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EPISODE · Feb 1, 2026 · 1H 23M

Episode #162: The Zone with Roleplay Retcon Pt. 2

from What Am I Rolling? · host WAIR Podcast

Content Warnings The Zone has mature sci fi horror themes. Specific content warnings for the game include: Violence and self injury Arson Mentions of Warfare and guns Descriptions of mutations, body horror and gore Hallucinations and variations there upon. Show Notes This week, Fiona is joined by Jenise, Alex and Ben from ⁠Roleplay Retcon⁠ for ⁠The Zone⁠: A Surreal Play-To-Lose Horror RPG by ⁠Raph D’Amico⁠. ⁠⁠The Zone⁠ is a tabletop roleplaying game about a doomed expedition into a mysterious quarantine zone, whose center will grant one survivor their deepest wish. With prompts cards, easy-to-learn rules, and no need for a gamemaster, The Zone is the perfect way to spend an evening telling a deeply immersive and spooky tale of hubris & mutation in the dark. Find out more information about ⁠The Zone⁠ and grab your own copy on the ⁠official website⁠. Timestamps Content Warnings: 00:00:00 Intro: 00:00:41 Gameplay overview: 00:01:59 The oneshot starts: 00:03:29 Outro and credits: 01:20:15 Credits The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What Am I Rolling?'⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat. The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat. This episode's players were Jenise, Alex and Ben from ⁠Roleplay Retcon⁠: A TTRPG podcast which remakes the movies which let you down. This episode’s RPG was ⁠The Zone⁠⁠: A Surreal Play-To-Lose Horror RPG by ⁠⁠Raph D’Amico⁠⁠. The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twinmusicom.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons 4.0 License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music in this episode: '⁠When Gods Pontificate⁠' by Dan Bodan If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.WAIRpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow the podcast on the socials (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAIR Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #AdventurersNeedNotApply

Content Warnings The Zone has mature sci fi horror themes. Specific content warnings for the game include: Violence and self injury Arson Mentions of Warfare and guns Descriptions of mutations, body horror and gore Hallucinations and variations there upon. Show Notes This week, Fiona is joined by Jenise, Alex and Ben from ⁠Roleplay Retcon⁠ for ⁠The Zone⁠: A Surreal Play-To-Lose Horror RPG by ⁠Raph D’Amico⁠. ⁠⁠The Zone⁠ is a tabletop roleplaying game about a doomed expedition into a mysterious quarantine zone, whose center will grant one survivor their deepest wish. With prompts cards, easy-to-learn rules, and no need for a gamemaster, The Zone is the perfect way to spend an evening telling a deeply immersive and spooky tale of hubris & mutation in the dark. Find out more information about ⁠The Zone⁠ and grab your own copy on the ⁠official website⁠. Timestamps Content Warnings: 00:00:00 Intro: 00:00:41 Gameplay overview: 00:01:59 The oneshot starts: 00:03:29 Outro and credits: 01:20:15 Credits The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What Am I Rolling?'⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat. The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat. This episode's players were Jenise, Alex and Ben from ⁠Roleplay Retcon⁠: A TTRPG podcast which remakes the movies which let you down. This episode’s RPG was ⁠The Zone⁠⁠: A Surreal Play-To-Lose Horror RPG by ⁠⁠Raph D’Amico⁠⁠. The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twinmusicom.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons 4.0 License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music in this episode: '⁠When Gods Pontificate⁠' by Dan Bodan If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.WAIRpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow the podcast on the socials (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAIR Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #AdventurersNeedNotApply

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