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While technically a bonus for 5 Tuesdays in July, editing is a process and I'm a busy person, so this one took a few more days, enjoy the second half of our Dragonbane Free RPG Day one-shot scenario The Sinking Tower to kick off August! Also! All episodes during the month of August will be using music from Monument Studios, who is running a Kickstarter campaign for their Fantasy+ collection of TTRPG music, ambience, sound effects, and more! Click the link to sign up and be notified when the campaign goes live and get TONS of incredible, professional quality music for your tabletop games! Download Rene's Finished Games (for free!): One Last Quest - bring back your favorite characters for one more mission as elderly versions of themselves! Pine Island - Rene & Christian's first game for the PocketQuest 2022 summer game jam. Play as campers or counselors at a summer camp where nothing at all creepy will happen, surely... Where to Follow Rene Plays Games: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter/X | Threads | DMs After Dark email: RenePlaysGamesPod@gmail.com Music in the Episode: Theme Song written & produced by Dan Pomfret | @danfrombothbands Prelude by Monument Studios Recap by Monument Studios Old Town by Monument Studios Skirmish by Monument Studios Loading Screen 3 by Monument Studios Forsaken Sanctum by Monument Studios Dangerous Marshlands Tonal by Monument Studios Simple Combat by Monument Studios Somber Cello by Monument Studios Viking War by Monument Studios Dragon Scream R by Monument Studios Meta Heroic Ensemble by Monument Studios Ascendancy by Monument Studios
5th Tuesdays are for bonus episodes and this one comes IN TWO PARTS! Part 2 will be releasing on Thursday August 1st! For July's Bonus Episode, we're playing Free League's 2024 Free RPG Day scenario for Dragonbane called The Sinking Tower. It's a tight one-shot adventure for the classic Swedish fantasy RPG that's designed for "tournament style" play, and all happens on a two hour clock! After character creation, start the timer and speedrun this tower! In the past, a mad sorcerer named Kamandur built a seaside tower to honor his sister and placed an eerily bright emerald at the top, luring ships and pirates to their watery graves in revenge for her death. Even after his death, the magic continued to consume those within and without, and now, every twenty years on the day of his sister's death, the tower rises from the depths for two hours. Will our PCs be the first to make it to the top and retrieve what so many others never could? Download Rene's Finished Games (for free!): One Last Quest - bring back your favorite characters for one more mission as elderly versions of themselves! Pine Island - Rene & Christian's first game for the PocketQuest 2022 summer game jam. Play as campers or counselors at a summer camp where nothing at all creepy will happen, surely... Where to Follow Rene Plays Games: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter/X | Threads | DMs After Dark email: RenePlaysGamesPod@gmail.com Music in the Episode: Theme Song written & produced by Dan Pomfret | @danfrombothbands The Mirrormere by Vindsvept Court of the Count from TabletopAudio.com Drowned Sailors from TabletopAudio.com Ghost Ship from TabletopAudio.com Skull Island from TabletopAudio.com The Drowned Tower from TabletopAudio.com Terror in the Woods from TabletopAudio.com Rewind Sound Effect from ZapSplat.com
Get deep enough into the indie tabletop RPG scene and eventually you'll come up with an idea that you want to play out in a game, but you can't find a good match for it (despite the thousands of games out there). So what do you do? You start making one yourself! Most people homebrew rules in their favorite RPGs, and if you think about it, even that is game design in a way. You're no longer playing the game you were before right out of the book or box, you've added your own piece to engage with the story that you felt worked better in a particular situation. It may seem crazy, but anyone can make a game, either hacking an existing system or coming up with something entirely new, it just depends on how much work you're willing to put into it! In this episode, Rene talks about all the games he's got in various states of development and completion, either through recognizing a niche that hasn't been explored well enough, or just an idea he couldn't get out of his silly