Explore every episode of the podcast Relatable Rolls
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| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 14 | 28 Oct 2024 | 01:45:58 | |
Awakening in Carcosa, Cell S begins their journey to The Palace. Check out Ben's work for the SCP Foundation here find him on socials as djkaktus | |||
| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 13 | 14 Oct 2024 | 02:09:12 | |
Cell S has finally reached Hotel Broadalbin, what dangers and secrets lie within its endless corridors, and will they became permanent guests of it's crumbling decadence? Claire: Sawyer Michaels, Urban Infrastructure Systems Professor | |||
| Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: To Market to Market | 27 May 2024 | 02:07:36 | |
After an edict from Emperor Karl Franz strips a local noble of his title, a rag tag group of characters descend upon the city of Ubersreik to investigate the happenings, possible effects on river based mercantilism, and.. love? | |||
| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 6 - Intermission | 13 May 2024 | 01:39:59 | |
Operation: Alice has concluded, but Cell S' story doesn't end there. During The Intermission we shall find out how their lives changed because of the events at the Macallister Building and how their lives unfold over the years. The mission never ends after all... | |||
| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 5 | 22 Apr 2024 | 02:13:45 | |
Cell S weighs the options on how to best handle the incursion taking place at the Macallister Building and ultimately comes to a decision that may not be in everyone's best interest. | |||
| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 4 | 08 Apr 2024 | 02:17:54 | |
After escaping The Night Floors, Cell S follow up on new leads that lead them to the most unlikely of places. | |||
| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 3 | 25 Mar 2024 | 01:58:21 | |
Discovering that the Macallister Building has far more than three floors, Cell S explores the endless hallways and rooms while trying to maintain a grip on their minds. | |||
| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 2 | 11 Mar 2024 | 01:32:28 | |
The investigation into the disappearance of Abigail Wright continues as strings found within the McCallister Building are pulled upon... | |||
| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 1 | 26 Feb 2024 | 02:07:32 | |
When a young artist in New York mysteriously goes missing and a strange occult symbol is found amongst her belongings, a Delta Green team descends upon her brownstone apartment complex to uncover what is going on. | |||
| Anamnesis Review | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:36:38 | |
Their winter break concluded, Max and Claire put their fate in the cards as they review Anamnesis, a solo journaling RPG about memory loss that utilizes a tarot deck to help uncover what was forgotten. Check out Anamnesis on itch.io We finally made a Bluesky go find us there! | |||
| Delta Green: Jack Frost Part 2 | 11 Dec 2023 | 02:27:02 | |
With one of their researchers in a precarious position, the Majestic 12 team prepare for the next incursion of the Jack Frost event. Will they make it out alive with their minds intact, or will they succumb to the forces at play? Colleen streams on Twitch, go give her a follow or checkout her website about movie musicals. Or find it all on her Linktree | |||
| Delta Green: Jack Frost Part 1 | 27 Nov 2023 | 02:32:58 | |
When satellites and sensors around the country detect a freak aurora accompanied by a massive blizzard in Northwest Alabama, operatives from Majestic 12's Project MOON DUST and Project PLUTO bundle up to figure out the cause. Will they solve the mystery or lose themselves to the snow and ice? Colleen streams on Twitch, go give her a follow or checkout her website about movie musicals. Or find it all on her Linktree
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| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 12 | 23 Sep 2024 | 02:45:10 | |
Their first task for Wist/Wilde complete, Cell S heads for St Paul, Minnesota to complete the second. What horrors will they encounter upon the open road? Will they evade their multiple pursuers? Check out Ben's work for the SCP Foundation here find him on socials as djkaktus | |||
| Pirate Borg Review | 13 Nov 2023 | 01:03:40 | |
Claire and Max find themselves among the restless dead on the high seas with Pirate Borg, a swashbuckling undead pirate filled game built upon the rules-light MÖRK BORG system with everything you need to raid, pillage and plunder across the Dark Caribbean featuring everything from naval combat to the wild and varying effects of ASH (Ghost Cocaine) and numerous toolboxes you can utilize across any sort of RPG. Drink up, for your coin is better off spent than saved on these shore. Note: Sorry about the poor audio quality from Max on this one, there was major unexpected mic issues that almost drove him to making Dark Bargains to record this episode. Opening: El Jesus De Magico - Unclean Ghost | |||
