1d4cast Podcast - Gaming Topic Discussions, Actual Play One Shots for Review, and System Reviews

Welcome to our first Actual Play Review! We have decided to go back to focusing on Reviews, with the twist of making Actual Plays of the systems we are reviewing. To kick this off, we thought that it would be fun to start with Fiasco by Bully Pulpit Games. We also set up a Patreon page that allows our listeners to be more involved with how we produce our content and the money we obtain through that will go into paying host fees, audio recording and process fees (if needed), upgrade equipment, and eventually do giveaways of the systems we are reviewing. The idea is not to paywall our content, the polished final versions will always make their way to the public feed as more content is added to Patreon.

So the first thing they got to do was choose which Playset for Fiasco we got to play. The idea is to keep the episodes in smaller digestible files, not to exceed 2 hours, unless it can’t be helped.

Our Fiasco Setup using Google Draw as a Whiteboard

We are still a part of the Prismatic Tsunami Podcast Family, check out their great shows!

Thank you for listening to our show!We hope that you will help us in this new endeavor, but if not, we still that hope that you continue to enjoy our show!

In this episode, we talk about our convention experience with 1d4Con 2019, Queen City Con, and Origins. We also explain the changes that coming to the podcast. We have been podcasting since August 2010 and we started out as a monthly review show. Along the way, many of us have had job changes, got married, had children, went to more schooling, or something else that kept us from being monthly. We eventually started doing Actual Plays and then moved into giving advice.We have decided to go back to focusing on Reviews, with the twist of making Actual Plays of the systems we are reviewing.We are still a part of the Prismatic Tsunami Podcast Family

Announcing 1d4Con 2020!

More APs means needing better equipment and software. We are also starting a few services that will allow you to support this endeavor. A Ko-fi page that will allow 1 time donations and a Patreon page that will allow monthly donations. We are going to start using a recording service called ZenCastr which require monthly fees and can be more reliable than my Mumble server and may allow us better recording quality.You can even purchase items from our Amazon Wish List if you so choose.

OF COURSE, 1D4CAST WILL REMAIN FREE!

We will never paywall our main content, that includes the APs we are making for reviews, the post-mortem review once we finish the game, or the mini-campaign APs that we also produce.

By supporting us, you get gain access to more Discord channels on our server. You also get to interact with us in a way that helps us make decisions. The Patreon page will allow you vote on upcoming shows. For the first episode of this new direction, we have already chosen to play Fiasco, but our Patreons will pick the Play Set that we will use from the ones we talked about in this episode. The vote will run for 2 weeks:

* Alpha Complex (based on the Paranoia RPG)* Archer (based on the animated TV show)* Attack of the 50 Foot Fiasco* Bookhounds of London (based on the Trail of Cthulhu supplement)* Daikaiju!* Dragon Slayers

Thank you for listening to our show!We hope that you will help us, but if not, we hope you that you continue to enjoy our show!

Podcasts mentioned in this show:

* Bonus Experience Podcast (Monica’s other podcast)* Diceology* Jank Cast* Prismatic Tsunami* Podcast: The Wreckening* Bad Wrong Fun Podcast

In this episode, we tackle another round our favorite supplements, ranging from additive to transformative to toolkits; only this time with Katie. Again, each host picked two of their favorite supplements (from all sorts of game types, game worlds and systems) to share with you.

1d4Con 2019 Announcements:Vendor Applications are now OPEN.Game Submissions open are now OPEN.3-Day Badge Giveaway winners: Charles P., Edward G., & Sharon B.Preregistration is now OPEN.

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or MeWe Community You can even leave us feedback on Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Google Play Music, or send us a tweet! We’d love to hear from you and will read your message on the next episode!

Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy this episode.

THIS EPISODE IS ALSO UNEDITED!!!! Enjoy!

