0211: The Alien RPG Interview: Rainy

By popular request! It's been a while, so Kenny and David sit down to talk about where they're at with their wargaming hobby these days. WoFun figure flats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxO2AAv4SXg  Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/ZyTcYGHnYx

Join us for this special mini-episode in which David shares an insight gleaned from reading a 33-year-old defunct game magazine, leading to a (hopefully) insightful conversation about the differences between the gaming culture of the early 90s and today, and why this podcast exists in the first place. Journeys magazine: https://dmmagazine.blogspot.com/2017/03/journeys-official-magazine-of-dangerous.html  Dungeon Musings actual-play channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonMusings  Gatecrasher Discord: https://discord.gg/nAPGhTZdZ9 

It's the final episode of our World of Darkness series, and the final episode of Season 2! We welcome back friend of the show Rainy to tackle a plethora of topics and a listener query all related to this darkest of all worlds. Stay tuned to the end for a very special announcement! Full Metal RPG talks Crimson Gutter: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/177-vampire-the-masquerade-6-year-retrospective/id1069070790?i=1000663732958 The Good Friends of Jackson Elias talk Mage: The Awakening: https://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/07/04/episode-108-the-good-friends-look-for-the-magic-in-mage-the-awakening/  Have you played Mummy: The Resurrected? Hop on our Discord to keep the conversation going! https://discord.gg/bynGKAqy2j

We welcome the one and only Brendan Carrion, long-time podcaster and Vampire player, to talk all things World of Darkness! Hop on our Discord to keep the conversation going! https://discord.gg/bynGKAqy2j

As part of our continuing coverage of the World of Darkness, we hone in on Vampire: The Masquerade—what makes it cool, some of our favorite bits of lore, and how the setting and system combine to evoke a game of personal horror. Big thanks to Rainy for tackling the readings this series! Check out a two-part Vampire actual-play for an example of game play: https://www.patreon.com/posts/winds-of-change-109591611 https://www.patreon.com/posts/109591780  And be sure to hop on our Discord to keep the conversation going! https://discord.gg/bynGKAqy2j

We're wrapping up Season 2 with a deep, deep dive into the IP juggernaut known as the World of Darkness! By necessity, we mostly focus on the world and history of the various Vampire RPGs, but hopefully give you, dear listener, a taste of the truly wild variety of game settings (and systems!) that exist under the umbrella of the WoD. Our most challenging topic yet! Big thanks to Rainy for tackling the readings this series! Check out a two-part Vampire actual-play for an example of game play: https://www.patreon.com/posts/winds-of-change-109591611 https://www.patreon.com/posts/109591780  Still want more? Here are a couple of the 30- to 45-minute lore dives we mention in the episode: https://youtu.be/0h1U-_JFAS8?si=-D_c38JL_L2vTOGJ https://youtu.be/hYjLXeXJJ8s?si=nqDT8904xPHUfO8B  Hop on our Discord! https://discord.gg/bynGKAqy2j

It's another one-shot System Spotlight! This time, David talks about his on-again, off-again love affair with GURPS, and why you might want to check it out for yourself! Small correction: It looks like SJG is slowly rolling out color versions of their POD supplements. Hurray! “Is GURPS a Dead System?” https://youtu.be/w1eWjj04anE “Why GURPS is Great… and Why It Needs a 5th Edition” https://youtu.be/ZYqOYwQuON0  How to Be a GURPS GM: https://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/howtobeagurpsgm/   https://www.patreon.com/GatecrasherPod

We're getting set to drop the final system spotlight of Season 2 (World of Darkness!), but first a minisode, if you will, talking about ACTION INTERNATIONAL, a game co-created by our very own David Larkins. Hear what makes this homage to 80s martial arts action movies special, and head on over to Kickstarter and back it if it sounds like your kind of action! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/action-intl/action-international-the-80s-martial-arts-action-ttrpg Intro music: "Eighties Action" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

David and Kenny sit down to discuss what constitutes the "xenomorph" genre in media and games, and take a quasi-informed look at other RPGs inhabiting that space (pun intended).

Podcaster, gamer extraordinaire, and friend of the show Rainy joins us for a discussion on why she loves the Alien RPG, as well as her perspectives on the game both as a player and Game Mother.