Real Play Games Podcast

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An actual-play role-playing game podcast where G.M. John runs his friends through a bunch of tabletop role-playing games, some pretty popular, and some of them obscure! We release episodes every week using a variety of different role-playing systems!

3d ago

Nightbane™ - Dead Ringer Ep. 3 - Jeux Sans Frontières

A jaunt down further tunnels leads to a place of pure magical power, a ley line nexus, and more disturbing details about just what is taking place beneath and within the Honeycutt Telecommunications Building. Does the power of what’s inside extend so far as to corrupt anyone within its reach, or is it just guarded by some horrible people? Episode 3 / 6 Content Warnings: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Body Horror, Gore (crushing, dismemberment), Profanity, Violence Eileen Cisneros is Harm Roger Canton is Roy Ezra Heidelmann is Nathanael 'NPC' Cole George Konstantinos is Steve This actual play recording of Nightbane - Dead Ringer is a Real Play Games Podcast production. Nightbane™, Nightlords™, Nightlands™, Hollow Men™, and other names and titles are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books* Inc. Used with permission. You can find out all about Nightbane™ and the rest of Palladium Books’ incredible role-playing-game offerings at www.palladiumbooks.com Also make certain you go check out The Glitterbois and all the other podcasts that NPC puts out on the Breakfast Puppies podcast network. www.breakfastpuppies.com/podcasts/glitterbois will get you to most of their Palladium-related goodness, and you can find the rest of the fun stuff from there! Our theme song, “System Howl” is used under a commercial license that includes synch licensing. If you want to reach out to the Real Play Games Podcast, feel free to email us at realplaygamespodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Tumblr under RealPlayGamesPodcast or on Bluesky @realplaygamespod.bsky.social. If you’d like to help support the show, as well as get early access to episodes, exclusive episodes, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we make our adventures, head on over to www.patreon.com/realplaygamespod and become a Patron today! Thanks for listening! Support the show

1h 21m
May 29

Nightbane™ - Dead Ringer Ep. 2 - Tapping Them Out

In the darkness beneath Atlanta, something unexpected appears, with implications far beyond the usual threats presented by the Nightlords™, and one that might be proceeding along right beneath its masters’ noses. Just remember, nobody’s going to be able to hear you scream down there! Episode 2 / 6 Content Warnings: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Body Horror, Gore (crushing, dismemberment), Profanity, Violence Eileen Cisneros is Harm Roger Canton is Roy Ezra Heidelmann is NPC George Konstantinos is Steve This actual play recording of Nightbane - Dead Ringer is a Real Play Games Podcast production. Nightbane™, Nightlords™, Nightlands™, Hollow Men™, and other names and titles are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books* Inc. Used with permission. You can find out all about Nightbane™ and the rest of Palladium Books’ incredible role-playing-game offerings at www.palladiumbooks.com Also make certain you go check out The Glitterbois and all the other podcasts that NPC puts out on the Breakfast Puppies podcast network. www.breakfastpuppies.com/podcasts/glitterbois will get you to most of their Palladium-related goodness, and you can find the rest of the fun stuff from there! Our theme song, “System Howl” is used under a commercial license that includes synch licensing. If you want to reach out to the Real Play Games Podcast, feel free to email us at realplaygamespodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Tumblr under RealPlayGamesPodcast or on Bluesky @realplaygamespod.bsky.social. If you’d like to help support the show, as well as get early access to episodes, exclusive episodes, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we make our adventures, head on over to www.patreon.com/realplaygamespod and become a Patron today! Thanks for listening! Support the show

1h 25m
May 22

Nightbane™ - Dead Ringer Ep. 1 - Four People and Two Investigations, Good Odds, Right?

