3RPG Podcast

Jay Underwood, Sandra Rosner, & Chris Takasaki

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Games
Weekly

Join three long time friends and gamers as they recreate that pre & post session vibe with a healthy mix of nostalgia, tips, and all around good fun, 3RPG is Ideal for veteran gamers, new players or anyone looking to laugh about tabletop. Created by Jay Underwood, Sandra Rosner and Chris Takasaki.

4d ago

Episode 78 - Halloween Fun Size Spectacular

Description: This Halloween the gang goes trick or treating with a pillow case full of 'fun' sized batteries no, hopefully not tampered with 'treats' to inspire your Halloween based TTRPG session. The occasionally comic 'trick' might also rear its skeletal head. Comments: The Mummy as a Monster: Unraveling a Pop Culture Icon – Arlington Heights Memorial Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWrk_OLMC7Y The Chimera House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_House Bloody Mary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(folklore) The Hanging Coffins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_coffins Famadihana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famadihana Ma'nene Ritual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famadihana Thomas Pettigrew https://www.britainuntold.co.uk/articles/the-british-surgeon-who-unwrapped-a-living-piece-of-egypt Mummia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummia The Fly (1986) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fly_(1986_film) Fire in the Sky (1993) Alien abduction scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5e2wzjuwJQ The Frightners (1996) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frighteners Ghost (1990): Taken to Hell scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkQda_bL7tk The Monster Squad (1987) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_Squad (see youtube for more) Timestamps: 00:00 - Chilling Coffin Opening (Woo) 03:26 - Halloween Fun Size 07:26 - (Hot) Topic Introduction Sandra's Folklore Tryptich 08:57 - The Origins of 'Poison' Candy 16:11 - A Halloween Urban Legend 22:30 - A serving of Bloody Mary's Jay's refections on the rituals of death 28:47 - The Hanging Coffins 31:18 - Famadihana, Ma'nene Ritual and Japanese Funerals 36:31 - The Burial wishes of the 3RPG hosts Chris's Halloween Monster Gambit 39:16 - What is the worst monster? 43:17 - Mummies aren't scary 49:25 - Rerouting the Mummy for RPG 50:34 - Film Recommendations 57:52 - Music Recommendations 60:00: This years costumes?
Oct 20

Episode 77 - Genre Week: Gothic

Description: Our discussions of Genre continues on the pod as Jay, Sandra and Chris get into with our inner Goth as we discuss the popular genre: The Gothic. Complete with lace, decay and a touch of the sublime (in silly comic format). Comments: Rata, I. (2014), An Overview of Gothic Fiction https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339018083_An_Overview_of_Gothic_Fiction The Castle of Otranto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_of_Otranto Les Chants de Maldoror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Chants_de_Maldoror Bleak House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Moreno-Garcia Rebecca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_(1940_film) Haxan Film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4xan Timestamps: 00:00 - Cold Open (Ranking Words) 05:53 - Topic Introduction 08:04 - Gothic Defined 11:34 - Unknowing 13:38 - Citations (see Rata, I.(2014) above) 15:49 - The Supernatural and the Sublime 18:33 - Weather 21:29 - Architecture, Society and Feminism 25:55 - Putting Gothic into a TTRPG 31:19 - Gothic in our Games 33:49 - Vampires 39:18 - Recommendations 4237 - Outro
Oct 13

Episode 76- Genre Week: Horror

Description: This week the gang talks VPL's, scary movies and other things that go bump in the night in our attempts to scare the bejeezus out of each other as we discuss the genre of Horror and how it can be used in your game as part of our Halloween month! Join us...if you dare! Mu-wa-haha Comments: Amityville Horror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_based_on_the_Amityville_haunting#Films Poltergeist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film) The Comedian who we couldnt think of who talks about being scared of the doorbell: Sebastian Maniscalco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Swzvm-gXHg Carroll, N. (1987), The Nature of Horror https://academic.oup.com/jaac/article-abstract/46/1/51/6340662 Cherry, B. (2009), Horror (1st Edition) https://www.routledge.com/Horror/Cherry/p/book/9780415456685 Tudor, A. (1997), Why Horror? The pecular Pleasure of a Popular Genre https://www.academia.edu/586146/Why_horror_The_peculiar_pleasures_of_a_popular_genre Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 4:01 – Topic introduction 5:51 – Horror Defined 9:31 – What scares the 3rpg? 13:14 – Horrors movies (being a child of the 80s) 15:07 – Thought 16:21 – Doorbell 17:58 – Horror at the table 20:34 – A little dip into subgenre (body horror) 25:03 – Theme: Knowledge 29:09 – Ghost hypothetical 31:20 – Ghost Stories 39:09 - The smell of fear 36:50 - Suggestions and Stories to add horror to your games Want more 3RPG shenanigans? Contact Info: threerpgpodcast@gmail.com
Oct 6

