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NTMtP 8

## Episode 8 - Mortis Rigor

The gang talks about their earliest Star Wars memories, and we discuss the mysterious Force Planet, Mortis.

Be warned: this will contain spoilers for the Season 2 finale of Star Wars Rebels.

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You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

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Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

*You were the chosen one!*

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## Annotations

The **Star Wars Adventure Journal** was a publication by West End Games that featured supplementary material and short stories for their *Star Wars Roleplaying Game*, sometimes referred to as Star Wars d6.

**Star Wars Missions** are actually what I believe James was talking about -- they were sort of a mix of choose-your-own adventure books and baby tabletop adventures published for younger children through Scholastic.  We're going to get our hands on one of them and play them in a future episode.  I have foreseen it.

**Brian** was a kid I knew when I was 7 or 8 years old.

**The Clone Wars: Legacy** were a few story arcs of Clone Wars that were unproduced when the show ended.  Some have been uploaded on YouTube with unfinished animatics, but full voice acting.  If you can get past the dead-eyed, bug-eyed versions of the characters and the missing backgrounds, they're pretty fun.  But they are not good things to show to children, no matter what Human Monster James D'Amato says.  One arc was turned into the new canon novel *Dark Disciple*, and another was turned into the comic *Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir.*

**Zonama Sekot**is a living planet encountered by multiple Skywalkers in Legends stories.  It can also jump through hyperspace, not unlike the Purgill.

The **Father, Son and Daughter** are three mysterious beings that Anakin and company encounter in the Clone Wars show that represent (we think) the Cosmic Force, the Dark Side, and the Light Side.  We do our best to explain them, but it's all very wishy washy.

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Hero's Journey 1

**Hero's Journey 1**

Talking TableTop: Hero's Journey is all about Emily as she begins her first GM experience. The first episode of our companion podcast for Talking TableTop, we will follow Emily over the next few months as she develops her campaign.

1:14 Emily tells us about her beginnings in the world of tabletop, her experiences playing for the first time, and why she has deiced to run her first game.

6:35 Emily talks about her fears that kept her from running her own game for so long.

8:28 Emily talks about what system she intends to run for her game and why she decided to use the one she picked.

11:24 Emily explains how she intends to do character creation and what she will and wont allow her players to play.

14:27 Emily talks about what her "rough" idea for the basic story f her campaign will be.

16:51 Jim gives Emily homework for the next episode and he asks one final question.

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NTMtP 3

## Episode 3 - Sith Happens

This week, we discuss Admiral Rae Sloane, an Imperial Star Destroyer captain who is not a) an old white dude, b) grossly incompetent, or c) murdered by the Rebels or Vader (yet.)  We also delve into Kat's love for Sith philosophy, and Johnny's love of the Galactic Empire.  Garbage puns throughout.
You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/
Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

*I presume you are acquainted with the collection of half-truths and hyperbole known as Obi-Wan Kenobi?*

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## Annotations

Below are the annotations for NTMtP Episode 3 - Sith Happens.  Let us know if you think we should do this regularly!

**Aftermath** is a book by Chuck Wendig, and takes place just after *Return of the Jedi*.  Rae Sloane is the main antagonist of Aftermath.  Greg Grunberg’s character from *The Force Awakens* (“Snap” Wexley) appears as a young child named Temmin.  There is also a homicidal ballet-dancing battle droid named Mr. Bones in the book.

**Count Vidian** is a new canon Imperial cyborg who also makes use of an imposing voice box not unlike Sad Black Plastic Frankenstein.  He likes to run around the Star Wars galaxy and yell at factories that are behind schedule.  Factories that do not shape up are summarily exploded.  (Vidian is one the Emperor’s favorite people.)  Vidian was also Rae Sloane’s boss for a while.

**Admiral Gilad Pellaeon** is an Expanded Universe character who Kat is quite fond of.  He served as Grand Admiral (Grandmiral) Thrawn’s second-in-command / Dr. Watson in the Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn.  We covered Thrawn in our first episode.)  Gil is a pretty good bro, really.

**Millicent** is General Hux’s cat.  Please visit this link.  http://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Hux-Cat-2-02082016.jpg

**Korriban / Moraband** is the ancient homeward of the Sith in the EU and in new canon.  In the EU it was filled with spoooooky evil ghosts.  It probably isn’t any more.

**Darth Bane** is an EU Sith Lord who was the founder of the Rule of Two, or the rule that Sith must only consist of a Master and an Apprentice, except for when Palpatine doesn’t feel like following it.

**The Potentium** is an EU Force philosophy that believes that there is no light or dark side, and that evil merely exists in the user.  The Potentium is stupid.

**Darth Plagueis** was Emperor Palpatine’s Sith Master who was conducting experiments on the nature of the Force.  His (EU) novel explores the idea that he was responsible for the creation of Anakin.  (Through experiments.  Don’t be gross.)

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Hero's Journey 5

**Hero's Journey 5**

**Recap**

Emily talks with Jim about a game she recently played and how she is able to pull inspiration and guidance from her experiences. The two of them talk about how we can recognize take-aways from the games we are in so as to inspire our own.

