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Ludonarrative Dissidents

Ross Payton
Tabletop Rpgs
Dungeon Crawl Classics
Heart: the City Beneath
Delta Green
Game Mechanics
Dungeon Crawling
Character-Driven Rpgs
Dark Fantasy
Gen Con
Kickstarter
Hole In the Sky
The Lost Universe
Role-Playing Games
Superhero Role-Playing Games
Body Horror
Savage Worlds Adventure Edition
Night's Black Agents
James Bond 007
Pendragon
Actual Play Podcasting

Ludonarrative Dissidents is a podcast from Greg Stolze, James Wallis, and Ross Payton to explore and analyze tabletop RPGs. What does each game do, how does it work, and why do people play it? We are currently in season 3, and we've expanded to include sourcebooks and adventures. Visit our website at www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/ to get detailed show notes. Join our Discord at d... more

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Trabajo (Hebanon Games, 2019) is a 32-page ‘portfolio’, part sourcebook and part adventure pack, for the Red Markets post-apocalypse RPG of economic and undead horror, written by Ludonarrative Dissidents’ own Ross Payton. We analysed Red Markets last... more

Brindlewood Bay is a tabletop roleplaying game that combines Murder, She Wrote with H.P. Lovecraft. In it, you play a group of elderly women, members of the local Murder Mavens Mystery Book Club, who help the authorities solve murder cases in a pictu... more

JAILBREAK is a one-session scenario for Unknown Armies, originally written by Greg Stolze of this parish, in 1998 as a demo adventure for conventions, and subsequently published in the One Shots adventure anthology. It has since been described as one... more

Our livestream for July! We talk about Gencon, the Ennies, and we get a surprise visit! Watch the episode here on Youtube if you want to see the visuals.

Discuss this episode on our Discord.

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Gareth Hanrahan
Author and RPG designer known for creating the Laundry Files RPG
Episode: Hole in the Sky - Dungeon Crawl Classics Module #86 - Actual Play

Hosts

Ross Payton
Co-host and RPG expert, Ross Payton shares his insights into tabletop RPG mechanics and storytelling.
James Wallis
Co-host and tabletop RPG designer, James Wallis discusses the industry and game design principles.
Greg Stolze
Co-host and RPG creator, Greg Stolze specializes in game mechanics analysis and the storytelling aspects of RPGs.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 103 ratings
  • Great potential

    Knowledgeable TTRPG luminaries discuss various games and game topics, and episodes are great when they (occasionally) rise above snark and tangents.

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    3
    Corvi
    United Statesa year ago
  • “Soooo… uuuuh… yeah.”

    This persistent refrain seems to be caused by one of the hosts constantly getting distracted and losing his train of thought halfway through a sentence. Another host interrupts with constant pointless overindulgent digressions. The topics are very interesting, but recent episodes just can’t seem to stay on topic. They never follow through on the framing device questions they supposedly have for themselves. I don’t know if they’re too busy or distracted by a live chat or if their hearts just aren... more

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    2
    trurl_klapaucius
    United Statesa year ago
  • Sophomoric

    If you want a morning shock jock attitude on games, this is your show. In their review of Pendragon, one critique of the game was that it can’t stand up to modern sarcasm, with an example of “what is stopping someone from throwing a Frankish axe at a man’s groin and saying ‘I just franked your beans’?” Blame juvenile player behavior on the game?

    Dice Exploder is a much better game design podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Icengine
    United Statesa year ago
  • Greg Stolze

    Greg is so obnoxious. He constantly cuts the others off, goes on tangents, pronounces a lot of game names incorrectly even when in English, this guy just jerks off to himself. Can’t stand his need to try and make comparisons to something grander ALL THE TIME. He’s so bad he brings the shows quality down.

    The other two hosts are fantastic and actually can be funny without trying to quiet each other.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Chromie92
    United States2 years ago
  • Greg seems to just be a hater…

    Sorry, I won’t continue to listen.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    dallasdefense
    United States2 years ago

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Some reviews express frustrations about tangents and interruptions that can detract from the analysis, though the topics themselves are generally considered engaging.

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#145
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#20
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Delta Green: Convergence
Q: What do you think is the purpose of this scenario? What is it trying to do for the players or to the players?
It's really interesting. I came fresh to Convergence. I've not read it before. It's very much set in 1996...

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What is Ludonarrative Dissidents about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Conversations center around tabletop role-playing games (RPGs), exploring both classic and contemporary titles, mechanics, and game design philosophies. Noteworthy discussions include in-depth analyses of popular games such as 'Cyberpunk RED' and 'Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition', with hosts sharing their unique insights into storytelling, gameplay dynamics, and cultural implications of these games. The podcast often features a mix of humor and critical analysis, drawing from the hosts' extensive experiences in gaming to engage with topics like game mechanics, community-driven design, and the evolving landscape of RPGs. With an enthusiastic approach to the subjects, the hosts create a rich auditory environment for listeners interested i... more

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