Stop, Hack, and Roll Podcast
165 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsStop, Hack, and Roll is a podcast about pushing pen and paper games to their limits.
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Notice: Data Cap Delay
November 29, 2016 12:52 - 1 minute - 591 KBDue to the way our upload limits cap out and the fact that this November has 5 Tuesdays there wont be an episode today. We're pushing our episode back to Thursday December 1st which is when our upload cap refreshes. We recorded a hilariously fun episode about playing Pokemon as a tabletop RPG. As James explained in the video, if you need something to do between now and Thursday, we recommend checking out Dan Ender's GamesGiving project. James is making a microgame about dancing dinosaurs....
Stop, Hack, and Modify
November 15, 2016 16:04 - 54 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode Brandon and James go to Metatopia! They talk about playtesting games, everything they learned from panels, and oh yeah Meg from the Modifier podcast joins them! Notes The list of games we talk about in this episode is really too long to include. Here is the link to the entireMetatopia 2016 Schedule. Check out all the wonderful games and designers new and old. Check out Meg and her podcast Modifier Tweet her at @modifierpodcast or @meglish Tweet at us @StopHackandRoll or...
Playtesting the Future
November 01, 2016 13:57 - 53 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode Brandon and James revisit Pasión de los Pasiónes and chat about getting a game ready to bring to a con for playtesting. They also do a state of the podcast and talk a little about future plans. Notes Metatopia! Tweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpod For more information about the podcast or either of the hosts check us out atStopHackandRoll.com Find information about all our games atStopHackandRoll.com/Games Music for the show is There It Is Kevin MacLeod (incomp...
Sunk Costs 102
October 18, 2016 04:16 - 58 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode Brandon and James discuss the secret game James has been working on. They’ll talk about when to hack and when to walk away from a system even if you’ve put a lot of time into it and it really hurts because you’ve written so much and it just isn’t working and I’m not bitter you’re bitter. Join us at Metatopia on November 3rd through 6th in Morristown, New Jersey. We’ll be playtesting Pasión de los Pasiónes. We’re also doing a panel with Meghan Dornbrock of the Modifier Podcas...
A Thousand and One Friends
October 04, 2016 05:02 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBIn this episode Brandon and James resume the discussion of abnormal numbers of players at the table with a talk on large groups of players. We discuss multiple groups, multiple GMs, and other configurations for fitting more people at the table. Games mentions in this episode: Noir World Pasion de los Pasiones D&D Urban Shadows Dungeon World The Doomed Pilgrim Serenity RPG Tweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpod For more information about the podcast or either of the hosts check us o...
Party of None ft Jeff Stormer
September 20, 2016 14:00 - 59 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode Brandon and James are joined by guest host Jeff Stormer of the Party of One podcast to talk about playing games with fewer than the standard number of players. They even attempt (and succeed with flying colors) in tackling the seemingly impossible task of a 0 player game. Games mentions in this episode: Scarlet Heroes 14 Days 183 Days Gumshoe Urban Shadows All Outta Bubblegum D&D Tears of a Machine Quill by Trollish Delver The Beast Pachinko Tweet at us @Sto...
From Hack to Playtest: Luchadoratón!
September 06, 2016 03:03 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this episode Brandon and James share their experience hacking Lasers and Feelings. Talking about creating a game in a rather obscure setting and then taking that game through playtesting and into polishing. This episode also marks the official alpha release of Luchadoratón the game of luchadors, mice, and incredible glory. Resources Luchadoratón: Alpha Version Games mentions in this episode: Lasers and Feelings Masks: A New Generation Tweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpod Fo...
Hack your Table
August 23, 2016 12:29 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode Brandon and James step away from the table and explore playing in weird places. James reaches out to reddit to hear about the strange places they’ve played games and Brandon plays some games in the water. Games mentions in this episode: Ribbon Drive Out of Dodge Millennial Apartment Hunters Sherpa RPG Tearable RPG Slay You Imperfect Speakers Dr. Magnet Hands Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen Time Cellist Society of Dreamers All Outta Bubblegum Bird...
