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It was the penultimate session of the Rat Hack and I want to talk about it. I also have calls from old friends, new listeners, and a voice from the distant past.  Thanks to my amazing players and to Julz, Brian, Jason, and Karl for the wicked dope messages! 

Boom! You want call in's? I GOT call in's! You tired of hearing my voice on my show, well this is the episode for you! I have messages from some of Anchor's finest. Luminaries from across the podcasting universe have gathered their forces here, on my show, which I'm sharing with you now!. The usual cast of characters are joined by some voices we haven't heard 'round these parts in, as Roland Desch...

I recorded most of this episode at the airport, waiting for my flight down to see my mom and sister for the first time in 19 months. Since I've been down in Southern California, I haven't had time to record or play any games. I also have a bunch of really freaking awesome call in's that I want to get to, but that will have to wait until next episode. Until then, I'l be down in Huntington Beach liv...

Today I want to talk about the DM I most aspire to be like. I don't remember if I've mentioned them before on my show, but I want to put this out there for posterity because they were absolutely amazing. I am pretty damn sure they'll never hear this, andWe'll talk about why not later in the episode.  Who's your GOAT? Who was the person that made you want to be a DM in the first place? Let me know....

I recorded half of this right after my second shot, so please forgive me if things get a little jumbled. The only game I have to talk about this episode is the latest session of the Rat Hack, the modified pathfinder 1e game I'm running for a few of my friends. I was lucky enough to get calls from Jason and Barney, so you'll here them as well. A fantastic episode all the way around.  Dark Mysteries...

As promised, my 190th episode brings you almost five minutes of Jason telling me off for engaging in edition war nonsense. That said, he also tells me that I wasn't engaging in edition war nonsense, so whatcha gonna do? I also have calls from Andy and Barry, so you know it's going to be rad! Lastly, even though I talk about them before the call in's, I played in 2.5 games this week and I want to s...

The gauntlet has been thrown down, though not by me. Everything is within our grasp now. There is no problem we can't solve.  The impetus for this episode was a slew of very lovely messages I got about my fairy tale. A big, heart-felt thank you to Goblin's Henchman, Logan, Spencer, Barney(?), and Jason, you fellas made my day with those calls. I was nervous as heck putting out that story and I am...

This one gets weird. Pretty. Damn. Weird. Before that though, I have some awesome call in's from some super rad dudes! We might even talk a little about the Rat Hack, my stripped down version of Pathfinder 1e for the mini campaign I'm currently running. Let me just add;I have it on good authority that the way I spin my yarn could frighten an easily scared 4-year old, so listen at your own peril. 

I talk about our most recent session of the Rat Hack and how to get through a session when you're not feeling very creative. Fake it 'til you make it. 

Three! Three! Three games in one! In this episode, I talk about the games in which I recently played, Jason stops by to say hello, Logan makes podcasting sound very profound, and I drop something spooky at the end. What more could anyone ask for? Probably a lot, but this is what you get. 

I discuss the aftermath of the ripper camp raid, how the love of a child is the real treasure, and answer some super rad calls from some way cool dudes. 

I got some great Collins from a few of the aluminum areas of Anchor! John and Jason drop by for a poetry slam, B.J. has something to say about human versatility, and Logan drops some science about animal intelligence. I even do a little singing.  Then, I do a mostly terrible job at explaining why I am the way I am. 

Jason, let’s see if this works😎 In this episode I talk about my latest session of my mini campaign. What happens when a blind guy tries to run 17 bad guys and one friendly unicorn on a VTT? Tune in and find out!

I know, right? Me again already, but I HAD to put out an episode! I was too excited. Why, you ask? Because I received two call in's from the masterful Logan "Swordbreaker" Howard. Now, where I come from, when you get messages from a person of that caliber, it behooves you to put out a damn episode ASSAP. So, here it is Additionally, I wanted to answer a question that Andy Goodman asked on his wond...

In this episode I discuss the totally awesome session of League of Eternal Guardians that I got to play inAnd the almost totally awesome session of my mini campaign that I ran. I was also lucky enough to get calls from three amazing people. Thanks so much to John, Colin and Jason. You dudes are awesome!

Today I ask you questions three. Listen well and answer me. Hear me when you’re with your dogs or driving solo in the fog. Pay attention to the road, else comes danger yet untold.

Have I already used that one? Seems I can't be bothered to check. Today I answer some rad call in's and talk about the first session of the low magic mini campaign I'm running using a deeply altered Pathfinder 1e. It's a good time! Why is it a good time? Because awesome people took time out of their day to call into my show, so you get to listen to them as well as me! Two for one!

Good grief! When's the last time any of you have had to deal with Prismatic Spray at your table? As the unquestioned king of getting new players into the hobby, I discuss what a crazy spell PS is, and why PF1 is just as deadly as any of the vaunted OSR games I've played, read listened to, or watched.  

A quick run down of the last session of RotRL and a "unique" new insight on a classic spell. 

Is that a click baity title enough for y'all? I go on a little rant about this whole idea that the thing that separates humans from the other species in an RPG is their versatility. It ain't. To misquote a classic, "If it breeds, we can't kill it."

I'm recording this the day before my birthday, which means it's already my birthday in certain parts of the world! #worldwide A big shout out to Barry, Lieren and Jason for your super thoughtful advice on my moral quandary. Even though I don't need to, I'm going to say it anyways; go check out Shadow of the GM, Updates from the Middle of Nowhere, and Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. They're great. You're...

I’m stuck in a quagmire folks; The moral kind. What’s a dungeon master to do? Help me, Anchor-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope. I mean, you’re not really my *only* hope but it sure would be awesome if you could help out. Thanks for the call, Jason. You’re awesome! Oh yeah, I also talk about my last session of our Rise of the Runelords game.

I talk about North Watch, the starting town I'm building for the mini-campaign I'l be running next month. I love world building and if anyone wants to hear more about what's going on in North Watch, let me know. 

I felt that the title of the greatest goth metal song, by the greatest goth metal band (Type O Negative) would be the perfect fit to talk about my most recent session of Rise of the Runelords. It was a silken pink bloodbath. Also, Type O rules!  As always (at least lately); here there be spoilers!

Today I talk more about Mystera and all its' beautiful weirdness and give a rundown on what happened in last night's awesome session of Rise of the Runelords. Did my new character, Alastair Bronzebarrow, work the way I thought he would? Did the battle play out the way I hoped? What do Jason C and Rob C (no relation) have to say? Answers to these questions and so much more await you!