| Delta Green: BLACKSAT | 23 Oct 2023 | 03:23:38 | |
No mission to space is ever routine, but when a group of NASA astronauts are assigned to transport a pair of strange civilians to perform satellite repairs everything they know about mathematics and physics will come into question. | |||
| Running a Game 101 | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:39:25 | |
For some, the very idea of running a role playing game is an arduous journey, and that's even before getting friends around a table, rolling dice, keeping them engaged, and everything else. But fear not, Max and Claire cover the in's and out's of running an RPG with everything from preparing the game, how to handle first time players, to genre specific tips and tricks to make your first time session memorable for all, but in the good way. Then hear about some recent games our hosts have ran offline for first time players. | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Post Mortem | 25 Sep 2023 | 01:24:43 | |
Now that the campaign has concluded, Max, Claire, Ethan, Robert, and Noah sit down to talk all things The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man. Learn why Max chose to transplant the game to MÖRK BORG, under-the-hood workings of some Dreamland Mechanics, the routes of the game not taken, and everyone's favorite moments, and everyone trying to figure out what the title of the campaign even means. | |||
| Interview with Ross Payton on The Night Clerk | 11 Sep 2023 | 00:46:24 | |
Max and Claire are joined by Ross Payton of Role Playing Public Radio, Night Clerk Radio, and Ludonarrative Dissidents to talk about The Night Clerk, a systemless architectural horror zine scenario being crowd funded on BackerKit. Hear the origin story of the scenario, the challenges of writing a scenario not tied to a RPG system, why Zines and architectural horror are having a moment, and why capitalism is to blame for all of this, among many other thrilling topics. Check out The Night Clerk on Backerkit until September 28th! Max and Claire are on BlueSky, find them there and bug Claire to start a page for the podcast! | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 9 | 28 Aug 2023 | 02:12:57 | |
Their final goal in sight, will the Dreamers escape back to reality in one piece, or does fate have something else in store for them? Find Noah on Twitter and his podcast Thinking Too Hard About Anime | |||
| Hope Is Not A Plan Review | 14 Aug 2023 | 00:34:29 | |
Not satisfied with the horror that you regularly find in episodes of Relatable Rolls, Max and Claire review Hope Is Not A Plan, a solo journaling game that covers the horror of being a project manager of an engineering firm. Will the project be delivered on time to expectations or will it all come crumbling down around them as Life intervenes? The Tumbling Block Tower Pulling Twosome also talk about the appeal of different kinds of horror, controlling the uncontrollable, and how Covid has affected Game Design. | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 8 | 24 Jul 2023 | 02:08:22 | |
After making it through the Underworld, the Dreamers arrive on the outskirts of the city of Ilek-Vad. The Twilight City of Turrets and Minarets is ruled by The King of Dusk. Can he shed light on the nature of the Dreamers predicament, or is he himself yet another pawn in some grand scheme? Find Noah on Twitter and his podcast Thinking Too Hard About Anime | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 7 | 10 Jul 2023 | 01:47:30 | |
Escaping the Men from Leng in Lhosk, the Dreamers find themselves in The Underworld. Will they make it back to daylight or will they fall prey to the many horrors that dwell in the dark? Find Noah on Twitter and his podcast Thinking Too Hard About Anime | |||
| Thirsty Sword Lesbians Review | 26 Jun 2023 | 01:04:43 | |
Happy Pride! Things get steamy as Claire and Max sit down to review Thirsty Sword Lesbians a narrative focused RPG about daring queers fighting injustice, growing as individuals, and finding love along the way. | |||
| Interview with Dan VK | 09 Sep 2024 | 01:18:03 | |
Here on Relatable Rolls you've heard about how the proverbial sausage is made, but what about the person who sells the sausage at the sausage store, and how are those sausage stores doing after the events of the last handful of years? What is the sausage market looking like these days? Ok this metaphor has gone on long enough. We sat down with Dan VK of Gather & Game to talk about the state of Game Stores in 2024, the dos and don'ts of hosting events, the importance of community, surprise success stories from consulting, and the hoops one must go through to open their own RPG Lounge. Find Dan VK at Gather & Games, and keep an eye out for news on his own establishment Atrium Games. | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 6 | 12 Jun 2023 | 01:57:53 | |
The Dreamers finally reach the city of Lhosk, mercantile capital of the Cerenarian Sea. Will they find aid within the bustling city, or do the red tarpaulins of the Grand Bazaar conceal more than just the sun? Find Noah on Twitter and his podcast Thinking Too Hard About Anime | |||
