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| Mythic Con 2024 Day 2 report | 16 Nov 2024 | 00:28:30 | |
I talk about day 2 of Mythic Con, the games I played, and some thoughts about the whole convention experience. Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to evil.jeff@outlook.com or via Discord. Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "The Night Begins to Shine" by B.E.R. #170 - S06E06 | |||
| Mythic Con 2024 Day 1 report | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:22:07 | |
I attended Mythic Con 2024 in Charlotte, NC recently. This is my report and thoughts of the day 1 experience. Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to evil.jeff@outlook.com or via Discord. Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "The Night Begins to Shine" by B.E.R. #169 - S06E05 | |||
| Evil Jeff tries new podcasting software | 30 Mar 2024 | 00:13:49 | |
As I announced previously, this is my putting together a podcast using some new software. The app is Podcast Maker: Home Studio App by Vulcan Labs. Almost all of the audio was recorded in the app and the tail end of the podcast was finished in the Anchor app to note something after I finished recording. If you have questions about what I experienced, I suggest contacting me via Discord or the email below. Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to (NEW Email Address) evil.jeff@outlook.com or via Discord Join us on the P.L.A.Y. forums! Go to www.dekahedron.com/boards! Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple #160 - S05E35 | |||
| BX Companion Deep Dive Part 4 - The Adventure | 28 Aug 2021 | 00:18:41 | |
We are now into Part 4 of the BX Companion Deep Dive, this is The Adventure . What does 15th-36th level adventurers have to do? What is special about those levels? Let's take a listen. The quest for this deep dive is simple - Will this rules set work for expanding play beyond the 14th level cap in the original B/X rules or make a mess of things? Is it different enough from the Rules Cyclopedia that one should use it instead of the former? Listen along with me over the next several podcasts to see what the outcome will be. The format of this deep dive was inspired by Rob C of the Down in a Heap podcast. This series of podcasts was started from a general comment and (sorta) challenge from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast podcast. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| Call-in Collective IV: Fumbles and Hits. | 21 Aug 2021 | 00:21:27 | |
Call-ins from Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Taylor of Clerics Wear Ringmail blog/podcast, Daniel of Bandit's Keep media empire, and B.J. of The Arcane Alienist podcast. Let's see what everyone wanted to say about critical hits and fumbles. Music - "Block Rocking Beats" by The Chemical Brothers. Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| BX Companion Deep Dive Part 3 - Spells: Magic Users | 14 Aug 2021 | 01:00:03 | |
Herein continues the deep dive, now onto Part 3 which is the spells section. This time, I look at the magic user spell list, noting similarities and difference between the 1st through 6th level spells. I then look at the similarities and differences between the newly added 7th, 8th, & 9th level spells. The quest for this deep dive is simple - Will this rules set work for expanding play beyond the 14th level cap in the original B/X rules or make a mess of things? Is it different enough from the Rules Cyclopedia that one should use it instead of the former? Listen along with me over the next several podcasts to see what the outcome will be. The format of this deep dive was inspired by Rob C of the Down in a Heap podcast. This series of podcasts was started from a general comment and (sorta) challenge from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast podcast. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| BX Companion Deep Dive Part 3 - Spells: Intro & Cleric spells | 07 Aug 2021 | 00:43:57 | |
Herein continues the deep dive, now onto Part 3 which is the spells section. I look at the general rules for casting and the the cleric spell list, noting similarities and difference between the 1st through 5th level spells. I then look at the similarities and differences between the newly added 6th & 7th level spells. The quest for this deep dive is simple - Will this rules set work for expanding play beyond the 14th level cap in the original B/X rules or make a mess of things? Is it different enough from the Rules Cyclopedia that one should use it instead of the former? Listen along with me over the next several podcasts to see what the outcome will be. The format of this deep dive was inspired by Rob C of the Down in a Heap podcast. This series of podcasts was started from a general comment and (sorta) challenge from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast podcast. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| ... But I rolled a natural 20!... or, musing on fumbles and critical hits. | 31 Jul 2021 | 00:05:19 | |
Yeah, I know I said there will not be a podcast today but after listening to several podcasts and saying things on the discord server, my head started running with things and there's a question that I want everybody else to think about.
