Episode 15 - The Midgard Precedent

Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent

Guest: Edward Boudreaux

We construct a setting in which Viking-inspired space fleets must deal with an Earth government that no longer wants them. Now that first contact with an alien race has been made, the rules have changed. What will happen when the fleet's replacements arrive?

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You may have noticed there hasn't been a new episode for a few weeks. Our schedules have been crazy lately and the editing process has slowed down a bit as a result.

But luckily, there are still more new shows on the horizon!

Tonight we'll release a new episode. Then, within the next few days, look for a second new episode!

In the mean time, check out our awesome new title banner, sent in by listener Joe! 

Episode 14 - Perdition's Hold

Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent

Guest: Clint Black of Pinnacle Entertainment Group
 
We create a penal colony that exists in a medieval world where magic is outlawed and demons manipulate the future of mankind.

On an unrelated note for the gamer listeners out there, the 2012 RPG Podcast Listener Survey is going on right now! Check it out here.

00:00 Tomfoolery
00:06 Door # 2
01:02 Intro
01:39 Savage Worlds / Pinnacle Entertainment Group
02:01 Necessary Evil
02:15 Deciding Basics
02:35 Megalopolis
02:43 Gormenghast / Gormenghast Series
04:52 Fritz Leiber
07:02 Determining Scale
07:18 D&D
07:37 Discussing Structure & Resources
09:10 Convicts in Australia
09:18 Discussing Geography
10:38 Discussing Magic, Demons & Logistics
14:18 Jabba the Hutt
19:19 Discussing Religion & Church Structure
21:28 Inquisition
27:59 Planes of Existence
29:51 Discussing City Districts
29:57 The Five Boroughs (NYC)
34:52 Discussing Rules of Magic
37:39 Discussing History
43:54 Discussing Groups
49:34 Hannibal Lecter
50:16 Naming Titles & Places
52:04 Promise / I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
52:35 Raistlin / Dragonlance / Jacques Chirac
52:51 Malfeasance
53:34 Proctor & Gamble
54:49 Tarot
55:35 Naming Groups
56:25 Aufero
59:42 Naming Characters
60:11 Hector / Hannibal
61:16 Umbra
61:55 Pelagic
62:49 Phyllis Diller
63:04 Boris Yeltsin
63:18 Naming Geographic Items & Institutions
64:15 Naming the Setting
64:39 Devil's Island
65:07 DOOM / Perdition's Gate
65:29 Conclusion & Outro

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Episode 13 - Kiklos

Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent

Guests: Tuna & Nick the Savage Greek

In this episode we create an artificial world where the inhabitants fight each other for resources on the inside of an enormous sphere as part of an ages-long experiment.

Recommendations: Jim recommends Dark City. Jon recommends John Carter.

Wiki entry to follow!

00:00 Tomfoolery
00:23 Jim's Icon
00:39 Intro
01:29 Come Play With Us
02:19 Savage Worlds / Fiasco / Call of Cthulhu / Shadowrun
02:42 Pathfinder / Slipstream
03:02 A Song of Ice and Fire / A Dance with Dragons / Game of Thrones
03:23 Daniel Suarez / Demon / Freedom TM / The Hunger Games Series
03:45 Altered Carbon / Takeshi Kovacs
04:10 Robert E. Howard / Conan the Barbarian / Solomon Kane
04:17 Listener Feedback
04:54 Game Geeks / Game Geeks YouTube Channel
05:08 Deadlands
05:34 Savage Worlds Deluxe

06:14 Savage Worlds Test Drive v 6
06:30 AMBER Diceless RPG / Roger Zelazny / Chronicles of Amber
07:48 Neptune's Reich
08:51 Determining Basics
10:33 Dyson Sphere
11:55 Deciding Genre
12:37 Discussing Physical World Aspects
14:54 Discussing Issues for Native Life
15:42 Discussing Geographic Features
17:56 Circumference of the Earth
18:25 Supercontinent
19:10 Discussing Technological Levels
19:46 Industrial Revolution
20:45 Coca-Cola / The Gods Must Be Crazy / Coca-Cola Bottle Scene
20:59 Discussing Outside Influences
21:29 PETA / Greenpeace
22:12 Star Trek / "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
22:23 The Truman Show / Dark City
22:32 Discussing Complications
26:38 Discussing Species
30:46 Voldemort
32:22 Trinity
32:42 Heavy Metal 2000 / Zeek
33:16 Oompa-Loompas
34:27 Triceratops
36:08 Hubwards
37:40 Hive Mind
36:18 Dirigible / Zeppelin
40:47 Inca / Aztec
41:31 Salamander
43:38 Lizardfolk / The Lizard
44:04 Discussing History
46:40 Krakatoa
50:31 Discussing Locations
52:48 Discussing Political Structures
56:03 Naming Species, Groups & Locations
58:10 Pinnacle Entertainment Group
58:55 Pleistocene / Tarantian
59:50 Quad Core
61:30 Pokemon / Charizard
63:46 Isthmus
66:13 Recommendations
66:37 Kiefer Sutherland
66:43 John Carter / Barsoom Series
66:57 Conclusion & Outro
68:28 BONUS CONTENT: A Tale of Ice-Smashery

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Upcoming Delay

Just wanted to let everyone know the release scheduled for this weekend will be a bit late as I've got a wedding to attend. But no need to panic! I'll be returning home early next week, and I'll post episode 13 as soon as I've had time to finish editing it.  -- Jim

Episode 12 - Acondus Spiral

Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent

Guest: Darin Kennedy
 
We slap together a setting in deep space, in which a struggling federation of worlds attempts to push back threats from all sides. 
 