**Show Notes**

**1:34:** Emily describes the basics of what happened in the game she played last week.

**4:35:** Emily talks about how her GM got her immersed in the world of the game's setting right from the beginning.

**7:51:** Emily talks about when the game really started to get interesting with a conflict in a bamboo forest.

**15:07:** Emily lists her take-a-ways from the game and how she will apply them to her game.

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Griffins

Griffins, also known as Lion Birds are birds that can grow exceptionally large for their species (8.3 times larger exactly). All bird species are capable of producing griffins. Griffin eggs are distinguishable from regular eggs of their species because they are golden. A griffin can only become significantly larger if fed a lot of food, if not it will just grow into a regular sized member of its species.

## List of Known Griffins

### Griffins in Skyjacks

* Lucas: A white peacock griffin aboard the Uhuru
* Flea: An albatross griffin aboard the Uhuru
* Metatron: A red-tailed hawk griffin aboard the Uhuru
* Ferdinand:

### Griffins in Skyjacks: Courier's Call

* Fizzle:
* The Saker Falcon: A saker falcon griffin
* Squall:
* Sunskimmer: An eagle griffin.
* Royal: A toucan griffin.
* Banner: A duck griffin belonging to Coriander Swiftwell

### Other Griffins of Note

* The Outriders are known to fly on cassowary griffins
* Otterbachs has hummingbird griffins used for racing

## References

1. ↑ Tales from Thronvale - Coriander's First Lion Bird
2. ↑ Skyjacks: Courier's Call - Episode 15
3. ↑ Skyjacks: Courier's Call - Episode 17
NTMtP 24

## Blurb

Just me and Johnny this week, and we just start whale-ing on things.

 You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/
Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.  Our Spacebook page, managed by Livi Watkinson, is https://www.facebook.com/nevertellmethepods/

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NTMtP 21

## Blurb

This week, we are joined by Meg Dornbrock of the awesome Modifier podcast to talk about the usage of eye imagery in Star Wars and how it relates to ableism.

Find more Meg at http://oneshotpodcast.com/category/podcasts/modifier/

You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.  Our Spacebook page, managed by Livi Watkinson, is https://www.facebook.com/nevertellmethepods/

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Noumenon

## Episodes

Backstory 1

*Noumenon* is a role-playing game of mystery and abstraction. Players assume the roles of the Sarcophagi, strange insect-like creatures trapped within the Silhouette Rouge. During their adventures, players will encounter bizarre entities and explore strange locations.

Find out more here.

Also go listen to this episode of the System Mastery Podcast for their take on the game.
Iron Hides

Iron Hides is a weird western fantasy in which the Land is alive and deadly. Our main story follows four Dogs on their neverending Odyssey across a wide and varied landscape, doing their best to keep themselves and others alive, and mitigate the age-old conflict between humanity and nature.

Iron Hides features a regular cast consisting of characters John Wide Higgins, Emmett Marlow, Zadie Marlow, and Inez.

## Episodes

Episode 1: Up in Smoke - Summary - Listen Here
NTMtP 6

## Episode 6 - More Canon Fodder / No Gatekeepers Allowed

Kind of light on references this week.  (Which is funny considering the subject matter.)

Sorry about the audio difficulty this week.  Our mikes decided to be wacky.

Annotations: http://nevertellmethepods.com/ntmtp-6-annotations

You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Edited by Rook Parthum.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

*UNLIMITED POWAH.*

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## Annotations

Kind of light on references this week.  (Which is funny considering the subject matter.)

Sorry about the audio difficulty this week.  Our mikes decided to be wacky.

Here's a picture of the disclaimer that sent me down this Lepi-hole:

https://twitter.com/roguetldr/status/723691560135577600

Here is the Atlantic article that we are discussing:

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/04/enough-with-the-true-canon/477837/

Here's the picture of Kanan and Hera that Kat's talking about:

https://twitter.com/roguetldr/status/723690143777857536

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NTMtP 11

## Episode 11 - Human / Cyborg Vacations

Join us as Johnny talks about a beloved tourist destination.

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You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

*And you said it was pretty here.*

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## Annotations

 I'm having trouble figuring out how to embed pictures, so instead here are some ridiculous links.

Here is a link to Hyperspace Hoopla, a goofy video of Star Wars characters dancing at Disney World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXJHnv\_SiKg

Here is another amazing video of a Star Tours event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5mK7dzyUkM

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NTMtP 7

This week, we are joined by our first guest, Michael Ben Silva
III.

We recorded remotely this week, so there might be a few clicks
and buzzes.  (We blame our podcasting droid, Emperor
Podpatine.)

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You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on
the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by
@JasonBaesel.  Edited by Rook Parthum.  Send questions,
comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

*It's against* my *programming to impersonate a*
deity.

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## Annotations

**Try This One Wild Theory By George**
Lucas: **http://io9.gizmodo.com/george-lucas-wild-theory-about-the-narrator-of-star-war-1772296162**

Correction: Artoo isn't on Takodana in *The Force*
Awakens*; he's on the Rebel base on D'Qar.  Sorry about*
that.

'*Star Wars Special:* C-3PO: The Phantom
Limb ***is a Marvel comic that explains Threepio's new***
red arm.  It is surprisingly tragic, as we explain.

**Chopper** or **C1-10P** is one of
the stars of the animated series *Star Wars Rebels.*
 *Dave Filoni describes him as the cat to Artoo-Detoo's*
dog.  He is usually fairly unpleasant, but some of us think
he has his reasons.

**HK-47** is a beloved droid from the *Knights*
of the Old Republic *series of video games.  He frequently*
refers to organics as meatbags, and prefaces his dialogue
with Statement, Query, or Affirmation, etc. as
appropriate.  He's the best.

