*The first 47 minutes has Eric explaining Maneuvers and Scene Budget along with banter

*Play begins at 47 minutes

*Phase: Usurpation

*The world of Allera Imperia is a storm-wracked aquatic world whose toxic atmosphere forces is lethal to humans. Defying nature, humanity has settled there to capture a great prize. Algae, unique to this world, can be harvested and processed into a drug called Verdant, which halts the body’s aging process. For the few who can afford it, immortality is only a regular dose away. Obtaining this prize is difficult, but protecting it will prove even harder as nearly all living beings seek to escape death.

Especially the Vaylen.

House Zente, led by the immortal Forge Lord Kriati, has long held control of the planet.  Recently, operations have been disrupted by the introduction of a street-level version of Verdant called Green. Green won’t stop you from aging, but this highly-addictive form of the drug will make you feel physically and mentally in your prime.  Through several different factions, the Vaylen are poised to strike as the Forge Lord struggles to maintain control. Her reign will be challenged by both a mercenary force new to the planet and The Cult of Transition who directly oppose the anti-aging drug.

*Cast

Forge Lord Kriati Zente – Sarah

Hammer Pilot Jayce Bronze – Adam

Minister of Information and Education, Psychologist Xanthus Dorne- Luke

Bastard Smuggling Noblewoman – Katie

Anvil Lord – Paul

Green-addicted Hammer Lord Gepard Frost (NPC) – Eric

Vaylen Cult of Transition Leader Sharaya Va’non (NPC) – Eric

Vaylen Mercenary Leader Diamades Shah (NPC) – Eric

Vaylen Mercenary Chief Surgeon Garoda (NPC) – Eric

Sharaya’s Mule Bodyguard Brutus (NPC) – Eric

*EXPLICIT!

*Session 1 of our Diaspora game – The Dark Tower: Dissonance

*Our Obsidian Portal campaign hub is here. The worlds we generated are there in detail.

*Diaspora’s SRD can be found here.

*This is a bit of an experiment. We get a lot of calls for Actual Play. Some love it. Some hate it. Let us know what you think.

*We will also be doing our Campaign Recaps, like with KTNG, in the future.

*Sound quality is a bit lower than normal because Adam’s usual recording device was gone. We made do.

*The occasional rhythmic banging? Those are the cats trying to escape. Can’t be helped.

Game: Neuroshima Hex
Publisher: Z-Man Games
Price: $34.99 (USD)
Type: Board, Combat, Life Points, Tile Game
Players: Tom Carrier, Jason Quintal, Joe Selby
Snacks: Baked Wheat Thins (garden vegetable), Baked Ruffles, Helluva Good Dip (sour cream and onion)
Theme Music: “Zantlop 786″ by Gasserpe from Podsafe Music Network

Click on the image to open a slide show in a new tab of pictures taken from play.

* Neuroshima Hex Overview

* The Rules

* An Example of Play (Actual Play)

* In-Action Slideshow/Photo Album

* Addendum

* This episode is VERY explicit. You have been warned.

* The nature of ‘explicit’

* The ENnies, why bother entering?

* Why actively try and get listeners, and why do you even bother podcasting?

* The ENnies, can it be improved?

* Who do you think will win best podcast this year?

Game: El Grande
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
Price: $40-$55 (USD)
Type: Board, Region Control, Settlement, Strategy, Victory Points
Players: Tom Carrier, Mark Corsey, Jason Quintal, Joe Selby
Snacks: Goldfish, M&Ms (plain and peanut), TJ’s Hemp Tortilla Chips
Theme Music: “Zantlop 786″ by Gasserpe from Podsafe Music Network

* An introduction of A Boarding Party

* El Grande Overview

* The Rules (Pre-Actual Play)

* An Example of Play (Actual Play)

* Our Thoughts (Post-Actual Play)

* Living Forgotten Realms and it’s global regional design

* Adventures, how they can be acquired and played

* Story and the regional adventure style

* 4th edition’s impact on the RPGA

* Why should someone play an RPGA adventure?

* Our initial impressions of D&D 4e.

* Some general discussion about what’s new in the PHB2, and what we expect that it will do to the game.

* Problems, issues and general comment about the system.

*** This episode is not our usual type of episode. It is a one-system, 45 minute discussion.

*This is the KTNG finale.  Are you prepared?

