Podcast – Monkeys Took My Jetpack

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Monkeys Took My Jetpack #19: Back To The Bureau May 12, 2011

Show notes

Keeping this entry short because I am leaving in about ten minutes and would like to get this posted before I go. It’s about damn time! Sorry for the wait. Bureau 13 is back in business! ‘Nuff said! Cast is in the issue.

Download and enjoy!

Stuff we mentioned:
Tri-Tac Games
The Spider
FATE/Evil Hat Games
Yesterday’s Tomorrows
“When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.”
Postmortem Studios
Solid Symbols
SaveTheVillain.com
Decoder Ring Theater

Monkeys Took My Jetpack #18: An Easter Eggstravaganza! Apr 24, 2011

Show notes

I’m keeping this very brief because it’s nearly 4 a.m. here and I need to be up and active in about two and a half hours, but I wanted to make sure this was posted on time. You see, this is what happens when you don’t realize the episode you’ve been not editing is a holiday episode–for a holiday that is … TOMORROW!!!

Anyway, in this issue, we give you another one-shot, but this time, it’s Toon: The Cartoon Roleplaying game, from Steve Jackson Games. What better way to celebrate a holiday involving hiding things, hunting for things, woodland creatures, and … er … eggs? Enjoy. I’m tired and the cast is in the opening remarks, so you’re just gonna have to do without a list here.

Enjoy.

Links In This Issue:
Toon (Steve Jackson Games)
Brunch With The Brits
Tri-TacPodcast
That other podcast…

Monkeys Took My Jetpack #17: Yesterday’s Tomorrows Today Apr 20, 2011

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Another in our string of one-shots as, for one reason or another, each week, someone can’t make it to the game. This time, we’re playing Yesteday’s Tomorrows, by John Wick. Not since discovering Wushu have I had this much fun playing a pulp game. Much as I do love me some SotC, this game captures the frenetic pace of those 1930s movie serials better than any game I’ve seen. We didn’t get to finish our story, but we had a barrel of fun on the way. Character creation was a breeze; no cast list necessary.

Links In This Issue:
Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Wilderness of Mirrors
Zorcerer of Zo
Space 1889
Full Light, Full Steam
Hollow Earth Expedition
Chessex
Stan Freberg: “Christmas Dragnet”
Tim Minchin
Decoder Ring Theater
The Six Shooter
Walking Eye Podcast
Save The Villain Podcast
Tri-Tac Podcast

Monkeys Took My Jetpack #16: E.D.: The Extradetestable Apr 08, 2011

Show notes

Still a bit late, but getting back on track. This issue finds us playing Invaderz: Pocket Edition, a wonderful game which we highly recommend you pick up. At $1.99 and over 80 pages of hilarious content, you can’t beat the price. Don’t take my word for it. Listen to this issue and judge for yourself. We will *definitely* be coming back to this game, for several reasons–not the least of which being that I DIDN’T GET TO PLAY IT!!!!!!!!! Anyway, the cast is imbedded in the session, so no need to repeat it here. Enjoy.

Links In This ISsue:
TBA

Monkeys Took My Jetpack #15: Spookless In Seattle Mar 27, 2011

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Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. It’s been two weeks since the last issue. I”m sorry. Between getting my wife ready to leave or London for three months, getting a bad cold, and rediscovering books, editing kind of got lost in the shuffle for a while. Rest assured, I’ll get back on schedule as soon as possible. I appreciate your patience.

In MTMJ#14, we saw them train. Now, we get to see them in action. Of course, I’m talking about our field agents in Bureau 13.

It was supposed to be a simple assignment: babysit Seattle while Team Freemont went on a much-needed and well-earned vacation for a couple weeks. But we should’ve known better. We should’ve known we would be fools to think we’d ever find it…

Spookless in Seattle!

CAST
KEDAMONO: GM
BLINDGEEK: Daniel Jenson, Piano Teacher Turned Supernaturalist
CHRIS: Richard Shaw, Knight of the Templar
NIKKI: Carmela O’Malley, Vampire Hunter
PAT: Carl Katon, Ordinary Average Guy
JOSH: Book Antiqua, Psychic Hipster

LINKS IN THIS ISSUE:

Tri Tac Games/Bureau 13
Bill Hicks
Grant Morison
Talking With Gods
Josh’s T-Shirts
“Who’s Next” by Tom Lehrer
Terry Pratchett
Hex Games
Leopard Women of Venus
Hulu.com
Dragon Age RPG

Monkeys Took My Jetpack #14: Surprise, Surprise Mar 14, 2011

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Nope, no dice, not a chance. I’m not saying a thing about this issue. Why? Well, if I did, that would render the title moot. You’ll just have to download it and find out. And while you’re at it, go ahead and download this little beauty right here. If nothing else, it’ll give you some insight into this session.

Links In This Issue:
Wait for it … Wait for it … No, literally, wait for it.

