Primary Attribute

Hey everyone, there's no new episode this week! We had some scheduling snafus and weren't able to record as originally planned. However, this just means you have some free time to get in touch with us for our 200th episode! Give us your questions, your comments, your praise, your good-natured teasing! You can write to us at letters@primaryattribute.com, or head to our website where you can use the...

The fight with the Emissary of the Corruption charges towards its exciting conclusion! The party does their best to Just Say No to dying, even as they're already beaten, bloody, and exhausted. Their dedication is admirable. But dedication doesn't guarantee results. Steamboat Willie powders his snout. Cool Vons has an exit plan. Aramythe takes a second look. Wealthy loses control. Check us out onli...

Negotiations have broken down, mostly due to fireballs. The Corruption takes exception to this behavior and makes its displeasure known. Wealthy goes airborne. Cool Vons gets tactical. Steamboat Willie renounces his privilege. Jyessi, Grickx, and Prime Vons probably have a very nice time off-camera. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com Also, our 200th episode is coming up...

The party attempts diplomacy with a giant corrupted creature wielding a sword taller than most people. It's a bold move, I'll give them that. Cool Vons does a cool slide. Steamboat Willie channels the Big Dog shirts of his youth. Wealthy shares a hypothesis. Jyessi plays lockdown games. Grickx gets an odd feeling. Vons has a scheduling conflict with the shoot. Check us out online! We're at https:/...

The party is hunkered down against the storm outside, but they can't stay in one place forever. Half the party tries to find the other half. The other half makes a break for it. Steamboat Willie is ready to go pro. Cool Vons gets a grip. Wealthy yells "representative!" at the customer service line. Grickx cashes in on clout. Vons is basically Coco Chanel. Jyessi messages her spouses. Check us out...

The party puts on the Steamboat Willie Rescue Fun Time Revue! One portion of the party tries to escort him down the mountain, the other tries to go up to meet them, and the CK tries very hard to avoid talking to themselves. Cool Vons pokes at pottery. Steamboat Willie sees a bird. Wealthy sneaks a peek at a diary. Grickx and Jyessi awaken. Prime Vons still slumbers. Check us out online! We're at h...

The party tries to find each other during a treacherous lockdown, winding their way through the wilderness of caves and old maintenance tunnels in the top portion of the mountain. But certain creatures have made their home there, and won't make it easy for them. Steamboat Willie finds a fish. Wealthy pulls a Superman. Cool Vons is bashful. Grickx, Jyessi, and Vons sleep. Check us out online! We're...

The party pulls together as Steamboat Willie takes flight with his handmade glider. They're the sort of friends that you can call at 3 a.m. for help and you know they'll come...right? Steamboat Willie touches the heavens. Vons snoozes. Grickx lives out a fantasy. Cool Vons goes out on the town. Jyessi piles in. Wealthy hears something. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

It's time for the party to decide how to spend those valuable hours between the end of the work day and slumber. Maybe they'll work out and do the dishes? Or go to the library to learn about abhorrent magical practices. That works too. Vons has disparaging opinions about children. Grickx listens to the needs of the people. Jyessi asks a big question. Cool Vons spreads the good word about corn. Wea...

The party works hard to do a good job on Grickx's first day as the new Overseer of Engineering. It's time to learn the ropes, see if the previous person left behind any good snacks in their desk, and read the employee handbook. And learn terrible secrets! Vons pressgangs himself into service. Jyessi gatekeeps. Cool Vons learns the meaning of character. Grickx manages managing. Wealthy sweeps the r...

The party gets back together, and Grickx reveals his master plan to deal with the pressures of his new position. Everyone is suitably impressed and has no doubts at all. Oh, and it's time for a certain long-awaited introduction… Grickx prepares to zag on 'em. Cool Vons bullrushes illiteracy. Jyessi dares to do better. Vons brews beautifully. Wealthy dresses up. Steamboat Willie goes out on the tow...

