Alien Familiar RPG Podcast

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Hosts: Clayton, Jordan, and Eliot

In this episode we talk about what difficulty setting Dungeons & Dragons should be set at for maximum fun

Geek Things:

• Eliot – The History of English podcast
• Jordan – The Game Maker’s Toolkit on youtube
• Clayton – City Planner Plays City Builders on youtube

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Hosts: Clayton, Jordan, and Eliot

In this episode we talk about creating worlds from the bottom up

Geek Things

• Clayton – LotR but every time Sam takes a step, he says “His is the furthest from home I’ve ever been.”
• Jordan – 49″ Odyssey CHG9 Gaming Monitor
• Eliot – The Language Construction Kit

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Hosts: Clayton, Eliot, and Jordan

In this episode we talk about using the top-down world creation method

Things we mention in the episode

• Writing Excuses podcast
• Dawn of Worlds world creation rules
• Small World board game
• The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nimoy

Geek Things

• Clayton – Digital Hammurabi youtube channel
• Jordan – Azgar’s Fantasy Map Generator
  • Fantasy Cities random generator
• Eliot – Forged in Fire on the History Channel

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Hosts: Clayton, Jordan, Eliot, and Daniel

In this episode we talk about game balance

Geek Things:

• Daniel – Old School Renaissance gaming with Morrow Project RPG and others
• Clayton – Life in Jars? youtube series
• Eliot – Speedball drip pens for calligraphy
• Jordan – Playclassic.games for old school video games

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Hosts: Clayton, Jordan, Eliot, and Daniel

In this episode we discuss the amount of complexity that players prefer in their games

Geek Things:

• Clayton – Algal the Bard youtube channel
• Jordan – Mythic Table
• Daniel – Ratha Con Con-in-a-box
• Eliot – The Silmarillion
  • Men of the West youtube channel

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Hosts: Clayton, Jordan, and Eliot

In this episode we spend an hour bitching about arms and armor in RPG

Youtube references:

• scholagladiatoria
• Lindybeige
• Metatron
• Shadiversity,
• Modern History TV
• Mobility in Medieval Plate Armor

Geek Things

• Clayton – The Mandalorian Season 2
  • Scaredy Cats youtube channel
• Jordan – Frailty (2001) movie
• Eliot – Cobra Kai on Netflix
  • Men of the West youtube channel

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Hosts: Clayton, Jordan, and Eliot

In this episode we argue about the merits and problems of powergaming

Geek things:

• Clayton – Invisible Man (2020) movie
  • First Reformed movie
• Jordan – Train to Busan (2016) movie
  • The Boys on Amazon
• Eliot – Tides of History podcast

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Hosts: Clayton, Jordan, and Eliot

In this episode we discuss to what extent the rules matter in a RPG

Geek Things:

• Clayton – Hats Off Entertainment youtube channel
• Eliot – NBA playoffs
• Jordan – Raised by Wolves on HBO Max

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Hosts: Clayton, Kyle P, Eliot

In this episode we discuss how to inject some horror into your games

The Trajectory of Fear by Ash Law

Geek Things:

• Clayton: It’s Only a Joke, Comrade: Humor, Trust, and Everyday Life under Stalin by Jonathan Waterlow book
• Eliot: The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock book series
  • The Death of Stalin movie
• KP: Full Movies On Youtube subreddit

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Hosts: Clayton, Jordan, and Eliot

In this episode, we discuss making and using villains in your game

100 Evil Overlord Rules

Geek Things:

• Clayton – Lovecraft Country on HBO
• Eliot – Life in a Medieval City nonfiction book
• Jordan – Tales from the Loop on Amazon