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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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
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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
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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
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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Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Jacob, Beezley, and Kirk
Intro Music : “Haters” by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
Outro Music : “Position: by Sore found on www.podsafeaudio.com
02:05 : Adino is Mike’s forum handle on the Meta-Game boards.
06:05 : Mage: The Awakening
10:10 : Savage Worlds
10:20 : Dark Heresy
10:25 : HERO system
13:25 : Bear Swarm show format is discussed
14:35 : Role Playing Public Radio
14:45 : Dragon’s Landing
15:35 : Dungeons & Dragons
15:45 : Iron Kingdoms
16:05 : Dogs in the Vineyard
16:10 : Fear the Boot and Skies of Glass
17:40 : Shadowrun
17:50 : Rifts
18:05 : World of Darkness
18:15 : Pandemonium, Paranoia, Space Frontiers, BattleTech/MechWarrior, Legend of the Five Rings
19:30 : WarMachine and Hordes
19:50 : Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy
20:00 : Final Fantasy
21:10 : Vampire the Masquerade
22:15 : Eberron
22:45 : Fireborn
24:15 : Big Eyes Small Mouth, Exalted
24:25 : Serenity RPG
List of Thank Yous
Lonnie from Dragons Landing Inn
Dan from Fear the Boot
Tony from Fanboy Smackdown (Amongst other podcasts)
Denton from Springfield Music
Jimi from Mortfiles.com
Meta-Games Unlimited
Shout Outs
Rob: Ben Baily from Cash Cab
Mike: Shin Chan from Adult Swim
Matt:Fear the Boot for Fear the Con and Skies of Glass
Kirk: Jacob’s Wife for cookies
Jacob: Dexter the Showtime show
Beezely: Breakfast at Scramblers
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