A Friendly Orbit

Self-compassion as an alternative to self-criticsim? In this economy? According to author Kristin Neff in her book 'Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself', we should. You can find the website with the arguments for self-compassion here . You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠ afriendlyorbit@gmail.c...

Does Magic need to have laws? Well, it depends, according to Sanderson's Laws of Magic. Wait that's confusing, I meant the other kind of laws. Ok just listen to the episode, it's good advice. Join Theia and Ceres as they discuss the rules to write a compelling magic system identified by author Brandon Sanderson. Check this link to read more! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠...

The new 2024 D&D Monster Manual is out. We’ve had it for a few days, we have THOUGHTS™. Does it beat Flee Mortals? (no) Is it worth the price? (maybe) Why do Modrons have huge fleshy lips? (we have no earthly idea). Ceres made a csv of monster names, challenge ratings, subtypes, legendary status, taglines and more. Here it is! It was designed specifically for compatibility with Kobold+ Fight C...

Theia is back with another Movie-Passion-Project-That-Encapsulates-One-Director’s-Vision-And-Was-Made-Nearly-Single Handedly-And-Is-Very-Bad™. This week we dive into the mentally direct and inefficient story telling of Rebel Moon part 1 & 2. Get ready for 5 hours of… honestly not that much. Also the audio is pretty bad this week, we’re sorry! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyo...

What makes a good man? No idea. But we might know what makes a good D&D character. Join the crew for a review of our past characters as we go through the good, the bad, and the Trollssassins. Check out the final rating ! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠ afriendlyorbit@gmail.com ⁠. Special thanks to Paul van La...

Are you a real Marvel fan? Or just a poser who doesn’t even know about Bigwheel? Play along with Ceres to find out in our insane Marvel character guessing game. 10 of these weirdos are real. 10 are made up by Theia’s sick mind. Can you tell? No googling allowed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠ afriendlyorbit@gmai...

Well, it all went up in flames. And is about to explode. What were you expecting? Join us for the final installment of the Draw Steel playtest, and some of our immediate post-game thoughts on the system. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for cre...

Why are bosses always unreasonable? Why is there ash on deck and poison in your eyes? Is Ceres about to TPK the party? Will Theia forgive him? That’s right - it’s time for Part 2 of our Draw Steel playtest.  You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for...

High Seas? Check. Mysterious Cargo? Check. Drawing Steel? MEGACHECK. Welcome to part 1 of 3 of our Draw Steel playtest adventure, wherein Ceres and Theia navigate a new rule system and the deadly mysteries of a pet bird. Join us, as Silverjack and Niphilum take on the world! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠ afrien...

We try to expand our horizons beyond D&D by talking about a new TTRPG… and mostly comparing it back to D&D. Well, we tried. Join us for a discussion of Draw Steel, a well designed and intentionally crafted tactical, cinematic and heroic fantasy game. And next week you can listen to a playtest session of it we ran back in early January! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbi...

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, a nickelodeon show became very popular with adults and children for its writing, but everything changed when M. Night Shyamalan made a really bad movie adaptation. Join an ecstatic Theia and a flabbergasted Ceres as we dissect the worst piece of cinema either of us has ever seen. And we've seen Sharktopus. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠...

250 million years ago dragons were kinda real. 1 year ago Ceres started to obsessively listen to a paleontology podcast. Join the Orbit crew on a Dinosaur trivia night to find out who is the smartest-saur with special guests Proteus and Copernicus competing for the title. The questions are dubious, the answers are questionable and Theia has opinions about the power-ups.  You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ww...

A rebel, exotic chef, and a wooden transformer lady walk into a bar… Well not a bar but a dark fantasy world ruled by mindflayers and more. Join Ceres, Copernicus, Neriad and Theia for our favorite moments from Edge of Extinction, our recently completed home campaign! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠ afriendlyorbi...

We just finished playing a D&D campaign together, and decided to share it with you! Join Ceres and Thea for our longest episode yet, as we try to offer a recap, context, thoughts and feelings about three years of adventure. Join us, as we venture into the Elysium. Stay tuned for next week! We will be releasing a part 2 where we reflect on the campaign with our other party members. You can find...

Arcane Season 2 is out! We have mixed feelings! Copernicus talks about their most rewatched scene. Thea is the Jinx apologist this time. Ceres would not let you blow him up without having words about it later. Join us in the beautiful mess! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠ afriendlyorbit@gmail.com ⁠. Special thank...

Have you ever wondered about Aragorn’s Feed? Does Sauron slay in more than one way? Join us as we rank Lord of the Rings characters based on Theia’s dastardly whims. Spoilers: Gollum is the worst at ALMOST everything. We used this tier list template. Find our final tier lists here ! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at af...

You ever wonder why strangers on the internet are always wrong? Well Ceres has figured it out. And Theia thinks it's obvious. Lets find out whose D&D opinions really matter... Matthew Colville’s video on early D&D: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDCQspQDchI⁠ SitcomD&D can be found here: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5DPrZRdlSna6EwPd4cwwYp?si=fc9493cb422d4b28⁠ You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠...

Did you know Lovecraft didn't believe in Santa? Did you know dying all the time in D&D sucks? Well strap in! This week we explore the strange life of an awful man, and drop forbidden knowledge on how we think cosmic horror could work in 5th edition. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠ . Sp...

Take a sip. Sample the merchandise. Amuse your bouche. Join our friendly orbit. We upload most weekends! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at afriendlyorbit@gmail.com . Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro. See you amongst the stars!

And now the conclusion, the end of the infectious bite, and the future of our survival. Join us as we end our impromptu, lawless game and reflect on what we like and dislike about it. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at afriendlyorbit@gmail.com . Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro. See...

You know those spooky stories you used to tell your friends at summer camp? Did you ever want to play a character in those stories? The question is, how hard is it to get out of a onesie in a moment of panic like this? Join us, as Theia tries to survive in Ceres’ improvisational realm of childlike horror. Don’t you want to play “circumnavigate the zombie”? Part 2 will be coming next week. You can...

Can you predict the future? Well if you can’t, in today's episode we analyze the psychohistory of the Foundation trilogy, and end up putting Harri Seldon, Isaac Asimov, the roman empire and even each other on trial. You can find us at ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at afriendlyorbit@gmail.com. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our...

Beware! TTRPG secrets beyond number may be gleaned here. Are you brave enough to delve into the elder knowledge and clever tricks that can be stolen straight from podcasts of the wise and mighty? You’ll have to find that out for yourself. You can find us at ⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at afriendlyorbit@gmail.com. Special thanks to Paul van...

Baby's first episode! Theia hates league. Ceres is a Jinx apologist. SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1 OF ARCANE. You can find us at www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at afriendlyorbit@gmail.com. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro. See you amongst the stars!