Whisky & Wildcards

Fantastical travels with steam-powered machines beyond your wildest imagination! Or is this about detectives in Victorian London? And where does the "punk" fit in? The Unofficial Steampunk Handbook is a guide for all kinds of steampunk roleplaying. We share a bottle of 12-year-old Aberfeldy and discuss both the book and the beverage. Timecodes: 00:01:35 What is Steampunk? 00:07:22 Social Classes M...

We're reviewing five adventures this time: The Gold Piece adventures by Radulf St. Germain. Get ready for some wild yarn and a very smoky whisky review. Timecodes: 00:01:07 The Wreck of the Agamemnon 00:10:15 Venom Island 00:18:02 Red Wedding on Coconut Island 00:26:47 Attack on Flameskull Island 00:40:44 The Barnacled Eidolon 00:58:51 Whisky Review: Smokehead The adventures are written by Radulf...

We take a look at Sleuth Squad, a setting toolkit for teenage investigators who solve mysteries together with their trusty mascot and possibly play gigs as a band. For a drink, we try a Highball this time. Timecodes: 00:00:38 Overview 00:16:24 Character Concepts 00:23:54 Character Creation 00:33:18 Mascots 00:47:35 Gear 00:52.20 Setting Rules 01:05:52 Gamemastering 01:11:43 Sleuth Squad on the Roa...

Here's Tracy Sizemore's new Savage Worlds setting: Han Cluster! In the future, mankind has build a new colony in the stars after the Earth was plagued by environmental and economic crises. But Earth has not been completely abandoned and forgotten – in fact, it's on its way to recovery and a cold war is brewing between Earth and the colonies in the Han Cluster. Meanwhile, humans and Ghosted Machine...

Let's get back to the future that never was with Street Wolves! A group of vigilantes are fighting evil forces in an alternate version of the 1980s, full of synthwave music, VR hacking, cool sports cars and a mysterious vapor, bathing the cities in glowing neon light at night. We open ourselves a bottle of blended scotch and check out what's in the book. Timecodes: 00:00:40 Overview 00:03:09 Art a...

Espionage action in the 1930s in a world with crazy inventions, mad supervillains and supernatural phenomena – this is what The Secret Files of Section D are about. We pour ourselves something tasty and take you on a tour through this exciting setting for Savage Worlds. Timecodes: 00:00:40 Overview 00:10:42 Layout, Style and Artwork 00:14:20 Setting Introduction 00:15:48 Character Creation 00:18:1...

We're about to enter the wild world of the culinary fantasy setting Béchamel! Follow us into the castles of cuisineomancers, broccoli forests, rowdy inns and the lands of cheese-loving raiders. Lots of lore to ingest and taste, and then of course there's a Scotch to review... Timecodes: 00:00:38 Overview 00:02:49 Style 00:04:56 Setting Background 00:18:59 Setting Rules 00:25:30 Geography 00:27:25...

We return to the world of bug knights in shining armor, singing chirpers and barbaric wasps to review the full book of Stingers and Spores. This time, with an Irish whiskey in hand. Timecodes: 00:00:41 Overview, Crowdfunding 00:06:05 Style 00:07:45 Setting Background 00:21:19 Setting Rules 00:25:52 Character Creation 00:27:29 Insect Species 00:30:08 Hindrances 00:32:57 Edges 00:35:47 Arcane Backgr...

We review a blended scotch and not one, but a selection of eleven Savage Worlds products in this episode. All of these products are from the Savage Worlds Adventurer's Guild program. Enjoy! Timecodes: 00:00:40 Herbal Alchemy 00:05:43 Artificer's Codex 00:11:04 Wand Magic 00:15:30 Shadowcraft 00:24:23 Dungeon Delver's Toolkit 00:29:23 Instant Encounters 00:33:39 Expanded Wealth 00:41:24 Technomance...

After the invasion of the earth and the terrible wars that followed, the planet has been rather changed – as has mankind, being nearly annihilated by the alien attackers. But the time of doom is over: Now it's time to reclaim the earth, rebuild society and explore strange phenomena the unfriendly visitors left us with. With a tasty Whisky in our glass, we'll take you on a tour. Timecodes:  00...

Visit the Iron Republic of Jora with us and fight alien angels, explore ruins of incredibly advanced civilizations and meet forgotten terrors from other dimensions! Immortal: Gates of Pyre is a mini-setting by Donavon Bailey that brings the world of the strategy game with the same name to Savage Worlds. Together with the setting, we review a special edition of a scotch. Timecodes: 00:00:33 General...

In the magical world of Terra, the ruthless dragon emperor has united the Kappa tribes and conquered the peaceful mandragora kingdom. Will you help the oppressed people against the occupying forces? Are you a wanderer, looking for the valuable storage blocks in old and new ruins? Are you actually considering siding with the emperor? Or do you just... want to go karting? We'll check out the setting...

In the shade of giant mushrooms, under old logs and dense blades of grass lie the marvelous kingdoms of insects - the world of Stingers and Spores! We'll check out the Jumpstart for this setting by Twitchy Butcher Studios and review a rather exotic whisky. Timecodes 00:00:33 Introduction 00:03:04 Map 00:03:40 Character sheet 00:07:15 Looks and style 00:12:59 Setting background 00:26:16 Character c...

Happy New Year! Here's a little bonus episode I recorded to make the waiting for the next episode easier. It's just me, Vasant, reviewing Manu's Sprawlrunners – a toolkit for cyberpunk settings. Timecodes: 00:00:27 General info 00:01:09 Look and layout 00:02:28 Character creation 00:03:28 Setting rules 00:05:18 Hindrances and edges 00:05:51 Magic 00:08:11 Cyberspace and hacking 00:09:42 Jockeys 00...

A posh private school, British banter and supernatural phenomena - are you in? Here comes our review of Bartington Halls: School for the Elite by Wild Eye Books! We might not be as rich as the pupils there, but at least we're old enough to buy whisky. So of course, we're also reviewing a Scotch with a similarly venerable history as that school. Timecodes: 00:00:33 Introduction 00:02:50 First impre...

Here's our review for the Rise of the Ghost Machines, the Jumpstart adventure for Winter Eternal by Just Insert Imagination. To keep us warm and cozy, we have a special edition of a Scotch with us this time. Winter Eternal: Rise of the Ghost Machines is available on DriveThruRPG .

For our first episode, we review the cyberpunk setting Citizens Divided by Aegis Studios, written by Travis Legge. And a Scotch Whisky. Timecodes: 00:00:46 General 00:04:09 Setting fluff and background 00:21:10 Rules / Character Creation 00:22:13 Professional Edges 00:31:26 Hindrances 00:38:57 Edges 00:40:56 Setting Rule: Sheen 00:49:38 Gear 01:01:40 Archetypes and Adversaries 01:06:26 Adventures...