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| Call-in Collective The Third | 24 Jul 2021 | 00:36:01 | |
Biggest call-in of the season. Hear from Daniel, B.J., Kevin, Che, and Rob C. Right, Jason called as well. I appreciate the support and there are some interesting bits from my guests in here. Let's have a listen! New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Vocals in the intro courtesy of Minion Delta, vocal in the outro courtesy of Minion Gamma. Music - "Block Rocking Beats" by The Chemical Brothers. Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| BX Companion Deep Dive Part 2 - Characters, Part 2 | 17 Jul 2021 | 00:28:02 | |
Herein continues the deep dive, this time with classes. Let's look at the differences between the Halfling, Magic User, and Thief, plus any material that is additional. The quest for this deep dive is simple - Will this rules set work for expanding play beyond the 14th level cap in the original B/X rules or make a mess of things? Is it different enough from the Rules Cyclopedia that one should use it instead of the former? Listen along with me over the next several podcasts to see what the outcome will be. The format of this deep dive was inspired by Rob C of the Down in a Heap podcast. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| BX Companion Deep Dive Part 2 - Characters, part 1 | 10 Jul 2021 | 00:28:35 | |
Herein continues the deep dive, this time with classes. Let's look at the differences between the Cleric, Dwarf, Elf, and Fighter. The quest for this deep dive is simple - Will this rules set work for expanding play beyond the 14th level cap in the original B/X rules or make a mess of things? Is it different enough from the Rules Cyclopedia that one should use it instead of the former? Listen along with me over the next several podcasts to see what the outcome will be. The format of this deep dive was inspired by Rob C of the Down in a Heap podcast. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| I know I read it in some forum... or, updates on gaming. | 03 Jul 2021 | 00:10:36 | |
Wherein I talk about a recent return of one of my favorite play-by-post games, where you should go to read about my adventures, where you can also go to mine for gaming ideas. I also give a bit of an update on gaming projects as well. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| Another musing building a world with elves | 23 Mar 2024 | 00:11:37 | |
I had a thought this morning and discussed it with Minion Delta as I took her to school. We didn't record anything but I put down my thoughts from this morning and added a few things. Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to eviljeff@sc.rr.com or via Discord Join us on the P.L.A.Y. forums! Go to www.dekahedron.com/boards! Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple #159 - S05E34 | |||
| BX Companion Deep Dive Part 1 - Overview and Introduction | 26 Jun 2021 | 00:21:45 | |
Herein begins my deep dive into the BX Companion rules set. We will be giving a bit of a comparison against the D&D Rules Cyclopedia as we go along. The quest for this deep dive is simple - Will this rules set work for expanding play beyond the 14th level cap in the original B/X rules or make a mess of things? Is it different enough from the Rules Cyclopedia that one should use it instead of the former? Listen along with me over the next several podcasts to see what the outcome will be. Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| Call-in Collective - First one of the season. | 22 Jun 2021 | 00:11:53 | |
We have calls from Jason C of Nerd's RPG Variety Podcast and Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue on the first two podcasts of the season. Music - "Block Rocking Beats" by The Chemical Brothers. Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| Evil Jeff's review corner - Into The Wild | 19 Jun 2021 | 00:36:48 | |
I received this Kickstarter PDF recently and have had an opportunity to read it. So, herein I will talk about the contents and my thoughts about it. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| There are only 50 of these magnificent creatures left.... Or, current projects and creature rarity. | 12 Jun 2021 | 00:16:54 | |
