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Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, and Ross
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Transition Music : “Sore Spot” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : 20 Episodes And Counting

04:30 : The Venture Brothers
04:50 : Burn Notice
05:45 : Supernatural
06:25 : Mike’s Obsidian Portal Wiki for Mass Effect: Blackwell
08:40 : Bear Swarm cast rant about Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
13:00 : Anim5 is the host of Intergalactic Detective Dragons From Outer Space
13:40 : Call of Duty 4
13:50 : The Prestige, Stardust, Black Hawk Down
14:25 : The Force Unleashed
15:05 : God of War
16:05 : Topic discussion begins.  The Bear Swarm cast celebrates their 20th episode, and discusses their experiences and expectations regarding podcasting.
16:55 : Waffle House
18:20 : World Wide Wing Night with Fear the Boot
23:40 : Guitar Center
23:45 : Springfield Music
28:50 : Spooky Outhouse
31:40 : Ross Payton from RPPR
35:35 : InSpectres
36:35 : Gen-Con
38:55 : Mike Mearls
41:50 : Urban Dead

Shoutouts
Rob: Call of Duty 4
Mike: Bioware
Matt: American Olympians, because he’s lame
Ross: Raillery

 

 Episode 20 - Your Mom [48:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cast : Rob, Matt, Dan (FtB), and Chad (FtB)
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Transition Music : “Sore Spot” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Introducing New Players and Characters

00:45 : Dan and Chad from Fear the Boot
04:35 : Brown Derby
06:11 : Chad’s Techno Remix Song is by Mushu-Productions found here
06:28 : Traci Lords
07:30 : Dragon’s Landing
11:38 : Hookah
14:00 : Legend of the Burning Sands and L5R
18:38 : Archon
23:00 : Adam West Batman
24:10 : The Incredible Hulk
24:45 : Captain America
25:35 : Thor
26:40 : Uwe Boll
27:45 : Ed Wood
28:40 : Netflix
34:35 : Bear Swarm and Fear the Boot discuss introducing new players to a game

Shoutouts
Rob: Earthshaker!
Matt: The Scottish Arms
Dan: FASA Star Trek
Chad: Beer Butt Chicken

 

 Episode 17 - This will go Somewhere [51:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Chad's Techno Remix [0:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cast : Rob, Mike, and Matt
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Transition Music : “Sore Spot” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Game re-releases and new editions

03:35 : Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures
06:15 : Fear the Boot
07:55 : Paizo Publishing
08:15 : Pathfinder
13:05 : Ozark Fitness
17:25 : Darwin Awards
21:45 : Nerf Guns
24:10 : All Flesh Must Be Eaten
24:15 : Munchkin
26:30 : TruTV
27:45 : Superbad
29:35 : The Incredible Hulk
29:50 : Iron Man, Batman Begins
32:45 : Edward Norton
32:55 : William Hurt
33:05 : Tim Roth
33:15 : Pulp Fiction
34:30 : Get Smart
34:35 : Steve Carell, Dwayne Johnson, Masi Oka
37:10 : The Watchmen
38:15 : Great Expectations
43:10 : The Watchmen (movie)
43:20 : Zack Snyder
43:40 : Jeffrey Dean Morgan
43:45 : Supernatural
44:20 : Wanted
45:20 : Dresden Files
45:35 : Battlestar Galactica **SPOILER ALERTS GALORE SEASON 3**
57:45 : Battlestar Galactica spoilers are over
58:00 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses new game editions and releases.
01:03:45 : Mike Mearls
01:04:15 : Bruce Cordell
01:14:45 : World of Darkness
01:22:05 : Legend of the Five Rings
01:24:30 : BattleTech

Shoutouts
Rob: The Watchmen
Matt: H. P. Lovecraft
Mike: Sryth

 

 Episode 11 - Talk about Monkeys [97:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, & Sarah

00:55 : Horton Hears a Who
01:35 : Jim Carrey
02:00 : Will Ferrell
02:05 : Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
02:20 : Doomsday
03:10 : Superbad, Balls of Fury
03:20 : I Am Legend
04:35 : Will Smith
04:50 : Johnny Depp
05:00 : Sweeney Todd
06:15 : Suspect Zero
06:35 : Se7en
07:05 : Rob Zombie
08:05 : Training Day
08:20 : Breach
09:05 : Vantage Point
09:40 : Cloverfield
10:15 : Hitman
10:35 : Timothy Olyphant
10:45 : Deadwood
12:35 : Dogma
13:40 : Chupacabra Terror
16:55 : Lord of the Rings
17:35 : New Star Trek Movie
18:50 : Bloodsport
21:15 : Team America, World Police
22:10 : Sin City
22:35 : 300
22:50 : Beowulf
23:40 : Iron Man
24:20 : Confessions of a Super Hero
25:30 : Batman Begins, The Dark Knight
29:10 : Zombies!
33:50 : Gangland
37:00 : Office Space
37:15 : The Fifth Element
37:30 : Starship Troopers
39:45 : Savage Worlds
40:35 : Fear the Con is an event in St. Louis hosted by the guys from Fear the Boot

