Jianghu Hustle

Jianghu Hustle

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Jianghu Hustle episodes

  • Jianghu Hustle 06: Romance, Parts of Melodrama; The Sorcerer and the White Snake

    It’s all longing looks and love-fueled quests in this episode on romance! Eli is still out of town, so Eric has brought in Senda (She’s A Super Geek, Panda’s Talking Games) to help him explore The Sorcerer and the White Snake. Get ready to take to one straight to the heart.

    The Sorcerer and the White Snake

    Show Notes

    Senda | @IdellaMithlynnd | sasgeek.com

    Eric Farmer | @ericmfarmer | dogpoweredvehicle.com
    Eli Kurtz | @ZapDynamic | mythicgazetteer.com
    The Podcast | @JianghuHustle | [email protected]

    1 hr 29 min
  • Side Hustle 01: Intro & The Big Three

    Eric and Eli branch out in this new series, showing the nuts and bolts of game design. Follow along as they take what they learn from Jianghu Hustle and apply it to an actual game. This time, Eric explains himself and the pair of them examine just what is the Big Three and why are there four of them (sort of.)

    Show Notes

    Eric Farmer | @ericmfarmer | dogpoweredvehicle.com

    Eli Kurtz | @ZapDynamic | mythicgazetteer.com
    The Podcast | @JianghuHustle | [email protected]

    35 min
  • Jianghu Hustle 05: Western Wuxia with PK Sullivan; The Matrix; John Wick

    We jack back into our double-header format for some serious deja vu. No goon is safe and all coppertops are complicit as we explore wuxia motifs in western settings with The Matrix and John Wick. Does wuxia have to take place in a Chinese setting?

    The Matrix

    John Wick

    Show Notes

    Eric Farmer | @ericmfarmer | dogpoweredvehicle.com

    Eli Kurtz | @ZapDynamic | mythicgazetteer.com
    The Podcast | @JianghuHustle | [email protected]

    1 hr 47 min
  • Jianghu Hustle 04: Setting the Stakes; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    This time, we meditate at the peak of Mount Wudan in the hopes that we can learn to hold the Green Destiny in stillness. We’re talking about setting the stakes in wuxia stories through the lens of the all-time masterpiece of the genre, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. How much would you risk for the things you hold dear?

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Show Notes

    Eric Farmer | @ericmfarmer | dogpoweredvehicle.com

    Eli Kurtz | @ZapDynamic | mythicgazetteer.com
    The Podcast | @JianghuHustle | [email protected]

    1 hr 55 min
  • Jianghu Hustle 03: Violence as Communication; Hero

    Eric and Eli unpack the the concept of violence as communication in wuxia stories. Hero, though an atypical wuxia film, is rife with violent communication, miscommunication, and melodrama.

    Hero

    Show Notes

    Eric Farmer | @ericmfarmer | dogpoweredvehicle.com

    Eli Kurtz | @ZapDynamic | mythicgazetteer.com
    The Podcast | @JianghuHustle | [email protected]

    1 hr 34 min
  • Jianghu Hustle 01: The Xia/Knight Errant; Five Deadly Venoms; Drunken Master 2

    Eric and Eli look at the most common type of protagonist in wuxia stories: the xia, or knight errant. They examine the codes and conduct of the knight errant by examining the characters of Five Deadly Venoms and The Legend of Drunken Master.

    An Introduction to the Wuxia Genre

    Five Deadly Venoms

    The Legend of Drunken Master

    Show Notes

    Eric Farmer | @ericmfarmer | dogpoweredvehicle.com

    Eli Kurtz | @ZapDynamic | mythicgazetteer.com
    The Podcast | @JianghuHustle | [email protected]

    56 min

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Eli & Eric talk Wuxia and where it intersects with table top role playing games. They watch Wuxia movies and then break down how those tropes apply to playing and running TTRPGs with a little game…