.

This was weird play experience. You ask questions of the other players...or in solo mode, you ask yourself? It was an interesting game, I liked it.

In particular, I think it's a great idea for a game. This did come out of a game jam, so sometimes the product is just an expression of a raw idea and it is a fantastic idea.  I think the multiplayer version is where this game would shine. Solo play felt a little flat but I came to a rather interesting place by the end of it.

Get yourself a copy here: https://bratwizard.itch.io/stories-to-tell

CONTENT WARNING: Death, Injury, Fire, War.

(This game REALLY should be played before you listen to the AP, it is totally possible to have this game spoiled for you. Get it here: https://mossytoes.itch.io/recollection-gloaming )

A wonderful, emotional, and atmospheric episode of Solo. Playing through this guided solo RP experience was my FAVOURITE part of this series so far. It pulls together several underused tools of storytelling that we don't see nearly often enough in RPGs. Not at the mechanical level anyway.

It's, FANTASTIC!

All this month we're airing episodes of our new show Solo, where Ray plays single person RPGs and talks about their mechanics.

This weeks episode explores a poetic RPG that provoked an interesting thought about the power of labels.

If you enjoyed listening to As I Imagine The Falling Rain, you should get your own copy here: https://literalsoup.itch.io/falling-rain

It's August, it's nonbinary TTRPG month, and we've got so much planned. 2 conventions, a Ray's birthday, some collaborations with other nonbinary folks, and a new product release from Ray.

And to make it even more fantastic; we're going to be bringing you 4 episode of our new series Solo. This series is all about exploring single player RPGs, and highlighting this innovative and avant garde area of RPG design.

This week we're playing My Favourite Pilot!! A game by Sophie Mallinson that was made as part of the Emotional Mecha Game Jam. It's a tight little game about how we respond to the loss of celebrities, and their impact on our growth.

If you like it, get yourself a copy here https://sophiemallinson.itch.io/my-favorite-pilot

Content Warning: Death, War.

Solo is a new series from us where Ray will be taking a closer look at single player RPGs. The first season of this new show will look at Solo RPGs from the Emotional Mecha Game Jam.

First up is Death Sentence, a game by Jeff Ellis. In it you play as a mech pilot, left behind after helping a colony ship safely escape this sector of space. The enemy approaches, and you have to decide what to do with your final moments...and compose your final words.

We hope you like this new series, and if you've got feedback we'd love to hear it.

Ross Payton is a podcast producer and freelance game writer. He's worked on content for Eclipse Phase, Delta Green, Red Markets, and more. He's the producer of Role Playing Public Radio and all their affiliated shows, as well as The Mixed Six!

Ross Payton is someone I've always wanted to interview and I'm so grateful I finally got to speak with him. And I'm excited to share it with you!

Find Ross on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosspayton

And get Ross' shows here: http://slangdesign.com/rppr/

CW: Death, Suicide, End-Of-Life Care

Sidney, Jamila, and Ray are 3 game makers that are all interested in how games explore death. We brought them together to open up and talk about their experiences with death, and how we might explore death and themes adjacent to it in more interesting and varied ways.

This week Nika and Ray pretend to be Hot, Gay, Bro Dragons. Dating each other and opening up about their love for one another. It was a blast getting tipsy, confessing our love, and saying bro a lot.

You can get this game for yourself by following the link: https://riverhousegames.itch.io/hot-gay-bro-dragons

We chat with the Sword Queen herself Jamila, a game maker from the Philippines working in a bunch of different design spaces, and a genuine delight!  You should all check out Jammi's new game https://temporalhiccup.itch.io/take-my-revolution

This week to members of the San Jenaro Co-Op are on to teach us about some of the hidden challenges of Kickstarters, and what their experience was like working on their first KS Project for their new Co-Op.

Liam has worked on Kickstarters before and is one of several mentors helping the fresh on the scene members of the Co-Op. JR is one of those fresh on the scene members! With background in theatre and writing, it was lovely to hear about how JR become a designer, and their experience preparing for Kickstarter.

The Role Players Guide to Heists is up on Kickstarter, it's a great system agnostic source book for anyone wanting to a more heisty RPG experience. And the profits go to the workers! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sanjenarocoop/the-roleplayers-guide-to-heists