It’s hard to find someone who knows what she’s doing and doesn’t want to be found, at least in the sprawl of Seattle. This week, Kyle “Babysitter” Rogers meets up with three other Shadowrunners as they take on a job from the enigmatic troll “Jenkins” to track down a cybered-up […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
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This is Ross’s recap of Episode 1 of Gamer’s Tavern: Game Table, as written by his character Raef. Bloody Tears of the Raven, Chapter IX: Enter the Stone-Faced Bad Babysitter The first time I laid eyes on the man they call “The Bad Babysitter” was during a night of […]
In the first of our series on campaign settings, we talk with author Richard Lee Byers on Faerun and the Forgotten Realms. Join us at the table in the corner as we talk about all the different aspects of the setting and why it’s one of the most popular campaign […]
It’s a simple milk run. Keep two corp kids safe when they do something stupid in the Barrens. What could possibly go wrong? Ross Watson and Darryl Mott Jr. play Raef and Babysitter in the world of Shadowrun, with Gamemaster Brandon Gensemer. For more information about the campaign, check out […]
Are you worried about gaming with your romantic partner? Or maybe you’re looking for that special gamer out there for you? Or hae you found The One, but they’re not into gaming? This special Valentine’s Day edition of Gamer’s Tavern addresses all your concerns about real-life relationships and tabletop gaming! […]
This is the backstory of Ross’s character, Raef aka Ravenblood Blackwolf Deathblade, written in his voice as an online fanfic writer. THE SECRET ORIGIN OF RAVENBLOOD BLACKWOLF DEATHBLADE By Raef ➢ Wait, how is this a secret origin if you’re telling everybody? This is NOT what shadowrunners do! Fail. ➢ […]
This is the backstory of my character for the upcoming Shadowrun Actual Play podcast, Kyle Rogers aka “Babysitter” “What happened?” Higashi-san said. “I don’t remember,” I said. I coughed, bringing a handkerchief to my mouth just in time to catch a glob of whatever it was I inhaled. My […]
Back in June, I weighed 440 lbs. Shortly before Comicpalooza, the first convention I covered for Ain’t It Cool News, I started to worry about all the walking I’d have to do. When I lived in Austin, I was somewhat active because i walked places. Not the case around here, […]
I’ve had some ideas to expand the podcast since before we recorded the first episode. One of my first ideas (and one of the biggest suggestions we’ve gotten from listeners) is actual play podcasts. Well, Ross talked about his Shadowrun 4th Edition character Raef on a previous episode, a pixie […]
BattleTech. Robotech. Rifts. Mekton. Giant robots beating the crap out of other giant robots. Is that ever not awesome? Jason Marker (Robotech RPG, Warhammer 40K Roleplay, Star Wars: Edge of the Empire) joins us to talk about our favorite giant stompy robot games and how to run them. Also, you […]
Disclaimer Now, before anyone comments, I would like to point out that in Japan, the word “sushi” refers to the rice, not the fish. So I’m going to focus on how to prepare the rice for sushi. I also live in rural Southeast Texas, so let me tell you how […]
Since we talked about worldbuilding on the last episode before the Awards, I thought I might go into some more detail about the subject. If you listened to the episode, a lot of this will sound familiar because, well, it’s what we talked about on the show. However, I thought […]