A podcast featuring episodes about geeky topics such as games, books, hobbies, maker projects, and more. Also hosts regular actual play sessions for games like Fallout 2d20, Cyberpunk RED, and Scum & Villainy.
Fallout 2d20 uses zones instead of conventional battle maps or theater of the mind to describe where your characters (and their enemies) are in the game world. In this episode, we talk about how Fallout zones work, offer advice on how to use them, and take a peak at some other games that use zones. […]
Fallout Zones (S4E17) Read More »
As our Fallout 2d20 Actual Play campaign continues, the party treks across the wasteland toward the settlement of Covenant. Along the way, they encounter dangers both grotesque and ridiculous, from gutting radioactive bugs for dinner to dodging their own teammates grenades. And yeah, Steve’s still trying to recover his prototype laser pistol from the bandit
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On this episode, we delve far from the light to geek out about Shadowdark. The old-school-inspired RPG strips Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition to its essentials, and then adds in some modern sensibilities. We talk about our favorite mechanics, how it’s impacted our other games (looking at you D&D 5th Edition!), and our players’ penchant
d12 Ways ShadowDark is Awesome! (S4E15) Read More »
We kickoff our Fallout 2d20 campaign with the protagonists (not sure we can call them “heroes” just yet) waking up in the Wasteland. Chapters 0:00 – Intro & Audio Shenanigans3:15 – Meet the Survivors8:40 – Escape from the Hospital Basement14:55 – Reg the Super Mutant Chef22:10 – Journey Through the Wasteland29:30 – EyeBot Encounters &
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Ken elaborates on the Attention Economy – how many things people need to keep track of – for D&D 2024, and how it differs from the 2014. (and yeah, this explains his initial reaction to the Blade Ward cantrip back in Episode 5). He reviews the idea of the Action Economy (how many things a
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