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Writing a good mystery for a RPG can be tough to accomplish but it’s not impossible. Get tips from Ross Payton and Caleb Stokes on writing a great whodunit in your game! Threading the line between making the investigation too easy and too hard can be difficult, but we have enough experience to make it easier for you. This panel was recorded at Gen Con 2025.

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Note: this panel was recorded at the Crowne Plaze hotel, which has an active railroad operating through it. I reduced noise as much as I could.

In 1968, in response to sinister influences that threatened to corrupt America from within and without, the Federal Government established a new agency – one that quickly acquired a reputation for ambitious operations overseas, for covert action, and for doing what had to be done, no matter the cost. This new agency was the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the BNDD. And within it – the forces of DELTA GREEN. This is the Borellus Connection.

We recently finished the campaign on RPPR Actual Play and now we join up to discuss it. Join Aaron, Caleb, Chris, Tom, and I as we go through the book and discuss what we liked and didn’t like.

There’s a video version of this episode on Patreon as a public post. I screenshared the PDF so you can see what I’m talking about. 

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Chris makes great videos on Youtube about video game history.

Alpha Omega is a Shadowrun-esque heartbreaker that covers a lot of territory. Its Wikipedia entry notes that its major claim to fame was the ARG/fake conspiracy theory called Ethan Haas was Right, which was briefly thought to be part of the Cloverfield viral marketing campaign. It got a lot of things right and a lot of things so very wrong. We also talk about conspiracy theorists and the Conspira-Sea Cruise, which has a lot of great guest speakers! Enjoy another classic episode of After Hours, now featuring Caleb, Ross, Tom, and Aaron, now with improved audio quality!

In RPPR Patreon news, I posted the first episode of our Megadungeon Meandering series on Moria, the fabled lost dwarven city from Lord of the Rings, now available as a book for The One Ring. Check it out! I also made a survey about what content I should write for next year on the RPPR Patreon. See the scenarios I’ve made in the last year and let me know what you want to see from me.

Aaron, Dan, Tom, and I discuss an adventure for Rogue Trader. It’s called Soul Reaver and Aaron has no knowledge of the 40k setting, which makes him the perfect reviewer for this adventure. We then devolve into madness, thanks to random roll tables in Mutant Chronicles, System Failure, Immortal: The Invisible War, and fan-created critical hit tables for Warhammer Fantasy.

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We have a new PDF scenario for patrons. Check out Alienation of the Flesh today and listen to our actual play episode.

Gen Con 2025 was a blast and we saw a lot and played a lot of great games! I talk with Caleb, Tom, Aaron, Elle, and David about their experiences this year. I’ve included links below for games we discuss.

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Click below for all the links to the games and other things mentioned in this episode.

Ross and Caleb

Diana Jones Awards

ARKYVR: mothership module

Shadowdark RPG

Godzilla Trading Card Game

Mythic Bastionland

Ave Nox

Helluva Town RPG

Hangry Games

Labyrinth Signal

Ruins card game

Lightning Train board game

Dawn of the Orcs RPG

Outgunned RPG

Salvage Union RPG

Botany board game

Tom

Island of Dr. Moreau RPG

Eat the Reich RPG

Legends: a superhero RPG (Tom thought it started with Freedom but it is called Legends)

Wild Skies: Liberating Strife: RPG source book

Aaron and Elle

Ticket to Ride board game

Lorcana card game

Starship Horizons video game

Expeditions board game

Gundam Assemble skirmish game

Artis Opus paintbrushes

Turbo Dork paints

David

Pin Bazaar

Good Strong Hands RPG

Landmarks board game

Squirrel Away board game

David’s pins