Whisky & Wildcards – Details, episodes & analysis

We take a look at Sleuth Squad, a setting toolkit for teenage investigators who solve mysteries together with their trusty mascot and possibly play gigs as a band. For a drink, we try a Highball this time.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:38 Overview
• 00:16:24 Character Concepts
• 00:23:54 Character Creation
• 00:33:18 Mascots
• 00:47:35 Gear
• 00:52.20 Setting Rules
• 01:05:52 Gamemastering
• 01:11:43 Sleuth Squad on the Road
• 01:14:36 Mini-Setting: Sleuth Squad vs Nightmares
• 01:24:37 Adventure: Weird Werewolf Warlord
• 01:28:45 Enemies and Creatures
• 01:32:20 Conclusion
• 01:34:05 Whiskey Review

Sleuth Squad is written by Jakub Osiejewski and available on DriveThruRPG, where it‘s already an Electrum Best Seller at the time of publishing this episode.

How to Drink is website and YouTube channel about drinks.

Here's Tracy Sizemore's new Savage Worlds setting: Han Cluster! In the future, mankind has build a new colony in the stars after the Earth was plagued by environmental and economic crises. But Earth has not been completely abandoned and forgotten – in fact, it's on its way to recovery and a cold war is brewing between Earth and the colonies in the Han Cluster. Meanwhile, humans and Ghosted Machines (sapient AIs) discover a phenomenon called "the Nex" which doesn't just change how people define humanity, but also how you play at the table! We take a first look into the setting via the Jumpstart and discuss the shape of a whisky bottle (possibly also its contents). Addendum: We call the Jumpstart Adventure the first Plot Point of the PPC. This is wrong, it is an introduction adventure and more of a special episode! Cheers for the update on this, Tracy!

Timecodes:

• 00:00:38 Overview
• 00:03:15 Art and Layout
• 00:04:46 Setting
• 00:41:26 Adventure: "Reunification" (Spoilers start here, obviously!)
• 01:03:49 Verdict (without spoilers)
• 01:06:56 Whisky Review

Han Cluster is made by Ede Sol Games – check out the website for more info about Han Cluster and additional material. You can find the Jumpstart at DriveThruRPG. If you like, you can also check out the Ede Sol Discord Server and the Savage Universe episode about Han Cluster on YouTube.

In the shade of giant mushrooms, under old logs and dense blades of grass lie the marvelous kingdoms of insects - the world of Stingers and Spores! We'll check out the Jumpstart for this setting by Twitchy Butcher Studios and review a rather exotic whisky.

Timecodes

• 00:00:33 Introduction
• 00:03:04 Map
• 00:03:40 Character sheet
• 00:07:15 Looks and style
• 00:12:59 Setting background
• 00:26:16 Character creation
• 00:36:49 Edges
• 00:40:07 Arcane Backgrounds
• 00:49:50 Gear
• 00:55:04 Setting rules
• 00:59:13 Pre-Gens, allies and villains
• 01:06:51 Adventure
• 01:20:17 Conclusion
• 01:23:45 Whisky review

Stingers & Spores: The Leaping Jaws is available on DriveThruRPG.

Happy New Year! Here's a little bonus episode I recorded to make the waiting for the next episode easier. It's just me, Vasant, reviewing Manu's Sprawlrunners – a toolkit for cyberpunk settings.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:27 General info
• 00:01:09 Look and layout
• 00:02:28 Character creation
• 00:03:28 Setting rules
• 00:05:18 Hindrances and edges
• 00:05:51 Magic
• 00:08:11 Cyberspace and hacking
• 00:09:42 Jockeys
• 00:10:01 Equipment
• 00:12:15 Verdict

Sprawlrunners is available on DriveThruRPG, as well as the associated Sprawlrunners Countdown Deck and the rules for Fast Lane Hacking, should you need that separately.