head. Please reach out if any of these ideas seem good to you and let's playtest them or urge me to finish them! Empires of Rust - Post-Catastrophe Exploration & Community Building RPG BRP Design Challenge - T.I.M.E. Unit; Time Travel RPG Party Animals - Young player RPG where you play animals working together MECH - Carved by RUNE solo RPG pitting mech vs. kaiju Shared Dice Pool / Multiple Resolution Mechanics Modular Classless Progression System Cell(F) Defense - Play as white blood cells in the human body during infection/injury The Estate - Tarot prompt-based year of an artist at a legendary estate A Modern Discovery of Magic - What if magic was discovered in the 1910s? Candles in the Dark Library - Dark academia Forged in the Dark Decktectives - 2-player Buddy Cop RPG using a deck of cards & poker mechanics All That Jazz - A music-making improv game of tossing dice and filling out sheet music Lumen & Nox - The battle between light & dark in us all with Mass Effect style morality tracking & grid-based combat where light/dark affects your options Pokemon TCG RPG - Just a way to use those old pokemon cards to tell shared 'mon stories without the many overtuned fan-made Pokemon RPGs out there... Download Rene's Finished Games (for free!): One Last Quest - bring back your favorite characters for one more mission as elderly versions of themselves! Pine Island - Rene & Christian's first game for the PocketQuest 2022 summer game jam. Play as campers or counselors at a summer camp where nothing at all creepy will happen, surely... Where to Follow Rene Plays Games: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter/X | Threads | DMs After Dark email: RenePlaysGamesPod@gmail.com Music in the Episode: Theme Song written & produced by Dan Pomfret | @danfrombothbands
It's the 5th Tuesday of the month which means we're doing something special, and that means it's time to release One Last Quest, a one page RPG that allows you to bring back some of your favorite PCs of campaigns past and play them in their elderly retired years. However, a loose thread or problem arises that forces them to put down the shuffleboard and dust off the old heroics one more time. Download at https://RenePlaysGames.itch.io/One-Last-Quest It's a hack 'n' mash of the popular rules lite RPG Lasers & Feelings by the incredible John Harper (Blades in the Dark, Agon) with a sprinkling of some All Outta Bubblegum by Michael Sullivan & Jeffrey Grant. Hopefully you enjoy and you give it a shot with your group, reliving some of your favorite characters from over the years. Where to Follow Rene Plays Games: Instagram | Facebook | DMs After Dark email: RenePlaysGamesPod@gmail.com Music in the Episode: Elliot Kings, Riggs - Paper Walls (with Mykyl) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/PaperWalls Watch: http://ncs.lnk.to/PaperWallsAT/youtube Arcando - In My Head (feat. Britt Lari) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://NCS.io/InMyHead
Surprise! With a new year, a new podcast feed, and a new series starting up, we figured why not keep with the new things happening and drop a preview of Rene's new game One Last Quest, a one page RPG that allows you to bring back some of your favorite PCs of campaigns past and play them in their elderly retired years. However, a loose thread or problem arises that forces them to put down the shuffleboard and dust off the old heroics one more time. It's a hack 'n' mash of the popular rules lite RPG Lasers & Feelings by the incredible John Harper (Blades in the Dark, Agon) with a sprinkling of some All Outta Bubblegum by Michael Sullivan & Jeffrey Grant. Hopefully you enjoy and you give it a shot with your group, reliving some of your favorite characters from over the years. If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt! If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our live streams on our Twitch or catch up on our YouTube. Music in the Episode: Elliot Kings, Riggs - Paper Walls (with Mykyl) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/PaperWalls Watch: http://ncs.lnk.to/PaperWallsAT/youtube Arcando - In My Head (feat. Britt Lari) [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds Free Download/Stream: http://NCS.io/InMyHead
