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Gaming on the Frontier

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Gaming on the Frontier - Our podcast covers the gamut of roleplaying topics from how to handle time travel in your game, playing extreme characters, to topics that every GM ought to know.
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Episodes

Episode 190: GenCon 2013

Most of the crew when to GenCon and we took a little time out of our schedule to record an episode for you. We talk about all of the cool stuff we saw there and things we did and how you can make use of them in your games. This was a fun and light episode and yet full of good stuff! We were joined by Stephen Wollett as a guest host.

Sep 16, 201352 min

Episode 189: Bureau 13 Revelation part 3

This week we end our prognostication of how the world would change if Bureau 13 went public and the supernatural with it. This week we concentrate on the neutrals and enemies of the Bureau as listed in the main source book and also Bureau 13 Extreme.

Sep 09, 20131 hr 23 min

Episode 188: Steam Punk part 2

With Dragoncon among us, I didn't have time to edit this week's episode, so you get to listen to us with all our verbal mistakes. Hope it isn't too much of a strain. I'll be back in the saddle again for next week. Until this please enjoy this podcast as we move on to running adventures with steam punk.

Sep 03, 201340 min

Episode 187: Steam Punk part 1

This week we take a break from Bureau 13 revelation to talk about a very hot setting right now: Steam Punk. How to create the look and feel of steam punk in whatever game you play.

Aug 26, 201351 min

Episode 186: Bureau 13 Revelation part 2

The Omega Event has happened. Something so serious that Bureau 13 has to announce its existence to the world. What happens afterward? This week we continue to examine that sea change through the lens of the standard Bureau 13 npcs in the Friends, Enemies and In Betweens section of the 2008 bureau 13 edition. We pick up where we left off with General McAdams. Please note that we decided that if nothing really changed for a npc or npc group with the Revelation, then we would not include it in this...

Aug 19, 20131 hr 6 min

Episode 185: Bureau 13 Revelation part 1

The Omega Event has happened. Something so serious that Bureau 13 has to announce its existence to the world. What happens afterward? This week we examine that sea change through the lens of the standard Bureau 13 npcs in the Friends, Enemies and In Betweens section of the 2008 bureau 13 edition. Please note that we decided that if nothing really changed for a npc or npc group with the Revelation, then we would not include it in this podcast examination. So we didn't forget your favorite npc, it...

Aug 12, 20131 hr 2 min

Announcement! Razor Coast at GenCon

This is a commercial for the fine folks of Iron GM. They are good buddies with us and we'll be hanging out with them at GenCon. It is going to be an amazing event. One not to be missed. If you go to GenCon and you don't play in this event you are going to miss the very definition of epic. This is one they will be talking about for years to come. What is Razor Coast? Go to the ConMen PodCast and Listen to Episode 17 to find out!

Aug 08, 20134 min

Episode 184: Erde part 2

This week we finish our analysis of the world of Erde, a prime Fringeworthy commonwealth supporter.

Aug 05, 201352 min

Episode 183: Fringeworthy Prime World Erde part 1

this week we examine the Fringeworthy world called Erde which has a large population of 1st Century Germans who have been transplanted to a virgin glacial world where they can develop isolated from their normal enemies and cultural contacts.

Jul 29, 20131 hr 3 min

Episode 181 - GenCon Live Game - Part 1

On this episode Peter Bryant is hijacking the show. This is a live recording from GenCon 2012. The adventure is Deutschland Uber Alles and is one of the plot points in the Savage Worlds edition of Fringeworthy. This is part one and part two will be up next week. If you like live role play sessions, you're in for a treat. If you don't, we'll see you in two weeks where we resume our regular broadcast.

Jul 15, 20131 hr 44 min

Episode 180: Insanity part 2

This week we conclude our discussion on how to play characters who are a little or really, really insane.

Jul 08, 201359 min

Episode 178: Fairytales part 2

This week we finish our discussion on how to introduce fairytale adventures or fairytale elements into your games.

Jun 24, 201349 min

Episode 177: Fairytales part 1

This week we go deep into the dark woods, leaving a few bread crumbs, and talk about fairytales in your adventures.

Jun 17, 201348 min

Episode 176: Hijacking Adventure part 2

This week, Bruce continues to take a much deserved vacation and leave the helm to Peter and the gang. They continue to discuss how to take off the rack adventures for other games and put them to use in Fringeworthy.

Jun 10, 201353 min

Episode 175: Hijacking Adventure part 1

This week, Bruce takes a much deserved vacation and leaves the helm to Peter and the gang. They discuss how to take off the rack adventures for other games and put them to use in Fringeworthy.

Jun 03, 201359 min

Episode 174: Weirdzone Part 2

thanks to our faithful listeners who discovered a problem with the second part of Weirdzone. This should be a corrected file. Please download it again and overwrite the original file. If you just listen to it on the site, it will stream correctly. This week we finish our first look at one of Tri Tac's new game of interdimensional hopping using your house. We were very surprised at how fun and expandable this game is. We hope you will give it a try at their website: www.tritacgames.com

May 28, 201353 min

Episode 173: Weirdzone part 1

Last Gencon 2012, Tri Tac Games released their new game: Weirdzone (the day everything went to Hell). We've mentioned it briefly before, but we wanted to get into it and see if it was worth playing. Turns out it is another quality Tri Tac Product that is good as both a short or ongoing rpg. We've got the skinny on how to play it and have the most fun, depending on your group and the tone of the games they like to play.

May 20, 201347 min

Episode 172: Surviving the Zombie Holocaust, Part 2

Welcome back to our second episode on surviving the Zombie Holocaust! This time around John and Bruce wheel out their ideas on the best places to hide from those nasty zombies, Amber takes us on a boat trip, Paul goes to jail, and then we go on a cruise on the Blood Boat with Bruce. Then we go spelunking and hiding out on various military bases. So sit back, grab a beverage of your choice, some snacks... brains... and listen to the podcast!

May 13, 20131 hr 11 min

Episode 171: Colonies Part 5

This week we conclude our series on setting up a colony in the Fringeworthy game. We discuss why colonies would be established at the perimeter of IDET controlled space and what are the responsibilities of the Exploration teams to colony members.

May 06, 201347 min

Episode 169: Surviving the Zombie Holocaust, Part 1

This time we visit the topic of surviving the Zombie Holocaust. What can you do to make sure that your loved ones don't end up as some zombie's brain pate on toast. In part one, our hosts, Amber, Trav, and Paul describe their ideal hideouts and boltholes to hide until the zombies die down. So sit back, get a snack... Brains!... and learn how to survive the Zombie Holocaust!

Apr 22, 201345 min

Episode 166: Colonization part 3

This week we conclude the first part of the colonization series. We wet our toes on the concept of true right and wrong and how clashes of culture can make that very hard to determine.

Apr 01, 201343 min

Episode 165: Bureau 13 - Unhideable Monsters

As a break from our discussion on Fringeworthy Colonization we look upon the plight of some Bureau 13 creatures that cannot be easily hidden in modern society. Is there any hope for them or must the bureau 13 agent be forced to Coup de Grace!

Mar 25, 201355 min

Episode 164: Colonization part 2

Sorry, but I've been slammed at work so I only have half an episode for you this week. We continue to discuss how to set up a colony and its issues, before heading off the reservation again.

Mar 19, 201325 min

Episode 163: Colonization part 1

This week we start on colonization of other world in games. The reference is to Brave New World if anyone was offended.

Mar 11, 201358 min
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