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August 25, 2024 Nerdcognito Presents - Fudging: Barkeep's Banter with the Elven Maid Inn - #001
In the debut episode of the Elven Maid Inn's short-form show, she talks about Fudging and it's implications and impact on games and the hobby.

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14 min
August 20, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 238: Designers NEED To Insert... Identity Politics & Social Justice Themes?!?
Continuing the 2-part show from last week, Grim Jim joins RD and Bert to talk about the discussion in the mainstream TTRPG/DnD hobby for the "need" for game designers to insert and address political themes, social justice, and "wrongs" of society in their games. Why is this a "need?" Answer: It is not. Plus, we begin the show laughing at some insanity in the pop media with the news and a trip to our favorite inmates-running-the-asylum online cesspool, Reddit.

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The News:
Pop it!
Milk it!
Promote it!
Reddit!
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1 hr
August 13, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 237: Play THIS! ...not OneDND! (with special guest host Grim Jim Desborough)
OneDND has been set free by Wizards of the Coast. With WotC's "new" and "daring" upgrade now getting a lot of buzz, we take an ENTIRE episode talking about other games you can and should bring to your table! Our friend Grim Jim Desborough sits in and brings his unique perspective and two decades of professional game design experience to the conversation. Our picks span fantasy, horror, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, and more.. the guys dive deep into their choices of TTRPGs for your crew.

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The News:
Coming up next week!
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1 hr 3 min
August 06, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 236: Dave Arneson RIPPED OFF at GenCon; ShadowDark Sweep!
Did you know that Dave Arneson worked on a super-secret follow-up to Blackmoor with a nobody studio that no one has heard of? NEITHER DID THE ARNESON ESTATE. This disgusting grift really has RD and the boys upset, and they detail the situation for you. Plus, Kelsey and ShadowDark sweep the ENNIEs and a Reddit redemption story.

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The News:
ENNIEs and ShadowDark
Venger, Dungeon Master, and Nostalgia
Mystery Board Game-Turned-TTRPG!
A SparkleTroll wakes up!
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58 min
July 30, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 235: Hasbro's 2Q Earnings and WotC's Impact; New Ranger, Old Mindsets
Hasbro's 2nd Quarter earnings have posted. WotC continues to bleed. Sales are down. BUT -- RD thinks the Q looks... good?!? An economics light discussion of why Hasbro may not be in as much peril as some in the hobby would like. Plus, Elder Gods and Woke Warriors in the news. After the news, the guys look at how Wizards of the Coast believes they are pandering to their SparkleTroll audience, but it may be backfiring based on response to the "new" Ranger class.

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The News:
Arkham Horror TTRPG Makes RD Swoon
Stormlight RPG Getting a Bad Shake?
Dungeons and Dragons Comics to Woke Horse
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1 hr 7 min
July 23, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 234: Neo-Appendix N! Non-print Inspiration for the Gang!
Bert and RD sit down and talk about a request from a friend of the show: "What is your personal 'Appendix N-like' curated list of non-print inspiration?" Listen as the guys chronicle everything from Movies to TV to Video Games and more! How did these items impact their games and their creativity? The news this week is, well, exactly what you would expect during a week when Wizards of the Coast released a Rainbow Brite sorcerer. It's a fun discussion that pulls from all of the things we love!

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The News:
The new Xbox controller is... what?
Pathfinder Keeps the Bloat Coming
Cyberpunk 2077 Board Game
WotC's Slimmer Wizards
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1 hr 8 min
July 16, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 233: Your Character is DEAD!; Player Input into World Building
Oh no! That giant just turned Bert's character into meat paste! What considerations are necessary and what must a player, a DM, and a gaming group do to pivot when a PC buys the farm? RD and Bert pontificate this point because, well, Bert's character was turned into meat paste at the last gaming session. After the news, the duo discuss what input, if any, is appropriate for players to have and what sway do they carry as it relates to world building.

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The News:
Pour a drink with this Board Game
"Old" DND supplements for your 5e game. Heh.
'The worst monster ever!'
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1 hr 8 min
July 09, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 232: D&D Crafting Change Catastrophe!; Sci-Fi/Horror Gem Mothership
Surprise, surprise: Wizards of the Coast continues to "re-imagine" Dungeons & Dragons... potentially into the grave. The "improvements" to crafting and the introduction of a hybrid "Minecraft" and "MMO" crafting system were released, and it looks like once again the game is getting fundamentally changed for the worse. The news makes us laugh as we ride the struggle bus through a Reddit post. Finally, we talk death in space with the fantastic horror/sci-fi TTRPG, Mothership.

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The News:
Oooohhh Yeah! Dig it!
Moar Elf Subraces!!!
The Best Legacy Board Games to Buy in 2024
Bear-banging Anniversary!
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1 hr 2 min
July 02, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 231: DM as Referee?!? What is the Correct Title and Role?; Western Renaissance
Spinning out of a conversation from last week, the gang talks about the title and role of the Dungeon Master in DnD. Is "referee" appropriate? What level of separation must the DM have with the group and the world? After this fun debate, with each of the guys having a distinct opinion, we tackle the news before saddling up to talk the resurgence of the Western in Hollywood.

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The News:
Check out the Headlights on Her!
Lord of the Rings crushes modern box office
Please, be a Power Gamer
New Dungeons and Dragons Pricing
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1 hr
June 25, 2024Nerdcognito - Episode 230: WotC's Hideous, Woke, and Racist Art Drop
Wizards of the Coast has dropped a bunch of the "New" Dungeons & Dragons art... and it is just as hideous, woke, and racist as you could hope for. The guys talk about some of the more outlandish pieces and discuss how art, generally, is important to the hobby and hooks players in each game. Are some of these pieces intentionally horrific? Then, after a trip to DnD Reddit, the news keeps us cool in a very unique way before ending up with some quality "modern journalism."

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The News:
Critical Role LIVE! ...aka Hobby Poison with a Ticket Price
DEI Gaming Media Woke-Extortion?!?
Kickstarter: Better Late Than Never
A SparkleTroll's Guide to Building a Tabletop Group

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1 hr 4 min