Big Gay Nerds

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Big Gay Nerds: Episode 106 (Fate 1.1) Feb 06, 2019

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Here we go, with an adventure that I think I've wanted to run since the show's inception, if not earlier! It's the enticingly open-ended Fate system, where the little personality quirks setting your character apart are the most mechanically important things about them. We're using it to play a game of chivalry and conflict, set on a fictional island divided between two kingdoms. With knighthood as a baseline, what kinds of misfits will the party develop to fit into their armor? https://www.evilhat.com/home/fate-core/

Big Gay Nerds: Episode 105 (Termination Shock 1.3) Jan 16, 2019

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The crew of the Australia is ready to meet with a mysterious contact... and get some shore leave in the meantime! Or station-leave, to be precise. If shores are planets in this metaphor than I guess a space station would be... a bundle of docks in the middle of the water, like in Flapjack. Anyway, X aims to regain some social standing, Eva sings, Craig logs in, and Nat shakes on it.

Big Gay Nerds: Episode 104 (Termination Shock 1.2) Jan 09, 2019

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A handful of prisoners and backwater settlers are given the chance for a fresh start for themselves and humanity as a whole... once they get their hands on some prohibitively rare fuel for their mining-barge-turned-interstellar-ark. It's also uncertain if a gun-toting revolutionary, a disorganized hacker/pilot, a neon-faced failed guard, and a bodybuilding farmer are even capable of keeping their fellow humans (and one methane-filled companion) focused on the same goal. Includes discussion of post-scarcity interior decoration, alien hula girls, art majors, and elder millennials. Note: almost everyone experienced technical difficulties at the tail end of the recording, which is why they suddenly go quiet, but luckily nothing was lost.

Big Gay Nerds: Episode 103 (Termination Shock 1.1) Jan 02, 2019

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The Big Gay Nerds are boldly going where only playtesters have gone before: the universe of Termination Shock! Join Owen, Saturn, Snapper, and newcomers Nick and Vanessa as they brush up on timelines, get acquainted with multicolored dice, and set their sights on a new home for humanity. Includes discussion of Space Australia, amicable exes, Elan Sleazebaggano, reverse-Les Miserables, and personalized Death Stars.

Big Gay Nerds: Episode 102 (Pigsmoke 2.3) Dec 25, 2018

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The holiday celebration is winding down, but many questions are left unanswered. Will Simone's entirely nonmagical charms work on a professional mindbender? Will Liam's dedicated campaign of kissing up protect him from repercussions? Will Corvina have any reason to regret making a pact with a known cultist? Will Albert be able to ditch his new friend before he becomes part of the main cast? And will anyone learn what nondenominational winter gatherings are really all about?

Big Gay Nerds: Episode 101 (Pigsmoke 2.2) Dec 19, 2018

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Now that this celebration is properly underway, it's time to get into the holiday spirit with some shady political maneuvering! Good will toward man is all well and good, but when everyone either wants you pushed out of their way or dragged into their schemes, you need to take precautions. Albert learns a lot about a pesky subject, Liam tries to buddy up to an eldritch being, Simone stands up for her friend, and Corvina makes the worst possible decision.

Big Gay Nerds: Episode 100 (Pigsmoke 2.1) Dec 12, 2018

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December is a month full of celebration for many different faiths and cultures, but there's one event that everyone can appreciate: the end of the fall semester! But for the faculty of America's #1 magical college, there's still one last test. It's the Dean's holiday retreat, where nog-fueled hobnobbing is more powerful--and risky--than any spell. Can our untenured heroes come out on top of a social free-for-all?

Big Gay News: Termination Shock Dec 10, 2018

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We're doing another Kickstarter tie-in! But this time, our episodes are being hosted on the designer's channel. You can listen to me, Saturn, Snapper, and two new Big Gay Nerds here https://soundcloud.com/greg-stolze/big-gay-nerds-presents-termination-shock-part-1 and help get the full game published here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregstolze/termination-shock-the-print-version . Hope you enjoy!

Big Gay Nerds: Episode 99 (Blades in the Dark 3.7) Dec 05, 2018

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The Resurrectionists have found a skilled (and gilled) smuggler who can help them move ill-gotten goods, but there's one problem: she's already contracted to another gang. Our scoundrels have stolen, killed, and sabotaged their way to victory before, but how will they fare when the simplest solution is asking nicely? Especially since their smoothest talker is also their least trustworthy member?

Big Gay Nerds: Episode 98 (Blades in the Dark 3.6) Nov 28, 2018

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It's another planning-focused episode as the Resurrectionists consider their options in the wake of a city-shaking disaster that they, for once, are not directly linked to. Is it time to seek profit in tragedy like the opportunistic scavengers they are, or hole up and look out for number one like the opportunistic scavengers they are? Also featured: matters of political praxis, the dangers of promotion, Thalia's hazing, and Victorian jazz.

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