Under this Page you’ll find all the various Actual Play System Test-Drives we’ve done, outside of our continuous DnDNext Play Test. These are games we’ve played to try out new systems for our group to see how they compare to others we’ve played and if it’s a game we’d want to add to our collection.
The Trials
13th Age
Hello and welcome to the Trials: The system test drives from The Rpg Academy. This is where we try out a new game system and record it as an Actual Play. This page is dedicate to our 13th Age One-Shot game. For this game I was joined by Niko (playing SC37 a Forgeborne Rogue/Scout) and …
Axon Punk Trial
Hello and welcome to the Trial of Axon Punk a new cyberpunk RPG. Recap Bonus Content Episode 2 Episode 1 Interview with the lead designer
Beam Saber Trial
Here you will find all of our coverage of Beam Saber GM’d for us by system designer Austin Ramsay. Episode 3 – Wrap up Episode 2 – Take the L and Go Home Episode 1 – Plan B, Guns!
Cold Steel Wardens
Hello and welcome to the Trial of Cold Steel Wardens. Super hero RPG in the Iron Age of comics by A.P. Klosky. For this series we have the creator of the game himself as our DM: A.P. Klosky – @Blackfallpress I am playing Sawbones a washed out police recruit turned paramedic/private Detective that can …
Descent into Midnight Trial
Here is our coverage of Descent into Midnight GM’d for us by one of the system’s designers Richard Kreutz-Landry. Please note that during the third episode the audio tracks became misaligned and I no longer have the master tracks to fix it! Episode 2 Episode 1 Episode 0 – Character and Setting creation. Show and …
Dreamchaser
Hello and welcome to the Trial of Dreamchaser from Imagining Games. The game asks the question: what is your dream and all the rules are designed to help the characters accomplish their dreams. We had the good fortune of running a trial with the lead designer Pete Petrusha (@Vembranor) and this session was an …
Dungeon World
We had the pleasure of being run through a One-Shot of Dungeon World by Jessa from TheJessaChannel on Youtube. Here are the episodes from that one-shot and our Table Topics Recap Faculty Meeting Episode 66 – Trial of Dungeon World Recap The Trial of Dungeon World: Episode 4 – Third eye blind The Trial of …
Endless Realms
Here is our Trial of Endless Realms. Episode 5 – Recap & Review Episode 4 Episode 3 Episode 2 Episode 1 Show & Tell # 53 – Endless Realms
FAE
Hello and welcome to the Trials. The system test drive Actual Plays from The Rpg Academy. This is where we try out a new system. This is the Trial of FAE. FAE Episode 2 – Chant harder! FAE Episode 1 – Paper, Rock, Wizard
FAITH a Sci-Fi Rpg
Hello and Welcome to the Trial of FAITH: A Sci-Fi RPG. In these episodes we get to discuss the rules of the about-to-be Kickstarted game with Carlos, one of the designers. We then play a one-shot and lastly we have a Table Topics where we discuss the experience. The Trial of FAITH – …
Fantasy Age
Here you can find all the eps of our Trial of Fantasy Age which was GM’d by game lead designer Chris Pramas. Episode 4 – Recap & Review Episode 3 – Always Give the Number Episode 2 – Lost in Translation Episode 1 – That’s Bears!
FATE of Cthulhu
Here is our coverage of FATE of Cthulhu Show & Tell # 70: FATE of Cthulhu Episode 1 – The Smallest One you Have Episode 2 – Ollie’s Supposed to Be Here Episode 3 – I Don’t Know What’s Going On Either! Episode 4 – To Coin A Phrase Episode 5 – Like Doll’s Eyes!
