Video: Unearthing the TORG Boxed Set (original) by West End Games 1990

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

“The storm has a name… The Other Roleplaying Game, er, Torg, I mean, Torg.”

The year is 1990. MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, and Technotronic are teaching the world to dance. Nothing compares to Sinead O’Conner. TV would be forever changed with the debuts of Twin Peaks, 90210, Fresh Prince, and Law & Order. And West End Games of d6 Star Wars fame would release Torg, a cinematic multi-genre role-playing game that used cards.

Join us as we unearth the original d20 system and discuss what led to the game being buried for so long. Come see what 1990 gaming looked like. #torg #torgeternity #ulissesspiele

Video: Actual Play: Alien RPG Cinematic Starter Kit “Chariot of the Gods” Part 3

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

The third, but not final session, of the Cinematic Starter for the Free League Alien RPG available for download with all pre-orders of the game. Cinematic adventures are one-shot scenarios with pre-generated characters that replicate the tension and high body count of the Alien movies.

After restoring the reactor and repairing the engines the Cronus is now up a running and auto-pilot takes over. Thank you, special order 966. We are down one player this session so Cham will be an NPC for now.

Our only complaint about the PDF is that it is not very printer-friendly being mostly light text on a black background. So we created a printer-friendly version of the character sheet and a player reference to help anyone interested in trying this adventure.

Check out Tabletop Audio for their amazing RPG sound effects: https://tabletopaudio.com/

#alienRPG #frialigan #ttrpg #actualplay

Pre-order the game: https://alien-rpg.com/

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Video: Actual Play: Alien RPG Cinematic Starter Kit “Chariot of the Gods” Part 2

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

The second session of the Cinematic Starter for the Free League Alien RPG available for download with all pre-orders of the game. Cinematic adventures are one-shot scenarios with pre-generated characters that replicate the tension and high body count of the Alien movies. We introduce the system and run through the characters and their relationships and talents. Our only complaint about the PDF is that it is not very printer-friendly being mostly light text on a black background. So we created a printer-friendly version of the character sheet and a player reference to help anyone interested in trying this adventure. #alienRPG #frialigan #ttrpg #actualplay

When we pick back up the party finds the remaining crew of a derelict ship coming out of cryo-sleep.

Download the printer-friendly character sheet and player reference:
http://www.idleredhands.com/2019/06/23/actual-play-alien-rpg-cinematic-starter-kit-chariot-of-the-gods/

Check out Tabletop Audio for their amazing RPG sound effects:
https://tabletopaudio.com/

Pre-order the game:
https://alien-rpg.com/

Video: Actual Play: Alien RPG Cinematic Starter Kit “Chariot of the Gods”

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

The first session of the Cinematic Starter for the Free League Alien RPG available for download with all pre-orders of the game. Cinematic adventures are one-shot scenarios with pre-generated characters that replicate the tension and high body count of the Alien movies. We introduce the system and run through the characters and their relationships and talents. Our only complaint about the PDF is that it is not very printer-friendly being mostly light text on a black background. So we created a printer-friendly version of the character sheet and a player reference to help anyone interested in trying this adventure. #alienRPG #freeleague

Pre-order the game:
https://alien-rpg.com/

Alien RPG Printer-Friendly Downloads

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

We created two printer-friendly sheets for the Cinematic Starter, “Chariot of the Gods” preview of the Alien RPG by Free League.

The first is a blank character sheet to use for the provided pregens and NPCs
AlienRPG_CharacterSheet

The second is a Player Reference that includes all the useful tables and modifiers
AlienRPG_PlayerReference

Video: Actual Play: Grimmerspace Abbatoir-8 Session 02

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

The second session of the free adventure Grimmerspcae: Abbatoir-8 by Iron GM Games. Find out what happens to the lovable Thrask. Will our heroes survive? Does a leader really need two arms? These questions and more in the second session of Grimmerspace.

Grimmerspace on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/agrestasaurus/grimmerspace/

Iron GM Games:
https://www.irongmgames.com/

IRH Discord server
https://discord.gg/H42CwZx

Video: Actual Play: Grimmerspace Abbatoir-8 Session 01

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

Our first session of Abbatoir-8, the preview adventure for Grimmerspace, on Kickstarter. Grimmerspace is developed by Rone Barton, Lou Agresta and Sean Patrick Astin at Iron GM Games. It is a Starfinder Compatible Sci-Fi Horror RPG Setting & Adventures. #grimmerspace #abbatoir-8 #actualplay

Grimmerpsace on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/…

Iron GM Games:
https://www.irongmgames.com/

Video: Mutant: Mechatron – Rise of the Robots LONG Review

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

Another deep dive into an RPG where we have both read the book and played a few session. This time it is Mutant: Mechatron – Rise of the Robots by Free League. It uses their Year Zero Engine, d6 dice pool system, and although it is a stand-alone game your robots can play with characters in both Mutant Year Zero and Genlab, once they escape Mechatron-7. We give you an overview of the system, character creation and the setting. Also a discussion of the surprising challenge of playing self-aware robot player characters. If you are familiar with Mutant Year Zero this is a great new take on post-apocalyptic characters and if you are new to the system and setting, it is well worth your time. Find out if this game is for you as we dive deep into Mutant: Mechatron.

Video: Blackmoor Interview: Cut out of History

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

The third part of our interview with one of the filmmakers for Secrets of Blackmoor: The Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons.

In this excerpt, we learn the story of a group of friends who all contributed to the story of D&D and creatively played off each other to have fun. However, for many, they’ve been cut out of history and the goal of Secrets of Blackmoor is to correct that.

To get a copy of Secrets of Blackmoor on DVD or Blu-ray go to:
http://www.secretsofblackmoor.com/

Video: Blackmoor Interview: Tonisborg

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Idle Red Hands

The second part of our interview with one of the filmmakers for Secrets of Blackmoor: The Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons.
In this excerpt, we find out that while making the documentary, the filmmakers made an important discovery: the second-ever dungeon to come out of the Twin Cities.