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The Stygian Fragment is a Call of Cthulhu role-play drama mini-series set in 1920's St. Louis. The first three episodes are available now, with episode 4 coming out tomorrow. You can find them here. Episodes are released weekly. For those not familiar with role-play drama it takes the...

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Do you kill the bad guy or do you let him live? A question that is rarely asked in the games that we play, though perhaps it should. Please click here to listen to the episode.

In our quest to shine some light on the character types we play, we decided to talk about a very underused and misunderstood character class in fantasy, the bard. Are they truly “Jacks of all trades” or are they merely under-powered when compared to the prime classes? Please click here to...

Is it that time again? You betcha! Every year at this time we start gearing up for our favorite destination, Gen Con. We have been going for several years and have some insight on prepping for the trip. If you have never been there before, or are Gen Con veterans, maybe some of our tips...

If you have listened to us for any length of time, you undoubtedly have heard us reference Aces & Eights. We were exposed to this Kenzer & Co. game a few years ago at Gen Con and it blew us away. It is an old west genre game that is beautiful in its intricacy as well as its insanity. Please...

One of our favorite people is Deuce (Eric’s brother-in-law Eric). The reason he is a favorite is that Deuce is a powergamer. We like to think of ourselves as powergamers (at times), but compared to Deuce we are hyper-immersive method actors. We talk about some of Deuce’s best power-built...

One of our longest running discussions centers around the use of established canon for roleplaying games. Does the official storyline of a game really matter, or is it just another thing that many in our community hold sacred for no reason? Please click here to listen.

No two gamers are truly alike. But there are some things that announce to the world that you are openly gamer. What are they? For us it starts with the basics, goes to our ultimate wish list and end with a surprise to the cast. Please click here to listen.

“Be fair, alright. Everyone wants Mr. Toad’s wild ride.” No truer words were ever uttered in modern culture. Being one of the greatest motivators in human history, is sex given fair treatment in RPGs? Is it skewed because of the historical demographic of the roleplaying gamer or simply a...

There is definitely an art to high level play. To some that art is masterful with a broad scope and memorable set-piece encounters. To others, it’s fecal fling art. Whether you loathe it or love it, epic level play is something you should experience once in your gaming career. Please...

Does death matter in the games we play? Please feel free to comment, but also please click here to listen to our take.

If you are a fan of gaming podcasts, then you doubtless have heard of the Jennisodes and know what the significance of Project: Ninja Panda Taco is. Those who don’t know, PNPT is a game designed by the host of the Jennisodes… Jen. Funded several months prior to final production through...

Now that we have hit 100 episodes, we have decided to introduce ourselves. About f*cking time! I know right. We have learned a lot during this. Not just about the games we love, but about gamers and most of all about ourselves. Thank you all, new listeners and those who have been there...

Forever we have been bugging Mike to run a World War II era superhero campaign. He promised us that he would run it as one of his New Year’s resolutions and lo and behold, he did it. This entire episode is about the aspects of our campaign. Everything from inspirations, themes, NPCs and the...

We love the undead. Okay maybe not love, but we like… wait. No. Do we really like the undead? Do we use them enough? Do we do it right? Please click here to listen.

Sometimes playing a joke character can enliven a game and totally enrich a game group. Mostly though they are annoying and derail things or at least distract them. Please click here to listen.

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There is a recent trend in modern fantasy which suggests that traditional fantasy, as we know it, is rather passé. Is it? What is non-traditional fantasy, and how does it translate to RPGs? Please click here to listen.