**AP-5**or **Snapebot**
or **Alan Rickmanbot** is a droid that appears in
a recent episode of *Star Wars Rebels* and befriends
Chopper.  His voice was an intentional homage to the late Alan
Rickman.

We never talked about it in the episode, but both Omri
(Threepio's friend from his comic) and AP-5 are RA-7 model droids.
 Huh.  Interesting.

**Triple-Zero** is an evil version of See-Threepio
who is programmed in over six million forms of torture.  He
appears in the *Darth Vader*comic with his
counter-part, the assassin droid known as Bee-Tee.

**IG-88** is one of the bounty hunters hired by
Darth Vader to capture the *Millennium*
Falcon*in*The Empire Strikes Back*.  He*
is an independent assassin droid.

**4-LOM** is another droid who is one of the bounty
hunters hired by Vader, and he's also masterless.  He's
partners with Gand Findsman / Legends schizophrenic Zuckuss.

**B-1 Battle Droids** (or as I call them, Rogers)
are the hapless minions of the Trade Federation and later, the
Confederacy.  They are treated as utterly disposable by
everyone.

**TAY**was a Twitterbot created by Microsoft
that the internet ruined.
 http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-chatbot-racist

**Did you all do the homework Kat assigned you?  If**
so, tweet it to us, or post it in the subreddit
at r/oneshotpodcast/

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IH E1: Up in Smoke

## Summary

Open to four dogs riding acorss the land: Hig, Inez, Emmett, and Zadie. They arrive to a town struck by lighting, instantly going up in flames. As they arrive, many of the buildings have been burned to ash, but they do their best to mitigate the damage. Inez leaps into action, but a building collapses and singes her before she can help. Hig charges in to "set her off fire," while Zadie looks around for supernatural influences, and senses something evil congregating around the church. Emmett charges into it, and instantly sees a dead sheriff.

Hig starts forcefully setting up a bucket chain to mitigate the damage, with the help of Inez. Jeremy finds love with Florence, single mother of Jimmy. Emmett fails to see anything of value in the church, and eventually the fire is put out, but not before half the town burns down, including the saloon. Zadie and Inez head into the church. Emmett looks for alcohol, which he doesn't pay for despite Hig's recommendation.

In the church, Inez realizes the lightning looks like it struck straight at the Sheriff, and flashes back to a campfire conversation from a couple nights ago where the group shared spooky stories and talked about their varied, not so bright pasts. Zadie warns that whatever did this is still out there.
NTMtP 15

## Blurb

This is the second part of a two-part discussion with Kat Kuhl and my sister, Rebekah McFarland, on gaming and inclusivity in Star Wars. This week, we discuss the various Star Wars gaming systems, particularly Fantasy Flight's Edge of the Empire system.

No annotations this week.

You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

My sister's book repair website is here: http://mcfarlandbookrepair.com/

She also makes journals at https://www.etsy.com/shop/LyranJournals

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.  Our Spacebook page is https://www.facebook.com/nevertellmethepods/

*No plan survives contact with the players.*

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Modifier 19

## Blurb

It’s another episode all about accessibility in gaming, this time with blind gamer Aser Tolentino and his wife Megan. Both are extremely talented players and GMs (who you might recognize from The Redacted Files or the Firefly Podcast) and they have a wealth of knowledge to share when it comes to tools and tips for […]

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Hero's Journey 2

**Hero's Journey 2**

**Recap:**
In the second episode of our series, Emily begins to craft the specifics of her campaign's beginning. Join us as she goes through the initial steps of preparation and takes note of potential pitfalls for a new GM.

**Show Notes:**

**2:24:** Emily describes the very first scene of her campaign where the players arrive at a fortress and meet for the first time.

**7:14:** Jim gives some advice on giving new players too much freedom for it can cause choice fatigue and Emily describes how she has prepared for it.

**10:07:** Emily describes what the players will learn of the overall campaign during this first scene and what the players will not know and have to discover on their own.

**16:20:** Emily describes what feeling she wants the players to have going out of their first scene.

**20:23:** Jim gives Emily homework for this week, NPCs!

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Fool's Journey

## Episodes

Episode 128

The Fool's Journey is a storytelling game based on a deck of tarot cards. Nine of the Major Arcana cards form a story waiting to be told. Bid against the other players to rearrage the cards into the story you want. Then use the cards as prompts to tell the tale of the Fool (or another character). Try the game with different tarot decks for different stories and different experiences. There is no end to the stories waiting in The Fool's Journey.

Get the game here.
NTMtP 10

## Episode 10 - Pigs in Space

Kat couldn't join us this week, so we decided to cover our most important topic yet -- Pigs in Space.

Be warned -- this is our silliest episode yet.  (And yes, that includes the Bigger Luke one.)

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You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

'**A puffer pig has a nose for precious minerals. It can do the job of a dozen mining scanners!'**

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## Annotations

Here's a handy list of all the critters we talk about this week.

