Table Top Podcast
Five astronauts and two specialist head up into space on a classified military operation to repair a secret spy satellite code-named BLACKSAT. What first appeared to be a chance of a lifetime quickly escalates into introduction to otherworldly horror.
Adam – Diedra Turner M.D.
Aaron – Lt. Commander Luke Belton
Ethan – Captain Daniel Hamlet
Jeb – Commander Michael Spay
Nathan – Major Dirk McMillan
Note: Special thanks to Ross Payton and Aaron Carsten of Role Playing Public Radio for donating this Star Trek series to RPX.
When the USS Mercury picks up a distress call from a Federation ambassador, the crew find themselves in the battling a mysterious outbreak while simultaneously preventing two warring factions from engaging in civil war.
Birk- Lenara Maro – Trill medical officer
Sean –Thashiv ch’Tharat – Andorian chief of security
Aaron Carsten – Ensign Platt – Denobulan engineer.
The seals have been broken and the hidden temple has arisen from the earth. All that is left to do is enter the temple and get the mummy, then get out of Bolivia.
Find out what terrors await our brave investigators in this exciting season finale.
Adam – Eustace Hardin – Former Pentecostal missionary still doing the good lord’s work.
Cam – Rudolph Paul Brady – Parapsychologist with the gift of clairvoyance.
D – Roderick Heath – Hard-boiled detective with prior experience with the explainable.
Laura – Irene Hopp – Cultural anthropology professor at NYU on sabbatical ..with her guns.
When we last saw our investigators, they were trapped in a well with members of the Bolivian army encircling it. A compromising scene to say the least. Stay tuned as they diplomatically handle the situation at point-blank range and continue their quest for the ancient temple.
Adam – Eustace Hardin – Former Pentecostal missionary still doing the good lord’s work.
Cam – Rudolph Paul Brady – Parapsychologist with the gift of clairvoyance.
D – Roderick Heath – Hard-boiled detective with prior experience with the explainable.
Laura – Irene Hopp – Cultural anthropology professor at NYU on sabbatical ..with her guns.
Game Designer Jeff Mechlinski, author of Age Past, SuperAge and Robotech: The Macross Saga RPG, stops by to discuss his latest project currently Kickstarting, CHARM.
“Charm is a tabletop Role Playing Game that uses a simple, yet versatile rule set. The rules can be learned in minutes and offer a fully immersive game experience. A character can fit on a sheet as small as a business card. “
For more info on Charm and to see the beta rules please check out the Kickstarter page.
For more information on Jeff and his other creations please visit Strange Machine Games.
Music: Alte Herren by KieLoKaz
Emerging from the well, shaken but alive, the group immediately begins looking for more of the well in the jungle. However, it doesn’t appear that they are the only ones looking for these seals…
Adam – Eustace Hardin – Former Pentecostal missionary still doing the good lord’s work.
Cam – Rudolph Paul Brady – Parapsychologist with the gift of clairvoyance.
D – Roderick Heath – Hard-boiled detective with prior experience with the explainable.
Laura – Irene Hopp – Cultural anthropology professor at NYU on sabbatical ..with her guns.
“Consent in Gaming,” by Monte Cook Games, is a systemless guide for tackling sensitive or mature content at the table. In this episode, Adam, Chris, and Vince discuss why consent is important (especially in more intense genres), working with your players to make sure you’re all on the same page, and what to do when someone done fucked up. Pick up your free copy of “Consent in Gaming” at Monte Cook Games.
Following the Caduceus Organization’s orders, the party begins searching Mayan ruins the body of an ancient mummy. Unfortunately for them it appears that members of the Bolivian army have also joined in the search. Acquiring the services of a guide, the adventurers travel to a site where heavy artillery has uncovered something that was better left undisturbed.
Adam – Eustace Hardin – Former Pentecostal missionary still doing the good lord’s work.
Cam – Rudolph Paul Brady – Parapsychologist with the gift of clairvoyance.
D – Roderick Heath – Hard-boiled detective with prior experience with the explainable.
Laura – Irene Hopp – Cultural anthropology professor at NYU on sabbatical ..with her guns.
Having finally arrived at camp, the team finds themselves in the middle of an uneasy truce between the aid workers and the Bolivian soldiers. With their escort task accomplished, the team tries to reestablish communication with the Caduceus Foundation. Meanwhile someone in the camp could possibly be more than they let on to be.
Adam – Eustace Hardin – Former Pentecostal missionary still doing the good lord’s work.
Cam – Rudolph Paul Brady – Parapsychologist with the gift of clairvoyance.
D – Roderick Heath – Hard-boiled detective with prior experience with the explainable.
Laura – Irene Hopp – Cultural anthropology professor at NYU on sabbatical ..with her guns.
We survived Gen Con! Listen to our harrowing tales of “the best four days in gaming”.
WARNING: In this episode we talk about rampant capitalism, playing games, and adult beverages.
Games Discussed:
Night’s Black Agents Solo Ops
Red Markets
Trabajo
Le Corbusier
Elevation
Veblen Goods
Band of Blades
Zweihander
Eclipse Phase 2nd Ed
Mothership
Hive Mind
Dead Planet
Pound of Flesh
Masks of Nyarlathotep Dark Adventure Radio Theatre
Tachyon Squadron
Star Crossed
For the Queen
King in Yellow (Annotated)
The Sword, The Crown and the Unspeakable Power
The Watch
Music:
Infiltrators by Nathaniel Wyvern