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Episode 43: Stingers & Spores

Sat, 15 May 2021 07:28:44 +0000

The folks who brought you Buccaneer interview the folks who bring you Bugganeer, otherwise known as Stingers & Spores: Pirates of the Still Sea.

Stingers and Spores is a setting where you can play a myriad of insect characters in a world with familiar fantasy RPG expectations, and this new adventure extends the adventure into the pirate realm played out on the “still sea” of a large puddle.

This definitely isn’t a game like anything you’ve played!

Appearing: Peter Saloom, Calvin Thompson, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 42: Big Apple Sewer Samurai

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:40:01 +0000

Does your inner child still pine for 80s-90s era cartoons about adolescent abnormal attacking anthropomorphs? Then do we have a new Savage Worlds SWAG setting for you!

In this episode we interview Alb’ from The Raven & The Albatross, the creators of Big Apple Sewer Samurai.

Appearing: Alb’, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 41: Back in the Saddle Again

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:13:45 +0000

After posting all of one episode in 2020, we’re back in 2021 and going to post at least one episode. Actually, we’re going to try out twitch streaming and releasing as a podcast twice a month for a bit and see how that works out.

In this episode we cover the current Savage Worlds news and then invite on Sean Nokes and Mike Lafferty to talk about The After and their current kickstarter, Tales from the Trail , which is in its final hours so grab this multi-adventure expansion to the post-apocalypse meets Wyoming frontier setting you always new you wanted and needed and thankfully someone made for you, now!

Appearing: Mike Lafferty, Sean Nokes, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 40: Hollerween is Coming

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:28:42 +0000

Don’t call it a comeback, we were never gone. Last time we talked we were about to embark on the amazing Savage Cruise. Now the world is in disarray. But we still want to have some fun.

Join us tonight at 5pm Central for a live watch-party of Pinnacle Entertainment all-stars playing Tim Earley’s upcoming setting Holler: An Appalachian Apocalypse on Twitch.

https://www.twitch.tv/peginc

You can catch the video of the under-2-hour actual play on your own anytime on YouTube.

Grab your FREE (discount code “FREE”) badges and tickets to PEG’s first official online convention this halloween weekend: HOLLERWEEN! Enjoy hourly games from Thursday night all the way through Sunday, interactive panels for Holler and a PEG Seminar Q&A, the Wild Die folks interviewing John Goff about Deadlands, and a virtual campfire get-together to tell gaming and real world horror stories to kick it all off.

To get you in the mood for all the Holler goodness coming your way, we take a look back at our interview with Tim Earley before he struck pay dirt and had his innovative setting picked up by PEG as an official Savage Worlds release (coming imminently to kickstarter).

Appearing: Christopher Landauer (Chris Fuchs, Tim Earley in the flash back)
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 39: Savage Seas

Tue, 31 Dec 2019 03:20:50 +0000

We wrap up 2019 talking about all the fun we’re going to have to start off 2020 playing Savage Worlds.

Game Stores we’ve frequented on our recent travels:

Lookout Games, Spearfish SD
Isle of Games, Tuscon AZ

Denver Area Game Stores you should check out:

The Gaming Goat; Total Escape Games; Enchanted Grounds; Crit Castle; Collector Mania; Atomic Goblin Games; Boardgame Republic; GameTrain USA; Lair of Abraxas; Hobbytown USA; The Game Lounge

The PEG Show

Hexacon 2020

Appearing: Dustin Hatchett, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Disclaimer: This game podcast references the Savage Worlds game system, available from Pinnacle Entertainment Group at www.peginc.com. It is unofficial Media Content permitted under the Media Network Content Agreement. This content is not managed, approved, or endorsed by Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Certain portions of the materials used are the intellectual property of Pinnacle, and all rights are reserved. Savage Worlds, all related settings, and unique characters, locations, logos and trademarks are copyrights of Pinnacle Entertainment Group.

Episode 38: A Few Blessings More

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:55:44 +0000

We continue our discussion with Ron Blessing, PEG Community Manager, and co-host of the new Savage Interludes. We talk about the current renaissance in Savage Worlds and what the game and scene will look like in 10 years.

Savage Interludes RSS
Email Savage Interludes
Savage Interludes on Apple Podcasts
Savage Interludes on Google Play

SW World Builder’s Guide

Wendigo Tales Volume 1 Kickstarter
Deadlands: Lost Colony Kickstarter

Deadlands Dark Ages adventure: Sins of the Father

The Last Gameboard: Gameboard-1 kickstarter

Artificer’s Codex

Appearing: Ron Blessing, Dustin Hatchett, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Disclaimer: This game podcast references the Savage Worlds game system, available from Pinnacle Entertainment Group at www.peginc.com. It is unofficial Media Content permitted under the Media Network Content Agreement. This content is not managed, approved, or endorsed by Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Certain portions of the materials used are the intellectual property of Pinnacle, and all rights are reserved. Savage Worlds, all related settings, and unique characters, locations, logos and trademarks are copyrights of Pinnacle Entertainment Group.

Episode 37: Count Your Blessings

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:35:21 +0000

Ron Blessing, our podcasting God Father, joins us to talk about his new podcast with Veronica Blessing and Tracy Sizemore: Savage Interludes and taking on the new role of Savage Worlds Community Manager.

Savage Interludes RSS
Email Savage Interludes
Savage Interludes on Apple Podcasts
Savage Interludes on Google Play

Simply Savage Podcast Archive

Artificer’s Codex
SW World Builder’s Guide

Skullcrusher Mountain by Jonathan Coulton

Action Deck Card sleeves: Sleeve Kings “Tiny Epic Compatible” Sleeves (88x125mm) – 110 Pack, -SKS-8818 $3

Appearing: Ron Blessing, Dustin Hatchett, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Disclaimer: This game podcast references the Savage Worlds game system, available from Pinnacle Entertainment Group at www.peginc.com. It is unofficial Media Content permitted under the Media Network Content Agreement. This content is not managed, approved, or endorsed by Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Certain portions of the materials used are the intellectual property of Pinnacle, and all rights are reserved. Savage Worlds, all related settings, and unique characters, locations, logos and trademarks are copyrights of Pinnacle Entertainment Group.

Episode 36: Dead End Infestation Deck

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:44:33 +0000

Pleasantries out of the way, we get to the exciting debut of Dead End’s Infestation Deck mechanics from the folks at Atomic Ninja Studios. These are some innovative and exciting features to bring to SWADE and a great way to bring a unique playstyle to their dark zombie survival setting.

AtomicNinja.com
Savage Worlds GM Podcast
Dead End Jumpstart

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Appearing: Mable Friedman, Jeffrey Friedman, David Scott, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 35: GenCon Only Experiences

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:17:03 +0000

The Savage Bull went to Gen Con for the first time and has some thoughts on the beast that is the largest gaming event in the world.

Amid the chaos and goodness that is GenCon, he also got the opportunity to sit down for an interview with the folks at Atomic Ninja Studios who are putting the final touches on their upcoming Dead End setting for Savage Worlds.

Before we get to the meat of their setting (next episode) we discussed what it’s like to attend GenCon and some surprises for new attendees like me who weren’t at all prepared for what to expect.

If you, too, have a Savage or Gamer license plate, throw down, the bar is set high with this one.

Carolina Game Tables
Fez-O-Rama

SWAT JumpStart
The Savage Cruise
Bureau 13: SavageTheNightFantastic
B13 JumpStart

Appearing: Mable Friedman, Jeffrey Friedman, David Scott, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 34: #SavageStuff

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:35:33 +0000

All proceeds from the Buccaneer: Through Hell and High Water are going to Krista White to help her fight against cancer, now until she’s done with Chemo! Pick up Buccaneer ON SALE now at DTRPG.

