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- AD&D Character Creation with a Modern Era DM - Nerdcognito Episode 346
It's a fun time this week on Nerdcognito as Siobhan, who ONLY has experience running D&D 5e, steps up to the plate and drives character creation under Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition! Will there be complete characters by the end of the show?!?
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1 hr 16 min - A Gen-X Appendix N - Nerdcognito Episode 345
This week in an extended episode, the gang looks at updating the holy Appendix N based on their own personal influences in all forms of pop and nerdy media. Spanning print, film, television, and video games, hear the titles that get weaved into our gaming philosophy for Dungeons and Dragons, TTRPGs, and in general.
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1 hr 26 min - The Missing Link! Old School vs. Modern Gaming Philosophy - Nerdcognito Episode 344
RD figured it out! Well, he at least found a missing piece of the puzzle. This week, he discusses his "a-ha!" moment where he believes he discovered a main reason for the disconnect between Classic Gamers, the OSR, and grognards when compared to the "modern gamer!" Do you think he is right?!?
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https://amzn.to/3djotja1 hr 16 min - Shenanigans! What's YOUR Line? - Nerdcognito Episode 343
How much is too much for you as the DM/GM? Silliness, min/maxing, meta gaming, scheduling issues? Where do YOU draw the line? Hear our lines plus we chat about when you can forgive and when a player just might be best forgotten!
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1 hr 19 min - Tag Team Dungeon Masters! - Nerdcognito Episode 342
Two is better than one? Sometimes! This week, we discuss co-GMs, how they can work in harmony, and the pitfalls to avoid when you share the chair behind the screen! Can it make your D&D/TTRPG experience better?
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1 hr 8 min - Battle of the Backstories - Nerdcognito Episode 341
It's the BATTLE of the BACKSTORIES!!! Backstory is a controversial topic that his debated often online. It should be no suprise that we are split in our opinions of this hot potato! Hear all sides of the argument and make your own conclusion!
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1 hr 23 min - Stray Crows Feudal Japanese TTRPG Kickstarter Preview! - SPECIAL Nerdcognito Episode 340
Check out a preview of the upcoming Japanese TTRPG Stray Crows by James Desborough/Postmortem Studios! We talk to Grim Jim about the design, mechanics, inspiration, art, and more!
Stray Crows is a new tabletop roleplaying game line inspired by the samurai cinema, historical drama and folklore of Japan’s Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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47 min - Gaming is Good! How Gaming & TTRPGs Make Your Life BETTER! - Nerdcognito Episode 338
With little news and a lot of negativity circling online, this week we look on the brighter side of the hobby and discuss the GREAT BENEFITS that gaming in general, be it D&D, other TTRPGs, and beyond brought to our lives! There's more than rolling dice and Mountain Dew to this thing of ours!
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1 hr 7 min - TTRPGs and Video Games: Parasitism - Nerdcognito Episode 338
Symbiotic or Parasitic? There is no denying that D&D and TTRPGs heavily influenced early video game culture, but now what is their relationship? Is it to the benefit or detriment of one or the other, or both?
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1 hr 19 min - Do Paid DMs Ruin the Game? - Nerdcognito Episode 337
"I'm a PROFESSIONAL DM." A virtue spewed by many online... but are they really? This week we talk about paid games, and have different opinions about the exchange of cash instead of Cheetos at the D&D table. Is this phenomenon destroying our beloved hobby?
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About Nerdcognito
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Nerds invite you into their world and chats about TTRPGs w/ OSR vibes, Board & Video Games, pop culture, & more!
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