Show Notes:

[Conventions]

* 1d4Con | May 3-5, 2019 @ Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Shepherdstown, WV (Convention)* Game Schedule in Spreadsheet format* Game Schedule on Tabletop.Events

[Podcasts]

* Bonus Experience Podcast (Monica’s other podcast) (Podcast)* Prismatic Tsunami (Podcast)* Podcast: The Wreckening (Podcast)

[Games Mentioned in the Show]

* The Lunars (Exalted 1st Ed.)* Manual of Exalted Power: Lunars (Exalted 2nd Ed.)* Star Wars Saga Edition* Stronghold Builders Guidebook (D&D 3e)* Arsenal (Shadowrun 4th Ed)* Augmentation (Shadowrun 4th Ed)* Runner’s Companion (Shadowrun 4th Ed)* Cybertechnology (Shadowrun 2nd Ed)* ...

In this episode, we talk about our favorite supplements, ranging from additive to transformative to toolkits. Each host picked two of their favorite supplements (from all sorts of game worlds and systems) to share with you.

1d4Con 2019 AnnouncementsVendor Applications are now OPEN.Game Submissions open are now OPEN.3-Day Badge Giveaway is in full effect until March 1st!Preregistration opens MARCH 2nd.

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or MeWe Community You can even leave us feedback on Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Google Play Music, or send us a tweet! We’d love to hear from you and will read your message on the next episode!

Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy this episode.

THIS EPISODE IS UNEDITED!!!! Enjoy!

Show Notes:

[Conventions]

* 1d4Con | May 3-5, 2019 @ Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Shepherdstown, WV (Convention)* Game Schedule in Spreadsheet format* Game Schedule on Tabletop.Events

[Podcasts]

* Bonus Experience Podcast (Monica’s other podcast) (Podcast)* Prismatic Tsunami (Podcast)* Podcast: The Wreckening (Podcast)

[Kickstarters and Bundles]

* Exalted 3rd Ed – Lunars: Fangs at the Gate (Kickstarter)* Interface Zero 3.0 (Kickstarter)* Shadowrun 5e Bundles:* SR5e Essentials (Bundle of Holding)* SR5e Runs & Guns (Bundle of Holding)* Ironclaw (Bundle of Holding)

[Games Mentioned in the Show]

* Changeling: the Lost 1st Ed. (nWoD)* Changeling: the Lost 2nd Ed. (Chronicles of Darkness)* Complete Fi...

In this episode, we revisit the Headline topic from August 2018’s episode. With a bunch of headlines submitted by David H. and some others that we researched, we attempt to take weird, cool, or even crazy headlines and “game-ify” them. We expand the article to include more content (if needed) and tie either a specific or generic game system to it.

1d4Con 2019 AnnouncementsVendor Applications are now OPEN.Game Submissions open FEBRUARY 2nd.Preregistration opens MARCH 2nd.

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or MeWe Community You can even leave us feedback on Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Google Play Music, or send us a tweet! We’d love to hear from you and will read your message on the next episode!

Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy this episode.

Show Notes:

[Articles Used]

* “Where am I gonna get my pizza?” Spokane man to host vigil for Little Caesars in K-Mart (KREM2)* A Goblin World that points towards hidden Planet Nine in solar system (NY Times)* Hundreds of Human Teeth Found in Wall (WCTV)* Hotel sacks half of its robot staff for being bad at their jobs (The Independent)* Toto Forever: Africa to play “For all Eternity” in Namib desert (The Guardian)* “Ancient” Scottish stone circle was built in the 1990s (The Guardian)* Chicken With Artificial Legs Dies A Hero (Google News)* The Annals for Weather Warfare (io9/Gizmodo)* “Sonic Attacks” at US Embassy in Cuba may have just been crickets (NY Post)* On a Tiny Finnish Island, a Helipad, 9 Piers – and the Russian Military? (NY Times)

[Conventions]

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CONTEST ~GIVEAWAY~Congratulations to Zac C.!Not only did he send in the only entry, he gave us much more than we were asking for. For those reasons, he was sent all three items.

In this episode, Henry takes the reigns once again because we are reviewing Godbound by Sine Nomine. With Monica, Steve, and Katie playing in his campaign, I was the one asking the questions.

Check out our discussion and send us any feedback you may have:

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or Google+ Community You can even leave us feedback on Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Google Play Music, or send us a tweet! We’d love to hear from you and will read your message on the next episode!

