Ross Payton
@rosspayton.bsky.social
Podcaster and writer. I focus mostly on tabletop RPGs, and obscure electronic music. Host of Role Playing Public Radio, Ludonarrative Dissidents, and Night Clerk Radio.
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Ross Payton
@rosspayton.bsky.social
· Nov 13
I published an architectural horror RPG scenario for fans of liminal spaces, creepy hotels, and infinite labyrinths. Check out The Night Clerk! www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/The-Ni...
this is funnier than anything in parks and rec
The guy in the green sweater is hanging on for dear life.
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
this is funnier than anything in parks and rec
going live now!
Hey! The Ludonarrative Dissidents podcast team are livestreaming later today (23:00 Europe, 22:00 UK, 5pm EST), to spend an hour talking about chamber larps, Dragonmeet, new RPGs and more. Do join us, it'll be lovely. www.twitch.tv/RossPaytonRPPR
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
going live now!
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The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton!
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton!
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
Delta Green: ENTOURAGE RAPTURE
The Program needs a high value target secured before an opposition group eliminates them. The HVT is in a remote trailer park in North Dakota. Two cells, O, and P, are brought in to secure the HVT and deal with any opposing forces that may appear. When the agents…
The Program needs a high value target secured before an opposition group eliminates them. The HVT is in a remote trailer park in North Dakota. Two cells, O, and P, are brought in to secure the HVT and deal with any opposing forces that may appear. When the agents…
Delta Green: ENTOURAGE RAPTURE
The Program needs a high value target secured before an opposition group eliminates them. The HVT is in a remote trailer park in North Dakota. Two cells, O, and P, are brought in to secure the HVT and deal with any opposing forces that may appear. When the agents arrive at the trailer park, they realize there's far more to this operation than they were told.
actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Delta Green: ENTOURAGE RAPTURE
The Program needs a high value target secured before an opposition group eliminates them. The HVT is in a remote trailer park in North Dakota. Two cells, O, and P, are brought in to secure the HVT and deal with any opposing forces that may appear. When the agents…
The Program needs a high value target secured before an opposition group eliminates them. The HVT is in a remote trailer park in North Dakota. Two cells, O, and P, are brought in to secure the HVT and deal with any opposing forces that may appear. When the agents…
I love Ea-Nasir memes so much
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I love Ea-Nasir memes so much
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Drew a Hound of Tindalos from a short story by Frank Belknap Long, released in a short story collection of his work in 1946.
The hounds are creatures that exist outside of time and space. They can emerge in the form of smoke from any angle of a certain sharpness, like the corner of a room.
The hounds are creatures that exist outside of time and space. They can emerge in the form of smoke from any angle of a certain sharpness, like the corner of a room.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Drew a Hound of Tindalos from a short story by Frank Belknap Long, released in a short story collection of his work in 1946.
The hounds are creatures that exist outside of time and space. They can emerge in the form of smoke from any angle of a certain sharpness, like the corner of a room.
The hounds are creatures that exist outside of time and space. They can emerge in the form of smoke from any angle of a certain sharpness, like the corner of a room.
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Boundless Space: Making the scary monsters of the Eridani Belt today. I'm thinking that space combat will be much like normal conflict in Boundless, but with the addition of vast space ranges, multiple actions for a crewed ship, and of course, torpedoes and boarding!
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Boundless Space: Making the scary monsters of the Eridani Belt today. I'm thinking that space combat will be much like normal conflict in Boundless, but with the addition of vast space ranges, multiple actions for a crewed ship, and of course, torpedoes and boarding!
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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by the way, @rosspayton.bsky.social wrote and recorded an AP of a his Xenowatch focused FIST mission titled Vigil of the Firmament, which is afaik the only FIST material out there with XW in it (given that the new book is in dev hell)
actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/2024/12/syst...
actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/2024/12/syst...
November 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM
by the way, @rosspayton.bsky.social wrote and recorded an AP of a his Xenowatch focused FIST mission titled Vigil of the Firmament, which is afaik the only FIST material out there with XW in it (given that the new book is in dev hell)
actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/2024/12/syst...
actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/2024/12/syst...
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Hey all,
As I‘m listening to an episode rn, I just want to thank you,
Ross @rosspayton.bsky.social
Greg @gregstolze.bsky.social
and
James @jameswallis.bsky.social
for your very delightful and informative podcast series @ludonarrativediss.bsky.social
#TTRPGCommunity check it out, if you haven’t!
As I‘m listening to an episode rn, I just want to thank you,
Ross @rosspayton.bsky.social
Greg @gregstolze.bsky.social
and
James @jameswallis.bsky.social
for your very delightful and informative podcast series @ludonarrativediss.bsky.social
#TTRPGCommunity check it out, if you haven’t!