 

 Bear Swarm! Bonus 001 [58:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, and Beezley
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Transition Music : “Sore Spot” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Luck-balancing mechanics in tabletop gaming

04:20 : On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, from Penny Arcade
07:35 : Comix Zone
08:20 : Age of Conan
14:05 : Fallout
15:20 : A Hunger Like Fire and Marriage of Viciousness and Virtue, by Greg Stolze
15:45 : Blood In, Blood Out by Lucien Soulban
16:25 : Games Workshop
21:45 : Munich
23:10 : The swarm is set to gain another bear.
25:55 : Battlestar Galactica
26:10 : Mike’s Mass Effect campaign portal
27:30 : Grand Theft Auto IV
27:35 : Equilibrium
28:05 : The Strangers
29:00 : 16 Blocks
29:10 : Mos Def
29:30 : Zombies!
31:15 : Resident Evil: Extinction
32:05 : Order of the Stick board game, and the associated comic
32:55 : Tannhauser
33:05 : Rock Band
33:25 : Tsui Hark’s Vampire Hunters
36:45 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses various luck and luck-balancing mechanics in different game systems
37:30 : Eberron
38:40 : Savage Worlds
38:55 : Skies of Glass, from the guys at Fear the Boot
40:15 : Warhammer
42:20 : World of Darkness
44:45 : Legend of the Five Rings
45:25 : Star Wars SAGA
47:25 : Unhallowed Metropolis
56:10 : CyberPunk 2020
58:25 : Fireborn
01:02:00 : WarMachine and Hordes

Shoutouts
Rob : Spirit of the Century & Carl @ Meta-Games
Mike : Solomon Birch
Matt : Jacob’s wife, Megan
Beezley : Iron Man

 

 Episode 9 - An Interesting Fact [81:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, & Beezley
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position: by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Character Backstories

01:10 : Official sponsorship! Mega-Games Unlimited
02:00 : Jolt Cola
02:25 : Battlestar Galactica
02:40 : TiVo
02:45 : Dresden Files
03:20 : Mass Effect
03:25 : Earth 2
04:40 : Dresden Files Audiobooks
04:55 : James Marsters
05:05 : WarMachine
06:00 : Grand Theft Auto IV
06:30 : Supernatural
08:35 : Raymond E. Feist
09:50 : Starship Troopers
12:20 : Iron Man
12:25 : Forbidden Kingdom, Street Kings
16:05 : Shin Chan
20:25 : Jim Butcher
21:30 : Gen Con
22:15 : Stephen King
22:50 : Harley Davidson
23:15 : Yamaha
25:05 : World of Darkness: Innocents
27:05 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses PC backstories and their importance.
33:15 : Savage Worlds, Dogs in the Vineyard
42:15 : All Flesh Must Be Eaten
49:35 : Group Template from Fear the Boot
01:11:30 : Skies of Glass

Shoutouts
Matt: Riad
Rob: Brucie Kibbutz
Beezley: Sonic
Mike: Raymond E. Feist

 

 Episode 5 - Go America!: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cast : Mike, Matt, Rob, Beezley, Jacob, Dan (partial)
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position: by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Topic : Campaign design

00:55 : Meta-Games Unlimited
01:35 : Murlocs
01:50 : RPPR
02:10 : Henry Rollins
03:55 : Family Guy
05:05 : WarMachine
05:50 : Battlestar Galactica
06:40 : NetFlix
11:10 : Shin Chan
12:35 : Urban Dead
13:05 : Supernatural
13:20 : Hibachi
14:55 : Forbidden Kingdom
17:55 : World of Warcraft
18:10 : Silver Dollar City
19:10 : College of the Ozarks
22:00 : Dresden Files
22:25 : Mass Effect
22:45 : Tabula Rasa
23:15 : Hordes
24:45 : Assassin’s Creed
26:00 : Breath of Fire
26:35 : Lost Odyssey
33:20 : Eberron
36:20 : Training Day
36:35 : Legend of the Five Rings
41:20 : Fear the Boot and Skies of Glass
46:15 : Scion
52:15 : Warhammer 40k and Games Workshop
57:05 : Dragonlance
57:15 : Record of Lodoss War
57:35 : Warlord and AEG
59:35 : Big Eyes, Small Mouth
01:06:15 : Sins of a Solar Empire
01:08:00 : Confrontation - It’s in French, so enjoy
01:20:25 : Glen’s Deviant Art Gallery
01:22:20 : Critters

Shoutouts
Jacob: Burn Notice
Beezley: His mom
Rob: The Warriors
Dan: Glen
Matt: Earth 2
Mike: Cities of the Underworld

 

 Episode 4 - You could be Gambit [85:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Editor’s Note: Mike writes the show notes. I think his “funny” commentary on our show is a waste of time. If you’re in agreement (or disagreement for that matter) leave a comment on this page (http://www.bearswarm.com/episode-002-we-record-this) to let us know. I managed to steer control of the first couple episodes to a more link-oriented style, but Mike takes direction about as well as a six year old hopped up on Pixy Stix.

Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Beezley, & Jacob
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position: by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Topic : Using Established Settings in Role-Playing

01:30 : Bear Swarm recording, as always, is done at Meta-Games Unlimited in Springfield.
02:40 : The Group Template is an RPG tool available from the guys at Fear the Boot
03:30 : Beezly is playing Oblivion, the poor bastard.
03:55 : Splinter Cell gets dissed… maybe lauded… who knows.
04:05 : Beezly made it to the 3rd disk of Final Fantasy 7 in a day. Hardcore.
04:40 : We cover our asses with TiVo again.
04:55 : Beezly watched like half of Sweeney Todd. Good job.
07:10 : Rob recently saw Street Kings.
07:20 : Rob also went to see a local 80’s tribute band, Machine Gun Symphony.
08:30 : Mike has been playing lots of Sins of a Solar Empire.
09:00 : Mike, Rob, and Jacob all recently finished the newest Dresden Files novel, Small Favor.
09:30 : Jim Butcher sucking-up commences.
10:40 : Life would be sweet if it was more like Ghost in the Shell.
13:10 : Rob got Taco Bell, but has no idea what the hell happened to it.
15:10 : Rob looks like a white Castro in his hat.
16:20 : Rob went to the Borders at the mall to buy My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, because Barnes & Noble didn’t have it.
16:55 : Rob can’t find Many Bloody Returns. Help!
22:00 : New Bear Swarm show format is discussed.
22:35 : Rob comes without the proper music, and tries to do the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly theme with his mouth to cover for it.
23:20 : Show topic is introduced by Matt. Mike can’t keep his mouth shut long enough for Matt to get through it, though.
24:05 : Mike is working on a Mass Effect conversion in the Savage Worlds system, and Rob is working on a Dresden Files game using the World of Darkness.
24:10 : There is a Dresden RPG coming out soon, but Rob is impatient.
25:10 : Obligatory Star Wars RPG discussion. We apologize.
28:40 : Iron Kingdoms is a valid “outside source”
29:15 : Chainmail is from the 70’s.
30:40 : Jacob has used “Iron Worlds” to run games before. Nobody else knows what the hell it is, and neither Mike or Rob can find its existence on the internet. Jacob must be lying.
30:55 : Jacob’s also done Serenity.
31:05 : StarCraft, too. Apparently he loves Sci-Fi.
32:45 : Ghostbusters in the Vineyard. Rob is clever.
34:15 : Matt ran All Flesh Must be Eaten. Once.
35:15 : Mike put the Elric Brothers into his Iron Kingdoms game.
36:15 : Mike also stole like half the cast of Battlestar Galactica for his Mass Effect game. What a hack.
36:45 : Edward James Olmos IS awesome. Any arguments? Didn’t think so.
37:35 : Jacob plays a fair amount of BattleTech.
38:35 : Mike think she talks about this CyberPunk campaign a lot.
38:50 : Sean Bean is cool. He was in Ronin and Equilibrium.
40:10 : Vinny Jones scares us. Rightfully so.
40:30 : Danny Trejo is typecast as hell.
41:45 : Rob based an L5R character on Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
43:40 : Rob ran a game based on a song by She Wants Revenge.
44:55 : Beezly based a character on a Rammstein song.
45:15 : Mike has an idea for a Dogs in the Vineyard town based on a Ludo song.
46:05 : Johnny Cash rules.
50:25 : Jacob has written a couple Knights of the Old Republic-style games.
1:02:40 : Mike is such a nerd that he roleplays ALL THE TIME, even while playing board games like Prince of the City.
01:03:30 : Risk would be a pretty cool way to create a campaign world.
01:04:20 : Monopoly RPG.

Shout Outs
Mike: Real Life webcomic
Matt: Battlestar Galactica
Rob: Guinness and Jagermeister
Jacob: Subway
Beezly: Jim Butcher

 

 Episode 2 - We Record This [66:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Dan, & Kirk
Also Heard - Beezley
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position: by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Topic : Use of GM Fiat

02:45 : Rob referenced Penny Arcade
03:25 : Beezley mentions Gir & Red vs. Blue
03:30 : Rob mentions Matt’s Fear the Boot ass kissery
09:00 : Kirk doesn’t know what Hibachi is
10:10 : Rob references Venture Brothers
10:30 : Mike mentions Burn Notice
10:45 : Rob mentions Heroes
11:00 : Kirk mentions the Dresden Files
11:30 : Kirk’s reading: David Eddings, Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson, Dragonlance
12:00 : Mike should be reading: Priest
13:00 : Matt’s reading: Savage Worlds, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Call of Cthulhu & Skies of Glass
13:45 : Beezely reads: Mike’s upcoming Mass Effect game
13:30 : Rob’s reading: Mass Effect: Revelation and should be starting Eisenhorn soon.
14:45 : Rob mentions Dark Heresy
14:45 : Rob mentions Battlestar Galactica
15:30 : Rob covers his ass with TiVo
15:45 : Kirk brings up Final Fantasy
16:55 : Rob mentions Knights of the Old Republic
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