Episodes
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#311: Everlasting, a Horror Heartbreaker
Everlasting isn't a roleplaying game, it's The Interactive Legendmaking Experience. Set in a world much like our own, dominated by secretive supernatural forces, Everlasting allows you to make the fantastical character of your dreams, and then maybe have someone else play it. Do you want to have…
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#310 Realm of Fire - We Make Miniatures!
Chris is joined by Hamilton and David In this episode, they discuss; GW cancels the Necromunda RPG, Warmachine releases, Trench Crusade Carcass Front, and paint, plus the cost of living and how much are minis these days. Sign up to back Eat the H.I.V.E. Get 10% off at Baron of Dice! Music by...
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#309 Realm of Fire - How Much for a Space Marine Codex?!
Chris is joined by Hamilton In this episode, they discuss; GW Autumn reveals, Necromunda RPG, Warmachine upcoming releases, Trench Crusade Carcass Front, and paint. Sign up to back Eat the H.I.V.E. Get 10% off at Baron of Dice! Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#308 Realm of Fire - We Promise this is a Necromunda Episode
Chris is joined by David and Hamilton In this episode, they discuss; Necromunda rules that have been leaked/previewed everywhere, Warmachine, 40k, Trench Crusade Sign up to back Eat the H.I.V.E. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#307 Realm of Fire - NuNuMunda
Chris is joined by David In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Trench Crusade, Necromunda. Sign up to back Eat the H.I.V.E. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#306 From the Spire to the Heart: Grant Howitt Interview
Chris, David and Crystal interview Grant Howitt of Rowan, Rook, and Decard, about his work and the games Spire and Heart. Check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify! Links For This Episode: Darker Days Linktree:...
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#305 Realm of Fire - Post UKGE 2026
Chris is joined by David In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Trench Crusade, and other highlights from UKGE 2026. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#304 Eat the Reich Deep Dive pt 2 - Playthrough
Chris, Crystal, Chigg, and David do a play-through of Eat the Reich, a Rowan, Rook, and Decard RPG where you play as vampires who eat Nazis during World War 2. The game uses the Havoc Engine as its mechanics base. It is a hyperviolent, carnage-filled adventure where nobody is safe. During the...
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#303 Realm of Fire - PRE UKGE 2026
Chris is joined by David In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Trench Crusade, and what they are looking forward to at UKGE. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#302 Eat the Reich Deep Dive - Lore and Mechanics
Chris, Crystal, Chigg, and David review Eat the Reich, a Rowan, Rook, and Decard RPG where you play as vampires who eat Nazis during World War 2. The game uses the Havoc Engine as its mechanics base. It is a hyperviolent, carnage-filled adventure where nobody is safe. Join us for our deep dive…
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#301 Cyberpunk Red - Welcome to Night City 2045 Review
David and Chigg review the brand-new Cyberpunk Red: Welcome to Night City 2045, an Edgerunners guide to the city. They are joined by co-host Crystal Mazur, who was also a writer on the project. Chigg and David discuss the contents of the books, their favorite parts, and some critiques. Crystal...
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#300 Realm of Fire - End Game? - Adepticon 2026
Chris is joined by David In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Trench Crusade, Gundam and more. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#299 Groundhogs Day, a Prognostication Secret Frequency
Every February, we wait with bated breath for the anthropomorphic divination of a hibernating mammal to tell us if winter will end soon. Why the fascination with this form of weather prognostication? Is there any science behind it? And why does it always feel like the damn Groundhog sees its...
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#298 Realm of Fire - Warmachine Casual and Narrative Play - With Mat Hart and Sherwin Matthews
Chris is joined by Mat Hart (Steamforged Games Co-Founder and Creative Director) and Sherwin Matthews (Iron Kingdoms Narrative Lead and Games Writer) In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, the upcoming casual and narrative games pack. This episode is sponsored by Baron of Dice Music by...
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#297 Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Ghost Hunting Experience
In this episode Mike, Chris, David, and Chigg join forces to hear about Crystal's ghost hunting experience at the historic Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia. They go over the history, the different experiences during the ghost hunt, and debunk some of the things that Crystal...
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#296 Gamehole 2025 How to Game the Weird - Injecting Weirdness and Horror into RPGs Live Panel
Kenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Chris Spivey. We talk about how to introduce weirdness and horror into game settings. We talk about how to game design weird and examples of what that looks like for different RPGs.
