Best Effekt Podcasts (2024)

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Rollin,' Rollin,' Rollin' 1:33:05

14m ago1:33:05

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00.00.40: Introductions 00.03.26 : Welcome to our new patron, Nils L 00.07.13: World of Gaming: Space: 1999 on pre-order; one for our Swedish fans, Anders Blixt’s Expert Partisan; Chaosium’s BRP competition finalists announced; Discworld RPG coming to KS soon; Dave got his copy of Agean; we are going to Dragonmeet 00.38.21: Old West News: The KS pa…

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Interview of Dave and Matt of the Effekt Podcast, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 1:15:31

20d ago1:15:31

1:15:31

Bonus Episode, an interview of Dave and Matthew from the Effekt of podcast. Saul and Jolene interview the very likeable chaps from the UK. Not only do they have a very successful podcast called the Effekt podcast which mainly deals with Swedish RPGs but they discuss all kinds of RPG topics. They also have been working on a gritty, Western RPG calle…

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Episode 298: Time Travel RPGs, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 36:12

11h ago36:12

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Saul and Jolene recieved an email from a listener Morgan who had some suggestion for episode topics. Thanks Morgan! One of the topics was Time Travel RPGs. Saul and Jolene thought it was a good topic and discussed several TV shows that had time travel episodes or where about time travel. They came up with way too many shows to discuss, so Saul pick…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with David G from Kublacon, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 1:20:58

6d ago1:20:58

1:20:58

In this episode Saul and Jolene interview David Gabriel of Producer of Kublacon Conventions. Kublacon is the SF Bay Area Largest gaming convention that takes place over Memorial Weekend. But this year they are putting on Kublacon Fall Veteran's Weekend. It will be the first year this event is happening. So if you want to ease your way into a Kublac…

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Episode 297: Confused Players, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 41:30

9d ago41:30

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Saul and Jolene were discussing mystery shows and came across a reddit post. The post was from a GM complaining about how his players are not getting all his clues that would point the PCs toward the Big Bad Guy. The GM was lamenting how much work he had been doing on the campaign. The GM had made maps, developed numerous NPCs, many of which had in…

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The Final Countdown! 1:07:48

11d ago1:07:48

1:07:48

00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.28: Welcome to our new patron, Jed McCLure 00.03.59: World of Gaming: Mongoose buys Traveller outright; Luke Crane buys Dungeon World; LotR material available in D&D Beyond; Terminal State Kickstarter; Sentients kickstarter; Troubleshooters Ghosts and Thieves Kickstarter 00.31.36: Old West News: The KS page goes live a…

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Episode 296: Generational RPGs, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 39:04

18d ago39:04

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Saul and Jolene were talking about long campaigns. The discussion lead to games were character played gernerations of a character. I was thinking how many generations one could play and what RPGs make it part of their system or setting. The first game that came to mind was Pendragon. A friend of mine ran the Great Pendragon Campaign for some fellow…

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Episode 295: Sanity in RPGs, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 38:20

29d ago38:20

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Saul and Jolene were discussing the Sanity stat in CoC and if any other RPGs used some sort of Sanity stat in games. That lead to Saul and Jolene to think of other games where the mental conditon of the character was kept track. What seemed like would be a short list of games became longer and longer. It seemed that quite a few games included a way…

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Saddle up! 1:02:54

25d ago1:02:54

1:02:54

00.00.40: Introductions 00.01.51: Welcome to our new patron, Oliver Nøglebæk 00.05.07: World of Gaming: The KS page is ready to follow! 00.22.16: Interview - Jonathan Hicks, writer of the forthcoming Alien cinematic and Those Dark Places 01.00.38: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea,…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 38 1:11:33

1M ago1:11:33

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The finale of our latest adventure. Marion goes into the Apache camp to negotiate for the children, while Nat and Jimmy try to keep Indian-hunters and the US Army at bay. This is our most recent playtest adventure, recorded at the end of June, with a ruleset very, very close to the finished product. - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Dow…

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Episode 294: Mechanics Vs Setting, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 46:35

1M ago46:35

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This episode came about when Saul was reading Reddit Posts and came across the question of what was more important in a RPG, Mechanics or Setting. Saul noticed many posts that sided with the idea that it was "mechanics" that was more important one of the two. A few chose setting but they were largely outnumbered by those that thought mechanics were…

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All about Symba ... Bloody hell! Alien! 1:31:22

1M ago1:31:22

1:31:22

Hear the reaction of the team that wrote Hope's Last Day to the Alien 2nd Edition announcement. Then settle down with Neil Kingham for a chat about editing RPGs, the state of Symbaroum and The Tower of the Lich Lord. 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.28: Welcome to our new patron, James Ramage 00.03.11: World of Gaming: SLA Borg; Diana Jones award goes…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 38 1:01:47

