Gamescom week just passed, or or as we call it E3.5! Meta asks the guys about the info they were most excited about out of the conference. Mao wonders if the rest of the guys have any guilty pleasures or pieces of media that their perceptions changed as they consumed. Tetsuo wonders if a tabletop roleplaying setting needs to have hard mechanics that depend on the setting or if they can be independent. Obsidian has picked up the Shounen Jump manga Dr. Stone, adding another read to his list of favorites.

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It is here, after all these years! The second edition of Pathfinder... in playtesting format?!? Mao discusses details about the somewhat polarizing playtest book for Pathfinder 2nd edition. Meta talks about all the games, fun, and cool stuff he did while at Gencon the past week. Nintendo just had a Direct about Super Smash Bros Ultimate, so of course Obsidian is here to break it down.

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While Meta is away at Gencon, the other three keep things going. Mao talks about one of his favorite tabletop settings, Eberron, which just got a DnD 5e setting guide. Tetsuo recently watch the second entry in the Netflix film series, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle. Obsidian's life has been dominated by work and Octopath Traveler, the switch JRPG he has been waiting on.

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And it has awesome music. Mao asks the guys what their favorite video game soundtracks are. Obsidian wants to know which game in the Final Fantasy series is each guy's favorite. Meta discusses the advanced paths in the L5R 4e core book. Tetsuo lays out some rules about tabletop gaming etiquette.

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If Stevie Wonder plays DnD do you think he has any gaming superstitions? Well we sure do, and Tetsuo wants to hear them. This past week was Weekly Shounen Jump's 50th anniversary, so Obsidian wants to know which series have left an impression on everyone. Mao saw the latest entry into the MCU, Ant Man and the Wasp.

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This week we're back to the normal format! Obsidian asks what everyone's favorite character build is across tabletop RPGs. Tetsuo was more than a little disappointed with the Namco Bandai gunpla based game, New Gundam Breaker. Mao has been riding the indy game train lately, and has been playing the roguelike-Metroidvania Dead Cells.

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The entirety of this week's episode is dedicated to an L5R topic, featuring the 4th edition of the RPG! We rate the Great Clan bushi in the core book on a scale of 1 to 5, based on their all around strength. We do not take alternate paths or kata into account when ranking, basing our scores solely on the techniques and starting kits (as well as predicted progression paths for ring and skill ratings at  higher ranks).

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Once more anime discussion returns to the cast! Meta re-watched FLCL before he dives in to the second season. Tetsuo asks the guys about any Gamemastering tips they have picked up. Mao has been playing the action-RPG Moonlighter. Obsidian is excited once again for a week of speedrunning via the Summer Games Done Quick marathon.

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E3 2018 conferences have come and gone! We're here to talk about the plethora of games, how the conferences went, and which titles we are looking most forwards to from the show.

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Meta and Obsidian ares surrounded on both sides by a host of enemies, the ambush leaving them cutoff from their allies - they stand back to back and cover some topics, the only thing left for them to do! Meta asks about likes and dislikes when buildinga character for a tabletop game. Obsidian finished the loveletter to Castlevania III, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. The two also discuss all the video game leaks and early info coming out in the few weeks before E3 - is this a new trend?

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