Episode 540 – to splat or not, part 3
by Dan Repperger

* (0:24) Putting Dale in the hotseat as a Game Master.

* (10:01) Pitching the same idea to Chad and Wayne as theoretical players.

* (17:13) Judging the regularity of and motivation for playing unusual characters.

* (23:52) Kicking the pitch back to Dale again.

* (32:46) The unique problems of playing from splat you wrote.

* (38:17) Flipping the script and using splat to empower other characters. But it did get worse.

* (43:52) Dan’s trouble with trust.

Hosts: Chad, Dale, Dan, Wayne

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March 19th, 2020 in Podcasts, Regular Episodes | 2 Comments

Episode 539 – to splat or not, part 2
by Dan Repperger

* (0:24) Why Chad doesn’t have a strong opinion on splat. Getting to the player’s real reason for the request. Allowing unusual requests as a form of collaborative world-building.

* (4:20) Why Chad’s games more easily accommodate weird ideas.

* (7:22) Re-skinning existing content instead of creating new content. Abusing splat.

* (8:17) Not trusting the players to self-moderate.

* (19:54) Why Dale, as a player, likes splat.

* (27:49) Putting Dale in the hotseat as a player.

Hosts: Chad, Dale, Dan, Wayne

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March 8th, 2020 in Podcasts, Regular Episodes | No Comments

Episode 538 – to splat or not, part 1
by Dan Repperger

* (0:28) Our history with podcasts and…iPods…?

* (4:44) Fear the Con player and GM signup is ready to go. Fear the Boot new Patreon levels. Getting some old hosts back and relocating the recording studio.

* (12:42) A disagreement over splat books creates a show.

* (19:41) Around the table, asking who thinks what about splat books.

* (21:26) Knowing the content or at least trusting its creators.

* (25:04) Splat as a relief from burnout.

* (28:04) How publishers break their own games.

* (31:49) Trying to solve the problem after the game has been broken.

* (35:58) The FCD pitch versus genuinely contributing to the game. Doing your own homework and balancing.

Hosts: Chad, Dale, Dan, Wayne

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March 5th, 2020 in Podcasts, Regular Episodes | 1 Comment

Interview 42 – Decuma
by Dan Repperger

* (0:25) Introducing Kimi from Happy Jacks, The Mary Sues, and Golden Lasso Girl (Twitter, Instagram).

* (7:07) The Decuma Kickstarter, which can be found here.

* (11:03) What Decuma is meant to do, and how it plays.

* (16:20) Establishing characters and a setting so we can do a live demo.

* (20:41) Playing the game demo, starting with character connection cards. A side note on how to shuffle a tarot deck.

* (26:55) What we got from just two cards, including plot points for the GM.

* (29:12) The world dynamics card, between the character connection rounds.

* (34:09) Two location card examples.

* (38:44) Building an area map as you work through the cards.

* (40:50) The meaning of the name Decuma.

Hosts: Chad, Dale, Dan, Wayne

Guests: Kimi

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February 24th, 2020 in Interviews, Podcasts | No Comments

Episode 537 – can’t run, can’t play
by Dan Repperger

* (0:29) Laura in Chad’s shoes. Dogs in the hood.

* (8:18) Fear the Con’s planning site is available and ready for your games!

* (12:10) Wayne is in the process of improving our Patreon.

* (17:01) Why there are certain games we won’t run or won’t play.

* (18:06) Why Wayne won’t run Battletech, and Dan won’t play Mechwarrior.

* (19:00) Why Wayne won’t run Blades in the Dark, but Laura will.

* (19:37) Why Dan won’t run Dresden.

* (20:24) Why Dale won’t run Dresden or Misspent Youth.

* (23:33) Why Dan struggles running horror, and most of the hosts struggle with Lovecraft.

* (33:47) Why Dan won’t run a supers game but would love to play in one.

* (35:16) Wayne ran one of Chad’s games, simply for the challenge of it.

* (36:21) The simultaneous value and limitation of practice. Dan pitches a supers game based on Owlman’s explanation of Earth Prime (also mentioned here).

Hosts: Dale, Dan, Laura, Wayne

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February 20th, 2020 in Podcasts, Regular Episodes | No Comments

Bonus Episode 86 – twenty-twenty
by Dan Repperger

* (0:22) A very important number.

* (8:45) Lura, Chad, Stacy, Cathy, and Karen.

* (15:38) Why Lura isn’t allowed on Fear the Boot anymore.

* (22:25) Why Julia is still allowed on Fear the Boot.

* (31:58) Fear the Con’s shifting demographics. You can sign-up to attend Fear the Con 2020 here.

* (36:42) Cucks, clucks, pedants, and show prep.

* (42:12) Wayne misses his own dinner.

* (53:03) How Chad controls a room.

Hosts: Chad, Dan, Laura, Wayne

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February 7th, 2020 in Bonus Episodes, Podcasts | Comments Off

Episode 536 – character research
by Dan Repperger

* (0:28) The joys of having a host rotation again.

* (3:10) Errata in tabletop games, and why we’re grateful when companies release them.

* (9:34) How publishers can do errata wrong.

* (17:39) Chad’s Dresden character makes him realize things he ought to know to accurately portray his character’s life experiences. The Trench Monkeys podcast.

* (24:04) Researching the minimum viable product.

* (30:30) What to do with information beyond the minimum viable product.

* (35:03) Playing your own character lawyer.

* (40:08) Information that can flesh out your roleplaying.

Hosts: Chad, Dale, Dan, Laura