While Grickx cools his heels in a jail cell, the rest of the party goes with Agent Pearl to get the down low on what's been happening on the Arx since they left. Turns out, it's quite a lot. Grickx welcomes visitors. Vons notices the missing piece. Jyessi embodies a side table. Steamboat Willie theorizes on the physics underlying the universe. Cool Vons (Gatsby) gets up to speed. Wealthy checks on...

The party's tragically split between drinking, reuniting with loved ones, and getting arrested. Life tests us all in different ways. Wealthy insists she's got it handled. Gatsby compares and contrasts. Steamboat Willie notices something is missing. Grickx is the bigger kobold. Vons attempts introspection. Jyessi writes a note. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

Welcome, new listeners! This is the start of a new arc and we've done our best to include recaps and extra context so you can jump on here without needing to archive binge. We hope you enjoy the ride. The party makes it back to the Arx after a slightly wonky teleport, and it's time to figure out what's happened there in the three months since they went to the ground. They head for the Fermenting F...

As the party heads back to the Arx, they also level up! In this episode, we go through new hit die, spells, and abilities, with lots of tangents along the way. We hope you enjoy it, and please come back next week for the start of a new arc! Check us out online: We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

It's time for our 2024 Solstice Special, everyone! This year, we join Wealthy as she heads back to her childhood home for the holiday with family and friends. She's not feeling the spirit of the season, but maybe with a little help from her friends (and a touch of magic) the solstice spirit can bloom anew. Wealthy vows revenge. Steamboat Willie thinks information is ethically neutral. Jyessi lifts...

The crew's made their decision, risking their credits and careers in the process. Now to see if they made the right call, doomed themselves, or if the situation spins wildly out of control in a brand new direction! Dr. Rae submits a paper. Damir sends email. Paul has a business proposition. Oz reveals his dark past. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com/xeno-attribute

The party's tried their experimental cure on one subject, and now it's time to see how well it works on Shad. Fingers crossed. Jyessi keeps a watchful eye. Vons eats nachos. Grickx counts the seconds. Wealthy remembers her training. Gatsby and Steamboat Willie observe. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

The crew is being threatened by eco-fascists! Who are also asking for the crew to trust them? These negotiations are off to a fantastic start. Dr. Rae tries to mind meld with a rock. Damir decides on the death penalty. Oz hears the harmony of the spheres. Paul just wants to get paid. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com/xeno-attribute The story Adam mentioned was "They're...

The party makes it back to the lab and it's time to do research! Half the party immediately decides research is Not For Them and wanders off to do something else. Steamboat Willie explains what's in a name. Gatsby gets under under someone's skin. Jyessi has a discrete locker room conversation. Vons does Science! Wealthy also does Science! Grickx does Even More Science! Check us out online! We're a...

The crew gets the planetoid moving back towards useful space. Do they have a plan to stop it once it's there? Eh, one thing at a time. Paul's legend grows. Dr. Rae asks for peer review. Oz channels Scully. Damir introduces a new ISO standard unit. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com/xeno-attribute

The party sets out to thoroughly explore the valley, and they find a long-forgotten place. Wealthy uses her GE credits. Steamboat Willie doesn't need directions. Green Day Vons looks behind something. Grickx interprets. Jyessi makes connections. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

The crew is set to retreat to safety with the miners in tow. One of them does something incredibly stupid instead. Paul forgets to mute his mic. Dr. Rae gets a 10 from the Russian judge. Oz wins at a crane game. Damir brings out the classroom TV cart. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com/xeno-attribute

It's spooky season once again, and that means it's time for our Halloween special! The party finds themselves not where they're supposed to be, with their bodies transformed. The solution? Candy! Grickx summons a horde. Jyessi makes people uncomfortable with basic facts. Wealthy sees a picture. Vons weaponizes water. Check us out online! We're at https://www.primaryattribute.com

The party's finally made it to their goal: a hidden valley teeming with bee colonies, where they can get the honey they desperately need for their attempts to cure the Corruption. They just need to find a way inside. Steamboat Willie gets +2 to Cool. Jyessi pokes at something with a stick. Wealthy is driven mad by mysteries. Grickx throws a rock. Green Day Vons proposes a practical method of findi...