a (partial) list of “sports movies” discussed in this episode: - field of dreams - the mighty ducks - scott pilgrim - bring it on - pitch perfect - homer’s odyssey - killing hitler (not a movie just a sport) and if you want to fight me about these you have to listen to the episode first 😇

The pod walked into my feed, eyes wide, with a simple request: “Please, you gotta help me make my RPG session feel like a film noir!” Little did I know what was really in store for me.

This month, we finally get around to Mad Max, which has been on our list since we started the show. WITNESS US!

Deathmatch Island probably has one of the best "What is a roleplaying game?" pages I've ever seen

really raising the stakes with this one

Jords makes his newsletter debut with a rant about not asking for permission.

Crime: wanting to run a Judge Dredd RPG session. Verdict: Guilty. Punishment: Listen to this month's episode.

New ep who dis? A special three-for-one deal this month: we're speed running three very different stories from Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space universe.

how to run an rpg session that feels like the matrix: - put green cellophane on your light bulbs - talk in slow motion for all the good bits - wait 22 years to invite the players back for the conclusion, then make it confusing and disappointing for more tips, listen to this month's pod!

Boy did we have to edit a lot of high school trauma out of this one: How do you nail the vibe of a Mean Girls RPG session?

...and we're back! Tune in as we break down Jordan's first viewing of Raiders of the Lost Ark into a game of high-stakes globe-trotting MacGuffin Football. It could be our best work yet.

Just a heads up: we're not doing a January episode, but we'll be back in February - Jords has been too busy in the laser mines to do any recording... 👀

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Trying this new thing where we write words instead of saying them, and play games instead of planning them. If you like it, maybe we'll put one in your inbox every now and then.

In a fast-and-loose end of year review, Rocky and Jords talk about some of the ideas that kept showing up in Season 1. If you have ideas for what you’d like to hear in 2025, jump into our DMs, or hit us up at [email protected]!

Hi! We're Rocky and Jords, and we make Playtonics, a podcast about designing themed RPG sessions.