What's up everyone!? I'm so excited to finally get to tell you about all the cool stuff I've been working on, not least of which is this massive 3.5 hour fully live mixed drum and bass podcast I've put together for you but we'll get there. First though, we've got a new podcast logo! Seventh year, it was about time. And along with the new logo, I've got some new social media stuff going. There is a new Twitter handle (@ActListMusic) and I've started an Instagram (@ActListMusic). Let's be clear that I am not a social media promotions expert. I really don't even think of these as promotional tools at all. I couldn't really care any less about promotion. I'm just constantly seeking the new and more effective ways to connect and communicate with you guys/gals as well as all those other music lovers out there. Also there's a web address www.activelistenermusic.com. Don't worry, the old site will still work for the next few years. Also, I got a bunch of business card printed out, so I am fully ready to make some new friends next week at SXSW. Speaking of SXSW, I have been putting in a ton of work checking out all the bands. I've been posting little gems I've found up on Twitter so you can check those out. If you're gonna be there, hit me up! I've listened to about 1600 bands so far. There are a set of genre sorted playlists of every band playing as well as another set of my picks (also genre sorted) up on Spotify. Follow ActiveListener on Spotify if you want in on that. Okay finally, now to the music at hand! Last year I made a New Year's resolution to run 500 miles. 10 miles a week may not seem like that much but try doing it when you work 12 hours a day, have three kids, and produce an awesome podcast. It's all about following through and in the end I accomplished my goal. In doing so, I listened to a ton of dnb, mostly thanks to Friction and his weekly 3 hour drum and bass show on BBC. Basically I was inundated with amazing drum and bass on the daily. This podcast is the collection of my favorites. And keeping it to only 59 tracks was actually a challenge. This is a three and a half hour mix that's slamming the whole way through. I've gone easy on the talking and heavy on the mixing. Yeah the mixing maybe sketching a few spots but whatever, I'm no DJ. With my schedule I either practice or record the podcast. I don't have time for both. It was challenging enough to even find the time to just record for four hours. I was up till almost 2am recording this and it was a school night! Waking up at 5am for work was rough but I did it for you! Be sure to check out the massive tracklist below. As always each track is a link to buy the music so bust out your wallets and fork over a couple bucks to help keep these tunes coming! I really hope you all have as much fun blasting this music as I have. Pretty fitting podcast on approximately the 10th anniversary of me getting into the genre. Video Links S.P.Y. - By Your Side Danny Byrd ft. Brookes Brothers - Get On It La Sra. Tomasa - Yo Traigo Boogaloo As always, thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists. Aaron Tracklist (Links to buy) 1.Phase Us ft. Emer Dineen by London Elektricity on Are We There Yet? 2.Believe in Me (Klax Refix) by Jamie Lidell 3.Tapestry ft. Tali by Severity Zero on Tapestry EP 4.In The Area ft. Lifford by Krakota on Citadels EP 5.Follow Me by Document One on I Got a Fever / Follow Me 6.What Goes Up by Document One on 15 Years of Technique: Summer Selection 7.Red ft. Susie Ledge & Jakes (Document One Remix) by Decoder, Substance on Red 8.Whip Slap by Dimension on Jet Black / Whip Slap 9.Creepshow by Taxman on Creepshow EP 10.How We Living (Pete Cannon Meets Ghost Writerz) by Ghost Writerz and Pete Cannon on How We Living 11.The One ft. Laura Steel (Danny Byrd Remix) by Stanton Warriors on The One (Remixes) 12.Down Somehow by Random Movement on Sounds of the Innerground, Pt. 2 13.Platoon (SpectraSoul Remix) by Jungle on Platoon 14.Lazy Dub by Lenzman on Looking at the Stars 15.Simpler Times ft. Kyo by Break on Simpler Times 16.Sideways by Ulterior Motive on The Fourth Wall 17.The Clock Ticks by Dub Phizix on Critical Music Presents: Underground Sonics 18.Bogeyman Bullshit by Calibre on Fourfit EP04 19.Go (S.P.Y. Remix) by Delilah Official on UKF Drum and Bass 2011 20.Native by Loadstar on Native / Once Again 21.Freefall ft. Reija Lee (VIP) by Metrik on Universal Language 22.Two Minds (Dimension Remix) by Nero on Two Minds (Remixes) 23.Drawing Straws by Netsky on 2 24.About Tonight by LSB on About Tonight 25.By Your Side by S.P.Y on By Your Side 26.Get On It ft. Brookes Brothers by Danny Byrd on Golden Ticket 27.OutaTime by Cyantific