Bitfaced

Overrated is a word that's very overused and overplayed but unfortunately that's what we are bringing to the microphone this week.  Joined by our good friend Doug Lund from Project: Challenged, we delve into the bits and pieces of pop culture that we think get just a little too much hype.  This episode is best enjoyed with Jerusalem artichokes cooked in saffron and a Green Flash Palate Wrecker.

We love this week's featured cosplayer Mia St. Clair more than a sealed copy of Casper on the Sega Saturn.  She opens up about her new movie, life aspirations, and gives us a brief peek into her gigantic heart that is certainly inlaid with solid gold.  This episode is best enjoyed with a large coffee on a permanent road trip to an unknown home.

Tabletop role-playing wizard and grand maestro Sean Patrick Fannon sat down with us at Koboldcon and let us experience his brand new G.I. Joe-esque game Freedom Squadron.  Sean uses a unique narrative style in his games where the players determine the path through creative freedom and engaging interaction.  We pick his brain both about his new game and what makes him stand leaps and bounds above other game masters.  This episode is best enjoyed over a few margaritas with new lifelong friends.

We spent the weekend at the first ever Koboldcon here in Colorado Springs, and instead of interviewing all day we decided to surround ourselves with the best tabletop gamers in Colorado and have a little fun.  This episode occurs immediately after trying out Sean Patrick Fannon's new tabletop RPG Freedom Squadron and goes into a traditional hostful afterwards.  This episdoe is best enjoyed with an oversized hotdog and a grape soda.

Eric and Tyler chat with a very Orion green Sarah "Cosmama", the founder of Club Cosplay Denver.  This is truly a players club, and fortunately the only players you'll find there are of the kindly video game and cosplayer variety. We also get the delight of talking to master prop maker and cosplayer Carl Martin; much to Eric's delight we get in some tremendous conversation about video games. This episode is best enjoyed with your favorite alcohol just like every other episode of Bitfaced.

We continue our extensive Colorado convention coverage this week with the best of both recent cons, we open with the hilarious and talented Karl Brevik who does his entire interview in character as Sexy Gandalf, and then finish strongly with the amazing model, streamer, and cosplayer xxFruitcakexx who barely tolerates Eric's utter lack of anime knowledge. This episode is best enjoyed first thing in the morning while nursing a hangover with hotel coffee.

Carrie Keagan has more credits to her name than we could possibly list. Here’s an attempt: currently the prolific hostess, actress, and author is promoting her new book Everybody Curses, I Swear! This week, she brings her notoriously insightful and foul-mouthed humor to the Bitcave and applies it to exclusively what she wants to talk about. It's Carrie Keagan; you try and tell her no. This episode is best enjoyed while drinking expensive Japanese whiskey out of a paper coffee cup.

Tyler and Eric spent the weekend at Ghengis Con in Aurora and were afforded the opportunity to meet and interview some facinating guests.  This episode starts with a joint announcement from Matt who runs Ghengis Con and Tim who heads Rocky Mountain Con, we won't spoil it here but the news is astounding!  Following that role-playing guru and uber-genius Sean Patrick Fannon from Evil Beagle Games graces us with not only some heartfelt stories from his youth but also a deep insight into what it takes to create an entire imaginary world.  This episode is best enjoyed with slow cooked green chile and an entire bottle of Jack Daniels.

It's easy to be an asshole with the shield of anonymity protecting your position, undue criticism from strangers has unfortunately become rampant in geek culture.  We tackle bullying this week, give it a swirly, toss it in a trashcan, and roll it down a steep hill.  This episode is best enjoyed with French toast bake and people who lambaste you because they care.