If you’d like to contribute directly to Krista and Charles White, check out their GoFundMe.

Guardians of Umbra: FUNDED and Final Hours now on Kickstarter

SavageCruise.com = 7 Day Savage Worlds gaming cruise from New Orleans to Montego Bay to Grand Cayman to Cozumel. Come play with the SavageCast (Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Dustin Hatchett), Shane Hensley, Karl Keesler, Cheyenne Wright and MORE (like that crazy mafioso Eric Lamoureux)!

Join the SavageCruise 2020 Facebook page for regular updates.

Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic for Savage Worlds is coming to Kickstarter September 13th.

Saving Throw played Bureau 13 on their RPG Exploration Society show!

You can run the same adventure they played with our FREE Bureau 13 JumpStart PDF.

Join the Bureau 13 Facebook group for a sneak peak at the setting.

SWAT: Spells, Weapons & Tactics is in development and coming to Kickstarter in 2020.

You can get a look at our unique mechanics and a fun adventure with our PayWhatYouWant SWAT JumpStart PDF.

Join the SWAT Facebook group for creative insights as we develop this fantasy parody setting.

SavageBull is going to GenCon, so stop by the Carolina Game Tables booth from 1pm-3pm most days to say hello, get interviewed for the SavageCast, and pick up some promotional materials for all our projects.

SavageBull is going to DragonCon. He’s running 6 events and tickets are available now.

Episode 33: Holler Back Boys

Fri, 31 May 2019 10:50:27 +0000

We interview Southern raised, Colorado local, Tim Earley about his upcoming Savage Worlds setting, HOLLER: An Appalachian Apocalypse.

Audio improves at the 24 minute mark for the interview.

Savage News:

Karl Keesler announced as the official PEG demo Game Master for Savage Cruise 2020!
Savage Bull coming to Dragon Con 2019
Savage Mommy coming to Italy this September
The After for Savage Worlds on Kickstarter

Colorado Designers smashed the 4th Savage Worlds Adventure Edition Jumpstart Bundle:

SWAT: Spells, Weapons and Tactics Jumpstart now available
Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic for Savage Worlds Jumpstart now available
Darrel Hardy’s Empire of Venom and Silk Jumpstart now available
Evil Beagle Game’s Freedom Squadron recruitment guide Jumpstart now available
Accursed Jumpstart now available

Appearing: Tim Earley, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 32: Bobby Evans of the SWADE Cast

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:04:33 +0000

We got together with Bobby Evans of the GM Table, the SWADE Cast, the upcoming video series Savage Worlds for Beginners, and the upcoming Hellgate High RPG sourcebook.

We talk Disney, intellectual property and public domain, being a critic for people you know well, producing shows, the sausage making of Savage Worlds Adventure Edition, the Savage Cruise 2020, zombie LARPs, social combat crunch, film, both directions of licensing (i.e. getting IP to make RPGs, and making your RPG into a Hollywood IP), Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Worst Witch, an everyone is Tim Curry game, Cinematic GMing, and more.

https://www.patreon.com/GMtable

Bobby’s interview with Saving Throw.

Appearing: Bobby Evans, Dustin Hatchett, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 31: Saving Throw Crew

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:50:10 +0000

The cast of Saving Throw Wild Cards joins us for a post-GenghisCon debrief and a little insight in to their history in gaming, what it takes to run a successful gaming media enterprise, familial naming traditions, Scrooge McDuck, and what sort of DUELs they would tackle in Savage Worlds.

Also, what happens when you throw Stones.

Where it all began.

See them live on Twitch.

Catch Meghan on the Sounds Like Crowes Fireside Chat.

The whole Wild Cards crew recently appeared on The GM Table.

Join us on the Savage Cruise 2020!

http://savingthrowshow.com
http://meghancaves.com
@savingthrowshow;@gadzook;@meghancaves;@jordanpigeon;@jordancallarman
#wildcardsrpg
@wildcards_meg; @wildcards_gm; @wildcards_dom; @wildcards_jp; @wildcards_gxg;

Appearing: Dom Zook, Jordan Pridgen, Meghan Caves, Jordan Caves-Callarman, Dustin Hatchett, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 30: The Savage Sign – Brian Reeves & Aaron Acevedo

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 05:45:13 +0000

Brian Reeves and Aaron Acevedo from Sigil Entertainment Group join us to talk about the Savage Sign kickstarter and what we can expect from the new settings therein and share some industry insider secrets.

Brian wrote an excellent adventure for Buccaneer, the one we presented to the very special backers (including Shane) live at GenghisCon 2018. He also worked on the Virulent setting and a Sword and Sorcery adventure for the Savage Sign.

Episode 29: The Savage Sign – Eugene Marshall & Ian Eller

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 03:13:34 +0000

The Savage Sign kickstarter is in its final days, so creators Eugene Marshall and Ian Eller join us to talk about Revolution, Psinaut, and Pantheon.

These new settings and more are debuting in the first volume of the Savage Sign, and this is part one in our two-part interview of Sign creators.

Appearing: Eugene Marshall, Ian Eller, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 28: Crystal Heart

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 07:25:24 +0000

Eran Aviram and Aviv Or from the Up To Four Players webcomic and the currently funded and more kickstarter for Crystal Heart join us for an in-depth look at their history in gaming and their upcoming setting for Savage Worlds.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Patrick Nickels, Aviv Or, Eran Aviram
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 27: Shane Hensley Talks Adventure Edition

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:05:49 +0000

We talked with Shane Hensley about Savage Worlds Adventure Edition for 90 minutes. We had to redact 30 minutes of it for your safety. The human mind can only take so much excitement and Shane dropped a lot of spoilers for upcoming projects and details on what you can find in the pages of the new edition of Savage Worlds. A ton of them are still in this podcast, so find a safe place to sit down before listening.

The Savage Worlds Adventure Edition kickstarter begins on October 16th.

Appearing: Shane Hensley, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 26: Back in Business

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 08:09:08 +0000

The second book in the Olympus Inc line by Charles White and Gilbert Gallo is now live on kickstarter!

Pelion Report for Olympus, Inc. Kickstarter

If you haven’t picked that setting up yet, you can get free previews of the setting and the new book as well:
Free Olympus, Inc. Preview
Free Pelion Report Sneak Preview

Rockopolis RPG successfully kickstartered and is now available for pre-order. Savage Bull is writing an adventure for this setting.

Eran and Aviv from UpTo4Players have a campaign pitch up for their November Kickstarter for Crystal Heart, a campaign setting for Savage Worlds.

The Savagepedia is saved! Thank you to all who donated to fund the effort.

The Rocky Mountain Savages are now Official Savage Worlds Licencees, soon to be known as ACES!

We talk the Savage Worlds Adventurers Guild (SWAG).

Bureau 13 is coming to Savage Worlds!

The Lost Kickstarter Minis Project

Episode 25: How to NOT DIE in Savage Worlds

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 07:19:19 +0000

Tired of being dead? Is Savage Worlds killing your characters too much? In this episode we highlight the main strategies of character creation and play to give your characters the best odds of not dying.

Featured funny: Always the First to Die song

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 24: Secret Agents of CROSS

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:57:44 +0000

Pete Ruttman of Blessed Machine joins the SavageCast to discuss his live kickstarter for Secret Agents of CROSS, a Savage Worlds setting book where Catholic agents protect the flock from supernatural horrors, demons, and earthly evils.

You can check out the free TEST DRIVE of this setting now on DTRPG.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Pete Ruttman
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 23: Sounds Like Crowes

Thu, 24 May 2018 04:20:11 +0000

Caleb Sundsted of the excellent Deadlands Reloaded Podcast, “Sounds Like Crowes,” joins us for an in-depth discussion of Season One of his show, the cast, and the players behind them.

