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Audio versions of Parallel Worlds Magazine, our roleplaying games series, interviews and more.

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Audio versions of Parallel Worlds Magazine, our roleplaying games series, interviews and more.

    Parallel Roles Season 2 Episode 4

    Parallel Roles Season 2 Episode 4

    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.

    • 1 hr 40 min
    Parallel Roles Season 2 Episode 3

    Parallel Roles Season 2 Episode 3

    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.

    • 1 hr 40 min
    Parallel Roles Season 2 Episode 2

    Parallel Roles Season 2 Episode 2

    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.

    • 1 hr 51 min
    Parallel Roles Season 2 Episode 1

    Parallel Roles Season 2 Episode 1

    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.

    • 1 hr 54 min
    Parallel Roles Season 1 Episode 6 (Finale)

    Parallel Roles Season 1 Episode 6 (Finale)

    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!

    • 1 hr 48 min
    Parallel Roles Season 1 Episode 5

    Parallel Roles Season 1 Episode 5

    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!

    • 2 hrs 38 min

Customer Reviews

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3 Ratings

3 Ratings

Cmdr Wobbly ,

Great listen for anyone iinterested in sci-fi/fantasy

A terrific magazine/podcast covering all aspects of sci-fi/fantasy. Each article is well written and the various narrators are all a real pleasure to listen to. It's obvious, even from episode 1, so much work and thought has been put into this and the results are wonderfuls. Love that it covers everything from older board games to books, recent computer games and everything in between. Really worth having a listen if you have any interest in this genre.

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