Gnoll Country for Old Men

Amazons. Joan of Arc. Xena, warrior princess. One of the Star Trek races, probably. Fiction has always been full of badass warrior ladies. We look at some of them, their depictions, and how they show up in tabletop wargames, roleplaying games, and the like.

Go-go Godzilla. It's time to talk about giant monsters! Typically Japanese, often radioactive, and occasionally an allegory for real world events, Kaiju are both monster for games and a genre unto themselves. They range from straightforward (King Kong) to scary weird (Shin Godzilla) to biblically accurate (Evangelion). And sometimes you get giant robots to fight them!

It's time to get real 80's up in here, and discuss one of the longest running and wildest franchises in wargaming - Battletech! It doesn't matter if you know it from the many books, video games, card game, or the short lived and hilariously bad 90s cartoon, it has been a staple of the gaming community for almost 40 years.

We've talked about the monsters from Greek Mythology, so let's look at another area - the British Isles! But mostly Ireland and Scotland, so the cool bits. We're talking about the monsters drawn from Gaelic and Celtic mythology - dullahans, banshees, selkies, and formorians. Fun stuff!

It's time to talk about one of my favorite indie sci-fi TTRPGs with a mecha twist - LANCER! For when you want to play as the Federation from Star Trek, but kicking down the door and taking names with giant robots. Listen to us go on and on about the lore and all the fun robots you can pilot. Then, go pick up a copy of the (FREE) player rules!

What do you get when you cross a devil and a human, and then wait a few generations? That's right, it's Tiefling time! Everyone's favorite hellspawn player character race, with options ranging from pale skin to purple, and always lurking in the shadows to be the edgy anti-heroes we deserve.

Happy pride month, everybody! This one goes out to all the LGBTQIA+ folks (and allies) out there. And to all the representative members of that demographic making appearances in board games, tabletop games, and even the occasional wargame.

Elves! Perhaps the most common fantasy race in modern games and literature, and certainly one of the most well-known. But what are elves? We dig deep into the elvish mystery, and what we uncover may shock you. But probably not.

The Elder Scrolls are a classic series of RPG computer games. We decided to talk about them, and not just because they have a tabletop miniatures game attached as well. Mostly just because we both enjoy Morrowind, and want to chat about how cool that part of the setting is.

It's lizard time! From ancient mythology to pulp sword and sorcery, lizard people have been an element of fantastical stories. And now they're used in a whole lot of modern fantasy and science fiction games. But how are they presented in Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, Star Wars, and other franchises? And why do some people draw them with tits?