A Friendly Orbit

The finale is here! In this third installment of “Head Up Your Ass with Theia” we look at Francis Ford Coppola’s new disasterpiece Megalopolis - a film with a vision as grand as its box office losses and a message as foggy as the inside of its director’s trailer. Enjoy!

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

There’s nothing like cracking a game open, drinking all the game juice and picking through the cogs and wires to figure out how it works. That’s what Ceres thinks anyway, and this week he shares his three favorite tips on game design with Theia that he’s learned over the last year.

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

Eyy it’s the conclusion! For now… Probably. We like this world we’ll probably be back soon. Anyway we played microscope and we worshipped megafauna. You know the drill.

You can find the final timeline of Megafauna world here! And you can learn more about Microscope here.

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

It’s Microscopin' time! And we Microscoped all over the place. Get ready for ancient empires, the death of the F.E.W.P. and the more giant monster gods than you can shake a stick at. Stay tuned for part 3 next week!

You can find the final timeline of Megafauna world here! And you can learn more about Microscope here.

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

Theia & Ceres use a fun little game to focus in on some good ol’ fashioned collaborative worldbuilding - and end up making Godzilla-World together. Stay tuned for part 2 next week!

You can find the final timeline of Megafauna world here! And you can learn more about Microscope here.

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

We’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

Self-compassion as an alternative to self-criticsim? In this economy? According to author Kristin Neff in her book 'Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself', we should.

You can find the website with the arguments for self-compassion here.

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

We’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

Does Magic need to have laws? Well, it depends, according to Sanderson's Laws of Magic. Wait that's confusing, I meant the other kind of laws. Ok just listen to the episode, it's good advice. Join Theia and Ceres as they discuss the rules to write a compelling magic system identified by author Brandon Sanderson.

Check this link to read more!

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

We’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

The new 2024 D&D Monster Manual is out. We’ve had it for a few days, we have THOUGHTS™. Does it beat Flee Mortals? (no) Is it worth the price? (maybe) Why do Modrons have huge fleshy lips? (we have no earthly idea).

Ceres made a csv of monster names, challenge ratings, subtypes, legendary status, taglines and more. Here it is! It was designed specifically for compatibility with Kobold+ Fight Club.

Here are other links on the math of the new monster manual that we reference in the episode:

https://www.blogofholding.com/?p=8469

https://tomedunn.github.io/the-finished-book/monsters/monster-manual-2024/#tab:monster-baseline-stats 

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

We’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

Theia is back with another Movie-Passion-Project-That-Encapsulates-One-Director’s-Vision-And-Was-Made-Nearly-Single Handedly-And-Is-Very-Bad™. This week we dive into the mentally direct and inefficient story telling of Rebel Moon part 1 & 2. Get ready for 5 hours of… honestly not that much. Also the audio is pretty bad this week, we’re sorry!

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

See you amongst the stars!

What makes a good man? No idea. But we might know what makes a good D&D character. Join the crew for a review of our past characters as we go through the good, the bad, and the Trollssassins. Check out the final rating!

You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.

See you amongst the stars!