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Episode 25 – Dying in the First Ten Minutes (a.k.a. Character Generation) Roll the dice, throw the bones, allocate points or get a pre-gen; this week the Smart Party talk about character generation and all related items. Regrettably Gaz is suffering from the dreaded Man Flu (2pt disadvantage) and Baz is similarly afflicted and talking […]

Episode 24 – Superhero Gaming (a.k.a. Super Troopers) Baz is all “make mine Marvel” while Gaz doesn’t really understand why people would wear their underpants on the outside. Our intrepid ‘casters dive into the emotive issue of superhero gaming. Is D&D and supers game? Is there even a good supers RPG out there? Is it […]

Episode 23 – Urban Fantasy & Unknown Armies (a.k.a. Urban Armies) Urban fantasy seems like a big old piece of the genre, so we dig around in it a bit before taking an in depth look at our favourite example; Unknown Armies. With a 3rd edition on its way, we can look back fondly on […]

Episode 22 – Taking Ideas From Other Games (a.k.a New Year, New Ideas) The tinsel is in disarray and the clammy grip of work clutches our hearts, but fear not, for The Smart Party are back with another Podcast! This week we talk about what we can glean from those gamey Christmas presents we got; […]

Episode 21 – Dragonmeet 2015 (a.k.a Too Much Cthulhu) Dragonmeet took place in London Village last weekend, with over 1000 delegates, many of whom packed the seminar room to hear us discuss whether there was too much Cthulhu in gaming. As a live recording the sound is somewhat woeful, but hopefully you’ll enjoy some lively […]

Episode 20 – Gamer Bling (a.k.a Spending money you don’t have on things you don’t need) The festive season is already upon us (almost) and we’re already writing our shopping lists for Santa and generous relatives who don’t understand the hobby. Also, Dragonmeet approaches with even greater alacrity. What should gamers get other people to […]

Episode 19 – Cyberpunk a.k.a. Designer Clothes for Roleplayers “The ‘Net is a waste of time, and that’s exactly what’s right about it.” – William Gibson  Hot off the back of the Science Fiction ‘cast we bring you Cyberpunk!  It’s a Tale of Two Cities, pink Mohawks, chrome implants, Corporate Troubleshooters and anarchistic players and characters. […]

Episode 18 – Science Fiction a.k.a. Gaming With the Stars Why isn’t Science Fiction as good as Fantasy? Doesn’t seem to be from a gaming scene point of view, when blatantly it is in other media. So where are the good Sci Fi games at? What are the pitfalls of Sci Fi gaming and what […]

Episode 17 – Organising Furnace a.k.a. Burn Baby Burn Hot on the heels (pun maybe intended) of our interview with convention organiser Fabian at The Kraken, we bring you Graham Spearing of Furnace fame to tell us about his experiences over the last ten years. The Smart Party produced a pair of Fate adventures to […]

Epsiode 16 – Convention Games a.k.a. Conventional Wisdom What’s the difference between convention games and regular home games? Is D&D any good? What are the top tips for running convention games? Listen to Gaz & Baz as they give you their accumulated wisdow! Read more advice here and pay what you want! Why not become […]