Where and I talk about current gaming situation, some of the projects that I'm working on, and questions about creature rarity in games. I'm starting to think through how rare different creatures should be in my campaign world so I can update my spreadsheets accordingly. Be interested in hearing other thoughts as well. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| Evil Jeff's Story Time: Review for The Elusive Shift. | 05 Jun 2021 | 00:18:41 | |
Wherein I give my thoughts about this book and some interesting little pieces that I found in it. New logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Cobalt" by Massivivid Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! | |||
| So we started the campaign... or, a thought on why BX is different from AD&D | 04 Apr 2021 | 00:24:51 | |
Wherein I talk about some of the issues I had in starting up the game with the minions. Also, I've got a thought on why B/X is different from AD&D. It was an interesting step of thoughts that got me there. | |||
| Appendix N correction | 12 Mar 2021 | 00:05:52 | |
So, I get this message from Arlen Walker and he says something that makes me wonder why I said a particular thing. So, I decided to double check then make a quick podcast to correct it. Don't want to leave it hanging out there for too long. | |||
| Call in Collective - Corrections and Clean-up | 18 Jan 2021 | 00:22:03 | |
Wherein I receive calls from Joe at Hindsightless and Che at Roleplay Rescue and comment back on them. I do clear up/correct my stance as previously stated. The back half is a small bit of what I've been doing and upcoming podcasts. I figure that I could let you know what may occur so you can either run for the hills or wait with baited breath. I never know how listeners may react....
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| What gaming does for me. | 16 Mar 2024 | 00:13:17 | |
I have a bit of musing about how I have reacted to some situations when I game and when I don't get the opportunity to game. Self-reflection is always an interesting thing to do. Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to eviljeff@sc.rr.com or via Discord Join us on the P.L.A.Y. forums! Go to www.dekahedron.com/boards! Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple #158 - S05E33 | |||
| Tale of two callers.... or FreeThrall and the Other Jason speak their minds. | 22 Oct 2020 | 00:33:26 | |
I respond to calls from FreeThrall and the Other Jason. What did they have to say? What do I say in response? Wondering if anyone actually reads liner notes anymore.... | |||
| The BX Options Class Builder example worksheet. | 03 Oct 2020 | 00:44:37 | |
I do an average job of going through an already built class to see if it lines up with the XP requirements that one should expect in a BX game with the listed abilities of the class. Then I get to rambling on more about the classes in Pacesetter's BX Remastered book as it related to the Class Builder book. Maybe I need help to just let go of how I feel about that product..... | |||
| So, let me tell you something.... or, a review of a recent Kickstarter I backed. | 30 Aug 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Wherein I do a review of a recent Kickstarter that is fulfilling, Third Kingdom Games' (Todd Leback) Filling in the Blanks - A Guide to Populating Hexcrawls. I give you the specs on the product, go over the content and give you the good and the bad (which there really isn't any but me being picky). What did I think about it overall? Give it a listen. | |||
| Dwarves and Elves are not heroes.... or, what I read in the Hobbit that makes me think. | 17 Jul 2020 | 00:13:44 | |
Reading the Hobbit to the Minions, I came across a passage that has me feeling that many people playing RPGs are making the demi-humans more heroic than they were intended. Should a GM be a bit more strict in how these dwarves, elves, gnomes, halflings, and other demi-humans are played? There it is. Discuss. | |||
| Spirits in the material (plane) world (of Fellmyr) | 02 Mar 2024 | 00:27:59 | |
I try something different as I record in pieces across several days and capture my thoughts on spirits in the Spirit Woods of Fellmyr and cycles that these spirits go through. Maybe you will find it interesting. I'm glad that I finished thinking about it and wrote down the ideas that were taking up space in my head. Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to eviljeff@sc.rr.com or via Discord Join us on the P.L.A.Y. forums! Go to www.dekahedron.com/boards! Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple #157 - S05E32 | |||