Games Within Games
August 09, 2016 23:50 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBIn this episode Brandon and James talk about the three ways that James likes to mash games together. You don’t always have to hack games together, sometimes you just mash them into each other and hope for the best. Notes Camelot Harmonic Mixing Chart Resources The Good Old Fashioned Tasty SH&R Signature Blend Genre Bacon Chart Games mentions in this episode: Dr. Magnet Hands Rory’s Story Cubes 7th Sea Dread Masks: A New Generation Noir World on Twitter Annalise My Life With Mas...
Hack Your Prep
July 25, 2016 04:32 - 57 minutes - 23.1 MBEpisode 06 - Hack Your Prep In this episode Brandon and James step back and talk about rethinking the way game masters prepare for games. “Prep don’t plan” is the mantra of the episode. We talk a little about how Brandon is prepping for his upcoming livestream and how James likes to use other games to do his prep for him. Notes On Tuesday, July 26th Brandon is going to be running a live streamed Masks AP with Meg of the Modifier podcast, Jeff of the Party of One podcast, and Quinn of the ...
Baked In Genre or Genre Bacon
July 12, 2016 12:23 - 45 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode Brandon and James discuss the topic how much games have a genre baked into the mechanics and if that makes them harder or easier to hack. They discuss the broader topic of what makes a game harder or more rewarding to hack. Resources <img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/82177/Genre-Complexity_Chart.png" alt="Genre Bake In vs Complexity Chart" width="711" height= "800" /> https://goo.gl/X7UpyK Games mentions in this episode: Masks: A New Generation Apocalypse...
El Pasion de Stop, Hack & Roll
June 28, 2016 16:49 - 1 hour - 25.3 MBEpisode 04 -El Pasion de Stop, Hack & Roll In this episode Brandon and James discuss their Powered by the Apocalypse hack/telenovela inspired game tentatively titled Pasión de los Pasiónes. Notes Jane the Virgin/Juana la Virgen Ugly Betty/Yo Soy Betty La Fea Lucha Underground Additional Note: Brandon swept right past La Impostura without discussing it. This is a direct reference to La Impostura, a telenovela about a poor woman who has snuck into high society. He also switched El Polici...
Overwatch Overhaul
June 14, 2016 12:40 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBEpisode 03 - Overwatch Overhaul In this episode Brandon and James take a break from playing Overwatch to talk about how they’d bring it to the table. The conversation touches on storyboard gaming, how faithfully to simulate matches, and lots of talk about legos. Notes We felt the need to mention as a disclaimer that we spend this entire episode talking about Overwatch. We promise next weeks episode will not have such a singular focus. Resources Tabletop Overwatch: A Mobile Frame Zero/Fa...
Technology at the Table
May 31, 2016 04:37 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBEpisode 02 - Technology At the Table In this episode Brandon and James talk about what technology they allow at their game tables? What might the future of technology enhanced tabletop look like? James asks that you please excuse his bad Borg joke from the opener. Notes 7th Sea Dice Roller app for Android CMU Team D&D on the Microsoft Surface tech demo Another video of CMU's Surfacescapes tech demo 2012 CES Digital board gaming tech demo Amazon Echo Google Home Quote about technolo...
Hacking The Head Off The Dragon
May 17, 2016 01:47 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBEpisode 01 - Hacking the Head Off the Dragon In this episode Brandon and James introduce themselves. They share their first experiences playing pen and paper games and game mastering. Eventually they get onto the title topic and discuss playing Dungeons and Dragons without a dungeon master. Notes Some information about the Redwall opera, The Legend of Redwall Abbey, can be foundhere. The Redwall MUCK Brandon talked about can be foundhere. Resources James's Random Lich Dungeon Table Ex...