Cadillacs and Dinosaurs – System Mastery 143
With Jef still recovering in the hospital, Jon turns to fan-favorite guest Claire to join in and help review this RPG based on a comic book. It promises two things […]
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Movie Mastery – Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Some sort of agents of some sort of agency run around Hawaii shooting weird thugs and taking their tops off. Come for Jef’s ebullient love of good old fashioned boob […]
Expounded Universe 74 – Crawling in My Skin
Well okay so basically Luke finds out this planet is basically all Mad Maxy and that it’s mostly just a big crystal desert with weird bugs. Han hangs around in […]
Expounded Universe 73 – Carol of the Beldorions
Holy cow this book takes a lot of time to say a little stuff. We do our best to fill time here but we are in the presence of a […]
Unknown Armies (2nd edition) – System Mastery 142
You want true power and to really know the truth? You have to really really want it in Greg Stolze’s Unknown Armies, a game of obsession, power, and the power […]
In Theaters Now – What Men Want
Barely winning out in the poll for the month, this sequel(?) to an almost 20 year old movie raises a lot of questions. Questions like “Who cares?” and “Why are […]
Expounded Universe 72 – I’ve Got a Bad Dzym
Here we go again. It’s a tale of ancient history and way too much information as we orbit the mysterious Nam Chorios. Who’s Seti Ashgad? How is every Skywalker so […]
Expounded Universe 71 – Red Harvest Wrap Up
The customary interstitial discussion episode where we relax, answer questions, and take some time off from reading has arrived! How did we feel about Red Harvest? What’s coming next? These […]
Tenchi Muyo! RPG and Resource Book – System Mastery 141
It’s a Tri-Stat game! We’ve done a few of these already so you already know the basics. Weird combat system where the attacker and the defender have very little to […]
Movie Mastery – Jupiter Ascending (2015)
With a movie that was universally panned when it came out; will this turn out to be a sleeper of a hit? Or were the critics right and the whole […]
Expounded Universe 70 – The Triumph of Frode and Bennis
The end is now. Who survives? Who wins? YOU DECIDE! No, wait, it was written down here. We’ll just tell you.
Leystorm: The Dominion – System Mastery 140
In a grim future where everyone is lopsided and has dreads, can a few awful chumps win a mighty rebellion against Darth Emperor of Mankind? This mid-90s science fantasy game […]
In Theaters Now – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
You asked for it (like a month ago), you got it! We cover the animated sensation of the year. Nay! The decade! Does this new Spider-Man live up to the […]
Expounded Universe 69 – Nice
Whoa, big things are happening now! Hestizo and Rojo face off against the zombie-lord Darth Scabrous while Tulkh and the HK droid blow shit up! Things are heating up as […]
Expounded Universe 68 – Behold my Evil Plan
Who dies this time!? We won’t tell you it’s definitely Kindra here. Just tune in to learn more about the librarian, Rojo, and, holy shit, Pergus Frode is back!? Zombies!
Maelstrom Storytelling – System Mastery 139
1997, a dark year indeed. Bad Batman movies and stuff. Seriously, it was not a good scene, unless you were crazy for middling swing music. But hey, this book came […]
Movie Mastery – Truth or Dare (2017)
This week’s review is a little different as we go off from the normal format and Jon picks the movie. It’s a film so insidious that it has haunted his […]
Expounded Universe 67 – Dank Hooves
Tulkh foolishly goes off on his own after watching Hestizo finally do something useful? Madness! Speaking of madness, what’s going on with our favorite tree librarian? Could it be…. space […]
Expounded Universe 66 – Hestizo Cuts Loose
We’re back from Christmas vacation, and what are we returning to? All these damned zombies, bein’ gross and eatin’ eyeballs. The action heats up as Hestizo finally does some fighting, […]
Systems Failure – System Mastery 138
We’re back from our very needed rest and relaxation, and working harder than ever to fill your ears with reviews of roleplaying games. This time we’re talking the Y2K bug […]