This episode was recorded on 12/17/2018 using Mumble and edited in Audacity. We used Levelator to level and normalize the audio before editing. This show has been minimally edited to remove a few gaps of silence and fix some quality issues here and there.

Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy this episode.Here are the show notes:

[Conventions]

* 1d4Con | May 3-5, 2019 @ Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Shepherdstown, WV (Convention)

[Podcasts]

* Bonus Experience Podcast (Monica’s other podcast) (Podcast)* Prismatic Tsunami (Podcast)* Podcast: The Wreckening (Podcast)

[Games Mentioned in the Show]

* D&D 4e* D&D 5e* Exemplars & Eidolons* Godbound* Malifaux* Scarlet Heroes* Stars Without Number (Revised Edition)* Wrath & Glory

[Other Useful Links]

* Almost to Oregon – Oregon Trail – Fate RPG (Actual Play Twitch Stream)*

CONTEST ~GIVEAWAY~ (Still Taking Entries)We are giving away ONE softcover copy of THE SPRAWL to a lucky winner. For 2 runner-ups (2nd and 3rd place), we will have a hardcover of the Pathfinder Module: The Emerald Spire (Super Dungeon) and a softcover copy of ViewScream 2nd Edition.Submission Deadline is December 1st, 2018! (Ending Soon!!!!!!)

Listen within this or the last 3 shows to acquire details about how to enter our contest mentioned above.

This episode, Henry takes the reigns and leads the discussion on using tables (from Sine Nomine’s Stars Without Number) to generate planets or utilize as a useful setting building tool.

Check out our discussion and send us any feedback you may have:

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or Google+ Community You can even leave us feedback on Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Google Play Music, or send us a tweet! We’d love to hear from you and will read your message on the next episode!

This episode was recorded on 10/15/2018 using Mumble and edited in Audacity. We used Levelator to level and normalize the audio before editing. This show has been minimally edited to remove a few gaps of silence and fix some quality issues here and there.

Don’t forget to check out our 1d4cast Actual Play Episodes in iTunes, they are on a separate feed. Look for World Wide Wrestling the RPG: XDW Session 01 has been released and other APs to come. We have recorded two more sessions of World Wide Wrestling and they will be released in the near future.

The Background music is Plastic Submarine, courtesy of The Grammar Club. Visit their Patreon page for this song and more!

Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy this episode.Here are the show notes:

[Conventions]

* 1d4Con | May 3-5, 2019 @ Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Shepherdstown, WV (Convention)

[Podcasts]

* Bonus Experience Podcast (Monica’s other podcast) (Podcast)* Prismatic Tsunami (Podcast)* Podcast: The Wreckening (Podcast)* RPG Circus (Ended Podcast)

[Games Mentioned in the Show]

*

CONTEST ~GIVEAWAY~We are giving away ONE softcover copy of THE SPRAWL to a lucky winner. For 2 runner-ups (2nd and 3rd place), we will have a hardcover of the Pathfinder Module: The Emerald Spire (Super Dungeon) and a softcover copy of ViewScream 2nd Edition.Submission Deadline is December 1st, 2018!

Listen within this show to acquire details about how to enter our contest mentioned above.

Other than that, our topic is about Unlikely Adventures:

* Player Driven Causalities (players drive the story* Players making NPCs more important then originally intended* Derailing the game (for the betterment of the game)

Check out our discussion and send us any feedback you may have:If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or Google+ Community You can even leave us feedback on Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Google Play Music, or send us a tweet! We’d love to hear from you and will read your message on the next episode!This episode was recorded on 10/15/2018 using Mumble and edited in Audacity. We used Levelator to level and normalize the audio before editing. This show has been minimally edited to remove a few gaps of silence and fix some quality issues here and there.Don’t forget to check out our 1d4cast Actual Play Episodes in iTunes, they are on a separate feed. Look for V20 – Session 5 (the finale) has been released and other APs to come. We have recorded two sessions of World Wide Wrestling and they will be released in the near future.The Background music is Plastic Submarine, courtesy of The Grammar Club. Visit their Patreon page for this song and more!

Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy this episode.Here are the show notes:

[Conventions]

* 1d4Con | May 3-5, 2019 @ Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Shepherdstown, WV (Convention)

[Podcasts]

* Bonus Experience Podcast (Monica’s other podcast) (Podcast)* Prismatic Tsunami (Podcast)* Podcast: The Wreckening (Podcast)* RPG Circus (Ended Podcast)

[Kickstarters]

* Zero Signal (Supply Run) – Card Game...

September has come and gone, so here is a podcast episode that we managed to record even though my work schedule has been nuts.

CONTEST ~GIVEAWAY~We are giving away ONE softcover copy of THE SPRAWL to a lucky winner, and are still deciding on items for 2 runner-ups (2nd and 3rd place)Submission Deadline is December 1st, 2018!

Listen within this show to acquire details about how to enter our contest mentioned above.Other than that, our topic is about characters:

* Characters/concepts that we have never or rarely get to play.* Characters/concepts we’ve played a lot and wish we could play more.* Characters/concepts we’ve rather never play again.

Check out our discussion and send us any feedback you may have:

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or Google+ Community You can even leave us feedback on Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Google Play Music, or send us a tweet! We’d love to hear from you and will read your message on the next episode!

This episode was recorded on 9/17/2018 using Mumble and edited in Audacity. We used Levelator to level and normalize the audio before editing. This show has been minimally edited to remove a few gaps of silence and fix some quality issues here and there. 

Don’t forget to check out our 1d4cast Actual Play Episodes in iTunes, they are on a separate feed. Look for V20 – Session 5 (the finale) has been released and other APs to come. We have recorded two sessions of World Wide Wrestling and they will be released in the near future.

The Background music is Plastic Submarine, courtesy of The Grammar Club. Visit their Patreon page for this song and more!

Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy this episode.

Here are the show notes: [Conventions]

* 1d4Con | May 3-5, 2019 @ Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Shepherdstown, WV (Convention)* TsunamiCon | October 5-7, 2018 @ Scottish Rite Center in Wichita, KS  (Convention)* MAGLABS

[Podcasts] 

* Bonus Experience Podcast (Monica’s other podcast) (Podcast)* Prismatic Tsunami (Podcast)* Podcast: The Wreckening (Podcast)

[Games Mentioned in the Show]

Happy 8 years everyone!

Holy cow, how did we ever make it this far? Will we be around for the 9th? We know it’s not consistent. We don’t post an episode every week, every other week, or even every month as we had originally intended. Thank you for your continuous listening over the years. This episode, we take a suggestion from David H. and scoured the internet for headlines (original dates of headlines didn’t really matter.) and turn them into game plot ideas. Trust me the hilarity ensues in this episode. Check out our discussion and send us any feedback you may have:

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or Google+ Community You can even leave us feedback on Stitcher Radio, iTunes, Google Play Music, or send us a tweet! We’d love to hear from you and will read your message on the next episode!

This episode was recorded on 8/13/2018 using Mumble and edited in Audacity. We used Levelator to level and normalize the audio before editing. This show has been minimally edited to remove a few gaps of silence and fix some quality issues here and there. He have some issues with Henry’s mic popping and all audio was recorded into a single track rather than each cast member getting their own track. It was an oversight, which makes this hard to edit. In light of that, here is a very unedited/unpolished episode.

Don’t forget to check out our 1d4cast Actual Play Episodes in iTunes, they are on a separate feed. Look for V20 – Session 5 (the finale and still in editing stages, had to start over due to losing the project files) and other APs to come. We are set to record some World Wide Wrestling this Saturday.

The Background music is Plastic Submarine, courtesy of The Grammar Club. Visit their Patreon page for this song and more!

Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy this episode.

Here are the show notes:

[Conventions]

* 1d4Con | May 3-5, 2019 @ Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Shepherdstown, WV (Convention)

* Gen Con 2018 @ Indianapolis, IN (Convention)

[Podcasts]

* Bonus Experience Podcast (Monica’s other podcast) (Podcast)

* Prismatic Tsunami (Podcast)

* Podcast: The Wreckening (Podcast)

[Other Goods]

* Shadow of the aspire Novel Kickstarter (Kickstarter)

[Headlines Used]

* Egypt mummy discovery: Archaeologists WARNED AGAINST opening mysterious sarcophagus (Headline)