Upturned Table

From the vault! In this previously unreleased episode from 2015, Wayne and Lyal blasphemously tastefully add Christianity to our Pantheon Pandemonium series. This is an episode for those looking for ways to bring the Arian controversy and the Trinity into their RPG (And who isn’t?) or for those who want their in-game religions to feel more realistic.

We also give our reaction to a trailer for a movie that came out in 2016. Current!

We take a look at the world of Malifaux in its many incarnations including the miniatures skirmish game, the recently Kickstarted miniatures strategy game, The Other Side, and the RPG Through the Breach. Joining us is special guest Nick, the organizer of our local Malifaux group, gremlin lover and all around knowledgeable fellow regarding matters on both sides of the Breach. If you are new to Malifaux, this should give you a good taste of the setting and help you decide if now is the right time to make the leap. If you are already playing let us know in the comments which faction you play and what got you into the game. All responses will be reported to the local Guild office and any use of magic may be severely punished.

LCG, how can I explain? I’ll take it game by game it

To have y’all clickin’, kneelin’, playin’ it

L is for “living”, C is for “card”, scratch your temple

The last G, well, that’s not that simple

Oh, wait. It is. It’s for “game”. “Living card game”.

It’s three little words that’ll empty your wallet

Don’t complain to me, I called it.

Living? Seems I gotta start explainin’ it

You ever buy a game and try to build a deck

You find an opponent and play

And then left feelin’ wrecked

You get home, build more

But you need a card, so you go to the game store

And it’s over a hundred dollars?!

It’s not a front, a F to the R to the O to the N to the T

It’s just it’s an ultra rare.

It’s LCG time, what you see is what you get

There’s no need to for an aftermarket, just buy the set

How many players out there know what I’m getting at?

Who thinks it’s wrong that victories go to the deck that’s fat?

Well, if you do, it’s LCG, and you’re down with it

But if you don’t, gather your magic

Who’s down with LCG? (Yeah, you know me!)

“LCG” by Idle by Nature

In this episode, we talk about living card games and how to get started.

Flush with the thrill of pledging Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel, Jeremy and Lyal give you a Mutant Chronicles double feature review: the Mutant Chronicles RPG and the Mutant Chronicles movie! (Movie? There was a movie?) Come for the review of the techno fantasy RPG set in a dark dieselpunk solar system. Stay for the review of the box office smash acting masterclass movie starring Thomas “not Aaron Eckhart” Jane, Ron “I can’t believe he’s not Irish” Perlman, and John “One Take” Malkovich.

To close out 2016, the year that hated the film and music industries, we discuss the TV shows, movies, and games we’re most looking forward to in 2017 (and some that we aren’t at all). We also discuss Kate Beckinsale’s marriages, how Alan is difficult to break up with, and the two Coreys!

It’s a gaming podcast about a board game that is about a collectable card game inspired by a role-playing game (probably on that last one). Alan, Jeremy, and a very special guest review Millennium Blades, a board game about the collectable card game hobby.

A long time ago in a country far, far away…

Episode CXCI

The Hands Reopen

The Idle Red Hands have vanished. In their absence, well, 2016 happened. Sorry.

A youngish (very -ish) idealist, Jeremy, knows that the world needs the Idle Red Hands and dispatches his best pilot, Alan, to retrieve the old hosts. And Alan messed it up. What do you expect when you send your best pilot? Why not send your best spy or bounty hunter? Maybe have the best pilot fly them where they want to go. Was your best spy too busy engaging in dogfights to do what he was trained to do?

Anyway, one old host returns, but is it the right one? (Disclaimer: Fans of Wayne will be disappointed.) This new alliance reviews The Force Awakens just in time for Rogue One. (Timely as always, Idle Red Hands.)

“Memento mori.” (Remember you will die.)

-the famous phrase whispered in the ear of a victorious general during a triumph

“Shut the f**k up.”

-the less famous response

With hanami (cherry blossom viewing) still fresh in their minds, Wayne and Lyal discuss festivals and the questions you need to ask yourself when including them in your game. We also discuss Savage Rifts (guitar riff), the game that threatens to break the Internet.

In this episode, we pick the five RPGs every role player should have on his or her shelf, including which edition to have. These aren’t our five favourite games or the five most popular games of all time. Nope. These are five games whose mere possession will contribute to your overall gaming experience.

These are the criteria we used. Play along at home.

Innovative

Impact

Representative of a specific type of a game

Widespread

Paid us to mention them (Kidding. No company took us up on our offer.)

“I’m just a simple goblin. Do you know we don’t have a word for ‘family’ or ‘love’? Suffice to say, I don’t really understand your attachment to the small humans. I have noticed, however, that most of you will do whatever it takes to prevent … misfortune befalling your wee ones. Goblins also don’t have a word for ‘regret,’ but I know you do. Think about the regrets you’ll have if you don’t take my offer.”

-“Glassy” Salo, bootlegger, racketeer, businessman, goblin

In this installment of Creature Features, we look at the lowly goblin. Will you play them as tiny fodder, as roguish antiheroes, or as unchecked capitalists?

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