**Nickname, Species Name, (Individual Name)**

“Hammerhead”, Ithorian, (Momaw Nadon)

“Walrus Man”, Aqualish, (Ponda Baba)

“Squid Head”, Quarren, (Tessek)

“Prune Face”, Dressellian, (Orimaarko)

“Yak Face”, Yarkora, (Saelt-Marae)

“Snaggletooth”, Snivvian, (Zutton)

**List of Pigs in Space**

1. Snivvians
2. Gamorreans
3. Ugnaughts
4. Puffer Pigs
5. Happabores
6. Jablogians

 Here are pictures of Luke, Yoda, Piggy, and Kermit hanging out.

http://www.avclub.com/article/empire-strikes-back-set-photos-show-luke-yoda-hang-214615

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Inspector Jackie Can't Catch A Break (series)

Inspector Jackie and his friends and family get caught up in the Chi Wars, battling the evil Cobra organization for control over Feng Shui sites in these high-action adventures inspired by Hong Kong action movies. Sponsored by Pepsi.

## Featured Episodes

* One Shot Episode 6: Pizza Party Rumble
* One Shot Episode 7: Ninjas in Refrigerators
* One Shot Episode 8: Death Race 1990
* One Shot Episode 9: The Serpent’s Den
* One Shot Episode 61: Feng Shui 2 Part 1
* One Shot Episode 62: Feng Shui 2 Part 2
* One Shot Episode 63: Feng Shui 2 Part 3
* One Shot Episode 64: Feng Shui 2 Part 4

## Systems

Feng Shui

Feng Shui 2

## Players

* Chris Sims
* James D'Amato
* John Patrick Coan
* Kat Kuhl
Cosmic Patrol

## Episodes

Episode 82

*Cosmic Patrol* is a roleplaying game (RPG) set in a retro future based on the Golden Age of science fiction. If you've ever seen a cover from a classic 1930s-1960s science fiction (pulp) magazine, you've got the idea. You and your friends form the crew of a Cosmic Patrol rocketship and blast off for action and adventure in the wild galaxy.

Find out more here.
NTMtP 1

## Episode 1 - The Fandom Menace

Welcome to Never Tell Me the Pods!  In our first episode, we discuss our favorite Star Wars creations that belong in the trash compactor and discuss the history of the Mandalorians.
You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/
Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

Always in motion is the future.

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Modifier

±Modifier is a podcast by Meghan Dornbrock where she talks to game designers about adapting games for your own needs.

±Modifiers Tumbler and list of accessibility resources.

## Episode List

* Modifier 1: Accessibility with Elsa S Henry | Listen!
* Modifier 2: Roll20 & The Word From The Wizards | Listen!
* Modifier 3: Mass Effect on the Edge of the Empire | Listen!
* Modifier 4: Laser Kittens with Cheyenne Wall-Grimes | Listen!
* Modifier 5: PK Sullivan’s “Heroes Fall” | Listen!
* Modifier 6: The Cypher System with Bruce Cordell | Listen!
* Modifier 7: Modifier Gets A Lawyer! | Listen!
* Modifier 8: Modding the Meta with Anna Kreider | Listen!
* Modifier 9: Noirlandia | Listen!
* Modifier 10: Glenn Given’s Blazing Heart | Listen!
* Modifier 11: The Dark Eye with Tim Brown | Listen!
* Modifier 12: Beautiful Senshi Hearts, Make UP! | Listen!
* Modifier 13: Playing By Post on the GamersPlane | Listen!
* Modifier 14: Hacking Apocalypse World with Andrew Medeiros | Listen!
* Modifier 15: The (Open) Legend of Brian Feister | Listen!
* Modifier 16: Reflections with Jim and Paulomi | Listen!
* Modifier 17: Let’s Visit Mark Richardson’s Headspace | Listen!
* Modifier 18: A Bguiling Homebrew: Converting 3.5e’s Beguiler to Pathfinder | Listen!
* Modifier 19: (More) Accessibility With Aser & Megan Tolentino | Listen!
* Modifier 20: Scaling Games Part 1: GO BIG | Listen!
* Modifier 21: Scaling Games Part 2: GO …HOME? | Listen!
* Modifier 22: Culture Modding with Quinn Wilson | Listen!
* Modifier 23: Join the Secret Society with Keith Baker’s Illimat | Listen!
* Modifier 24: Supporting Setting with Mechanics in Jason Pitre’s Sig | Listen!
* Modifier 25: Building A Better Deck-builder With Dan Enders | Listen!
* Modifier 26: Modding 13th Age with J Michael Bestul | Listen!
* Modifier 27: RPGs for Kids with John Harness | Listen!
* Modifier 28: Myth, Mystery & Crime in Alas for the Awful Sea | Listen!
* Modifier 29: RPGs & Kids with the Walls Family | Listen!
* Modifier 30: Companion’s Tale with Laura Simpson | Listen!
* Modifier 31: Noir World with John Adamus | Listen!
* Modifier 32: 5 Across Erika Chappell’s Heart | Listen!
* Modifier 33: Axon Punk with Colin & Cameron Kyle | Listen!
* Modifier 34: The Imposters and 7 Games About Conspiracy | Listen!
* Modifier 35: The White Box: A Game Design Workshop In A Box | Listen!
* Modifier 36: The Cascade & Fraser Simons’ Cyberpunk Book Club | Listen!
* Modifier 37: Pandas Talking Hacks | Listen!
* Modifier 38: A Youth Misspent with Robert Bohl & Kimberly Lam | Listen!
Franz Fishhook

Franz Fishhook is the captain of the Red Feather ship the Civility. The Red Feather Syndicate normally doesn't hunt pirates, but Franz Fishhook does, and he has a brutal reputation. He is known for going after the crews of corsair ships and leaving the captains alive, which means that there are very few crews that will engage in battle with the Civility, and the Civility has won more than one encounter that they might otherwise not have through the crew mutinying out of fear. Franz Fishhook is rumoured to have been a mariner before taking to the skies, and bears the Mariner's Mark on his palm.
Modifier 24

## Blurb

Sig is a multiplanar fantasy setting for Jason Pitre’s game Spark, and is a fantastic example of mechanics supporting and reinforcing setting. But, how do you do that thing? Luckily Jason has some experience crafting mechanics that evoke experience and promote setting, so we talk all about it, and his upcoming Sig kickstarter too!