*Session 21: The Battle of the Witchwood

*Epilogue: Wait and See

*We wrap up the campaign with our take on how it ran.

Josh is an asshole.

Peer into the inner depths of each of the following podcasters and join us in Josh’s healing process.

Intervention Moderator:
Meg- Brilliant Gameologists http://brilliantgameologists.com/

Intervention Participants:
Adam/ David: The Podge Cast http://podgecast.com/
Luke: The Podge Cast http://podgecast.com/
Rob: Accidental Survivors http://accidentalsurvivors.libsyn.com/
Rob: The Bear Swarm http://www.bearswarm.com/
Zeke: Brilliant Gameologists http://brilliantgameologists.com/

Intervention Target:
Josh: Brilliant Gameologists http://brilliantgameologists.com/ was lured to the intervention on the promise of awards for “Mr. Sexy Gaming Podcaster 2008″.

The music featured was Adhesion’s “Float Up from Depth” found on the Podshow’s Podsafe Music Network

This intervention was recorded over skype.

Warning: This episode is tagged Explicit. It is intended for adult audiences

*CONTEST!  Listen to see how you can win your choice of Burning Wheel books!  Follow this link for rules.

*Session 19: Lines in the Sand

*Session 20: The Rising

*The Gunslinger (RESUMPTION)

*Non-spoiler meta discussion of the novel

*SPOILERS! Our in-depth analysis, chapter by chapter.

*Hosts: Adam, Luke, Francis, Scott, Eric

* This is two videos smashed together of real life Duel of Wits scenarios in Burning Wheel.

* Yes, things look green. The night vision setting was on, and I didn’t notice until a few days after we recorded it. Oops.

*Session 16:  Childress Van Lieber’s Guide to Investing

*Session 17:  Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Part I

*Session 18:  Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Part II

* This begins the second season of KTNG.

* Session 14: Downtime I – The Shadows of Things to Come

* Session 15: The Night of Knives

*Session 12: Revelations

*Session 13: The Choices of House Van Lieber

*This concludes Season 1 of KTNG.  We do a bit of analysis about that at the end.

*Stay tuned for the start of Season 2!

*A word of warning. Due to scheduling conflicts we ended up playing and recording on a Friday which meant that more than a few drinks were consumed.  It was also Talk Like A Pirate Day.  Because the recording came at the end of many alcohol-soaked hours, it’s a bit rambly.

*Session 10:  Everybody Loves Wentworth / The Houseguests From Hell/ Blood in the Water

*Session 11: The Battle of Estermarsh

Session 8: Summer Court Blues
Session 9: Everybody Loves a Parade

This is a long one, and you can really tell the investment of the players in it.  

Enjoy!

*Session VI: Assault on the Witchwood

*Session VII:  Murder in the Key of Van Lieber / The Burden of Leadership

*Joe, Andrew, and Phil compare their MMO geek cred

*What else should Episode 002: Did You Just Ding? have covered?

*Stargate MMO is in Closed Beta.

*Are you going to play Warhammer: Age of Reckoning? Find other players on the forums. Enough interest may lead to a guild.

*Firefly/Serenity MMO is Postponed.

*Session 4: The Marsh Bride

*Session 5: Until Death Do Us Part

*This episode actually ends abruptly as we had planned on recording more before we had tech issues.  Sorry ’bout that.

*Session 2 – Everybody Loves a Wedding Part II

*Session 3 – Into The Witchwood

*Accidental Rob is on St. Louis’s Hit List

*Meg’s Boob Space for rent

*Ender_Melchior and Grungydan do TORG

*Features unavailable on most business cards.

*Why we support Brilliant Gameologists

*Very Important Gamer (VIG) winner: Ender_Melchior

*Wooooooooo

*Adam Jury and Kristen give us the rundown on Paparazzi, Catalyst’s upcoming card game.

*Introductions Stuart Robertson (Stuart on the forums) and Rich (rmckee78) on the forums. If you think these guys were great (and I do), jump on the forums and let them know!

*The Dungeons and Dragons talks of yore

*Stuart mentions Labyrinth Lord by Goblinoid Games

*Stuart plugs Robertson Games. Go check him out!

*Rich is awesome.

Hope you enjoy our mini-review!

*This is not actual play

*Setup and planning

*Character creation

*Session 1: Everybody Loves A Wedding Part I