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PODCAST

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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All Episodes

01:08:54

Perspective Checks | Star (Characters Without...

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/12/10

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! 2024's Perspective Checks episodes come to a close with Star from the *amazing* Characters Without Stories podcast as we talk about failure in TTRPGs. Star is a wonderful person I've met this past year and have been lucky enough to chat with on a few occasions, and we break down how failure in games like D&D 5e can leave you

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43:35

Koriko: A Magical Year | Volume 7: Year's End

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/12/03

Welcome back to more Koriko: A Magical Year by Jack Harrison & Mousehole Press! Genie's Magical Year has come to an end, and the last few weeks of the year mean she faces the big decision - does she stay in Koriko? Return home to her mentor? Or move on and go somewhere new? I don't think anyone will be surprised by the answer, but there are some really nice moments in this episode to close out our time in Koriko. What an incredible experience and I hope that you all enjoyed it. Oh, and

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22:24

Mining Media | Holiday One-Shots

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/11/26

Welcome back to Mining Media where we turn your binging into better TTRPG experiences by reminiscing on the innocent wonder of winter holiday magic in our youths... or was that just me? This month I want to talk about mining holiday movies for ideas for your festive one-shots, whether you take a break to do something silly or expand the lore of your ongoing game's universe or prep something entirely from scratch for holiday shenanigans - there's gold in them there cheesy movies. Take home points

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53:52

Koriko: A Magical Year | Volume 6: Winter

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/11/19

Welcome back to more Koriko: A Magical Year by Jack Harrison & Mousehole Press! Winter comes to Koriko, and Genie is coming up on the end of her Magical Year. She spends time with her Confidants, even meeting a few new ones, and pushes her limits as the city's witch. She steps a bit outside of her comfort zone, but sometimes that's the only way to grow. The season ends with a heartfelt gathering and gift from her friends. I made a Ko-Fi if you feel absurdly generous and want to help cover

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01:13:42

Perspective Checks | Gloria (GlowPinkstah) - Body...

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/11/12

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 month I sat down with Gloria a.k.a. GlowPinkstah, a prolific content creator, TTRPG actual play podcaster, streamer, YouTuber, and advocate for body positivity throughout all media! We talk about all things body representation, playing hot fat characters, how games depict (or don't) all kinds of body shapes and sizes, and how

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44:15

Koriko: A Magical Year | Volume 5: Autumn

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/11/05

Welcome back to more Koriko: A Magical Year by Jack Harrison & Mousehole Press! In this episode, Autumn tests Genie. We meet a few new Confidants and catch up with older friends in the tail end of the year as the emotionally charged prompts make their appearance. Heading into the final two Volumes of our Koriko AP, Genie doubles down and vows no more holding back. I made a Ko-Fi if you feel absurdly generous and want to help cover podcast hosting costs & all the upkeep. I'm still working

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02:19:18

[Bonus] Ghost Club RPG | The Haunted Mansion

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/10/31

There we already 5 Tuesdays in October, but why not upload a 6th episode just for Halloween?! For a Halloween special Rene played alongside Jess from the DMs After Dark and returning guest Lynn (matrimonally obligated to occasionally game) for some Ghost Club RPG by Andrew Dowell (with some extra gear and archetypes from the New Kids Expansion)! Unlike our other spooky one-shots, this one is perfect for the younger crowd, with a minimal amount of truly terrifying content, landing somewhere between

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03:03:22

Delta Green | Music From A Darkened Room

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/10/29

Spooky October one-shot #2, and this time it's a DEEP conspiracy of actual terror and horror, we're playing Delta Green by Arc Dream Publishing! Specifically, we're playing the scenario Music From A Darkened Room, an investigation for Agents that takes them into 1206 Spooner Avenue, Meadowbrook, New Jersey, and IT. IS. NOT. OKAY. Content Warnings: Suicidal ideation, Dead Children, Violence, and probably a lot more, so be safe, please! I was lucky enough to be joined by two bonafide horrorheads

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02:02:43

Wraithound | The Roots of Silvermist Pavilion

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/10/22

It's Spooky October One-Shots time! For the first of the three Halloween horror one-shots, Rene sits down with Troy from the DMs After Dark to play Wraithound by Cezar Capacle, an incredible Brazilian game designer whose philosophy I love so much, so it's very exciting to finally play one of his games on the podcast! Wraithound is a zero-prep, GM-less game where you play ghost hunters of an ancient order, tasked with investigating and dealing with supernatural threats. The game uses 2d6 and a

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01:01:00

Koriko: A Magical Year | Volume 4: Summer

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/10/15

Welcome back to more Koriko: A Magical Year by Jack Harrison & Mousehole Press! In this episode, Summer brings the heat! Genie hangs out with some familiar confidants and gets new perspectives into their places in Koriko, as well as gets a peek behind the curtain, according to Koriko & Ace, glimpsing a bit more of the truth about this incredible city. Lastly, we end with a contentious new confidant and Genie's first impression isn't her best... I made a Ko-Fi if you feel absurdly

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01:09:10

Perspective Checks | Ross (Blades of Mayari) -...

