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Episode #11 – Players get called out for being unimaginative by the devs for “Baldur’s Gate 3”, there’s news and controversy regarding “Cyberpunk Red”, and Scormey gets his hackles up (again). Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (3:11) – Players insult the character creator in “Baldur’s Gate 3”, get shut down for...Read More “The Review That Wasn’t” »

Episode #10 – Microsoft buys out Zenimax Media for $7 billion. So that’s where they put all their Minecraft money? Also, JK Rowling really is the worst! Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (4:09) – Microsoft owns Bethesda now. Live in fear. Rant Time! (24:07) – There’s a new Harry Potter game...Read More “TERF War” »

Episode #9 – Beoulus gushes some more about upcoming D&D stuff, and we point and laugh at Microsoft regarding the Xbox Series X (and S) pre-order debacle. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (4:19) – More to discuss from D&D Celebration Video Game News (26:38) – Everybody laugh at Xbox now. It’s...Read More “Point and Laugh” »

Episode #8 – The Playstation 5 pre-orders went completely sideways, to no one’s great surprise. Also, we revisit D&D Celebration, which went better than expected. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (5:14) – The PS5 pre-order debacle. It went as you might expect: Badly. Tabletop Game News (24:59) – WotC’s online “D&D...Read More “To No One’s Great Surprise – Loot Mechanics #8” »

Episode #7 – The “Alien RPG” tabletop roleplaying game has some new products, and Chris Roberts (the main dev behind “Star Citizen”) had a bit of a meltdown on the game’s backers. Intro (0:50) – How things have gone for us, over the last week. Main Topic (3:28) – Free league Publishing have released a...Read More “Bit of a Sci-Fi theme – Loot Mechanics #7” »

Episode #6 – “Super Mario Brothers” is nearing its 35th Anniversary, so Nintendo is pulling out the stops to celebrate! Also, WotC are celebrating “Dungeons & Dragons” soon. We discuss this, and more. Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting. Main Topic (2:49) – Nintendo recently released a Direct, discussing their plans for the 35th...Read More “Sparce Farce – Loot Mechanics #6” »

Episode #5 – Today we talk about an upcoming sourcebook for “Dungeons & Dragons”, as well as the new expansion for “World of Warcraft” Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting. Main Topic (5:32) – Wizards of the Coast have announced their next book for D&D 5e, being “Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything“. We discuss. Video...Read More “Tasha’s Tome – Loot Mechanics #5” »

Episode #4 – Updates have come to the online TTRPG toolset “Tableplop”, and shockingly, Wizards of the Coast and Paizo products dominate the TTRPG industry. Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting. Main Topic (5:05) – Tableplop, the up-and-coming rival for Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds, has had some significant upgrades lately. Is it worth bothering...Read More “Breaking News!” »

Episode #3 – Today Beoulus and Scormus have a chat about “Fall Guys” bringing the worst out of the PvP community, and discuss the classic TTRPG “Twilight: 2000” coming back via Kickstarter. Intro (0:50) – Not much, we screwed this up! Main Topic (1:12) – The newest game to come into the battle royale arena,...Read More “The Fall Guy” »

Episode #2: We debate the motives behind WotC re-releasing “Curse of Strahd” for D&D 5e, and laugh at Blizzard’s recent push to advertise “Diablo Immortal”. Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting. Main Topic (4:33) – Wizards of the Coast are jumping back into the GrimDark subgenre of roleplaying, with “Curse of Strahd Revamped” for...Read More “Cash Grab” »

Episode #1: Players revolts in the MMORPGs “Star Citizen” and “Lord of the Rings Online” caught Scormey’s attention this week. Also, we talk “Seekers Beyond The Shroud” and the concept of Solo TTRPGs. Intro (1:00) – Beoulus and Scormey do some catching up. Main Topic (4:32) – Discussing recent player discontent regarding “Star Citizen”, “Lord...Read More “Back From The Dead” »

Another Advice for Newbie Roleplayers show, in which we discuss the inherent power of the GameMaster, and how a good GM wields that authority. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com

Today Beoulus and Scormus debate in favor of their favorite MMORPG*, not to say which is better, but to help expose more people to their choices. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com

Blizzard has cancelled the upcoming Blizzcon 2020, in favor of doing a Digital-only show sometime next year. But why? Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com

On today’s podcast, Beoulus and I have a chat about the ins and outs of the FATE Core System. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com

As a long-time member of the “PC Master Race”, I (Scormey) have always scoffed at those Console Peasants… until now, anyway. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com

More advice for new Game-masters, this time focusing on Encounter Building. Also, we talk a bit more tabletop roleplaying news, of today’s podcast! Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com

Today we ask the age-old question: “Why play other tabletop roleplaying games, when you can just play D&D?”… and it’s mostly an age-old question, because D&D fans won’t quit harping on the subject! Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com

Yeah, we missed “Star Wars Day”, but this show is coming out on May 6th, so… “May the Sith give you Cookies”, and let’s talk about Star Wars games! Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com

Breaking down a game we both share in our Steam libraries. Today, we talk about “Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim”! Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com