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Hero's Journey 4

**Hero's Journey 4**

**Recap**

Emily and Jim dive into the daunting task of system mechanics. The two of them cover L5R basics and how to overcome not knowing everything while developing a campaign. They talk through some practices that will hopefully increase her comfort level as she puts the rules into effect.

**Show Notes**

**1:45:** Jim begins testing Emily's knowledge of the rules of Legend of Five Rings and she goes through all the basic mechanics.

**6:10:** Emily talks about how she plans on handling rules questions when they come up if she does not know the answer at the game table.

**9:18:** Emily talks about her comfort level with the rules of the system and running them for new players.

**13:35:** Jim does a general check in with Emily about her overall progress for the campaign and Jim gives her this week's homework.

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Matt D. Wilson

Listen to Matt play Fiasco, X-People on Episode 35.

Learn more about Matt and his creativity at Comics Alliance, War Rocket Ajax ("A podcast about comics and pop culture, destructive in its awesomeness"). He is the creator of Copernicus Jones, Robot Detective. Matt also created The Supervillain Handbook and The Supervillain Field Manual.
Johnny O'Mara

Johnny in Ghost Trakkers

Johnny O'Mara is a Chicago improviser, co-host of the podcast Dilettante Ball, and a returning performer on the One Shot Podcast Network. On the Star Wars themed Campaign Podcast, he plays the character Leenik Geelo. O'Mara is also a noted ghost hunter enthusiast.

## Hashtags

Johnny O'Mara is responsible for a few hashtags that have come up on the One Shot and Campaign podcast

#HalloweenCreep2k\*\* -jointly responsible for the hashtag with Dilettante Ball co-host Spencer Hamilton

#DictatedNotRead -in reference to how JPC tweets

## Featured Episodes and Series

* Campaign:Campaign
* Pulp Cthulhu (series)
* S-N-HELL (series)
Modifier 28

## Blurb

Storybrewers Hayley and Veronica are here to tell us all about their new game Alas for the Awful Sea and what drives them to tell grey stories about desperation, hate, fear and folklore in the 19th century UK sailing villages. (Okay I know how that sounded but this episode is real cute you guys.)

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NTMtP 9

## Episode 9 - Blood is Thicker Than Vader

This week, we review Claudia Gray's novel *Bloodline*.  In the interest of full disclosure, Del Rey sent us a review copy, which Kat and I read.  Johnny bought his own, and James volunteered not to read it so we could keep the discussion accessible.  James is a real trooper.

No annotations this week, because we mostly discuss a single book.  The baseball player to whom we refer in this episode is Sean Conroy.

You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

*Somebody has to save our skins.*

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## Blurb

I did this to myself. I made jokes. I let guests talk about L5R. Now he’s here, in my podcast. Jim McClure and Paulomi Pratap from Third Act Publishing are here to talk about “Reflections”, a two-player storytelling RPG about dueling samurai, and the game’s journey from where it began as Tobie Abad’s “A Single […]

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Olivia Youngblood

Olivia Youngblood is a member of the Youngblood privateer family

Appearance: In her mid-30s. Dressed in shirtsleeves, a heavy wool coat dyed a fine purple and decorated with gold adornments. Sharp and handsome features, bearing "only the lines of a person of singular determination." Short-cut gold hair styled in practical light curls.

Appears: Epispde 44.5

Has conducted multiple successful military campaigns, as evidenced by the many challenge coins awared by Red Feathers and privateers alike that decorate her office.

Played by James D'Amato
Night's Black Agents

## Episodes

Episode 66
Episode Extra 4
Episode 67
Episode 68
Episode 69

*Night’s Black Agents* brings the GUMSHOE engine to the spy thriller genre, combining the propulsive paranoia of movies like Ronin and The Bourne Identity with supernatural horror straight out of Bram Stoker. Investigation is crucial, but it never slows down the action, which explodes with expanded options for bone-crunching combat, high-tech tradecraft, and adrenaline-fueled chases.

Find out more here.

## The Dracula Dossier

This expansion for *Night's Black Agents* is an improvised collaborative campaign where Jason Bourne meets Dracula. Based on Bram Stroker's Dracula.

Find out more here.
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## Blurb

Misspent Youth, an RPG about punks and friendship, is getting a reprint as well as several new settings and hacks! Author Robert Bohl and hacker Kimberly Lam are here together to talk about what it’s like to tackle a game from both of those angles. Bonus topic: how weird is it to have Wil Wheaton […]

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NTMtP 25

## Blurb

For our 25th episode, James and I get to talk to Bill Slavicsek, the author of the Star Wars Sourcebook, very first Star Wars reference I ever owned.  I can't express how pleased and honored I was to interview one of the best Star Wars creators of all time.

Fans, thanks to all of you for motivating us to take it this far.  You're the dead mentors whispering to us to let go and take the shot.

