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Upturned Table

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Idle Red Hands Weekly 048: Gaming Cancellations, New Head of Grim and Perilous, Virtual Tabletop Freebies, Doom One Shot, Solo Games Bundle and Farflung RPG

April 09, 2020 15:05 - 30 minutes - 37.7 MB

Some of the most recent cancellations in the tabletop industry. Will GenCon be next? Adam J. Rose is the new head of Grim and Perilous, makers of Zweihander RPG. A list of virtual tabletop software to try in these self-isolating … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands 047: FFG Saves RPGs, Plaid Hat Games Reacquired, Free RPG Day 2020, Tales From the Loop Starter Set and Warcaster: Neo-Mechanika

April 02, 2020 13:30 - 33 minutes - 41.5 MB

Fantasy Flight Games is moving the production of their RPGs to Edge Entertainment. Plaid Hat Games founder, Colby Dauch, is reacquiring the company from Fantasy Flight Games. They will lose Dead of Winter, Mice and Mystics and Stuffed Fables in … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 046: Fantasy Flight RPGs Future, Ironsworn, Free League Workshop, Celebrity Actual Plays and Kickstarter Unionizing

March 25, 2020 14:57 - 31 minutes - 47.6 MB

Rumors of the demise of the Fantasy Flight RPG department, including the Genesys System, Star Wars RPGs, Legend of the Five Rings RPG, Keyforge RPG and Android RPG settings. Spider-man and Star Lord are interested in doing a 5E actual … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands 045: Wizards of the Coast New IP and Studio, Judges Guild Controversy, Hunter: The Vigil Second Edition by Onyx Path, Trophy Gold, DC Heroes Celebrity Actual Play and Monsterhearts with Critical Role

March 22, 2020 14:13 - 31 minutes - 39.8 MB

Wizards of the Coast starts a new video game studio for a new original IP and James Ohlen, Ex-Bioware designer, is leading it. He also had a very successful Kickstarter with Odyssey of the Dragonlords, a 5E setting. Chris has … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 044; Altered Carbon RPG, Mörk Borg, Cleric Love Domain, Ironsworn Solo RPG

March 04, 2020 11:29 - 34 minutes - 43.5 MB

Altered Carbon is getting an RPG setting and a second season on Netflix. Hot Topic now has Critical Role gear. Mörk Borg by Stockholm Kartell, is being released by Free League’s new boutique imprint. The Love Domain for Clerics in … Continue reading →

Episode 226: The Rise of Skywalker Review and the Future of Star Wars

February 24, 2020 04:01 - 1 hour - 76.4 MB

Coming full circle and putting to rest Disney’s attempt at a sequel trilogy. Five years ago, we were hopeful for The Force Awakens. Then caught off guard by The Last Jedi. Now listen to what we have to say as … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 043: Heroforge Kickstarter, Logo Reveal for Dune Movie, Skies of Fire, Dishonored TTRPG and Two Player Game Jam

February 19, 2020 14:50 - 34 minutes - 43.7 MB

Heroforge runs a Kickstarter campaign for the 2.0 version of its miniature printing system. Modiphius is publishing a TTRPG version of the Arcane Studios’ Dishonored video game franchise. A photo of the logo for the Denis Villeneuve directed Dune movie … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 042: The Rise of Skywalker, The Last God Sourcebook from DC Comics, Second Aeronautica Imperialis Boxed Set and Return to Dark Tower

February 08, 2020 05:16 - 37 minutes - 45.2 MB

Various versions of The Rise of Skywalker have leaked. An Alan Dean Foster treatment and an early script draft by the dismissed director Colin Trevorrow. We have posted our review with the return of Alan to the podcast. DC Comics … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 041: Beyond the Monolith Cancelled, CMON Teburu, Riot Tabletop and Space Marine Adventures at Target

