Big Gay Nerds

We're delving into the pre-release version of a game from the creator of Pigsmoke: Bleak Spirit, a game about a stranger in a strange land where no one knows for sure what the real story is. Owen, Levi, Fern, and Vanessa share control of a roguish skink and the swamped abbey he's exploring; what kind of narrative could emerge from this? It's anyone's guess, but our money isn't on a sunshiny one. C...

Having recruited a new member, secured some privacy, and shifted their inter-gang alliances, the Resurrectionists settle in for a week of recuperation. Blondie hob-nobs over tea, Flint sticks his nose around, Thalia dances like no one's watching, and Ira makes some friends. However, the factions of Doskvol are never at rest in their struggle for supremacy, and unseen clocks tick towards midnight.....

The Resurrectionists have welcomed Ira Glasgow the Slide into their ranks, but they find themselves in a familiar situation when Ira's prior... ahem, associate isn't eager to let them move on. Can a band of rogues, used to getting what they want through deception and violence, find peaceful resolution with a ruthless and paranoid gang leader? Or will someone get a knife thrown into their shoulder?...

The Resurrectionists set out to find their next score, but quickly discover that political powderkegs with underlying hints of conspiracy are, in fact, complicated. Short on leads, they stumble into one person with the skills and contacts to help them navigate this web of conflict and intrigue... and immediately antagonize them. Featuring the return of Fern, previously heard in our Maid RPG advent...

With their latest wins and losses behind them, the Resurrectionists settle in for a little downtime. Franz recovers from the (ahem) licking he got, Thalia reflects a little on her home life, and Kristov makes an unexpected breakthrough. Then it's time to contemplate their next move, with a little guidance from new allies, though not all sources are equally trustworthy...

The Resurrectionists are back, as their name would imply! We return to Doskvol after a long hiatus to see our favorite pseudo-Victorian rogues finish what they started: tracking down and killing a masked assassin in order to pay off a criminal organization for poaching their shark-woman fence. Franz/Blondie hits up an old contact who hits back, Thalia/Shade follows some spectral clues, Kristov/Fli...

After an explosive end to the last episode, the united champions of Jorl push forward to end the invasion in the Fomorians' own mothership! Though they have determination and unexpected allies on their side, can they hope to sever the head of an otherworldly army? Find out in the finale of our first Fate Core adventure! Knights of Invasion is a World of Adventure by Richard Bellingham https://www....

The Battle of Smyden continues as our knights converge on the aliens' entry point! Zeno keeps up the wrestlemania, Geoffrey has a lucky streak, Agrippa plays diplomatic hardball, and Prim has her best bad idea yet.

The Invasion that these Knights are Of, apparently, finally kicks off! When the volcano that once split Jorl in two becomes the beachhead for a hostile force, can our ragtag heroes and their hurried coalition stand against it? Geoffrey puts his jousting skills to use, Prim uses some urban combat tactics, Zeno braves the fire, and Agrippa fights as dirtily as possible. Content Warning: Some gore, m...

It's time for more M.A.I.D. action! Fern joins us with Daisy, a maid who... well, to use a certain turn of phrase, she wears a lot more hats than the little maid doily thing. She, Princess Hekatom, and Darwin Barkley are assigned to protect an important human diplomat in the heart of spider territory. Will they succeed despite their impulsiveness, unwillingness to utilize backup, and pitiful Affec...

Back by popular demand, it's Lasers & Feelings, the one-page, one-stat RPG! All of your favorite Raptor crewmates are here: Robin the Savvy Pilot, Chumbo, Dizzy the Hotshot Explorer, fan-favorite Chumbo, Logos the Android Doctor, I think Chumbo's in this one too, Bit the Dangerous-and-or-Sexy Engineer, and who could forget... the Star Dreadnought.

The united knights of Jorl make their last push to prepare for the coming invasion! Agrippa proves that shame works, Geoffrey makes an uncertain promise, Zeno writes two letters, and Sara completely derails our podcast for a good couple minutes, cementing 100% canon details into another character's backstory by sheer force of will. Also featuring a Patreon shoutout!

Listen, usually I put a lot of thought into these descriptions, but this time... there's a point in this episode where someone says "betrothed by the Squatchmaster General" and I just can't top that. Come listen to this to hear that line if nothing else. The rest is also good, just not better than "betrothed by the Squatchmaster General."

