Rene Plays Games

Epizody

• Ironsworn Legacies | 2: Beneath the Sacred Glacier 30.06.2026 51min

  Tessa and the hunters reach the sacred site in the dreams of Farina in the playtest of the upcoming Ironsworn: Legacies!
• Ironsworn Legacies | 1: Escort the Dreamer 24.06.2026 51min

  The first of two playtest episodes of the upcoming Ironsworn: Legacies!
• The One Ring 2e | Episode 6 - Shadows of the Past 16.06.2026 45min

  Iorlas fights the shadow that rises in Fornost Erain and traces the steps of Rangers past...
• Perspective Checks | An Exploring Spirit in TTRPGs with Meadow (HowdyLoveDarlin) 08.06.2026 1h 31min

  Meadow comes on to talk about designing unique mechanics and exploring the world of TTRPGs with an adventurous spirit.
• The One Ring 2e | Episode 5 - First Steps Into Fornost Erain 03.06.2026 48min

  Iorlas enters the haunted ancient city of Fornost Erain to investigate the shadow that spreads through it.
• Design Diaries | Decktectives - Co-Op Buddy Cop TTRPG 26.05.2026 29min

  Rene breaks down how to play his upcoming(?) two-player buddy cop TTRPG Decktectives.
• The One Ring 2e | Episode 4 - Recovery, Refugees, and Relics 20.05.2026 54min

  Iorlas spends time recovering and heads north towards Fornost Erain with one small detour.
• Perspective Checks | Play at the Peaks of Indie RPGs with Brian Flaherty (Many Sided Media) 12.05.2026 1h 20min

  Brian Flaherty of Many Sided Media comes on to talk about starting a podcast company devoted to indie TTRPGs and exploring the peaks of these wonderful games we love.
• The One Ring 2e | Episode 3 - Troll In The Chetwood 07.05.2026 46min

  Iorlas and Fitch Talltree of Archet face off against a troll in the Chetwood. Iorlas is wounded.
• Design Diaries | Gardens of Rust - The Community Phase 28.04.2026 30min

  Rene talks about the Community Phase in the final Gardens of Rust Design Diaries episode.
• The One Ring 2e | Episode 2 - Bad Luck In Bree 21.04.2026 53min

  Iorlas takes Drustan to Bree to face justice but things do not go as planned.
• Perspective Checks | Sharing With The Community with RP Deshaies (Fari RPGs) 14.04.2026 1h 21min

  Rene sits down with another Rene (RP) from Fari RPGs to discuss his current Breathless: Frightmare Edition and the importance of sharing experience and resources with the community.
• The One Ring 2e | Episode 1 - Spring in the Shire 08.04.2026 1h

  Iorlas travels through the Shire, a servant of two patrons, with two quests to see done this year.
• Tabletop Tutorial | Dick Wizards 31.03.2026 1h 37min

  Lynn bought Rene a zine called Dick Wizards by Wolf Manzella, so we’re playing an apprentice wizard detective investigating Lovecraftian crime in Providence!
• The One Ring | Character Creation 24.03.2026 38min

  Creating Iorlas, Ranger Messenger of the North and wielder of Nimloth’s Tear for my next series: The One Ring 2e.
• Design Diaries | Gardens of Rust - GM's Guide to the Rust 17.03.2026 33min

  Rene talks about how the GM of a Gardens of Rust game would approach prep, setting scenes, designing threats, etc.
• Perspective Checks | Il Fantasma Del Giallo with Laurence Phillips (Hardy Roach Games) 10.03.2026 1h 13min

  Rene sits down with Laurence of Hardy Roach Games to talk about his upcoming Il Fantasma Del Giallo TTRPG inspired by classic Italian horror cinema!
• Colostle | Dungeons Finale - Names & Places 03.03.2026 32min

  Sybil’s time in the Dungeons comes to an end. She leaves with a friend on a new journey.
• Design Diaries | Gardens of Rust Part 2 - Character Creation 24.02.2026 36min

  Rene goes through the Character Creation process for the upcoming Gardens of Rust!
• Colostle | Dungeons Episode 11 - The Rookling Forge 17.02.2026 1h 5min

  Sybil and her friends explore the Rookling Forge and follow the spectral chains down to the source.