Expounded Universe 131 – Dark Greetings
Welcome to an Expanded Universe special edition! This book is too short for a full season so we’re making a little snack out of it. But boy are we ever […]
Author Archives: systemmastery
Alma Mater – System Mastery 174
We’ve posted so many episodes at this point that the only reason this one’s description isn’t just “Fuck this game” is that I’m not sure I didn’t do that for […]
Movie Mastery – Clockstoppers (2002)
Go back in time with us and see the pure distillation of early 2000’s culture into a single movie. This one checks all the boxes of what a movie aimed […]
Expounded Universe 130 – The End of Star’s End
You know how these wrap up episodes go! We talk about what we liked and didn’t like, then we answer a million listener questions and announce the next book! It’s […]
System Mastery Special – Things We Hate About D&D – Part 1
So hey, remember when we wrote that book? Jef apparently didn’t because this special content powered by pre-orders has been sitting unedited on an external HD for months. The only […]
Expounded Universe 129 – The Arc of Imprisonment
And just like that, we’re done. But dang what a way to go. This is exciting in a way these Star Wars books rarely seem to want to shoot for, […]
Smallville – System Mastery 173
It was about time we discussed the Cortex engine, and what better way to have a discussion than driving 45 minutes to a Kansas farm so I can say one […]
Movie Mastery – Cool as Ice (1991)
Like most other movies starring a celebrity that isn’t an actor, this is mostly just a vanity project that has no redeeming aspects. Plus, as a romantic(?) comedy(?), the main […]
Expounded Universe 128 – He’s Dead I Rekkon
A daring space escape and a murder… a murder most foul. Honestly this space scene is one of the coolest ones we’ve seen in a book so far, and it’s […]
Expounded Universe 127 – Lament My Wookie
Our lovable smuggler team (and their droid named after balls) find their way to the mighty agriplanet to continue the mission! We get to meet Rekkon, the coolest dude we’ve […]
Darwin’s World – System Mastery 172
It’s post-apocalypse OGL gaming here so it may seem like something we’ve done before, but is it? I hope not, but honestly 171 is a lot of episodes to go […]
Movie Mastery – Descendants (2015)
Over a year ago I was at a Baskin-Robbins with Jef when I saw a cake theme in their book of birthday cake options that was apparently themed around Disney […]
Expounded Universe 126 – What’s Up, Doc
Han and Chewie must effect a sneaky escape from Etti IV and find an old friend, but we have a lot of questions.
Expounded Universe 125 – Forest Balls
Finally the 70s kick up something interesting! It’s Han Solo at Star’s End, a book that predates Empire Strikes Back! We’re gonna be reading all about the wild adventures of […]
Tunnels & Trolls – System Mastery 171
The year is 1975. The hair is stupid. The clothes are stupid. The music? Mostly stupid. The movie scene was okay (Rocky Horror? Jaws? Come on now). And the RPG […]
Movie Mastery – Bee Movie (2007) But This Time it’s an Actual Review and Not an April Fool’s Joke
Barry B. Benson is no ordinary bee. He’s a shitty bee you immediately hate. Let’s follow along with his entitled crusade to become a lawyer and sue for all the […]
Movie Mastery – Bee Movie (2007) but Every Time We Say Bee the Review Goes Faster
Barry B. Benson is no ordinary bee. He’s a shitty bee you immediately hate. Let’s follow along with his entitled crusade to become a lawyer and sue for all the […]
Expounded Universe 124 – More of a Crucible
As is tradition, we wrap up. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like, if we’d recommend the book in general, and so on. Eventually when we run out of […]
Expounded Universe 123 – Hot Golden Showers… of Force
Okay, let’s bring her home. The entire EU that is, because this is the end. The last of it. Will Luke, Leia and Han die in the monolith? Do the […]
DragonRaid – System Mastery 170
Someone tweeted about this, someone else linked it to us, and now we’ve reviewed it. The DragonRaid Adventure Learning System: A Roleplaying Game for Courageous Christians. It’s probably safest to […]
System Mastery 