Featuring the immortal line from Savage Mommy, “But it’s an asshole that you want to hear, that you want to see more of.”

Go listen to this show, it’s crazy good.

Sounds Like Crowes website.
Sounds Like Crowes RSS feed.

Appearing: Caleb Sundsted, Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib

Episode 22: Behind the Scenes

Wed, 16 May 2018 20:59:57 +0000

In this episode we reveal some of the behind the scenes not-so-secrets of what equipment we use to record the show; character advancement pace; and how to decide which NPCs are Wildcards, Henchmen, and Mooks.

Fuchs and I are both enthralled with a Deadlands actual play podcast called Sounds Like Crowes [RSS]. We’re interviewing the GM and Host, Caleb Sundsted, next week, so give it a listen now so you’re ready for our deep dive in to Season One.

Savage Worlds Kickstarters:
Larry Elmore’s Soverign Stone for Savage Worlds Kickstarer
Lankhmar Savage Seas of Nehwon Kickstarer
Flash Gordon Savage Worlds Late Pledge

Mentioned:
The Defiant Ones: Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre on Netflix

Episode 21: Old Settings Worth Playing

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:24:33 +0000

Things are as good as they’ve ever been with new Savage Worlds settings hitting Kickstarter all the time. But there are also a number of settings from before the kickstarter era that new players and GMs can get a lot of enjoyment out of. Prompted by an e-mail from listener Daniel C, we talk about a few new settings coming out as well as a few of our old favorites.

We also tackle a question asked recently on SW social media: Can you play SW without Edges and Hindrances?

Active now on Kickstarter:
Freedom Squadron – SpyGlass/Evil Beagle
Savage Tokusatsu – BPB Games
The Dinosaur Protocol – Battlefield Press

Not Savage Worlds, but shiny:
Cartel – Magpie Games
Dragons Conquer America – Burning Games

Oldies but Goodies:
Daring Tales of Adventure – Triple Ace Games
Thrilling Tales – Adamant Entertainment
Day After Ragnarok – K. Hite – Atomic Overmind Press

Iron Dynasty – Reality Blurs
Agents of Oblivion – Reality Blurs
Ravaged Earth – Reality Blurs
Realms of Cthulhu – Reality Blurs

The Savage Worlds Companions:
Horror Companion
Super Powers Companion

Other awesome stuff we mentioned:

Deadlands

Frontier Towns: Fort Griffin Savaged – Dog House Rules

Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots – Engine Publishing
Masks: 1,000 NPCs – Engine Publishing

Ultimate Characters Guide for Savage Worlds – Mystical Throne Entertainment

Blood & Bile (Zombies vs. Vampires) from Richard Woolcock – Zadmar Games

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: David Garrett

Episode 20: Black to the Future

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:38:55 +0000

In today’s episode, you’ll find:
* What to expect at GenghisCon 41
* Are GMs who run Modules uncreative?
* New Core Rules from FLASH GORDON!
* Which rules should make their way in to Savage Worlds “Black” edition?

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, David Garrett, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: DG, CL

Episode 19: The Future of Savage Worlds

Wed, 27 Dec 2017 06:43:42 +0000

The New Year is almost upon us, and with it will come a new printing of Savage Worlds. For the first time in the studio together all three hosts talk what the Black Edition of Savage Worlds might look like and where RPGs in general might head in the new year.

If you’d like to join us for GenghisCon 2017, coming up this February 15th – 18th, you can submit your games now.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, David Garrett, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: DG, CL

Episode 18: What You Really Really Want

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 06:54:21 +0000

While David is off in the wilderness hunting Sasquatch, Chris and Christopher talk Tacticon 2017 and What You Really Really Want to see in a Savage Worlds setting when it comes to adventure content.

If you joined us for Savage Saturday Night you could have walked away with one of these excellent prizes from our generous sponsors. If you missed out, you can pick them up now and play what all the cool kids are playing:

Ancient World Setting Book
Ancient World: Bestiarum Vocabulum
Heart of Darkness
Camp Wicakini
Milecastle 42
Wellstone City
Winter Eternal Setting Book
Winter Eternal 8 Cities Adventures
Winter Eternal Waste Lands
Blackwood Errantry Codex
Evil Beagle S.W. Digital Bundle
Vigilantes: Rise of the Powerless

For the bulk of the show, we discussed when settings really need a Plot Point Campaign, or when separate adventures and an adventure generator are sufficient to flesh out a system.

If you’d like to join us for GenghisCon 2017, coming up this February 15th to 18th, you can submit your games now.

Gilbert Gallo will be joining us as a special guest all the way from Italy!

If you want to become a member of the Rocky Mountain Savages in time to get your custom shirt and dice and super bennie at Genghis, you can join via paypal at the RMS website.

If you haven’t yet climbed aboard our new Savage Worlds Pirate setting: Buccaneer Through Hell and High Water, you can join over 800 other swashbucklers and pre-order the setting and other goodies now.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: David Garrett

Episode 17: No Savage Sobriquet

Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:18:51 +0000

SAVAGES! We’re proud to announce that David “No Savage Sobriquet” Garrett is joining the SavageCast as an official host. You can check out his gaming musings at his blog, Visions of the Dark, here:

https://davidmauricegarrett.com/

In this episode, the trio discuss the awesomeness that was GenghisCon 2017 and we invite Matt Rowles on to announce what the plans are for Tacticon2017 (new date, new location, and a SAVAGE ONE HUNDRED). If you want to join us and run games, you can submit them now:

https://tabletop.events/conventions/rocky-mountain-con-5-tacticon-29

We also reveal what we’ve been working on these last few months while we’ve been on hiatus from putting out SavageCast episodes: Our Kickstarter for Buccaneer — Through Hell and High Water is live, funded, and in the final week.

We joined Eric Lamoureux of the Wild Die podcast for a sneak peak interview which you can listen to here:

https://thewilddie.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-buccaneer-through-hell-and-high-water/

If you want to bring some Pirates and Voodoo action to your table, join our crew via Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1410286763/buccaneer-through-hell-and-high-water-for-savage-w/

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, David Garrett, Brett Weihing, Matt Rowles
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: David Garrett

Episode 16: “Meta” Gaming with Savage Worlds

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:28:41 +0000

Mommy, Bull, and guest host David Garrett discuss several ways to add another layer of content and crunch to your Savage Worlds games.

Savage News:

Happy Jacks RPG ActualPlay of Savage RIFTS

ArcKnight Flat Plastic Miniatures 2 Kickstarter

GenghisCon Savage Worlds Raising the Bar Panel

Evolution of Fantasy Role Playing Games

“Meta” Gaming in Savage Worlds

David Garrett discusses his idea for a competitive Savage Worlds tournament game. You can download the draft of his Savage Worlds League here.

Don’t miss Runeslinger’s excellent essay on “Premature Imagination” and how this form of meta-gaming can unintentionally hamper your enjoyment of RPGS.

All of our hosts talk about ways to incorporate meta-level considerations in to your RPG campaigns and one-shots using media properties like Westworld, The Matrix, Ready Player One, AVATAR, Inception, and Assassin’s Creed as inspiration.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, David Garrett
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: David Garrett

Episode 15: Savage Worlds GMs the WORST in the Industry?

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 17:09:04 +0000

Are Savage Worlds Game Masters the WORST in the Industry? We tackle this controversial and provocative claim made on the G*M*S Magazine Podcast and more in this episode of the SavageCast.

