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November 07, 2022 Design Episode 64 :: Giving up the Ghost
Maxx debuts his first listener-submitted items. The Hombres reunite to tackle the big questions. What is life after death? Who lives here? How exactly does one Pounce?
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45 min
October 24, 2022 Design Episode 63 :: Iconics
The Hombres get back in the lab to tackle Step 6 Radiance, really giving them glowy bois the blasting power they need to match their dazzling personalities. Also, we discuss the utility of premade characters for beta testing and create a diverse dais of roguish roustabouts.
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52 min
September 05, 2022 Design Episode 62 :: State of the Art
The Hombres get our artist, Jarrod Pope on to talk about character design from the perspective of a player, an artist, and a game designer.
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36 min
August 08, 2022 Design Episode 61 :: X Marks the Man
In this episode, the Hombres get back into Step Six with Champion, get a surprise visit from a being beyond understanding, and throw a few bones to the Marksman players out there!
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1 hr 2 min
June 27, 2022 Design Episode 60 :: Wondrous and Wacky
The gang gets further into the rules of death and dying. Radiance gets an upgrade in Step 3. Also, how do you deal with unfinished side quests as a GM?
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34 min
June 13, 2022 Design Episode 59 :: The Index
The Hombres get elbow deep into the organizational structure of The Leyliners and the history of the Akaenoshian Empire.
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1 hr 45 min
April 04, 2022 Design Episode 58 :: Throwing the Fight
The Hombres get in your bags and sort 'em out. Think you're strong enough to bear the weight of this system? Think again. Better hire a Dillo to drag your piles of dyron and enchanted toilets. Only the strong get to pull a Riddick and keep what they kill. Maybe you can just throw it all away. What if you throw it at an enemy? Let's argue about it.
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1 hr 24 min
March 07, 2022 Design Episode 57 :: Submissive and Readable
Join the Hombres this week as we discuss the ever-compelling topic of economics! Also, we discuss the kinds of parties that GMs should be balancing combat encounters around at every size.

Big news! There's also a new way for all of you to contribute. We are launching McGarrgl's Compendium of Wondrous and Wacky Items, a codex of user-submitted items for the world of Urd! All listeners can document the items they find via the Unique Item Submission Form.

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35 min
January 22, 2022 Design Episode 56 :: Secret Knowledge
What do you know? Are you willing to roll for it? Join the Hombres as they come up with guidelines for knowledge checks, light levels, and echolocation!
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38 min
January 15, 2022 Design Episode 55 :: Sunny Dispostion
In this episode, the Hombres hammer out a better version of Initiative, talk more about Opposed Rolls, and NPCs with attitude.
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38 min

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