If you want more of Bill's work, he can be found at http://www.billslavicsek.com/.  He is also currently contributing to the Elder Scrolls MMO!

You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.  Our Spacebook page, managed by Livi Watkinson, is https://www.facebook.com/nevertellmethepods/

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**Modifier Roll20 & The Word From The Wizards**

AKA **WotC's 5e D&D OGL, SRD, & DMG - WTF!**

Nolan T. Jones and Suzanne Wallace from Roll20 help Meghan parse out the latest news from Wizards of the Coast, and what it means for homebrewing heroes everywhere. We discuss what’s new for Roll20, the differences between your new marketplace options, and muse about what we might see next.

Nolan T. Jones

Suzanne Wallace

Roll20

DM’s GUILD

WotC’s OGL & SRD Announcement

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Mike Migdall

Mike Migdall is a Chicago improv comedian. He makes his first appearance playing Musapha aka Binbon, Trystan Valentine's childhood friend, in Campaign Flashback Episodes One, Two, and Three.

Mike also performs as one of the player characters in NeoScum as Dak Rambo and was one half of the Compass Cats, playing Small Benjmain alongside Stephen Kropa's Percival the Unwavering in season one of the Dungeon Dome series.

## Featured Episodes and Series

* Campaign:Campaign
* Dungeon Dome (series)
* Heroine (series)
* NeoScum (series)
* Rockalypse (series)
* Shinobigami (series)
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## Blurb

Real-life punks (no, that’s a lie, they’re actually very polite boys) Colin and Cameron Kyle are here to discuss their cyberpunk hip-hop game Axon Punk! We talk about things like when do you know it’s time to stop hacking and start building, how to reach out for help with diversity, and how many cons in […]

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Hornet Beeman

## Hornet "The Wasp" Beeman

The Wasp is the ship's cook on the skyship Uhuru. She calls everyone "honey", and is on a bit of a hair trigger when it comes to temper. As the cook, she has to deal with the hungry crew members, so she is very practical when it comes to what the Uhuru should be spending its time doing. It is rumoured that she has killed people with dysentery before.
Jonnit Kessler

Jonnit is the fifteen year old star watcher in training for the skyship Uhuru. He is also the bearer of a magical gift: he has a third eye in his forehead, which allows him to witness the divine light of the universe, and use magic. He has a friendly and upbeat personality.

## Physical Appearance

* Jonnit is described as being about 5'5" tall.
* He styles his hair by shaving it on the sides of his head with Afro on top.
* Jonnit wears a crimson red headband tied around his head.
* His outfit typically is a cut off sleeveless shirt with pants that are too large for him.
* He has a third eye which he keeps concealed under his headband.

## Pre-Campaign

Jonnit is from a small farming town on the mainland called Akaron. He grew up with his father and older sister; his mother wasn't in the picture. He also had a family friend called Hip who told wonderful adventuring stories, inspiring Jonnit to leave home to become a Skyjack.

As a young teen he found an angel's feather that, when he touched it, gave him his powers of sight and his third eye.

Jonnit did some travelling and was a part of some other airship crews before joining the Uhuru.

Jonnit snuck aboard the Uhuru, rather than auditioning.

Jonnit is present on the island during the mutiny and contributes to the decision to try and resurrect Captain Orimar, though he wasn't invited to the landing party; he hid with the supplies.

## Prologue

At a bar, Jonnit tries spirits for the first time, then wins a game of darts whilst very drunk by using his third eye.

Jonnit, along with Travis, are part of the initial boarding party onto The Civility. Their job is to disable the canons and get the featherweave off the ship. Travis is a coyote during this time.

They succeed, but Jonnit makes a sacrifice to a Luminary to do so. Each time he hammers a nail into a cannon he feels the pain of that nail hammering into his back and leaving a scar.

They succeed, and when Jonnit returns to the Uhuru the others find his presence to momentarily commanding that they listen to him as if he were in charge.

## Trivia

* Jonnit is so confident in his future self that he can see visions of himself as a skyship captain.
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**Modifier Accessibility with Elsa S Henry**

Meghan and Elsa chat about gaming with a disability, and the many ways games can be made more accessible and inclusive for all players. We also discuss Elsa’s forthcoming RPG Dead Scare, our mutual love for Hamilton, and a totally unbiased analysis of Netflix’s Daredevil.

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**ELSA S HENRY**

Twitter

Feminist Sonar

Dead Scare

**OTHER HOTNESS**

3D Printed Braille Dice by 64oz Games

Illuminerdy Bill Paulson’s RPG Sign Language

The X Card – John Stavropoulos

Bluebeard’s Bride

Accessibility List
NTMtP 19

## Blurb

This week, Kat and I talk Celebration - the panel with Pablo Hidalgo I attended, Rogue One, the big Thrawn reveal at Rebels, and more!

You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.  Our Spacebook page, managed by Livi Watkinson, is https://www.facebook.com/nevertellmethepods/

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NTMtP 2

## Episode 2 - Peace Is A Lie, There Is Only Fashion

In our second episode, Johnny O’Mara makes a very controversial statement about Star Wars and James D’Amato makes a lifelong enemy of Neil DeGrasse Tyson.  We also conclude that truth doesn’t exist and discuss space fashion.
You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/
Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.

I have you now.

