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Rene Plays Games

Hi! I’m Rene (pronounced Rainy) and I want to share my love of roleplaying games with you! Join me as I play through smaller publisher games, talk design and gaming topics with friends, and explore all the ways you can be a better game master or player.

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52:42

BOW | One-Player One-Shot

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/08/19

Let's do another one-player one-shot! This time it's BOW by the design duo (and team at) Hatchlings Games! BOW is a solo journaling game that uses the Carta SRD by Peach Garden Games, much like Hatchlings' other solo game Dragon Dowser (which you can hear me play in the backlog!). In BOW, you play a Praeloran diver going out in an annual competition known as The Shoaling, a grueling sailing race between strong candidates on the hunt for relics to bring back to their city and make it to their

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01:06:20

Two-Hand Path | One-Player One-Shot

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/08/12

Time for another one-player one-shot! This is Two-Hand Path, a modern roll-and-write dungeon crawler by Mikey Hamm, designer of Slugblaster. In Two-Hand Path you play a mage searching the cursed ruins of a post-fall city for loot and power after a supernatural war left everything destroyed. The mechanics use Yahtzee-style combinations with a full set of polyhedral dice, sending you through very simple but deadly dungeons with time pressure and limited HP before you "surge," after which every

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01:03:30

Sundered Isles Season 2 | Episode 14 - Finale

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/08/05

Welcome to the finale of the Heart of the Dominion, season 2 of my Ironsworn: Sundered Isles series. Cassidy, Leigh, and the Captain continue to trek toward the center of the cursed Razor Isle at the heart of the Kyrody Dominion's myriad capital, with the Captain experiencing flashbacks to life in this ruined city's heyday. When they reach the three towering iron pillars at the city's center, everything falls apart at once. Learn more about Ironsworn here. ----more---- Join the DMs After Dark

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01:09:41

Perspective Checks | Mat (Role Play Chat) - GM-less...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/08/01

Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss what they love about this wonderful hobby! This special 1st of the month Perspective Checks episode is with Mat of Role Play Chat, a similar interview-style TTRPG discussion podcast which I think you'll enjoy if you like these episodes! Mat comes on to talk about the wonder of GM-less games, how they foster collaboration and shared storytelling, including romance in your

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01:17:27

[Bonus] MECH Cities 2 | Hraunvollr

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/07/30

Get the 2 New MECH Cities Out Now (for Free!) Felt like a good time to play through a little bit of me & Raso's Carved by RUNE solo Mech vs. Kaiju TTRPG MECH! In this demo, I play through Hraunvollr, a city on a fjord below a volcano where a greedy energy company has awakened the ancient lava Dormant Surtr! ----more---- Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! I made a Ko-Fi if you feel absurdly generous and want to help cover podcast hosting costs & all the upkeep. I'm still

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29:24

[Bonus] 2025 Designologue

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/07/29

I've heard people like this, so here's an update on some of the games I've got rattling around in my brain, in GoogleDocs, and in various levels of development on notebook pages, sticky notes, and half formed notes on my phone. If any of these sound like they're games you'd love to play, please let me know so I can get on it and see if I can't put out something you'll love! Looking forward to working on these more & hopefully hearing from all of you. May all your games go

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01:21:38

Perspective Checks | Clark R. Rowenson - Magic...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/07/22

Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss what they love about this wonderful hobby! The second Perspective Checks this month on RPGs and their intersection with creative writing is with Clark R. Rowenson, a.k.a. The Magic Engineer on YouTube, an engineer, author, and writing coach with a lifelong interest in magic systems. We discuss magic system design, the importance of using the right kind of system for your

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51:34

Sundered Isles Season 2 | Episode 13 - Return to the...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/07/15

Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! Welcome back to the Heart of the Dominion and season 2 of my Ironsworn: Sundered Isles series. The penultimate episode sees Azriel Stirling send off Senator Minos and bring down the ruins beneath the Kyrody capital city of Carcordia, while Drake McCabe and others resurrected by the Church of the Enduring Servants find themselves with a strange new gift... Cassidy and the crew of the Revenant return to the Razor Isle, and the mysterious ghost bound to

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01:40:08

Perspective Checks | Steve Morrison (Errant...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/07/08

Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss what they love about this wonderful hobby! The first of two Perspective Checks this month on RPGs and their intersection with creative writing is with Steve Morrison of Errant Adventures, an excellent solo actual play podcast which has followed a sci-fi epic through multiple seasons (appropriately called Books) using different systems and more! Steve is also one half of the

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53:59

Sundered Isles Season 2 | Episode 12 - The Dark Heart...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/07/01

Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! Welcome back to the Heart of the Dominion and season 2 of my Ironsworn: Sundered Isles series. As Cassidy & crew make their way to the Kyrody capital of Carcordia to make contact with the Ebb and find out what's next, Azriel Stirling avoids Kyrody law enforcement by hiding out down in the ruins below the capital, and he's not the only one down there... Learn more about Ironsworn here. ----more---- I made a Ko-Fi if you feel absurdly generous and