Savage News:

Are Savage Worlds GMs the WORST Game Masters in the Industry?

http://www.gmsmagazine.com/podcasts/podcast-episode-the-rpg-room-games-that-are-bad-for-the-industry

Time in to Podcast: 48:00 minutes in [——] – 5:05 minutes left
Context: Jim and Paco are talking about what games have been bad for the industry. Late in the show Jim is talking about other Indie RPGs that are too hipster or too mico-cosmic to have wide appeal and he wonders why he’s bothering to publish indie games with these other games and hypothesizes that could rather just publish Savage Worlds stuff instead.
…

Jim Pinto: Every time I see another Indy game come out, it makes me wonder why am I making these kind of games too. Why don’t I just make a Savage Worlds expansion and just do that for the rest of my life.

Paco Jaen: No, don’t. Not Savage Worlds.

Jim Pinto: I just needed an example and that’s what popped in to my head. I can’t say GURPS anymore.

Paco Jaen: No, but you can use a good example.

Jim Pinto: Uh, I think, I’ve said this before. I like Shane, I like Pinnacle, I like Savage Worlds. I think the player base that I continue to encounter are the worst game masters in the industry.
So maybe we can say, that despite … we can add that to the list … despite the fact that Savage Worlds is a good idea and a good game, it has been bad for the hobby because it has empowered all these shitty GMs.

GenghisCon 40 is coming, February 16th-19th, 2017
We interview Matt Rowles, owner, on all the Savagery we can expect: Ed Wetterman, Shane Hensley, and more.

Episode 14: Star Wars – Coming, Winter Is – Actual Play

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:25:19 +0000

Hail Savages!

Warning, the following podcast is rated NC-17 *No one 17 and under admitted* for depictions of intense and persistent violence, fantasy violence, implied violence, language well beyond polite conversation, profanity raised to an art form liberally dispersed from beginning to end, crude humor, consensual and non-consensual substance abuse, Nudity both sexually oriented and otherwise including male nudity and alien nudity and alien male nudity, and graphic sexual content of every sort: sexual content, sexual themes, sexual violence, sexual gymnastics, incest, BDSM, costume play, artistic orgasm, adultery, inter-species sexuality, Jedi mind trick gas lighting, and all sorts of references to non-consensual sex, impaired faculties sex, rape, kidnapping, false imprisonment, molestation, masturbation, mastication, hiding an electro staff in one’s anus and whatever you’d call getting your jollies off in the Saarlac pit.

Plus: Backstabbing, Murder, Theft, Jealousy, Genocide, False Flags, Evil Wizards, Terrorism and Revenge. And love, true love.

So if you’re not an adult, stop listening now. If you’ve ever been offended by people having the wrong kind of fun, stop listening now. If you’re already pulling up your fill in the blanks form letter with the words “problematic” “the galactic patriarchy” “alien cultural appropriation” or “sith privilege” stop listening now.

Do you like having your cherished Sci Fi and Fantasy properties unceremoniously tortured beyond recognition?

Do you enjoy foul language and offensive humor?

Are you an adult whose delinquency I can legally contribute to by way of this podcast?

Then you just might love this actual play from GenghisCon 2016. It’s a Sunday morning game I wrote and ran called “Star Wars: Coming, Winter Is” where the classic Star Wars characters get taken over by their Game of Thrones alter-egos.

It was an interesting experiment for me. I’ve never really included sexual situations in my games and this one goes to the extreme other end of that scale. Which frankly is more comfortable than trying to run or play in a sexual situation that is supposed to be taken seriously. Which I still doubt I’d ever bother with in a game.

I’ve never encouraged Player vs. Player action in my games and this game practically mandates it. You’ll notice that about half way through the game I don’t even have any NPCs to manage and it’s all just the players interacting with each other.

There’s also an interesting bit of GM fiat I pulled near the end. One of the characters basically ended the game, and it was totally appropriate and consistent with the character. So that was the theatrical release ending but we played out a Blu-Ray Director’s Cut with alternate ending, and I ran the next scene. We had about 20 minutes left, the next scene was necessary to provide at least one other character the pay-off they had waited the entire game to achieve, and it also gave the players who had just been killed in the first ending a chance at a different outcome.

Unfortunately a lot of this dialogue was in my head and didn’t get communicated to the players like “hey, great ending, not going to take that away from you, but who wants to see what would happen if we also do this next scene, too.” I think it worked out though.

Blurb:

A blonde knight with one hand. A princess in the highest ranks of power. Siblings. Lovers. Conspiratorial murderers who brought down the last regime to install their evil father on the throne. Lannisters? Nay, Skywalkers.

Alderaan was a false flag event. The destruction of the Death Star was an inside job. Anakin “Darth Vader” Skywalker and his progeny have always known, always been in league. Their rise to the top of the Rebel Alliance and the Empire is no-coincidence, it’s all been a part of their plan.

And now the only thing that stands in their way to complete galactic domination is YOU. Restore the Republic, oust the tyrants!

Chapters:

Podcast Introduction
0:00:00 – 0:04:30

Pre-Game Discussion: Shaved Wookiee Jedi Masters?
0:04:30 – 0:08:15

Actual Play Introduction
0:08:15 – 0:16:50

Bespin Love Shack
0:16:50 – 01:42:00

Space Fight, Space Fight!
01:42:00 – 02:06:15

Bathroom Humor Break
02:06:15 – 02:15:40

Shitty Volcanic Moon
02:15:40 – 03:13:45

Death Star THREE!
03:13:45 – 03:32:24

Identities obscured to protect the guilty:

GM: ▮▮▮▮▮ “Savage Bull” ▮▮▮▮▮▮
Han Solo: Ben ▮▮▮▮▮▮
Chewbacca: Chris ▮▮▮▮▮
C3PO: Chuck ▮▮▮▮▮▮
R2D2: Amber ▮▮▮▮▮-▮▮▮▮▮
Lando: Toan ▮▮▮▮▮
Boba Fett: Daniel ▮▮▮

Episode 13: Things Are People Too!

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 06:41:38 +0000

We have our fingers knuckle deep into the zeitgeist of Savage Worlds (don’t worry, a little enlargement is normal at this age, it’s entirely benign and won’t necessarily progress) and a clear pattern has emerged recently: Savages treating non-people-things the way Savage Worlds treats characters.

In the upcoming Pirate setting that we’re working on, we treat Ships like characters, giving them stats and Edges and possibility for advancement, etc. We introduce you to our partner in crime and the workhorse behind the setting, Brett Weihing, and find out a little about his background in gaming and his thought process going in to the new crunch we’re bringing to the pirate setting.

We promised you a sneak peak at some of the concepts we’re playing with for the pirate setting, so here’s an excellent piece by the wizard Rick Hershey of Fat Goblin Games that’s going to be featured in the book.

Several of you listeners have written in asking about very similar concepts, treating non-characters like characters. Sean Masters asks how to model realm management in Savage Worlds, which can be done with a virtual character (to which Victor Diaz, Eli Kurtz, Eric Lamoureux, Michael Robbins, and Josh Eaves provided answers), and Charles Gerard of the Miskatonic University Podcast asked about how to stat up a village like an abstract NPC.

Next we field your questions about Reach 1 Weapons, First Strike, and Withdrawing from combat (Paul Lawrence from the UK); and how to model anthropomorphic PCs and where to find models for them (Jason Baldwin).

We also debut a new segment called RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES! where we come up with plot hooks for your games based on interesting items in the news. In this episode, creepy sounds from the dark side of the moon.

We kicked off the episode with a bit of book keeping: We’ve been publishing the podcast for 8 months, and in that time we’ve amassed 156 Google Plus members – 101 Facebook Group members – 62 followers on twitter – 11 ratings Itunes, published 13 episodes (this is the 14th counting ep 0!), wracked up a massive $7.42 in DTRPG Affiliate shillbucks and most importantly reached 14,500 Episode downloads.

