Loot Mechanics

Loot Mechanics

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Loot Mechanics episodes

  • Last-Minute Gamer Gift Guide, 2020 Edition
    Episode #20 – It’s the Holidays, and you have procrastinated to the point where you are stuck without a gift for the Tabletop or Video Game player in your life. Let us make a few suggestions!

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (4:28) – Last minute gift ideas!
    * Words of Wisdom (19:43) – Actually useful gift suggestions!!
    * In Conclusion (41:23) – Final thoughts.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    47 min
  • Kill. Loot. Repeat.
    Episode #19 – Talking about OSR TTRPGs, why some people dislike Dungeon Crawls, and WoW’s recent spike in popularity, on today’s podcast.

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (5:20) – What’s so wrong with a good, old-fashioned Dungeon Crawl?
    * Video Game News (30:03) – So “World of Warcraft” is chock full of players again. Is the MMORPG back?
    * In Conclusion (48:22) – Final thoughts.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    53 min
  • People Suck
    Episode #18 – Today we’re discussing the disturbing trend of MMORPGs milking their fans for money, without providing reasonable new content. Also, Disney… are you okay?

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (4:58) – Certain MMORPGs have taken to milking their fans, without providing commensurate content in return. This sucks.
    * Tabletop Game News (24:38) – Disney, who are normally very protective of their IP, have licensed them out for a Munchkin game. Yes, that Munchkin.
    * In Conclusion (35:18) – Final thoughts.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    41 min
  • Something Good, and Something Bad
    Episode #17 – Today we talk about Paradox bringing the “World of Darkness” TTRPGs back in-house, but not under White Wolf. We also discuss the most recent “Animal Crossing” update

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (3:46) – Paradox has pulled the “World of Darkness” games back in-house.
    * Video Game News (20:27) – We discuss the new update for “Animal Crossing”
    * In Conclusion (33:04) – Talking “Tasha’s Cauldron” and Scormey rants a bit.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    52 min
  • Jumping the Sharkmob
    Episode #16 – Discussing some recent bad ideas we found in the gaming sphere, including “Feng Shui 2”, and as as-yet-untitled “Vampire: The Masquerade”-based video game.

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (3:58) – Atlas Games is trying a subscription model for “Feng Shui 2”. Bad idea?
    * Video Game News (21:36) – A battle royale game is coming, based on “Vampire: The Masquerade”. Bad idea!
    * In Conclusion (42:36) – Final thoughts.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    46 min
  • Anticipation!
    Episode #15 – Today we talk about two major delays in the gaming scene, which may not seem like much, but as one might expect, both have many people very, very angry!

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (4:09) – “Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything”, the new supplement for D&D5e, is being delayed outside of North America until December 1st, 2020. People are upset by this.
    * Video Game News (12:15) – “Cyberpunk 2077” has been delayed again, this time until December 10th, 2020. Third delay for the title this year. People have made death threats because of this!
    * In Conclusion (24:53) – Final thoughts.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    31 min
  • Friendzoned
    Episode #14 – On today’s podcast, we discuss whether you really need to be friends with everyone in your gaming group. Also, some advice for the newbie MMO player.

    * Intro (0:50) – Our year so far, in brief.
    * Main Topic (4:02) – Do you have to be friends with everyone in your TTRPG group?
    * Words of Wisdom (20:22) – Thoughts and advice for the novice MMO player.
    * In Conclusion (41:29) – Final thoughts.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    45 min
  • Spooky Goodness 2020
    Episode #13 – It’s our annual Halloween special, where we each discuss a video game and a tabletop game, that we feel make for good, spooky fun!

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * VG Discussion (3:27) – Discussing our picks for good video games, to be played for spooky fun on Halloween
    * TTRPG Discussion (15:38) – Same, but for TTRPGs
    * In Conclusion (38:02) – Final thoughts.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    43 min
  • Shockingly Obvious News
    Episode #12 – Microsoft plays coy about information we already know. Also, we discuss how game designers making more inclusive TTRPGs seem to be flocking to the Apocalypse Engine.

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (3:48) – Microsoft doesn’t say “Elder Scrolls 6” won’t be on PS5, but they don’t say it will be, either…
    * Tabletop Gaming News (21:35) – Why is the “Powered by the Apocalypse” philosophy of game design the go-to system for Inclusive TTRPGs?
    * In Conclusion (39:10) – Final thoughts.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    45 min
  • The Review That Wasn’t
    Episode #11 – Players get called out for being unimaginative by the devs for “Baldur’s Gate 3”, there’s news and controversy regarding “Cyberpunk Red”, and Scormey gets his hackles up (again).

    * Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief.
    * Main Topic (3:11) – Players insult the character creator in “Baldur’s Gate 3”, get shut down for it.
    * Tabletop Gaming News (12:29) – “Cyberpunk Red” finally has a release date and price announcement!
    * Rant Time! (27:27) – I’d love to be reviewing the PiBoy DMG from Experimental Pi, but I can’t.
    * In Conclusion (49:44) – Tidbits about “Guild Wars 2” and “Secret World Legends”.

    Music from https://filmmusic.io
    “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    58 min