Recommendation: Jon recommends Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 
 
Wiki entry to follow! 

00:00 Tomfoolery
00:01 Star Wars / The Force / George Lucas
00:08 Mitochondria / Midi-chlorians / Dragonball Z
00:39 Pigs in Space / Sharks with Lasers
00:57 Intro
02:12 Listener Comments
03:01 Deciding Basics
05:30 Discussing Species
05:34 The Micronauts
06:00 THEM! / Square Cube Law
06:38 Emergence / Hive Mind
08:48 Mercury
11:31 Contact
13:25 Dune / Spacing Guild
14:08 Clarke's Laws
16:47 The War of the Worlds / Martians
21:33 Superman / Vulcan / Dwarves
21:53 DC Comics / Apokolips
21:58 Marvel Comics / Guardians of the Galaxy / Charlie-27
23:51 Red Lobster
24:24 Relativity
26:33 Red Alert
26:36 Discussing Relations & Motives
27:48 Xenophobia
31:21 Discussing Societal Structures
34:55 The Borg
35:23 Discussing History
36:58 "That's no moon..."
42:42 Discussing Ships
45:46 Termite Mound
46:33 Krull
47:40 D&D / Formians
48:25 Warp Drive
51:31 Discussing Space Creatures
52:55 Mako Shark
54:17 Discussing Locations
56:31 Discussing Council Organization
58:30 Naming Species & Locations
59:21 Hymenoptera
60:32 Mandelbrot / Bratwurst
61:57 Manifold / Manifold
62:09 Gaussian Curvature
62:46 Shiva
62:53 Magic: the Gathering / Shivan Dragon
63:40 Naming Groups & Titles
63:43 Occupy Movement
68:06 Naming the Setting
68:36 "So let it be written, so let it be done..."
68:44 Recommendations
68:54 Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
69:32 darinkennedy.com / Apple
69:49 Conclusion & Outro

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Episode 11 - Hell Noir

Hosts: Jim, Jon & Gregory

Guest: Eden Royce
 
In this episode we create a vision of a hell in which daemons try to live better lives, but are plagued by crime and corruption. And of course the occasional kidnapping by humans from another world.

00:00 Tomfoolery
00:12 Megalopolis
00:21 Mr. Snuffleupagus
00:37 Barghest / Darth Vader / Black Dog / Geist
00:52 The Hound of the Baskervilles / Baskerville
01:06 Intro
02:47 Listener Feedback
03:10 Happy Jack's RPG Podcast
03:37 Creative Commons
04:12 Determining Basics
04:38 Atlas / Atlas Shrugged
05:04 Demon / Devil / Hell
06:11 Hellevator
08:27 Fedora
08:57 Film Noir / Hardboiled Fiction
09:14 Faustian Bargain
09:37 "This is my boomstick!"
10:53 Drug Fiend
11:58 Drug Mule
12:09 Mephistopheles
13:37 Art Deco / Succubus / Femme Fatale
14:03 Determining Physical Properties
14:13 Dark City
14:59 Superman / Kryptonians
15:55 Discussing Social Aspects
16:16 No One Can Eat Just One
17:07 Discussing Supernatural Rules
18:47 Discussing Inhabitants & Society
20:43 Discussing Powers
22:29 Prohibition / Speakeasy / Eliot Ness
23:34 Devil in a Blue Dress
24:24 Imp / Incubus
25:10 Discussing Wild Life
25:38 Terrarium
25:56 Arthropod / Arachnid / Crustacean
26:35 Discussing Environment
27:24 Futurama / New New York
27:51 Zeppelin / Steampunk
29:15 Industrial Revolution
29:43 Sulfur Dioxide / Acid Rain
32:14 Discussing History
32:50 Elder Things
33:23 Yog-Sothoth / Elder Gods / Great Old Ones
37:12 Egalitarianism
38:58 Discussing Religion
39:33 Lovecraftian / Hastur
40:13 Humanism / The King in Yellow
40:30 Gothic Architecture
41:41 Gaslighting
42:14 Drinking the Kool Aid / Heaven's Gate
42:20 Discussing Crime
43:09 Discussing Souls
44:31 Scarab
45:05 Discussing Government & Organizations
45:43 Fidel Castro
47:01 Byakhee
48:03 Arkham / Mikatonic University
49:03 Wall Street
49:17 Coney Island / Renaissance Faire
50:20 Naming Beings, Titles & Organizations
50:33 Daemon
52:20 Body Politic / Constabulary / Constable
53:27 Clot
54:02 Humours / Bile
55:25 Naming Places
55:59 Furlong
56:25 Naming Deities
57:28 Naming More Groups & Movements
58:17 Walker, Texas Ranger
59:37 Naming More Places
61:08 Naming the City
62:04 Naming the Setting
63:23 www.EdenRoyce.com
63:39 LudusNovus.net
63:45 Conclusion & Outro

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