Gaming on the Frontier

This week we finish our exploration of invading the world of Dragonlance with characters from another game.

Hey, we are back.  Sorry about the dead air.   This week we return to Adventuring in someone else's intellectual property with an exploration of Dragonlance, the AD&D property.

We conclude our series on playing Fringeworthy in Mario World! We talk about what Earth Prime can get from the denizens of the Mushroom kingdom and other lands of Mario World, as well as the possibility of an all Mario World Fringeworthy team! It's Ridonkculous!  Next time on the Tri Tac Podcast: Running a Fringeworthy campaign centered around the Fringeborn. Yes, Fringe Kids!

We continue with our series on Fringeworthy on Mario World. We recount Mario's origins, talk about Power Ups, and really get into it about Mario Kart Racing. We finish off with a stab at the cosmology of the Mario Universe!

This week, we start a new series of Fringeworthy in a video game universe! This time, it's the 800lb... Plumber! That's right, itsa Mario!  We delve into the world of Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom, and what to expect when you arrive in Bowsers Castle...

We conclude our series on Fringeworthy in the World of Greyhawk. We discuss what UNIDA and TÆSS would find useful on this magic rich world. And we find out that Bruce doesn't like the Drow. The Drow LOLth in his general direction... As promised, here is the link to the online interactive map to Greyhawk . Next time on the Tri Tac Games Podcast, we are in need of a plumber... and mushrooms?

We continue our discussion of Fringeworthy in the World of Greyhawk. We continue our discussion of the races and cultures of Greyhawk, talk about it's connection to other planes of existence, and finish off with what the Fringeworthy can find to do in Greyhawk. And no Drow. Not a bit. Nope. 

Welcome to the World of Greyhawk! You and your fellow teammembers are about to embark on an expedition to world of magic and danger! This is the first of three worlds of Dungeons & Dragons™️! 

We conclude our series on the Cosmology of Skyrim with a discussion of various gods and their realms. 

We continue our discussion of playing Fringeworthy in Skyrim. We delve into the aspects of the Gods of Skyrim and what it would be like to visit their planes of existence.

We return to the world and worlds of Skyrim with Professor Pixie and her able assistant Trav. We delve into the setting's mythos and all those planets you think you see are actually infinite planes that are really gods! Take a shot of something strong and prepare yourself for our foray into a video game mythology!

We finish our show on Bruce's idea for a game set in the 1980's, California Beachhead! Old fogey warning, we still talk about stuff from our youthhood. 

We continue Bruce's game pitch for his idea California Beachhead. We pick back up where we left off, talking about the Kahunas and their gnarly powers! Old Fogey alert, we talk about the 1980's about how things were when we was young'ns!

Kowabunga dudes and dudettes! We pitch a game idea straight out of the 1980's! The Californian beach culture of the 80's versus the Martians! Get your Scooby Gang together and find you a ripped Kahuna to lead you, as we hang ten on this epic episode! 

We conclude our series on playing Fringeworthy in the world of the Minecraft video game. We talk about how you would deal with the ramifications of another Multiverse network, something that is part of the Minecraft game. Thanks for sticking with this series and just remember, in Minecraft, there's a mod for that! (Possible drinking game, everytime John mentions that.)

We continue with our discussion about playing Fringeworthy in the world of Minecraft. We start out with a discussion of Magic in Minecraft, and end up talking about languages. Erm?

In our continuing series of Fringeworthy in other game worlds, we all become blockheads... Well, Minecraftians. What happens when your team of explorers discover a world where everything is made up of 1 cubic meter blocks? Where the physics are down right strange? When it's really dangerous not have a fire at night? Find out!

We finish our series of Fringeworthy in the world of Skyrim. We conclude with working out how big the world is vs. the video game world and we work out what can be imported from Skyrim to the other Fringe cultures.

We continue our exploration of Skyrim and how to integrate it into your Fringeworthy campaign. It's cold up in Saarthal, so bundle up.

This week, we start our series about the world of Skyrim and what your UNIDA team of Fringeworthy explorers can expect if they discover this world. We cover the basics of the world and where in Skyrim your team would appear.  As mentioned in this episode, here's a link to a map of the World of Nirn .

This week we finish our design sessions of the Best New Magic System.  Thanks to the hosts for going on this journey with me.  Thanks for all the suggestions by fans.

We continue to fill in the blanks of what we didn't cover in the previous 7 sections

We thought we were done but we had one more session of questions to cover.  Here is part 1.

This week we conclude our series on Xenoarchaeology in FTL:2448. We start with the Great Machines and the Not So Great Machines, various cultures and worlds, and end with Big Dumb Objects. You can download the Xenoarchaeology PDF here . Links to other sites will be forthcoming.

We continue our examination of Xenoarchaeology in the game FTL:2448. We talk about what you need to gather before you go on your mission, the types of ships that you'll encounter, and what to expect when you do your dig. Break out the camel hair brushes and trowels, as we dust off our finds for this episode! Download the Xenoarchaeology Outline PDF here .