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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of Parallel Roles! With this show, we are playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our second season, we are using the new Cyberpunk RED system, and playing a campaign called Chrome Stars in the techno-grimdark world of Night City. In our fourth episode, Cali takes off her helmet, Rake goes hardcore, and Shielder is just done with all of it. CONTENT WARNING: this episode and this season include references to police violence and human trafficking that could be triggering for some listeners. For this season, we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Side-Note: Yes, we are aware that we get some rules things wrong; this is a complicated game! For a review of our experience, check out Parallel Worlds Issue #18.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our second season, we are using the new Cyberpunk RED system, and playing a campaign called Chrome Stars in the techno-grimdark world of Night City. In our third episode, Cali and Rake get called into the captain's office, get some new jobs, and reunite with an old acquaintance—well, part of them, anyway. CONTENT WARNING: this episode and this season include references to police violence and human trafficking that could be triggering for some listeners. For this season, we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Side-Note: Yes, we are aware that we get some rules things wrong; this is a complicated game! For a review of our experience, check out Parallel Worlds Issue #18.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our second season, we are using the new Cyberpunk RED system, and playing a campaign called Chrome Stars in the techno-grimdark world of Night City. In our second episode, Rake and Zachery Shielder revisit some old friends and get up to some shifty business. CONTENT WARNING: this episode and this season include references to police violence and human trafficking that could be triggering for some listeners. For this season, we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Side-Note: Yes, we are aware that we get some rules things wrong; this is a complicated game! For a review of our experience, check out Parallel Worlds Issue #18.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our second season, we are using the new Cyberpunk RED system, and playing a campaign called Chrome Stars in the techno-grimdark world of Night City. In this game, Angus is GMing, and we’re welcoming Sam to the team while Tom takes a season off. In the first episode, our under-resourced cops—Rake, Cali, and Zachery Shielder—investigate a warehouse where shady deals are going down! CONTENT WARNING for our American audience: this episode and this season include verbal descriptions of police violence that could be triggering for some listeners. For this season, we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Note: For the first season and a half, you will hear us refer to the show as "Parallel Wars." This was our first title, but it didn't really work, so we changed it! Side-Note: Yes, we are aware that we get some rules things wrong; this is a complicated game! For a review of our experience, check out Parallel Worlds Issue #18.

Welcome to episode 6 of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our first season, of which this episode is the finale, we are using 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons and presenting a homebrew campaign, the War at the End of the World. In the final episode of Season One, Shax demands to speak to the manager, Cupboard strikes a deal, and No Affinity learns what it means to Blav(ian)! In our second season, we will be delving into the world of Cyberpunk Red with Angus as our Gamemaster. We hope you join us! For this season and the next, we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Note: For the first season and a half, you will hear us refer to the show as "Parallel Wars." This was our first title, but it didn't really work, so we changed it!

Welcome to episode 5 of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our first season, we are using 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons and presenting a homebrew campaign, the War at the End of the World. In the semifinal episode of season one, our heroes attend a party, Cupboard makes his pitch, Shax nearly loses one of her nine lives, and Barsayus makes his choice! Apologies for Ben's microphone cutting in and out, he wasn't recording in the best location. For this season and the next (which will be using Cyberpunk Red), we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Note: For the first season and a half, you will hear us refer to the show as "Parallel Wars." This was our first title, but it didn't really work, so we changed it!

Welcome to episode 4 of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our first season, we are using 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons and presenting a homebrew campaign, the War at the End of the World. In this second part of No Affinity's investigation of the Flaxenstrand Festival, our heroes face off against the legendary Horned Horror and his dreadful perytons. Shax catches a rat, Barsayus rides a person, and Cupboard takes his shirt off (be grateful this isn't a visual medium)! For this season and the next (which will be using Cyberpunk Red), we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Note: For the first season and a half, you will hear us refer to the show as "Parallel Wars." This was our first title, but it didn't really work, so we changed it!

Welcome to episode 3 of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our first season, we are using 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons and presenting a homebrew campaign, the War at the End of the World. We begin with a brief recap covering our "lost" episode 2, then Shax, Barsayus, and Cupboard—having formed a new team called No Affinity—head to Garrodin City's Annual Flaxenstrand Festival, to hunt down a dreadful mercenary named the Horned Horror and recover his ancient treasure. For this season and the next (which will be using Cyberpunk Red), we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Note: For the first season and a half, you will hear us refer to the show as "Parallel Wars." This was our first title, but it didn't really work, so we changed it!

Welcome to episode 1.5 of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our first season, we are using 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons and presenting a homebrew campaign, the War at the End of the World. In this brief session, with two players absent, Cupboard the bard and Barsayus the monk engage in a daring desert rescue alongside Zebidi the Benefactor! For this season and the next (which will be using Cyberpunk Red), we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Note: For the first season and a half, you will hear us refer to the show as "Parallel Wars." This was our first title, but it didn't really work, so we changed it!

Welcome to the pilot episode of our new podcast, Parallel Roles! With this show, we will be playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) in short, half-dozen episode "seasons" exploring various game systems. In our first season, we are using 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons and presenting a homebrew campaign, the War at the End of the World. Please join Shax the tabaxi, Cupboard the goblin, Bryngor the bugbear, and Barsayus the human as they traverse the dying land of Evar! For this season and the next (which will be using Cyberpunk Red), we will be releasing the episodes in podcast form; starting in Season 3, however, we will be streaming our episodes on Twitch and other platforms. More information on that to come. Please enjoy and share with your friends! Also, please check out our magazine, Parallel Worlds, on our website or on DrivethruRPG Note: For the first season and a half, you will hear us refer to the show as "Parallel Wars." This was our first title, but it didn't really work, so we changed it!

In this issue, we revisit one of Asimov's science fiction classics, get to grips with the Judge Dredd tabletop game, discuss setting in roleplaying, review another cracking board game, continue our fiction serial Acid - and much more! 00:00:18 - The quiet war: exploring the Polity novels of Neal Asher 00:14:27 - Classics of sci-fi: The Gods Themselves 00:20:08 - Dredd from the Big Meg: the Judge Dredd tabletop game 00:33:07 - Gamesmasterclass: journey or location? 00:44:48 - Review: Cowboy Bebop: Space Serenade 00:50:57 - Acid, chapter 6

In Issue 13, we delve into a very 20th century mythology; roleplay in Rogue Trader; continue our guide for gamesmasters; revisit Frank Herbert’s Dune; continue our fiction serial, Acid; and ask: what exactly went on in Twin Peaks? 00:00:18 - Superheroes: the modern western mythology 00:11:15 - Let's rogue trade! Roleplaying in Warhammer 40,000 00:22:51 - Classics of science fiction: Dune 00:26:41 - Gamesmasterclass: they know more than me 00:38:07 - Twin Peaks - what did I just watch? 00:55:20 - Acid, chapter 5