Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Merch: https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses For 25,000 years, the Galactic Republic stood as a beacon of democracy, but its eventual collapse wasn't just the work of the Sith—it was an inside job. In this episode of Acceptable Losses, DK, Kirioth, and PancreasNoWork join the table to break down how the Republic and the Jedi Order effectively ...
May 29, 2026•1 hr 31 min
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Merch: https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses Welcome back to Acceptable Losses. In this episode, DK, Kirioth, and PancreasNoWork dive headfirst into the bloody, grimdark lore of Werewolf: The Apocalypse. To be a Garou in the World of Darkness is to be a rage-fueled, spiritually driven eco-terrorist fighting a desperate war to save a dying worl...
May 22, 2026•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Merch: https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses What's worse: being hunted by an eldritch horror, or slowly dying of lead poisoning in a freezing wasteland where the sun disappears for months? On this episode of Acceptable Losses, DK and Kirioth dissect the doomed voyage of the Terror and the Erebus. We're looking at the show, the book, and the g...
May 15, 2026•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Merch: https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses Think teleportation is just a convenient way to get from the Enterprise to a planet’s surface? Think again. Today on Acceptable Losses, we are peeling back the high-tech veneer of sci-fi’s favorite shortcut to reveal the visceral, molecular nightmares lurking in the buffer. From the very first cauti...
May 01, 2026•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Merch: https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses What happens when evolution is forced on humanity as a punishment not for crimes, but for curiosity? Welcome back to Acceptable Losses. Today, DK, PancreasNoWork, and Kirioth traverse a countless amount of time to watch the fall of humanity and the creatures that rise in its ashes. We are exploring ...
Apr 24, 2026•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Merch: https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses This episode of Acceptable Losses is a deep dive into the cosmic horror and corporate negligence of the Dead Space universe. Join Dk, Kirioth, and The Remembrancer as they trace the timeline from Earth’s 21st-century energy crisis to the total biological collapse on the USG Ishimura. We’re covering ...
Apr 17, 2026•1 hr 48 min
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Merch: https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses Welcome back to Acceptable Losses. Today, DK and Kirioth are venturing into the most brutal, unforgiving, and controversial campaign setting in D&D history: Dark Sun. Set on the tormented, sun-scorched world of Athas, this setting is what happens when pulpy Sword & Sorcery collides with th...
Apr 03, 2026•1 hr 54 min
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Terraces was conceived in 1984 by Mick Jackson and Barry Hines as a predecessor to the famous post-apocalyptic movie Threads. It was a bleak, hopeless drama set in a Northern English terraced housing estate during the fallout of a Soviet-US nuclear exchange. The BBC deemed the script so repulsive and anti-Thatcher that they pulled the funding halfway through produ...
Apr 01, 2026•33 min
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Welcome back to Acceptable Losses! When asked what the darkest entry in the franchise is, most people immediately point to the horrors of the Mojave Wasteland or the desolation of the very first game. But they're missing a story that didn't have the luxury of a century to heal its wounds. Today, DK, Kirioth, and PancreasNoWork are exploring a chapter where you ste...
Mar 27, 2026•1 hr 59 min
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Merch: https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses In this episode of Acceptable Losses, we stare into the cosmic abyss with special guest TheAmberKing for a complete primer on Lovecraftian lore! If you’ve ever been confused about the difference between a Great Old One and an Outer God, or just want to know why everyone is so afraid of tentacles, th...
Mar 20, 2026•1 hr 27 min
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Welcome back to another episode of Acceptable Losses! Today, we are diving into the terrifying, unexplained, and straight-up supernatural side of BattleTech with our host PancreasNoWork to swap some of the most chilling war stories traded in the deep black of space. In this episode, we cover: How a religious splinter faction unleashed a bioengineered version of ...
Mar 06, 2026•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 In this episode of Acceptable Losses, we dive deep into the shadows to explore the storied lineages of the Kindred. While a mortal might see only a monster, those within the World of Darkness know that the differences between the clans are staggering, ranging from aristocratic rulers to creatures of actual cosmic horror. Join us as we break down the thirteen reco...
Feb 27, 2026•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Is the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) the savior of humanity or its jailer? In this episode of Acceptable Losses, we are joined by lore archivist The Remembrancer to tear into the blood-soaked history of Gears of War. We aren't just talking about chainsaw bayonets; we're diving deep into a timeline defined by desperate fascism and the total collapse of a c...