on OutaTime 28.Neutralize (Joe Ford Remix) by Icicle on Entropy 29.Playground ft. Shakka (Cyantific Remix) by Lethal Bizzle on Playground 30.Revive ft. Logistics and Eva Lazurus by Etherwood on Blue Leaves 31.She Ain't Me (N3GUS Remix) by Sinead Harnett on She Ain't Me (EP) 32.King (Culture Shock Remix) by Grades on King 33.Warp Drive by Urbandawn on Hospitality 2015 34.Together by Logistics on Spacejams 35. Heard It All Before (DJ Marky Remix) by Sunshine Anderson 36.One Last Quest by S.P.Y on Fast Soul Music 37.Tell Me by Tokyo Prose on Fourfit EP05 38.If You're Here ft. Sophia Ward by LSB on Fast Soul Music 39.Kismet ft. Riya by Hybrid Minds on Lifted EP 40.Amen Roadtrip by Etherwood on Hospitality 2015 41.Ghostrider by Total Science and S.P.Y on Ghostriders EP 42.Rush Connection by Culture Shock on Rush Connection 43.Pale Blue Dot by The Prototypes on City of Gold 44.Wish ft.LaMeduza (S.I.N Remix) by Ficci on Point of Origin, Vol. 1 45.Only You by Silence Groove on Hot One EP 46.Missing Something ft. Damien Soul by Melinki on Yesterdays Forgotten 47.Raindrops by L Plus on 15 Years of Technique: Summer Selection 48.All Night by Camo & Krooked on All Night 49.Real Joy (TC Bootleg) by Fono on Real Joy (Remixes) 50.Tonight by Wilkinson on Tonight / Pistol Whip 51.Take You Higher by Wilkinson on Lazers Not Included (Extended Edition) 52.Breathe ft. Dave Gibson (Dirty Mix) by DC Breaks on Breathe (Remixes) 53.Slipstream by Metrik on Universal Language 54.Kill the Silence ft. Ayah Marar by The Prototypes on City of Gold 55.House Every Weekend (Loadstar Remix) by David Zowie on House Every Weekend 56.Oblivion ft. Solah by Tantrum Desire on Diversified 57.Dark Lights by Dimension on Dark Lights / Panzer 58.Pull Me Under ft. Raphaella by Dimension on Pull Me Under / Maschinen 59.Yo Traigo Boogaloo by La Sra. Tomasa on Yo Traigo Boogaloo
http://www.mpgqs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Sat-Feb-20-2016.mp3Reaching - Phase 2 Leftfield - Not Forgotten (Hard Hands 12"" Remix) Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can't Turn Around Gat Dacor - Passion (Naked 12"" Mix) Kariya - "Let Me Love You for Tonight (Original House Club 12"" Mix)" MOBIN MASTER - In My House (Martin Villeneuve remix) MOBIN MASTER feat KARINA CHAVEZ - Show Me Love (Safari mix) Inner City - "Good Life (Magic Juan's 12"" Mix)" The Jungle Brothers - "I'll House You (Original 12"" Mix)" Frankie Knuckles - Your Love Ray Keith - Chopper (Shy FX Remix) London Elektricity - Flesh Music Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana (2012 Remaster) ? - 8Ball9_-_Chrome_Tower_320 S.P.Y. - One Last Quest S.P.Y - Perth Sunset
A true mix of different style beats I've been feeling over the past few months, wrought into the harmonically compatible keys of C minor, G minor or F minor :-) Here's the playlist. Feel free to leave a comment below or click on the SoundCloud logo above to leave one at a specific place in the mix, like I have. Deeper Connection, Scott Allen - Sight Unseen dRamatic - Straight Talking Command Strange - Shine >> Paul SG - The Last Ceremony feat. Undersound Physical Illusion, MSDOS - Back In The Days Seba - Shades Of Me And You Afrojack, Shermanology - Can't Stop Me (Matrix & Futurebound Remix) Maduk - Feel Good Kove - Breach Will Miles - Channel Black SpectraSoul - Memento (dBridge Remix) dRamatic, dbAudio - Skeptic World S.P.Y - One Last Quest Matrix, Futurebound - Move On Feat. Cat Knight Integration Now - Flow Scott Allen - Sacrifice Hydro, Gamma - Mayday Chase & Status - Blind Faith (Loadstar Remix) TeeBee - Human Reptile (Calyx, TeeBee Remix) Andrezz - He Come Around Paul SG - The Last Ceremony feat. Undersound (Big Bud Remix) Key, Naibu - Just Like You (Fracture's Astrophonica Remix)
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element S.P.Y One Last Quest Shuwa Stars And Planets Command Strange Free Your Soul (Simplification Remix) Random Movement She Had Better Days Loadstar Distance Nu:Logic Start Again feat. S.P.Y Calibre Close To Me Technimatic Not Far to Go Total Science Going in Circles (Break Remix) Calibre Key Flix Flame Be With You (Simplification Remix) Physical Illusion Apple Juice Soni Piano Anthem feat. Diane Charlemagne Brookes Brothers Hard Knocks NZ Shapeshifter Gravity Trei Backburner Rene Lavice So Inspired To Fail Total Science, Kevin King, S.P.Y Past Lives (Lenzman Remix) Metrik Out of the Fire Loadstar Be There Calibre Start Again feat. Chimpo :)