We also announce that Ed Wetterman will be the Savage Guest of Honor at GenghisCon 2017, this February in Denver.

Keep your questions, feedback, and suggestions coming. Keep sharing and rating our shows on social media. And keep listening.

Savage Links:

Anthropomorphic Animals on PEG Forum

Anthropomorphic Animals Minis

Anthropomorphic Animal Minis

Victorian Minis

Broken Earth

Beasts and Barbarians

Shaintar

Thunderscape

Apollo 10 Astronauts hear Moon Music

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Brett Weihing
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: Landauer

Episode 12: GenCon 2016 Pinnacle Booth Interviews

Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:27:35 +0000

While it might surprise you because sometimes his audio sounds like he lives in a cave, the Savage Mommy actually likes to go out and meet people, and sometimes even talk to them.

At GenCon 2016 he stopped by the Pinnacle booth to get the latest Savage Worlds news from Clint and Jodi Black, follow up with James Walls who appeared on the Kids in Gaming panel from our last episode, Mark Swafford who converted Thunderscape the World of Aden to Savage Worlds, and a slew of Savages who fell in to his trap.

Timestamps:
01:20 – Clint and Jodi Black, Pinnacle
07:50 – James Walls, ILive4Crits
34:00 – Mark Swafford, Thunderscape
37:50 – Rhett Skubis from Chicago
39:55 – Brad from Wisconsin
41:55 – Joshua Guy from St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
43:13 – Michelle Powell from Denver, Colorado
44:26 – Dawn Studebaker from Fort Wayne, Indiana
45:58 – Lars from Denver, Colorado
48:02 – Kaylen Reddy from Economy, Indiana
49:51 – Kenny from Denton, Texas
51:04 – Becca from Chicago, Illinois
52:35 – Brian Berg, Total Party Kill Games, Iowa

Episode 11: ConTessa Gaming with Kids GenCon Panel

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:30:53 +0000

We sent the Savage Mommy off to GenCon 2016 to bring back some highlights that the rest of us sad sacks who didn’t get to go missed out on. Because the RPG community can often look like the Titanic after the life-boats launched, lacking in women and children, we’re excited to bring you this panel discussion.

Friend of show and ConTessa ambassador Darcy Ross — who you can check out on the new Cyper Speak podcast — assembled and moderated a sell-out panel of gaming luminaries, many of whom won well deserved Ennies the night before, covering the vital topic of kids in gaming.

“Tabletop Gaming with Kids: Design, Storytelling, Facilitation, & Training the Next Generation”

Panelists:
Shanna Germain of Monte Cook games, lead designer of kid-focused RPG “No Thank You Evil” which she debuted at GenCon.
Lynne Hardy of Modiphius Entertainment, lead designer of the tea-time steampunk pulp adventure RPG “Cogs, Cakes & Swordsticks”
James Walls & daughter Carrie Walls, of the Living 4 Crits blog and youtube
John Harness, founder of the RPGs for Kids Facebook community

A panel discussion on challenges, solutions, & joys of playing tabletop games with kids (your own and not). This panel [brought] together some great minds coming with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. The first half of the panel [was] questions from the moderator on topics of challenges and tips for gaming with kids, the second half [was] questions collected from audience members.

Since Savage Worlds is a gender and kid friendly system, it’s a popular choice to introduce kids to gaming and a platform that doesn’t pigeon hole or punish female characters or players.

After the panel, Savage Mommy interviewed panelist James Walls which you can catch in our next GenCon2016 episode along with short interviews with several other GenCon2016 Savage Worlds folks.

Episode 10: Talk Nerdy to Me

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 02:39:52 +0000

We asked you to reach out to us at our SavageCast email, uproar@savagecast.com, with your Savage Worlds questions, and you did. So we get to the business of answering them.

We really enjoy interacting with the Savage Worlds community, so keep those questions coming.

Thank you to our large and growing listener base for supporting us through our first 10 episodes. Don’t forget to leave ratings and reviews on iTunes, as this helps us build the community and the quality of our shows.

00:01:30 – Savage Pirates

So, ye be startin’ up a new podcast do ye? Think ye c’n sail these waters where many’ve perished afore ye?

Seriously, you guys are doing a great job, I’m really enjoying your podcast a lot.

But on to my question:

What resources would you suggest for someone wanting to run a pirate game. I’m not really interested in having a bunch of magic as I’m leaning more towards a game with an historical feel to it, something along the lines of, “Black Sails.”

Additionally are there any setting rules, edges, or hindrances that you would suggest be included or excluded?

Thanks, and keep up the great show,

Scurvy Bilge Rat

Pirates of the Spanish Main RPG
Ultimate Pirates, Privateers and Plunder Guide (Savage Worlds)
Tabletop Heroes: Age of Piracy – Pirates
50 Fathoms Figure Flats
Skull Cove
Savage Worlds Freeport Companion

00:16:45 – Savage Voltron

Hi guys,

Good crossover episodes, really enjoyed every second and hope to see one with the Happy Jacks guys.

I recently GMed my first Con game and I find myself thinking “Wow, that would be a great Con game” and furiously scribbling notes for future games I want to run. While watching the new Voltron cartoon I got pumped and thought maybe I could try running Savage Voltron at a con but just couldn’t figure out how in the heck to do a fight with a giant robot comprised of smaller robots the players were piloting. Do you have any suggestions for how to achieve that “Giant Robot fueled by teamwork” feeling present in all the Kaiju movies and cartoons?

Thanks and keep it Savage

Karlen “The Savage Stalker” Kendrick

Kaiju Super Fun Time Go! – YouTube

Kaiju Super Fun Time Go! document
Iron Dynasty: Way of the Ronin

00:23:25 – Stacking Modifiers
00:40:11 – Savage Pro Wrestling

Hello Savage Cast crew!

I am a new Savage world DM coming from D&D (and recently running a lot of games on roll20). I tried savage worlds at Gencon last year and loved the flexibility and just recently ran a few ÉTU one sheets to get my feet wet before I run The Flood for deadlands this fall. I need assistance in two areas:

1) it seems in the one shots I ran, the modifiers were stacking up and it was taking too long to calculate if something succeeded. Am I doing this wrong or making this too difficult?

2) I am a big home brew setting person and a big pro wrestling fan. with the flexibility of the system, I really would love to do a pro wrestling setting because it matches the bigger then life characters, and the fast, furious fun ideal of savage worlds. I was thinking of using wrestling moves as arcane powers with the power point system but I wanted to get your idea of a good way to make wrestling moves or maybe even some setting rules. Sorry about the long email but this system inspires me with so many ideas and none of my friends actually play. Keep up the great job!

-DM Andre

Lucha Libre Hero
Lucha Libre Hero (HD Character Pack)

00:50:47 – Mixing Savage Settings

Dear Savagecast,

First time caller, long time listener.

I was wondering, given the massive number of Savage settings and source books from a variety of genres, what are your feelings on mixing them? If you’re in favor of it, what are some settings you like to mix? If you’re not in favor of it, why?

Looking forward to hearing your perspective on the topic.

Love the show,

-Chris Martinez (RivetDRivet on the RMS forums)

ETU: East Texas University
Realms of Cthulhu
Necessary Evil Explorer’s Edition
Solomon Kane
The Kerberos Club (Savage Worlds Edition)
The Day After Ragnarok

Battle for OZ

Episode 9: Wild Die Crossover

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:27:25 +0000

This town ain’t big enough for TWO Savage Worlds Podcasts, so the Mommy and Bull faced off with Jaime and Eric from The Wild Die Podcast to lay claim to this dusty outpost on the podcast frontier. Or maybe we were just being neighborly and sat down to break bread with our broadcasting neighbors. Or maybe we got all 1% as the White Collar answer to their Blue Collar appeal. Or maybe we lost a bet. Or they won one. Or something.