Feb 14, 2026•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 https://shop.orchideight.com/products/acceptable-losses-you-like-sci-fi-right-tee NEW SHIRT! 00:00 Intro 05:00 Episode! "Watch your back, shoot straight, conserve ammo, and never, ever, cut a deal with a dragon." In this episode, DK, Kirioth, and PancreasNoWork cover the neon-soaked, magic-fueled dystopia of Shadowrun. We break down the end of the "Fifth World" an...
Jan 30, 2026•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 Join Dk, Kirioth and special guest PancreasNoWorks as we crack open The Book of Nod to uncover the terrible truth behind Vampire: The Masquerade. From Caine’s first murder and his time with Lilith to the rise of the Antediluvians and the prophecy of Gehenna, we explore how the Kindred began and why they fear the sun.
Jan 16, 2026•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Halo isn’t just military sci-fi; it is a story about what happens when you kill God. In this episode of Acceptable Losses, we are joined by PancreasNoWork to dive deep into the cosmic horror of the Flood. We explore the origins of the parasite, tracing it back to the dusting of the ancient Precursors and the terrifying "Logic Plague" that corrupted the Forerunners' greatest AI. From the lie of the Ancient Human "cure" to the reality-warping final days of the Forerunner-Flood war, we break down ...
Dec 27, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nhX9NJ3EW7 In this special episode of Acceptable Losses, we sit down with the legendary Tuomas Pirinen (creator of Mordheim) to discuss his latest grimdark wargame, Trench Crusade. We explore the game's inception, the challenges of scaling up production to meet massive demand, and the deep, horrifying lore of a Great War that never ended. From the Iron Sultanate to the Here...
Dec 20, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: discord.gg/nhX9NJ3EW7 In this episode of Acceptable Losses, we step off the train into City 17 to analyze the Universal Union, better known as The Combine. Unlike most alien invasions that result in immediate annihilation, the Combine’s occupation of Earth is a slow, methodical erasure of what it means to be human. We explore how the "face" of our oppression isn't an alien warlord, but a fellow human—...
Dec 13, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Merch! https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: discord.gg/nhX9NJ3EW7 "Hey, you like sci-fi, right? I've got a film for you."That was the recommendation that led me to Aniara. I went in expecting a fun sci-fi flick; what I received instead was a harrowing dose of existential despair that I am still thinking about months later. In this episode of The Acceptable Losses, we take a dep...
Dec 06, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Merch! https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: discord.gg/nhX9NJ3EW7 Did Vlad the Impaler really stake one million heretics in 1573? What is Baba Yaga's hut doing on the front lines of Novgorod? In this episode, we explore the myths and folklore of Trench Crusade, from the Vampire Hussars of the Order of the Dragon to the skinless werewolves of the Path of the Beast....
Nov 30, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Merch! https://shop.orchideight.com/collections/acceptable-losses Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Join our Discord: discord.gg/nhX9NJ3EW7 In the Mass Effect games, the fate of the galaxy rests on the shoulders of Commander Shepard. But in a war that consumes countless billions, the story of a single hero can mask the darker implications and the true weight of the conflict. This week on Acceptable Losses, we're pushing the "big hero" to the side and...
Nov 15, 2025•1 hr 44 min
Support us and get episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Forget aliens—humanity is its own worst enemy in BattleTech. Join Acceptable Losses as we break down a universe defined by feudal space lords, 300 years of devastating war, and the giant 'Mechs they pilot. We dive into the powerful Great Houses, the fanatical warrior Clans, and the terrifying phone company (yes, really) that secretly pulls all the strings: ComStar.
Nov 09, 2025•1 hr 59 min
https://www.patreon.com/c/AcceptableLosses Have you ever wondered how the world of Fallout truly ended? Before the Wasteland and before the Vaults opened, a series of events pushed humanity to the brink. On this episode of Acceptable Losses, we conduct a historical deep dive into the complete timeline that led to the Great War on October 23rd, 2077. Our journey begins in the post-WWII era, where the timeline first frays from our own, leading to a world with a prolonged 1950s aesthetic and an eve...
Oct 19, 2025•1 hr 32 min
Forget the simple images of angels with halos and demons with pitchforks. The wargame Trench Crusade draws its inspiration from a much deeper, more terrifying wellspring of history and literature. From the multi-faced, wheel-eyed cherubim of the Old Testament to the intricate hierarchies of Dante's Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost, the game crafts supernatural entities that are truly alien and beyond mortal comprehension. In this episode, join us as we explore how centuries of art and li...
Sep 25, 2025•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 1
