Episode 139: The Man Behind the Mythos!

In which Eddy has a rare solo chat with Chris Spivey about Masks of the Mythos for Scion, which is currently on Kickstarter. Eddy is alone! Some Doctor Who chatter. In-jokes in books. Even more Doctor Who! How the Mythos works in Scion Mythos morality Mythos mechanics The Mythos “pantheon” Public Domain? Eddy talks about … Read more

Episode 137: Talkin’ Dragon, Scion Dragon

In which Dixie and Eddy have a chat with International Dev of Mystery Danielle Lauzon about Scion: Dragon ahead of its upcoming Kickstarter. Matthew is actually a Danielle? It’s 2021! Did holidays happen? Also Dixie has Beat Saber now. We say there should be VR Rock Band and there is definitely already VR Rock Band … Read more

Episode 135: Christmas Hobbit Cheer!

In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew watch the Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and talk all over the film (and each other). You won’t really understand this one if you aren’t watching along, but Eddy will tell you when to press “play.” Also, if you liked the film, feel free to skip this … Read more

Episode 134: Dead Man’s Rust Actual Play

In which the trio plays Scarred Lands with Travis Legge and Jessica Ross! Lengthy ramble. Cyberpunk RED. Scarred Lands Actual Play! Long conversation about subtitles Links: Dead Man’s Rust: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/339646881/dead-mans-rust-a-mega-adventure-for-scarred-lands-5eOnyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPathOnyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpathOnyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk

Episode 133: Remote Play

In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy discuss the merits, flaws, advantages, and pitfalls of remote play! A lascivious introduction How are we doing as we close out this bloody year? Timed DLC Our histories of remote play Our preferences of remote play mediums (maps, counters, narrative, etc.) The theater of dice rolling Actual plays and … Read more

Episode 132: Tour of the Chronicles of Darkness

In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew review the twelve(!) different games in the Chronicles of Darkness. Ranting about the Hobbit and Transformers movies Chronicles of Darkness The God-Machine Promethean: The Created Mummy: The Curse Beast: The Primordial Deviant: The Renegades Hunter: The Vigil Demon: The Descent Changeling: The Lost Geist: The Sin-Eaters Mage: The Awakening … Read more

Episode 131: Why are games?

In which the trio discusses what games are for. This is an exhaustive topic and we didn’t get into every piece we planned! Lengthy ramble to start. What Eddy gets from different games A bit on punishing GMs/games A conversation on player buy in, genre, and tone Some discussion on player expectations and twists A … Read more

Episode 130: Dead Man’s Rust interview with Hiromi Cota and Jessica Ross

In which Matthew interviews two of the contributing authors to the upcoming Scarred Lands mega campaign, Jessica Ross and Hiromi Cota! I wanna C.O.O.L. R.I.D.E.R. Dead Man’s Rust is coming to Kickstarter Hiromi’s many and varied contributions to Dead Man’s Rust! Jessica’s wide and wonderful contributions to Dead Man’s Rust! What exactly is Dead Man’s … Read more