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Ludonarrative Dissidents

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 https://www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/ to get detailed show notes. Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/CQt5DbFZCD

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01:08:32

EABA v 2.01

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/11/10

EABA (End All Be All) 2e is a generic roleplaying system with a core rulebook and a collection of sourcebooks designed by Greg Porter and published by his company BTRC (Blacksburg Tactical Research Centre). The first edition was released in 2003, the second – which is what we discuss in this episode – in 2012.Read the full show notes here.Discuss this episode on our Discord.

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01:02:34

Livestream for October 2025

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/10/14

Our livestream for October 2025!Watch it on Youtube.⁠Discuss this episode on our Discord.

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01:09:32

Livestream for September 2025

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/09/30

Our livestream for September 2025!Watch it on Youtube.Discuss this episode on our Discord.

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01:00:26

Red Markets: Trabajo

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/09/24

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 season and liked it a lot, as you can imagine, and this episode is an opportunity to hear more about how it looks in action, and get Ross’s insights into how he went about constructing this compact, intense supplement.Our previous episode covering Red

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01:17:07

Brindlewood Bay

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/09/04

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 picturesque New England Town.Read the show notes hereDiscuss this episode on our Discord.

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01:20:16

Unknown Armies: Jailbreak

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/08/07

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 of the great horror adventures for any RPG. Greg is, of course, one of the creators of Unknown Armies, along with John Tynes, and his insights here into how the adventure came together, its structure, how it works and how it’s played are fascinating

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01:08:00

Livestream for July 2025

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/07/22

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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01:11:18

Rifts: Ultimate Edition

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/07/03

RIFTS is a role playing game designed by Kevin Siembieda and originally published by his company Palladium Books in 1990. In this episode we examine the Rifts Ultimate Edition from 2005, a revised and expanded version of the original game rulebook. Like it, hate it or previously unaware of it, there’s nothing like it on the market today and we enjoyed the chance to delve into what makes it work.Read the full show notes here.See the original Rifts rulebook at DriveThruRPGSee the Rifts Ultimate

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01:09:34

Cyberpunk RED: Black Chrome

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/06/05

BLACK CHROME IS A 2023 gearbook for the Cyberpunk Red roleplaying game, written by James Hutt, Jay Parker, Turbo, J Gray, Anne Morrison, Chris Spivey, Fran Stewart, and Linda M Evans, and published by R Talsorian Games.Read the Wikipedia entry for the Cyberpunk RPGRead about Black Chrome on DriveThruRPGSee the Cyberpunk Red rulebook on DriveThruRPGRead the full Show Notes on the LND website⁠Discuss this episode on our Discord server!

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01:03:40

Ludonarrative Dissidents Livestream for May 2025

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/05/21

We talk a bit about conventions - Greg visited a small con called Forge Midwest and Ross prepares for Gencon this year with 7 events. We also answer audience questions.Watch the livestream if you want to see the visuals.⁠⁠Discuss this episode on our Discord server!

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01:26:30

Cyberpunk RED

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/04/25

Cyberpunk RED is the latest edition of the dystopian sci-fi RPG series originally created by Mike Pondsmith. Set in 2045 after a major war, characters in Cyberpunk RED can pull off jobs for secretive clients, roam the wastelands, or reclaim them. It contains everything needed to play.Full Show Notes are available here!⁠Discuss this episode on our Discord server!

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01:06:46

Ludonarrative Dissidents Livestream for April 2025

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/04/16

James went on vacation to Pompeii, so he's sharing his photos and discussing ancient Roman history. If you want to see the video version with the photos, it's on Youtube. Discuss this episode on our Discord server!

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01:31:23

Paranoia: The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/03/25

The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues is a 48-page adventure for the Paranoia RPG. It was written by John M. Ford, published by West End Games in 1985, and is generally regarded as one of the classic adventures for the game, and a milestone in the development of comedy in RPGs. It was re-released in 2017 for the rebooted edition of Paranoia that was co-designed by James Wallis, Grant Howitt and Paul Dean, and I swear that’s the first I’ve ever heard of that version, though it seems to be the only

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01:27:12

Dogs in the Vineyard

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/03/04

THIS EPISODE COVERS DOGS IN THE VINEYARD, a 2004 game by Vincent Baker, who is better known as the co-designer of Apocalypse World, the game that the entire Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) RPG design movement is based on. Dogs in the Vineyard is no longer available for sale, for reasons that we discuss in the episode.“Mormon Judge Dredd” – Greg StolzeRead the Full Show Notes HereSee the Wikipedia entry for Dogs in the VineyardSee Vincent Baker’s homepageTalk about this on the LND

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01:06:47

Ludonarrative Dissidents Livestream #9 February 2025

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/02/27

Our latest livestream! Greg talks about his new fantasy serial and we discuss zines, crowdfunding, and more! Watch it here if you want to see the visuals.Discuss it on the LND discord!

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01:11:57

Ars Magica: Grogs

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/02/03

GROGS is a supplement for Ars Magica 5th edition, edited by longtime ArM line-editor David Chart, released in 2012 and still in print. Ars Magica is a roleplaying game of a community of wizards in a medieval world where magic is rare and feared by the general populace. This supplement presents systems and advice for expanding multi-character ‘troupe play’, a core concept of Ars Magica.Read the full show notes on our website! We explored Ars Magica way back in season 1, episode 9. It’s an important

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01:38:28

Livestream #8 January 2025

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/01/20

We're discussing European RPGs, especially the new wave of Italian games like Outgunned, plus action cinema and more. Watch this episode on Youtube. Discuss it on our Discord.

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01:18:35

Vampire the Masquerade: 5th Edition

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2025/01/06

This episode covers the roleplaying game VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE 5th edition, developed by Kenneth Hite and Karim Muammar, published in 2018 by White Wolf Entertainment in association with Paradox Entertainment and Free League. The original Vampire: The Masquerade was designed by Mark Rein•Hagen and released by White Wolf Publishing in 1991. It dominated the RPG hobby in the 1990s and remains one of the biggest RPGs of all time.Click here to see Vampire: the Masquerade 5th edition at

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01:16:20

Ludonarrative Dissidents Livestream #7 - December 2024

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2024/12/17

Ross talks about RPGs in Japan and other things he encountered during his vacation there. James talks about Mappa Mundi, an upcoming exploration RPG and more! Watch it on Youtube to see the photos Ross shared and more!

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01:09:40

Alien: Chariot of the Gods

Ludonarrative Dissidents ·

2024/12/05

Alien: Chariot of the Gods is an introductory/one-shot adventure for Free League’s Alien RPG, written by Andrew E. C. Gaska and set in the universe of most of the Alien/Aliens movies. It was published in 2019.READ THE FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Click here to see the Alien RPG on the Free League website Click here to see the Alien RPG on DriveThruRPG Click here to see the Alien: Chariot of the Gods adventure on DriveThruRPG This episode is brought to you with support from Brent, one of our Kickstarter

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