Welcome to another Mining Media where we turn your binging into better TTRPG experiences. In this episode we're talking about Amazon Prime's new video game to TV adaptation Fallout. Based on the hit video game franchise, season one takes some liberties with what's been established in the games but succeeds in making an enjoyable, pretty true to universe story that uses a lot of great techniques you can pull for your tabletop RPG campaigns.

The take home points are:

• Give your characters "ghosts" (from YouTuber ALuckyMuse), which are people, events, and obligations from their past which continue to haunt PCs, either through traumatic experiences, voices always heard when they look inward (trusted or derogatory), or similar which inform their misconceptions about the world, their beliefs, and can justify their actions when they're not necessarily the best.
• Don't worry about character imbalance when it comes to power. Everyone has a role in the party, it's okay for someone to be overpowered in one aspect, but make sure it has a drawback (e.g. the Ghoul's need for the drugs, Maximus's inexperience with the jumpsuit, Lucy's naivety).
• When adapting canon, don't play in what's known - focus on the "what ifs." What if this took place in the northern forests of Canada? Each faction might still exist, but they'd have very different goals, problems, and methods. What if we played our story before the events of New Vegas? or after?

Download Rene's One-Page RPG One Last Quest and bring back your favorite characters for one more mission as elderly versions of themselves!

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Music in the Episode:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/adi-goldstein/i-dont-need-your-love License code: FSMKKQOUT4ZD4EHK

As the sky island of Manao crumbles into pieces and plummets into the ocean below, Dyne and the crew of the Venture rush to warn the villagers of Isto Mavana of the coming disaster. Kyrody Dominion Admiral Magnus Cassidy calls for a parley with the leaders of the Resistance, but negotiations take a terrible turn, and the final battle of the Reaches begins...

To all the listeners who have made it this far (and who read the description), I am so honored you choose to spend your time listening to me play and weave these stories, and I sincerely hope I've inspired you to try out either solo RPGs or Ironsworn yourself (or any other tabletop games)! I also hope that you'll stick with me as I continue to explore more great games, systems, solo & group alike, as this little endeavor goes on, and reach out to me to let me know if you have any advice, ideas, or anything else to make this better.

And to Shawn Tomkin, if you ever see this, you've got a forever fan and backer in me, I'll always sing your praises on whatever small soapbox/platform/podcast I have. Thank you for an incredible line of games. Everyone go find out more about all things Ironsworn!

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email: RenePlaysGamesPod@gmail.com

Music in the Episode:

Harpies Nest from TabletopAudio.com

Haven from TabletopAudio.com

High Seas Pursuit from TabletopAudio.com

Interrogation Room from TabletopAudio.com

Lord of Bones from TabletopAudio.com

Pirates! from TabletopAudio.com

Puzzle Dungeon from TabletopAudio.com

Ship of the Line from TabletopAudio.com

Survivor's Bivouac from TabletopAudio.com

The Misty Marsh from TabletopAudio.com

Voyage Begins from TabletopAudio.com

Gunshot (Exterior) sound from Zapsplat.com

Welcome to another episode of Perspective Checks where I sit down with a friend in the TTRPG world and discuss a topic of their choice!

This time I'm joined by another one of the OGs of Rene's nerdy life on the internet - Baby DM Sara from the DMs After Dark! If you're following this channel, you likely know that I've been playing games with these wonderful nerds for the last few years, and they're continuing to play games over on their Twitch every other Friday, I still edit their audio for podcasts and consider myself a member even though I can't play as often as I'd like on their schedule.

Sara is the youngest of the DMs, a fellow member of Team Wholesome, and came on to talk about something that happens to a lot of us when we get really into the TTRPG hobby (or any hobby really) - burnout. She recently took a little hiatus from the streaming and we discuss checking in with yourself, your fellow players outside of the game space, finding ways to be creative outside of the expectations of content creation, the importance of being silly, and more!

Content Warnings: language, Orcfuck, and silly one-shots being the leg day of the RPG hobby (this is just a good analogy)

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email: RenePlaysGamesPod@gmail.com

Music in the Episode:

Theme Song written & produced by Dan Pomfret | @danfrombothbands