A posh private school, British banter and supernatural phenomena - are you in? Here comes our review of Bartington Halls: School for the Elite by Wild Eye Books! We might not be as rich as the pupils there, but at least we're old enough to buy whisky. So of course, we're also reviewing a Scotch with a similarly venerable history as that school.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:33 Introduction
• 00:02:50 First impressions
• 00:03:47 Setting background
• 00:19:02 Setting rules and character creation
• 00:35:31 Adventure generator and other tools
• 00:39:41 Pre-generated characters
• 00:42:10 Encounters and NPCs
• 00:44:04 Adventure
• 00:53:49 Whisky review

Bartington Halls: School for the Elite is available on DriveThruRPG.

Here's our review for the Rise of the Ghost Machines, the Jumpstart adventure for Winter Eternal by Just Insert Imagination. To keep us warm and cozy, we have a special edition of a Scotch with us this time.

Winter Eternal: Rise of the Ghost Machines is available on DriveThruRPG.

For our first episode, we review the cyberpunk setting Citizens Divided by Aegis Studios, written by Travis Legge. And a Scotch Whisky.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:46 General
• 00:04:09 Setting fluff and background
• 00:21:10 Rules / Character Creation
• 00:22:13 Professional Edges
• 00:31:26 Hindrances
• 00:38:57 Edges
• 00:40:56 Setting Rule: Sheen
• 00:49:38 Gear
• 01:01:40 Archetypes and Adversaries
• 01:06:26 Adventures
• 01:09:50 Conclusion
• 01:13:25 Whisky Review

Let us know what you think! https://whiskyandwildcards.com/contact/

Let's get back to the future that never was with Street Wolves! A group of vigilantes are fighting evil forces in an alternate version of the 1980s, full of synthwave music, VR hacking, cool sports cars and a mysterious vapor, bathing the cities in glowing neon light at night. We open ourselves a bottle of blended scotch and check out what's in the book.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:40 Overview
• 00:03:09 Art and Layout
• 00:06:17 Setting Background
• 00:18:23 Setting Rules
• 00:33:06 Character Creation
• 00:37:35 Edges
• 00:52:38 Arcane Backgrounds
• 01:01:43 Gear
• 01:09:44 NPCs
• 01:15:08 GM Tools
• 01:19:50 Conclusion
• 01:28:51 Whisky Review

Street Wolves is made by Table Cat Games and is available digitally on itch.io and DriveThruRPG. A Kickstarter for the print version is also coming up!

Espionage action in the 1930s in a world with crazy inventions, mad supervillains and supernatural phenomena – this is what The Secret Files of Section D are about. We pour ourselves something tasty and take you on a tour through this exciting setting for Savage Worlds.

Timecodes:

• 00:00:40 Overview
• 00:10:42 Layout, Style and Artwork
• 00:14:20 Setting Introduction
• 00:15:48 Character Creation
• 00:18:17 Hindrances
• 00:18:56 Edges
• 00:28:02 Arcane Backgrounds
• 00:30:42 Setting Rules
• 00:44:38 Equipment
• 00:56:30 Setting Information for Players
• 01:00:08 NPCs and Villains
• 01:06:54 Game Modes
• 01:09:29 Threat Assessment
• 01:14:36 Conclusion
• 01:23:01 Whisky Review

The Secret Files of Section D is published by Imaginarium Games - you can find a free "Taster Edition" there and also buy the hardcover book. For the PDF, head over to DriveThruRPG.

If you want to discuss the game, feel free to drop by the official Discord server!

We're about to enter the wild world of the culinary fantasy setting Béchamel! Follow us into the castles of cuisineomancers, broccoli forests, rowdy inns and the lands of cheese-loving raiders. Lots of lore to ingest and taste, and then of course there's a Scotch to review...

Timecodes:

• 00:00:38 Overview
• 00:02:49 Style
• 00:04:56 Setting Background
• 00:18:59 Setting Rules
• 00:25:30 Geography
• 00:27:25 Character Creation
• 00:29:18 Hindrances
• 00:31:10 Edges
• 00:41:24 Arcane Backgrounds
• 00:54:38 Gear
• 01:03:30 GM Section
• 01:16:39 Conclusion
• 01:19:23 Whisky Review

Béchamel is available on DriveThruRPG as PDF.