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#295 Realm of Fire - Of Warmachines and Men
Chris is joined by Mike In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Warlord Games more. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#294 Gamehole 2025 Investigation and Mystery in RPGs Live Panel
Kenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Elisa Teague. We talk about how to approach investigations and mysteries within an RPG and how to keep it focused in those areas so as not to wander into horror. We talk about our favorite ways to put some urgency on players…
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#293 Gamehole 2025 Running Games for Kids Live Panel
Crystal moderates this panel with guests Teos Abadia, Sarah Babe, Jefferson Dunlap, and Nancy Hutchins. We talk about what we do to help kids learn game systems, stay focused at the table, and how to introduce complex rules in simple ways. Each panelist brings a different approach, so everyone is...
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#292 GenCon Recap
Chigg and Crystal recap their GenCon experience. We talk about the panels we hosted, games we played, events we attended, and our thoughts on all of it.
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#291 GenCon 2025 Soundtrack of Horror Live Panel
Crystal is joined by special guests Sarah Kennedy, Jason Peercy, Meg Jaffe, and Sean Jaffe as we talk through why horror music is so evocative. We get into some music theory behind it, examples of horror music and composers to follow, and try to make sure the audience understands what we are saying.
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#290 GenCon 2025 Historic Horror Live Panel
Crystal and Chigg are joined by special guests BW Holland and Noxwieller Burf (Westley) to talk about the historic horror genre. We discuss Victorian-era vampires, Cthulhu, and many other historical settings and inspirations. As always, our panels with BW and Nox are always intriguing and engaging.
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#289 GenCon 2025 Live Cyber Horror
Crystal and Chigg host a live panel at the illustrious GenCon! We talk about cyber horror and what that looks like with different subgenres. Our audience asked many outstanding questions about the genre, including what we thought it would look like and how we would approach it from a writing and…
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#288 Gamehole 2024 World building in Horror Live Panel
Crystal moderates a world-building in Horror panel at Gamehole Con 2024. Special guests include Jess Geyer, Rick Heinz, Jason Keech, and Matthew Orr, all writers in the area of horror. We talk about safety tools, how horror affects our storytelling, and how to approach horror with different types...
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#287 GenCon 2024 Gothic Horror Live Panel
Chigg, Mike, and Crystal are joined by guest panelists B.W. Holland, Rick Heinz, and Westley (Noxwieler) Berf to talk about the gothic horror genre and why we all love it. We also celebrate B.W. Holland's ENnie win the night before. We discuss different aspects of the genre, games we love that…
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#286 GenCon 2024 Nostaligic Horror Live Panel
Mike, Crystal, and Chigg discuss Nostalgic Horror at our live panel at GenCon. We discuss how nostalgia is used within the horror genre and how effective it is at pulling audiences into the story. We also talk about different RPGs that use nostalgia as a vessel for storytelling and world-building.
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#285: Realm of Fire - All Things Macabre
Chris is joined by Hamilton In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Old World, Age of Sigmar, Trench Crusade, Gundam, Necromunda and more. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#284: Doomsong RPG, Guest Starring Chris Caesar
Chris, Crystal, and Mike are joined by Chris Caesar, one of the great minds behind Doomsong! Join the crew as we explore this sophisticated roleplaying game of magic, heresy, and doom. Chris also discusses the upcoming Doomsong: Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Wycce kickstarter, where players can…
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#283: Realm of Fire - Super Robo Wars
Chris is joined by Tim Linward In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Old World, Gundam, Necromunda. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#282: Realm of Fire - Isstvan III was Hearsay
Chris is joined by Marc In this episode, they discuss; Horus Heresy, Old World, and Warmachine. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#281: Realm of Fire - Changing the Narrative - Write Game Fiction with Chris Allen
Chris is joined by rpg writer and Black Library writer, Chris Allen In this episode, they discuss; Writing game fiction, Warmachine, Warhammer AoS, and enjoying painted armies. Find Chris' work here DriveThruRPG DriveThruRPG Black Library Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#280: Bigfoot, the Lost Secret Frequency
An episode that was not meant to be. Crystal, Chigg, and Mike discuss the North American cryptid and it's many spooky cousins. Can they figure out any good ways to use Bigfoot in games? Listen and find out! Systems Discussed This Episode: Call of Cthulhu Deviant the Renegades Werewolf the...
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#279: GURPS Madness Dossier, A Horror Heartbreaker
It's April 1st and time to review another heartbreaker! This year Chigg and Mike discuss an offering from the GURPS line, The Madness Dossier, written by some no name. Is this book a knock off World of Darkness conspiracy or an outstanding Call of Cthulhu adventure hidden in the book's history...
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#278: Realm of Fire - Fire Sales and Steampunk at Adepticon 2025
Chris is joined by Marc In this episode, they discuss; Chillcon, Lead and Steel, GW Adepticon reveals, Warmachine Adepticon reveals, and more. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#277: It's a Gundam!!!
