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Riding the Chrome-gilded Edge

I recently obtained my physical copy of “The Sprawl“, the Cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game that is Powered by the Apocalypse. In short, after examining the game in preparation to try this game out in a solo manner (yes, Solo), I just have one thing to say on the subject: Oooooooooooooooh! This is one damn good […]

Loot Mechanics Podcast

Breaking News!

Episode #4 – Updates have come to the online TTRPG toolset “Tableplop”, and shockingly, Wizards of the Coast and Paizo products dominate the TTRPG industry. Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting. Main Topic (5:05) – Tableplop, the up-and-coming rival for Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds, has had some significant upgrades lately. Is it worth bothering […]

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The Fall Guy

Episode #3 – Today Beoulus and Scormus have a chat about “Fall Guys” bringing the worst out of the PvP community, and discuss the classic TTRPG “Twilight: 2000” coming back via Kickstarter. Intro (0:50) – Not much, we screwed this up! Main Topic (1:12) – The newest game to come into the battle royale arena, […]

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So Into Solo!

I have a confession to make: I like to play with myself! As you know, I am still stuck at home, recovering from my recent heart surgery. Due to this, as well as COVID-19 precautions, I really can’t get together with anyone else (in person, anyway) to do some tabletop roleplaying. Of course I can […]

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Cash Grab

Episode #2: We debate the motives behind WotC re-releasing “Curse of Strahd” for D&D 5e, and laugh at Blizzard’s recent push to advertise “Diablo Immortal”. Intro (0:50) – The usual brief chatting. Main Topic (4:33) – Wizards of the Coast are jumping back into the GrimDark subgenre of roleplaying, with “Curse of Strahd Revamped” for […]