
10 episodes

Loot Mechanics Scormus
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This podcast discusses gaming in all its many forms: video games, roleplaying games, board games, live-action, retro-gaming, and so on. Your hosts Scormus and Beoulus bring you weekly gaming commentary, with a dash of humor and a heaping load of sarcasm and snark.
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Not Surprising At All – Loot Mechanics #278
“Starfield” looks great, “Conan Chop Chop” isn’t all that much fun, and yet another TTRPG gets an OGL. yawn
* Intro (0:49) – Scormey tried (and failed) to pick up “Conan Chop Chop” again. Also, there’s a festival in “Guild Wars 2”?
* Video Game News (5:35) – As expected, “Starfield” looks amazing… but is it already too late?
* Tabletop Gaming (20:12) – Cypher System is getting their very own Open Game License. Yay, I guess?
* Wrap (30:17) – Backerkit has launched its own crowd-funding initiative, Scormey discusses why this is awesome.
“Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Diab-Low – Loot Mechanics #277
Blizzard has had a rough few weeks regarding the Diablo franchise, and continue shoot themselves in the foot. We discuss this, and more.
* Intro (0:49) – Scormey is back from Faire, and has thoughts on the matter.
* Video Game News (9:58) – “Diablo Immortal” sucks, and this causes Blizzard to ruin any hype fans might have had for “Diablo 4”.
* Tabletop Gaming (29:42) – Chuds lose the battle against D&D. Again.
* Wrap (48:19) – Intellivision breaks their silence, by lying through their teeth.
“Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Boring Old Opinion Piece – Loot Mechanics #276
Pulling a topic out of our ass, yet again! This time, we talk about ideas for new features in our favorite MMORPGs.
* Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief (mostly Drone stuff).
* Other (7:19) – Features we’d like to see added to certain online games, and why.
* Wrap (38:40) – Final thoughts, including more new games on Scormey’s shelf
“Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Whoops! – Loot Mechanics #275
A fix is coming for the “Dark Souls” RPG, and another Marvel MMO bites the dust.
* Intro (0:49) – Beoulus has been working, as usual, and Scormey is at Faire!
* Tabletop Roleplaying (7:26) – The “Dark Souls” RPG fix is coming soon… kind of, anyway.
* Wrap (26:29) – The Marvel MMO from Daybreak is no more. It has ceased to be.
“Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Troll Party – Loot Mechanics #274
Trolls doing what Trolls do in “Guild Wars 2”, and a little talk about the “Girl Genius RPG” book.
* Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief.
* Video Game News (7:46) – ArenaNet fails to learn from previous mistakes, allowing Trolls to screw players yet again.
* Wrap (23:45) – My thoughts on the “Girl Genius RPG“, now that it has finally arrived.
“Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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PANIC! – Loot Mechanics #273
New TTRPG books, panic over D&D Beyond’s recent book removal scandal, and more!
* Intro (0:49) – NEW. F*CKING. BOOKS.
* Tabletop Roleplaying (13:09) – ZOMG! DERR TAKKIN” MAH BOOKZ!
* Wrap (33:12) – Final thoughts.
“Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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