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Tom and Magill discuss the Mandalorian, MPOC's Finest face off against some fire-resistant sticky-icky, the Verdant Apocalypse squad meet a giant goldfish, and in the tavern we get to hear about the Ballad of Edgardo! Excitement! Adventure! And really wild things! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

MPOC's Finest celebrate Dwarven Alliance Day by shutting down a smuggling operation in the sewers! Meanwhile, the wasteland wanderers of the verdant apocalypse meet some new allies and go hunting for food. Then in the tavern, Tom and Magill take a look at some weird magic items as well as the insane RPG "Dungeons: The Dragoning 40,000 7th Edition. Additional materials can be found at compareandcam...

MPOC's Finest investigate a conspiracy involving a smuggling operation disrupted by a terrorist threat as different criminal organizations clash in Oston, and the post-apocalyptic explorers pass through a dinosaur-infested jungle and find themselves at a bizarre roadside attraction. Then, in the tavern, Tom and Magill workshop some ideas for Tom's campaign idea: Bloodshot Panopticon! Additional ma...

Magill runs a big vehicular encounter as a mini-session because one of his players couldn't make it, but it ends with a crazy reveal! Meanwhile Tom takes MPOC's Finest through their final challenges before they can rescue a goblin princess! And in the tavern we dodge a bunch of non-lethal traps, and Magill educates everyone on that most confusing of D&D mechanics: THAC0. Additional materials c...

Tom takes more inspiration from arcade brawler video games as he puts MPOC's Finest in a battle on an elevator! Meanwhile, in the verdant apocalypse, the team tries to rescue some of their own from an arena battle by causing a giant, chaotic distraction...and also seeks out some doughnuts. Then in the tavern we take a look at some campaign scenarios from Big Eyes, Small Mouth, and Groj the orc tri...

Post-apocalyptic fratboys, vampire clans,  Sam Shepard goggles, and a cliched fantasy landscape - we've got it all on this episode! Thrill as MPOC's Finest get a gear upgrade inspired by Splinter Cell but misattributed to an American playwright. Gasp as the wasteland wanderers of the verdant apocalypse are brought before the Alpha Omega. And of course, have a few laughs at the tavern! Additio...

The gang of memory-wiped wanderers in Magill's verdant apocalypse campaign go on a vermin-infested dungeon crawl through a Billy Joel song, and MPOC's Finest start populating the countryside with frozen banana stands. I swear this will all make sense once you listen. Then, in the tavern, you can learn about all the merits of the legendary ten-foot pole, as well as finding out why you can blame cle...

It's an Omega overload as MPOC's Finest go on Operation Omega Rising in the hopes of saving a goblin princess, and the wasteland-wandering crew of Magill's Verdant Apocalypse campaign unwittingly stray onto the turf of a gang known as the Omega Boys. We swear we didn't plan this. In the tavern, Tom lays out the Soviet vampire campaign he's always wanted to run. Additional materials can be found at...

A goblin princess has been kidnapped, a group of strangers wake up in an apocalyptic world with no memory of how they got there, a mind-flayer with a creative brain-themed puzzle is protective of his drink cooler, and the abridged history of Palladium Books! It's a jam-packed episode on this week's Compare & Campaign. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find u...

MPOC's Finest find a creative way out of fighting eachother in an arena battle, and Magill starts a brand-spanking-new campaign! Plus much video game talk, a Wall of Text, and a tavern full of mystic bubblemakers. All that and more on this slightly-delayed episode! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Minds of Metal and Wheels Part 2 concludes, and Tom and Magill pitch their ideas for a third installment! And over in MPOC's Finest, Tom talks about how to entrap your party without your players feeling like they've been railroaded. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The climax has arrived for the gang in Minds of Metal and Wheels Part 2 as they have to take on automatons, sky krakens, Martians, werewolves, and more! And over in MPOC's Finest, the party tries to 100% a dungeon crawl, and Tom resent's Magill's comparisons between his squad of bad guys and the Knights of Ren. Get dat orb! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find...

Time catches up with the gang in Minds of Metal and Wheels, and MPOC's finest go on a dungeon crawl straight out of a video game! And in the tavern we look at a classic D&D module from the man himself: Gary Gygax. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The steampunk crew from Minds of Metal and Wheels are back on Mars where they uncover the source of the mysterious signal controlling Hudson Cane's automaton on Earth. Meanwhile, MPOC's Finest have to do something they've never done before: make camp behind enemy lines! And in the tavern we talk about the ghouls of Vampire: The Requiem and get some choice DM tips from Spencer Crittenden (or rather...

Tom and Magill inadvertantly spend a lot of time talking about potions and apothecaries on an episode featuring more of the time travel and tactical missions that you've come to love. Everything wraps up with a lesson about magic words! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom's players encounter the Mentu Dynasty while Magill's players double back on themselves to revisit a location from their past! The guys also discuss how they handle spells or potions that make characters fall in love, and in the tavern they meet a cactus that looks kind of like a potato. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music compose...

Minds of Metal and Wheels starts mucking around with the timeline as the party gets four-dimensional and MPOC's Finest plumbs the Underdark. Then get out your temporary tattoo sheets in the tavern, because Magill and Tom are getting inked. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

MPOC's Finest begin their Frontier Operations behind enemy lines and Minds of Metal and Wheels FINALLY gets to the time travel stuff! It's a big episode full of twists, turns, and at least one tangential conversation about Army of Darkness. Tune in now! Plus Warhammer character generation and Dungeon Magazine adventure module discussion in the tavern. Additional materials can be found at comparean...

It's time for a big fight with some screech owls in Tom's campaign, and Magill's players find themselves in the midst of a huge street brawl! But what's really important is that Tom is excited for the 9th edition of the Warhammer 40,000. Magill introduces everyone to the game of Spottle at the tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All mu...

Things are getting intense with the screech owls in MPOC's Finest, and it's a steampunk military base dungeon crawl in Minds of Metal and Wheels Part 2! But really, this episode is about Tabletop Simulator, video game character creation, and Simple, Laid-Back, Universal Gaming. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Ni...

Things are getting METAL in Tom's campaign while Magill's party finally makes their way to the mission in Brazil. What took them so long?! Plus some arms dealing goes down at the tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom's players are trying to stop some evil owls from waging war, while Magill's players insist on taking a minute to absorb the impact of last session's cliffhanger ending. Then it's off to the tavern for some bottles and battle yo-yos! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The crew from Minds of Metal and Wheels are put in charge of solving the mystery of Jack the Ripper's identity, while MPOC's finest completely bypass the adventure entirely and skip to the boss battle. But what's a DM to do except roll with the punches? Then at the tavern, Tom and Magill turn up the ambient soundscapes and take a trip to Mutant Tasmania! Additional materials can be found at compar...

Tom and Magill recount a couple of brisk yet exposition-heavy adventures in their respective campaigns, but also get sidetracked by a lot of tangential conversation topics, including mention of 10 hours of ambient deep fryer sounds. Plus an exploration of the old Wizards of the Coast map-a-week archives and intense nitpicking of what makes a siege weapon. Additional materials can be found at compa...

Tom's players claw their way back out of hell as Magill's players try to figure out what kind of monster clawed its way through San Francisco! Can you ever trust someone who goes around wearing a cloak and gas mask? Then, in the tavern, Tom busts out a deteriorating copy of Dragon magazine and things go rapidly off the rails thanks to an abundance of percentile tables in a Rifts book. Additional m...