Some Derps Talk About Games

This week, Buddy pitches a Star Wars campaign to Mango- a campaign that spans the fall of the republic and builds to the start of the rebellion, ending with a brief but heated discussion about the importance of the canon in a Star Wars tabletop game. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/s...

This week, Bethesda set the modding world on fire with it's Creation Club, which many are dubbing paid mods 2.0. Is Creation Club paid mods? Are paid mods inherently bad? Where was Todd Howard? Buddy & Mango discuss all of this and more on this weeks episode of Some Derps Talk About Games. The Creation Club: https://creationclub.bethesda.net/en Devolver Press Conference: https://youtu.be/WqPT9hyPA...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about player choice and letting players fail through the lens of Crowfall and World of Warcraft. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at s...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about the new DC Movie, Wonder Woman! Remember Star Wars?: https://youtu.be/e1j7zc31CcY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsp...

This week, Buddy & Mango discuss playing Star Wars tabletop RPGs. Sorry again for the background noise. We are working to fix it. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us a...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about the value of video game reviews, and what value scores provide, through the lens of the recent IGN Prey controversy. Note: Sorry for the background noise, Buddy's microphone had a setup error. We'll be sure to fix it for next time. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us o...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about the new Marvel film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygames@gmail.com Like our fa...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about fairness and setting player expectations in tabletop games. Angry GM Riddle: http://theangrygm.com/the-infamous-angry-riddle-contest/ Angry GM Solution: http://theangrygm.com/the-infamous-angry-riddle-solution/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somed...

In the wake of a Vice Waypoint interview with the creator of the Witcher and Metro novels, Buddy & Mango discuss adaptations of video games. Vice Waypoint interview with Sapowski and Glukhovsky: https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/a-no-bullshit-conversation-with-the-authors-behind-the-witcher-and-metro-2033 Tomatoes, or How Not to Define Art: https://youtu.be/XmxIK9p0SNM Liana K on Krogans in...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about the Alchemist, a Pathfinder base class. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygames@gmail.com Like our facebook page too! www...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about the new movie "Ghost in The Shell", based on the classic anime movie, series, & manga of the same name. Digibro's "Ghost in the Shell- Franchise Overview": https://youtu.be/0H7fRNexE2c ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! www...

This week, Buddy & Mango try to sort out the ethics of Let's Plays and Streaming. If you are interested in the legal aspects, please go listen to Robot Congress's excellent episode on the subject, which has the distinct advantage of being hosted by a lawyer in the field: http://headgum.com/episode/036-fair-use-and-streaming-feat-aureylian/ ----------------------------------------------------------...

This week, the whole party from the Rise of the Runelords game gathers to discuss the ups and downs of the multi-year campaign. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at...

This week, Buddy & Mango discuss the evolving definition of roleplaying video games, how it applies in the present and how we should use it. Angry GM Article: http://theangrygm.com/getting-there-is-half-the-fun/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www....

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about the newly released film Logan. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygames@gmail.com Like our facebook page too! http...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about running a tabletop RPG online. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygames@gmail.com Like our facebook page too! http...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about Roguelikes. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygames@gmail.com Like our facebook page too! https://www.facebook.co...

This week, Buddy & Mango are joined by returning guest Mark to talk about the playtest of the RPG Dusk City Outlaws, being kickstarted right now! Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/481478805/dusk-city-outlaws/posts/1803480 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplayg...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about the newly released action movie, John Wick 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygames@gmail.com Like our facebook...

This week, Buddy pitches a campaign concept to Mango for a caravan based campaign. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygames@gmail.com Like our faceboo...

This week, Buddy & Mango are joined by special guest Warren to discuss this years Oscar bait/nominee films. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygames@g...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about crowdfunding and it's place in the tabletop and video gaming industries, among other things. Big shout out to friend of the cast Vince Rolin for supplying us with our brand new theme song! Links: Dusk City Outlaws: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/481478805/dusk-city-outlaws MTG Psychographs: Timmy, Johnny, and Spike: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/arc...

This week, Buddy & Mango discuss the topic of arbitrary combat, tournaments, and caravanning in tabletop games. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at somederpsplaygam...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about Nintendo's new upcoming console, the Switch. Erik Kain's Article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2017/01/13/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-nintendo-switch/#4dd0058bd584 Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: http://www.crunchyroll.com/showa-genroku-rakugo-shinju ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and oc...

This week, Buddy & Mango talk about two of this year's video game movies, the recently released Assassin's Creed and the older Warcraft. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want to watch us play D&D, and occasionally video games? Check us out at twitch.tv/somederpsplaygames Replays! www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g Want to tell us something? email us at...