| Interview with Meghan Cross on Session Zero | 22 May 2023 | 00:51:47 | |
Claire and Max sit down with the designer of Session Zero, Meghan Cross on the background of the game, the importance of mechanics supporting the games you want to play, navigating the RPG space as a queer woman, turning shitposts into games, and other awesome projects in the works. | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 5 | 08 May 2023 | 01:40:55 | |
Captured by the Merhadeen Pirates the Dreamers plan their escape. Will they succeed or end up unwilling sacrifices to The Lurker in the Pit? Intro: Gregor Quendel - Designed Atmospheres - Harmonic - 007 - II | |||
| Session Zero Review & Playthrough | 24 Apr 2023 | 00:31:15 | |
Playing a RPG is pretty easy all things considered, you state your action, roll some dice, and hopefully what you want to happen happens. Coming up with a character with a fully fleshed out backstory with motivations? Now there is a difficult task. Max and Claire check out Session Zero, a game/tool to help out with character creation, and roll up a multifaceted Delta Green agent before they are ceremoniously fed into the grinder. Follow creator Meghan Cross on Twitter, check out their website, but their games! | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 4 | 10 Apr 2023 | 01:43:17 | |
With the Oracle's Message in hand, The Dreamers set off to return to Inquanok. What will the city's response be to the portentous verdict, and what new paths will open to the Dreamers now that their quest is complete? Cast: | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 3 | 27 Mar 2023 | 02:46:34 | |
The Dreamers set out from Inquanok on a quest across the Western Plateau that will decide the fate of the city. Will they make it to The Crystal Gate alive and what truths will they learn from The Oracle? Cast: Find Noah on Twitter and his podcast Thinking Too Hard About Anime | |||
| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 2 | 13 Mar 2023 | 01:49:44 | |
The Dreamers depart Sarkomand on foot to reach the closest human settlement Inquanok. Will they reach the city of stone and metal workers safely, and what awaits them within the legendary impenetrable walls? Cast: Find Noah on Twitter and his podcast Thinking Too Hard About Anime
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| MÖRK BORG: The Sense of the Slight-of-Hand Man Part 1 | 27 Feb 2023 | 01:12:35 | |
When a group of opium addicts become negligent in making their payments and their debt collectors come calling they embark on a journey beyond their wildest imaginations. The first episode of a brand new campaign in which Relatable Rolls adapts The Call of Cthulhu campaign The Sense of the Slight of Hand Man for play with MÖRK BORG. Cast: Find Noah on Twitter and his podcast Thinking Too Hard About Anime | |||
| Delta Green: Murderous Intent | 13 Feb 2023 | 02:39:00 | |
When a Mountain Biker's video upload catches the attention of The Program a team of Delta Green agents descends upon a State Park in New Jersey to determine who, or what, is arranging animal bones in such a precise manner. Cast: Claire - Mackayla Rogers, Delaware DNR Biologist Check out Jax's Linktree for all of the various projects she's involved with. | |||
| Citizen Sleeper Review | 23 Jan 2023 | 00:32:06 | |
Over the holidays Claire and Max both dove into Citizen Sleeper, a sci-fi RPG where you struggle to make ends meet on a space station while figuring out what it means to Be Human as your synthetic body degrades over time and bounty hunters come calling. Opening: Lobo Loco - Midnight Dreams (ID 1866)
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| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 11 | 26 Aug 2024 | 02:34:28 | |
Escaping the Night Floors with the burden of knowledge, Cell S deals with the consequences of a shifting reality that does not want them there. Or was it always this way? Check out Ben's work for the SCP Foundation here find him on socials as djkaktus | |||
| CY_BORG: Lucky Flight Takedown | 09 Jan 2023 | 01:46:40 | |
When approached by a worn out salary-man filled with community spirit and a credits to help chip away at their enormous debts, a group of frail, unintelligent, grenade wielding punks descend upon the Lucky Flight Casino. Will they win big or leave even more destitute than they already are? | |||
| Disco Elysium Review | 14 Nov 2022 | 00:46:05 | |
Max and Claire pull up a chair at the Whirling-In-Rags to chat about Disco Elysium, the non-traditional CRPG that only becomes more relevant and resonant the longer it's been released upon the world. | |||
| Fae's Anatomy: No Nut Left Behind | 24 Oct 2022 | 01:15:36 | |
When the Secretary of Legumes rolls into Hippocrates General complaining that he is unable to eat peanuts, it's up to the team to figure out what exactly is wrong with the government official while finding out if they can smooch their crush in the supply cabinet while also one-upping their rival, perhaps at the same time?