| What should I do next? ...or, recognizing when something is blocking creativity. | 30 May 2020 | 00:16:36 | |
Wherein I talk about blockers and recognizing I had a blocker in my prep for the RPG world for the minions. I also wonder how many other Anchorites have a similar thing like this. Also, how many of them really read the liner notes. I read theirs, turnabout is fair play. | |||
| The Final Verdict on BX Remastered! ...or, did Pacesetter finally get it right? | 20 May 2020 | 00:42:14 | |
Yes, herein I go over the newly revised BX Remastered Dungeon Guide and see if they fixed all of the issues. Betting windows are now closed so no more wagering. I hope I can stay civil throughout this whole endeavor. | |||
| The BX Remastered call in show with some final thoughts. | 01 Feb 2020 | 00:27:23 | |
I waited for a bit to collect all of the voice messages on the last four BX Remastered reviews. So, I present all of them for posterity sake. Calls from Free Thrall, Jason, Joe, Jason, ShandyAndy, Ray Otus, and Josh. Plus more from Jason (it wouldn't be a podcast without him, now would it?). I also have a final thought or two (for now) on the whole project. This won't be the last time I say something about it, they still have to complete the project. | |||
| Building and testing. | 24 Feb 2024 | 00:19:06 | |
I ramble, yet again, on some Fellmyr world building. Then, I speak about the podcast's future and some testing I've done so far. Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to eviljeff@sc.rr.com or via Discord Join us on the P.L.A.Y. forums! Go to www.dekahedron.com/boards! Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple #156 - S05E31 | |||
| Review Time - Pacesetter's BX Remastered, Part 6 - Dungeon Guide | 20 Jan 2020 | 00:36:40 | |
The last part of the review, now looking at content in the Dungeon Guide. Adventuring, Monsters, Treasure. Also, what isn't in this version that was in BX and what is missing. | |||
| Review Time - Pacesetter's BX Remastered, Part 5 - Spell lists and spells | 18 Jan 2020 | 00:26:20 | |
I continue on with the content in the Player's guide, this time the back part of the book. We take a look at the spell lists and some spells for each of the spellcasting classes. I also note some issues with the lists as well. | |||
| Review Time - Pacesetter's BX Remastered, Part 4 - Player's Guide: Beginning and Classes | 16 Jan 2020 | 00:29:40 | |
Part 4 of the Pacesetter's BX Remastered review. This covers the material in the first part of the Player's guide and ends with the classes. | |||
| Review Time - Pacesetter's BX Remastered, Part 3 - Call-ins and Artwork | 15 Jan 2020 | 00:22:11 | |
Today we have part 3 of my Pacesetter's BX Remastered review. Today is call-ins that I received since the first two parts went out plus I talk about the artwork that is inside and the outside covers. Minion Delta was in the room with me (should have been studying harder for an exam) and I got her to comment on the cover artwork as well. There was also one other note I make about the margins for those Anchorites who love their excessive margins. Leave me a voice message at: https://anchor.fm/eviljeff/message Music - "Monster" by Skillet | |||
| Review Time - Pacesetter's BX Remastered Part 2 | 11 Jan 2020 | 00:27:29 | |
It's time for Part 2 of my Pacesetter's BX Remastered review. This time I go over the layout things that I noticed. I even found one other note that I had missed and add it in. | |||
| Review Time - Pacesetter's BX Remastered Part 1 | 08 Jan 2020 | 00:16:44 | |
So, what happens to the first kickstarted I ever back? Why, it was late. That makes me like many others who backed other kickstarters. But, it was the curious excuses and infrequent updates that really bothered me. So, what does Pacesetter bring to the table with their take on the BX rules we love? Part one allows me to state my position about the kickstarter and talk about the physical aspects of the book. | |||
| Special Episode - How to have something better than a Hallmark moment. | 22 Dec 2019 | 00:03:39 | |
Just listen. This was unexpected.