1M ago1:01:47

1:01:47

The odds in this fight get worse... This is our most recent playtest adventure, recorded at the end of June, with a ruleset very, very close to the finished product. - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Download our QuickDraw for FREE from DriveThru and sign up for more info at our new website. We are sharing one of our playtests for Tales…

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Episode 293: Non Violent Encounters, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 31:49

2M ago31:49

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Jolene read a post from a father of three young daughters who he wanted to run a roleplaying game for but one daughter was very adverse to combat and violence. Jolene talked to Saul about the post and they discussed the various games they had run for very young and new RPGers. When their son was young, Saul regularly ran games at local con for kids…

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Episode 292: Planning in RPGs, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 38:21

2M ago38:21

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Saul and Jolene have run and been in various RPGs where planning took place from the simple to the complex. Saul and Jolene were talking about why certain RPG games, adventures and players tend make plans to deal with situations in RPGs. From games like Shandowrun and Cyberpunk to good ole D&D gamers make plans. Some games players are just inclined…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 37 1:02:08

2M ago1:02:08

1:02:08

The Freeman-Harlesden Ranch boys don't find the Apache they are looking for. But the Apache find them... This is our MOST recent playtest adventure, recorded at the end of June, with a ruleset very, very close to the finished product. - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Download our QuickDraw for FREE from DriveThru and sign up for more i…

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Adventure of a lifetime 59:34

2M ago59:34

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00.00.40: Introductions 00.03.02: World of Gaming: Vaezine's VaesenCon GM submissions are open; Space: 1999 TTRPG announced 00.17.48: Old West News 00.26.16: Essay - Life-Path character generation 00.57.45: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 36 1:00:07

2M ago1:00:07

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Sent to Las Cruces by Garland Rayburn to purchase emergency stocks of grain, the boys realise they will have to spend time working with the US Cavalry to get the required food. This is our MOST recent playtest adventure, recorded at the end of June, with a ruleset very, very close to the finished product. - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West to…

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Episode 291: The Best Sci-Fi RPG, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 43:15

2M ago43:15

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Saul and Jolene were talking about the various Science Fiction RPGs that they had played and GMed. Saul was talking about his favorite ones and asked Jolene about her favorite Sci-Fi Rpg. They discussed how the different rules worked for and against liking the various Science Fiction themed RPGs. After a while Saul decided to take notes and suggest…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 35 58:24

2M ago58:24

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A new story starts here! A great place to saddle up. It's been a tough winter in Jornada Springs, and Rayburn still thinks the Freeman-Harlesdon boys owe the town another favour. This is our MOST recent playtest adventure, recorded at the end of June, with a ruleset very, very close to the finished product. - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West …

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A Conversation With...Fathma Khalid - Measuring DEI Work & Social Impact 33:56

2M ago33:56

33:56

In this episode, we explore the critical aspects of social impact reporting with a special focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Joined by Fathma Khalid, an expert in social impact measurement and DEI initiatives, we discuss what social impact work entails, methods for measuring it, and the integral role DEI plays in designing and implem…

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Automata for the People 1:25:18

2M ago1:25:18

1:25:18

00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.23: Thank you to our new patron: Ewan Dougall 00.06.33: World of Gaming: Building Better Worlds nominated for two Ennies; Black Madonna and Hostile Waters for T2K hitting doormats, Moria available for pre-oder; Dave likes Coriolis (duh!); Eldritch Automata crowdfunding on Backerkit 00.19.21: Old West News 00.27.10: Int…

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Episode 290: Interesting Mechanics in RPGs, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 45:51

2M ago45:51

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Some RPGs try to mimic things in the real world, things from movies books, and even things that the author remembers. These things are then added to their RPG as an in game mechanic that really sets that RPG apart from other games. Saul and Jolene discuss their favorite game mechanics that really make the RPG stand out. Saul and Jolene discuss Trav…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 34 56:39

2M ago56:39

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The final episode from Lincoln county. A verdict is reached in the trial of Mary and Murphy McGinn. Plus we discuss the mechanical penalties of losing your Faith and get XP! - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Download our QuickDraw for FREE from DriveThru and sign up for more info at our new website. We are sharing one of our playtests f…

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Episode 289: Emotive Playing, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 42:20

3M ago42:20

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Jolene came across a post on Reddit of a new GM asked a question about how emotionally invested other GMs are in their creations for their games. From NPCs, to actual towns and villages do GMs care about Towns and it's inhabitants. Saul and Jolene discuss how those people who are younger and newer to RPGs can have a different view of how to play an…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 33 1:00:19

