June 22, 2009
Also tagged A Game of Thrones LCG, A Hymn Before Battle, DieCon, Dracula, Forgotten Realms, Gloom, GTA, Gust Front, Hordes, Iphone, Ipod Touch, IPR, Kansas, Kicked in the Dicebags, Klobasnek, L5R, Let the Right One In, Mercenaries 2, Mike Mearls, My Name is Bruce, New Coke, NWOD, Old World of Darkness, PodgeCast, Popeyes, Red Faction Guerilla, Romeo & Juliet, Supernatural, Tribes 2, Unreal Tournament, VisionCon, Wilderness of Mirrors, Zune –
March 2, 2009
Cast : Rob, Mike, Artemis, and Jason (aka King)
Music : All music used with permission of Ghoultown™
- Intro: Mexican Moonshine – Transition: TeKilla – Outro: Train to Nowhere -
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Gritty or Heroic
Bear Swarm is a member of Spooky Outhouse Productions.
6:49 : Heroes
8:00 : Incarnations of Immortality
8:07 : The Prince
8:20 : Space Empires V
8:26 : Final Fantasy Tactics
11:00 : Wii Fit
12:32 : Oregon Trail
12:58 : Thule Trail
14:45 : Save against Frostbite
15:18 : Fallout 3
15:19 : Arrested Development
15:35 : Supernatural
15:40 : Burn Notice
15:47 : Neverwinter Nights 2
16:14 : Rambo
17:45 : Streetfighter IV
23:14 : Call of Duty
30:15 : Houses of the Blooded
32:19 : Battletech
32:27 : Warmachine
36:04 : Family Guy
36:45 : Topic Discussion Begins
37:16 : Monty Python
38:13 : John Wayne
42:22 : Clint Eastwood
43:00 : Max Payne
43:26 : Grand Torino
46:20 : L5R
46:47: Savage Worlds
46:58 : 7th Sea
47:37 : World of Darkness
48:13 : Dogs in the Vineyard
49:30 : Blade Runner
49:49 : Tombstone & Deadwood
57:18 – 59:50 : Midnight, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Terra Primate, Ravenloft, Shadowrun, Sin City, Blade, G.T.A.,
& the Dresden Files
1:00:35 – 1:02:56 : Spirit of the Century, Star Wars, Mutants & Masterminds, Eberron, Forgotten Realms,
& the Justice League
1:03:06 : Firefly
1:03:16 : Alien
1:03:20 : Star Trek
1:04:15 : Babylon 5
1:05:57 : Mousegaurd
1:08:00 : The Road
Shoutouts
Mike: Battles B.C. & Warriors
Artemis: Thermopylae
Appolyon: Necessary Evil
Jason: Snowcrash
Rob: Horror Recognition Guide
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Also tagged 7th Sea, Alien, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Battles BC, BattleTech, Blade, Blade Runner, Burn Notice, Call of Duty, Clint Eastwood, Deadwood, Dogs in the Vineyard, Dresden Files, Eberron, Fallout 3, Family Guy, Final Fantasy Tactics, Firefly, Forgotten Realms, Grand Torino, GTA, Heros, Horror Recognition Guide, Houses of the Blooded, Incarnations of Immortality, John Wayne, Justice League, Legend of the Five Rings, Max Payne, Midnight, Monty Python, Mousegaurd, Mutants & Masterminds, Neccesary Evil, Neverwinter Nights 2, Oregon Trail, Rambo, Ravenloft, Savage Worlds, Save Against Frostbite, Shadowrun, Sin City, Snowcrash, Space Empires V, Spirit of the Century, Star Trek, Star Wars, Streetfighter IV, Supernatural, Terra Primate, The Prince, The Road, Thermopylae, Thule Trail, Tombstone, Warriors, Wii Fit, World of Darkness –
February 16, 2009
Also tagged Arrested Development, Cold War: CIA vs KGB, Conan, Coraline, Crusade, Dungeons and Dragons, espresso machine, Fallout 3, Fear the Con, Fireborn, Flapjack, Gen Con, Harry Potter, Honor Harrington, Houses of the Blooded, Legend of the 5 Rings, Lupe Fiasco, Midnight Syndicate, Naps, Pandemic, Pirates Cove, Portal, R.A. Salvatore, Rifts, Savage Worlds, Sins of a Solar Empire, Space Empires V, Star Wars, Taken, theadventuringparty.net, TiVo, Wheel of Time, World of Darkness –
February 9, 2009
Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Artemis, and Jason
Music : “Wrecking Ball” and “In Vain” by 137 found via Music.Podshow.Com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Review: Savage Worlds
Bear Swarm is a member of Spooky Outhouse Productions.
