This is a special edition of the Fringeworthy PodCast. A short and sweet dedication to Richard Tucholka and his blushing new bride. Blix talks to John and Bruce about the wedding and he thought the fringers might be interested. Enjoy and congratulations to Richard and Melody from Bruce, John, and Blix, may you have the happiest of lives together!
We visit the far past this week to the earliest days of man. “Me Ug. This friend Gug”. Right up to Ancient Rome and the dawn of civilization. We get a little technical but we throw in a lot of great adventure ideas along the way. 00:02:22 – The technical Fringe aspects of the time period, cause it’s not time travel. 00:03:40 – The Stone Age, old and new. Paleolithic Age , Neolithic Age 00:09:27 – Adventures in the stone age. Harry Turtledove , Between the Rivers 00:23:20 – Early civilizations, t...
RRRAAAAWWWWW!!!!!! This week your intrepid hosts sink their teeth into adding dinosaurs to your favorite interdimensional exploration game. We talk about how to run a dinosaur infested world, and more importantly, how to survive in one. For all you need to know about dinosaurs Wikipedia - Dinos , Wikipedia - Megafauna DinoBase , Natural History Museum and Dino Art . 02:00 – The time shifted angle. What would be the attitude that dinosaurs would most likely take towards travelers. 11:25 – Capturi...
This episode…. Mellors! We talk about the dreaded mushy monsters of the Fringepaths. You’ll find out why they are so nasty and how to use them most effectively. This is a great episode for player and game masters alike. 00:01:32 - Why mellors are so scary. 00:02:45 - How you should play a mellor. 00:05:35 - The mellor’s goals. 00:06:47 - How mellors can get onto the fringepath. 00:07:25 - Can an old mellor travel on the fringepaths in his natural form and why can’t mellor travel on the paths? 00...
Episode 9: Pirates Arrr, we be talking ‘bout pirates on this episode. That’s right maties, pirates. We be explorin’ the different types of pirates, how they be operatin’, and how to be integratin’ them into a Fringeworthy campaign. Get your tankard of rum and sharpen ye blade; we be settin’ sail for episode 9 laddie. Ye be findin’ a treasure trove of information ‘bout pirates here and here . 01:20 – What be pirates? 02:32 – If’n we run into pirates, what should we be expectin’? 04:20 – What type...
Happy New Year fringers! This is another special edition of Fringeworthy the PodCast. We decided to wrap up the year with an episode dedicated to your hosts. We thought you might like to know a little about us and our experiences with Fringeworthy. No real show notes this time around, it’s just us talking freeform. If you’d like to hear our personal thoughts and experiences about Fringeworthy then you are in for a treat. If not, see ya’ next week with a brand new episode in our classic format. …...
Episode 8.5 Listener Mail: Team Roles What kind of characters should be in a team? What skills are essential? We define the expected roles for basic Fringeworthy explorers and liken them to a popular television show. This was the last question of our question and answer session but it took so much to answer it, we thought it deserved its own podcast release.
Christmas Special: Richard Tucholka Interview Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Fringeworthy fans! As our gift to you we present a very special edition of the Fringeworthy PodCast. This episode is an hour long interview with the creator of Fringeworthy; the one and only Richard Tucholka. Best wishes to you and yours. Enjoy! 01:42 When was Fringeworthy first published and what type of product launch did you do? 02:23 Where did the original idea for Fringeworthy come from? 04:00 Where did you get...
Episode 8: Packing for Success – Data Gathering In this episode we talk about the equipment needed for a successful data collection. We cover everything from the very first survey, to the first person transit, to long term data gathering. We go over a bunch of equipment you’re going to want to bring and we discuss some of the techniques you’ll most likely use. 01:40 Remote Sensing Devices Remote Control Planes , Recon Balloons / Zeppelins , Weather Balloons . 04:40 Optics and Sensors IR Sensors ...
