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Ep. 028 – Roleplaying Tips and Tricks, or, “Attack of the Murderers!”

Nov 282012

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All of us here at Rag-NERD-rok came to a surprising realization a few months ago: apparently we’re pretty good at roleplaying. It never really dawned on us that during those countless hours spent in basements and tents (we’ll get to that in the episode), we were honing a skill. But now here we are with our very own podcast, and people really seem to enjoy the Actual Plays we post. So much so that our APs seem to be more popular than our actual podcasts (which we’re going to keep doing, if only out of spite). We decided to impart some of the skill and knowledge we’ve cultivated through hours of playing, dice-rolling and in-fighting. We talk about how we all conceive and play our characters and even share horror stories from our most infamous games. Later, we all share our favorite stories about Will playing in our games and his foibles.

So join us for this RPG-gasmic episode of RNR!

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AP – Wushu – No Way! Squad: East Coast”

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Sep 052012

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When villainy threatens the city of Boston, its citizens turn to their newest franchise of rag-tag “heroes,” The No Way! Squad: East Coast! In this game, a malfunctioning comedy robot, a psychotic firearms enthusiast, a tribal shaman, an elderly super-genius, a weather controlling TV personality and an out-of-shape mimic with perfect muscle memory are brought together to defend the city from the nefarious deeds of The Rotato, a rampaging speedster with blade arms! In order to prove their mettle as a team of heroes and gain admittance to the No Way! Squad, they’ll have to set aside their many differences in order to take down the bad guys, without destroying too much of Cambridge in the process. Can they defeat The Rotato and his henchmen, or have they sliced off more than they can handle? Listen to the first installment of The No Way! Squad: East Coast to find out!

AP – Fiasco – “Mr. Nasser’s Neighborhood”

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Jul 252012

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Poppleton Terrace is a lovely place to live–a town full of friendly people in tidy houses with neatly tended lawns run by a homeowner’s association that makes sure everything is kept just so. However, in this seemingly idyllic community, good fences don’t always make good neighbors. As the residents gear up for the annual Fourth of July bash at the Nasser’s, decades of resentment boils over and closely kept secrets are revealed in a maelstrom of deception and back-stabbing that will lead four characters to their own separate reckonings. Join the Rag-NERD-rok Crew as we take a long, unflinching look into the black heart of suburbia, and uncover a series of mishaps and betrayals that can only be called a Fiasco!

AP – Fiasco – “Snakes and Liars”

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Jul 042012

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In the theater of American politics, all the world’s a stage, and election time is the ultimate audition. But what exactly goes on behind the scenes, so to speak? Who designs the narrative that the actors will play out? Who sets the scene and directs the action? Are the players free agents, or puppets of a larger, more sinister force? Two rival presidential candidates are about to discover the horrifying truth, but can they break their strings, or will they submit to the machinations of their true masters? Listen to find out!

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Ep. 023: D&D Next Discussion, or, “My Stepmother Is A Gelatinous Cube!”

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Jun 202012

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We in the Rag-NERD-rok Crew have elected to participate in the massive play-test of the newest release of Dungeons and Dragons, D&D Next! Join us, along with special guest and veteran D&D player Derek, for an in-depth discussion of the new version of the classic role-playing game, its strengths, weaknesses and peculiarities. Later, we touch on this year’s E3 in another 10 in 10 segment, and Will stops by to read us his children’s story, Paul the Adventurer. It’s a fun-filled, orc-slaying, dungeon-looting episode, so grab your dice and pray to Pelor that you roll 20s!

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