3M ago1:00:19

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Marion goes to talk to Torrance about the possibility that Torrance might be Grainne McGinn's true father. The trial starts, and does not start well. - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Download our QuickDraw for FREE from DriveThru and sign up for more info at our new website. We are sharing one of our playtests for Tales of the Old West…

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You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell! 1:39:16

3M ago1:39:16

1:39:16

00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.08: Thank you to our new patrons: Uhtred43; Sol Franklin and Andy B 00.06.07: World of Gaming: Uk Games Expo report (Frank's vid of the tournament); Neil Kingham's Tower of the Lich Lord, a Symbaroum chose your fighting fantasy adventure; Kickstarters: The Dark Age of Theer from Starfleet Captain Liam Sharp(!); AniMort…

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Episode 288: Where to Start Your Adventure, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 36:41

3M ago36:41

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A popular way to start out an adventure or campaign is "in media res". Though most RPG games start off with a common scene of the Tavern or Pub. This in the beginning type of start is what most gamers know. Another way is to put the characters in a stressfull situcation from the beginning. One common way of doing this is the "your all in prison" be…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 32 1:05:29

3M ago1:05:29

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The boys try to spend the day before the start of the trial finding out anything that might help them make their case against Mary McGinn stick. Marion comes to a conclusion that has him sneaking away from his friends to meet with Torrence in secret. - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Download our QuickDraw for FREE from DriveThru and si…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 31 56:38

3M ago56:38

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In Lincoln the boys try to scout the lay of the land, in terms of both geography and politics, culminating in a tense meeting with Torrence, the leader of the outlaw gang that Donal McGinn, AKA Lucky Lawless, used to belong to ... - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Download our QuickDraw for FREE from DriveThru and sign up for more info …

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Episode 287: Cursed Items, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 35:05

3M ago35:05

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The idea of cursed items comes from the very beginnings of RPGs. Even the Original D&D had a list of cursed items that you could give away to the characters in their treasure loot. The question is why would a character ever take something that is cursed. From simple to powerful items many players are willing to risk the chances of touching or using…

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The All About Free League Pub Quiz 55:04

3M ago55:04

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00.00.40: Introduction 00.02.45: Round 1 - Mutant Year Zero 00.07.10: Round 2 - Coriolis 00.10.55: Round 3 - Vaesen 00.14.42: Round 4 - Alien 00.20.02: Round 5 - Best of the Rest 00.26.20: Round 6 - Woah - new style year zero goes beyond 6?! 00.32.03: Round 7 - What is this madness? D20? (Symbaroum) 00.36.42: Final Round - Taking us up to 20 00.40.…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 30 56:40

3M ago56:40

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A great point to saddle up with the outfit as they start their seventh adventure. Having served justice on McGuin, the sheriff and his deputised lawmen are summoned to Lincoln to bear witness against his wife. Meanwhile his daughter and Marion find love... - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Download our QuickDraw for FREE from DriveThru …

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Episode 286: Controlling the RPG Table, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 31:56

3M ago31:56

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Saul and Jolene were talking about when at a RPG table session, sometimes the group goes off the rails. Not in game but at the actual game table. Non game side discussions, players looking at their phones, players joking around out of character and many other things that players can do to disrupt a RPG session. If you GM for any length of time this…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 29 52:14

4M ago52:14

52:14

Marion makes a promise to Mrs Rayburn he does not intend to keep. Autumn turns into winter, we earn XP and Settlement Points, and we see how successful our business was. - Now YOU can play Tales of the Old West too! Download our QuickDraw for FREE from DriveThru and sign up for more info at our new website. We are sharing one of our playtests for T…

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A Conversation With...Mario Bystriansky - LGBTQ+ Allyship & Learning 39:23

4M ago39:23

39:23

In this special Pride episode, the incredible Mario Bystriansky shares his personal and professional experiences as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. 🌈 Mario opens up about his journey, the lessons he's learned, and his dedication to advocating for others within the community. His story also highlights the power of stepping outside of our comfort z…

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Episode 285: Initiative in RPGs, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 44:28

4M ago44:28

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Saul and Jolene were thinking about the rules about who goes first in RPGs. It was a lively discussion where we talked about several different games and how they dealt with initiative. Saul and Jolene talked about it at length and decided it was a good topic for an episode the podcast. Saul and Jolene discuss initiative system from the ole Dungeons…

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Welcome to the Old West 1:15:20

4M ago1:15:20

1:15:20

It's the big one! The announcement of our free QuickDraw. In this episode Dave and I talk about some of the Westerns, TV, Film and novels that have inspired or influenced the game. - 00.00.40: Introduction 00.01.58: Thank you to our new Patron, Richard Upton Pickman 00.03.35: World of Gaming - Fall of the Imperium out from Modipheus for Dune; Pilgr…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 28 57:50