Another great episode create by You our wonderful listeners! News 01:15 FW Group on FaceBook More questions from our forums. 01:45 Are Mellor capable of duplicating non-carbon based life-forms? 14:05 Can Mellor become a Slarg? 20:15 How do you design your aliens? 29:00 What happens if you bring antimatter onto the Fringepaths and other safety violations?
This week we discuss how religions, religious figures (including gods) and player characters mix together to produce a better game. 01:25 How is religion important to the character 04:27 What kinds of connection do pcs have with each other based on religion 08:00 Religion affecting character relations to other cultures 09:30 What happens if you find a world with a "real" god? 16:25 what would a god require? How would she interact with her people 17:15 what types of interactions would pc's have w...
Well folks, if you think we stray from the topic from time to time, this is the big one. We started out talking about all the cool stuff you can find and what to do with it and somehow wound up talking about interpersonal relationships at IDET. I guess we’ll have to revisit this topic at some point but never fear, the discussion was actually a very good one. We go into a lot of what should be going on in your campaigns back at IDET. It’s a short episode but it’s packed with a lot of good stuff, ...
Another great episode where we talk about the upcoming new Savage Worlds versions of Fringeworthy and other games, the Fringeworthy Novel, and then we talk about managing your campaign and how to handle the "world" while the player characters are out there exploring and adventuring on the Fringepaths. 01:26 Savage Fringeworthy 05:50 Fringeworthy Novel 12:20 World Building - handling time 13:35 First mission timetables 16:30 Reasons for taking time off from exploring 18:20 Is this roleplayed out ...
Episode 4.5: Question and Answer Show In this episode the guys answer fan mail. These questions are all over the place but Bruce, John, and Blix cover them in about as much detail as possible. This was a fun show to do, keep the questions coming! 01:35 What about using horses on the Fringepath? Horse Range Feeding a Horse 12:20 Why do electrical charges discharge when passing through the portal? 17:00 How are fringe nodes laid out? fwnode.jpg This graphic has also been added to the links section...
This week we have a bit of news and then we talk about tips for survival. In Part I of the show is about what to bring for life support on worlds that have already had an initial survey. We discuss what kind of equipment is important for surviving potentially hostile environments and we list several key pieces of equipment that will help you to this end. In Part II of the show we discuss the art of first contact. We mainly go over concepts of do’s and don’ts but we also cover some of the major p...
We noticed that a number of visitors are from other countries and we wonder if they really know what Fringeworthy is all about. We've done this special introductory episode of the Fringeworthy Podcast to explain the basics of the game (but not game system) - what it is about in layman terms. If you are very familiar with Fringeworthy then please use this to introduce new players to the game. Included is an offer to run sample adventures over skype to encourage new players and to help train new a...
We discuss exploring worlds so similar to our own that it could be a possible future. In many cases these are worlds that have experience a disaster or catastrophe of some kind like nuclear war, plague, asteroid strike, or zombie apocalypse. Players love near future worlds since they may have technology that can easily be adopted by Earth Prime. We discuss how the GM can avoid that wrecking her campaign. 01:14 Savage Worlds Fringeworthy 03:42 World Building - Near Future Intro 05:22 Disasters in...
In this week's podcast we talk about packing for success! What sort of communication gear should your IDET team take with them on the pathways? Then we segue to a fan requested topic: The Fringe Mail Service! We talk about what a Fringeworthy Postman would do and why would you want one? This week we're listing each topic by its time stamp so you can skip to your favorite bit with ease! 01:05 Print on Demand (POD) progress www.lulu.com 01:55 Savage Fringeworthy update 04:06 Packing for Success - ...
Welcome to the Fringeworthy Podcast. Fringeworthy is the very first game of interdimensional exploration and adventure and is still the best. Currently backed by the d20 Modern system but a Savage Worlds edition will follow soon. You play randomly selected people in the near future who have the special quality that allows them to use the ancient portal discovered in Antarctica to access a network of interdimensional roadways and platforms rich with portals to other worlds, alternate earths, and ...
