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It's a whole smorgasbord of stuff on this episode, as Tom and Magill talk about the Fallout TV series and games a bit, Magill reviews Exclusion Zone Botanist now that he's played it, and, that's right, RIFTS RETURNS TO THE PODCAST! Magill's going over the extensive Rifts RPG skill list, so expect lots of Dickering. And in the Coyote's Aegis campaign, Operation Pearls is underwa...

This episode was recorded ten days before 4/20 and is coming out a week after 4/20, but you'd better believe this is somehow our 4/20 episode. We're not covering anything weed-related though. Anyway, Magill is talking about the G.I. Joe-like fast-action RPG called F.I.S.T., which sounds pretty darn cool. And then there's a big twist in the Coyote's Aegis campaign as the players wak...

Magill's got another selection of bite-sized RPGs for Tom to sample - this time they're all from Exeunt Press, and there are some pretty neat ones involving alien plantlife and cave people! Then Tom wraps up the liberation of the Mantle in Coyote's Aegis, bringing to an end the multi-session siege! Also we're a fast food review show now. Roll 1dFood. Find us on Facebook! All music...

What happens when multiple rules in D&D contradict each other...and it happens within one module?! D&D needs a Stack like the one from Magic: The Gathering. Anyway, on this episode, the Coyote's Aegis heroes continue securing the Mantle against the demonic hordes and put to rest a Mummy! Then Magill summons up the Highland Paranormal Society in the RPG Danger Room to look at a bunch of...

It's a big ol' sandwich of RPGs on this episode, as Magill starts things off by profiling 6e. Not Dungeons & Dragons 6th Edition, stupid! Just a game called 6e by Jared Sinclair. Then Tom gets into the final operation of this act of Coyote's Aegis, which sees the heroes defending a besieged city against a huge variety of enemies, all influenced by the demon lord Graazt! And finally...

Dangus Mangus! That's the name of Tom's Meat Mech in the game Extreme Meatpunks Forever, which Magill is looking at in the RPG Danger Room. Over in Tom's campaign, the story of Coyote's Aegis, the heroes find themselves in a big ol' arena battle with fire giants, gorgons, a chained pegasus, and other such vile opponents! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The Coyote's Aegis heroes enter the final arena of their epic-length operation in the penultimate mission of the liberation of Agaloch! Giant spiders and beholders abound! The Magill continues the deep dive into Extreme Meatpunks Forever starting with a review of the visual novel video game series that inspired the whole thing. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The party in the Coyote's Aegis campaign has found themselves in yet another boss fight! They've gotta take on some demons in a room shaped like a spider - creepy! Then in the RPG Danger Room we're getting weird in a different way as Magill talks about Extreme Meatpunks forever, the queer, anti-fascist, Cronenberg-mech game. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The Coyote's Aegis party encounters some drow - but can they be trusted?! Also there's a suspicious Tiny Fart Demon! Talk about Paranoia, which is also something Magill and Tom engage in. Then Magill profiles four more Zine RPGs that were part of Zine RPG Month on Kickstarter! Expect ghosts, mechs, bodybuilders, and disc jockeys. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The combat continues in Coyote's Aegis as the party finds themselves in another big ol' fight, this time against undead Drow! Connor floats along the ceiling, they bathe in magic water, there's a fart demon...good times. Then Magill profiles four different zine RPGs that are party of Kickstarter's Zine RPG Month celebration. Wanna be a Power Ranger in a Jane Austen novel? How about...

What do you call a plurality of bats? A cauldron? A cloud? Apparently there are no wrong answers! On this episode, the heroes of the Coyote's Aegis campaign speed through a dark forest on the backs of Cloakers as they enter the next phase of their operation. February is Zine RPG Month, so Magill profiles a bunch of zine RPGs from Kickstarter and Backerkit! Also, how do you pronounce vichyssois...

The Coyote's Aegis campaign comes to the end of its massive naval battle, only to prepare for the next phase of the epic-length operation! Expect butt stabbing. Then Magill takes a look at Skate Wizards, a steezy roleplaying game about radical and arcane shredding of the gnar. Plus some nautical knowledge and a cameo from Magill's wife's sneezes. Find us on Facebook! All music composed...