February 06, 2020 04:39 - 34 minutes - 42.2 MB

                        Monolith Games cancels the Kickstarter campaign for their new concept, Beyond the Monolith. CMON is working on a new interactive hybrid of technology and physical boardgames called Teburu. … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 040 – Dune 2d20 RPG, Conan Conversion, The Witcher TV Series. Lost in Space and Sisters of Battle

January 29, 2020 07:50 - 34 minutes - 43.3 MB

Frank Herberts’s Dune in 2020. Galeforce9 holds the right and released an update of the classic boardgame. Modiphius will release a 2d20 variant of a Dune RPG. Denis Villeneuve is directing a remake of the film with Timothée Chalamet in … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands 036: Rangers of Shadow Deep, Hunger and Thirst on Itch.io, Hope’s Last Day for Alien RPG and Kisarta 5E Returns

December 10, 2019 13:46 - 27 minutes - 34.5 MB

Modiphius will publish a deluxe version of Rangers of Shadow Deep by Joseph A. McCullough, the creator of Frostgrave and Ghost Archipelago. Preorders are now open on the Modiphius online store for delivery in February 2020. American High School RPG … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 035: Elric of Melniboné, Vaesen Artbook, Indie Cornucopia 7, High School RPG, Trophy, Blades in the Dark and Bubblegumshoe

December 04, 2019 07:02 - 25 minutes - 32.8 MB

The rights to all Michale Moorcock’s works, including Elric of Melniboné, were acquired by New Republic Pictures. Vaesen artbook by Johan Egerkrans arrived and it is beautiful. We are hoping the RPG looks the same. A High School RPG for … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 034: Return of the Old World, Star Wars EU, Charlie’s Angels, Trophy RPG Play Session, Pathfinder Bundle and Battletech

November 27, 2019 03:22 - 35 minutes - 45.3 MB

Games Workshop is bringing back the Old World of Warhammer Fantasy Battles… in a few years. It will be the Horus Heresy of Age of Sigmar. The main difference being Horus didn’t end the universe. Kathleen Kennedy remains willfully ignorant … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands 033: Alien RPG Unboxing, Contrast Paints on Finecast, Horus Heresy Boardgame, Sapphire Anniversary Dice, Trophy RPG Bundle and Voices of Heresy 2019

November 17, 2019 06:40 - 24 minutes - 30.3 MB

Unboxing the Alien RPG Preorder Bundle. Painting Finecast Ork Commandos with Contrast Paints. The Horus Heresy Boardgame by Fantasy Flight Games. Are gamers STILL suckers? Dungeons and Dragons 45th Anniversary Sapphire Anniversary Dice. only USD$299! Decent into Avernus turnoff. Trophy … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 032: Cryptids, Vaesen by Free League, Nononovember Microfiction and Business Card Jam

November 13, 2019 14:38 - 29 minutes - 37.3 MB

Free League launches a new Kickstarter for Vaesen, a Nordic horror roleplaying game based on the work of Johan Egerkrans and written by Nils Hintze. Physical copies of the Alien RPG are on the way. Aeldari are gettting assembled. Powers … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 031: Halloween in Japan, 3D Printing for Tabletop, Infinity Defiance by Corvus Belli, A Thousand Thousand Islands and A Pound of Flesh for Mothership RPG

November 04, 2019 09:38 - 27 minutes - 36.7 MB

Halloween in Japan, the crowds in Shibuya and zombies in USJ. 3D printing coming to Idle Red Hands games from AnyCubic. John Carter 2d20 sessions in our future. Blood of the Phoenix unboxing for Warhammer 40k. Infinity Defiance by Corvus … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 030: Reclaimer RPG Cancelled, Blood of the Phoenix, Miniatures for World of Darkness, Rogue Trader RPG, Magpie Games Sale and Comments

