Comments for Bear Swarm! Podcast

Comment on Episode 30 - Dealing with Character Issues by Ed Healy

Ed Healy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:20:20 +0000

I’m enjoying the show. Anyone with an appreciation (Jacob) for L5R is ‘good people’ in my book.

Comment on Episode 29 - World Building: Magic & Technology by Mike Mc

Mike Mc — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:47:13 +0000

I sent an e-mail in through your contact button on the main page, but here I am adding a comment as well just in case you don’t check that e-mail often: Read Warren Ellis’ ‘Global Frequency.’ The premise of the comic (which was only 12 issues) is that a mysterious former spook who calls herself Miranda Zero has created a network of 1001 individuals with specialized skills or knowledge who she can call on to handle emergency situations; every issue has a different artists and a different team dealing with a different issue (ranging from alien signal-viruses to doomsday cults).

There’s one issue in particular (#2, in the first trade paperback) called “Big Wheel” that’s about a team sent in to deal with a government cybernetics project that’s about to escape into the larger world. Military grade cybernetics and enhancements are given a rather unflinchingly brutal look, not just in the freakish 500 million dollar man but even for the woman who just has one “super-arm.” As she puts it:

“I have to be careful with it. Bioelectric enhancements are cranky. It’s not just a case of sticking an artificial arm on. The surrounding bones and fibers have to be hardened and supported, or else the new arm will rip clean off your shoulder the first time you flex. You’ll need tensile support across your back, or your spine will snap the first time you lift something heavy. For a job like Quinn’s you need new skin; human skin isn’t tough enough to handle the subcutaneous tension of superhuman strength. You’ll take a chip in your brain to handle the specific dataload from the artificial nerve system controlling the arm. You’re getting the idea right?”

And why did this emergency happen in the first place?

“Richard Quinn woke up two hours ago from a three-day sedation period following his last operation. And some damn fool let him look in a mirror.”

Read the series, I’m sure it’ll give you guys plenty of fodder.

Comment on Episode 8 - Not Recording by AlexM

AlexM — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:19:11 +0000

Your blog is interesting!

Keep up the good work!

Comment on Episode 8 - Not Recording by Alex

Alex — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:04:51 +0000

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

Comment on Episode 15 - The Sock Story by Doctor X

Doctor X — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:48:08 +0000

No Dresden Files mention this episode? Damn, I’ve had my drink ready and everything!

Comment on Episode 14 - I Just Wanna Cry by Micah

Micah — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:45:32 +0000

Hey Rob,

Glad you liked the book and thanks for the Obsidian Portal plug!

Comment on Episode 10 - Lets Include Matt by Mike

Mike — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:27:53 +0000

Ha!

Comment on Episode 10 - Lets Include Matt by Rob

Rob — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:38:30 +0000

There just isn’t anything else to do in Missouri except gaming and podcasting.

Comment on Episode 10 - Lets Include Matt by Doctor X

Doctor X — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:26:39 +0000

I got a topic for you: What the hell is with all the gaming podcasts being done in Missouri? Seriously, I think Yog Radio is like the only one that isn’t.

Comment on Episode 6 - Next Week by DoomMunky

DoomMunky — Sat, 31 May 2008 00:21:03 +0000

This is not spam. This is a legitimate comment.

This episode is a fucking travesty. As a new GM, I’m seeking out podcasts that can help me be a better one, and I was excited to hear some ideas, advice, tips, and hear the experiences of some established players on this subject, which was supposed to be “First Sessions”.

Instead it was a bunch of idiot rambling without focus or coherence. When one of the first things said in the “we’re finally on-topic” section is “I don’t really have any advice for how to do a good first session”, you make me feel like I’ve completely wasted my time.

The only good thing about this podcast was that you labeled all the parts of it so I could skip to the part I was interested in.

The worst part was that once I got there, you STILL didn’t talk about the topic. What little discussion there was was general, vague, and obvious.

Put a little more effort in and you may have something. As it is, I’m not interested in listening to this again.