The Esoteric Order of Roleplayers

[The One Ring] Ruins of the Lost Realm (Session 0)

A new tale unfolds!

For the first time, we're picking out our favorite walking sticks, grabbing our pocket handkerchiefs, and stepping out the front door to find what awaits us in the lands of Middle-earth by way of the excellent 2nd edition of The One Ring role-playing game.

Joining Des and David are three new players: Jon, Marley, and Naja. In this session, we talk about the game and what we're looking to get out of it, and create the members of this new Company, including their Patron. (Any guesses?)

If you want to get to know our new players a little better, consider backing us on Patreon at Deacon level or above for access to behind-the-scenes interviews in which we delve into more detail on their backgrounds with Middle-earth lore and gaming.

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[EOR SoloStream] "Queen of the Black Coast (Part II)" (GURPS)

After last week's unexpectedly pleasant outing, this week we'll be driving Conan like we stole him, making as many rash and foolish decisions as we can. Will Conan live to see the end? Will anyone?

EOR YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericOrderofRoleplayers 

The actual stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/qc8jxzm5AFw 

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[EOR SoloStream] "Queen of the Black Coast (Part I)" (GURPS)

We're shifting gears this week, away from Dragon Warriors in favor of another venerable TTRPG system: GURPS! Specifically, we're diving into one of the solo scenarios published in the late 80s for the GURPS Conan line, this one based on one of the best (in our humble opinion) of the original Conan stories, "The Queen of the Black Coast"!

EOR YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericOrderofRoleplayers 

The actual stream: https://youtube.com/live/I3X1S_ROlCs?feature=share 

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[EOR SoloStream] "Green Water Crimson Stag (Part II)" (Dragon Warriors)

We're tackling "Green Water Crimson Stag" again! And again! Yes, that's right—this merciless scenario ends up chewing through two more characters. Follow along David's path of anguish, won't you?

EOR YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericOrderofRoleplayers 

The actual stream: https://youtube.com/live/N46TAI3_ACM?feature=share 

The EOR Discord: https://discord.gg/xsDRFUXMVH 

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[EOR SoloStream] "Green Water Crimson Stag (Part I)" (Dragon Warriors)

We're back for another Dragon Warriors livestream, and this time we're bringing along some magic! Will it increase this character's odds of survival, or will we meet the same fate as the last two outings?

EOR YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericOrderofRoleplayers 

The actual stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFxC5WDZLSY 

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[EOR SoloStream] "The Village of Frogton" (Dragon Warriors)

David's back and playing another Dragon Warriors solo adventure, voted on by members of the EOR Discord! This week, he takes the Barbarian class for a spin and rolls a lot of D20s...

Give this one a listen to find out if there are any frogs in Frogton!

Technical note: about halfway through the stream, the microphone spontaneously switched from the headset to the phone's internal mic, so there's a minor but noticeable shift in quality at that point. Ah, the joys of audio-visual production.

EOR YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericOrderofRoleplayers 

The actual stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/OeqisLt3Rjs 

The EOR Discord: https://discord.gg/xsDRFUXMVH 

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[EOR SoloStream] "Village of the Damned" (Dragon Warriors)

This is the audio of David's recent excursion into livestreaming a solo RPG adventure on YouTube. This week, he tackles "Village of the Damned" for Dragon Warriors. We plan to keep this going for at least a couple more weeks, so come join us for future streams!

EOR YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericOrderofRoleplayers 

The actual stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-7UDe7Z6U 

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[Down Darker Trails] "The Wailing Women" (Patron-only Session)

A special treat this week, as we take a peek behind the exclusive curtain that is the High Priest backer tier of our Patreon to listen in on the latest monthly session backers at that level (and above) get to participate in.

Want to join the fun? See the link below!

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[Nightlife: The Demon's Blade] "Wandering Star" (Chapter 13)

CW: Eerie spider stuff

And so, sadly, this chronicle meets its end. But will Amy Patterson meet hers? It's a desperate race to save the people she loves most; this one's got it all: Demons! Hopping vampires! Hunters vs. Hunters! Western Union telegrams!

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[Nightlife: The Demon's Blade] "Blood Makes Noise" (Chapter 12)

The penultimate episode of the chronicle! Amy travels to her ancestral mountain village and finds that some entities don't let a little thing like death get in the way of taking vengeance on her family line.

The campaign wiki can be found here: https://nightlifethedemonsblade.obsidianportal.com/ 

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