Compare & Campaign
193 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -Magill and Tom regale each other with their experiences running roleplaying games for their friends, and discuss the finer points of RPGs along the way.
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Compare & Campaign - Episode 42: Plenty Of Dungeons, Minimal Dragons
January 22, 2021 17:57 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBThe wasteland gang of the Verdant Apocalypse campaign has been separated! Some of them wound up in a garbage dump in the settlement of Passage, others found themselves in a prehistoric cave on the other side of a rift wall! Will they be reunited? Meanwhile, MPOC's Finest undertake a lengthy dungeon crawl laid out like a side-scrolling platformer with a whole menagerie of wild monsters. Then, in the tavern, Magill and Tom discuss possible ideas for Dungeons and Dragons movies and roll on some...
Compare & Campaign - Episode 41: Greasel is the MPOC'S Scotty
January 15, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBTom and Magill are covering everything this episode! The Bog of Eternal Stench, impossible arcade games, in-game save points, cosmic knowledge fish, mannequin limbs, tools of the trade, the worst weapons in Rifts, the debate about the origins of the yo-yo, and an update on Stumpy the Spider! Don't miss out, download today, or the Trimera Pantera will get you. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 40: Cannabis Corpses Are Resistant To Fire
January 08, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBTom and Magill discuss the Mandalorian, MPOC's Finest face off against some fire-resistant sticky-icky, the Verdant Apocalypse squad meet a giant goldfish, and in the tavern we get to hear about the Ballad of Edgardo! Excitement! Adventure! And really wild things! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 39: Dwarven Alliance Day
January 01, 2021 22:37 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBMPOC's Finest celebrate Dwarven Alliance Day by shutting down a smuggling operation in the sewers! Meanwhile, the wasteland wanderers of the verdant apocalypse meet some new allies and go hunting for food. Then in the tavern, Tom and Magill take a look at some weird magic items as well as the insane RPG "Dungeons: The Dragoning 40,000 7th Edition. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 38: A Weird Mix of Tacky and Surreal
December 18, 2020 20:26 - 1 hour - 89 MBMPOC's Finest investigate a conspiracy involving a smuggling operation disrupted by a terrorist threat as different criminal organizations clash in Oston, and the post-apocalyptic explorers pass through a dinosaur-infested jungle and find themselves at a bizarre roadside attraction. Then, in the tavern, Tom and Magill workshop some ideas for Tom's campaign idea: Bloodshot Panopticon! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music compo...
Compare & Campaign - Episode 37: Mazes and Monsters is a Far-out Game
December 11, 2020 21:30 - 1 hour - 95.6 MBMagill runs a big vehicular encounter as a mini-session because one of his players couldn't make it, but it ends with a crazy reveal! Meanwhile Tom takes MPOC's Finest through their final challenges before they can rescue a goblin princess! And in the tavern we dodge a bunch of non-lethal traps, and Magill educates everyone on that most confusing of D&D mechanics: THAC0. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince ...
Compare & Campaign - Episode 36: Our Princess Is In Another Zeppelin
December 04, 2020 17:14 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBTom takes more inspiration from arcade brawler video games as he puts MPOC's Finest in a battle on an elevator! Meanwhile, in the verdant apocalypse, the team tries to rescue some of their own from an arena battle by causing a giant, chaotic distraction...and also seeks out some doughnuts. Then in the tavern we take a look at some campaign scenarios from Big Eyes, Small Mouth, and Groj the orc tries to sell us some dubious wares. Plus another encounter with the spider that lives in Tom's roo...
Compare & Campaign - Episode 35: Get a Net, Ya Dingus
November 27, 2020 22:36 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBPost-apocalyptic fratboys, vampire clans, Sam Shepard goggles, and a cliched fantasy landscape - we've got it all on this episode! Thrill as MPOC's Finest get a gear upgrade inspired by Splinter Cell but misattributed to an American playwright. Gasp as the wasteland wanderers of the verdant apocalypse are brought before the Alpha Omega. And of course, have a few laughs at the tavern! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music comp...
