Fringeworthy

Episode 4.5: Question and Answer Show

In this episode the guys answer fan mail. These questions are all over the place but Bruce, John, and Blix cover them in about as much detail as possible. This was a fun show to do, keep the questions coming!

 01:35  What about using horses on the Fringepath?

Horse Range

Feeding a Horse

 12:20  Why do electrical charges discharge when passing through the portal?

 17:00  How are fringe nodes laid out?

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 18:40  What is the criteria for placing portals on a world?

 26:00  Can you move the ring station?

 30:30  How alternate is alternate?

 35:00  Why is Earth Prime the prime and not the alternate?

 36:40  Why is it 47 miles between platforms?

 37:30  How close can portals be to one another?

 38:10  Are the different worlds placed randomly?

 39:20  How does the gifted language work?

 43:50  Is there a tehrmelern device that will make people Fringeworthy?

 48:50  What can a Fringeworthy person bring through a portal?

 53:25  Is it ethical to steal from one world to another?

 54:32  Is it a good idea to make a movie into a Fringeworthy world?

 56:30  Can portals be set to one-way?

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This week we have a bit of news and then we talk about tips for survival.

 In Part I of the show is about what to bring for life support on worlds that have already had an initial survey. We discuss what kind of equipment is important for surviving potentially hostile environments and we list several key pieces of equipment that will help you to this end.

 In Part II of the show we discuss the art of first contact. We mainly go over concepts of do’s and don’ts but we also cover some of the major pitfalls that one should consider before even stepping through the ring.

 01:24 More Fringeworthy Savage Worlds News

 04:40 Packing for Success Part I – Life Support: Keeping yourself healthy and sane

 06:37 Oxygen Air Tank

 08:40 Buoyancy Compensator

 10:40 Inspirational Texts

 15:10 Mini Hammock

 17:30 Magnesium Fire Starter & Fire Extinguisher

 19:00 Gloves

 20:43 Chainsaw

 24:40 Blix Reviews – RPGBomb.com

 25:35 Packing for Success Part II – Surviving First Contact

 31:56 Air Recon – Balloons & ROVs

 35:00 Feel Out Culture First

 45:30 Goal of First Contact

 51:35 Mellor Caution!

 55:10 Final Thoughts

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We noticed that a number of visitors are from other countries and we wonder if they really know what Fringeworthy is all about. 

We’ve done this special introductory episode of the Fringeworthy Podcast to explain the basics of the game (but not game system) - what it is about in layman terms.  If you are very familiar with Fringeworthy then please use this to introduce new players to the game.

Included is an offer to run sample adventures over skype to encourage new players and to help train new adventure designers.

Please let us know if anything is unclear or if we beat the drum a little too hard.

Thanks and welcome to Fringeworthy!

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We discuss exploring worlds so similar to our own that it could be a possible future.  In many cases these are worlds that have experience a disaster or catastrophe of some kind like nuclear war, plague, asteroid strike, or zombie apocalypse.

Players love near future worlds since they may have technology that can easily be adopted by Earth Prime.  We discuss how the GM can avoid that wrecking her campaign.

01:14 Savage Worlds Fringeworthy

03:42 World Building - Near Future Intro

05:22 Disasters in near future

05:50 Radiation issues

08:40 Biological damage issues

15:24 Natural disasters

16:00 what kind of adventures are not good choices

19:15 Adventure hooks

23:30 futuristic weapons

25:50 Why players love near future worlds

32:50 transportation

37:00 Virtual Reality

43:16 Space flight and colonization

46:00 Alternate physics worlds

48:00 How new tech can wreck Earth Prime

52:00 How to prevent this

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In this week’s podcast we talk about packing for success! What sort of communication gear should your IDET team take with them on the pathways? Then we segue to a fan requested topic: The Fringe Mail Service! We talk about what a Fringeworthy Postman would do and why would you want one?

This week we’re listing each topic by its time stamp so you can skip to your favorite bit with ease!

01:05  Print on Demand (POD) progress

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01:55 Savage Fringeworthy update

04:06 Packing for Success - Communication

04:30 Ham radio and archaic crystal radios

07:00 sublingual comm units

08:29 homing beacons

09:12 portable wi-fi systems to control video and remote control

10:20 indelible inks and writing underwater

11:55 comm repeaters

12:25 vehicle mil-grade comm systems including datalink

13:35 keeping in touch with friends

16:00 creating custom/multi-capable equipment

21:15 Player Mail - Fringeworthy mail service?  Thanks James Buchanan!

22:55 Where do these mail carriers come from?

23:34 How soon could a service be established?

25:30 how far out will the service be provided?

26:11 who protects the mailmen?  What about Fringeweather?

27:45 what about the mellor?

28:40 postman also highway rescue?

29:00 working with worlds to provide equipment dumps and servicing

32:00 working with fringe allies (victorians, heavies, etc)

33:30 summary

Sorry about the tapping.  That was me.  Also we are having a few problems with popping.  We will try our best to remedy this in future shows. - Bruce

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Welcome to the Fringeworthy Podcast.

Fringeworthy is the very first game of interdimensional exploration and adventure and is still the best.  

Currently backed by the d20 Modern system but a Savage Worlds edition will follow soon.

You play randomly selected people in the near future who have the special quality that allows them to use the ancient portal discovered in Antarctica to access a network of interdimensional roadways and platforms rich with portals to other worlds, alternate earths, and wierd spaces.

Administered by the United Nations, you are drawn from every walk of life and given the best in exploration equipment.  You seek allies and technology in the other universes for the betterment of all, but especially to solve the problems on Earth that are rapidly becoming critical.

Each week your hosts, Bruce, John, and Blix will offer their best insights into running successful adventures in the near past, far past, near future, and far future on worlds almost identical to our own to completely alien landscapes.

Each of our hosts has had decades of experience with this game and is eager to make your game experience awesome.

Show notes for episode 1

We have a discussion on the new d20 Modern version and where you can find additional gaming material. In addition we discuss where you can go to plug into the Fringworthy community. There’s a mention of Bruce’s interview on All Games Considered. We answer the question “What is Fringeworthy?” Bruce describes some of the awesome new material in the d20 Modern edition.

Show Links

D20 Modern

Order Frigeworthy Now

Contacts and Forum

MSRD

SRD

All Games Considered Interview

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