Gaming on the Frontier

Episode 256: Fringeworthy Alternate Revenue Streams part 2

This week we continue our discussion of what revenue is available to run IDA.

Episode 255: Fringworthy Alternate Revenue streams part 1

This week we begin our discussion of how much it took to build Hatsumi Base and how much it takes to keep it going.  This is followed by a more generalized discussion of what revenue is available to run IDA.

Episode 254: Solstice on Alts part 2

Welcome to the Christmas episode!  This week we finish our discussion of what the winter solstice would be like on various alternate earths where Christianity isn't the predominate religion.

Episode 253: Solstice on Alts part 1

Welcome to the Christmas episode!  This week we start our discussion of what the winter solstice would be like on various alternate earths where christianity wasn't the predominate religion.

Episode 252: What's on your character sheet part 2

This week we start our discussion of what helps and hinders on your character sheet.  what needs to be right in front and what is better on the GM's screen instead.

Episode 251: What's on your character sheet part 1

This week we start our discussion of what helps and hinders on your character sheet.  what needs to be right in front and what is better on the GM's screen instead.

Hard Wired Hinterland Actual Play 12/02/2014

Dan has a showdown with the Wolfe Brothers at the Airport.

Ben Reiher agonizes about how to keep Jason from further harm after his surgery from gunshot wounds.

We use the Clockwork Drama cards which allow the players to significantly alter the events in the game.  They get 5 at the beginning of each session and can play 1 each during the session.

Hard Wired Hinterland Actual Play 11/15/2014

Dan makes his way with Waco to the Six Gun Junction airport to confront the Wolfe Brothers who have been funding all the attacks against them

Ben and the rest have a tense night at the hospital as Jason is in surgery to repair his gunshot wounds and multiple gunman attacks continue.

In the middle of all this death, a new life blossoms.

Episode 250: Animation bible?

Wow!  250 episodes by my count of course.  The site says we have over 300 but I only count the ones that matter. [grin].

Anyways, one of our listeners wanted to know why we haven't created an animation bible so that our games could be made into an animated movie or tv series.  So we talk about that very possibility with the  hosts and Richard Tucholka, creator of the Tri Tac games.

Episode 249: Fringeworthy Romana Universa part 3

Rome never fell and rules most of the known world in the 15th century Alternate Earth.  This week we finish our discussion of this fringeworthy race and member of the alien corp.

Correction: John said that sugarcane is a new world crop, and that is wrong. It is a Southeast Asian crop that was introduced to Europe in our timeline in 800AD by Arab Traders. Here's the Wikipedia article on the subject: Sugarcane