Monkeys Took My Jetpack #13: Here to See the King Mar 06, 2011

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That’s right, friends, hot on the heels of Issue #12 comes Issue #13. It’s our eighth session of Zorcerer of Zo. The dust is settling on the drama of the last couple sessions, but by no means does that mean things have settled down for Princess Zephyr and her companions. On the contrary, we may be seeing signs and portents of darker things to come. Who can say? (Well, okay, we know who can say, but he ain’t sayin’ nothin… unless we can find a way to coerce him or trick him into revealing something … but that’s what the forum discussions are for.)

Cast:
JOSH: GM
BLINDGEEK: “Connecticut” Jarrod Stanwick
CHRIS: Thomas Quinn, the Big Ol’ Grumpy Talking Bear
NIKKI: Princess Zephyr
PAT: Webster the Low Spi Der (See issue)

Links In This Issue:
Zorcerer of Zo
Decoder Ring Theatre
Jane Russell
Josh’s Art Portfolio
Enies Web Page

Enjoy.

Monkeys Took My Jetpack #12: A Shady Bizness on the Rise Mar 03, 2011

Show notes

Once again, I have to say: Better late than never. I appreciate your patience, and hopefully, I’ll be caught up in time to post MTMJ#13 by its Monday deadline. Heads up, though; Saturday is usually a prime editing day for me, and my Saturday is pretty solidly booked, so odds are that MTMJ#13 will be a bit late as well.

But enough excuses about my lack of punctuality; we have a whopper of an issue for you this time! It’s a feedback show! It’s an episode! It’s a feedback show! It’s an episode! Wait … IT’S A FEEDBACK SHOW *AND* AN EPISODE!!!!! Yes, that’s right, friends, we’ve combined two great tastes that taste great together–a feedback show from last week, and the Jetpack Flashback you were expecting–Funkadelic Frankenstein on the Mean Streets of Monstertown #3.

We rejoin our heroes from the Prometheus Jones Detective Agency, still looking for leads so they can rid Monstertown of a ring of drug dealers responsible for spreading a dangerous narcotic through the streets of their fair city. The funk will fly in this thrilling installment you don’t want to miss!

Cast:
JOSH: GM
BLINDGEEK: Prometheus Jones, the Funky Frank himself
CHRIS: Jerome, Vampire Extraordinaire
NIKKI: Bridey Steinenfrank, Monstertown’s most radiant wrestler
PAT: Betty, the Deep One whose amazing looks are only matched by her fashion sense.

Links In This Issue:
Funkadelic Frankenstein on the Mean Streets of Monstertown
Hex Games
Solid Symbols
Dresden Files RPG
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
“I say we let him go…”
Twyla Tharp

Enjoy.

Monkeys Took My Jetpack #11: Shattered Feb 21, 2011

Show notes

Hi, gang. Here we are again, with another fun-filled issue! This time, we resume right where we left off at the end of ISsue #10, with Princess Zephyr, Thomas Quinn, Hickory and Jarrod Stanwick trying to determine the fate of Dickory. To say more would be to spoil things, so I shan’t.

Due to your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast Editor trying to make a shortcut in adding vocal effects such as reverb, some of the reverb in this issue is … well … overdone. You’ll know it when you hear it. I caught the fact that it wasn’t working and adapted, but I was not able to go back and change the stuff I’d already done. I only mention it to avoid the feedback alerting me to the fact that would no doubt flood our forums if I *hadn’t* mentioned it. I love constructive criticism, but I”m already aware of it. My apologies. Don’t worry, the dialog is understandable; it’s just more like they’re in a weird dreamscape than a cathedral. My bad. And as I said, it does get worked out.

Enough reading. Time to listen. Enjoy!

CAST
JOSH: GM
BLINDGEEK: Jarrod Stanwick
CHRIS: THomas Quinn, the big ol’ grumpy talking bear
NIKKI: Princess Zephyr
PAT: Hickory

LINKS IN THIS ISSUE:
Zorcerer of Zo
Actual People, Actual Play
Dresden Files RPG
Spirit of the Century
Meddling Kids
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park – Tom Lehrer
Sonic Legends: A Prosperous Tavern

Monkeys Took My Jetpack Feedback Show #3 Feb 16, 2011

Show notes

So here’s the thing: We all sat down as a group and said, “Hmmm … we ended last time on such a great high of listener adrenaline … what could we do this week to really piss them off?” The answer? Make ‘em wait another week for the resolution of the cliffhanger. Bwahahahahahaaaaah!!

No, seriously, it was not a planned thing. I was out of town and thought I’d have easy internet access in the apartment I was utilizing. As it turned out, the internet was down until the final day of my stay … but I thought it was a problem on my end. God love this group of wonderful people I’ve come to know and call dear friends, they tried to get me connected, even checking to see if they had any Skype credits to call my cell phone, but such was not to be. So it was decided to just do a feedback show and call it a day.

Rest assured, though, the Zo story will resume next week with Issue #11.

What’s that you say? You want to actually *download* the feedback show? Oh! Silly me! Sorry. Grab it here.

LINKS IN THIS ISSUE:
Atomic Sock Monkey Games (makers of ZoZ, S7S, and other awesome games)
Questers of the Middle Realms
Ennie Awards
Origins
Gencon
Indie Press Revolution
DriveThruRPG

Enjoy.