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Magic: The Gathering

## Episodes

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In Magic: The Gathering, you are counted among the elite spellcasters of the Multiverse—the Planeswalkers. Your deck of cards represents your weapons, containing the spells you know and the creatures you can summon to fight for you. Games are played by two or more players, each of whom has a customized deck of Magic cards. Each player starts at 20 life. When you reduce your opponent to 0 life by attacking with creatures and playing spells, you win!

Find out more here!
James D'Amato

James D'Amato is one of the creators of the One Shot Podcast Network. He's a Chicago-based podcaster and improvisor, and is involved in a number of podcasts as the host of One Shot Podcast, co-host of The Overshare, host of Critical Success, and a regular performer on Campaign Podcast. On Campaign, he plays the clone trooper Bacta.

## Official Biography

James D’Amato, the world’s foremost Kobold advocate, moved to Chicago in 2010 to train at Second City and iO in the art of improvisational comedy. He now uses that education to introduce new people to
role-playing, and teach die-hard Grognards new tricks.

James spends his days reading comics, designing new games, and excitedly babbling about stories with his best friend.
He once helped get this comics shop off the ground.

## Featured Episodes and Series

* 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands: Noir Hanukkah Special (series)
* 13th Age (series)
* 14 Days (series)
* Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf (series)
* All Outta Bubblegum (series)
* All Things Truly Wicked (series)
* Atomic Robo (series)
* Batman: Flight of the Robins (series)
* Belly of the Beast (series)
* Bluebeard's Bride (series)
* Boxing Day Dread (series)
* Campaign:Campaign
* Card Games (series)
* Chainmail Bikini (series)
* Colonials (series)
* Companions Tale (series)
* Cosmic Patrol (series)
* Crazy Partiers (series)
* Dark (series)
* Dead Scare (series)
* Dear Leader (series)
* Dialect (series)
* Dracula Dossier (series)
* Dungeon World (series)
* Ehdrigohr (series)
* Even More Dungeon World (series)
* Everyone is John (series)
* Everyone is Joker (series)
* Feast Hall of Ash (series)
* Fool's Journey (series)
* Gangland (series)
* Gencon Special (series)
* Headspace (series)
* Hello from the Magic ONE SHOT (series)
* Heroine (series)
* Horror On Mt. Holycross (series)
* InSpectHers (series)
* Inspector Jackie Can't Catch A Break (series)
* InSpectres: The Spirit Snatchers (series)
* It Was a Mutual Decision (series)
* Lasers and Feelings (series)
* Legend of the Five Rings (series)
* Millennial Apartment Hunters (series)
* Monsterhearts (series)
* Murderland (series)
* Mythic Mortals (series)
* Numenera (series)
* One Last Job (series)
* One Shot Episode 167: Year 3 Bloopers
* One Shot Episode 173: City of Mist Part 1
* One Shot Extra 3: Season 1 Bloopers
* Our Last Best Hope (series)
* Phoenix Dawn Command (series)
* Police Cops (series)
* Princesses and Palaces (series)
* Protocol (series)
* Pulp Cthulhu (series)
* Red Markets (series)
* Reflections (series)
* Rockalypse (series)
* Rogue Trader (series)
* S-N-HELL (series)
* Sailor Moon (series)
* Scooby Doo Cthulhu (series)
* Shinobigami (series)
* Shooting the Moon (series)
* Sig (series)
* Steamscapes (series)
* Talking TableTop 5: Talking with James D'Amato
* Tenra Bansho Zero (series)
* The Mustang (series)
* Three Rocketeers (series)
* TimeWatch (series)
* Traction Park (series)
* Urban Shadows (series)
* WITCH (series)
* X-People (series)
NTMtP 23

## Blurb

This week, we talk PUNctuation.

You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.  Our Spacebook page, managed by Livi Watkinson, is https://www.facebook.com/nevertellmethepods/

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Studio Manager for Ulisses North America and RPG veteran Tim Brown gives us a look at what it takes to bring The Dark Eye (Das Schwarze Auge), one of the most popular German-language RPGs with a 30+ year history, to English audiences. How are German games different from English games, and what makes the new […]

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Numenera

## Episodes

Episode 109
Episode Extra 6
Episode 110
Episode 111

Set in a far, far distant future, the *Numenera* RPG puts a new spin on traditional fantasy, creating something unique to reinvigorate the imagination of gamers everywhere. Player characters explore a world of mystery and danger to find leftover artifacts of the past: bits of nanotechnology, the datasphere threaded among still-orbiting satellites, bio-engineered creatures, and myriad strange and wondrous devices that defy understanding. *Numenera* is about discovering the wonders of the worlds that came before, not for their own sake, but as the means to improve the present and build a future.

Find out more here.
Kat Kuhl

Kat Kuhl was one of the creators of the One Shot Podcast Network. She was the host and game master of Campaign Podcast, a live-play roleplaying podcast in the Star Wars universe. In addition to GMing, she also played the character Lyntel'luroon .
She is a very cool kid.

In June 2018, Kat stepped down from her position at One Shot due to business disagreements. According to the official announcement, she and James decided it would be best for their friendship to pursue their creative projects separately. She went on to create the Autonomic podcast in November of that year.

## Official Biography

Kat spends her nights thinking about Batman, researching folklore, and deciding which fictional characters should definitely probably kiss.
She was once the D&D consultant for this play.