2:06 : Dragonforce
2:22 : Vote for our new Intro music
3:40 : Stormtrooper armor (This is the 501st we talked about in episode 42)
4:30 : THQ’s Conan
5:41 : A Game of Thrones RPG
6:48 : El Grande
7:50 : Dresden Files
9:19 : Supernatural, & Burn Notice
9:54 : Warmachine
11:10 : Chowder, & Flapjack
12:19 : Jeffery Dean Morgan
12:36 : Watchmen
13:00 : Gentleman Jack
14:28 : Detcord
16:45 : L5R
19:50 : Quik Dine
21:04 : Arkham Horror
23:37 : Battletech
23:47 : The Prestige
25:15 : Topic Discussion Begins
25:25 : Save Against Frostbite
26:13 : Bea Arthur
28:00 : Savage Worlds
30:30 : Burning Wheel
39:06 : Fallout (This is the Wiki)
45:49 : Houses of the Blooded
50:44 : FATE
57:39 : Vampire: The Requiem
Shoutouts
Rob: Cold War: CIA vs KGB
Mike: Seth Mcfarlane
Artemis: Sluggy Freelance (New Viewer Guide)
Jason: Vandals, Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, & Hellboy in the Chapel of Moloch
Matt: Locke & Key
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Also tagged A Game of Thrones, Arkham Horror, BattleTech, Bea Arthur, Burn Notice, Burning Wheel, Chowder, Cold War: CIA vs KGB, Conan, Detcord, Dragonforce, Dresden Files, El Grande, Fallout, FATE, Flapjack, Gentleman Jack, Hellboy in the Chapel of Moloch, Houses of the Blooded, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Legend of the Five Rings, Locke & Key, Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, Quik Dine, Savage Worlds, Save Against Frostbite, Seth Mcfarlane, Sluggy Freelance, Supernatural, The Prestige, Vampire the Requiem, Vandals, Watchmen –
January 12, 2009
Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Artemis, and Jason
Music : “Wrecking Ball” and “In Vain” by 137 found via Music.Podshow.Com
Sponsors : Meta-Games Unlimited
Topic : Sandbox Games
Bear Swarm is a member of Spooky Outhouse Productions.
2:35 : The BearSwarm! would like to thank our contest winners. Kitnel, Von Krieger , & Shay.
3:50 Next contest announced.
