Primary Attribute

Hey everyone! There's no new episode on 10/14/2026, due to the tight timing of the recording session and Ian's lack of a personal time machine. (They're working on it.) We'll be back on 10/21, but in the meantime if you're hankering for something to listen to, here's some choice productions from our back catalog: Xeno Attribute (our self-contained, 13 episode sci-fi horror spin off show!): https:/...

The shield is finally descending! In mere moments, the Arx will be protected from the Corrupted army outside their city. Unfortunately, they've still got enemies inside and allies outside. Can they make the switch in time? Wealdroa puts up walls between themselves and others. Steamboat Willie knows even morally ambiguous badasses need help sometimes. Nacho Cheese Vons sticks up for his employees....

The party desperately fights to prevent the door being breached, keep their people from being taken, and take down fuck-off-giant knights. And there's *still* a damn dragon to deal with, even if its mouth is glued shut. Fun times! Wealdroa rolls the dice. Steamboat gasses his allies. Cool Ranch Vons falls with style. Grickx precisely fires from above. Jyessi is an honorable opponent. Nacho Cheese...

A cavalry charge plunges through the Arx defenders, and the party tries to stop it any way they can. They're going to take all the king's horses and all the king's men, and make sure they can never, ever be put back together again. Hopefully. Steamboat Willie starts a merger. Nacho Cheese Vons makes his own sound effects. Wealdroa drops acid. Grickx channels Matt LeBlanc. Cool Ranch Vons breaks pa...

The Arx tries the fast way down. After all, what's a little terminal velocity between a flying mountain and a hard place? Plus, it probably still counts as a landing if you're in contact with the surface at the finish, even if you're in several thousand far-flung pieces. Really, if you think about it, crashing is just minimum viable product! Grickx tells his foes to chill out. Cool Ranch Vons grap...

Okay, phew. That's the first wave (almost) down, and (mostly) everyone's still alive. What else could they have to throw at the Arx? Oh. Oh my. Grickx gets notified. Wealthy leaves no footprints in the sand. Cool Ranch Vons has a nice chat. Jyessi reunites with an old friend. Nacho Cheese Vons gets broken glass everywhere. Steamboat Willie shoos away a bird. Scheduling note! No new episode 9/9. We...

The defense of the Arx continues as it descends slowly towards the ground. It's even doing so in a controlled fashion! So that's nice. Less nice are the corrupted infantry, tigers, and minotaurs, oh my! Grickx is ready to fly the Bug Stomper. Nacho Cheese Vons brings the frag to his grenade. Jyessi keeps firm in her stance on the Corruption. Steamboat Willie does the most metal thing imaginable. C...

Let's land this thing! It's a giant mountain, how hard can it be? The party forms ranks with the rest of the defenders of the Arx and stands ready to take on whatever the Corruption will throw at them. Perhaps literally. Steamboat Willie works an angle. Jyessi gives Annie Oakley a run for her money. Nacho Cheese Vons calls down the fury of the heavens. Grickx orienteers. Cool Ranch Vons gets the d...

It's time for the party to dramatically lean over a map, point at things, and make strategic choices about where to assign their tactical resources. Because what are the friends you made along the way, if not ablative armor and/or cannon fodder? I mean, uh, loyal battlefield allies! Yes. That. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

It's time for one last level up before landing this thing! Everyone grows immeasurably in power, by which I mean incrementally and in a way defined by exact numbers. Basically the same thing. Also, potions are distributed the PCs, as well as the general populace. Because SOCIALISM. Grickx breaks the game. Steamboat judges air strike strategies. Jyessi's sword is more powerful than magic. Wealdroa...

The party crams in some last minute studying before the exam. And by studying, I mean pharmacological research, and by exam, I mean "holding the line against a Corrupted horde." So it's still basically the same as when you learned the entire textbook the day before your class final in college. Jyessi remembers the forgotten. Grickx carries. Wealdroa's knowledge of coconut magic is tested. Vons doe...

The second set of drills is here, and the party practices their own parts in this master plan. How well will they do when they're the grunts, not the commanders? Like, that sounds like it could be hard?? Steamboat streaks. Vons tries not to suffocate people. Wealdroa gives Joe a hard time. Jyessi hangs out with her dad. Grickx makes things spooky AND scary. Cool Ranch parkours across people. Check...

