Maid – System Mastery 33
SystemMastery 33 – Maid This week, we’re joined in studio (my living room) by a guest host! Our friend Claire joins us because we just didn’t feel comfortable tackling this […]
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Darkurthe: Legends – System Mastery 32
SystemMastery 32 – Darkurthe: Legends The least requested game of all time comes to System Mastery! We discuss Darkurthe, a world of isolated city-states, deep racial convinctions, and clans, guilds, […]
The World of Synnibarr 2 – System Mastery 31
SystemMastery 31 – Synnibarr 2 The final chapter in our saga of Synnibarr. Impossible continents, insane monsters, and ludicrous facts about this maddening world. This time around, we even try […]
The World of Synnibarr 1 – System Mastery 30
SystemMastery 30 – The World of Synnibarr 1 The most requested title of all comes to System Mastery! Biogladites (whatever that is), chameleon drakes, and I guess archers engage in […]
Synnibarr Preview – System Mastery Special Edition
System Mastery Special Edition – Synnibarr Today, we bring you a little something special. A dramatic reading of the brilliant beginning to the tale of The World of Synnibarr. Tune […]
Dark Heresy – System Mastery 29
SystemMastery 29 – Dark Heresy Skulls for the Skull Throne! We take a discerning look at Dark Heresy, one of many games set in the grim darkness of the dark […]
Spookshow: The Game of Ectoplasmic Intrigue – System Mastery 28
SystemMastery 28 – Spookshow This game is about ghost spies. Get it? It’s a double meaning on the word. I’m not sure if you get it. You see, spook is […]
Nexus – System Mastery 27
SystemMastery 27 – Nexus Live Action Roleplaying Time to gather up 50 or so of your greatest friends and then slowly and painfully lose them over the course of a […]
Car Wars – System Mastery 26
System Mastery 26 – Car Wars Strap in, it’s going to be a dense, chart-heavy ride. Steve Jackson’s Car Wars is heavy on near-future apocalyptic flavor, and equally heavy on […]
Monday Movie Review – Dark Dungeons (2014)
Based on the Chick Tract of the same name, I can even tell you how much I looked forward to this when I first heard about it. I love pretty […]
D&D Set 1 Basic Rules – System Mastery 25
SystemMastery 25 – D&D Set 1 Basic Rules We celebrate a year’s worth of RPG reviews with a return to a true classic. The original Red Box D&D, complete with […]
C°ntinuum – System Mastery 24
SystemMastery 24 – C°ntinuum: Roleplaying in the Yet It’s a time travel game! More accurately, it’s a game about keeping meticulous detailed notes because the DM might check to see […]
Politics of Gaming – Barrier to Entry
A little while ago a friend of mine linked me to an article about the issues that many new players face when trying to get into gaming. The focus was […]
Star Wars RPG – System Mastery 23
SystemMastery 23 – Star Wars RPG Our second look at West End Games takes us to a galaxy far, far away, where an antagonistic GM is expected to control the […]
After the Bomb – System Mastery 22
SystemMastery 22 – After the Bomb Wounded and battered from months of learning new systems, we take a brief respite to review something we knew already. This week, we spend […]
System Mastery 21 – Nobilis
SystemMastery 21 – Nobilis Have you ever dreamed of being the god of something? Perhaps the god of socks, or the god of internet memes, or the god of […]
System Mastery 20 – Cthulhutech
Episode 20 – Cthulutech It might just be because we like 75% of the brazenly lifted source material, but Cthulhutech passes our review gauntlet and comes up looking pretty fun. […]
System Mastery 19 – Furry Pirates
SystemMastery 19 – Furry Pirates This week, we take hold of a book with a bifurcated design sensibility. Will we actually discover “Swashbuckling Adventures in the Furry Age of Piracy”? […]
System Mastery 18 – Big Eyes, Small Mouth
SystemMastery 18 – Big Eyes, Small Mouth We sit down for a rousing discussion about the many varieties of anime, and the game that tries to let you play them […]
Episode 17 – Don’t Look Back: Terror is Never Far Behind
SystemMastery 17 – Don’t Look Back: Terror is Never Far Behind Don’t Look Back is a mid-90s Horror RPG, featuring hilarious send-ups of your favorite 80s horror film tropes! Oh […]
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