System Mastery Actual Play 4 – Love/Dread Jenga
Vacations can’t stop us, and neither can federal holidays. Step right up and listen to our first full-length Actual Play episode, featuring the doomy tale of the Valentine’s Day killer […]
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Railroading and Pizza – Afterthought 35
Can a game rely heavily on GM fiat to function? How many rules does a game actually need that aren’t just “let the DM figure it out?” Also, if […]
Everway – System Mastery 72
What’s in this box? Who drew a big circle on the cover? What’s up with the grey swirly mist situation in the background? In Everway, players make characters by telling […]
Whaaat – Afterthought 34
Ostensibly this one is about things that are so bad that they swing around towards being good. I’d like to say that our insane ramblings at the beginning are an […]
Rifts Parts 2 – System Mastery 71
Well, here we are. We put Rifts in the rearview. We still love this dumb game. In today’s episode, we finish our discussion of the core book. RCCs, OCCs, psionics, […]
Trip Report – Afterthought 33
We’re back! Our trip to Kubla Con in the Bay Area took a lot out of us, and so this episode might be a few days behind schedule. But if […]
Rifts Parts 1 – System Mastery 70
We hope you’re as ready for this as we are. After 70 episodes, it’s time to review the game that somehow started both of us down the path that ultimately […]
Hiro Protagonist – Afterthought 32
Jon speaks up in defense of games where you start with nothing. Questions are answered. Convictions are challenged. The very foundations of the world are shaken til the firmament lies […]
Discworld RPG – System Mastery 69
Today is good day for somebody else to die! We almost like Discworld TOO much, so we start by trying our hardest to review GURPS Lite. After that, it’s a […]
System Mastery Actual Play – Noisy Person Cards
Today, System Mastery gathered a few friends in a room to play Noisy Person Cards, a game designed by friends of the show James D’Amato and Kat Kuhl. It’s a […]
New Point – Afterthought 31
We discuss the notion of RPGs that greatly diverge from even the most basic concepts of the genre. No going on adventures? Not even playing a character? Why not? Then […]
Bunnies & Burrows – System Mastery 68
This game has achieved a sort of fame because the name implies that it might be sort of friendly and cuddly. It’s been referenced in other games as the RPG […]
Nemesis – Afterthought 30
Jef’s been complaining about merits and flaws for long enough now that people are starting to ask what’s his damage exactly. So this week we examine his damage by discussing […]
7th Sea – System Mastery 67
No really, it’s genuine this time! An actual review of the first edition of the famous swashbuckling RPG 7th Sea. An interesting blend of very familiar mechanics, curious ideas for […]
Oops, All Plugs – Afterthought 29
We’re joined this week by friend of the show James D’Amato, who is here to tell us all about his new kickstarter for Paracosm Press’ new game, Noisy Person Cards. […]
Not Exactly 7th Sea – System Mastery 66
April Fools! This is really more about an hour of digressions. People keep asking what the point is, so here’s the point of that. Actually have you ever seen the […]
Car Vores – Afterthought 28
After a brief dissection of what just left us feeling so dyspeptic while reading and reviewing the Great War of Magellan, we set our sights on the new and improved […]
The Great War of Magellan- System Mastery 65
So… this one didn’t really have any art assets large enough to use for the rotating display thing. Please enjoy a fine Magellanic Penguin. It’s as relevant as anything else […]
Pure Madness – Afterthought 27
How do you build a game so that when you release extra content, you aren’t just rendering the first book obsolete? Just how far ahead do you really have to […]
Dragonball Z Anime Adventure Game – System Mastery 64
It took us a long time to get to this book because we were gathering power. This week we present our in-depth analysis of this RPG about gathering balls. It’s […]
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