After a slight detour, we're back in Knights of Invasion, with the newly-organized party taking it upon themselves to rally their countrymen towards a unified defense! First off, we've got to meet the rest of Agrippa's family, and see if we can warm up a big gruff Dreamworks Dad. Then, Prim has Schemes to set up, Zeno has a Message to send, and Geoffrey has Regrets to dwell on. Also, many silly as...

That's right, Maid is back! But it's not the charmingly mundane Maid focused on the world-jumping Hawksmore fortress and its frilly agents of conquest; this is M.A.I,D., a futuristic task force of super-powered peacekeepers! Unfortunately, a recording hiccup prevented us from showing you the random character creation, so: PLEASE believe me when I say that the bondage themes were selected by dice r...

With the tournament over and cosmically larger problems heaped onto their collective plate, the knights of Jorl reassemble their blown minds and take stock of the situation. Both King Karl and Queen Kelda agree that the situation is dire, but is life or death enough to make them cooperate? And, now that they're not being flung together by the spirit of competition, will our beloved knights find a...

The tournament comes to a head when all four of our knights--and two that aren't ours so much as mine, being NPCs--wade into an all-out melee! This plays out as what may be the longest single combat scene in Big Gay Nerds history, one full of fleeting alliances and desperate gambits. When the dust settles, who will be the sole victor? Also: there's a twist ending! So you'd better be pretty enticed...

It's time to tilt! We've got a real strong bracket for this jousting tournament, folks, with Ser Zeno the handsome foreign heir starting on one side and Ser Geoffery the handsome horse-whisperer on the other! Who will overcome some unexpected opposition and earn the Big Prize? And while that's happening, what will Agrippa and Prim do to prepare for their upcoming competitions? Most importantly, do...

No occasion bigger than Queen Kelda's 30th birthday could bring the courts of Jorl together for civil competition, making this a fantastic opportunity for knights to win glory... or a political advantage for their kingdoms. Among these gathered tournamenteers are a handsome heir from overseas, a small-but-bold second child, a horse-whispering country boy, a representative of a reclusive house who'...

Here we go, with an adventure that I think I've wanted to run since the show's inception, if not earlier! It's the enticingly open-ended Fate system, where the little personality quirks setting your character apart are the most mechanically important things about them. We're using it to play a game of chivalry and conflict, set on a fictional island divided between two kingdoms. With knighthood as...

The crew of the Australia is ready to meet with a mysterious contact... and get some shore leave in the meantime! Or station-leave, to be precise. If shores are planets in this metaphor than I guess a space station would be... a bundle of docks in the middle of the water, like in Flapjack. Anyway, X aims to regain some social standing, Eva sings, Craig logs in, and Nat shakes on it.

A handful of prisoners and backwater settlers are given the chance for a fresh start for themselves and humanity as a whole... once they get their hands on some prohibitively rare fuel for their mining-barge-turned-interstellar-ark. It's also uncertain if a gun-toting revolutionary, a disorganized hacker/pilot, a neon-faced failed guard, and a bodybuilding farmer are even capable of keeping their...

The Big Gay Nerds are boldly going where only playtesters have gone before: the universe of Termination Shock! Join Owen, Saturn, Snapper, and newcomers Nick and Vanessa as they brush up on timelines, get acquainted with multicolored dice, and set their sights on a new home for humanity. Includes discussion of Space Australia, amicable exes, Elan Sleazebaggano, reverse-Les Miserables, and personal...

The holiday celebration is winding down, but many questions are left unanswered. Will Simone's entirely nonmagical charms work on a professional mindbender? Will Liam's dedicated campaign of kissing up protect him from repercussions? Will Corvina have any reason to regret making a pact with a known cultist? Will Albert be able to ditch his new friend before he becomes part of the main cast? And wi...

Now that this celebration is properly underway, it's time to get into the holiday spirit with some shady political maneuvering! Good will toward man is all well and good, but when everyone either wants you pushed out of their way or dragged into their schemes, you need to take precautions. Albert learns a lot about a pesky subject, Liam tries to buddy up to an eldritch being, Simone stands up for...