Episodes

Sunday May 19, 2019
Episode 466: Spaceship Building part 1
Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
This week we begin our discussion of what goes into the design of a ship. What role a ship should take in the game? How important is it to the game?

Monday Apr 15, 2019
Episode 460: Post Apocalyptic gaming part 3
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
This week we finish talking about the different kinds of games where you have to pick up the pieces.
next week we have actual Fallout paper and pencil play.

Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Episode 457: Superscience 3 part 3
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
Sunday Mar 24, 2019
this week we finish our discussion of Superscience (yes really I think we are done).

Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Episode 456: Superscience 3 part 2
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
This week we continue to talk about how you can implement superscience is your game and what effects it will have.

Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Episode 455: Superscience 3 part 1
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Wow, I didn't know that it would take 3 separate sessions to record this topic but we are on the home stretch. This topic is so important for Science fiction as it is so easy to just treat it as a Mcguffin and miss the wide reaching effects of super high tech on all parts of a society.

Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Episode 454: Switching between Mechanics part 2
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
This week we finish our discussion of how to convert your existing campaign or game to a whole new system.

Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Episode 453: Switching between Mechanics Part 1
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
This week we begin discussing how to change your game from one game mechanic to another. Sometimes it is as simple as adding a foreign mechanic or chart to your existing game. Other times everything has to change (say D&D to Fate). It isn't as simple as "just recreate your character using the new system's rules as there may be equipment, setting, and lore that relied on the previous system to resolve.

Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Episode 443: Why Video Games make bad rpgs part 2
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
This week we finish our discussion of why Video Games make such bad rpgs and how to improve them.

Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Episode 442: Why do video games make such bad rpgs? part 1
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
This week we ask the question: Why do video games that propose to be rpgs do such a bad job at it?

Sunday Jun 17, 2018
Episode 435: Fringeworthy in Mario World! Part 3
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
Sunday Jun 17, 2018
We conclude our series on playing Fringeworthy in Mario World! We talk about what Earth Prime can get from the denizens of the Mushroom kingdom and other lands of Mario World, as well as the possibility of an all Mario World Fringeworthy team! It's Ridonkculous!
Next time on the Tri Tac Podcast: Running a Fringeworthy campaign centered around the Fringeborn. Yes, Fringe Kids!