July 20, 2009
Also tagged Aron Head, Brilliant Gameologists, Burn Notice, Call of Juarez, Dragons Landing Inn, Fear the Boot, Gun, Kicked in the Dicebags, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Revolver, Save Against Frostbite, Spooky Outhouse Showcase, St. George's Barbecue, Street Magic, The Colony, Vanessa Lengies –
May 11, 2009
Also tagged Armory Reloaded, Christopher Lambert, Dark Forces Series, Dogs in the Vineyard, Dresden Files, Fits, Houses of the Blooded, Oblivion, Our Store, Robert Downey Jr., Spooky Outhouse, Spycraft, Supernatural, Tom Clancy's End War, Tom Clancy's HAWXs, Vin Diesel, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay –
April 27, 2009
Also tagged Arkham Asylum, Assassins Creed 2, Bearswarm! Shirts!, Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Crafty Games, GSL, Horse Sex, Houses of the Blooded, IPR, Jim Butcher, Keith Baker, Mick Foley, Mike Mearls, Monte Cook, Piazo, Pipboy, SAS, Survey, Wheel of Time, White Wolf, WotC PDFs –
August 18, 2008
Cast : Rob, Matt, Mike, 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 : Gamer Aids
02:40 : Micro Machines Man
07:10 : Jimmy John’s
08:25 : Second Life
09:40 : .hack
09:55 : Fullmetal Alchemist
11:05 : Penny Arcade
11:20 : Sims Online
14:05 : EVE Online
20:00 : ThottBot
23:50 : The new upcoming format changes to Bear Swarm are discussed here.
28:50 : International Detective Dragons from Outer Space
33:30 : RPPR
35:10 : Doomsday
36:15 : Braid
37:20 : Battlefield: Bad Company
39:15 : The Book of Five Rings
41:25 : The Unit
42:45 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses using props and other outside devices in gaming.
45:00 : Kobolds Ate My Baby
45:50 : Combat Initiative Tracker
48:10 : Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog reference
49:05 : Scion: Hero
49:35 : Obsidian Portal
55:25 : Dark Heresy
01:06:05 : eHow
01:07:05 : Mr. Gone’s Character Sheets
Shoutouts
Rob: Chardonnay Apartments
Matt: His friends, Tom and Sean
Mike: Dungeon Keeper 2
Beezley: Team Fortress 2
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Also tagged .hack, Braid, Dark Heresy, Doomsday, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Dungeons & Dragons, EVE Online, Full Metal Alchemist, Jimmy John's, Kobolds Ate My Baby, Micro Machines, Mr. Gone, Penny Arcade, RPPR, Scion, Second Life, The Sims Online, The Unit, World of Warcraft –
July 21, 2008
Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Beezley, and Sarah
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 : Mature Themes in Gaming
01:10 : MTG PTQ: Berlin
05:20 : Burn Notice
06:50 : Hellboy II
09:05 : Batman Gotham Knight
11:05 : Supernatural
15:20 : Battlestar Galactica
16:20 : Firefly and Serenity
17:18 : Something for the Nightside
21:10 : Superman Doomsday
24:05 : Obsidian Portal and Fall of the Camarilla
26:13 : Bear Swarm discusses Mature and Adult Themes in Games
Shoutouts
Rob: Chinese control weather
Matt: Colbert Report
Mike: Orson from Record of the Lodoss Wars
Beezley: Hellboy II
Sarah: Dark Tower Series
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Also tagged Battlestar Galactica, Burn Notice, Colbert Report, Dark Tower, Fall of the Camarilla, Firefly, Hellboy II, Magic The Gathering PTQ, Record of the Lodoss Wars, Serenity, Something from the Nightside, Superman Doomsday, Supernatural –
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, Heroes, Hitman, Iron Man, Jim Butcher, John Clark, Justice Friends, Legend of the Five Rings, Marlin Brando, Mass Effectc, Master and Commander, Monster Rancher, Mortfiles, 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 –
May 12, 2008
Editor’s Note: I WIN!
Cast: Rob, Mike, Matt, Kirk, Jacob
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position: by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Topic :NPCs and their role in gaming
01:05 : Meta-Games Unlimited
02:55 : Dresden Files, specifically Small Favor
03:45 : Battlestar Galactica
04:10 : Mass Effect
04:20 : Jolt Cola
04:30 : Supernatural
05:15 : Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
05:35 : 88 Minutes with Al Pacino
05:50 : Doomsday
06:00 : More covering our asses with TiVo
06:05 : Sins of a Solar Empire
06:40 : World of Darkness
06:45 : Urban Dead
07:05 : Firefox
09:30 : Eberron
09:45 : Ghostbusters 2
12:05 : Chowder
12:10 : Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends
12:20 : Cartoon Network
12:25 : Discovery Channel, History Channel, Comedy Central
12:35 : Cops!
13:20 : Reno 911
14:25 : Rob’s Dresden Files game
17:30 : WarMachine
19:15 : Mike drives a 2007 Toyota Yaris. Now the stalkers know.
23:00 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast talks about NPCs and their role in gaming. Again, Mike fails to keep his mouth shut.
27:25 : Rob is referring to monomyth, also called the Hero’s Journey.
44:15 : Faerun
Shoutouts
Jacob: Patricia Briggs
Kirk: Arby’s
Matt: Battlestar Galactica
Rob: Urban Dead
Mike: Megan, Jacob’s wife
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Also tagged Al Pacino, Battlestar Galactica, Cartoon Network, Chowder, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, Dresden Files, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, Forgotten Realms, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, History Channel, Jim Butcher, Jolt Cola, Lord of the Rings, Mass Effect, Meta-Games Unlimited, Patricia Briggs, Sins of a Solar Empire, Star Wars, Supernatural, TiVo, Urban Dead, WarMachine, World of Darkness –
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, Heroes, Hibachi, Jacob’s wife; Megan, Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, Mass Effect: Revelation, Penny Arcade, Popeye’s Chicken, Priest, Red vs. Blue, Savage Worlds, Skies of Glass, Snickers, TiVo, Venture Brothers –