Compare & Campaign - Episode 34: There's Always Money In the Banana Stand
November 20, 2020 18:38 - 1 hour - 79 MBThe gang of memory-wiped wanderers in Magill's verdant apocalypse campaign go on a vermin-infested dungeon crawl through a Billy Joel song, and MPOC's Finest start populating the countryside with frozen banana stands. I swear this will all make sense once you listen. Then, in the tavern, you can learn about all the merits of the legendary ten-foot pole, as well as finding out why you can blame clerics on mass transit delays. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress....
Compare & Campaign - Episode 33: A Distinct Not Them Company
November 12, 2020 23:20 - 1 hour - 118 MBIt's an Omega overload as MPOC's Finest go on Operation Omega Rising in the hopes of saving a goblin princess, and the wasteland-wandering crew of Magill's Verdant Apocalypse campaign unwittingly stray onto the turf of a gang known as the Omega Boys. We swear we didn't plan this. In the tavern, Tom lays out the Soviet vampire campaign he's always wanted to run. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 32: Mapping a Goblin Dynasty
November 05, 2020 21:40 - 1 hour - 102 MBA goblin princess has been kidnapped, a group of strangers wake up in an apocalyptic world with no memory of how they got there, a mind-flayer with a creative brain-themed puzzle is protective of his drink cooler, and the abridged history of Palladium Books! It's a jam-packed episode on this week's Compare & Campaign. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 31: I'd Rather Be A Yattering Than A Yhabbayar
October 30, 2020 15:43 - 1 hour - 125 MBMPOC's Finest find a creative way out of fighting eachother in an arena battle, and Magill starts a brand-spanking-new campaign! Plus much video game talk, a Wall of Text, and a tavern full of mystic bubblemakers. All that and more on this slightly-delayed episode! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 30: A Very Special Episode
October 15, 2020 14:13 - 1 hour - 147 MBMinds of Metal and Wheels Part 2 concludes, and Tom and Magill pitch their ideas for a third installment! And over in MPOC's Finest, Tom talks about how to entrap your party without your players feeling like they've been railroaded. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 29: I'm My Own Stoner Uncle
October 11, 2020 00:51 - 1 hour - 127 MBThe climax has arrived for the gang in Minds of Metal and Wheels Part 2 as they have to take on automatons, sky krakens, Martians, werewolves, and more! And over in MPOC's Finest, the party tries to 100% a dungeon crawl, and Tom resent's Magill's comparisons between his squad of bad guys and the Knights of Ren. Get dat orb! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 28: We Left The Werewolf At The Truck Stop
October 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBTime catches up with the gang in Minds of Metal and Wheels, and MPOC's finest go on a dungeon crawl straight out of a video game! And in the tavern we look at a classic D&D module from the man himself: Gary Gygax. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 27: Your Party Rested For Six Months
September 17, 2020 21:57 - 1 hour - 129 MBThe steampunk crew from Minds of Metal and Wheels are back on Mars where they uncover the source of the mysterious signal controlling Hudson Cane's automaton on Earth. Meanwhile, MPOC's Finest have to do something they've never done before: make camp behind enemy lines! And in the tavern we talk about the ghouls of Vampire: The Requiem and get some choice DM tips from Spencer Crittenden (or rather, an article he wrote). Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com ...