In the warming spring months of 2004, an Atlanta, GA-based cell of The Seekers, a group of Nightbane™, sorcerers, and other arcane-minded types attempting to thwart the Nightlords ™ through arcane means, stumble upon a horrible new threat that nobody in the area could possibly be prepared for. Can they discover the true scope of the threat before succumbing to it? Episode 1 / 6 Content Warnings: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Gore (exploding bodies, hooks), Profanity Eileen Cisneros is Harm Roger Canton is Roy Ezra Heidelmann is Nathanael 'NPC' Cole George Konstantinos is Steve This actual play recording of Nightbane - Dead Ringer is a Real Play Games Podcast production. Nightbane™, Nightlords™, Nightlands™, Hollow Men™, and other names and titles are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books* Inc. Used with permission. You can find out all about Nightbane™ and the rest of Palladium Books’ incredible role-playing-game offerings at www.palladiumbooks.com Also make certain you go check out The Glitterbois and all the other podcasts that NPC puts out on the Breakfast Puppies podcast network. www.breakfastpuppies.com/podcasts/glitterbois will get you to most of their Palladium-related goodness, and you can find the rest of the fun stuff from there! Our theme song, “System Howl” is used under a commercial license that includes synch licensing. If you want to reach out to the Real Play Games Podcast, feel free to email us at realplaygamespodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Tumblr under RealPlayGamesPodcast or on Bluesky @realplaygamespod.bsky.social. If you’d like to help support the show, as well as get early access to episodes, exclusive episodes, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we make our adventures, head on over to www.patreon.com/realplaygamespod and become a Patron today! Thanks for listening! Support the show

49 min
Season 30 Trailer

Nightbane™ - Dead Ringer Trailer

Ever since the skies went black for a whole day, nothing's been the same. Explore a world of dark conspiracy horror and bleak urban fantasy as we explore Nightbane ™ with our special guest, N. Philip Cole (NPC) from the tremendous podcast The Glitterbois (amongst others!) This actual play recording of Nightbane - Dead Ringer is a Real Play Games Podcast production. Nightbane™, Nightlords™, Nightlands™, Hollow Men™, and other names and titles are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books* Inc. Used with permission. You can find out all about Nightbane™ and the rest of Palladium Books’ incredible role-playing-game offerings at www.palladiumbooks.com Also make certain you go check out The Glitterbois and all the other podcasts that NPC puts out on the Breakfast Puppies podcast network. www.breakfastpuppies.com/podcasts/glitterbois will get you to most of their Palladium-related goodness, and you can find the rest of the fun stuff from there! Our theme song, “System Howl” is used under a commercial license that includes synch licensing. If you want to reach out to the Real Play Games Podcast, feel free to email us at realplaygamespodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Tumblr under RealPlayGamesPodcast or on Bluesky @realplaygamespod.bsky.social. If you’d like to help support the show, as well as get early access to episodes, exclusive episodes, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we make our adventures, head on over to www.patreon.com/realplaygamespod and become a Patron today! Thanks for listening! Support the show

1 min
May 8 · Bonus

Troika! Two-Fer After Action Episode!

The episode where we talk about how weird we got, and all the fun we had playing both official and unofficial Troika! adventures! We combined both of these together because honestly, there's nothing exciting about waiting a week to get an episode under ten minutes! Content Warnings: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Profanity Harm is Harm and Harm GM John is GM John Steve is Steve Roy is Roy Ames is Ames Obie is Obie This actual play podcast recording is a Real Play Games Podcast production; Melsonian Arts Council is responsible for the Troika! ruleset and the Blancmange & Thistle starter adventure from the book that we ran, but is in no way responsible for the awful things committed by characters within nor the insane side-chatter we got into. Go to www.melsonia.com or click the link in our show notes and buy lots of their things to help make up for how weird and rowdy we got with their material. The Supermarket at the End of Reality is an independent production by The Gonzo GM and is not affiliated with the Melsonian Arts Council, and you can find the adventure at thegonzogm.itch.io https://www.melsonia.com/?ref=realplaygamespod Our theme song, Whimsical Journey Rhythm Quest, is performed by Mrisrayilli and used under a commercial license that includes synch licensing. If you want to reach out to the Real Play Games Podcast, feel free to email us at realplaygamespodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Tumblr under RealPlayGamesPodcast or on Bluesky @realplaygamespod.bsky.social. If you’d like to help support the show, as well as get early access to episodes, exclusive episodes, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we make our adventures, head on over to www.patreon.com/realplaygamespod and become a Patron today! Thanks for listening! Support the show

24 min
May 1

Troika! - The Best Day Ever in the Supermarket at the End of Reality!

