Podcast: Whisky & Wildcards

Reviewing Savage Worlds products and whiskies

Stingers & Spores: The Leaping Jaws

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Stingers & Spores: The Leaping Jaws
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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.

Sprawlrunners

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Sprawlrunners
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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.

Bartington Halls: School for the Elite

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Bartington Halls: School for the Elite
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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.

Winter Eternal: Rise of the Ghost Machines

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Winter Eternal: Rise of the Ghost Machines
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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.

Timecodes:

  • 00:00:33 General
  • 00:04:00 Setting Description
  • 00:08:11 Rules
  • 00:13:13 Adventure
  • 00:29:55 Bestiary
  • 00:31:05 Adventure (continued)
  • 00:34:18 Pre-gens
  • 00:41:04 Whisky Review

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

Citizens Divided

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Citizens Divided
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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

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