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| There aren't any elves in the wild west.... or, answering a question posed by Jason | 03 Dec 2019 | 00:16:41 | |
Start by answering two voice messages that I received. Then, tackling a question from Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety podcast. Why is fantasy the most common theme for RPGs instead of Wild West or Horror or something else? I definitely would like to hear some feedback about my thoughts. | |||
| It's I before E except after C.... or thoughts on PbP | 22 Nov 2019 | 00:23:02 | |
Wherein I drop in the newest intro and talk a bit about Play-by-Post and why it can be good for you. Also, I take a moment to respond to two messages. | |||
| Gaming, world building, and the podcast | 18 Feb 2024 | 00:41:40 | |
I ended up rambling quite a bit about recent games and world building in Fellmyr. I then speak about the future of the podcast when Spotify removes the recording feature from the app. Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! to leave it on the Anchor website Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to eviljeff@sc.rr.com or via Discord Join us on the P.L.A.Y. forums! Go to www.dekahedron.com/boards! Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple #155 - S05E30 | |||
| Please read back the defendant's statement... or, Jason vs. the back catalog II. | 09 Nov 2019 | 00:15:42 | |
Finally remembering to finish putting this podcast to bed. Thanks to Jason for going through all of it. | |||
| Wait, this is on the record?... or, what happens when someone listens to the back catalog. | 25 Oct 2019 | 00:21:10 | |
Welcome to the Minions and Nerds Variety Podcast! Jason hit me with a bunch of voice messages so I respond back to him. Nerd's RPG Variety podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Leave a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eviljeff/message | |||
| When we last left our intrepid explorer... or, happenings this week. | 20 Oct 2019 | 00:16:53 | |
The episode wherein I respond to some voice messages from Lieren, Che Webster, and the Other Jason. What else have I been doing since the last time I podcasted? I also bring up a couple of items that I'm looking at using for the upcoming campaign. | |||
| Wait.. what do you mean it's already October?... or what have I been doing for a month. | 05 Oct 2019 | 00:22:43 | |
Yep, been a bit since the last podcast. Sit down to talk about what I finally decided on. Got a call in from Che Webster (which I find a massive cool thing to have). Now, where to go from here? | |||
| So, I heard something the other day....or, an idea for a new campaign. | 06 Sep 2019 | 00:14:10 | |
You never know where inspiration will strike. After listening to Roleplay Rescue podcast, I finally got an idea so what to do with my campaign as it winds down, since the oldest minion is leaving for the military. What could I do when it's just myself and minion Delta the sit down and play a game? Herein, I speak a little bit about what I heard, the inspiration, and when I think we're going to do going forward. Frank T's Liner Notes: https://anchor.fm/frankt Music - "Simplify" by Wes King | |||
| A minion speaks on caves and backgrounds | 27 Aug 2019 | 00:32:18 | |
Another interview with Minion Delta, this time getting her view on caves and character backgrounds. As she was trapped in the car as we ran an errand, you can tell how much she just loves these snap, surprise podcast interviews. Well, we had already talked about the day after I picked her up from band practice and picked up groceries, what else could we have done? Thanks to Ray Otus and Tim Shorts for their call ins from some time back. I knew they were there, just took a lot of time to get to them. Music - "Simplify" by Wes King | |||
| Delving further into the caverns in my mind | 03 Aug 2019 | 00:15:35 | |
Getting back into the podcasts after another pause. I finish up some thoughts about caves and caverns and describing them as a GM to players. | |||
| Call-in Collective: Building a world without poison | 10 Feb 2024 | 00:26:02 | |
I respond to calls from Jason, Daniel, and Mirke. There's some stuff about world building in there, trust me. Want to leave me a message? Click Message Evil Jeff! to leave it on the Spotify for Podcasters website Click Evil Jeff Speakpipe to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to eviljeff@sc.rr.com or via Discord Join us on the P.L.A.Y. forums! Go to www.dekahedron.com/boards! Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Game On" by Disciple #154 - S05E29 | |||
| Vacation time or why don't we deal more with nature in our games? | 09 Jul 2019 | 00:21:31 | |
Vacation time
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