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Hey all,
As I‘m listening to an episode rn, I just want to thank you,
Ross @rosspayton.bsky.social
Greg @gregstolze.bsky.social
and
James @jameswallis.bsky.social
for your very delightful and informative podcast series @ludonarrativediss.bsky.social
#TTRPGCommunity check it out, if you haven’t!
As I‘m listening to an episode rn, I just want to thank you,
Ross @rosspayton.bsky.social
Greg @gregstolze.bsky.social
and
James @jameswallis.bsky.social
for your very delightful and informative podcast series @ludonarrativediss.bsky.social
#TTRPGCommunity check it out, if you haven’t!
Reposted by Ross Payton
The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton!
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton!
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
The One Ring: A Conspiracy Most Cracked
Mad Baggins is at it again, and has gathered in Bag End a new cabal of adventurous spirits whom he has named the Conspirators of the Red Book. In an effort to gather notes for his book, he has asked these friends, under promise of payment and a bit of…
Mad Baggins is at it again, and has gathered in Bag End a new cabal of adventurous spirits whom he has named the Conspirators of the Red Book. In an effort to gather notes for his book, he has asked these friends, under promise of payment and a bit of…
The One Ring: A Conspiracy Most Cracked
Mad Baggins is at it again, and has gathered in Bag End a new cabal of adventurous spirits whom he has named the Conspirators of the Red Book. In an effort to gather notes for his book, he has asked these friends, under promise of payment and a bit of adventure, to help him confirm some important details about the history of the Shire and its people. Aaron as Drogo Baggins Elle as Primula Brandybuck Chris as Esmeralda Took David as Paladin Took II Dan as Rorimac Brandybuck Danna as Lobelia Bracegirdle
actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The One Ring: A Conspiracy Most Cracked
Mad Baggins is at it again, and has gathered in Bag End a new cabal of adventurous spirits whom he has named the Conspirators of the Red Book. In an effort to gather notes for his book, he has asked these friends, under promise of payment and a bit of…
Mad Baggins is at it again, and has gathered in Bag End a new cabal of adventurous spirits whom he has named the Conspirators of the Red Book. In an effort to gather notes for his book, he has asked these friends, under promise of payment and a bit of…
Could a demon high priest become a boxer or learn how to dance? The Palladium Rifts book Hades, answers these important questions and more! Check out the latest RPPR After Hours episode featuring @j-k.games and I as we explore hell and the Minion Wars! www.patreon.com/posts/143278...
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Could a demon high priest become a boxer or learn how to dance? The Palladium Rifts book Hades, answers these important questions and more! Check out the latest RPPR After Hours episode featuring @j-k.games and I as we explore hell and the Minion Wars! www.patreon.com/posts/143278...
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Heads up Dissidents! We've just put episode 17 of the podcast live, covering Greg Porter's incredibly complete END ALL BE ALL set of RPG rules (aka EABA), a fascinating look at generic systems and their uses. We had a lot of fun with this one.
www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/season-3-epi...
(1/2)
www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/season-3-epi...
(1/2)
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Heads up Dissidents! We've just put episode 17 of the podcast live, covering Greg Porter's incredibly complete END ALL BE ALL set of RPG rules (aka EABA), a fascinating look at generic systems and their uses. We had a lot of fun with this one.
www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/season-3-epi...
(1/2)
www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/season-3-epi...
(1/2)
new episode of @nightclerkradio.bsky.social on VHS pop, a subgenre of vaporwave, known as the upbeat and optimistic cousin of late night lo-fi.! www.nightclerkradio.com/episodes/wer... and on Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJWb...
We’re VHS Poppin’ | Night Clerk Radio: Haunted Music Reviews
Wow, another genre episode! It’s been a while. What will they talk about this time? Will they talk about Bandcamp tags for an uncomfortable amount of time? Will they get hung up on overly niche hyper ...
www.nightclerkradio.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
new episode of @nightclerkradio.bsky.social on VHS pop, a subgenre of vaporwave, known as the upbeat and optimistic cousin of late night lo-fi.! www.nightclerkradio.com/episodes/wer... and on Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJWb...
went out a few days ago to enjoy the weather and took some nature photos #photography - the leaf and tree photos were taken with a vintage mamiya sektor 55mm F1.4 lens on a Lumix gh6 - you can see more photos on my Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/52253...
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
went out a few days ago to enjoy the weather and took some nature photos #photography - the leaf and tree photos were taken with a vintage mamiya sektor 55mm F1.4 lens on a Lumix gh6 - you can see more photos on my Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/52253...
Batman is a subgenre, not a character.