Since their listeners actually send them questions, we answered a few of them over the course of two episodes, one on their podcast and the second one right here. We covered topics like “What one rule would you add to the rules,” “does Savage Worlds work with Theater of the Mind,” and “what dirty tricks do you use against your players?”

Catch Wild Die Podcast Episode 7: The SavageCast Crossover right here.

In the second half we talk about the Bennie Economy, a fast and dirty guide to Combat, and WTF is a plot point campaign anyway.

Eric Lamoureux’s A Cauldron Full of Mischief from Fabled Environments $3

Eric Lamoureux’s Fuhgeddaboudit! from Just Insert Imagination Pay What You Want

Interface Zero 2.0: The New York Reclamation Zone $6

Ultima Forsan: Macabre Ruthenia from GG Studio $9.90

The 6th Gun RPG is on sale at Pinnacle in celebration of the comic coming to an end. There are fewer than 100 limited edition hardcovers left.

Cackler Graphic Novel Available for Preorders

Kickstarter: Mystix Mapping System – Static Cling Maps for Tabletop RPGs

Kickstarter: Savage Drakonheim – City of Bones for the Savage Worlds RPG

Kickstarter: Gorilla Deck Bicycle Playing

28mm Miniatures of Apes in Boiler Suits with RPGs and Automatic Weapons

Episode 8: World Building with Ross Watson and SPF

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 13:00:22 +0000

Ross Watson of Accursed fame and Shaintar’s Sean Patrick Fannon join us for the first of our World Builders interviews. We’ve been talking about our World Builder interviews since the start of the show so we’re excited to bring you the first in what we hope is a long series delving into the thought process behind bringing you many and varied settings to play in.

SBN Podcast says goodbye after 41 episodes

Fear the Boot celebrates 10 years and over 400 episodes

Savage Bull is now helping with the setting Savage Mommy is currently working on. More info later.

Tacticon Guest: Karl Keesler 1980’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, 1970’s League Game, Goonies Meets the Ghostbusters and Mystery Men

Game Submissions for Tacticon (9/1 through 9/4 2016) are open
The first 10 GMs to submit games can win opening night VIP tickets to Turok (James Cameron’s Avatar meets Cirque de Soleil) coming to the Pepsi Center July 21st.

Tacticon Theme: Super Heroes

DriveThru RPG 25% off Sale on Super Hero products: SW Super Powers Companion, Necessary Evil 2: Breakout, Peacekeepers: SW, The Kerberos Club

Weird War I Adventure The 13th Warrior Released

Join the airmen of British XIII Squadron as they take the fight to the skies of Europe. Stand against German pilots, social rivals, dark sorcery, and a titanic hunter beyond your wildest nightmares! The 13th Warrior adventure from Shane Hensley is the “War Never-Ending” stretch goal from the Weird War I Kickstarter.

Achtung! Cthulhu – Shadows of Atlantis Campaign
Achtung! Cthulhu: Keeper’s Guide

Not SW, but cool none the less: Anvil: the TRUE USER-FRIENDLY 3D printer for EVERYONE $299.00!! Ends Thu, Jun 9 2016

We’re doing a crossover show with the fellas from The Wild Die Podcast. We’re taking user questions. So e-mail us.

Savage Mommy will be at Gen Con. He’s looking for people to interview. Publishers and fans. If you want to be on the show, e-mail us.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Ross Watson, Sean Patrick Fannon
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: Landauer

Episode 7: RIFTS Enter the Odd Squad 2 of 2

Sat, 21 May 2016 04:09:01 +0000

We’re back with the BIG finale of the Savage Worlds RIFTS actual play of SPF’s Enter the Odd Squad. If you missed the first part, give it a listen now.

Before we get to the finale, our RIFTS veterans share their fond memories of world-destroying character builds from the old school Palladium rule set, and SPF hints at upcoming projects (Prowlers & Paragons) he has on the back burner, which will be coming to kickstarter later this year.

00:09:30 – Act 3 Begins

Episode 6: RIFTS Enter the Odd Squad 1 of 2

Fri, 20 May 2016 04:16:11 +0000

Back on March 19th, 2016 the SavageCast got together with Sean Patrick Fannon, his better half Carinn Seabolt, and a crew of RIFTS veterans but Savage Worlds initiates John Ross and Toby Carpenter, hosted by the first lady of gaming herself Wendy Reischl to play in Enter the Odd Squad, a Savage Worlds – RIFTS mashup adventure which ports characters from half a dozen existing Savage Worlds settings into the world of RIFTS, recasting them as iconic roles familiar to that world.

Because this epic adventure takes advantage of the possibility — but not necessity — to bring in other Savage Worlds properties to RIFTS, the powers that be at Pinnacle asked us to hold off releasing our actual play until the end of the Kickstarter as not to give people the wrong first impression of what Savage Worlds RIFTS was necessarily about.

As there is now a pure Savage Worlds RIFTS as written actual play out there which highlights 100% RIFTS fluff on top of Savage Worlds crunch, we’re free to share with you this fun adventure which also brings in Savage Worlds properties into the picture as well. We understand that PEG didn’t want to freak out the RIFTS purists, but we think that once they see that they can have all of the RIFTS flavor they want, that listening to SPF’s Enter the Odd Squad adventure just might lure them to experience other SW product lines as well.

The RIFTS veterans who played certainly felt like they got all the RIFTS style action they wanted, and Savage Mommy and Bull agreed that this was Savage Worlds turned up to 12. Our hostess Wendy and her German-speaking horse had some of the most epic moments of the day and poor Carinn’s priestess showed just how lethal a RIFTS game can be while she wasn’t obliterating enemies with her divine smite.

The Cast of Characters, provided by Sean Patrick Fannon:

* Christmas Carson, a Harrowed Texas Ranger with a robot mustang horse. [Deadlands], Played by Wendy Reischl

About Deadlands –
Pinnacle’s flagship product is Deadlands, a horrific journey into the “Weird West.” Mysterious beings called the Reckoners have given life to monsters and magic, causing history to divert from July 4th, 1863 forward. The South has won its independence, California has shattered into a labyrinth of flooded sea-canyons, and a mysterious super-fuel called “ghost rock” has spawned as much war and strife as it has “steampunk” devices.

Players are steely-eyed gunfighters, card-slinging sorcerers called hucksters, mysterious shamans, savage braves, mad scientists, and more who battle against evil and attempt to prevent the “Reckoning.”

* Rupert the Wise, a clever metal-and-stone Golem Techno-Wizard [Accursed], Played by John Ross

About Accursed –
This tale begins with a world of dark fantasy and perilous adventure, where the forces of evil have triumphed.

In such a world, those who remain uncorrupted by wickedness must rely upon monsters to fight against the darkness. Witches have ruled the land since the last battles of conquest, but their Grand Coven has been sundered, leaving behind remnants of a once-mighty army. The remnants of the horde include captured citizens of the conquered nations that fought as the Witches’ shock troops.

These are the Accursed—the Witchmarks burned into their flesh and souls transformed these men and women into monstrous forms. Now, unable to return to their former lives, the Accursed wander the land, giving aid to those in need in an attempt to atone for past sins. Some have joined the Order of the Penitent, an organization devoted to ridding the world of the Witches and their evil influence. Others offer their skills as warriors, alchemists, and spies to the highest bidder. Yet others have succumbed to corruption, greed, or insanity.

Light has failed, darkness is ascendant—only those bearing the forms of monsters can stand against the tide of the Witches’ evil. The Accursed are this world’s only hope—they must learn to embrace their curse or to fight against it, and find some way to free themselves forever of their Witchmark.