October 26, 2019 07:44 - 37 minutes - 47.7 MB

Reclaimer RPG by Chad Walker Kickstarter canceled due to photobashed artwork. Modiphius is producing 32mm miniatures for the World of Darkness RPG. Cubicle 7 Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader RPG Humble Bundle. Magpie Games, maker of Bluebeard’s Bride RPG, is currently … Continue reading →

Episode 224: Alien RPG Cinematic Starter Review

October 23, 2019 04:28 - 1 hour - 114 MB

Our in-depth review of the Alien RPG Cinematic Starter by Free League. More than 90 minutes of overview, analysis and some spoilers for the free PDF adventure, Chariot of the Gods. We start with a summary of the Year Zero … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 029: Homeworld TTRPG by Modiphius, Grim Dynasty for Village Attacks, Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes by Flying Buffaloe, Solo Adventures and Character Backstories

October 21, 2019 08:15 - 33 minutes - 43.5 MB

Lyal subs in for the now toothless Chris. Okinawa Comic-con happened. Modiphius is working on the Homeworld Revelations RPG based on the classic PC RTS game. Grimlord Games has a Kickstarter for Grim Dynasty, a Chinese-themed expansion for their Village … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 028: Reclaimer RPG, Warhammer and Marvel, Swordsfall and Okinawa Comic-con

October 16, 2019 05:04 - 29 minutes - 37.8 MB

Feast of Legend appeared in physical form at the New York Comic-con. Critical Role gives the money away from their sponsored livestream to a farmer charity. No apology. Feeling guilty? Reclaimer RPG by Chad Walker Kickstarter apologizes for pitting their … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 027: CMON’s Time Machine, Wendy’s TTRPG and Girl Underground

October 09, 2019 08:33 - 34 minutes - 42.9 MB

A slightly more salty weekly episode. CMON holds a stealth garage sale in the guise of a campaign to create soundtracks and artbooks for its games. They are actually clearing out warehouse leftovers from previous campaigns. Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 026: Trophy RPG, Aeronautica Imperialis, Sovereign Skies by Deep Water Games, Tamer Audiobook and Six-Month Existential Despair

October 02, 2019 04:03 - 27 minutes - 36.1 MB

What is Idle Red Hands Weekly? Still working on that one. Feel free to give us your input and ideas in the comments. Trophy RPG and the upcoming Girl Underground and Forbidden Lands RPG sessions. Games Workshop Aeronautica Imperialis starter … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 025: The Other Side Actual Play and Playtesting Your Game Design on Tabletop Simulator

September 25, 2019 11:57 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MB

Nick and Jeremy finally play a single-commander game of Wyrd Miniatures’ The Other Side. Abyssinia against The Cult of the Burning Man. We give our thoughts and discuss the good and bad of the game. Nick talks about putting an … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 024: Consent in Gaming, The Lost Mines of Phandelver, Virtue Signaling for Fun and Profit and Trophy RPG

September 16, 2019 15:04 - 36 minutes - 47.8 MB

The first session of D&D 5E playing the Lost Mines of Phandelver and the excellent utility of the 5E Essentials rulebook. Consent in Gaming by Monty Cooke Games (which is FREE but requires you create an account) and suspicions of … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 023: Co-branding 5E, Ricky and Morty vs. D&D, First TTRPG Experience, Never Knows Best RPG Ashcan

September 09, 2019 09:40 - 32 minutes - 43.2 MB

The Stranger Things and the upcoming Rick and Morty Dungeons and Dragons 5E branded starter sets. Are they a good entry point to 5E? The first ever session of a roleplaying game and players’ preconceptions going into it. Free League … Continue reading →

Idle Red Hands Weekly 022: The 5E Gateway, Alien RPG Single Session Cinematic, Muspelheim Kickstarter

September 01, 2019 07:49 - 29 minutes - 39.3 MB

Staying on topic this week with tabletop talk. Is D&D 5E the best entry to the hobby or are there better option? Dungeon World? FATE? Chris ran the Cinematic Starter Adventure for the Alien RPG in one session. Riot Minds … Continue reading →

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