Gaslands Refueled is a miniature car combat game inspired by Death Race and Mad Max, in which Matchbox cars packed with deadly arsenals tear around tabletop race tracks. We first talked about it back in Season 1, Episode 20, when David played it with his family.vMore than a year later, I got to play the game by […]
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As we build momentum toward our Cyberpunk RED campaign, we take a moment to reflect on the cyberpunk movies, books, games, and other media that inspires our take on the subgenre. We also talk National Novel Writing Month, hockey (yes, hockey), virtual gaming via NVIDIA GeForce Now, and the TaleSpire virtual table top.
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The subject of travel and how visiting other parts of the country and the world can improve your game is the main topic for Episode 4 of the Lair of Secrets podcast. Before we delve into that globe-trotting topic, we geek out about AirPods, resurrecting the game room after the pandemic, variant endings for Cyberpunk
A virtual bullet journal combines the mindful benefits of a daily journal with a digital notebook that’s easy to take with you anywhere. Depending on your approach to virtual bullet journals, another advantage over paper journals is not having to write your notes longhand … or having to improve your handwriting enough to be able
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We’re hosting our first-ever loot giveaway at the Lair of Secrets, featuring an assortment of RPG books and supplements given out as part of Free RPG Day 2022. How do you participate? Promote @LairOfSecrets on Twitter by: Posting a tweet about @LairOfSecrets to your followers. Responding to a @LairOfSecrets tweet We’ll then contact you via
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On Episode 3 of Season 3, we catch up on a few weeks of geeky pursuits. David discusses not watching to finish Cyberpunk 2077, and then we both rundown the big list of stuff we’re watching (or want to watch) on streaming. Ken’s planning to return to real world game conventions with MEPACon and discusses
A look at online, PDF, and fan-created playbooks for the Scum & Villainy rolep-playing game.
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In Episode 2 of the Lair of Secrets podcast, we brainstorm ideas for a rebooted Savage Ringworld campaign, which mashes up high concept science fiction with the Savage Worlds role-playing game. We also delve back into cyberspace with Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk RED, say good-bye to Nintendo 3DS (or at least, its eShop), visit the Rivers of London book
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As summer ends, the podcast turns it attention to Spelljammer, the fantasy-in-space setting for Dungeons & Dragons. Ken and David look Wizards of the Coast’s new 3-book release and discuss David’s Spelljammer Academy mini-campaign based on WotC’s free Roll20 release. They also talk about the resurgence of all things cyberpunk, including the Cyberpunk RED role-playing
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I admit it: I love collecting source books. Yes, I appreciate the the elegance and simplicity of a single-tome RPG without any supporting materials, and I have a bunch of those games. But I also love the inspiration and thrill that comes from picking up a new book, cracking the cover, and seeing what new
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