The huge naval battle continues in Coyote's Aegis as the heroes have commandeered a ship called the Bloody Fury and are using it to take out rafts, capture enemies, and encounter robots that aren't in rowboats. In the RPG Danger Room, Magill is reviewing the new Outsiders expansion for the solo RPG Notorious, and he's also contemplating some D&D etiquette from a Dicebreaker article...

Coyote's Aegis continues its intense multi-session naval battle as the heroes move from sinking warships to sparring with enemies on floating rafts! But no robots in rowboats, unfortunately. And then Magill wraps up his profile of GOZR, the awesome, gnarly fantasy RPG that's made of random tables and has a fantastic art style. Plus you can listen to Tom slowly get the hiccups until it dera...

In Coyote's Aegis, Operation Riverbed continues with a huge naval battle as the heroes move from ship to ship, looting them, freeing captives, sinking vessels and shooting enemies in the butt! Then over in the RPG Danger Room, Magill does a deep dive into GOZR as he and Tom admire the insane artwork in the sourcebook and rolling up a character. Hey, how do you pronounce "aegis" anywa...

Following the major military victory at the Battle of Ashgrain Output, the liberation of Agalloch continues as the Coyote's Aegis party launches into a huge naval battle - the start of an operation where Tom will use the whole meat! Then Magill revisits Magnagothica: Maleghast and shares his thoughts on the first few hours of Baldur's Gate 3. Then it's off to the tavern to play the sol...

It's the big finale of the Battle of Ashgrain Outpost and the party from the Coyote's Aegis campaign are facing off against helmed horrors, azers, and a giant boss! And hey, 2023 came to an end, so Magill gives a rundown on key pieces of D&D news from the year (and what a wild year it was), as well as going over the best D&D campaign settings. Join us as we bid good riddance to las...

Hey it's Christmas time! And to celebrate, Tom's busting out the D&D Mad Libs and Magill is listing off a bunch of holiday-themed one-shot adventures that you can run in your campaigns. And over in the Coyote's Aegis campaign, the party gets into a big fight with some kinda robots as the Battle for Ashgrain Outpost continues! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Coyote's Aegis gets into some giant-sized combat involving Stone Giants and Fire Giants! Magill profiles a game that he thought was an RPG but is in fact a tactical skirmish game (Magnagothica: Maleghast)! But most importantly, your two hosts contemplate RPG systems and wonder if there are just too darn many of them. Hey does anybody else want a new edition of Rifts? Find us on Facebook! All m...

Some new RPGs popped up in Magill's feed, so he quizzes Tom to see which of them appealed, if any. Would you play a game set in the universe of The Crow? Highlander? Pacific Rim? What about the Kieron Gillen comic Die? Then we check in with the Coyote's Aegis campaign as the battle of Ashgrain Outpost has finally arrived! Will the heroes liberate the slave-driven industrial centre of Agalo...

Tom had COVID, so we start things off by pondering the effects of COVID-19 on roleplaying gamers. In the Coyote's Aegis campaign, the heroes infiltrate Ashgrain Outpost to free some serpentine slaves and look great doing it! Then Magill has too many ales at the tavern and goes on a ramble contemplating the best bits of different RPG systems that we've discussed on the show before. In the D...

Coyote's Aegis has a bunch of objectives to take care of, starting with the task of dealing with their Drow allies, and then heading off to Ashgrain Outpost! Then Magill and Tom revisit Wicked Ones, since their Wicked Ones campaign is about to start, and ponder the differences and similarities between it and other Forged in the Dark games. Plus: we learn one of Tom's favourite spells! Find...

Tom's feeling low energy and Magill's kinda punchy so it's a goofy, lazy episode of Compare & Campaign as your hosts dive further into Notorious! Tom tells the tale of his bot's quest, Magill rattles off a list of zine RPGs that he found, and then they both take a look at official and unofficial versions of the Dune RPG. The official version is ridiculously expensive! Find us o...

The Coyote's Aegis campaign is fighting a giant fight! This episode sees them face off against a bunch of Azers, prompting Magill to ponder a thought experiment: does fire resistant armor impart its bonus when the wearer bites something that deals fire damage? 'Cause like, that armor's not in the wearer's mouth, right?? Then in the RPG Danger Room, Magill continues his exploration...

The Coyote's Aegis prepare to enter a multi-level base and chow down on the delicacy Army Stew. Then Magill goes all Star Wars as he sings the praises of the solo RPG Notorious! Plus a rabbit hole of RPG news that you'll have to listen 'till the end to hear... Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.