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 […]
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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 […]
Movie Mastery – Mazes & Monsters (1982)
Dare ye enter the magical realm of what filmmakers in the early 80s thought RPGs looked like? It’s a terrifying world of whiny yuppie children and blaming mental illness on […]
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 […]
Movie Mastery – The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
Old Mother Hubbard, lived in a cupboard, thrilled that she didn’t own a TV and was at no risk of ever even accidentally seeing any of this depressing, rapey, anti-funny […]
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 […]
Movie Mastery – Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
Yes, I know this is the second one. We roll randomly, remember? We’ll get to Caravan of Courage at some point. Today, Movie Mastery covers the best Star Wars movie […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Movie Mastery – Steel
This is weird, right? Because you had totally forgotten this movie? And now you’re all “Oh yeah, Steel! I didn’t go see that. Looked really bad, and it came out […]
Guests – Afterthought 26
We had all these people in the house for some Actual Play stuff, so we figured “why not just keep them sitting around, ply them with pizza, and turn this […]
Movie Mastery – Scooby-Doo and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
It’s genuinely unusual that even when the Scooby of today meets a celebrity, it’s a celebrity from the 70s. Anyway, here’s Scooby-Doo and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery. Though if […]
Alternate History – Afterthought 25
We take a little time to discuss our own favorite alternate histories, like what might have happened if the Kennedy assassination didn’t, and so on. We also answer a great […]
Movie Mastery – Mommie Dearest (1981)
An old friend drops by the show to help us review a movie she made us watch in the first place. Claire joins us for Mommie Dearest, a bizarre, slowly-paced […]
Peevish – Afterthought 24
In this episode we discuss our pet peeves in game design. Yes, I know that’s the theme of the whole podcast. We were just being more specific this time. Tell […]
Movie Mastery – Soul Man (1986)
This movie was harder to find that the Holiday Special, and what we can learn from that is that someone needs to work harder at hiding this, because it’s horrible, […]
Randomized – Afterthought 23
Please find enclosed one discussion regarding random elements in games. Can there be too much randomization? Where’s the balancing point and how to find it? Could we perhaps abandon that […]
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