Gaming on the Frontier

Episode 153: Take Back Earth Prime from the Mellor part 2

This week we conclude our discussion on how to defeat the mellor invasion of Earth Prime.  We jump right into it after just a minute or so of review so you might want to listen to the first part again where we explained how quickly the mellor could create a massive assault force while undermining defense efforts with biological attacks and command replacement by mellor 4th columnists. We concluded last time that after one month, there isn't any Earth Prime worth taking back. We cover all the possible help you can get from the many worlds on the Fringepath that would be available in the middle campaign (-20 to + 20 nodes).    You, of course, may have many more worlds that your gm has added to your campaign that aren't part of our standard Fringe Map product.  We fully recommend that you use all the resources your GM will let you get your hands on.  The Mellor are that tough. While we conclude that we will be continuing with a final, late campaign, example of EP taken over by the Coptics, Richard Tucholka has asked us to table that while he and Trav work out the details.  Sorry for the delay, but the final result will be awesome.

Episode 152: 2012 Holiday Episode part 2

We finish our holiday podcast discussing what a world would be like if Santa Clause was as he is depicted in 20th century America and had the job of providing toys for all good girls and boys on Christmas.  Assuming that he didn't do everything with magic, it would be a very different world.

Episode 151: Holiday traditions pt 1

This our famous holiday episode.  First we discuss what we would bring to the holiday feast if we had no limits.  This is both an in and out of game discussion.  Everything from T-rex to the dish of the day is game. Then we hypothesize why there are so many mid winter traditions in our world.  We give examples and background if we have them.  Mid winter festivals and rituals are excellent additions to any rpg campaign (except dark sun, I suppose). We will conclude next week with a discussion of what the world would be like if Santa was really in charge of giving all the boys and girls their holiday presents. Happy Holiday for whatever reason you celebrate.  I hope it's the best one.

Episode 150: Take Back Earth Prime from Mellor part 1

This week we continue our exploration of taking back Earth Prime if taken over by an outside force.  We move into the middle campaign and sic the mellor on the Fringeworthy.  This is the first time we've really detailed how to use the mellor to destroy a planet and we were all surprised to find out that in a modern setting, it only takes about a month.  Wow. Jay Hailey returns as a host.  Welcome back Jay! Next week is our holiday episode so you will have to wait until the end or just into the new year to find out how to eradicate those pesky homocidal shapechangers.

Episode 149: Take Back Earth Prime from Pirates

We return to our episode "We Lost EarthPrime" and examine the possibility that Earth Prime could be recovered if it was taken by Fringe Pirates. We discuss the likely Fringe Pirate tactics, their long term plans, and what resources exist to mount against them to take back Earth Prime.

Episode 148: Playing the Monsters pt 2

We conclude our discussion on how to best play the inhuman aspects of monsters in games, especially Bureau 13.

Episode 147: Playing the Monsters

This week we followup on a very early episode where we laid out the best supernatural creatures to add to a bureau 13 team.  In this segment we talk about making sure the monsters are played in all their inhumanity, not just a pc in a rubber suit. Next week we conclude this episode.

Episode 146: We lost Earth!

This week we take a sober look at what losing your planet means to your campaign.  While this can be a campaign ender, it can also provide the fresh start you might be looking for. While we discuss this in the context of the interdimensional exploration game, Fringeworthy, this topic is germaine to almost any game and campaign.  What happens when the characters are cut off from all that they know and love?

Episode 145: Bureau 13 Training Missions Part 2

This week we finish our discussion of sample missions that can be used to evaluate your Bureau 13 team's effectiveness.

Episode 144: Phobias pt 2

This week we finish our discussion of phobias, character or player and how they can and should affect your game.