Episode 23 - The Friends You Eliminate Along the Way, with susan

susan joins the show to talk about playing TI with a more aggressive playstyle, the power of whispers, and Embers of the Imperium.    1:33 - Best thing I saw this week 2:50 - susan joins the show! 3:40 - Why are you aggressive, and how do people tend to respond? 7:25 - Aggression can be fun; going counter to the meta can be especially fun 10:38 - A conversation about whispers in async games 13:48 - Aggression in async games (vs synchronous games) and ghosting/ragequitting 17:10 - Creative writing, TTRPGs, susan's TI4 murder mystery, and async Embers of the Imperium 20:30 - susan's favorite faction 24:42 - Being aggressive but still being chill above the table 25:53 - Tech of the week: Space Dock II 28:20 - Async tip(s) of the week 31:36 - Weird rules thing of the week - Mahact Commander 33:00 - Various updates   Susan’s guide to Being a Pleasant Habitual Murderer https://docs.google.com/document/d/144B9ikAVa6s2_NxzT5eQSlBSiThbYN85fhJSmtYz7nM/edit