Find out more about Fae's Anatomy and all of Caleb's other projects with his Linktree. | |||
| Thousand Year Vampire Review | 10 Oct 2022 | 00:47:56 | |
In this episode Max and Claire tackle Thousand Year Vampire, a solo journaling RPG about the passage of time and the fleeting nature of memory for the creatures of the night. In addition to going through the rules and scope of the game each Relatable Rolls host recaps their very different experiences with the game. | |||
| Bluebeard's Bride Review | 26 Sep 2022 | 00:59:08 | |
Content Warning: This episode includes discussion about violence experienced by woman in various forms both in game and in real life. | |||
| Delta Green: Sick Again | 12 Sep 2022 | 04:28:49 | |
A team from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention rushes headfirst to rural Arizona to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak running rampant throughout the town. Will the team make it out unexposed or will they become another statistic for the official record? Players: Ross' Twitter and on various Podcasts | |||
| Delta Green: The Derelict - Part 2 | 22 Aug 2022 | 01:08:23 | |
The horror onboard the freighter revealed, Hal Darlington and his Ultra-Rich companions fight, jump, and row for their lives to make it back to their yacht in one piece. Will they escape from the Groenland Tropisch or suffer the same fate as it's crew? | |||
| MÖRK BORG: Rotblack Sludge | 08 Aug 2022 | 02:15:50 | |
When a group of heretical thieves are given the chance to save themselves from summary execution, they end up in a situation that makes them wonder if they were better off in the dungeon of The Shadow King. Get the Bare Bones edition of MÖRK BORG >>here<< Opening: Blear Moon - Certain Force | |||
| Delta Green: The Derelict - Part 1 | 25 Jul 2022 | 02:09:22 | |
Following the utter collapse of his fortune due to unwise investments, Halycon "Hal" Darlington departs on his yacht, The Golpeador de Tiburones for one final voyage before is to be sold off to parties overseas. With his equally detached from reality Ultra-Rich companions in tow, the group is ill prepared for the horrors that await them in the North Atlantic.
Opening: Bibby - Molluscs and Crustaceans
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| CY_BORG Review | 11 Jul 2022 | 01:08:26 | |
You wake up and are glad no one has rolled you in your sleep as you crawl out of your coffin sized bedroom and seek to find a way to make your debt payments before it turns ugly. Just another day in the relentless nano-infested corporate hell of CY_BORG the second RPG from Stockholm Kartel, makers of the Ennie Award winning MÖRK BORG. Relatable Rolls dives deep into how the games are similar, different, give the random heist generator a roll, all while gushing over the slick visual style contained within.
Opening Theme: Hexenkraft - The Fiendish Transfiguration | |||
| Delta Green: Impossible Landscapes Part 10 | 12 Aug 2024 | 02:10:18 | |
Cell S has found themselves back in the Night Floors, this time as patients of The Dorchester House. Will they be able to escape back to "reality" or has this entire affair just been one huge delusion like the attending physician claims? Check out Ben's work for the SCP Foundation here find him on socials as djkaktus | |||
| Interview with Chris Sellers on Raccoon Sky Pirates | 27 Jun 2022 | 01:05:34 | |
Claire slid into the DMs of Chris Sellers of Hectic Electron Games and the designer of Raccoon Sky Pirates agreed to come by Relatable Rolls to talk about the development and release of Raccoon Sky Pirates, it's real world inspirations, his upcoming queer Sword & Sorcery game Defy the Gods and several other topics and tangents. Check out Hectic Electron on all these cool places: | |||
| MÖRK BORG Review | 13 Jun 2022 | 00:52:10 | |
Grab your heavy flail and crumbling eldritch scrolls and descend into a world counting down to its destruction as Relatable Rolls reviews MÖRK BORG, a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. How many times will the hosts mispronounce the title of the game? Who can say. Check out the MÖRK BORG website for a ton of online resources for your skull ridden games.
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| Delta Green: Future/Perfect Post Mortem | 23 May 2022 | 01:04:34 | |
With Future/Perfect's completion Max, Claire, Joe, Stacie, and Kayla dig in deep on the campaign for the group's favorite moments, things that were skipped over, and how things could have been done differently throughout the game. Obvious spoilers to the entire campaign in this episode, so go listen to that first.
Opening: Jar of Flies - Night Sky | |||
| Delta Green: Future/Perfect Finale | 09 May 2022 | 02:27:45 | |
Awakening to find themselves in October 1934, not to mention not in their own bodies, the Hunt Team embarks on one final mission in the exciting conclusion of Relatable Roll's Future/Perfect campaign: Kill Arthur Hunt. Cast: Opening Theme: Julia Felix - Could what, before become why? | |||