In Episode 2 of the Lair of Secrets podcast, we brainstorm ideas for a rebooted Savage Ringworld campaign, which mashes up high concept science fiction with the Savage Worlds role-playing game. We also delve back into cyberspace with Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk RED, say good-bye to Nintendo 3DS (or at least, its eShop), visit the Rivers of London book series, and figure out how to organize our comic books.

Finally ... we're gaming! The Spelljammer Academy campaign's up and running, and David's launched into a Star Wars 5E game.

Related Savage Ringworld Posts

Savage Ringworld – A Science Fiction Savage Worlds Campaign

Savage Ringworld – Building the Savage Worlds Source Book Library

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGExDJez4l4

Show Notes

The Matrix of Cybersouls

David is being pulled into the story of Cyberpunk 2077

Not sure why it didn’t the first time, but this time David has the added interest of Cyberpunk RED

Side note, Talespire came out with their cyberpunk terrain set and I had fun creating the symphony hall from the Tales from the RED book. Will I ever get to use it? Perhaps.

The Arcade

Good-bye, Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS has entered its end of days; the Nintendo eShop is shutting down in March 2023.

Ken just realized this, and is purchasing last-minute DLC before it goes away. Namely the Fire Emblem - Revelation, which is a new full campaign for the Fire Emblem Birthright/Conquest games.

Of course, the 3DS remains playable (and is still far more portable than the Switch) but it’s sad to see it go.

The Library

David is nearing the end of the current Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovich

He's currently listening to the October Man - shift to a different main character for this novella and set in Germany.

David's just about caught up with the series as it stands

Thanks library!

Looking forward to book 9 coming out next year

The Vault of Near-Infinite Long Boxes

Ken’s (slowly) inventorying his comic books.

Since high school, he’s kept a longhand record of what he’s collected.

This doesn’t scale, isn’t redundant, and is terrible for identifying gaps.

Experimenting with using League of Comic Book Geeks.

Now he just needs time…

The Game Room

Spelljammer Academy

We’ve played the Spelljammer Academy adventures that are a preview to Spelljammer It’s been lighthearted fun

David may make a Seth Skorkowski type video of how I would change it for other people to run

Star Wars 5E

David played several sessions of Star Wars 5e

Fan made game, using 5e as its base

David learned about it from Brennan Lee Mulligan’s game of Starstruck on Dropout.tv

It’s been fun, the party is really low level right now, so I don’t have a good grasp on how good the system is yet

The Loot Locker

Weren’t able to participate in Free RPG Day? We’ve got you covered.

Twitter retweet/tagging us in tweet.

We'll contact you and send you swag on a first-come, first-served basis

Main Topic: Savage Ringworld

What is Savage Ringworld?

It's Larry Niven's ringworld mashed up with the Savage Worlds rules published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group

One of Ken's Blackrazor Guild games, currently on hiatus.

It's set on a Niven-class ringworld approximately 150 years after a cataclysmic impact of a moon-sized object into the Ring.

Gave rise to "Fist of God" mountain, a truly massive landmark that smashed the warped the surrounding terrain.

Yeah, we stool that from Niven

The campaign follows a group of adventurers who traveled to Fist of God City, a cosmopolitan city built at the base of Fist of God Mountain.

Companion posts on Lair of Secrets:

Savage Ringworld: Introduction to a Science Fiction Savage Worlds Campaign

Savage Ringworld: Building the Savage Worlds Source book Library

Other ring worlds you may know:

Halo - The Halo Array of ringworlds featured prominently in the video games of the ...