Compare & Campaign - Episode 26: Such Mortal Drugs Have I
September 10, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBTom and Magill inadvertantly spend a lot of time talking about potions and apothecaries on an episode featuring more of the time travel and tactical missions that you've come to love. Everything wraps up with a lesson about magic words! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 25: D-Bee Cactus-Man T-Man in Tassieland
September 03, 2020 21:44 - 1 hour - 117 MBTom's players encounter the Mentu Dynasty while Magill's players double back on themselves to revisit a location from their past! The guys also discuss how they handle spells or potions that make characters fall in love, and in the tavern they meet a cactus that looks kind of like a potato. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 24: Twenty Tattoos Of Pickle Rick Smoking A Blunt
August 27, 2020 15:48 - 1 hour - 109 MBMinds of Metal and Wheels starts mucking around with the timeline as the party gets four-dimensional and MPOC's Finest plumbs the Underdark. Then get out your temporary tattoo sheets in the tavern, because Magill and Tom are getting inked. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 23: Movies I Found Boring As A Child
August 13, 2020 17:37 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBMPOC's Finest begin their Frontier Operations behind enemy lines and Minds of Metal and Wheels FINALLY gets to the time travel stuff! It's a big episode full of twists, turns, and at least one tangential conversation about Army of Darkness. Tune in now! Plus Warhammer character generation and Dungeon Magazine adventure module discussion in the tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 22: Ghillie Suits Are IRL Cloaks Of Elvenkind
August 06, 2020 20:13 - 1 hour - 103 MBIt's time for a big fight with some screech owls in Tom's campaign, and Magill's players find themselves in the midst of a huge street brawl! But what's really important is that Tom is excited for the 9th edition of the Warhammer 40,000. Magill introduces everyone to the game of Spottle at the tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 21: It Was A Hot Potato
July 31, 2020 15:14 - 1 hour - 81 MBThings are getting intense with the screech owls in MPOC's Finest, and it's a steampunk military base dungeon crawl in Minds of Metal and Wheels Part 2! But really, this episode is about Tabletop Simulator, video game character creation, and Simple, Laid-Back, Universal Gaming. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 20: The Salted Seas of Boiling Blood
July 23, 2020 18:24 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBThings are getting METAL in Tom's campaign while Magill's party finally makes their way to the mission in Brazil. What took them so long?! Plus some arms dealing goes down at the tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 19: Take A Moment
July 16, 2020 23:29 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBTom's players are trying to stop some evil owls from waging war, while Magill's players insist on taking a minute to absorb the impact of last session's cliffhanger ending. Then it's off to the tavern for some bottles and battle yo-yos! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 18: Worth Its Weight In Brass Razoos
July 10, 2020 17:34 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBThe crew from Minds of Metal and Wheels are put in charge of solving the mystery of Jack the Ripper's identity, while MPOC's finest completely bypass the adventure entirely and skip to the boss battle. But what's a DM to do except roll with the punches? Then at the tavern, Tom and Magill turn up the ambient soundscapes and take a trip to Mutant Tasmania! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 17: Cannabis Corpse vs. Stoned Golem
July 03, 2020 16:42 - 1 hour - 114 MBTom and Magill recount a couple of brisk yet exposition-heavy adventures in their respective campaigns, but also get sidetracked by a lot of tangential conversation topics, including mention of 10 hours of ambient deep fryer sounds. Plus an exploration of the old Wizards of the Coast map-a-week archives and intense nitpicking of what makes a siege weapon. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 16: Sounds Like a Chore? Sounds Like Palladium!
June 25, 2020 18:42 - 1 hour - 101 MBTom's players claw their way back out of hell as Magill's players try to figure out what kind of monster clawed its way through San Francisco! Can you ever trust someone who goes around wearing a cloak and gas mask? Then, in the tavern, Tom busts out a deteriorating copy of Dragon magazine and things go rapidly off the rails thanks to an abundance of percentile tables in a Rifts book. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music comp...