Chris and Mike discuss the Gundam anime—all the different series, approaches to politics and technology, and why some series are great and others are a bit rubbish. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through...
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#276: Dark Iron #5 - Cryx
Chris is joined by James, continuing this series focusing on SteamForged Games' (formerly Privateer Press') Iron Kingdoms RPG setting for Dungeons and Dragons 5e game. In this episode, they look at the Nightmare Empire of Cryx, and its history and necromantic technology, and how Cryx may feature…
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#275: Realm of Fire - Can't see the Terrain for the L Shapes
Chris is joined by Brendan In this episode, they discuss; Warhammer 40k, The Old World, Warmachine, Blackout, Trench Crusade, and why L-shaped terrain kills the vibe of wargames. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#274: Realm of Fire - Rackham up Rackham up
Chris is joined by Mike In this episode, they discuss; The Old World, Warmachine, Rackham, and why Golden Demon painting styles and skills are more related to tech changes over the decades and what other companies were doing at the time. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#273: 2024 Wipe
Chris, David, chigg and Crystal reflect on how 2024 was. The highs, the lows, and what we want to get done next year. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify! Links For This Episode…
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#272: Realm of Fire - Old Worlds and New Machines
Chris is joined by Mike In this episode, they discuss; The Old World, Warmachine, Trench Crusade, Warcry, Necromunda and Gundam. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#271: Dark Iron #4 - Llael
Chris is joined by James, continuing this series focusing on SteamForged Games' (formerly Privateer Press') Iron Kingdoms RPG setting for Dungeons and Dragons 5e game. In this episode, they look at the Kingdom of Llael and its unstable history, occupation, and legacy with the arcane and…
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#270: Old Gods of Appalachia Deep Dive - Actual Play
Chris, Dave, Chigg, and Mike play Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game, based off the popular podcast fiction series. Our Appalachian locals are invited to the sleepy town of Barrow, once a thriving mining town and now one of ill whispers. Will our characters survive the experience or end up...
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#269: Gencon 2024 Game Review (L5R, D&D 2024, Malifaux...)
Crystal, Chigg, and Mike talk about the games they played at Gencon 2024 including such RPGs as: Legend of the Five Rings Through the Breach 1879 G.I. Joe Advanced Dimensional Green Ninja-Educational Preparatory Super-Elementary Fortress 555 Check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server…
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#268 Pre-GenCon Panel TTRPG Mentorship Panel
Episode 268 - Crystal talks with Carol Darnell and Eloy Lasanta about advice for anyone looking into freelancing in the gaming industry, newer freelancers who might need some advice, or anyone else curious about the industry. Moderator - Crystal Mazur (she/her/mx) Panelist- Eloy Lasanta (He/him),...
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#267 Pre-GenCon Panel - Soundtrack of Horror
Our guests, Nox, Peercy, and Will Uhl talk with Crystal about how music can create a backdrop of tension and act as a storyteller. Building the perfect soundscape can help immerse players into your game quickly, creating tension and even providing a break after intense scenes. So, how do you put...
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#266 Pre-GenCon Panel - Horror Jr
Want to use horror in a way that is appropriate for younger gamers? Looking to find RPGs that use horror within their setting? Our guests, Sarah Kennedy, Wesley "Nox" Crowe, and Sarah Babe discuss ways to use horror with young players in a way that will not give them nightmares! Note: Sarah Babe...
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#265 Pre-GenCon Panel - Humor Within Horror
Moderator - Crystal Mazur (she/her/mx) Panelist- Bryan CP Steele (he/him) and James Lowder (he/him) Crystal, Bryan, and James discuss the use of humor within the horror genre, why it can be very effective as a storytelling tool, and some examples within media where it works very well Guest Social...
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#264: Realm of Fire - French Crusade
Chris is joined by Sian In this episode, they discuss; Trench Crusade. Ages of Sigmar 4, Necromunda: Hive Secundus, and preamble about GenAI Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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#263: Old Gods of Appalachia Deep Dive - Character Creation
Chris, Crystal, Dave, Chigg, and Mike continue covering the Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game, based off the popular podcast fiction series. They begin creating characters, including a herbalist working green magick, a mine engineer and prospector, a former bouncer (long story), and an old...
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#262: Dark Iron #3 - The Orgoth
Chris is joined by Mike, continuing this series focusing on SteamForged Games' (formerly Privateer Press') Iron Kingdoms RPG setting for Dungeons and Dragons 5e game. In this episode, they look at the sea raiders, the Orgoth, and how it may feature in your games. Music is provided by Nicolas…
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