Welcome to the very first episode of our semi-regular Beyond Cataclysm podcast – ‘What is Roleplay?’ This episode we are joined by author CM Lowry to discuss: * A very loose definition of ‘role play’ and how we’ve all done it in real life * Some basic terms you’ll need to know like RPG (Role Play Game), GM (Games Master), and PC (Player Character) * The various dice you might come across (featuring too many dice rolling sounds!) * The mechanics of Stats

We even do a little bit of live "actual play" role play, which we think makes for pretty fun listening.

Links to things we discussed: * Beyond Cataclysm – beyondcataclysm.co.uk * Visions Press – visionspressdiy.bandcamp.com * CM Lowry Author – allaboutchris.org * Tyrannosaur Inside Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmlowry/tyrannosaur-inside-a-monstrous-quest-inside-a-giant-t-rex * All Outta Bubblegum RPG - https://www.dropbox.com/s/c9vhigdldvg8ji4/AllOuttaBubblegum.pdf?dl=0 * Lasers & Feelings RPG - http://www.onesevendesign.com/laserfeelings/

With music generously provided by: Powerplant & Imploders.