On today’s show, the guys discuss why every TTRPG should be using some version or variant of the D&D rules. Intro (0:34) – Cheap achievements and other bullshit Tabletop Gaming (7:19) – Why every TTRPG should be using some variant or edition of the D&D rules. Wrap (28:21) – We chat about the thousands of […]
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For a Lifetime – Loot Mechanics #373
Trapped alone on a remote island, with only one video game they can play for the rest of their lives, what game would Scormey and Beoulus choose? Intro (0:34) – Scormey puts most of Constellation in a time-out, and whatever Beoulus has been playing “Sunhaven”. Video Games (5:10) – What one video game could you […]
Doomed – Loot Mechanics #372
Doom and gloom, and Scormey being a little bitch, on today’s show! Intro (0:34) – Scormey bows to his Microsoft overlords, and Beoulus has been running a guild? Tabletop Games (9:37) – With the Pandemic “over“, are TTRPGs doomed to fade back into the shadows? Wrap (34:05) – More “Knave 2e” drama, which really puts […]
The New Normal – Loot Mechanics #371
Putting the Knave in “Knave 2e”, and other bullshittery, or today’s show. Intro (0:34) – Scormey has given up on BG3, while Beoulus has been playing “No Man’s Sky” Tabletop Gaming (10:34) – How not to run a Kickstarter project, Lesson #1265 Wrap (33:23) – Scormey has received his copy of “Cthulhu Awakens!“, and has […]
BEGONE, THOT! – Loot Mechanics #370
The boys lay the smackdown on fake “Gamer Girls”, and discuss the true rot infecting TTRPGs: Wokeness! Intro (0:34) – Scormey and Beoulus have been dominating their opponents, as usual Gaming (1:20) – Thots will not take over OUR games! Wrap (7:29) – WotC is finally facing the hard truth: “Go Woke, Go Broke!” “Burn […]
NOICE! – Loot Mechanics #369
Today, for this extra-noice episode, we discuss the “Giggity” in Gaming. Intro (0:34) – More general gaming talk, as usual. WTF? (6:28) – Which games best deliver the Giggity? Scormey and Beoulus embrace their inner “preteen boy”-selves Wrap (37:27) – Beoulus discusses finding a game for his whole family to enjoy “Burn The World Waltz” […]