Gaming on the Frontier

Episode 160: Alien Love part 1

This week we explore finding that special someone outside of our own species.  This is very common in Bureau 13 and Fringeworthy.  But the road to true love doesn't stop being rocky when you find that person.  How will your union work out in practice?  Will the plumbing work?  Will you be accepted by your family, society, government?  Will your mate even have the same rights and protections under the law as you enjoy? This episode is an explicit podcast:  We will be discussing adult subjects and adult situations, not that we will be using profanity.  If you suspect that this could be shocking or a sensitive subject for you, please give it a pass.  We will be returning to our normal nonexplicit episodes in 2 weeks.

Episode 128: Troublesome Characters pt 2

We continue with our xbox matchmaking.  No seriously we are talking again about characters that are worth playing but don't integrate well with other characters.  This week Robert (Trav) brings us a military jock who just can't stand scientists and brainy types - a tough mix with Fringeworthy adventurers and other games with strong tech aspects.

Episode 127: Troublesome Characters pt 1

This week start our journey with some hard to handle characters.  Troublesome characters are those who don't fit well into a party but have something that makes them worth playing.  We start off with John's character:  the friendly sociopath.  Not to be topped, Peter follows with a cannibal.  That right.  Sweet dreams everyone.

Episode 104: Super Rich Characters Part 2

This week we finish our discussion about how to play Super Rich characters in your games, how they can transform a game, support the party, and generally bring the awesome. Then we have a special segment where we detail most of the gencon 2012 sessions in Indianapolis.  Plus for no additional charge, we have an interview with Richard Tucholka detailing his new releases scheduled for Gencon, including the very first Canadian space rpg! How can our prices be this low?  Then get this:  Richard Tucholka will personally be running 2 game sessions at Gencon.  Be one of the lucky ones to get into his game sessions.  They will knock your socks off!

Episode 103: Super Rich Characters part 1

This week we have Eric from the Travcast telling us how to run awesome super rich characters.  Next week we will conclude with answering a comment from our facebook page about this and how to implement super rich characters in your campaigns and game systems.

Episode 102: Bureau 13 through the Ages Part 2

This week we continue our exploration on how to run Bureau 13 in different eras in its history.  We go from the 1920's to the future. One correction is there was 2 published artifically enhanced human pieces.  The Augumented Man, Hells Night by Richard Tucholka is the best reference.  The Battle Body Implants, Stalking the Steel City by Bruce Sheffer was not a complete adventure but was a character addition to Bureau 13 lore. We will be doing more elaborate podcasts on these eras in the future.  Please feel free to contact us on what questions you have or areas you wish us to elaborate in those podcasts.

Episode 96: Hacking

As promised, we take a break from our series on adventuring during a disaster and delve into Hacking and Hackers.  We define what hacking is, who is doing it, and why.

Episode 89: Being a Trader part 2

We continue our discussion of how and why to play the role of a trader in your favorite RPG.  We even discuss amazing low calorie hot sausage and why that's a good thing. Next week we begin our discussion of gaming in the 70's with a special guest. Please leave reviews for us on iTunes and leave comments for us on our Facebook page. Links for this episode: Pocket Stops: Wayang Kulit Fans of the Tri Tac Podcast on Facebook!

Episode 87: High and Low Tech Characters on the Same Team

We continue our discussion of integrating a team with members from high and low tech cultures.  Then we go off the reservation and discuss the problems of culture shock on completing that integration.  We end up with a discussion of the lack of systems that handle this issue in a meaningful way. This is only a 1/2 hour episode, but not to worry.  We will be releasing another episode this week so you get a full hour of Tri Tac Games Podcast goodness.

Episode 78: Solo Campaigns part 2

This week we finish our discussion of solo campaigns where there is just a single player and GM and the player only plays one character.  Success in this kind of campaign is fairly hard to achieve, yet many new players or GM's wishing to play a new game find themselve here.  We give our best tips for successful character creation, equipment selection, and adventure design.