Episode 75 - Making Magic Magical

Description: This week the gang goes to Magic school to talk about what they like (and dont like) and the arcane arts. Open (this link)...says me. Comments: De Koven's The Well-Played Game (sorry mispoke) https://www.google.co.jp/books/edition/The_Well_Played_Game/YYiFAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22Bernard+De+Koven%22&printsec=frontcover Timestamps: 00:00 – Cold Open 03:34 – Topic Introduction 09:39 – Components and methods 21:34 - Letting the players cook 23:02 - LoTR, Harry Potter, and Magic 25:13 - How we create our magical systems 27:55 - Where our magic comes from? 32:19 - And how does the world feel about it? 35:15 - Linguistics and Magic (and innuendo) 38:02 - Knowing, Fear and Awakening 43:08 - Onboarding, Complexity and Consequences 48:34 - Power (and new players) 58:45 - Summary Want more 3RPG shenanigans? Contact Info: threerpgpodcast@gmail.com
Sep 29

Episode 74- Interview with GM Neal

Description: This week on the pod Chris and Jay sit down to talk, interview, and create a One-Shot Workbench adventure with fellow game designer and podcaster Extrodinaire GM Neal of the Dungeon Master Block Podcast Network. Comments: GM Neals podcasts https://dungeonmasterblock.podbean.com/ GM Neals Substack https://www.thestruggleisneal.com/ Check out Neals work here https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/160268/neal-powell Sinister Secrets of the Saltmarsh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sinister_Secret_of_Saltmarsh What Dreams May Come https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120889/ Timestamps: 00:00 – Guest Intro 02:18 – Neal gives us his backround 05:13 – Cities of Darkscorch 06:10 – Neal’s struggle 07:26 – The Dungeons Master’s Block pod 09:31 – Facial Hair 11:27 – Grown Worlds (homebrew and saltmarsh) 15:29 – Setting up the One Shot Workbench 17:26 – The Well of Shadows 19:37 – Defining elements and goals 22:34 – Open Says Me? 25:39 – Developing other characters 30:04 – Starting the adventure and adding addition mechanics 35:03 – How to end the story 37:13 – Naming our One Shot 39:40 – Neal takes the 3RPG questionnaire Want more 3RPG shenanigans? Contact Info: threerpgpodcast@gmail.com
Sep 22

Episode 73 - Identity Crisis

Description: This week Jay, Sandra and Chris go out on a limb to discuss the hot topics: silly straws, marshmallows, sumo, empathy, identity and death in TTRPG. We walk a mile in the shoes of others and ask some tricky questions. Potential bawdy humor and risque topics abound. Comments: Faure: Requiem in D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-uzBqbMUvc Timestamps: 00:00 - Cold Open (Acronyms) 00:55 - Intro (Silly Straws) 04:23 - Topic Intro 10:39 - Playing a character of your interests 14:07 - Getting out of your wheelhouse 17:33 - Balance of Aksio Character Creation 20:34 - Challenges to identity and cultural elements 25:36 - Exploring difficult areas52 30:52 - Interesting identities we've explored 34:16 - Villains & Death 39:54 - Outro Want more 3RPG shenanigans? Contact Info: threerpgpodcast@gmail.com
Sep 15

Episode 72 - Show Me Your Deixis

Description: Deixis is a type of linguistic 'narrative pointing' and how words or phrases meanings change in context. How we 'point' at things narratively in games (especially without giving away the scoop) is what the 3RPG gang talk about this week. Do we have a 'point'? Comments: Duck Chess https://www.chess.com/terms/duck-chess Duckling Race https://www.duckrace.com/chicago Timestamps: 00:00 - Cold Open (Ducklings) 05:43 - Topic Intro 08:22 - Mystery Puppet Masters 13:08 - Hiding Hidden Objects 16:44 - Ending a Scene 19:29 - Making Memorability (subtly) 24:13 - (Mis)direction and Immersion 28:53 - Avoiding constant re-rolls 30:38 - Editing the scene 35:55 - Pointing New Players 39:30 - Providing Combat Info 43:45 - A Writing tip 47:10 - Outro Want more 3RPG shenanigans? Contact Info: threerpgpodcast@gmail.com
Sep 8

Episode 71 - Rules Create Stories Create Rules

Description: This week Jay, Sandra, and Chris get a little esoteric as we feel around the conundrum and symbiotic relationship of game mechanics, rules, artifacts, narrative and game feel using board games to illustration the point. While we may not get all our terms exactly correct we have a great time exploring this interesting space of game design. Comments: Twilight Struggle Board Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12333/twilight-struggle Deadlands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlands War of the Ring https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/115746/war-of-the-ring-second-edition Tale of the Arabian Nights https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34119/tales-of-the-arabian-nights Spaced TV show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced Space Alert https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38453/space-alert Train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_(board_game) The Well-played Game https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/17242390-the-well-played-game Timestamps: 00:00 -Cold open 00:24 - Intro: Travellers 05:58 - Topic Intro 11:06 - We Feel Around the Topic of Game Feel 17:34 - Balance of Aksio 21:26 - War of the Ring 24:10 - Tales of the Arabian Nights 28:55 - Cthulu 30:30 - More Board Games (explicit) 35:15 - Other Variables 38:55 - Meta-Elements (music) 42:20 - Strategy 47:57 - Train 49:40 - The Well-played Game Want more 3RPG shenanigans? Contact Info: threerpgpodcast@gmail.com

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Join three long time friends and gamers as they recreate that pre & post session vibe with a healthy mix of nostalgia, tips, and all around good fun, 3RPG is Ideal for veteran gamers, new players or anyone looking to laugh about tabletop. Created by Jay Underwood, Sandra Rosner and Chris Takasaki.

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Jay Underwood, Sandra Rosner, & Chris Takasaki
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

79
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