Our heroes uncover the lair of a human sacrifice cult in the bowels of the haunted house!
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Our swinging scoundrels try to rest and recuperate after a successful but costly job.
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After helping the Ribbits through their hibernation, the Golden Nuggets continue their journey through the Reflection of Stars.
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The Clever Cads of inSPECTRE have set themselves against a very scary individual, to draw his attention away from a key asset transfer.
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The Golden Nuggets dig in for a tough Winter in the Plover Caves.
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Christiana and Mike discuss a pair of “Guilty Pleasures” the 1996 Michael Bay classic “The Rock” and 2004’s teen comedy, “Eurotrip”
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Having reached the top of a precipitous cliff and slayed their prey, the Golden Nuggets now must figure out how to get it down again.
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The Golden Nuggets face their fears as they pursue the wounded Flickerfly.
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Our players are once again drawn into the mists of Ravenloft as we continue our Curse of Strahd Death House adventure!
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We uncover all of the surprising similarities between Pixar’s “Luca” (2021) and Anthony Minghalla’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (1999)
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Fresh off of their audacious sniping of turf from the Ward Boss, inSPECTRE blows off some steam and discovers that The Strelai have called in Silhouette for a personal mission!
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The Golden Nuggets finally reach Reega’s home village, only to find it infested with locust-fish!
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Down a few players, we punt with a re-run of the beginning of “Death House” the opening adventure from Curse of Strahd.
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We play the delightful worldbuilding game: “A Land Once Magic” by Viditya Voleti
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Christiana and Mike discuss the current state of (what used to be?) the biggest franchise in the world!
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Scooping a job out from under their Ward Boss’s nose, inSPECTRE is moving up in the world.
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Another pass at playing Realis, now with the full Kickstarter Preview Version
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The Golden Nuggets descend further into the Plover Caves and do a little ooze hunting!
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The Golden Nuggets prepare for battle and their plans bear fruit against the sweet, but deadly, Papydra!
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Talking to Lord Scurlock was so stressful that our dashing criminals need to do a little bit more downtime before planning their next job!
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We give the new language-based RPG, Realis, a spin!
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inSPECTRE does a little digging into the secrets behind the Blueraker rocket.
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The Golden Nuggets choose the better part of valor and go back for some clues they previously overlooked.
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Christiana and Mike dig deep into the themes of Inglorious Basterds and then choose love with Phantom Thread.
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The swinging scoundrels of inSPECTRE are ready for some downtime. They are NOT ready for Detective Booker Jaxon!
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The Golden Nuggets delve deeper into the Plover Caves and discover a cavern as bright as daylight!
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The gods are dead, and titanic divine corpses without number float in an empty void… We playtest the introductory adventure of Celestial Bodies, a Daggerheart Campaign Frame!
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So the swinging scoundrels of inSPECTRE were betrayed… Sometimes you just have to get back on the horse!
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We begin a playtest of a new Campaign Frame for Daggerheart: Celestial Bodies! A space setting where the only land is the petrified bodies of dead gods!
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We discuss the Oscar ceremony, the winners, and then discuss Hamnet, Wicked: For Good, Weapons, Elio, and Zootopia 2.
Next time: The Phantom Thread and Inglorious Basterds
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The Golden Nuggets descend some deadly underground rapids, and then make a new friend!
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The swinging scoundrels of inSPECTRE were set up and betrayed on their very first mission! Now they regroup, blow off some steam and start trying to figure out who is responsible.
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It’s a typical day for the Golden Nuggets; trudging through sewers, surrounded by giant spiders.
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The swinging scoundrels of inS.P.E.C.T.R.E. begin their first caper in our new campaign of Blades ’68
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With a new ally in tow, the Golden Nuggets reach a fork in the road.
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Down one member, the Golden Nuggets continue their mission deeper into the Plover Caves, only to be waylaid by bandits!
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We continue our Oscar journey with another pair of Best Picture Nominees!
Spoiler warning!
Train Dreams – Start – 24:40
Marty Supreme – 24:40 – End
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It’s a game of swingers and spies in this 60’s themed expansion to Blades in the Dark! Join us as we form a crew!
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Fungus Zombies are invading Salt Brine Falls! Good thing the Golden Nuggets are on the job!
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We discuss the oscar-nominated films K-Pop Demon Hunters and F1!
Spoiler Territory –
K-Pop Demon Hunters: Start – 31:45
F1: 31:45 – End
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We kick off our annual Oscar marathon with deep dive discussions of One Battle After Another and Sinners!
Discussion contains spoilers!
One Battle After Another: 8:30 – 59:50
Sinners – 59:50 – End
We conclude our wintery one-shot with The Northern Wind against their undead foe!
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The Winter Guardians have to save the day in this Wintery One-Shot!
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We do our best to make Terry Pratchett proud with a one-shot of “Terry Pratchett’s Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork“, featuring a trio from the Beggar’s Guild.
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We build a new party of “heroes” in Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork
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The Golden Nuggets try their luck at an underground cooking competition!
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The cooking competition begins and in Phase 1, the Golden Nuggets must hunt down their ingredients!
