Speculate

In Speculate 2.0’s sixteenth actual play episode, Mike and Greg chat about how the transition from literary analysis to actual play podcast has gone so far, the things they’ve learned from the games they’ve played, and what things look like for the future. If you like what you hear, please tune in soon as we begin a new set of episodes in the actual play space, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content (including special episodes, access to behind the scenes videos, and more!).

This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso–find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso , and thanks as always for listening!

In Speculate 2.0’s fifteenth actual play episode, we conclude (for now) our time in Eberron by discussing the experience of playing together over this series of episodes, as Mike, Maurice Broaddus, Lauren Roy, and Marie Bilodeau chat about how the players and characters grew closer over their time playing and adventuring together. If you like what you hear, please tune in next week as we do a special episode discussing all of our adventures so far, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content (including special episodes, access to behind the scenes videos, and more!).

This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso–find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso , and thanks as always for listening!

In Speculate 2.0’s fourteenth actual play episode, Greg DMs in the world of Eberron as the party of Pikebreaker (played by Mike), Machupa (Maurice Broaddus), Grim (Lauren Roy), and Clak (Marie Bilodeau) face a dangerous enemy in a risky environment–all to clear their name of a murder. If you like what you hear, please tune in next week as we chat about what this experience was like, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content (including special episodes, access to behind the scenes videos, and more!). This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso–find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso , and thanks as always for listening!

In Speculate 2.0’s thirteenth actual play episode, Greg DMs as we rejoin the party of Pikebreaker (played by Mike), Machupa (Maurice Broaddus), Grim (Lauren Roy), and Clak (Marie Bilodeau) as we return to Eberron and the City of Towers–where the group is trying to clear their name of a murder by finding the actual killer. If you like what you hear, please tune in next week as we continue with the world of Eberron, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content (including special episodes, access to behind the scenes videos, and more!).

This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso–find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso , and thanks as always for listening!

In this episode, we conclude our playthrough of Scum and Villainy with Speculate 2.0’s twelfth actual play episode. GM Mike and players Greg, SFF authors Alex Acks and SL Huang, and agent DongWon Song discuss their experience of Scum and Villainy, and how each of them had a blast by working together without feeling like they had been forced into doing so. If you like what you hear, please tune in next week as we return to the world of Eberron, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content (including special episodes, access to behind the scenes videos, and more!). This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso–find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso , and thanks as always for listening!

In this episode, we continue our playthrough of Scum and Villainy with Speculate 2.0’s eleventh actual play episode. GM Mike and players Greg, SFF authors Alex Acks and SL Huang, and agent DongWon Song find themselves in a bit of trouble–and are trying not to get into even more of it as they move from bar to street to spaceport. If you like what you hear, please tune in next week for our discussion of these game sessions, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content (including special episodes, access to behind the scenes videos, and more!).

This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso–find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso for all your podcast needs, and thanks as always for listening!

In this episode, we open up with a new crew and a new system, as we enter the world of Scum and Villainy with Speculate 2.0’s tenth actual play episode. GM Mike and players Greg, SFF authors Alex Acks and SL Huang, and agent DongWon Song chat about the kind of crew they want to be and the world they wish to inhabit before creating their characters and getting ready for the main adventure. If you like what you hear, please tune in next week for the episode where things really get rolling, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content (including a special episode about game systems we like, a new special episode with GM tips coming soon, access to behind the scenes videos, and more!). And thanks as always for listening!

In this bonus episode for Patreon supporters, we talk about some TTRPGs we loved from 2018, looking at the Mexican urban fantasy TTRPG Nahual, the hugely successful TTRPG Emberwind from Nomnivore Games (full disclosure: Greg does some writing for Emberwind), the space opera TTRPG Esper Genesis (again full disclosure: Greg runs a sponsored campaign of this on his channel), and the D&D 5E campaign Yearning to Breathe Free (one more time full disclosure: Mike is friends with one of the contributors). It’s an amazing landscape for TTRPGs right now, and we’re excited to be able to bring you more games from that landscape as the show rolls on! If you like what you hear, please tune in for our next special episode, and please spread the word about the show…and thanks again for supporting our Patreon, allowing you to hear this bonus content. And thanks as always for listening!

In this episode, we continue our return to D&D, Eberron, and the City of Towers, as Speculate 2.0 rolls on with our ninth actual play episode. DM Greg and players Mike, Maurice Broaddus, Lauren Roy, and Marie Bilodeau chat about how the session went, the specific qualities of D&D in terms of combat, social interaction, and other skills, and how other systems might handle the kind of story this adventure covered. If you like what you hear, please tune in for our next episode, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content (including a special episode about game systems we like, coming soon!). And thanks as always for listening!

In this episode, we continue our return to D&D, Eberron, and the City of Towers, as Speculate 2.0 rolls on with our eighth actual play episode. Greg DMs the opening episode of a one shot adventure continuing the story of Pikebreaker, Machupa, Grim, and Clak, played by Mike, Maurice Broaddus, Lauren Roy, and Marie Bilodeau respectively, who must discover the truth behind a murder if they are to clear their names and keep their freedom. If you like what you hear, please tune in next week for the final episode of this session, and please spread the word about the show…and support our Patreon to get even more content. And thanks as always for listening!