4M ago57:50

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In the aftermath of the gunfight at McGuin's house, the outfit still has to negotiate with a town that feels betrayed by Marion and Jimmy working for Chisum. - We are sharing one of our playtests for Tales of the Old West, the game we are creating. As is the nature of the beast, the rules are ever changing and the current iteration (available exclu…

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Episode 284: Traveling Mechanic, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 46:04

4M ago46:04

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In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about traveling mechanics. Many RPGs have rules on how to deal with traveling in their games. Some games have very detailed rules while some might not even cover traveling in their games. Fifth Edition D&D have some rules but they seem more like guidelines than actual rules. These ideas are covered in the Gamema…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 27 1:05:07

4M ago1:05:07

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Sheriff Horcock, with his two newly appointed deputies, goes to arrest Donal McGuin. - We are sharing one of our playtests for Tales of the Old West, the game we are creating. As is the nature of the beast, the rules are ever changing and the current iteration (available exclusively to Stationary and Privileged Patrons) has a number of differences …

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Episode 283: Player Vs Character Knowledge, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 39:32

4M ago39:32

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In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss the difference and problems that arise from the difference between Player and Character knowledge. Depending on the genre and the player , players are going to push the limit of what a character can know. But there are times when a character will have be more knowledgable than the player does. Saul and Jolene…

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A Games Expo Minisode 52:08

4M ago52:08

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Its a weird one - 00.00.40: Introduction 00.03.40: Old West News 00.09.45: World of Gaming - Path of Glory, a campaign for Dragonbane; Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland 2nd (non-AI) edition, only a few hours left on the kickstarter; Mothership arriving in print; d20 fantasy 2nd edition kickstarting 00.15.23: Interview - Millie the GM on her work …

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 26 1:03:01

4M ago1:03:01

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The boys deal with McGuin's denunciation at the public meeting, and in the aftermath, Mrs Paquito and Mr Rayburn issue an ultimatum. - We are sharing one of our playtests for Tales of the Old West, the game we are creating. As is the nature of the beast, the rules are ever changing and the current iteration (available exclusively to Stationary and …

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Episode 282: Connections Between Characters, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 39:04

4M ago39:04

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In this Episode Saul and Jolene discuss making connections between characters. Saul remembers the ole days when the only connection you needed or wanted was the love of killing monsters and taking their stuff. Things have progressed to tell more meaningful stories than when Saul was a kid. A way of doing that is to have connections between players …

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A Conversation With...Michael Reid - Culture & Language In Global DEI Initiatives 39:03

5M ago39:03

39:03

Welcome to our first episode of season 2. To kick us off this season, we have the incredible Michael Reid, DEI, learning and linguistic expert, sharing his valuable insight into why some DEI initiatives fail and what we can do as leaders and individuals to ensure our DEI work is not just based on a one perspective point of view.…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 25 1:03:38

4M ago1:03:38

1:03:38

McGuin offers Freeman and Harlesden a "favour" that feels more like a threat. The three friends try and lay the groundwork for dealing with the impact of the forthcoming revelation and the possibility that the whole town might turn against them, We are sharing one of our playtests for Tales of the Old West, the game we are creating. As is the natur…

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Episode 281: Overpowered Talents, Skills, Feats, etc, Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene 34:34

5M ago34:34

34:34

In this Episode Saul and Jolene discuss overpowered or broken elements of a RPG. Sometimes its a skill, a spell, a feat, a rule or a myrid of different things that can be either be misinterpreted or written too vague or not written well. Saul and Jolene both recount experiences read from online posts and personal experiences when players and GMs mi…

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You really want Dragonbane? 1:09:15

5M ago1:09:15

1:09:15

Its a Dragonbane (Drakar Och Demoner) Special! - 00.00.40: Introductions 00.02.58: Thank you to our new patrons: Pontus Sjögren; Jimmy Skoglund; and Josh Leape 00.04.11: Old West News 00.14.25: Listener Feedback: email from Marcus Bone 00.17.58 : World of Gaming: Dragonbane adventure from hmmm.... Marcus Bone; Black Powder and Brimstone Kickstarter…

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Jornada Springs, New Mexico - a Tale of the Old West: Part 24 1:03:40

5M ago1:03:40

1:03:40

The newly appointed Sheriff Horcock demands to know what these other lawmen are doing in town. When it turns out they have come to inform the Rayburn and Paquito families that their missing sons have been murdered by Cody Picker, Jimmy and Marion feel they have to tell Horcock what they know. We are sharing one of our playtests for Tales of the Old…

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