Join Michael DiMauro (@thriftynerd) as he GMs our lovable group of patrons (and Mike Bachmann@themikebachmann), through the Fate world of The Secrets of Cats. This week we are joined by Cody Boker (@codedude3), Matthew Morris (@matthewmmorris), Courtney Spurlin (@C_A_Spurlin), and Matt Spurlin (@punk1290)! Audio editing by the Ty Fuhrman (@Squat_Dinosaur). The Secrets of Cats is an …

Let’s talk about: “The Edge of Mystery” and “A Little Song and Dance” In which Sarah Tompkins and Annie Meagle discuss the enduring appeal of coveralls and the dispassionate nature of musical numbers. Annie: Sarah, to be honest. I have no idea where to even begin this week. This week’s episodes took my already very fragile …

Star Trek: The Animated Series  Review by Samuel J Brady Star Trek The Animated Adventure starts whether you’re ready for it or not and it begins by hurtling you towards a mysterious Dark Star. Seconds after the opening credits, the rich sounds of the Enterprise totally engulf you: computers hum and beep along, until a …

The Abridged Drunks and Dragons is our attempt to making getting into the DnD Podcast easier for new listeners. Episodes have been boiled down to around 10 – 20 minutes. All the important story bits, and even more important goofs and tangents have been left in for your enjoyment. This original version of this episode …

I have never had the competitive spirit. This comes largely from an assumption that no matter how good I got at something, I would never be good enough to hang with the big boys. Because of this truth I had accepted about myself, I never really spent the time to become particularly skilled at any …

Our intrepid heroes (us, I mean us) return for another week of Harry Potter funtimes! This week, we find out who is at the door (hint: it is not a rocket), Hagrid finally utters his infamous line (or does he??), and a super fan (guest star Tim Lanning) has a Brush With (Harry Potter) Fame. …

Role playing and tabletop games are wonderful in that they require very few supplies, save your imagination, character sheet, and a set of dice. However, in the ever evolving world of gaming, no longer do Crown Royal bags cut if for packing your crit machines around. In the past few years there has been a growing …

The Abridged Drunks and Dragons is our attempt to making getting into the DnD Podcast easier for new listeners. Episodes have been boiled down to around 10 – 20 minutes. All the important story bits, and even more important goofs and tangents have been left in for your enjoyment. This original version of this episode …

I don’t like short story compilations. Even if each story is a perfect, precious jewel–well, that’s actually the problem. A good story is complete. It says what it must, and it’s done. And yes, sometimes that takes 3 pages, or 30, rather than 300. The nature of a single short story is lovely and doesn’t bother …

If you’re anything like me, you love board games. Big sprawling epics with intricate rules and tiny pieces with wonderful detail to lose yourself in. But also like me, I suspect these types of games are incredibly daunting for some of your less enthused friends and family. This is where micro games come in. Small, …