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/10/08

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! This month's episode is a big one! Worldbuilding is an integral part of storytelling in RPGs, whether you're playing in an established universe like many big named systems provide, or are drawing maps and leaving blanks in the Powered by the Apocalypse emergent narrative style of newer indie games. The shared world that the characters

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01:00:46

Koriko: A Magical Year | Volume 3: Spring

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/10/01

Welcome back to more Koriko: A Magical Year by Jack Harrison & Mousehole Press! In this episode, our teenage witch Genie and her friendly 3-eyed mink Mog are pretty well established in the city of Koriko, and people are starting to come to her for help! We see some friends made from the last volume and make some new acquaintances in the city, as well, including the city itself, as Genie continues to learn more about herself, her magic, and the world beyond Bonetto as Spring comes and goes in

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21:53

Mining Media | The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/09/24

Welcome back to Mining Media where we turn your binging into better TTRPG experiences by using every monitoring drone we have access to to analyze every last bit of information and set our performance stability to 98% efficiency. This week we're talking about The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, a far future dystopian sci-fi series that follows Murderbot, the Sec-Unit with freedom from its governor module as it explores the universe with free will for the first time and protects humans from

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57:04

Koriko: A Magical Year | Volume 2: Arrival

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/09/17

Welcome back for episode 2 of Koriko: A Magical Year by Jack Harrison & Mousehole Press, who just so happen to be running a Kickstarter campaign to print some of their other great games like Artefact, Bucket of Bolts, and CounterPart! Go check it out! In this episode, our teenage witch Genie settles into the city of Koriko and meets her first Confidants - NPCs who will be recurring throughout the story as we feel like interacting with them, interspersed with the moments and events of every day

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01:35:01

Perspective Checks | Michael Low (Stories RPG) - All...

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/09/10

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! I was so honored to have this month's guest Michael Low on to chat about his philosophy in all things TTRPGs. Michael is a teacher and game designer whose work you can hear on his podcast Stories RPG, his writing classes which use RPGs over at Luck of Legends, and check out all his games on his Itch.io page! Not only am I a *huge*

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46:53

Koriko: A Magical Year | Volume 1: Departure

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/09/03

Hello and welcome to a new solo RPG series, switching up tone completely and exploring the wonderfully cozy journaling game Koriko: A Magical Year by Jack Harrison & Mousehole Press, creators of other incredible solo games like Artefact, Orbital, and Bucket of Bolts (Jack also did layout for Notorious & Outsiders, so clearly he knows what he's doing)! Koriko is a game about a teenage witch leaving their home village to spend one year in a new city where they will work their craft, expand

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23:06

Mining Media | Pokémon

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/08/27

We're back to Mining Media for this month, because I keep seeing "How do you hack 5e to do Pokemon?!" and I don't have the hair to tear out over it... so let's talk bringing everyone's favorite monster catcher/befriender to the table! The thing about Pokemon is that it's so much more than just an 8-bit handheld video game now, there's multiple TV series, video game series, manga, movies (even a live-action one with the guy who plays Deadpool!), a card game! So where do you begin thinking about how

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56:37

NOTORIOUS/OUTSIDERS | Episode 6: The Finale

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/08/20

Welcome back for the explosive finale of our trilogy following the bot-human construct Nomad ISIL-8 in NOTORIOUS and OUTSIDERS by Jason Price, a.k.a. Always Checkers Publishing. The Admiral's Fleet has taken over Nos and set up Chedo Robay and his Ghol assistants to reverse engineer the cloning program designs stolen by ISIL-8's first lead, Ka Lirra (as Aura Day). The Trade Alliance has followed ISIL-8's ship's signature out to Nos and is rooting around for exclusive IP about the clones

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01:04:33

Perspective Checks | Monument Studios - Music for...

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/08/13

Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with friends and folks from the TTRPG world and discuss a topic of their choice! This month's episode concerns the power of music, ambience, and sound in TTRPG play, and I'm joined by brothers Noah & Tyler that make up Monument Studios, which is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for their upcoming Fantasy+ app full of music, ambience, and sound effects for fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and more. We talk about their

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01:00:01

NOTORIOUS/OUTSIDERS | Episode 5: Nos, Planet of...

Rene Plays Games ·

2024/08/06

Welcome back to the developing trilogy of the bot-human construct Nomad ISIL-8 in NOTORIOUS and OUTSIDERS by Jason Price, a.k.a. Always Checkers Publishing. ISIL-8 has narrowly avoided the Trade Alliance and escaped through FTL travel to a remote corner of the galaxy. Through interrogating the mystic-marked assassin nomad and covert communications to ally nomads and other contacts throughout the galaxy, the bot-construct narrows down their answers to a small section of space on their star chart

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