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Episodes
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
We are so excited to get to talk about Cyberpunk Red, the new tabletop RPG from R. Talsorian Games! well... it's more of a starter kit but still, plenty to work with. JonJontheWise joins us from the Cyberpunk youtube and podcast community, he has a huge wealth of information about the old and new rules. Mostly this episode is David and JonJon geeking out with Rich hanging on for dear life!
We go over system updates, lore updates, our thoughts around the game license and what we're hoping to see in the future along with the huge wave of projects we have attached to this effort.
A blurb about HSG's upcoming Cyberpunk Red campaign is available here. It did not make the final cut of the episode.
Here are JonJon's bonafides:
Youtube channel | Twitch | Twitter | Podcast
and he does a show with his wife "The Wise and Sassy podcast"
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Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Some BIG News in the True Dungeon community. Token Nerfs, RFID chips going into specific high-value tokens, along with many other tidbits that Larry brings us. The first half of this episode is full of news and updates. The last half is a recap of the True Dungeon runs and True Raid event Rich and Larry attended. There are spoilers in the second half of this episode but we call it out, so if you want a completely fresh experience going into Gen Con 2019 you'll have heads up for when to stop listening.
Great episode, always love having Larry on.
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Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
The original Shelfie and all-around rockstar HSG community member, Brent, joins Rich and me to talk all about his first convention experience - KublaCon! I swear he's ruined for all other cons. He met and played games with probably half of all board game designers. Brent had an excellent time at KublaCon. So much so, he made a fan page on Facebook: Fans of KublaCon after hearing our episode about the similarly titled 'Fans of Gen Con' (HSG:53)
#shelfies
Stay on to the end to hear about hotdogs.
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Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
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Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Mitch Returns!
We had spoken with Mitch before about how to set up a D&D game in the workplace and keep it going. This time though we're talking about one of Mitch's favorite board games, Talisman. It's rough around the edges but a simple and fun game to spend the day with.
Mitch owns something like 9 expansions, all the big ones and many small expansions so we get into his favorites and how piling on the expansions change how you'd play the game. I really like his recommendations in this episode.
Mitch is in these places: Twitter and Tumblr as @Coolkidmitch!
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Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Twitter makes for interesting connections. We met Ari there and he had desires to be on a podcast. In talking with him some we realized he had insight into a world Rich and I only saw from a distance. Live Action Role Play (LARP) and specifically a national organization of fantasy LARP called the New England Roleplay Organization (NERO) We learn some surprising facts and briefly expose my own history of Vampire Larping back in the 90s with mixed results.
This game is bigger and more interesting than I ever knew. Shame on me for not being open to it sooner.
You can find Ari on twitter @ari_covert
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Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Rich and David finally get to talk about a game they fell in love with years ago at Gen Con 50. Yes, it's XCOM The Board Game by Fantasy Flight. Yes, it has an application you need to play it, but we were hooked back then and wanted to give it a couple years to see if our enthusiasm stuck. It did. Here are our thoughts on it.
Note: There's a mature joke in here. Not sure I've been super consistent when we joke about penises but in this episode we do. Also a political joke, which we never do. Not sure what was up this session, we felt pretty loose and in high spirits. Don't burn us down, or do, whatever. We're not in charge of anything important. Hope it's fun for you too.
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Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Rob Croy, from The Table is Yours podcast, returns to talk Horror RPGs and Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium. This episode dives into the system but spends most of its time talking about how to start and maintain a horror game. We spend a lot of time discussing 'horror maps' and other methods to keep the suspense up without letting the terror escape the game. Horror games can be tricky, but a ton of fun when they come together.
We also discuss several great modules by Chaosium that could be adapted to fit your group and even other systems quite easily.
Resources:
CoC quickstart rules - scroll to find the Free PDF
Scenario - Masks of Nyarlathotep
The Trajectory of Fear - a guide to how to map horror throughout a game
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Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
We bring Heather back to chat about a broad swath of fantasy RPGs. If your group has been playing tons of D&D 5e, and wonder what else is out there we cover lots of systems. We cover diceless systems like Amber and Dread, low-dice systems focused on story and roleplay, and more tactical and crunchy systems that are popular and available. We even sneak in a Fantasy / Sci-fi hybrid of ShadowRun.
Also, In the end, Rich exposes his fursona as a bear.
We've already covered so many games that we discuss in greater detail. Here are some links to our past episodes covering these great games:
The Witcher Part 1, Part 2
Pathfinder 1st Edition, 2nd Edition (pre-beta)
Legend of the Five Rings and other Samurai Fantasy RPGs
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Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Just in time for the holidays, Ryan returns to talk with us about his and Rich's experiences at BoardGameGeek Con. They played 13+ games, new and old, and review each one. It's a fun episode packed with information.
Games Reviewed:
TransAmerica by Rio Grande Games
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