This is the world of Accursed.

* The Avalonian, a Rippertech-enhanced Masked Crusader Juicer [Rippers], Played by Chris Fuchs

About Rippers –
Do you believe in monsters? Well you better, because they’re out there and they mean business!

In Rippers, the Cabal of evil formed under the leadership of the monstrous Jack the Ripper had the Victorian world on its knees, and your team fought back. Using Rippertech pulled from the creatures of hell and implanted into yourselves, you are called once again to save the world for Queen and country!

* Quintus Pompeius Magnus, a Roman Triari Centurio who has taken up the path of a Cyber-Knight. [Weird Wars Rome], Played by Christopher Landauer

About Weird Wars Rome –
Her legions strode forth from the center of civilization—west to England, east to Asia, north to Germany, south to Egypt—and conquered most of the known world. In their travels, the Legions found things that would be disbelieved by slave, citizen, and senator alike. War elephants, wild dervishes, and creatures beyond description met them at every turn.

The glory of the Empire spread to the corners of the earth, but its shadow found even darker places—and things—that defied record.

Join the forces of Rome and battle through the ages against her enemies. Discover the terrible secrets left out of the history books. Save your shieldmates. Save the Empire.

* Rock-and-Roll, a reformed villain with the powers of a very strong (but not very bright) earth elemental. [Necessary Evil], Played by Toby Carpenter

About Necessary Evil –
When all the super heroes of the world are blown to kingdom come by an army of invading aliens, who will save the day? Evil…

The only forces left to take on the alien menace are the crafty and self serving super villains!

Note that this particular character has definitely taken up the mantle of “hero” now.

* Kellindia, an aevakar Priestess of Light, fully embracing the Mystic path. [Shaintar], Played by Carinn Seabolt

About Shaintar –
“It’s Like Lord of the Rings Meets Die Hard.”
Every great tale has a beginning, and yours begins here, in the realm of Shaintar (Pronounced “Shine-tar”). At once familiar and alien, you will come to know it as a place you understand completely, while still being perplexed and dazzled by its mysteries. As you seek out the answers to those mysteries, all the while doing battle with villains and monsters both archetypal and alien, you will come to understand a primal truth: Shaintar, this world with thousands of years of history behind it, stands on the brink of dramatic, possibly catastrophic change. How this change ultimately manifests, what damage it will wreak, or what growth it will engender, will depend entirely upon you.

During the first hour of our RIFTS actual play, Sean Patrick Fannon dropped a lot of details about the mechanics and features of the upcoming setting, which I’ve outlined here for those of you looking for more crunch and details about Savage RIFTS:

00:04:30 – Introduction
00:05:30 – Traditional Rifts: Post-Post-Apocalypse Super Heroes
00:06:30 – Iconic Frameworks
00:07:30 – MARS: Mercenaries, Adventurers, Rogues and Scholars
00:09:00 – Character Descriptions:
00:14:00 – Juicer Death Arc, Burn Rating
00:16:30 – Blaze of Glory
00:20:30 – PPE, ISP, Power Points
00:21:00 – Mega Damage
00:23:00 – Character Sheet Walk-through
00:26:20 – The Horse talks, Armor Piercing in Savage Worlds
00:28:00 – Raises in Savage Worlds
00:32:40 – The Hero’s Journey
00:35:40 – Rifts Timeline, Xiticix, 3 Core Books of the Kickstarter
00:42:00 – Project Glitter Juice
00:47:00 – Boom Gun
00:52:33 – Scenario Background, Tomorrow Legion
01:01:00 – The Mission
01:03:30 – First Dice Rolled… it’s on!

Look for Part 2 of 2, tomorrow!

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Sean Patrick Fannon, Carinn Seabolt, Wendy Reischl, John Ross, Toby Carpenter
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: Landauer

Episode 5: Fast, Furious, Fun

Fri, 06 May 2016 05:28:04 +0000

You’ve heard the hype: “Fast, Furious, and Fun.” If there were any more alliteration you might die.

Savage Mommy and Savage Bull tell you exactly why the hype is real. We break down the Savage Worlds game mechanics, style, and philosophy that deliver on the promise of an RPG session that is easy to prep for, quick to run, creates an exciting atmosphere of heroism and anticipation and consistently delivers a quality cooperative roleplaying experience.

We talk card initiative, target numbers, opposed die rolls, mooks, bennies, traits, prep, character creation, exploding dice, edges, setting rules, jokers, raises, properties, themes, and more.

We also try and kill you with even more alliteration all over the place. And random wedding stories that just demand to be told.

Here’s an awesome new property that you should give a listen to and the original Deadlands adventure it’s based on:

Audio Avatar‘s audio drama Tombstone Tales: The Taxidermist’s Tale. The One Sheet.

Here’s the newest and best Savage Worlds stuff we think you should drop some money on:

Hellfrost – Atlas of the Frozen North

GRAmel has a new adventure for their Tropicana setting: Die Fast!

Fainting Goat Games: Miscreants, Malefactors and Megalomaniacs Volume 2 has more than a dozen new bad guys, thugs, and super-villains for your next SUPERS game.

And in case you missed it the first time: the original Miscreants, Malefactors and Megalomaniacs

Kick in some Kold Khard Kash on these Kickstarters:

The Rifts Kickstarter is going now. It met its funding goal in under 3 Minutes!!! If you haven’t checked it out yet, what are you waiting for?!

Noisy Person Cards is a party game designed to help you develop new character voices for role playing games from the folks behind The One Shot and Campaign podcasts.

The guys behind the Wild Die Podcast are launching Conclave Gaming Convention in Modesto, CA

Queen City Conquest, in Buffalo NY, is the local con for Friend-of-Podcast Chris Sneizak

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Jib
Editing: Landauer and Fuchs

Episode 4: Do you even RIFTS, Bro?

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 07:22:13 +0000

Mommy and Bull leave the safety of their caves to join Sean Patrick Fannon for a sneak peak at the upcoming Savage Worlds RIFTS setting.

During our interview, Sean answers how he got Kevin Siembieda to let his baby go play with the Savage Worlds kids, how the SW version handles stuff like MEGA DAMAGE, what old favorites from the original Palladium line will make their return, where the timeline will start, why [conversion] is the wrong idea, new artwork, and where to follow the progress.

Sean will be back on future shows GMing the RIFTS actual play we recorded and answering our questions on world building, game design, and his history in gaming.

Also on this episode ….

SavageCast joined Kristian Serrano and Ron Blessing on the Savage Bloggers Network [watch the video] [listen to the podcast]. We talked about how the Rocky Mountain Savages came about and the legacy of old pod casts spawning new pod casts and SW groups and the butterfly effect that brings us a large and growing Savage Community across the country and now the world over.

Chime in: Derek Johnson vs. Kristian Serrano, who has the most velvety Savage Worlds podcasting voice?

Olympus Inc. is crowdfunding NOW on IndieGoGo. Support them and get a really interesting campaign setting.

* Weird War I:
GM Screen Inserts
New Adventure: Raid on Fort Douaumont
Pre-order Bundle at Pinnacle store
Player’s Guide, War Master’s Handbook, on discount at DriveThruRPG, Combat Maps also available

*Melior Via continues to expand their Accursed setting with the last PDF in the World of Morden series, Accursed: Bone and Barrow.

* Codex Infernus: The Savage Guide to Hell from Gun Metal Games Now available on DriveThruRPG $14.99
– New Edges, Arcane Backgrounds, Demonic Races
– Guidelines for creating angelic and hell-forged weapons, blessing items, creating cults, demonic
possession and pacts with the devil, a gazetteer and a history of hell according to various cultures

* Primeval Thule Campaign Setting for Savage Worlds from Sasquatch Game Studio PDF $19.95
Primeval Thule is a sword-and-sorcery campaign setting now redesigned for Savage Worlds in conjunction with Ross Watson and Sean Patrick Fannon of Evil Beagle Games!

