Episode 36 - Real Life and Gaming
22 December 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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Cast : Rob, Matt, and Artemis
Music : “Wrecking Ball” and “In Vain” by 137 found via Music.Podshow.Com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Real Life and Gaming
Bear Swarm is a member of Spooky Outhouse Productions.

10:49 : The Punisher: War Zone
11:39 : Eastern Promises
12:39 : The Punisher (1989)
13:46 : 7 Deadly Zins
15:20 : Doomsday, Mad Max, Road Warrior, Escape From New York, & The Warriors
17:08 : Rocky Horror Picture Show
18:18 : Clerks II
20:20 : Thank You for Smoking
21:32 : Show Topic Begins
30:29 : Inspecters
33:28 : Dogs in the Vineyard
33:38 : Arkham Horror
33:45 : All Flesh Must Be Eaten
34:09 : Spirit of the Century
34:11 : Houses of the Blooded
35:17
: Dungeon Magazine
36:13
: World of Darkness
36:22
: Savage Worlds
36:40
: Burning Wheel
38:42
: Kobolds Ate My Baby
38:52
: Unexploded Cow, & Flux
39:38
: Monopoly, & Life
40:35 : Rockband
42:38 : Battlestar Galactica
42:42 : The Dresden Files

Shoutouts
Matt: Settlers of Catan
Rob: Girltalk
Artemis: Cheepass Games

 
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Episode 33 - World Building: Systems
1 December 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Jacob, and Chad
Music
: “Wrecking Ball” and “In Vain” by 137 found via Music.Podshow.Com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : World Building: Systems
Bear Swarm is a member of Spooky Outhouse Productions.

02:30 : V3
07:20 : Wrath of the Lich King
11:10 : Legend of the Burning Sands
16:10 : Netflix
18:35 : New X-Box Experience
23:55 : Southland Tales
25:05 : 21 Grams
25:20 : The Punisher
26:15 : Robocop
28:15 : The Road
31:10 : Twilight
32:40 : Panic! At the Disco
35:15 : Role Models
37:40 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses systems for use with the World Building series.
01:08:25 : Call of Cthulhu
01:24:10 : Savage Worlds

Shoutouts
Mike: Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode II
Jacob: Fallout 3
Matt: Netflix
Chad: Chinese Democracy
Rob: Dolph Lundgren

 
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Episode 32 - System Mechanics
24 November 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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Cast : Rob, Mike, and Matt
Music
: “Wrecking Ball” and “In Vain” by 137 found via Music.Podshow.Com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : System Mechanics
Bear Swarm is a member of Spooky Outhouse Productions.

04:16 :V3
05:10 :Podgecast
06:30 :Host Profiles
07:10 :Chat Room
09:10 :MGU Living Matrix Game and Obsidian Portal Site
14:00 :Fallout 3
22:00 :Supernatural
24:30 :Necropolis 2350
33:00 :Cities of the Underworld
36:00 :Darktower Series
38:00 :Bear Swarm begins discussion of System Complexity
41:00 :Savage Worlds
42:30 :Inspectres and Dogs in the Vineyard
43:25 :Hero System and Warhammer
46:30 :Scion
47:00 :Houses of the Blooded
48:25 :Burning Wheel
49:10 :D&D
49:53 :World of Darkness
50:30 :Legend of the Five Rings

Shoutouts
Rob: Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Mike: Definitive Swim
Matt: NHL 09

 
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Episode 31 - First Timers
17 November 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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Cast : Rob, Mike, and Matt
Music
: “Wrecking Ball” and “In Vain” by 137 found via Music.Podshow.Com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Does and Don’ts for First Time Gamers
Bear Swarm is a member of Spooky Outhouse Productions.

02:20 : Sly Dial
06:50 : V3
09:50 : The Bear Swarm! Chatroom
11:25 : Fallout 3
19:35 : Shadow Force
23:35 : The Unit
24:05 : Supernatural
24:45 : Sons of Anarchy
25:10 : The Dresden Files
23:45 : War of the Spider Queen
25:45 : Watchmen
28:00 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses first-time gaming.

Shoutouts
Rob: Wooden Path
Mike: Mirror’s Edge
Matt: D&D Insider

 
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Episode 29 - World Building: Magic & Technology
3 November 2008, Rob @ 12:02 am
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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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Episode 13 - We Were Ready
14 July 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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Cast : Rob, Mike, and Matt
Intro Music
: “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Transition Music : “The Unit Extended Remix” by Robert Duncan found on Robert Duncan’s Myspace
Outro Music : “Position” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : COMBAT!

02:00 : The Dark Knight
03:10
: The Silver Surfer
04:40
: Supernatural
07:05
: Battlestar Galactica
07:40
: The Unit
08:20
: Dennis Haysbert
09:40
: SERE
11:40
: Iron Kingdoms
12:35
: Burn Notice
16:30
: Dresden Files
16:55
: Spaten
18:25
: Paizo Publishing
18:45
: All Flesh Must Be Eaten
19:35
: Call of Cthulhu
23:20
: D&D Minis: Against the Giants
25:40
: The Happening
27:15
: Bruce & Lloyd: Out of Control
27:30
: Masi Oka
27:45
: Get Smart
27:55
: Iron Man
29:55
: Vantage Point
31:10
: Hancock
32:00
: Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses combat in gaming.
37:35
: Legend of the Five Rings
49:45
: Dogs in the Vineyard
55:15
: Savage Worlds
57:15
: Dark Heresy
57:55
: Unhallowed Metropolis
01:00:55
: Fireborn
01:07:25
: Scion: Hero

Shoutouts
Rob: No Quarter Magazine
Matt: Village Inn
Mike: Masi Oka

 
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Bonus 1 - Its like BEEEEEEEP
23 June 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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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

 
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Episode 10 - Lets Include Matt
16 June 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Dan 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 : World Wide Game Day Interviews

08:05 : Battlestar Galactica
08:30
: Supernatural
08:55
: Suspect Zero
09:15 :
The Watchmen
12:00
: Family Feud
16:40
: DDR
17:40
: You Don’t Mess With the Zohan
18:10
: Indiana Jones
21:35
: Interview with Evan Lindsey and Samantha Lather
23:20
: Savage Worlds
23:50
: Rolemaster
26:00
: Keep on the Shadowfell
34:30
: Interview with Bret and Carl from Meta-Games
49:40
: Burn Notice

Shoutouts
Dan: Mos Def
Jacob: Sam Winchester
Rob: Unhallowed Metropolis
Matt: Six old people at Subway
Mike: HIMSELF!

 
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Episode 9 - An Interesting Fact
9 June 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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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

 
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Episode 6 - Next Week
26 May 2008, Rob @ 12:00 am
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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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