Episodes
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Flexing that Mind Muscle: Detective Stories
The Game is afoot (no, not a foot...afoot)! Devan and Brandon are joined by Taylor Pritchard to pretend that they are smart enough to analyze Detective stories and the games that come from them. We look at everything from the brilliance of detective protagonists we love, to the detailed and...
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Plan Bee for Post-Apocolypse
It's time to dig a deep hole, grab what resources you can, and attempt human hibernation, everybody because the world is coming to an end! It this episode, Devan and Brandon are re-joined by Anthony Wright and the recently back-from-the-dead Stephen Perez to discuss Post-apocalyptic gaming. What...
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Da Mopey Boys: Dark Games and Their Beauty
Well, that Got Dark! Devan and Brandon are joined by fellow gamer Stephen Perez the ironically joy and beauty found in the disturbing settings of Dark Games. The episode heavily features the Classic World of Darkness games such as Vampire the Masquerade and Werewolf the Apocalypse. But there is...
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Good Guys Victimize their Player
It's time to face your fears!!! In the continuation of our genre series, Devan and Brandon explore the deep dark abyss that is horror. Our host address the issues concerning why people subject themselves to horror literature and games, and why it is so much fun. We also provide some tips for how…
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Two Sides of the Punk
It's time to get punky! In the next episode of our genre series, Devan and Brandon are joined by their first guest to discuss the gritty wonder that is cyberpunk/steampunk settings. This episode includes a look into the dark twist on the optimism of Sci-fi, an revealation of each of our ideal…
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Welcome the the World of Tomorrow
JEFF GOLDBLOOM WOULD LOVE THIS EPISODE!!!... Okay I don't know that for sure, but I believe it is true. In this installment of our genre check series, Devan and Brandon go through the Sci-Fi and Science Fantasy Genre. First, Devan provides an example of what it is like to be on other words. After...
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In Your Wildest Fantasy (RPG campaign): Genre Check-Fantasy
From the knights in shining armor, the power wizards reshaping reality, and the fearsome dragon kind reigning over their domain, FANTASY is by far the most common and possibly the most loved of all RPG genres. In this expisode Devan and Brandon kick of the GENRE Check series with the most classic...
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I HAVE THE POWERRRR!!! (in role-playing games)
In this episode, Devan and Brandon geek out all over the cool and fantastic powers that our RPG characters have. From the over-the-top combat prowess of the warriors, to the mesmerizing arcane magic of the spellcasters, and even the nearly impossible technological wonders of sci-fi gear, there is...
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It Takes Two (or more) to Make a Game Go Right
For storytime, Devan begins by sharing the story of an infamous heist his players attempted that ended up more more likey a Three Stooges episode than Ocean's eleven. In the main topic of this episode of the Lore Check, Devan and Brandon explore the nature of the game as a social event. From...
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Things get Dicey
Almost every table-top RPG uses dice (and those that don't won't be given the honor of mention). But how often do we just take the time to consider why we include these little plastic overlords into our games. Are they neccesary and do they make the game any better? Brandon and Devan share some...
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Taking on the Role
The very core of the RPG industry is the actual roleplaying, but many times we forget why that is so crucial to these games, through the forest of rules, powers, and mechanics. Brandon and Devan begin by sharing their favorite characters they have ever roleplayed. This leads into their attempt to...
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Initial Encounters of a RPG Kind
Brandon grills Devan about his first time playing RPG's and his first time GM’ing. In this episode we will delight in the excitement of the new beginnings that RPG's offer us and investigate what draws us back to the table form these first experiences. Great episode for people considering whether...
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