November 3, 2008
Cast : Rob, Mike, and Matt
Music : “Wrecking Ball” and “In Vain” by 137 found via Music.Podshow.Com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : World Building: Magic & Technology
Bear Swarm is a member of Spooky Outhouse Productions.
01:40 : The Bear Swarm! Chatroom
02:15 : The Bear Swarm hosts talk about One Shotter Day
03:25 : The first-ever official Bear Swarm contest
06:25 : Email contest submissions to contest@bearswarm.com
07:50 : Meta-Games Used Books Section, and Used Books Section redux
10:00 : Kingdom: The Next Generation (from PodgeCast)
19:20 : Saints Row 2
21:25 : Fable 2
24:25 : World Wide Wing Night
27:00 : The Legend of Drunken Master
27:20 : Houses of the Blooded
27:50 : Monty Python Fluxx
32:05 : Meta-Games YouTube Video
33:10 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses technology and supernatural elements for their world building project.
33:40 : Hiro Nakamura
39:50 : I, Robot
40:30 : Babylon AD
Aside : Rob’s Rack Mount Case, art by Sarah
Shoutouts
Rob: Necropolis 2350
Mike: Fable 2
Matt: Monty Python Fluxx
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Also tagged Burn Notice, Fable, Fable 2, Fallout 3, Fluxx, Houses of the Blooded, Legend of the Five Rings, Meta-Games Unlimited, Midnight, Monty Python, PodgeCast, Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Savage Worlds, Supernatural –
October 6, 2008
Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, and Chad
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 : World Building: World Setting
A MESSAGE FROM ROB
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02:15 : Star Wars: Clone Wars
02:50 : Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
03:00 : God of War
04:15 : Houses of the Blooded
07:10 : The Unit
08:50 : Heroes
12:45 : Supernatural
12:55 : Ghost Town
14:00 : The Office
15:10 : George Takei
16:10 : Fringe
17:00 : Eagle Eye
17:30 : War Games
19:55 : Fallout 3
24:00 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses the world building series.
28:10 : ShadowRun
50:05 : Brave New World
01:01:55 : Green Ronin
01:02:15 : Mutants and Masterminds
Shoutouts
Rob: Samsung P2
Mike: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Matt: Firefox Regular Expression Browser Plug-In (NERD!)
Chad: Wild Cards
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Also tagged Brave New World, Eagle Eye, Fallout, Fringe, George Takei, Ghost Town, God of War, Green Ronin, Houses of the Blooded, Mutants and Masterminds, Shadowrun, Star Wars, Supernatural, The Clone Wars, The Force Unleashed, The Office, The Unit, War Games, Wild Cards, World Building –
August 4, 2008
Cast : Rob, Mike, Beezley, and Jacob
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 : Beezley vs. Carl Games Workshop Smackdown
03:50 : Dark Knight
04:20 : IMAX
04:50 : Assassin’s Creed
05:40 : Christian Bale
08:05 : Pizza Hut
08:45 : Twilight Imperium
09:55 : Fluxx
10:55 : The Unit
11:10 : Ricky Jay
11:40 : TiVo
12:40 : SERE
15:15 : The Dirty Dozen
16:30 : Rob’s Quiet Professionals campaign
18:05 : Heroes
19:05 : Supernatural
19:35 : Burn Notice
22:25 : Topic discussion begins. Carl (from Meta-Games) and Beezley discuss the pros and cons of Games Workshop.