Compare & Campaign - Episode 15: Tom R. R. Lando
June 18, 2020 16:14 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBMPOC's Finest go straight to hell as Tom tries to reverse engineer his adventure notes based entirely off the track titles from a metal album. Meanwhile, Magill's steampunk squad arrives at a mission hub in San Francisco, and the guys discuss Eberron's magical version of Chernobyl at the Non-Euclidean Tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 14: The Difference Between Merrows, Merrows, and Moreaus
June 12, 2020 03:30 - 1 hour - 118 MBThe heroes of "Minds of Metal and Wheels Part 2" uncover a plot to turn addicts into fish people while "MPOC's Finest" go to hell, and Magill and Tom finally order some food at the Non-Euclidian Tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 13: We Didn't Think This Numbering System Through
June 05, 2020 01:09 - 1 hour - 118 MBMagill launches a brand new campaign that's just like his old campaign only more thoroughly mapped out! And Tom starts a new arc for his players involving some Harryhausen skeletons. Plus, Steve Jackson games gets raked over the coals at the tavern! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 12: We're Not Calling It Session Omega
May 29, 2020 03:44 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBMagill's campaign comes to a close and Tom's campaign wraps up its first major story arc, so the guys take some time to discuss how to end your campaign. Plus they spend a ridiculous amount of time gushing about their love for Bully Pulpit Games' Fiasco! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 11: Nice Use Of Ziggurat
May 21, 2020 21:41 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBMagill's campaign is wrapping up and Tom's is approaching the end of his first story arc, which means it's an action packed episode this week. Also, Tom has to contend with a spider that has taken up residence in his room, and Magill brings dessert to the tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 10: Slaughtermelons
May 14, 2020 18:31 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBMagill's campaign approaches its conclusion as his heroes prepare for an invasion of Mars, and Tom weaves a tale about the Arctopus. Tom also gets out his homemade list of goblin fruits so that he and Magill can feast at the corner table in the tavern. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 9: Don't Kill The DMPC
May 07, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBTravel back to mere days before the coronavirus lockdown began as Tom and Magill discuss how to avoid boredom during large-scale combat and contemplate which DMPCs from pop culture are the best. And why do Tom's players keep wanting to kill his DMPCs anyway? Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 8: Get Your Ass to Mars
April 30, 2020 17:48 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBMagill's players finally make it to the Red Planet as Tom forgets everything that he's talking about thanks to our new sponsor Amnesia! The guys also swap some D&D jokes, talk about their favourite monsters, and Tom goes on a whole tangent about the Jagged Alliance video game series. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 7: The Isle of Labyrinth Has No Goblins
April 23, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBThis episode starts with a review of Tom's latest adventure module, published via Goblin Ink Press! Then it's off to the Isle of Labyrinth for the chapter of Tom's campaign, followed by a trip to the moon in Magill's, and everything wraps up in the Tavern of Many Corners as the duo make fun of Palladium Books. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 6: Peckinpah and the Crimson Tower
April 16, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBMagill and Tom spin yarns about infiltration and torture, and take note of some reoccurring jokes that have popped up among their player groups. Also, does anybody understand THAC0? NOT ME! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 5: Warning, Exploding Runes (Session 4)
April 09, 2020 14:59 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBWe're getting deep into our campaigns as Tom and Magill discuss their respective fifth sessions! Thrill as they contemplate the merits of riddles and traps. They love reading about them, but do they ever use them? Pro tip: never read the exploding runes. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 5: Warning, Exploding Runes (Session 5)
April 09, 2020 14:59 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBWe're getting deep into our campaigns as Tom and Magill discuss their respective fifth sessions! Thrill as they contemplate the merits of riddles and traps. They love reading about them, but do they ever use them? Pro tip: never read the exploding runes. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 4: Cameos (Session 3)
April 02, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBEnjoy a deluge of content as Magill realizes that last week's episode didn't post correctly, and drift back to an innocent time before the global pandemic! Tom and Magill have no idea what's coming...so instead they talk about how to handle cameo players and other assorted topics! Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 3: D&D In Pop Culture (Session 2)
April 02, 2020 04:29 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBMagill and Tom discuss representations of Dungeons & Dragons and other roleplaying games in pop culture as they also describe the second session of their respective campaigns. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 2: The Adventure Begins (Session 1)
March 19, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBTom and Magill describe the first chapters of their respective campaigns and talk about how important worldbuilding is when launching a D&D campaign. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.
Compare & Campaign - Episode 1: Session 0
March 12, 2020 14:18 - 1 hour - 101 MBTom and Magill's brand new Dungeon Master discussion podcast launches as they talk about how to get ready to run an RPG campaign. They also describe the campaigns they have run in the past, and which of them will be the focus of the first season of this show. Additional materials can be found at compareandcampaign.wordpress.com Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.