7:50 Southern Comfort
8:54 Incredible Hulk
9:42 Captians Log
10:13 Ghost Rider
10:17 March to the Stars
10:19 We Few
10:56 Yeti
10:59 Sasquatch
11:30 Warmachine
11:58 D&D Minis
12:05 Star Wars Minis
12:07 Hero Clix
15:13 Axis & Allies
16:00 Eisenhorn
16:30 Jim Butcher
17:10 1408
17:16 Man in the Iron Mask
17:40 7th Sea
19:00 Topic Discussion Begins
23:30 Brilliant Gameol0gists
24:57 The Titanic
34:00 Houses of the Blooded
39:44 Pokethulu
55:23 Oblivion
Shoutouts
Rob: Total Recall 2070
Mike: A Game of Thrones RPG
Matt: Xlerator
Artemis: Space Invader Zim
Jason: Riki-Oh
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Also tagged 1408, 7th Sea, Axis & Allies, Brilliant Gameologists, Captian's Log, D&D Minis, Eisenhorn, Game of Thrones RPG, Ghost Rider, Heroclix, Houses of the Blooded, Incredible Hulk, Jim Butcher, Man in the Iron Mask, March to the Stars, Oblivion, Pokethulu, Riki-Oh, Sadquatch, Southern Comfort, Space Invader Zim, Star Wars Minis, The Titanic, Total Recall 2070, We Few, Xlerator, Yeti –
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, Heroes, Hordes, Iron Kingdoms, Mordheim, Necromunda, Privateer Press, Pulp City, Supernatural, The Unit, Twilight Imperium, Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy –
June 9, 2008
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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Also tagged 16 Blocks, Age of Conan, Battlestar Galactica, Bruce Willis, CyberPunk, Dragons Landing Inn, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, Equilibrium, Fallout, Fear the Boot, Fireborn, Games Workshop, Grand Theft Auto IV, Greg Stolze, Guest Speaker, Hordes, Iron Man, Legend of the Five Rings, Lucien Soulban, Mass Effect, Meta-Games Unlimited, Mos Def, Munich, Order of the Stick, Penny Arcade, Robert Downey Jr., Rock Band, Samuel L. Jackson, Savage Worlds, Sega, Skies of Glass, Spirit of the Century, Star Wars, Tannhauser, The Strangers, Unhallowed Metropolis, Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, World of Darkness, Zombies! –
June 2, 2008
Cast : Rob, Mike, Matt, Dan, Kirk, & 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 : Supplemental material in roleplaying games (and wargaming, too!)
04:05 : Crawl for Cancer in Kansas City
05:10 : Beerfest
10:00 : Cartoons, an oyster bar and grill in Springfield
10:50 : Prince of the City
10:55 : WarMachine
15:15 : Tech N9ne
17:40 : Mindless Self-Indulgence
18:00 : “Bitches” by Mindless Self-Indulgence AMV, featuring Pikachu
23:40 : Topic discussion begins. The Bear Swarm cast discusses using supplemental material in games.
27:45 : Eberron and Forgotten Realms
28:15 : Wizards of the Coast
31:15 : World of Darkness
35:35 : VII (The Seven)
43:45 : Liber Mechanika
44:00 : “Living” campaign realms are managed by the RPGA
47:30 : Games Workshop
1:14:20 : Palladium
1:16:10 : Dogs in the Vineyard
1:17:30 : Urban Dead
1:19:20 : Urban Dead Wiki
Shoutouts
Beezley: Godzilla
Kirk: Jacob’s wife, Megan
Rob: Tech N9ne
Dan: Wendy’s Chicken Caeser Salad
Matt: Crawl for Cancer
Mike: Travian
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Also tagged Beerfest, Book of Nine Swords, Dogs in the Vineyard, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, Forgotten Realms, Games Workshop, Iron Kingdoms, Mindless Self-Indulgence, Palladium, Prince of the City, Privateer Press, Rifts, RPGA, Tech N9ne, Travian, Urban Dead, White Wolf, Wizards of the Coast, World of Darkness –
May 26, 2008
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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Also tagged All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Battlestar Galactica, Dogs in the Vineyard, Dresden Files, Dungeons & Dragons, Earth 2, Fear the Boot, Forbidden Kingdom, Gen Con, Grand Theft Auto, Harley Davidson, Iron Kingdoms, Iron Man, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, Jolt Cola, Mass Effect, Meta-Games Unlimited, Privateer Press, Raymond E. Feist, Robert Heinlein, Savage Worlds, Shi nChan, Skies of Glass, Starship Troopers, Stephen King, Street Kings, Supernatural, TiVo, World of Darkness, Yamaha –
May 19, 2008
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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Also tagged AEG, Assassin's Creed, Battlestar Galactica, Big Eyes Small Mouth, Breath of Fire, Confrontation, Dragonlance, Dresden Files, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, Family Guy, Fear the Boot, Forbidden Kingdom, Games Workshop, Henry Rollins, Hordes, Legend of the Five Rings, Lost Odyssey, Mass Effect, Meta-Games Unlimited, Privateer Press, Record of Lodoss War, RPPR, Scion, Shin Chan, Sins of a Solar Empire, Skies of Glass, Supernatural, Tabula Rasa, Training Day, Urban Dead, Warhammer 40k, Warlord, World of Warcraft –