* (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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* (0:24) Enjoying roleplaying as an artform.
* (1:44) When desires collide.
* (11:37) The opportunity to express or explore controversial ideas.
* (16:54) Indulging a power fantasy.
* (23:20) Stress relief.
* (30:28) Interacting with a particular world.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne
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* (0:29) Brodeur gets back on the ladder again.
* (1:13) Dan plays doctor, which gets us wondering what makes people want to roleplay anything at all.
* (5:59) Why it’s good to know what motivates someone to roleplay.
* (10:07) Structured social interactions.
* (15:13) Exploration of self.
* (18:28) Exploration of others.
* (21:38) Escapism.
* (27:30) The opportunity for creativity.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne
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* (0:29) General Bootspital.
* (7:19) More observations from roleplaying in an MMO. Not using freakshow characters to make yourself stand out.
* (11:46) The great, unoccupied average. Distinguishing your character by who they are, not what they are.
* (27:35) How collaborative game-building can keep characters from being freakshows to begin with. The praise-worthy amount of heart that often goes into freakshow characters.
* (34:20) The potential laziness of a freakshow character. Using questions to develop the character past that initial laziness.
* (44:42) Sometimes average and interesting characters get made, simply because the person doesn’t realize what they’re playing is unusual in concept.
Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Laura
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