* Fuhgeddaboudit! from Just Insert Imagination – Pay What You Want
Fuhgeddaboudit! is a mob and road movie, sandbox adventure for Savage Worlds. It is Las Vegas, 1968 and your group has been ordered to make a troublesome accountant disappear. It’s a pleasant drive out to the desert, what could possibly go wrong?
– Make them an offer they can’t refuse

* New banner on the PEG site. Could this be a clue to something coming up real soon?

* Product links on our website are now affiliate links with DriveThruRPG, so if you want to pick up one of the games we mention or anything else at DriveThruRPG, use our link or click through to the site with the DriveThruRPG banner ad and SavageCast will earn credit with the site at no cost to you. You buy games so we can buy games, then we’ll tell you about those games and the circle continues.

Appearing: Christopher Landauer, Chris Fuchs, Sean Patrick Fannon, Carinn Seabolt, Wendy Reischl
Intro: Derek Johnson
Music: Mike Willard
Editing: Chris Sniezak

Episode 3: Corporate Gods are Petty and Cruel

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:00:37 +0000

This is not Deja Vu, there is no glitch in the matrix. Your Savage hosts welcome Charles White of Fabled Environments to the show to announce the RE-launch of his kickstarter for Olympus, Inc. (Coming April 5th, 2016) and discuss why the forces of evil pulled it the first time at 98% funded.

Charles talks about the ideas behind Olympus Inc, working with gli Italiani, the evolution of his publishing company and future aspirations for the Olympus Inc line.

We also dig deep into Charles’ past and find out how he got into gaming and Savage Worlds, religion in gaming, revealing your gamer status to co-workers, and more.

This week in SIGHTINGS FROM THE SAVAGE-SPHERE….

Misfit Studios released Monster Brief: Mixed Foes, with four new monsters to your Savage Worlds games.
Melior Via has released Accursed: Science and Sea, expanding their Accursed setting.

Savage Tales of Horror brings you five adventures to bring terror to your gaming table and to haunt your players long after they’ve left your house. Maximize your potential for horror by buying all three of the Savage Tales of Horror in the Best of Horror Bundle, and get 10% off any of our other horror titles.

Ron Blessing and Kristian Serrano over at Savage Bloggers Network have invited the Savage Mommy and me to an SBN Hangout On Air the last Monday in March, the 28th, at 9:30 PM Eastern Time, 7:30 Mountain to talk about Podcasting and Savage Worlds.

Their last hangout featured Karl Keesler who will be our guest at Tacticon2016, so be sure to check out the video where Karl displays some of his newest creations.

http://www.savagebloggers.net/category/hangouts-on-air/feed/

http://www.savagebloggers.net/sbn-hangouts-karl-keesler/

Above is a link to subscribe to SBN Hangouts on AIR so you don’t miss it. But you should go ahead and just subscribe to the whole SBN feed while you’re at it. Mark your calendars so you can catch us live and perhaps ask us some questions on the evening of the 28th.

We’re working on Fuch’s crappy audio for the opening segments. Some folks have asked if we have a fundraising link or anything yet. We don’t and while we’d love some mullah to buy some better equipment, we’re not going down the crowdfunding path at this time.

That doesn’t mean we wouldn’t love your support in other ways. Send us tips, share our show on your social media, give us product to review or whatever. To this end any links we post to DriveThruRPG materials on the blog (like above) will benefit our “affiliate” account so when you buy stuff after visiting through our link we get store credit at no cost to you.

Be sure to stick around at the end of this episode for a sneak peak at our interview with Sean Patrick Fannon on how he got Kevin Seimbieda to green-light Savage RIFTS.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Charles White, Sean Patrick Fannon
Credits: Introduction by Derek Johnson, Music by Jib

Episode 2: Just the Tips

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 13:55:39 +0000

Mommy and Bull are back to help you not suck at Savage Worlds.

Savage Happenings: We discuss the highly successful Weird War One kickstarter and 7th Sea, tease our upcoming episodes with Charles White about Olympus Inc. and its upcoming kickstarter resurrection on April 5th.

We also hint at our upcoming Sean Patrick Fannon recording which will cover a RIFTS interview and an actual-play.

Karl Keesler of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1980s fame is confirmed as the Savage Worlds special guest for Tacticon 2016 (second only to GenghisCon as the largest Savage Worlds convention anywhere) which will be held in Colorado Springs, CO September 1st through 4th.

Thank you listeners (and our Moms) for catapulting our show to the “New and Noteworthy” section of iTunes and into the Top 10 podcasts in our category.

Savage Main Course: We blather on for an hour talking about how Bull’s Tacticon2015 game bored Shane to tears necessitating a GM reboot and the resulting “Don’t Suck at Con Games” advice we gathered in the aftermath.

Tips for both Game Masters and Players to get the most out of your Convention games is now featured on Pinnacle’s Convention page.

Learn from our mistakes to avoid the most common pitfalls that lead to lousy con games. We originally recorded this back in December so “the last Con” mentioned in the episode was Tacticon 2015, not GenghisCon 2016, in case that’s confusing — but the advice applies for any convention games big or small.

Remember, we want YOUR tips, so send them (audio preferred) to uproar@savagecast.com. Also send in any questions you have for Sean Patrick Fannon on the upcoming Savage Worlds release of RIFTS.

N.B.: “Locative” is apparently a portmanteau of “loquacious” and “talkative.”

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer
Credits: Introduction by Derek Johnson, Music by Jib, Editing advice by Chris Sniezak

Episode 1: Feels Like the First Time

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:49:59 +0000

Hail Savages!

Coming to you from GenghisCon2016 is the Savage Worlds Panel featuring Clint Black, Jodi Black, Shane Hensley, Darrell Hardy, Neal Hyde, Sara Martinez, Chris “Savage Mommy” Fuchs and Christopher “Savage Bull” Landauer.

Panelists answer how they got into gaming, how they found Savage Worlds, the origins of the Necessary Evil setting, why Darrell chose Savage Worlds for Karthador, how to take advantage of Savage Worlds’ license program for fans and publishers, the history of Savage Worlds at GenghisCon, the East Texas University real time living campaign, Neal Hyde being everyone’s “first,” the 10th anniversary of Savage Saturday Night and memories of the very first one, the origins of the Rocky Mountain Savages, the Weird Wars I kickstarter and future plans for the Weird War line.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Clint Black, Jodi Black, Darrell Hardy, Shane Hensley, Neal Hyde, Sara Martinez, audience
Credits: Introduction by Derek Johnson, Music by JiB, Editing assistance by Chris Sniezak

Episode 0: Something Savage This Way Comes

Tue, 09 Feb 2016 07:28:35 +0000

Hail Savages!

Coming to you from the foot of the majestic Rocky Mountains — Denver, Colorado — it’s the SavageCast. A Savage Worlds podcast brought to you by the Rocky Mountain Savages. Your hosts, Chris “Savage Mommy” Fuchs and Christopher “Savage Bull” Landauer spill their guts and read the entrails to divine what is in store for you in future episodes.

Find out how our hosts got into gaming, what led them to Savage Worlds, and where they got their nicknames.

They also welcome special guest, Matthew Rowles, from EvolutionCons to discuss GenghisCon 2016, which will be the largest Savage Worlds convention in history with a record setting 100+ events.

So much savagery we had to use the word “Savage” no less than 11 times in this post alone.

Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Matthew Rowles
Credits: Introduction by Derek Johnson, Music by Mike Willard, Editing by Chris Sniezak