Have Fun and Play

In this episode we close out 2021 recapping the end of our Pathfinder 2e chapter. But first we dive into the Animal Crossing New Horizons 2.0 update. After a long dry-spell Nintendo drops the biggest update the Animal Crossing community has ever seen. With thousands of new items, recipes, songs, and mechanics from the expansion, Animal Crossing promises to bring lots of joy heading into 2022.

Meanwhile, in our Pathfinder adventure the team managed to escape captivity in the outpost while it was under attack from mysterious forces. Unfortunately the party ended up killing some informants who may have had information on what exactly has been going on, and why the party keeps getting attacked by weird squid-creatures. What does Pathfinder have in-store for 2022 and what does the party have to look forward to as they begin a new chapter in the adventure?

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In this episode we welcome Luis Loza back to the podcast to discuss our unfortunate encounter with Redcaps, as well as all of the incredible goodies for spellcasters in the Secrets of Magic book. Myron has been pouring over the 70 pages of new spells, looking for the perfect new additions to Chester’s somewhat dubious repertoire. There are all sorts of interesting new spells like Cast Into Time, which can send creatures tumbling through time only to be snatched back into their timeline, while being dealt some damage along the way. Or perhaps your group may have need to summon a Kaiju to help in your encounter? There’s incredible variety just waiting to be unlocked on our character sheets. We also spend some time recounting how the party is doing with the Redcap encounter (not so well), and Luis has some sage advice on how to deal with the nasty creatures. Luis does take us to task for leaving the path and heading into the forbidden forest. The game is called Pathfinder afterall, so perhaps that was not the wisest choice the party could have taken. We’re not quite sure how we will survive the encounter, but perhaps if we follow Luis’ advice we’ll have a fighting chance.

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In this episode Myron gets hype about My hero One’s Justice 2 - a cool fighting game based on My Hero Academia characters. The crew recounts a banner evening of gaming which resulted in Myron striking out in Can’t Stop! And we wrap up discussing our latest Pathfinder episode. Not only did the party encounter Lore again on our travels, but we also came across a group of Redcaps. It seems that the party may have stumbled into a bigger challenge than Tom intended. The question is, will the party be able to survive the blood-thirsty Redcaps and continue on their mission?

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In this episode Tom and Myron debate the merits of Avowel, the online version of Wordsy. Wordsy is a spelling game for folks who can’t spell, but Tom was less than impressed with the online implementation which apparently only accepted correctly spelled words. 

Meanwhile, in Pathfinder with Chapter 1 now closed we look forward to what Chapter 2 has in-store for our adventurers. To begin we all got to level up to fourth level and pick some new goodies for our character sheets. Myron picked a cool animal companion for Chester, Anna got some new buffs for the party, and JT is still unimpressed with what the Rogue class has to offer. While the players were all preoccupied updating their character sheets Tom was busy creating the newly won guildhall and guildmaster - Reuben. Surely Reuben’s introduction to the team will harrold new adventures for the party as we begin Chapter 2, titled Along the Unbroken Branch.

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In this episode we discuss what might be next for Animal Crossing and our Pathfinder adventure. E3 came and went without so much as a mention of Animal Crossing New Horizons, and the fandom let Nintendo in on their displeasure. The topic was trending on Twitter and Nintendo actually issued an apology, promising new and exciting activities in future updates. All the loyal players are still waiting, but for how long? 

In Pathfinder, with Fifi safely delivered and the guildhall secured, our Chapter 1 adventure has come to a close. We take some time to talk about what our characters are looking forward to in Chapter 2, and try to get Tom to spill the beans on what he has planned.

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In this episode we tease a new entry into the Borderlands-verse. Tiny Tina’s Wonderland is coming in 2022, and Myron and Anna can’t wait. Or at least Myron can’t wait to play. Anna’s review will hinge on whether Mr. Torque gets a starring role. 

Meanwhile, Nintendo is trolling Tom by tempting him with the Game Builder Garage early download which can’t be played until release day. He’s chomping at the bit to design some cool games, but is a bit concerned that it might cut into his Stardew Valley time. Tom’s invested over 60 hours in his Stardew farm, which Anna thinks is cute up against her 3,000+ hours of ACNH play-time. Which game will come out on top of this battle royale? Can they both take space in our podcast family, or will one have to go?

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In this episode we recap some fun times we had boardgaming with our friends Chris and Sherri Cormier. Tom recounts the games that were played, in order of preference, and has a hard time even remembering one of the games. Overall, boardgamearena continues to serve up a pretty compelling online boardgaming experience, even at times beating the Steam implementation of particular games like Splendor.

After recounting the thrilling victories and epic defeats from our boardgame extravaganza we move on to discussing our hopes for the next Pathfinder adventure. Everyone in the party received a magic item, so we’re sure to have some fun with those in the near future. JT’s still not convinced that Levana packs a powerful enough punch. Will a character swap be coming in the near future? Only time will tell.

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In this exciting episode we recap our latest Pathfinder adventure, but first Tom has a bone to pick with JT. Apparently JT has been killing it in Galaxy of Heroes and Tom wants to know her secret. JT pledges her allegiance to all things dark side and refuses to give up any more intel.

Meanwhile our adventuring party managed to kill the rest of the kobolds, or at the least the ones that didn’t run away like cowards. Despite repeated attempts Pyriax was unable to bring the badger to heel. But what’s really on everyone’s mind is getting JT to spill the beans on what Levana stole. Even though she was caught red-handed she refused to admit stealing the bracelet. Will JT let the party in on the secret?

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In this episode we discuss our thoughts on what Nintendo might have in store for loyal Animal Crossing players. The Animal Crossing franchise is now twenty years old and with New Horizons being the most popular version yet, it seems only fitting that Nintendo has committed to support new content for the foreseeable future. 

We also take a trip back to our Pathfinder world, where our latest adventure took many unexpected turns. Our intrepid adventurers encountered a band of kobolds on the way back to Cidade, and needless to say things did not go the way Tom had planned. Entity killed a kobold with her mind and Pyriax took a turn as an acrobatic beastmaster. Meanwhile Levana was on a bad trip, while Star turned into an animal and bit Chester. We’re only midway through the encounter, so things could end up going the other way, but so far this rag-tag group of kobolds is getting more than they bargained for.

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In this episode we discuss the implications of Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda, and what that might mean for gamepass and future exclusive content. 

We also dive into our latest Pathfinder adventure, which saw us mixing things up with some playable NPC characters who we’ll encounter as a party later in our adventures. Not all of our party members were able to attend the most recent episode, and rather than play our usual characters without them, Tom created a one-shot for new characters that we can interact with in the future. Everyone got the chance to play characters that were quite different from our current adventuring party, while diving in a little deeper with combat mechanics. Will these new characters become a regular in our imaginary world? Only time will tell.

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