November 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Batman is a subgenre, not a character.
Fall of Delta Green – Borellus Connection – Operation NEPENTHE – Part 2 – Episode 18
The necromancer's plot is uncovered and its apocalyptic ramifications are revealed to the agents. They must stop him from breaking time and space in a final confrontation in a dark and twisted lair. The campaign…
The necromancer's plot is uncovered and its apocalyptic ramifications are revealed to the agents. They must stop him from breaking time and space in a final confrontation in a dark and twisted lair. The campaign…
Fall of Delta Green – Borellus Connection – Operation NEPENTHE – Part 2 – Episode 18
The necromancer's plot is uncovered and its apocalyptic ramifications are revealed to the agents. They must stop him from breaking time and space in a final confrontation in a dark and twisted lair. The campaign finale for the Borellus Connection is here! Caleb as Agent Garrison Aaron as Dr. Alexandar Quinn Tom as Agent Timothy
actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Fall of Delta Green – Borellus Connection – Operation NEPENTHE – Part 2 – Episode 18
The necromancer's plot is uncovered and its apocalyptic ramifications are revealed to the agents. They must stop him from breaking time and space in a final confrontation in a dark and twisted lair. The campaign…
The necromancer's plot is uncovered and its apocalyptic ramifications are revealed to the agents. They must stop him from breaking time and space in a final confrontation in a dark and twisted lair. The campaign…
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Nan mais y'a un moment quand on charge avec des T'au aussi faut pas s'étonner du résultat
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Nan mais y'a un moment quand on charge avec des T'au aussi faut pas s'étonner du résultat
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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Boards of Canada! Table top role-playing games! Economic anxiety in horror films! All this and more via Twitch VOD of our episode last night with Birk and @rosspayton.bsky.social from @nightclerkradio.bsky.social. Check it out via the link below if you couldn’t be there for the live broadcast!
Hot Takes Season 5 Episode 3: Night Clerk Radio - hottakesvapor on Twitch
hottakesvapor went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Music VOD now.
www.twitch.tv
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Boards of Canada! Table top role-playing games! Economic anxiety in horror films! All this and more via Twitch VOD of our episode last night with Birk and @rosspayton.bsky.social from @nightclerkradio.bsky.social. Check it out via the link below if you couldn’t be there for the live broadcast!
I've made a public poll on the RPPR Patreon to see what kind of RPG material you want to see next year - vote now and let me know! www.patreon.com/posts/what-r...
What RPG content do you want me to write? | Ross Payton
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November 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I've made a public poll on the RPPR Patreon to see what kind of RPG material you want to see next year - vote now and let me know! www.patreon.com/posts/what-r...
Hilarious Random Tables and Rogue Trader: Soul Reaver – After Hours Revised
Aaron, Dan, Tom, and I discuss an adventure for Rogue Trader. It's called Soul Reaver and Aaron has no knowledge of the 40k setting, which makes him the perfect reviewer for this adventure. We then devolve into madness,…
Aaron, Dan, Tom, and I discuss an adventure for Rogue Trader. It's called Soul Reaver and Aaron has no knowledge of the 40k setting, which makes him the perfect reviewer for this adventure. We then devolve into madness,…
Hilarious Random Tables and Rogue Trader: Soul Reaver – After Hours Revised
Aaron, Dan, Tom, and I discuss an adventure for Rogue Trader. It's called Soul Reaver and Aaron has no knowledge of the 40k setting, which makes him the perfect reviewer for this adventure. We then devolve into madness, thanks to random roll tables in Mutant Chronicles, System Failure, Immortal: The Invisible War, and fan-created critical hit tables for Warhammer Fantasy.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hilarious Random Tables and Rogue Trader: Soul Reaver – After Hours Revised
Aaron, Dan, Tom, and I discuss an adventure for Rogue Trader. It's called Soul Reaver and Aaron has no knowledge of the 40k setting, which makes him the perfect reviewer for this adventure. We then devolve into madness,…
Aaron, Dan, Tom, and I discuss an adventure for Rogue Trader. It's called Soul Reaver and Aaron has no knowledge of the 40k setting, which makes him the perfect reviewer for this adventure. We then devolve into madness,…
the real treasure is the friends we made along the way because now we finally have a full group to raid the dungeon where the gold is
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
the real treasure is the friends we made along the way because now we finally have a full group to raid the dungeon where the gold is
new cyberpunk item: Instead of wearing sunglasses, wear GUNglasses: they're like sunglasses but have tiny guns in the frames so you can shoot anyone you look at
November 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
new cyberpunk item: Instead of wearing sunglasses, wear GUNglasses: they're like sunglasses but have tiny guns in the frames so you can shoot anyone you look at