Pod Against the Machine: A Pathfinder Actual Play

It's the triumphant return of Machine Learning!  No time has passed since the last time we did one of these, so let's jump in the "not far back at all" machine to recap some episodes from near the end of book 2, when absolutely nothing bad happened specifically to Vaargas.   BIG SPECIAL THINGS Our Hopefinder Third Party Kon game with special guest GM Jason Bulmahn drops today!  The creator of Path...

Did the VL2+AnB just lose the AP?  It kind of feels like they might've.  Time to stick our faces in things!   BIG SPECIAL THINGS We're going to be playing Hopefinder at Third Party Kon with special guest GM Jason Bulmahn!  The creator of Pathfinder 2e and Hopefinder (a Pathfinder 2e hack) will be running the game he made through a one-shot he wrote on 2/19 at 2:00 EST (and whatever that time corre...

What wonders could this ruin possibly still contain?  Probably no one important to the underlying plot.  I wouldn't worry about it.   THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT We're going to be playing Hopefinder at Third Party Kon with special guest GM Jason Bulmahn!  The creator of Pathfinder 2e and Hopefinder (a Pathfinder 2e hack) will be running the game he made through a one-shot he wrote on 2/19 at 2:00 EST (an...

So here we are again, under the ground.  With machines and water and, you know, things that want to kill us.  Funny how those are like, the one constant in this world.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with...

They did the thing!  Score one for the good guys.  Now let's keep it civil while we loot the living and figure out a way forward.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers...

The investigation at the Badwater continues, as our heroes try to figure out how anyone could possibly be faster than an eight-year-old.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, s...

And we're back!  The Very Loyal Two (plus Aluwen and Brixbi) have returned to Iadenveigh, and they're getting down to brass tacks and bad waters as they try to ferret out the Technic League spy once and for all.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode...

One last trip (for now...) to 9000 years in the past, where we investigate the Crew Deck and try to understand the fate of the crew so far.  This Tugboat Team might just have bit off more than they can space chew this time.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards f...

The crew of The Dapple returns to resume their rescue mission deep in uncharted space.  What lurks on the Crew Deck?  Surely the crew, of course!  Why would you ask such a thing?   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a t...

IT'S EPISODE 100 TIME, BAYBEE!   Join The Divinity, the single greatest achievement in Androffan history, as it sets forth on a generation-long trip across the galaxy to discover new worlds, new forms of life, and teach everyone about just how great they are.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--w...

Welcome to another special presentation from Network Against the Machine.   In Jeff's premiere on The Story Machine, we'll follow a messenger for a long day, and a trip to Huey's Diner.   The full text transcript of this story is available on our website.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're...

Welcome to another special presentation from Network Against the Machine.   Join Sam, and a couple familiar voices, as we explore a world where everything works as expected.  Where the system is perfect.  Where it's all covered in the training.   The full text transcript of this story is available on our website.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet swee...

Finally free of the menacing van, our heroes venture forth into the night to figure out just what is going on...and maybe who they are.     We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags,...

Welcome back to the show we affectionately refer to as "McFyb!"  On our second foray into bonus territory, Gero is leading the crew in a Call of Cthulhu Modern adventure called Forget Me Not.  There's a van involved, and everything is going to be fine.     We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're...

Now that we're safe and sound in town, and also rich and powerful, and also maybe slightly irradiated, it's time for shooooooppppppppiiiiiiiinnnnnngggggg!  And other things, too.     We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a...

Wow.  That was a whole thing, wasn't it?  All of our heroes eggs are in...kind of a lot of baskets...and there's this whole compound to deal with, still....     We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your...

In the thrilling conclusion of Jimmy Fame Presents Bonus Against the Machine: More Pod for your Bod, Sponsored by Charlie Th'Lizardfolk's Chicken Emporium: More Cluck for your Buck: Sundered Waves Edition, the bird enthusiasts are locked in mortal combat with a giant skeleton.  Unfortunately, they're also piloted by people who don't know how to play Pathfinder 2e.     We encourage you to check out...

The never-ending battle with the seemingly deathless Xill rages on.  If only our heroes were so good at surviving.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!   Ba...

The battle rages on.  I have just one question for you: would you like to take any purely mental actions?   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!   Background...

Happy Halloween!   Welcome to a special presentation from Network Against the Machine, one that has nothing to do with the main pod, nor TTRPGs.  Instead, it's about stories.   Our very first entry is a spooky short story written and performed by our very own Sam.  Join them as we travel deep into the woods.  Maybe we'll find some peace and quiet there.  Maybe...   The full text transcript of this...

And here we are, under the ground, facing impossible odds with improbable allies.  That initiative tracker is looking ridiculous.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers...

Welcome back to Machine Learning Live, A Pod About the Machine from Pod Against the Machine, the only Actual Play Podcast with a Supplementary Live Podcast with a twenty-eight word title!  This here's a big one, getting into some of the heady days in the heart of book 2...   We've also still got a Patreon and a Ko-Fi , and they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals!...

With The Very Loyal Two very imprisoned, our two remaining heroes have turned to the xenophobic town of Iadenveigh for assistance.  Will anyone answer the call?   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all you...

Well, here we are.  The party.  It's...is it coming to an end?  Maybe it's time to split.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!   Background music and sound...

I'm not going to lie to you.  Things are getting dark.  And not just because we're hundreds of feet under the ground.   We encourage you to check out our  Patreon and/or Ko-Fi , as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts! AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!  ...