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01:16:16

Perspective Checks | Adrian & Alex (Dungeons &...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/06/24

Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss what they love about this wonderful hobby! In the 2nd community-focused Perspective Checks of the month, Adrian & Alex from the Dungeons & Degrees Podcast come on to talk about navigating the TTRPG space and finding your people. We keep it silly, do a little self-therapy, but talk a lot about how important it is to not just look for a table where you feel like you can

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01:02:30

Sundered Isles Season 2 | Episode 11 - Free From...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/06/17

Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! Welcome back to the Heart of the Dominion and season 2 of my Ironsworn: Sundered Isles series. Cassidy and the crew of the Revenant are on their way back to the main island of Kyros to meet up with an Ebb contact in the capital city of Carcordia. Along the way, Cassidy attempts to reverse the Bloodsworn curse on Marama, but their ship is recognized in the middle of the ritual, and old grudges against Raskhar must finally be put to rest. Learn more

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01:22:27

Perspective Checks | Matt Caulder (Whatcha Doing?) -...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/06/10

Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss what they love about this wonderful hobby! June is (apparently) community month here on Perspective Checks, and the first interview is with Matt Caulder, host of the Whatcha Doing? Podcast, a wonderful interview podcast with creators about their projects, as well as Twitch Streamer (video & card games), and more! I very much recommend Matt's podcast and streams as he is an

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50:25

Sundered Isles Season 2 | Episode 10 - Disruption

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/06/04

Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! Welcome back to the Heart of the Dominion and season 2 of my Ironsworn: Sundered Isles series. After cleansing the second altar, the Bloodsworn are affected and taken aboard the Revenant, which is also experiencing negative effects. The crew make for safe harbor on the island of Nuboka, headquarters of the Cynosure Society and Explorer's Guild to rest and recuperate, and Damaris Iver makes contact with an Ebb spy to relay information and make moves back

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54:10

Sundered Isles Season 2 | Episode 9 - The Puzzle Altars

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/05/27

Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! Welcome back to the Heart of the Dominion and season 2 of my Ironsworn: Sundered Isles series. The small crew of the Revenant scatter to fight the Bloodsworn who have ambushed them at the second altar, and when Cassidy enters the narrow tunnels of the sea cave system where the altar lies, she finds more traps and puzzles await... Learn more about Ironsworn here. ----more---- I made a Ko-Fi if you feel absurdly generous and want to help cover podcast

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01:39:57

Pespective Checks | A Couple of Drakes - Jammin' on...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/05/20

Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss what they love about this wonderful hobby! Perspective Checks #2 this month! I'm joined by the prolific duo A Couple of Drakes to talk about their journey in the TTRPG space. If you don't recognize the name, maybe you've heard of any of their incredible games out there, like: Court of Blades - Political Intrigue Forged in the Dark! Dead Belt - Solo/Co-op Space Salvage

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44:28

Sundered Isles Season 2 | Episode 8 - Next Steps

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/05/13

Get MECH & more in the TTRPGs for Trans Rights - Ohio Itch Bundle! Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! Welcome back to the Heart of the Dominion and season 2 of my Ironsworn: Sundered Isles series. Cassidy has an experience with the island of Nameera, but while she is unconscious her crew struggles to escape the island unscathed. After a short sojourn with the nomadic Sularia, the crew splits up to follow up on information from the expedition of Nameera, but both groups walk straight

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01:08:00

Perspective Checks | Game Master Mom - Tales of...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/05/06

Go check out Tales of Aetheria - An Unexpected Quest on Kickstarter now! Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss what they love about this wonderful hobby! For the first Perspective Checks this month I'm joined by Nicole, a.k.a. Game Master Mom to talk about playing TTRPGs with kids and her upcoming children's book / TTRPG for kids Tales of Aetheria! Nicole has an amazing social media persona where she gives great

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47:04

Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard | One-Player One-Shot

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/04/22

Get MECH & more in the TTRPGs for Trans Rights - Ohio Itch Bundle! Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! Time for a little one-player one-shot! I sat down to play Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard by Amanda P! This is a prompt-based solo game about playing the last knight or other capable member of the Sun Guard setting off on a pilgrimage to an ancient holy site for the order. It captures a lot of classic romantic stories, myths, and more but as soon as I was done I just wanted to run it

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50:50

Sundered Isles Season 2 | Episode 7 - Writing on the...

Rene Plays Games ·

2025/04/15

Get MECH & more in the TTRPGs for Trans Rights - Ohio Itch Bundle! Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel! Welcome back to the Heart of the Dominion and season 2 of my Ironsworn: Sundered Isles series. Cassidy & Senator Minos explore the cavern full of mysterious glyphs, but struggle to make sense of the complicated language. Leigh does his best to interpret for the island's bound souls but trouble is closing in on all sides, and Cassidy pushes herself too far. Learn more about

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