Gaming on the Frontier

This week we explore what it is like to be in a virtual world, the many kinds that can exist in the various Tri Tac games.  What their purposes could be.  We discuss how to detect that you are in one Sorry that this episode was delayed.  The holiday season has been hard on the editor's time.  Next week we will conclude this plus a bureau 13 segment.

This week Trav and Jay double team to present another great Tri Tac Game called Incursion - A game of alien abduction and galactic exploration. Don't worry.  We talk about Fringeworthy some and we'll have a lot more Fringeworthy content next week.

This week Trav tells us how to add Fringeworthy to a Rifts campaign (Palladium Games).

We return to our Fringeworthy series on adventuring in time shifted worlds.  This time we are adventuring in an Alternate earth that seems to be between the 7th and the 11th century.

This week in Fringeworthy we talk about the Alien Corp.  Who is in it.  Why and what unique opportunities for adventures it provides. Also we look at Tri Tac's new game Hardwired Hinterland and why we think it is a great game.  Give it a try.

Once again our friends at the Gutter Skypes have braved the Fringepaths to explore a high tech alien world if the ASA, cranky computer systems, and a horde of small, grey, white bleeding life forms don't give them too much trouble. http://www.anim5.com/IDDFOS/TGS/index.html

We didn't skip episode 42.  The anniversary episode should have been episode 41 and the last one episode 42. This week we cover the legendary journal of Captain Oates.  The very first Earth Prime fringe explorer.  He spent many years on the fringepath before returning to Earth and having a fatal accident before he could reach civilization.  Only his corpse and his journal survive.  We discuss how...

We start our new format of Fringworthy and other Tri Tac Game products.  First we tell you how to find out important intel from the other side of the Fringeworthy portal without having to risk your all too tender flesh.  Then we do an intro to Bureau 13, how it fits with Fringeworthy, and how it compares to other modern supernatural rpgs.

The gutter skypes are at it again.  This is their 3rd session of Fringeworthy and has nothing to do with the prior sessions except the same pc characters.  There is a lot of banter before the actual game, so you might want to skip ahead about an hour.

This is it folks, our one year episode. We talk about where the podcast came from, where it is now, and where it's going. We discuss our goals for the next year, our changes to format, and the future direction of Tri Tac Games. We also discuss the end of the Fringeworthy PodCast and the birth of the Tri Tac PodCast. This is an episode you don't want to miss! No notes this week as we spend most of...

This week, we're talking about what it takes to make your NPCs, or Non-Player Characters, more memorable to your players. How to make them more than just 2D cutouts, and more like living and breathing people. Of course, some NPCs will always be stereotypes, like nightwatch guards, Minions #21 and #24, and other "background characters". We also talk about the pitfalls of recurring NPCs, NPCs the pl...

We continue our discussion of the various wandering races and groups that you might meet in interdimensional space.

Where do they come from?  They won't say.  Where are they going?  They don't care.  Join us as we explore the many races of beings that live not on a world but in the very interdimensional spaces and roadways that connect the universes. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode to be finished next week. 01:40 - The races of the Fringepaths and fringe weather. 02:20 - What is a fringe walker and where do...

This is the second actual play episode for the Gutter Skype Fringeworthy game.  The actual Fringeworthy content doesn't start until 1:12:00.

Our good friend Mark Kinney and the rest of the Gutter Skypes are running a playtest of Fringeworthy using the Micro 20 system.  I've skipped the character creation part, but you can find it on their site.  http://www.anim5.com/IDDFOS/TGS/index.html Here is part one of their playtest.

This week we explore the possibility of adding Fringeworthy to a Call of Cthulu campaign.  Most of the specific points of what Fringeworthy adds to this game were covered as the general benefits in last weeks episode so please listen to that first before this one. The point of Fringeworthy to another game campaign is not to change that game into Fringeworthy.  Instead we suggest ways of using Frin...

This week we explore adding Fringeworthy to another RPG game system campaign world.  How would you add Fringeworthy to your Call of Cthulu game?  Your superhero game?  Your D&D game?  And not derail your game or change your game's distinctive tone? 02:30 - The tone of the game. 06:10 - Things that the Fringeworthy can bring to your game. High altitude maps, drones, lost tech/knowledge, advanced we...

What happens when there is no Earth for a prime or an alt.  What happens when the Earth is destroyed.  Our 5 hosts explore the possibilities on this week's Fringeworthy Podcast. 02:35 – No Earth. What happens to a portal where the earth has been destroyed? 07:30 – Will the portal jump to another nearby planet? 09:15 – Random generated no Earth portal. 09:40 – Black hole destruction. 14:40 – Hatche...

We continue to explore the possibility of adventuring in Japan in the 5th to 11th centuries.  We list a number of helpful reference books for this time.

Adventuring in the past:  Japan from 5th to 11th century.  Blix takes us on an journey to the beginnings of Japanese history and culture - before the samurai.  Here you will find powerful emperors, strong men of the mountains, ninja, and maybe a cappa or two. 02:20 - What no Samurai!? 02:40 - Shifting from tribes to cities. 04:19 - How to get along and fit in with the people of this time. 10:20 -...

We provide more information on our Dragon Con demos plus we continue to answer reader mail on how to handle where your team members are met with prejudice and what happens when a team goes missing. 01:20 – Fringeworthy novel release at GenCon. 02:20 – DragonCon Fringe Worthy Savage Worlds event by Blix. 03:50 – ConClave FW d20 adventure by Trav! 04:50 – TriTacGamer Forums. 05:17 – Ideas for improv...

This week Bruce talks about his Fringeworthy demos at Gencon Game Fair in Indianapolis.  He and Blix discuss their upcoming demos at Dragon Con in Atlanta.  Also mentioned are new demos by John Reiher and Trav. Then on to reader mail. What are essential skills for a character and how to make sure they have them? We will have more questions and answers next week.

John Reiher ran a demo and got a lot of feedback this time.  We discuss his design and execution for his demo and make suggestions for more successful demos.

This week we continue our discussion of adventuring in the Native American cultures of North, South, and Central America in the 5th to 11th Centuries.   We talk about how they conducted war and how the introduction of modern weapons might not have the expected effect.   01:50 - Mesoamerican ball games . 05:00 – You are a God King! Trading the “shiny” with the Mayans and the repercussions. 12:45 –...

A promo for the soon to be released Fringeworthy novel and an offer for a free proof edition at Gencon 2010.