## Featured Episodes and Series

* 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands: Noir Hanukkah Special (series)
* 13th Age (series)
* 14 Days (series)
* Atomic Robo (series)
* Batman: Flight of the Robins (series)
* Bluebeard's Bride (series)
* Campaign:Campaign
* Chainmail Bikini (series)
* Companions Tale (series)
* Crazy Partiers (series)
* Critical Success 12: Designing Monsters
* Critical Success 23: Gencon Fan Panel 2015
* Dungeon World (series)
* Ehdrigohr (series)
* Fool's Journey (series)
* Gencon Special (series)
* Heroine (series)
* Inspector Jackie Can't Catch A Break (series)
* It Was a Mutual Decision (series)
* Legend of the Five Rings (series)
* Monsterhearts (series)
* One Last Job (series)
* Phoenix Dawn Command (series)
* Princesses and Palaces (series)
* Pulp Cthulhu (series)
* Sailor Moon (series)
* Scooby Doo Cthulhu (series)
* Talking TableTop 2: Talking with Kat Kuhl
* Tenra Bansho Zero (series)
* WITCH (series)
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## Blurb

Multi-DM games. Multi-table games. The Specials. There are many names for these massive convention games, but luckily for us we’ve got several guests here to help break them down. Geoffrey Peart, Troy Pichelman, and Darcy Ross are all experienced in ways to make your game bigger, whatever the system. THE SPECIALS Geoffrey Peart Troy Pichelman […]

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NeoScum

**NeoScum** is a future-fantasy comedy podcast featuring five Chicago improvisers antagonizing their way through the roleplaying classic, Shadowrun.

It follows a group of misfits and outsiders: a chromehead decker, a teenage candy-junky klepto, a kid's show wizard with a petulant thirst for adventure, and the nastiest trucker this side of the robo-Mason-Dixon. Join the irascible NeoScum crew as they dole out street justice to every deeb they encounter -- whether they deserve it or not.

NeoScum features a regular cast of five improvisers and comedians: Gannon Reedy, Blair Britt, Mike Migdall, Eleni Sauvageau, and Casey Toney.
Meghan Dornbrock

Meghan Dornbrock knows that books are true magic, and has a weak spot for storytelling rogue-kings. An artist, animator, and all-around games enthusiast, she’s fascinated by the many different ways there are to tell a good story and is eager to see what’ll come next. Eventually she will die on Mars, but currently she lives in the uncool part of Brooklyn.

Meg runs "a couple of businesses" and is good at everything. She loves girls, food, and money equally.

## Featured Episodes and Series

* Companions Tale (series)
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Heroine

## Episodes

Episode 96
Episode 97
Episode 98

*Heroine* is a storytelling game inspired by books and movies like *Wizard of Oz, Labyrinth, Alice in Wonderland,*and*The Chronicles of Narnia*. I love these stories about a girl who has serious problems to deal with in her regular life, but who gets whisked away to the Other World, where she has an unusual chance to be heroic.

Find out more here.
Hero's Journey 6

**Hero's Journey 6**

**Recap**

Emily takes Jim through how she will take the players into the conflict that makes up the story. They talk about how the conflict will push the story forward, offering both general ideas and specific encounters.

**Show Notes**

**01:42:** Emily recaps the overall story so far and what has changed since the story's inception.

**3:43:** Emily talks about her first initial conflict for the campaign, a pair of trickster spirits.

**12:12:** Emily talks about her other points of conflict including the Father and Mother of the child in the forest.

**16:20:** Emily talks about the final conflict of the story, the encounter with the child.

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Skyjacks: Episode 67

## Blurb

Jonnit, Travis, and Gable consider their options for fending off the forces of The Mariner after considering the desires of The Wasp and Nodoze. Their planning is somewhat disrupted by an important announcement made by one of their close friends.

### Content Warnings:

*Main Show:* Descriptions of violence, preparing for a serious crisis, a reckoning

*Dear Uhuru:*  Some very specific (and terrible) 90’s nostalgia involving a bad man.
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## Blurb

This is the first part of a two-part discussion with Kat Kuhl and my sister, Rebekah McFarland, on gaming and inclusivity in Star Wars.  This week, we discuss player and character identity, a little bit of Campaign Blu-ray commentary, and how to create inclusivity in Edge of the Empire.

http://nevertellmethepods.com/ntmtp-14-annotations

You can catch more Johnny O'Mara, James D'Amato, and Kat Kuhl on the Campaign Podcast at www.oneshotpodcast.com/category/campaign/

My sister's book repair website is here: http://mcfarlandbookrepair.com/

She also makes journals at https://www.etsy.com/shop/LyranJournals

Opening and closing music by @samuraiguit.  Logo by @JasonBaesel.  Send questions, comments, and tips to @roguetldr on Twitter.  Our Spacebook page is https://www.facebook.com/nevertellmethepods/

*Success, with advantage!*

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## Annotations

Here are links to some of the rare female droids we listed.

R2-KT / QT-KT

PZ-4CO

EV-9D9

TC-14 didn’t come up in our discussion, but the droid in the beginning of the Phantom Menace is also female.

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Willrow Hood is a man clearly carrying an ice cream maker as he runs away from Cloud City.  People *love* this guy.

Direct Link!
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## Blurb

Or, The One Where We Go Full Dragon Age Fancast. Listen, it’s a transformation that’s been happening slowly for a while now, I feel like. Maybe it’s a new segment? Anyway, COMPANION’S TALE IS KICKSTARTING! Laura and I chat about her excellent new storytelling game at Dreamation 2017, among other tangents (about companions) (that you […]

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