24:35 : Privateer Press
28:35 : Blood Bowl
29:10 : Necromunda, Mordheim
41:30 : Heavy Gear
53:05 : Pulp City
53:30 : Infinite
Shoutouts
Rob: Artemis Knight
Mike: Twilight Imperium
Beezley: Frank Miller
Jacob: Full Metal Alchemist
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Also tagged Assassin's Creed, Batman, Blood Bowl, Burn Notice, Christian Bale, Dark Heresy, Dark Knight, Dungeons & Dragons, Flux, Games Workshop, Guest Speaker, Heavy Gear, Hordes, Iron Kingdoms, Mordheim, Necromunda, Privateer Press, Pulp City, Supernatural, The Unit, Twilight Imperium, Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, WarMachine –
May 26, 2008
Cast : Rob, Mike, & Matt
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 : First Sessions
01:30 : Roleplaying Public Radio (RPPR)
03:00 : Heineken
03:10 : Guinness
03:45 : Battlestar Galactica
03:50 : Dresden Files
04:00 : Mass Effect
05:50 : Mike’s Mass Effect campaign wiki on Obsidian Portal
09:45 : Burn Notice, Supernatural
10:05 : Assassin’s Creed
10:30 : The Dark Knight
10:50 : Iron Man
12:05 : ScreenVision
13:15 : Forbidden Kingdom
13:50 : The Avengers (Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America)
14:20 : Dexter’s Laboratory, Justice Friends
14:40 : Edward Norton
17:00 : Shia LaBeouf
17:15 : Transformers, Constantine
17:40 : Hitman
18:25 : Savage Worlds
19:45 : Dethklok
20:30 : The Mall of America
21:55 : Marvel Zombies
22:00 : The Hamiltons, After Dark Horror Festival
22:20 : Suspect Zero
22:50 : Slither
23:00 : Tsui Hark’s Vampire Hunters
24:55 : Heroes
27:10 : Jason Bourne
27:55 : The Sum of All Fears, Tom Clancy
28:35 : Harrison Ford
28:45 : Ben Affleck
28:50 : Patriot Games, The Hunt for Red October
29:30 : John Clark
30:50 : Children of Men
31:40 : The Prestige
32:35 : A Farewell to Arms
32:50 : The Mod Squad
33:10 : Tears of the Sun
33:20 : The Score
33:40 : TiVo
34:25 : 16 Blocks
34:30 : Master and Commander
34:35 : Eisenhorn
36:10 : Mortfiles
39:15 : Street Fighter: The Movie
39:40 : Monster Rancher
40:25 : Digimon
40:35 : Something Awful
41:35 : Urban Dead
45:30 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses common issues and ideas for first gaming sessions
46:30 : Fear the Boot, Yog Radio, Sons of Kryos, The Butcher Block, Dragon’s Landing Inn
51:10 : Aunt Jemima (no, seriously)
55:30 : We all start coughing here, and then we leave the room for like 5 minutes. Rob sped it up to cut the time down, and it sounds really freaky.
01:03:25 : Shadowrun
01:06:35 : Legend of the Five Rings
01:08:20 : Living Greyhawk
01:10:30 : Morrowind and Oblivion
Shoutouts
Mike: John Winchester
Rob: Dethklok
Matt: ZaReason
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Also tagged 16 Blocks, A Farewell to Arms, Assassin's Creed, Aunt Jemima, Batman, Battlestar Galactica, Ben Affleck, Burn Notice, Butcher Block, Children of Men, Constantine, Dethklok, Dexter's Laboratory, Digimon, Dragons Landing Inn, Dresden Files, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, Edward Norton, Eisenhorn, Forbidden Kingdom, Guinness, Harrison Ford, Heineken, Hitman, Iron Man, Jim Butcher, John Clark, Justice Friends, Legend of the Five Rings, Marlin Brando, Mass Effectc, Master and Commander, Monster Rancher, Mortfiles, Obsidian Portal, Patriots Games, Robert DeNiro, Robert Downey Jr., RPPR, Samuel L. Jackson, Savage Worlds, Shadowrun, Shia LaBeouf, Slither, Something Awful, Sons of Kryos, Street Fighter: The Movie, Supernatural, Suspect Zero, Tears of the Sun, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, The Hamiltons, The Hunt for Red October, The Mod Squad, The Prestige, The Score, The SUm of All Fears, TiVo, Tom Clancy, Transformers, Urban Dead, Yog Radio –
April 28, 2008
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
19:45 : Final Fantasy evolved into Final Fantasy Tactics
20:10 : Rob brings up Assassin’s Creed
20:55 : The Bear Swarm cast discusses the use of GM fiat
30:30 : Kirk mentions the 50 Fathoms Campaign Setting
33:45 : Rob mentions Sylar, the main villain from Season 1 of Heroes.
Shout Outs
Rob: Snickers Charged Bar
Mike: Obsidian Portal
Matt: Wife’s aunt Abby and her new husband Chad
Kirk: Popeye’s Chicken
Dan: Jacob’s wife; Megan
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Also tagged 50 Fathoms, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Assassin's Creed, Battlestar Galactica, Brandon Sanderson, Burn Notice, Call of Cthulhu, Dark Heresy, David Eddings, Dragonlance, Dresden Files, Eisenhorn, Fear the Boot, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Tactics, Gir, Hibachi, Jacob’s wife; Megan, Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Revelation, Obsidian Portal, Penny Arcade, Popeye’s Chicken, Priest, Red vs. Blue, Savage Worlds, Skies of Glass, Snickers, TiVo, Venture Brothers –