Drill time! It's drill time! The party drills the Arx citizenry on what to do in case of a landing during a Corruption onslaught. Will they manage to whip these folks into a focused fighting force? Or is everyone going to be goofing off while the teacher desperately tries to get their attention? Vons hosts a foam party. Steamboat blocks, tackles, and pulleys. Wealdroa introduces mages to new ways...

Steamboat Willie's fighting a moose! A corrupted moose! With no backup??? Everyone else scrambles to figure out a way back to help, but in the meantime we get to see how well sheer courage and audacity stack up against over 1000 lbs of raw, furious strength made flesh. Cool Vons goes around the back. Steamboat slickens his spear. Grickx busts out the Elven. OG Vons claims ownership. Jyessi dreams...

The grand experiment has gone awry, and now the Corruption attacks our brave scientists. With birds, the deadliest weapon (and confounding factor) known to Arxkind! How are they going to manage to start a small fire under these conditions??? Steamboat uses the boost! OG Vons weighs the pros and cons of a forest fire. Jyessi finds something in her inventory. Cool Vons poses for the poster. Grickx f...

It's time for a grand experiment! Can a dream fox start a fire so bright that their friends in reality can see it? Bonus question: How well can player characters handle being invisible? Wealdroa forgets something important. Vons moves to intercept. Grickx wiggles his fingers all creepy-like. Steamboat Willie goes up, up, and away! Jyessi attempts tactical charades. Cool Ranch Vons is such a ninja,...

Vons finally revealed his terrifying dreams to the rest of the party. Now it's time to dig in and figure out how these things work and if we can use them for something cool! And let's throw in an emotional betrayal for fun. Vons runs out of string. Grickx realizes someone missed a backstory cutscene. Jyessi goes euuuuugh. Wealdroa describes non-traditional methods of bonding. Check us out online!...

Did you know that sometimes people sleep? And they risk dreaming?? Every time they do it??? Today, we follow Vons in a cautionary tale about what happens when you take that risk. Vons hates on Elvish make. Jyessi doesn't take "don't worry about it" for an answer. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

It's always good to have a backup plan, so the party works on building themselves (and the citizenry) another escape route. As a bonus, they to get to visit with a few old friends! Steamboat shakes down. Vons is proud of what he's accomplished. Grickx puts together a mandatory training. Wealdroa finds a way to put magic missile into everything they do. Jyessi plans family picture day. Check us out...

We're back for Part 2 of our dive into other RPGs we dig. This week we cover Night Witches; loose, improv-heavy games; and take a dive into accessibility in RPGs. Whit receives recognition as an author. Adam enforces. Erin shares one of their great unsolved mysteries. Ian checks the sadness meter. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

This week, we try something a little different and talk about some other RPGs we enjoy! I know, we're *so* brave to admit it's okay to like more than one game. In our first of two episodes, we cover In Nomine and the Dresden Files RPG. Let us know if you enjoy these sorts of episodes! We'd be happy to do more if y'all find it interesting. Whit recounts a teenaged misunderstanding. Ian thinks it's...

The rest of the party tries to help Wealdroa make a good decision when buying a mech body. Tries. Sort of. Cool Vons loves spoilers. Grickx checks reimbursement rules. Jyessi discusses a different kind of construct. Wealdroa likes 'em thicc. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

Vons has to hurry, or he'll be late! He speeds along faster than a rabbit with a pocket watch, but it wouldn't be Vons if there wasn't at least one tangent along the way. Oh, and some other party members show up or something. Vons gets his paws all over someone else's equipment. Jyessi knows a little Kindness goes a long way. Wealdroa has a personal conversation in public. Grickx checks his reputa...

The party continues to prepare for the upcoming landing. Whether that be by honing their weapons, considering what sort of body they want to ride into battle, or keeping themselves emotionally healthy by spending time with loved ones. I know, the last one feels off-brand to me, too. Steamboat Willie makes something worthy of the Red Bull Flugtag. Wealdroa goes to a smoke shop. Jyessi's pretty sure...

It's time to do some campaigning! Grickx and Jyessi go out to knock on doors and talk to voters directly about the important issues of the day, like not letting everyone die from the Arx crashing, their feelings, and where they stand on all their past mistakes. Grickx busts out the suspenders. Jyessi avoids a hot mic situation. Vons gets somewhere he shouldn't. Check us out online! We're at https:...