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The gang gets together to discuss their favorites and choose the Top 5 Settings for Savage Worlds. The choices may surprise you.

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Top 5 Settings

Deadlands Reloaded, East Texas University, Slipstream, Realms of Cthulhu, Weird Wars: Rome, WW I, WW II, Tour of Darkness

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You don’t produce a free weekly Savage Worlds podcast for three years if you aren’t a diehard fanboy.  Even the things you love, aren’t perfect.

The gang gets together to discuss the core rules from the perspective of its strengths, weaknesses, and things we just don’t like. And yes, that includes a discussion of the new core Shaken rules.

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Savage Worlds Deluxe, G+Savage Worlds GM Community, Savage Cast, Happy Jacks RPG Podcast, Sin City Savages, Charles White, Shapeways

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Hosts:  Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, David Scott, and Chris Fuchs

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Hey, you got your metagame in my roleplay! What used to be a four-letter word is now a feature of the Savage Worlds roleplaying system. We discuss the metagame mechanics at the core of the Savage Worlds ruleset, and why it is actually a good thing. We also provide some examples and tips to help players and Game Masters balance it with roleplay to get the most Fast! Furious! Fun! from your game!

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Savage Worlds Deluxe, G+Savage Worlds GM Community, Savage Cast, Happy Jacks RPG Podcast, Weird Wars I, That Dragon, Cancer, Sin City Savages

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Hosts:  Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, David Scott, Chris Fuchs, and JiB

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It’s time to talk Adventure Design! The hosts share their individual tips and approach to creating adventures for Savage Worlds.

We all seem to agree that characters come first. This may be via a session zero, or group template session. In the case of convention gaming, the group suggests creating pre-gens that the adventure is built around.

From there, the hosts cover such topics as:

Set piece design

Problem creation (without solutions)

The Three Act Design Model

And much, much more.

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Savage Worlds Deluxe, G+Savage Worlds GM Community, Savage Cast, Happy Jacks RPG Podcast, Weird Wars I, Extra History, Sin City Savages

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Hosts:  Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, 

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Special guest Charles White of Fable Environments joins us to discuss the Olympus Inc. Kickstarter: an urban fantasy setting for Savage Worlds. And so much more…

Charles talks maps and adventure publishing. We also discuss world building, setting and adventure design, and more through the lens of Olympus Inc.

 

 

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Savage Worlds Deluxe, G+Savage Worlds GM Community, Fabled Environments, Olympus Inc. Kickstarter

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Hosts:  Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, David Scott, and Charles White

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Let’s talk powers in Savage Worlds…

Powers aren’t “spells”, “technological gizmos”, “super powers”, or “psionic abilities”; except when they are. Confused? Don’t be. Powers, like everything else in Savage Worlds, provide a framework for the mechanical effects they have on the game. What they are, and how they operate are left to the player and Game Master.

Most powers emulate existing non-magical mechanic. The bolt power, for example, is not much different than making a Shooting roll with a modern firearm. The advantage of the power is the ability to gain the auto-fire effect without the penalty, tack on additional effects based on the trapping, and no need to track ammunition.

Deflection may be the result of a ‘force field’, a ring of of illusory fire around the caster, or the illusion of multiple clones of the character. The point of the power is not ‘what’ it looks like, or how it is cast. Regardless of the trappings, it causes foes to suffer a -2 to any attack roll. It may be due to poor visibility, or confusion; it’s up to you.

The gang discusses the ‘basics’ and moves in to more advanced ‘alternate’ uses of powers in your Savage Worlds games. Of course, your milage may vary depending on the flavor or setting world of your game. We also take a few moments to discuss creating New Powers, or adding Edges for Powers to gain additional effects and functionality; things like cantrips and Trick maneuvers.

 

 

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This one is all about the proverbial sandbox game, from how to run it, to simply avoiding railroading the players. We start by reading an email from a fan seeking advice on how to “stop railroading” and go sandbox while still incorporating custom terrain.

Beyond the perceived value judgement of “railroad bad”, “sandbox” good the gang dives deep down the rabbit hole on the side of the sandbox. There is a brief discussion of the Quantum Ogre theory (or as we like to call it, Schrodinger’s Ogre) and offer advice on how to run a more ‘open’ sandbox campaign.

 

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Savage Worlds Deluxe, G+Savage Worlds GM Community, Happy Jack’s RPG Podcast, OrcCon 2016, Savage Saturday Nights, Genghis Con 2016, Frank Turfler Patreon

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Hosts:  Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, David Scott, and JiB

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It is time to address the commonly perceived imbalance between ranged and melee combat. We read and address a fan email regarding the topic, and go deep down the rabbit hole of mechanics and the rules as written to dispel this myth.

 

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Savage Worlds Deluxe, G+Savage Worlds GM Community, Happy Jack’s RPG Podcast, Smiling Jack’s Bar and Grill, Olympus Inc. Kickstarter, OrcCon 2016, Savage Saturday Nights, Humble Book Bundle

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Hosts:  Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, David Scott, and JiB

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Character optimization isn’t a dirty word. It is often synonymous with min-maxing mechanism is most role playing circles, but there’s nothing wrong with making a very effective character.

Want to make a damage dealing monster? We’ve got that. If you want a more character centered approach, we walk you through that in this episode. We also take the time point of some common mistakes many player make during character creation.

The gang is all assembled to offer their advice and views on character optimization….

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Savage Worlds Deluxe, G+Savage Worlds GM Community, Smiling Jack’s Bar and Grill, Savage Saturday Nights, Genghis Con, Savage Thundarr

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Hosts:  Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, and David Scott

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Savage Worlds is an elegantly simple cinematic game system. Core rules as written are all you need to run any game in any genre you can imagine. In fact, imagination is the key to your success in Savage Worlds. Where other roleplaying game systems may require house rules, Savage Worlds requires your creativity and imagination.

Simple and creative interpretation of the rules is all that is required to run anything from an epic fantasy to a gritty post apocalyptic game. But simple, doesn’t always mean easy.

The gang is all assembled to offer their advice and views on keeping it simple….

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