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A fun little one-shot adventure from the book Obojmia Tales from the Tall Grass
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Christiana and Mike catch up with Touch of Evil and Mutiny on the Bounty, then discuss the NYT’s new list of the Top 100 Films of the 21st Century!
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The Golden Nuggets prepare to attend a gala and a cooking competition on the morrow!
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An epilogue to the long saga of the Pocket Protectors!
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The Golden Nuggets earn their keep with the Fungril of Salt Brine Falls, and plan to enter the upcoming festival cooking competition!
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The new ally of the Golden Nuggets guides them deeper into the Plover Caves and into a community of sentient fungi!
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The Golden Nuggets track their quarry through haunted ruins, but is there somebody following THEM?
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The Pocket Protectors reach their ultimate destination… The titan artifact known as The Pillar.
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A new party member joins the Golden Nuggets on their quest as they delve deeper into the Plover Caves in search of answers… and ingredients!
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The Pocket Protectors continue their fight against the now-infernal construct makers, with the Pillar itself looming near.
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The Golden Nuggets arrive at Manchego Manor to find it under siege!
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The Pocket Protectors continue their journey through the Pillar’s obstacles.
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Our heroes fight a giant bug and then investigate some food thefts in more Draw Steel
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The Pocket Protectors begin what may be their final adventure. They must confront ancient titan artifact known as The Pillar.
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We build a new party to continue the Draw Steel adventure: The Delian Tomb!
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The Pocket Protectors return home, reeling from a substantial loss, but with work yet to be done.
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We delve a bit deeper into the Delian Tomb with “Draw Steel” on So Many Levels
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The Pocket Protectors have defeated the Siphoner Queen, but something feels unfinished…
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Vanguard returns to Harbor Kids HQ and the team plots to take on The Influencer
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The Pocket Protectors attempt to stop the Siphoner Queen from ascending to godhood!
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We give the introductory adventure for “Draw Steel” a run to get a feel for the combat!
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The Pocket Protectors are dissatisfied with the Siphoners’ bargain, and they’re taking their complaints straight to the top!
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We dig into a Beantown Trio with three movies set in Boston! Good Will Hunting (1997), Fever Pitch (2005), and The Town (2010)
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The Harbor Kids have defeated Reaper’s minions, but now The Influencer is trying to ruin their reputations!
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Surely the Pocket Protectors making an agreement with the Siphoner Queen will have no downside… right?
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We build characters and a community for Green Ronin’s new TTRPG: Fifth Season – Role-Playing in the Stillness based on the Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin!
Or check the episode out on YouTube, including peeks at some of this game’s beautiful art!
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After defeating their biggest foe yet, the Pocket Protectors take a little time to decompress.
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We discuss a trio of movies written by Kevin Williamson in the 90’s… Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and The Faculty!
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The party makes the courageous decision to travel deep into the Plover Caves, to save their town from monsters.
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It doesn’t get any bigger than this! A gargantuan ooze wearing construct armor towers over the city of Emershem, and only the Pocket Protectors stand in its way.
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Our culinary adventurers attempt to bring the spicy scorpion paste back to town, but their path is treacherous.
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The Pocket Protectors are preparing for their greatest foe yet.
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We create a party and then begin a Daggerheart adventure with the Beast Feast Campaign frame!
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The Pocket Protectors seek to reclaim a powerful magical artifact. One problem… A kraken ate it.
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The Harbor Kids have been ambushed by what seems to be the minions of a long-dead villain!
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We venture into the cold vacuum of space with a quartet of space-set films! Ron Howard’s “Apollo 13”, Danny Boyle’s “Sunshine”, Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity” and Ridley Scott’s “The Martian”
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Having arranged an apparent alliance with the Siphoner Queen, the Pocket Protectors try to tie up some loose ends before taking on The Destroyer.
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The Harbor Kids have had a good run lately, but the specter of an old foe threatens to undermine their success.
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In anticipation of the long-awaited part 3, we get infected with 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007)
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The Pocket Protectors are brought to an audience with the Siphoner Queen, where they are presented with a devil’s bargain.
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The Pocket Protectors seek another path through the deep roots of the world tree.
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The Harbor Kids struggle to save one of their own from the fiendish Lobstahman!
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The Pocket Protectors confront the dragon Cuprilmachus, who has been corrupted by the Siphoners!
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The Harbor Kids spend some personal time before a new aquatic villain emerges… or SUBmerges?
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We tackle a trio of kung-fu comedies with Shanghai Noon (2000), Kung-Fu Hustle (2004) and Kung-Fu Panda (2008)
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The Pocket Protectors delve deeper into the siphoner-infested roots of Emerit Arboris.
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We play “Mission Accomplished” by Jeff Stormer, adapted to our setting as a trio of construct makers try to get a deal made with a dragon.
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The Harbor Kids have prepared an unconventional gift for the Gunpowder Guardian.
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The Pocket Protectors descend through the roots of Emerit Arboris in search of the Siphoners.
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The Pocket Protectors learn the results… and consequences of their Wish spell.
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The Harbor Kids try to decompress and get their business in order before the next crisis hits.
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The Harbor Kids vacation their way across a sinister magical cruise ship!
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Christiana and Mike dissect a pair of 80’s comfort-food classics with “The Princess Bride” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”.
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