RPG Subsystems

In this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast we are excited to review the Zorro RPG. But while we're fans of Zorro, we're really excited about what the game represents, a new D6 product and the first entry for D6 2nd Edition. We'll take a look at the rules and geek out about everything that we see there. Intro: 0:00 - 1:25 Bobby's Mea Culpa: 1:26 - 3:12 Apoc-Eclipse Warning: 3:13 - 3:40 Attributes & Skills: 3:41 - 4:52 Static Defenses: 4:53 - 6:13 Initiative: 6:14 - 7:33 Wild Die: 7:34 - 12:53 Hero Points: 12:54 - 14:19 Doubling Down: 14:20 - 15:28 Damage: 15:29 - 17:47 Target Numbers: 17:48 - 19:10 Special Combat Actions: 19:11 - 23:29 Character Advancement & Arcs: 23:30 - 26:23 Chases: 26:24 - 29:26 Secret Identities: 29:27 - 31:07 Hideouts: 31:08 - 33:11 Horses: 33:12 - 33:58 The Rest of the Book: 33:59 - 35:37 Summary: 35:38 - 36:21 Outro: 36:22 - 36:49 Blooper: 36:50 - 37:08

In this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast, Bobby and Jeff dig into something more modern that certainly has an old school feel. We dive right into the shadows with our trusty torches in hand in our review of Shadowdark. As a product that touts a modernized old school feel, we felt it appropriate to review the rules and the presentation to see if it met the hype. Intro: 0:00 - 2:15 Old School Mechanics: 2:16 - 8:24 New School Mechanics: 8:25 - 21:20 Presentation: 21:21 - 24:40 Likes: 24:41 - 29:08 Dislikes: 29:09 - 30:27 Outro: 30:28 - 31:26

In this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast, Bobby and Jeff review and discuss VOID 1680 AM, a solo playlist building game. We enjoyed the game so much, we decided to play through it and post the results on Youtube. To listen to the VOID 1680 AM playcast with all of the properly attributed music please go here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnT1hyKOpqQeq-mn5He6Wlf1JeKT2IDUh&si=rgZTyQzqlcewlkKY Intro: 0:00 - 1:23 Review: 1:24 - 5:13 Mechanics: 5:14 - 14:07 Playcast: 14:08 - 15:10 Outro: 15:11 - 15:36

In this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast, Bobby and Jeff talk about some of their favorite subsystems within roleplaying games. We define subsystems as the limited use rules that are separate from the core rules of a game that we feel help either drive a genre home or abstract concepts that the core rules cannot elegantly handle. Intro: 0:00 - 1:54 Shadowdark Carousing System: 1:55 - 7:06 Savage Worlds Mass Battle System: 7:07 - 14:32 Shadowrun Cyberdeck Construction Rules: 14:33 - 27:48 Pendragon Winter Phase: 27:49 - 34:32 Outro: 34:33 - 35:27

In this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast, Bobby and Jeff talk about Dominions of Steel: Ambitions of the Scavenger Lords. This collaboration with award winning game designer Ross Watson is a fleshed out Savage Setting that brings full scale mecha combat into Savage Worlds Adventure Edition. Dominions of Steel is set to be released by Star Anvil Studios. Intro: 0:00 - 2:39 Sci-Fi Companion Disclaimer: 2:40 - 3:54 Inspirations: 3:55 - 18:29 System Info: 18:30 - 24:35 World Info: 24:36 - 28:42 Closing: 28:43 - 30:33 #swade #savageworlds #mech

In this this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast, we invade Sweden to review MÖRK BORG. The atmosphere of the game may be dark, but it's certainly rules lite.

In this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast we invade your neighborhood to discuss Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful RPG. This game is the rules lite great grandpappy of West End Games popular D6 System.

In this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast we discuss Retro Clones, the rules copies and expansions of beloved game systems that has breathed new life into Old School games, allowing new comers to experience almost faithful representations of the games that started the hobby. We’ll explain what they are, how they came to be, and what they mean for the TTRPG market.

In this episode of the Retro Arcana Podcast join our intrepid hosts Jeff and Bobby as they escape from the Secret Podcast Bunker and travel to The Long Con in Longview, TX.

In this episode our intrepid hosts Bobby and Jeff go back in time to visit the rules that arguably started the RPG industry: Chainmail!