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Gaming on the Frontier - Our podcast covers the gamut of roleplaying topics from how to handle time travel in your game, playing extreme characters, to topics that every GM ought to know.
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Sunday Apr 25, 2010
Sunday Apr 25, 2010
This week we turn our eyes skyward as wondrous vehicles fill the heavens with explorers no doubt. Join us as we discuss the best vehicles for exploration and travel.
0:00 types of vehicles --exploration --long distance --bad land or water access
3:30 surveillance -- drones -- balloons -- limits of drones and how to surmount them.
10:30 Powered Parasails and Powered Hang gliders.
16:30 The personal Jet wing - Yves Rossy: Rocket Man
17:15 Jet packs historically, earlier FW editions, and possible workable jet packs
24:45 When things go wrong - Ballistic Parachute
25:40 Wing Suits mention - we discussed these extensively in the Fringe Vehicles podcast
28:30 Aircraft - Fixed Wing
32:45 Lighter than air ships
The current feasible limit for air ship cargo is 450 tons. However there are no existing airships that can carry this amount.
39:15 Supertech Airship
Tarzan at the Earth's Core 41:30 Hot lift Airship Aerogel
43:15 Airship in action in FW adventure
46:15 Why long range vehicles have to be big
48:30 What kinds of airplanes have proven durability Douglas DC-3 C-130 Hercules
50:45 How to maintain aircraft - does it take a village? -- roll out airstrip
55:00 Some worlds just love airplanes --Thunderbirds --Crimson Skies -- Tale Spin --Bushwacking --Northern Exposure
59:15 Helicopters
01:03:00 Blue Sky vehicles
--Mecha --Dragons --Dinotopia --Gor --Wind Whales of Ishmael --Banshees of Avatar --Brooms --Flying Carpets --Celestial Matters --Integral Trees --human powered flight
Sunday Apr 18, 2010
Sunday Apr 18, 2010
here is a promo for Tri Tac Games latest RPG - Hard Wired Hinterland. A wonderful place for pulpish action and high flying fun.
Sunday Apr 18, 2010
Sunday Apr 18, 2010
In this short broadcast we discuss putting 01:15 Fringeworthy Facebook Page 02:11 Fringeworthy can be in any game or adventure you play 03:45 Fringeworthy tools in Rogue 417 06:00 Calling all listeners for podcast topics you want to hear 06:25 We need someone to post a review of Fringeworthy on the various rpg discussion sites.
07:30 We will provide convention support for anyone who wants to demo any Tri Tac game, especially Fringeworthy. 15:45 Here is the list of tools we use to produce these podcasts. Anyone who wants to produce their own Fringeworthy podcast or lend us a hand is welcome.Sunday Apr 11, 2010
Sunday Apr 11, 2010
Being a fringeworthy explorer is a great honor but it gets old after the mellor are chewing at your boot. We discuss monetary and intangible rewards that can be given to the characters to keep them and their players interested in the campaign. Also we discuss how a detailed backstory or player created character motivations helps the gm and the other players to trigger events that interest the characters. 02:00 – Characters that are Fringeworthy but don’t travel the pathways. 03:15 – The early adventurers will be “drafted”. 04:50 – Money as a reward. The first to offer and the first to go. 09:30 – Fame as a reward. Invites, book deals, and super models! 11:30 – Endorsements. Pepsi and pizza logos on your IDET uniform. 16:00 – Spending money on charities and such to increase your fame. 17:40 – Altruism as its own reward. 19:00 – Land grants on other worlds. 21:45 – Connections as a reward. 25:30 – The player’s contribution to the game. These are things that help the GM reward the player. 29:40 – Character backgrounds as they contribute to the game. 34:30 – Knowledge & discovery as a reward. 36:45 – The power of the 3x3. 38:20 – Central Casting! 39:20 – Share character knowledge during character generation. 43:15 – Vacation. 48:10 – I do it for the chicks man! NOTE: Going to a Con? Take us with you! If you contact us, we'll send you a bunch of special promotion CD for the podcast. Please give us at least 4 weeks of advanced notice so that we have time to get these put together and to get them out to you.
Sunday Apr 04, 2010
Sunday Apr 04, 2010
This week we talk about all the different kinds of vehicles you can use for your land explorations from trucks to assault vehicles and more. 02:00 vehicles have to match the look of vehicles on the world or it will raise notice. 03:00 first recon use dirt bike 05:00 keeping motorcycles quiet (mufflers or electric engine) Issues with air powered bikes? http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/03/zero-motorcycles-cranks-out-whisper-quiet-electric-bike/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIJ1MrYjB5c http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=FgQNRuAaRDk&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=gcZKL_vrw3g&feature=watch_response http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8WkBaiEHc4 07:50 electrifying your electric bike or securing your bike 08:46 Segway across the prairies? http://www.segway.com/individual/models/x2.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edmeLXXwTwU 09:31 Don't forget mountain bikes http://mountainbike.about.com/od/buyersguideandreviews/f/suspension_size.htm 10:30 Emergency boost from electric motor on standard mountain bike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka6-8Gdcg1g&NR=1 12:00 ATV 12:20 6 wheeled bug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0wOyY4pEnQ 15:00 using bugs as crawlers 18:50 Larger vehicles (2 wheels means double axle) (for transport, recon, mobile home base) 21:30 armor on vehicles http://www.armorworks.com/ 22:00 The one and only Landmaster http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/L/landmasterspecial/landmaster.html 26:30 Exploration vehicles don't have to be commercially feasible so cost isn't a factor. 29:00 Tehrmelern vehicles http://fx.worth1000.com/contests/24970/steampunk 30:00 Attack or rescue vehicles bradley troop carrier http://science.howstuffworks.com/bradley.htm moskovi ATV Desert Fast Attack Vehicles? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Patrol_Vehicle tumbler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Begins hummer http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=skbgWRu96Qs&feature=related combat tactical vehicle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Light_Tactical_Vehicle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTIfeWv-mQM Bullet point article on Wizard site for creating stats for vehicles. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/fb/20040323a 39:00 specialty vehicles bridge building vehicle road laying vehicle road train DUKR (duck) fire truck water reclamation vehicle 43:45 antique vehicles can be found on time shifted alternates as new. 47:50 animal mounts still valid on worlds (not on fringe) 55:00 fuel substitutes for diesel engines.