Tabletop Trainwreck

Is it actually number 7? I have no idea. Welcome back to Tabletop Trainwreck! After a long plague-induced hiatus we're back and worse than ever! We could think of no better way to celebrate our triumphal return than by spewing out another heinous ramble about things totally unrelated to tabletop gaming. 

This is lowkey an episode about Mass Effect, no mo rulez. We'll have a tabletop-related episode up soon though, so don't you worry.

Tali is best girl.

Hackett out.

On this week's ramble, Liam and Bill tackle 'controversial' tabletop gaming issues in Debate Corner! We discuss the pros and cons of paid DMing in RPGs, cover charges at game stores, and the Magic the Gathering reserve list. I have no idea if this will become a real series or not, depends on if we can be bothered to prepare a real topic.

Also, sorry we haven't been uploading much at all. Part of it is due to the current plague, part of it is due to us both having full time jobs (not anymore lol), but mostly it's because we're too lazy to put more stuff out. We have a few more episodes that have been recorded but not edited, and we will try to get them out soon (now that I'm on that quarantine grind). Stay safe, keep it real, and don't trust anything Liam says.

On this episode Bill and Liam discuss ways to be a good player. Being a good player can involve a lot of things and is often very subjective, being dependent on the needs and wants of you, your group, and your DM. We offer only some advice, but there's much more to being a "good" player that you can find out for yourself.

I'm sorry, did you think we were done with L5R? Adorable. Here's another one, this time discussing the LCG with which Liam and I have been obsessed for the past month or so. Here we will discuss the mechanics of the game, how to get into it, and why we think its so much fun. 

Additionally, since Liam isn't here to speak his lies, I'd like to take the opportunity to tell you more about the Crab Clan. Honor is for nerds, duty is much more important. I know that's the scorpion's thing, but go fuck yourself crabs can swim too. You don't need other clans, just Crab.

Just Crab

Just Crab

JUST CRAB

Whaddup turd burglars. This week, Liam and Bill go through the process of creating a character in the Legend of the Five Rings RPG. I know we've been doing a lot of L5R content recently, and that's because the two of us are super into it right now. We have a lot more L5R content we want to cover, including a full overview of the RPG, as well as both the LCG and the now-defunct CCG. For those of you who aren't into the L5R stuff, sorry. We will try to add a bit more variety in these upcoming episodes, but we will be returning to L5R quite a bit. 

This is a terrible description. I'm tired. 0 rulez

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to our latest subseries: Card Game Crypt. On this series, we will be reviewing the deadest of card games, starting off with the World of Warcraft CCG. We will describe the basic mechanics of the game, as well as give it a (somewhat) objective rating to help compare it to other games that have come and gone. We hope you will join us as we plunder the tomb in search of the forgotten gems in the card game world that have been lost to time.

Side note, Audacity cut out again on this episode, but thankfully that was while we were doing the outtro plugs. We are looking into why this keeps happening, and will try to be extra vigilant while recording from now on.

On this week's episode, Liam and Bill recount their experiences at PAX Unplugged, a tabletop gaming convention held in Philadelphia, PA. We talk about what we liked, what we hated, and the people we met along the way. It was a fantastic experience, and we hope to go again next year!

I'm also going to apologize again, for whatever reason we lost about an hour of good arguing audio at the end. We're going to try to figure out why Audacity keeps doing this to us, but it is unlikely that we will be able to recover the missing segment. It's okay though, you really didn't miss anything of value.

Hello everybody! This is the third and final part of the Legend of the Five Rings Beginner Set! During this episode we finally find out who shall be the Topaz Champion, as well, Bill, Liam, Jack, and Henry discuss their feelings on the set itself, Legend of the Five Rings as a whole, and other such fun topics! 

In this wonderful episode, Bill and Liam are joined by Jack AND Henry! The group continues their journey throughout the beginner set and begin learning more and more about what is truly going on at the Topaz Championship! Spoilers ahead for those wishing to get it. 

Also, we would just like to apologize now because at the very end a large portion of audio just didn't record! So, unfortunately, it stop abruptly. But, fear not, in Episode 3 we run down with what you guys missed!

On this episode of TTTW, Liam, Bill, and special guest Jack play through the beginner game set for the Legend of the Five Rings RPG. This set is specifically designed for people who have never played an RPG before, and we felt that it would be an appropriate introduction into the world, as well as a good way to review the product before you buy it. Over the course of three episodes, we will run through the adventure contained within the set, and at the end we will give a final review.

I know that we haven't put up anything for three weeks, sorry. I've been way too lazy to edit. 0 rulez.