Three will enter, and ideally, the same amount will leave! With a ticket for a free sample of Dr. Apollinaire's Custard Delights gripped tightly in their appendages, three brave souls enter (but do not work) together to achieve the goal of getting that goddamned custard. One of them may or may not commit war crimes during the process, we're still unsure. Content Warnings: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Gore (, clubbing, impalement, stabbing), Gross Stuff (spit), Profanity, Violence Peugot Rifter is Obie Moonpie is Harm Georgie Jameson is Ames This actual play podcast recording of The Supermarket at the End of Reality is a Real Play Games Podcast production;The Supermarket at the End of Reality is an independent production by The Gonzo GM and is not affiliated with the Melsonian Arts Council, and you can find the adventure at thegonzogm.itch.io. Melsonian Arts Council, who are in no way responsible for any of our b******t behavior, produces the Troika! role-playing game, and you can find that and so much more at their webstore! Go to www.melsonia.com or click the link in our show notes and buy lots of their things to help them keep producing wonderful and weird roleplaying games in the future! https://www.melsonia.com/?ref=realplaygamespod Our theme song, Whimsical Journey Rhythm Quest, is performed by Mrisrayilli and used under a commercial license that includes synch licensing. If you want to reach out to the Real Play Games Podcast, feel free to email us at realplaygamespodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Tumblr under RealPlayGamesPodcast or on Bluesky @realplaygamespod.bsky.social. If you’d like to help support the show, as well as get early access to episodes, exclusive episodes, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we make our adventures, head on over to www.patreon.com/realplaygamespod and become a Patron today! Thanks for listening! Support the show

1h 1m
Apr 24

Troika! - A Jolly Time at the Blancmange & Thistle

What do a poorly-made dwarf, a member of Miss Kinsey's Dining Club, and a parchment witch have in common? Find out as these three traverse the perilous and dadaist halls (and lifts, and stairwells) of the Blancmange & Thistle. Bring a vomit bag. Content Warnings: Adult Content, Adult Language, Butt Stuff, Gore (evisceration, stabbings), Gross Stuff (licking, revolting eating habits, sticky stuff), Profanity, Violence Stodge is Roy Amelamenthana is Harm Sir Grisl Peeorridge is Steve Troika!, the other world’s favourite role-playing-game, is produced by Melsonian Arts Council, a wonderful independent publisher of fantastic games and other diversions, and you can find their full catalog of oddments and joys for purchase at www.melsonia.com! If you’d like to purchase through them as well as support the show at no additional cost to you, you can also use the affiliate link in our show notes! https://www.melsonia.com/?ref=realplaygamespod Our theme song, Whimsical Journey Rhythm Quest, is performed by Mrisrayilli and used under a commercial license that includes synch licensing. If you want to reach out to the Real Play Games Podcast, feel free to email us at realplaygamespodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Tumblr under RealPlayGamesPodcast or on Bluesky @realplaygamespod.bsky.social. If you’d like to help support the show, as well as get early access to episodes, exclusive episodes, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we make our adventures, head on over to www.patreon.com/realplaygamespod and become a Patron today! Thanks for listening! Support the show

1h 2m
Season 29 Trailer

Troika! Adventures Trailer

A dish best served orange and bicycle, we play a couple of quick games of the other world's favourite RPG, Troika! A grand time was had by all, and the mental scars prove it. Enjoy two helpings starting April 24th! Troika!, the other world’s favourite role-playing-game, is produced by Melsonian Arts Council, a wonderful independent publisher of fantastic games and other diversions, and you can find their full catalog of oddments and joys for purchase at www.melsonia.com! If you’d like to purchase through them as well as support the show at no additional cost to you, you can also use the affiliate link in our show notes! https://www.melsonia.com/?ref=realplaygamespod Our theme song, Whimsical Journey Rhythm Quest, is performed by Mrisrayilli and used under a commercial license that includes synch licensing. If you want to reach out to the Real Play Games Podcast, feel free to email us at realplaygamespodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Tumblr under RealPlayGamesPodcast or on Bluesky @realplaygamespod.bsky.social. If you’d like to help support the show, as well as get early access to episodes, exclusive episodes, and behind-the-scenes looks at how we make our adventures, head on over to www.patreon.com/realplaygamespod and become a Patron today! Thanks for listening! Support the show

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An actual-play role-playing game podcast where G.M. John runs his friends through a bunch of tabletop role-playing games, some pretty popular, and some of them obscure! We release episodes every week using a variety of different role-playing systems!

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Real Play Games Podcast Players
Years Active

2021 - 2026
Episodes

224
Rating

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© 2026 Real Play Games Podcast
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