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We knew Wizards of the Coast’s purchase of D&D Beyond would cause issues for other TTRPGs, but this soon? Intro (0:49) – Discussing “No Man’s Sky” and a couple non-“Animal Crossing” games for the Switch. TTRPG (6:31) – WotC’s purchase of D&D Beyond claims its first victim! Wrap (29:20) – Will Amazon come to regret...Read More “The First of Many to Fall – Loot Mechanics #289” »

We have a good ol’ fashioned rant session over Sony’s PS5 pricing plans, and other stuff. Intro (0:49) – PAX West just happened, with all its indie-game goodness. Rant (10:19) – Screw Sony and their Playstation 5, too! We give them a good reaming over their pricing plans. Wrap (29:17) – Scormey got a few...Read More “Bad Sony, No Biscuit – Loot Mechanics #288” »

Blizzard claims “Diablo 4” will not be Pay-to-Win, and other lies, on today’s show. Intro (0:49) – “Guild Wars 2” hits 10 years old, and other stuff. Video Games (4:20) – Blizzard claims “Diablo 4” will not be P2W, but will anyone believe them at this point? Wrap (25:39) – “Magic: The Gathering” meets “Doctor...Read More “Cosmetics Only? Riiiiiiiiiiiight! – Loot Mechanics #287” »

“The One Ring” is getting adapted to 5e, and other D&D-related news. Nothing major, of course. Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Tabletop Roleplaying (5:30) – One D&D. That’s it, nothing else matters. Wrap (40:08) – Free League is adapting their Tolkien TTRPG “The One Ring” to D&D 5e, something we could already do...Read More “Yet More Tolkien – Loot Mechanics #286” »

The usual noise and drivel, plus a discussion of what might it take to get us to start a new MMORPG? Intro (0:49) – Scormey’s Nintendo Switch has failed him (slightly), and Beoulus talks about “Guild Wars 2”. Opinion (5:26) – What features and such would entice us to start playing a new MMORPG? Wrap...Read More “Starting Over – Loot Mechanics #285” »

The worst of 4Chan sent some nasty messages to GenCon attendees, because Reasons. Yay, Humanity? Intro (0:49) – Scormey talks frying at Faire, and Beoulus talks about a new “No Man’s Sky” update. Other (5:57) – Choads text-assault folks at GenCon, as if that isn’t expected anymore. Wrap (27:07) – The Ennies were awarded at...Read More “When Choads Go To GenCon – Loot Mechanics #284” »

Friendly Local Game Stores were struggling before the pandemic, so now that it is “over”, how can we get people back in? Intro (0:49) – Talking a bit about “Faeria” and “Traveler’s Rest” Advice (11:32) – Now that the Pandemic is “over” (it isn’t), we discuss some suggestions for getting people back into Friendly Local...Read More “A Return To Normal – Loot Mechanics #283” »

Gamestop goes NFTs, Eve Online courts the Noobs, and Roll20 and DTRPG form into a mega-VTT! Intro (0:49) – Gamestop launches an NFT marketplace, to the surprise of no one. Tabletop Gaming (15:48) – Roll20 and Drive-Thru RPG have joined forces! Wrap (43:40) – EVE Online is trying to draw in noobs. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin...Read More “Chock full of stories – Loot Mechanics #282” »

Doing voxel gaming right, and other nonsense Intro (0:49) – Scormey got some new games for the stack, and Beoulus is doing stuff! Other (9:56) – Scormey and Beoulus have some thoughts regarding “Minecraft Dungeons“. Wrap (37:40) – The nominations for the Ennies are out, and there are some interesting inclusions this year! “Alchemists Tower”...Read More “Trove, but actually good – Loot Mechanics #281” »

Now that video game movies are actually decent, TTRPGs-based films are getting a similar treatment. Intro (0:49) – Scormey is looking to buy an XBox, and whatever Beoulus has been up to. Tabletop News (7:00) – “Alice is Missing” is getting turned into a movie. Wrap (19:48) – Hideo Kojima falsely linked to political assassination....Read More “There have been worse ideas – Loot Mechanics #280” »

