One of Saul's and Jolene's favorite shows was Firefly.   Shortly after the movie Serenity was out there was a RPG game based on the movie called Serenity.   This RPG use a system first seen in the Sovereign Stone RPG.  It was adapted and used to run the Serenity RPG.  The publisher's of the Serenity RPG went on to published other RPGs based on popular IPs of that time. Each of those RPGs used version of what was dubbed the Cortex RPG system.

     The Cortex system has changed and the most recent version published in 2021 was Cortex Prime.

   Saul and Jolene discuss the various RPGs that used a variety of Cortex systems.  

    Thank you all for Listening!

    Music by Nazarevox, song Serenity, off the album Solitude.

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     Saul and Jolene were at Dundracon and were asked to do an episode about kids and gaming.  We did an episode about three years ago but decided that our son is now 18 and share a parents perspective on how gaming has influenced and shaped our son to become the adult he is today.  

     Saul and Jolene go over the positive influences of gaming, especially if kids are introduced to games at a very young age.  Saul and Jolene also discuss the lasting impact of gaming with your children,  you just might get an adult with a love of gaming.

   Thank you all for listening.

  Music by Burn Down the Charade, song Brilliant Kids,  off the album Revelations and Revolutions.

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     Every gamer has that moment when they need to find a new gaming group.  Whether it is because your just moved to a new city, the last group fell apart, or just want to experience a different vibe,  you as a gamer are looking for a group.   Saul talks about the old days when there weren't many avenues that gamers had to find a group.   But today gamers have this new fangled thing called the internet that can help you find and reach a large amount of players.

    Saul and Jolene talk about old and new ways that gamers can find a new gaming group.  Thank you all for listening.

   Music by The New Monitors, song The Group.

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     Making your RPGs Flow Better is the result of a question posed on Facebook.  Saul and Jolene talked discussed it and decided to do an episode on it.  What can make your game run better at the table.  Make your game run smoother and faster.  Saul and Jolene talk about things the GM can do the accomplish a smoother and faster running game session.

   As always, thank you all for listening.

   Music by T. M. Purple, song Flow, off the album When the Music Fades.

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     We took the family to Dundracon's new home now in Santa Clara California.  It was a great gaming convention.  We took some new equipment and it worked really good.  The Zoom Podtrak P8 limiter really quieted down the background noise.  Problem we only have 3 microphones so two of us "shared" a microphone which really didn't work.

    We would like to talk DDC staff for giving us the space to record, Felipe and Kevin for taking time from their convention time to talk to us.

   Here is a link to the Alamo City Game Convention mentioned by Kevin, being held over Labor Day Weekend 2022.  acgamecon.net

   Thank you all for listening!

  Hey there listeners, today Saul and Jolene talk about Alignment in RPGs.  Saul thinks they are a thing of the past and the one RPG that made them famous, Dungeons and Dragons, will be getting rid of them in their 6th edition.   Saul and Jolene discuss, what are alignments, what is their purpose, did players ever use them, are alignments used by today's players?  These and many more questions are asked and discussed.

     Also are there any other game systems that have something akin to alignments?  Saul offers a couple examples.

   Thank you all for listening. 

   Music by Jim Gaven, song Alignment in the Sky.

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     What do you do when your Dice Go Bad.  What can you do when a player is getting really frustrated with their dice when they go through a spat of bad luck.  Saul and Jolene were talking about dice and how in a recent game of Feng Shui one of the players was rolling bad through a whole encounter.  Though Steve the Player took it in stride, he is pretty laid back and loves playing RPGs, but what if a player is really having a bad time.  

    Saul and Jolene took notes of their conversation and decided to do an episode.  

   Thanks for listening and please rate our podcast on whatever podcast catcher you use and share our podcast with your gaming friends and family.  

   Music by Num Buzz, song No Dice, off the album Useless Eaters.

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    The Balanced Party,  quite a few TTRPG players want to have one before they set off on their adventures.

Many Players feel that certain roles have to be covered in order to successfully adventure.   

    Saul and Jolene discuss why this idea exists and if you really do need or want a "balanced party". 

   Thank you all for listening 

  Music by Fast Astronaut, song Balance, off the album Invisible Sun.

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     Saul was reading some reddit posts and a user had a question about "good Modern RPG games."   Saul decided it would make an interesting episode for this podcast.  

      Saul asked Jolene and she had some very good questions about what the user meant by "Modern".  Jolene asked if it meant the 1920's or the 2020's .  She also asked if the user wanted to play a spy game, investigative, or survival game or any of other genres that could fall under the umbrella of a "Modern" game.  

    Thank you all for listening.

  Music by The Ghosts of Vegas,  song Modern Love.

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     Happy New Year,  yes we are well into it already.  Saul decided to share games that will be published in 2022 that he is looking forward to or are too bid to ignore.

     Thanks for listening.