I know a lot of people want to get into RQG but find it intimidating/the opening boring or want to enjoy it’s content because they like RQ but aren’t big fans of TTRPGS so here’s a reminder that they also do 2-4 episode specials in addition to their main campaign! These are usually more funny than plot and pull in people from all parts of RQ so here’s a list of a few of my favourites if anyone wants to try them out (And if you like it, maybe listen to the main campaign?)
Honey Heist (December 2018) - Two episodes
The first special I listened to! It’s entirely comedy so no need to keep track of a plot. It features Helen Gould and Bryn Monroe, who you won’t know if you haven’t listened to RQG before, as well as Ben and Alex. They play the rules light Grant Howitt game Honey Heist in which you, a team of literal bears, attempt to infiltrate Honey Con 2018.
Fiasco Holiday Special 2017 - Two episodes
The first half made me cry laughing and the second half made me. Well. Just cry. Like the ending is incredibly sad please read the TWs but it’s so good? Features Alex, Ben, Lydia, Anil and Bryn playing a game of Fiasco and without spoiling too much it involves ice skating, a jouranlistic feud, attempting to win your ex back via ice skating, the HR manager from your nightmares, and excessive reference to “Yuri on Ice” because it was 2017 and it was gay ice skating special of course there was.
Monster of the Week - Three episodes + A setup
This one has some actual serious plot to it! Ben DMs a game of Monster of the Week (Like from TAZ:A) for Helen, Alex and Sasha Sienna. It’s also quite sad in the end but just generally really excellent. Helen and Sasha play girlfriends, though only one of them is aware of this because she’s a ghost and the other thinks she’s dead. Alex plays the non-binary child whos stolen car they’re riding around the 80′s English countryside in.
Space Pals - Two episodes
Alex, Helen, Lydia, Ben and Tim Meredith play Space Pals, a DMless, diceless improv set on a space ship. It has no real plot it’s really just incredibly funny chaos and it’s one to jump in to if you’re a Stellar Firma fan because Ben and Tim continue to be Like That
There’s also another two specials (Deadlands and Duskhollow PD) posted to the TMA feed which I assume people have listened to but are also delightful if you haven’t (Both features Jonny and Alex, I think the first one has Ben, Bryn and James Ross, and the second has Sasha, Frank Voss and Lowri Ann Davis)
This is by no means All The Specials it’s just my favourites and ones I think people just jumping in might enjoy!
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