Dipping back into the cesspool that is Facebook and Reddit, for more questions from Tabletop GameMasters! Intro (0:49) – Scormey has more new TTRPGs. He’s pretty excited about them, anyway! Tabletop Roleplaying (13:40) – More GM/DM advice, from the depths of Facebook and Reddit! Wrap (1:06:20) – “Elder Scrolls Online” got a new update. Does...Read More “Back to that deep ol’ well – Loot Mechanics #279” »

“Starfield” looks great, “Conan Chop Chop” isn’t all that much fun, and yet another TTRPG gets an OGL. yawn Intro (0:49) – Scormey tried (and failed) to pick up “Conan Chop Chop” again. Also, there’s a festival in “Guild Wars 2”? Video Game News (5:35) – As expected, “Starfield” looks amazing… but is it already...Read More “Not Surprising At All – Loot Mechanics #278” »

Blizzard has had a rough few weeks regarding the Diablo franchise, and continue shoot themselves in the foot. We discuss this, and more. Intro (0:49) – Scormey is back from Faire, and has thoughts on the matter. Video Game News (9:58) – “Diablo Immortal” sucks, and this causes Blizzard to ruin any hype fans might...Read More “Diab-Low – Loot Mechanics #277” »

Pulling a topic out of our ass, yet again! This time, we talk about ideas for new features in our favorite MMORPGs. Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief (mostly Drone stuff). Other (7:19) – Features we’d like to see added to certain online games, and why. Wrap (38:40) – Final thoughts, including more new...Read More “Boring Old Opinion Piece – Loot Mechanics #276” »

A fix is coming for the “Dark Souls” RPG, and another Marvel MMO bites the dust. Intro (0:49) – Beoulus has been working, as usual, and Scormey is at Faire! Tabletop Roleplaying (7:26) – The “Dark Souls” RPG fix is coming soon… kind of, anyway. Wrap (26:29) – The Marvel MMO from Daybreak is no...Read More “Whoops! – Loot Mechanics #275” »

Trolls doing what Trolls do in “Guild Wars 2”, and a little talk about the “Girl Genius RPG” book. Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Video Game News (7:46) – ArenaNet fails to learn from previous mistakes, allowing Trolls to screw players yet again. Wrap (23:45) – My thoughts on the “Girl Genius RPG“,...Read More “Troll Party – Loot Mechanics #274” »

New TTRPG books, panic over D&D Beyond’s recent book removal scandal, and more! Intro (0:49) – NEW. F*CKING. BOOKS. Tabletop Roleplaying (13:09) – ZOMG! DERR TAKKIN” MAH BOOKZ! Wrap (33:12) – Final thoughts. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Since these movies are right in our wheelhouse, let’s talk about tabletop roleplaying in action film settings! Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Tabletop Roleplaying (3:37) – The merits and downsides of delving into action-movie tabletop roleplaying Wrap (26:12) – In a move that shocks no one, Bethesda delays “Starfield” to 2023. “Alchemists Tower”...Read More “Nostalgia on Steroids – Loot Mechanics #272” »

New stuff in Scormey’s mail, a look at more bad dev choices from Blizzard, and we discuss the ethics of fixing errors in TTRPG books. Intro (0:49) – New games arriving at Casa de Scormey! Video Game News (6:29) – Troubles regarding “World of Warcraft”, and Scormey relates how this all comes back to a...Read More “Fixing what’s broken – Loot Mechanics #271” »

Catching up on stories we missed the last few weeks (D&D, No Man’s Sky, Girl Genius RPG), on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – Beoulus has some things to say about the new “No Man’s Sky” update, “Outlaws” Tabletop Gaming (7:57) – Big changes for D&D coming, with Hasbro is buying out “D&D Beyond”, plus “Dragonlance”...Read More “Future Uncertain – Loot Mechanics #270” »