This is episode 1 of our guest spot on ⁠⁠⁠⁠What Am I Rolling? with Fiona K. T. Howat, where we play Annihilation-inspired surreal horror game The Zone! You'll have to go to W.A.I.R. to get episode 2!

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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.

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatAmIRollingPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Follow the podcast on the socials (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes.

Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAIR Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Roleplay Retcon

Two Fish in a Jug

W.A.I.R. Feed Drop: The Zone featuring Roleplay Retcon

MAR 18, 2026104 MIN
Roleplay Retcon

W.A.I.R. Feed Drop: The Zone featuring Roleplay Retcon

MAR 18, 2026104 MIN

Description

This is episode 1 of our guest spot on ⁠⁠⁠⁠What Am I Rolling? with Fiona K. T. Howat, where we play Annihilation-inspired surreal horror game The Zone! You'll have to go to W.A.I.R. to get episode 2! __________________________________________ 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. 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