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Well, it must be May, because I’m doing another book review! This time around I’m reviewing Thumper Forge’s “The Chaos Apple” (ISBN 9780738775432) which came out last fall. It is, unsurprisingly, a book on Chaos Magic – a topic it turns out I knew more about than I realized. And while overall I liked this book a lot, it does have one glaring issue for me… but only because I’m a pedantic nerd. The annual Q&A/Feedback episode is coming up! I need your questions — send them via my contact form by July 10th 2026 if you want me to read your question on the show! Find “The Chaos Apple” Online: Order The Chaos Apple on Amazon Order The Chaos Apple on Bookshop.org Pre-order Trae’s new Novel The Perfect Host – out August 10th! ISBN: 9798295897726 Pre-order eBook: Kindle / Kobo ePub --> Pre-order Paperback: Amazon / Bookshop.org Also check out the rest of Trae’s Books and visit Trae’s website. (And, of course, don’t forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Network, and funded by listeners like you via Patreon. Consider joining our Discord or our forums!) Music: “The Man With One Eye,” “So I Said It,” “Putz and Pulse,” “Untitled Nonsense” (Trae Dorn) / Random Loops (Apple Music Library)The post 95. An Honest Review of Thumper Forge’s “The Chaos Apple” first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

While the team is trying to play along with the mob, they actually have a real client they need to help. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E20. A Talbert Tale (Vaulted Part 1) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Not all NPCs are romanceable. That’s an important life lesson. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E19. Re-Kidnapped (A Rival Family Part 4) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The team returns to the office, and Eloise reacts to the morning’s events. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E18. Eloise Explains Organized Crime (A Rival Family Part 3) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Miles and Charlie have come down with a case of the ‘too British for Star Trek’ and are coping with it the only way they know how, by once more becoming Space Scamps and hopping over to Moonbase Alpha for three more episodes of Space 1999! We’ve an unintentional theme of guest stars here as ‘Force of Life’ gives us a young Ian McShane coming down with a bad case of heat vamperism, while ‘Alpha Child’ gives us evil children, weird cosmic space incest with Julian Glover (he’s been in a lot of stuff). Finally, ‘Missing Link‘ gives us a guest turn by Peter Cushing in a costume choice slightly more dignified than Christopher Lee back in Space Scamps II, and Charlie asks us a terrifying question: why have we not watched any season 2 yet… EPISODES MENTIONED: Force of Life (09:14) Alpha Child (28:58) Missing Link (50:53)
 

TALKING POINTS: The Abominable Dr. Phibes, New Classic Doctor Who, The Employees, The House on the Borderland, Sailing, Rhinestone Cowboy, a very young Ian McShane who to Miles’ surprise is NOT playing a scumbag, coworkers coming into work while sick, Space 1999’s production values ALWAYS impress, Sunshine is a great movie, is this incest? Maybe. Avengers Issue 200 style shennanigans, Julian Glover, the Man the Myth the Legend, Alpha Child does TNG’s The Child CORRECTLY, what the hell was TV Show ‘Swat?’ also… who is second in command on Moonbase Alpha? Space-Rationalists are the worst. Space 1999 is the wrong show to be doing Logic vs. Emotion, this is why we have a stunt crew, Space 1999 would have made a great season of The Terror, we feel sorry for Moonbase Alpha’s catering department [ Additional Show Notes ] Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn. Read Miles’s blog or Charlie’s blog. [ Support this show on Ko-fi ] Subscribe to this Podcast: Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSSThe post 95. Space Scamps – Oh Good, Another Breeding Program! first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

What’s a little kidnapping on your way to work, really? “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E17. Hello, My Name Is Chum! (A Rival Family Part 2) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

This episode is dedicated to Tolkien superfan Stephen Colbert. May he return to The Colbert Report! No matter what, we know that he will go on to far, far better things than the crumbling edifice that was once known as CBS. [ Full Show Notes ] Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSSThe post 100. What I’m Tolkien About first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The team gets ready for work one morning, but someone tries to stop them. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E16. The Chase (A Rival Family Part 1) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

You can’t grift a grifter, but you can grift a grifter’s grifts. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E15. I Need You to Calm Down (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 5) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Day two of the festival, and the team prepared to deal with any potential threats. And hangovers. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E14. Blue Berry Muffin (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 4) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

How many funnel cakes can a halfling shove into a drunken elf’s mouth? “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E13. Eloise Buttersnap (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 3) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Sometimes a one size fits most bright yellow vest is a one size fits none. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E12. Dwarves in Basements (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 2) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The team meets a potential new client, a dwarf who runs a local historical society. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E11. Sour Patch (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 1) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Look, Marky may not be on the up and up. Is anyone actually surprised by this? “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E10. Marky Mark and the Hunky Bunch (Into the Autumnlands Part 5) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

After fending off the handsome highway man, the team has to explain to Rorgoth why they shouldn’t eat the guys they just killed. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E9. The Detour (Into the Autumnlands Part 4) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Deep in the Autumnlands, the team is continuing to escort the gold filled wagon towards the capital. But wanted signs along the road warn of a Highwayman. A handsome, handsome highwayman. “Stormwood & Associates” uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options The post C3E8. A Pleasant Evening (Into the Autumnlands Part 3) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The team sets off on their journey into the Autumnlands, and maybe learns that saying something is an "escort job" might be interpreted differently based on who hears it. The post C3E7. Fast Journey (Into the Autumnlands Part 2) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.