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Happy MonsterCast Episode 28: The Final Battle
The heroes of SET A1-2 reach the Narrative Element Summoning Apparatus and face off against demons, walkers, and a sinister figure armored in black. Featuring Frankie, Jung Soo, Brendan, Frank, and Bob of the Roll20 gang.
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Quarantine Gaming Review – Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
In April, designer Isaac Childres Kickstarted his follow-up to the hugely successful Gloomhaven. Frosthaven is a major expansion to the Gloomhaven world, with new mechanics, chararacter classes, and adventures to play, and I am among the 83,193 backers who made it the #1 funded board game Kickstarter so far. Gloomhaven is also, however, a 3.84…
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Relics and Rayguns Session 11: The Founder Moon Part 2
The crew of the Blind Jump is exploring a subterranean installation on a large moon in an uncharted system. After crossing a chamber where gravity abruptly shifted direction and strength, the crew reaches a large chamber in the form of a spinning vortex. Random machinery grows out of the walls of the vortex, and the…
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Happy MonsterCast Episode 27: Parley with the Lord of Magic
The heroes of SET A1-2 negotiate with one of the Lords of Dweamor – hoping to avoid another battle of colossal automata. Featuring Frankie, Bob, Jung Soo, Frank, and Brendan of the Roll20 Gang.
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Happy Monster at Aethercon: Myths, Legends, and Deities
Listen to me and people way smarter and more experienced than me talk about using myth, legend, and gods in role playing games at last year’s Aethercon.
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Relics and Rayguns Session 10: The Founder Moon
After exploring a sacred Founder site on the water world of Tlaina, the crew of the Blind Jump return to their ship, only to find four armed Tlainax describing themselves as “Claim Jumpers” barring their path. The Claim Jumper fandom is a dark-grid group known for stealing ships and secrets from prospectors, so the crew…
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Happy MonsterCast Episode 26: Colossus and Scorpion
The heroes of SET A1-2 encounter two giant constructs – and a massive battle ensues! Featuring Frankie, Bob, Jung Soo, Brendan, and Frank of the Roll20 Gang.
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Relics and Rayguns Session 9: The Waters
On the Tlaina system’s ringworld, the crew of the Blind Jump have cut a deal with two local political factions – the Mystics and the Materialists. The Materialists have provided an antimatter missile to destroy an asteroid headed for the Tlaina homeworld, now a nature preserve. In return, both the crew and representatives of the…
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Quarantine Gaming: Terraforming Mars
As part of our quarantine coping, Joy and I are busting out two-player and solo board games to pass the time. We’re a bit late to the party on this one, but we recently picked up Terraforming Mars by Stronghold Games and tried it on for size. The setup for a two player game was…
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Diversity Consulting for Legion of Liberty
Because Legion of Liberty: Superheroes of 1776 was set in an alternate colonial America, a number of thorny issues were inevitably going to come up in the setting – slavery, treatment of indigenous peoples, and gender issues. As a middle-aged privileged white guy, I recognized a high probability of mis-steps in this arena. Fortunately, I…