Firefly Trial
Here is our Trial of the Firefly RPG with one of the system’s Designers (P.K. Sullivan) as our GM. Episode 3 Episode 2 Episode 1
Hollow Earth Expedition (HEX)
Hello and welcome to our Trial of HEX. For this trial we were able to wrangle Angela from the Fandible podcast to be our GM. Trial of HEX, episode 4 Trial of HEX, episode 3 Trial of HEX, episode 2 Trial of HEX, episode 1
Identeco
Here is our coverage of Identeco including a Trial with the system designers running for us. Episode 4 – Recap & Review Episode 3 Episode 2 Episode 1 Show & Tell # 50 – Identeco
Marvel Heroic (Cortex)
Hello and welcome to our Trial of Marvel Heroic. In this game we do a kick the tires system overview and test drive. Our GM for this game is Mark Meredith – @MarkMeredith Our players Me (Michael) as Daredevil – @TheRpgAcademy Jason Flow as Luke Cage – @Jasonmflow P.K. Sullivan as Iron Fist – @pk_sullivan …
MASKS: The Next Generation
Hello and welcome to the Trials: the system test drives from The RPG Academy. This is where we try out a new game system and record it as an Actual Play. This Trial was for the game MASKS: The Next Generation a PbtA (Powered by the Apocalypse) game designed for angsty teenage Super heroes in …
Metahumans Rising
Hello and welcome to the Trial of Metahumans Rising, the newest product from House Dok Productions. This game, like the previous from House Dok (Fractured Kingdoms) uses the Open Action System game engine. For this Trial, lead designer David Silva takes myself, Caleb and Matthew through an introductory adventure called Burning The Midnight Oil. Normally …
Neon Sanctum
Hello and welcome to the Neon Sanctum This is a brand new game Grenade Punch Games and Lead Designer Adam Waite. Neon Sanctum is a card based RPG set in a Cyberpunk meets Post Apocalyptic setting. Episode 0 – Rules Overview Episode 1 – Making Things Worse Episode 2 – Big Ass Troll w/ a …
Numenera
Hello and Welcome to the Trial of Numenera. For this series of Trials we tapped guest GM Lex of Starwalkerstudios.com and a number of great podcasts, including Game Master’s Journey and GM Intrusions to be our guide into the Ninth World. He did an excellent job and we all really enjoyed the game. We …
Open Legend RPG
Here is the Trial of Open Legend RPG DM’d by system designer Brian Feister. Open Legend recap & Review Open Legend episode 4 Open Legend episode 3 Open Legend episode 2 Open Legend episode 1 Show & Tell 35: Open Legend RPG
Post Replica
Here is our Trial of Post Replica Episode 3 – Recap & Review Episode 2 – Out of the Frying Pan Episode 1 – Batteries Not Included Episode 0 – Rules Overview
Reflections
Hello and welcome to the Trial of Reflections. The first to-be-published RPG by Associate Professor Jim McClure and his company Third Act publishing. Reflections is based on A Single Moment by Tobie Abad. Tobie is a co-creator of reflections which is a game of dueling samurai. You begin at the moment of battle and then …
Runequest
Hello and welcome to our Trial of Runequest (2nd edition) with guest DM Dirk the Dice from TheGrognardfiles podcast Episode 1 – Bloody Ducks Episode 2 – Smelly Baboons Episode 3 – A blue faced woman Episode 4 – Sword Brothers Episode 5 – Recap & Review
Savage Worlds
Hello and welcome to the Trials. Our system tests drives and Actual Play podcasts from The Rpg Academy WARNING: Most of our podcast contain adult language! On this page you’ll find the Podcasts for our Savage Worlds, Actual Play Play Test game. We had done an extended Deadlands game using the Savage Worlds engine, but …
Shadow of the Demon Lord
Hello and welcome to the Trial of Shadow of the Demon Lord (SotDL). This is a brand new game by RPG Luminary Robert J. Schwalb. Rob has a long list of games he has been a part of including multiple versions of D&D as the Song of Ice and Fire RPG. This game, SotDL is …
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire
Hello and welcome to the Trials. The system test drives from The Rpg Academy. This is the Trial of Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. A series of Actual Play podcasts where we test out this rule set. The remanding episodes can be found in the Campaign: Unlikely Heroes here! Episode 5: Space Febreze …
Symbaroum
Hello and welcome to the Trial of Symbaroum. Episode 1 – Test of Merit Episode 2 – Taken Episode 3 – Justice Recap and Review
The Orpheus Protocol
Hello and welcome to the Trial of Orpheus Protocol Group 13 – Part 5 Group 13 – Part 4 Group 13 – Part 3 Group 13 – Part 2 Group 13 – Part 1 Interview with Rob Stith
Threadbare
Episode 3 – The Friends we made along the way! Episode 2 – Wrong Turn Episode 1 – Overview & Character Generation
Wearing the Cape – LIVE
Hello and welcome to the Network Trial of Wearing the Cape, the new FATE based Super’s RPG based on the author Marion G. Harmon. Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3
Wushu
Hello and welcome to the Trial of WUSHU the Ancient art of Action Roleplaying For this series we have have a special GM, long time friend of the show Andrew aka @ThatOneGM putting our original The Trial players through an epic space time ghost pirate ninja romp through the mega-ether-verse-time-continum-ary. The first episode is …
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