* (0:22) Hating on Zoom, and welcoming Tex and Old Man Hussey.
* (1:48) Welcoming author and former Assistant BattleTech Line Developer Ben Rome, and other/new Tex from Tex Talks BattleTech (his recommended episodes for BattleTech veterans and the one for non-players).
* (6:21) BattleTech in the 80s, including the greatest piece of art it inspired.
* (11:05) Virtual World and early VR gaming.
* (21:45) If Virtual World drove the nature of Clan ‘Mechs, then what real-world events drove BattleTech’s story’s other inflection points?
* (29:45) Maintaining consistency and continuity in such a detailed setting.
* (34:53) Is there a freedom of story-writing that accompanies a fundamental shift in the physical products?
* (39:41) Attack of the tripods.
* (43:16) Handling inconsistencies in the previously-written canon.
* (48:45) Popularity and product runs.
* (53:09) The bashfulness of new Tex.
* (56:06) Real-world romances inspiring fictional ones.
Hosts: Ben, Chris, Dan, Tex (new), Tex (old)
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* (0:24) Blades in the Dark as a Charles Dickens’ book, rewritten by H.P. Lovecraft. Fallen London as a genre. Richard Trager from Outlast.
* (8:06) Where Dan’s plans for his character diverge from what our game can reasonably handle.
* (15:42) Balancing resources a player wants for their character.
* (27:36) Not doing the work, but wanting the reward.
* (38:38) The freedom that comes when trappings matter more than rules.
* (40:15) Being fixated on a particular way of accomplishing a goal.
* (46:13) Brodeur gives a shoutout to Joshua A. and…uh…something else.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne
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* (0:29) Sharing space with other GMs and three kids.
* (7:40) XP and loot in a West Marches game.
* (11:57) And a child shall lead them…
* (19:22) Lifelines to sanity. Wayne’s blog and fiction fragments.
* (21:16) Player negotiation with the Game Master. Seven questions to help develop characters.
* (29:17) When players want something without understanding its context in the world.
* (32:37) An example from our Blades in the Dark actual play.
* (36:25) A big thanks to the people giving us feedback on the Skies of Glass rules alpha!
* (37:27) Back to the Blades in the Dark character example.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne
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* (0:29) Brodeur’s slamdemic, language choices, and current game.
* (6:13) The beginning of Brodeur’s problems with Actor.
* (13:18) Cue Ball returns with some insight.
* (17:20) Why this might have been the wrong solution for Brodeur and/or a misunderstanding of Actor.
* (23:42) Understanding where Actor is coming from. Why was Brodeur the only one addressing this? The much-referenced interview with Chad on Brodeur’s podcast.
* (27:26) The balance of power around the table.
* (36:48) How would Actor respond to this in one of his games?
* (44:54) The unacceptable solution: talking to Actor like an adult. Why Actor is better than Law School.
* (54:21) A very mature solution to the problem, and how Brodeur ruined a 13-year-old’s life.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne
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* (0:23) Who is Amy?
* (1:07) Why do we tolerate so much bad behavior at our gaming tables? Separating this topic from what one might encounter during public games (e.g. conventions, organized play).
* (8:41) Friendships aren’t transitive. Also, perhaps we put up with the bad because it’s less than the good the same person brings.
* (10:37) Opinions are identity.
* (11:37) Hating confrontation while thriving on the drama.
* (18:36) People are a bank.
* (24:41) Social vampires that draw something they need from healthy groups.
* (27:49) Issues of socialization. The cycle of abuse, and the dispensability (or indispensability) that comes from the number of friends you have.
* (35:26) Being around too many people that are a lot like you.
* (43:58) People are attracted to hobbies because they “fit” them, and ours is a hobby of ideas.
* (50:18) “That’s the Game Master’s problem!”
* (52:33) The mistake of not handling the issue.
Hosts: Amy, Brodeur, Chad, Dan
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An update on how COVID is impacting Fear the Con 2021.
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* (0:28) In a world where…
* (1:29) Laura is Lura, and now Dawn is Don?
* (3:50) Explaining Masks and Powered by the Apocalypse.
* (7:32) Transitioning the same characters from Masks to Necessary Evil.
* (12:44) The implicit model of every RPG system.
* (17:17) Rebuilding the character instead of trying to directly translate it.
* (21:40) Transliteration versus paraphrasing.
* (31:06) Or just make a new character!
* (39:02) The possible fragmentation of Pathfinder.
* (45:04) Why We Game podcast.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan
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* (0:29) Lura struggles with her own name, but we’re there to help!
* (3:39) The flash fiction anthology, Worth 1,000 Words, is still available for purchase.
* (7:43) Laura is starting a game for minority and marginalized people. You can contact her to learn more on her TikTok account, email (Laura@FearTheBoot.com), or by PMing her on our forums.
* (11:40) Wayne is also starting up a game, unrelated to Laura’s. You can contact him via email (Wayne@FearTheBoot.com) for more information.
* (13:27) Please be respectful.
* (15:33) Chad gets interviewed over on Brodeur’s podcast.
* (18:48) Following up on episode 547 to hear how Wayne’s resurrection of a game panned out.
* (22:27) What Wayne did to preserve the game during the gap.
* (32:40) Whether the game was started right where it left off or somewhere in the future.
* (43:26) The value of equally interesting and banal game recoveries.
* (50:30) Writing only what’s necessary to get things moving again.
* (52:51) Getting Gnarl into The Sims.
Hosts: Chad, Dan, Laura, Wayne
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* (0:24) A literal F-bomb.
* (1:27) The fishbowl of gaming in a game shop.
* (16:22) The desired safety—yet expected vulnerability—of a public gaming space. Missing context.
* (21:49) An allegory of pets.
* (27:32) Please not just D&D.
* (29:03) An update on Fear the Con 2021.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne
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* (0:30) The flash fiction anthology, Worth 1,000 Words, is now out!
* (3:35) Love for Johnny Lawrence that no child of the 80s should have.
* (17:43) Wayne runs The Secret Lives of Gingerbread Men with a family audience.
* (24:37) How an audience impacts execution of the game.
* (29:18) Tailoring to audiences based on your relationship with them.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne
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