System Mastery 9 – Legend of the Five Rings
Guest host Brian joins us to discuss Legend of the Five Rings, a game of swords, sorcery, swords, etiquette, and swords. It’s one of those katana things. We dig into […]
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Decemberpalooza Day 6 – Jack Frost (1998) Podcast Edition!
Look, if you build a snowman with eyebrows like that, he’s obviously going to come to life and immediately announce he’s Batman to his first girlfriend on their second date. […]
System Mastery 8 – Skyrealms of Jorune
We dug pretty deep to find this game, a sci-fi/fantasy far-future romp on a distant planet where all the magic is colored orbs and there are three different sizes of […]
System Mastery 7 – Everquest D20
We’re joined for the first time by a guest host, our good friend Russ, as we discuss Everquest D20, an unholy confluence of 3rd edition open-source D20 gaming and the […]
System Mastery 6 – Ghostbusters RPG
Is Slimer the Judas of the Ghostbusters franchise? We delve into the long-gone Ghostbusters RPG, and apparently hit our heads on the bottom. This RPG is tiny and weird and […]
Episode 5 – Orpheus
The mild, heartwarming scares continue with our first Horrortoberfest podcast of October! Orpheus is a weird, weird outlier from the Old World of Darkness family. Get some friends together to […]
Episode 4 – Prime Directive: The Star Fleet Universe RPG
This episode goes out to Dan, the only person we know of who ever played this game. We have to assume he hated it as much as we did. We’re […]
Kickstarter Minisode 1 – Centerpiece
System Mastery Minisode 1 – Centerpiece Our first minisode rolls off the edge of the gameboard! Don’t have a full hour to devote to us droning on? Try this five […]
Afterthought Vidcast 3 – Comedy, Comedians and Hecklers
This time around we’re both in front of the camera to discuss the topic of comedy. Mostly stand-up comedy and how much we hate it when people enjoy themselves. Please […]
Tales from the Floating Vagabond Update
http://kck.st/16Gyf0W So the creator of Tales from the Floating Vagabond, Lee Garvin, let us know about a little mix up in the print of the edition we have. Oops! Points, […]
Episode 3 – Tales From the Floating Vagabond
This time around, we review Tales from the Floating Vagabond, from Avalon Hill. It’s a comedic sci-fi roleplaying game set the exact center of a cartoon universe. Shticks, poorly named […]
Afterthought 2 – Best Buffy Characters, Strong Female Protagonists, the Whedon Touch
Jon continues his parade of high-profile guests as he sits down to discuss Buffy and other topics with his sister Jennifer. Enjoy our second episode of Afterthought and leave comments […]
Episode 2 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hey there Mr. Skippy! Not sure how you found your way to our little corner of the web, did you get lost while trying to find that hot new nightclub? […]
Afterthought 1 – Comics
The very first episode of Afterthought – a discussion show featuring Jon and a guest delving a little further into a theme he liked in the most recent System Mastery […]
I’ma gonna win!
Okay, I know that’s Paul Rudd, and I know it’s from some upcoming movie called Prince Avalanche. All I’m saying is that he carries off the role better than Leguizamo […]
Episode 1 – Heroes Unlimited
Episode 1 – Heroes Unlimited Aliens, Cyborgs, Mutants, and Stage Magicians share the pages of the 1998 classic “Heroes Unlimited.” We dive into the odd but oddly beautiful Palladium Games […]
Welcome
Hello! We are Jon and Jef, the hosts of a fresh new podcast, System Mastery. We aim to dig deep in the used shelves and bargain bins of gaming stores […]
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