Save vs. Awesome
Do we want vampires in our breezy spy caper? What about Cthulhu? And, for that matter, what system do we want to use? We delve into all of these questions, and more.
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Dale has issues - issues with games that are replete with combos. We talk him down from several ledges, complain about card and miniature games, and just generally mope around like hipster wannabees.
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A few things happened while you were away, we decided on some basics for our breezy spy caper. And then we argue about groups and locations. It’s jaw dropping entertainment.
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We embark on a bold new experiment this week: creating a campaign from scratch. We talk about our likes and dislikes, drag out some ideas, make sure to tell each other our safewords, and create some sort of campaign from whole cloth.
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Wow. This episode is horrible. I mean, really bad. If the conversation about games that we really wanted to like but couldn’t wasn’t so interesting, I wouldn’t even release it. It’s that bad. Let’s hope that this sort of thing never happens again.
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Our group has an inordinate fondness for political games. We discuss the reasons they’re so great, as well as delving deep into what we look for in a political game, both as a player and a GM.
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The calvacade of guest stars continues as we talk about the exciting world of buddies; relationships in film, TV, comics, and books that are defined by their friendship. It’s an exciting reference-filled episode.
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It happens once every ten years - a best of list of end all best of lists. We discuss our favorite moments from media from the last decade. This includes roleplaying games, TV shows, books, and movies. It’s an extra special long episode for Christmas.
NOTE: The sound is not very good on this one. I [...]
So, it’s Thanksgiving. And in the spirit of that, we rant about stuff we don’t understand. This episode will either piss you off, or make you laugh. Probably the former. It’s probably important to remember that we don’t know what we’re talking about.
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Where are the Western comic books? Why aren’t there any good fantasy movies? Where are the good superhero video games? Which of our favorite genres aren’t getting the love they deserve in other formats? (There’s some weird skipping at the beginning of this episode. Don’t worry. It goes away.)
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