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Gaming on the Frontier

803 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

Gaming on the Frontier - Our podcast covers the gamut of roleplaying topics from how to handle time travel in your game, playing extreme characters, to topics that every GM ought to know.

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Episode 625 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast: Post Apocalyptic Bureau 13 Regional Teams

July 04, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

We already covered how the bureau would be part of a post apocalyptic earth alternate world in general, but we realized that the regional teams and their bases would be a major factor.  We wanted to give them their fair space.

Episode 262 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast: Post Apocalyptic Bureau 13 Regional Teams

July 04, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

We already covered how the bureau would be part of a post apocalyptic earth alternate world in general, but we realized that the regional teams and their bases would be a major factor.  We wanted to give them their fair space.

Episode 624: Gaming on the Frontier: New Amuse a Savage Kit pt 2

June 27, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

We could have gone on for hours with new cool stuff to put in it but we stopped with 2 episodes.  We also added larger items that are nice to drop off in the village to make life better.

Episode 623: Gaming on the Frontier - New Amuse a savage kit pt 1

June 20, 2022 03:55 - 59 minutes - 41.3 MB

We went over the venerable amuse a savage kit and made some suggestions from the new millenium.

Episode 622: Gaming on the Frontier Podcast: Post Apocalptic Bureau 13 part 2

June 13, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

this week we finish(?) our discussion of post apocalyptic bureau 13

Episode 621 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast: Post Apocalypse Bureau 13 part 1

June 06, 2022 03:55 - 59 minutes - 62.9 MB

This week we discuss how Bureau 13 or other supernatural investigatory agencies would operate after a holocaust

Episode 620 Campaign Pitch and Session 0 part 2

May 30, 2022 03:55 - 49 minutes - 39.3 MB

this week we finish our investigation of how to pitch a new campaign to your group without ticking off the gm

Episode 619 Campaign Pitch and Session 0 part 1

May 23, 2022 03:55 - 51 minutes - 40.3 MB

This week we talk about how to pitch a campaign to your players and the pitfalls therein

Episode 618 First Time Campaign Creation part 2

May 16, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 41.1 MB

Perky Goth brings us to the grand conclusion of creating a new campaign

Episode 617: First Time Campaign Creation pt1

May 09, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 36.7 MB

This week we are joined by Perky Goth to discuss the ins and outs of campaign creation of her Mazeworld property

Episode 615 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast - Disquieting Factors part 1

April 25, 2022 02:55 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

How to unnerve your players or make the landscape and races truly alien

Episode 614 Dealing with New Power Centers Part 2

April 18, 2022 03:55 - 55 minutes - 37.2 MB

This week we finish our exploration of how to deal with the discovery of a competing organization or a people who will be real competition (maybe deadly competion) in the future.

Episode 613 - Dealing with New Power Centers Pt 1

April 11, 2022 03:55 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

Great for all your adventuring rpgs.  What happens when you meet a group that will be real competition for your future endeavors?

Episode 612 - Angels and Demons living together - Mass Hysteria pt 2

April 04, 2022 03:55 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MB

This week we finish our discussion of how angels and demons and mortals interact in modern supernatural games like Bureau 13.

Episode 611: Angels and Demons Living Together - Mass Hysteria pt 1

March 28, 2022 03:55 - 54 minutes - 38.3 MB

Can angels and demons be in a loving relationship or is it just dogs and cats?

Episode 610: Adding Fringeworthy to your Mass Effect game part 2

March 21, 2022 03:55 - 54 minutes - 36.2 MB

This week we finish showing how tech from FW would help the Mass Effect races and how to bring it all together

Episode 609: Adding Fringeworthy to Mass Effect part 1

March 14, 2022 03:55 - 56 minutes - 37.5 MB

This week we begin our exploration of how and why adding fringworthy to your mass effect game would be awesome.

Episode 608: Iron GM - SCP Foundation

March 07, 2022 00:19 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB

This week your hosts compete in another IRON GM competition to create an adventure in 20 mins based on random items from the internet.

Episode 607: Going Rogue pt 2

February 28, 2022 04:55 - 50 minutes - 34.3 MB

This week we finish our discussion of what it means to go rogue and how it can be good for a campaign.

Episode 606: Going Rogue pt 1

February 21, 2022 04:55 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB

This week we talk about breaking with tradition or the flow of the campaign and striking out in an entirely different direction.  Maybe even as a solo.

Episode 605 Gaming on the Frontier - EMT Teams part2

February 14, 2022 04:55 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

This week we finish our discussion of how to implement EMT Teams in your campaign and run an entire campaign where those teams are the focus.

Episode 604: Gaming on the Frontier- EMT Teams and Campaigns part 1

February 07, 2022 04:55 - 53 minutes - 34.6 MB

This week we talk about an alternate campaign where you aren't killing monsters but actively helping people.

Episode 603: Fringeworthy Theme Park Worlds Gone Wild part 2

January 31, 2022 04:58 - 48 minutes - 30.9 MB

Episode 602: Fringeworthy Theme Park Worlds gone wild part 1

January 23, 2022 20:54 - 52 minutes - 32.9 MB

This week we discuss how a super high tech Theme Park can go terribly wrong after 1000 years of neglect

Episode 600 pt 2 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast: What were our best

January 17, 2022 04:41 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

Sorry I forgot to post the second half of the 600th episode last week.  My brain was still on xmas holiday I guess.   This week we finish reviewing 13 years of podcasting and what we thought were our best episodes.

Episode 600 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast-what were our best part1

January 03, 2022 04:55 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

This week we celebrate our 600th episode and what episodes each host thought brought the awesome to our listeners.

Episode 599: Gaming on the Frontier Podcast: Christmas 2021 & Electronic Supernatural part 2

December 27, 2021 04:55 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MB

This week we finish our Christmas episode and move to our topic of Supernatural using electronic or powered devices.

Episode 598 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast - Christmas 2021 & Electronic Supernatural part 1

December 20, 2021 04:55 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB

This week we celebrate our 2021 Christmas episode with lots of ideas of gifts low and high priced for yourself and your gaming family

Episode 597 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast - Savage Worlds Robotech JM Thompson part 2

December 13, 2021 04:55 - 38 minutes - 28.6 MB

This week we finish our interview with Jonathan Thompson, the lead designer for Savage Worlds Robotech

Episode 596: Savage Worlds Robotech with JM Thompson pt 1

December 06, 2021 04:55 - 37 minutes - 27.6 MB

This week we begin our interview with lead developer JM Thompson for the Savage Worlds Robotech game.

Episode 595: Gaming on the Frontier - Getting Players to use equipment part 2

November 29, 2021 04:55 - 54 minutes - 35.1 MB

This week we finish our attempt at giving players and gms reasons and tactics to use all the unique equipment in the game instead of either ignoring those resources or everyone using the exact same loadout.

Episode 594: Gaming on the Frontier - Getting players to use equipment part 1

November 22, 2021 04:55 - 44 minutes - 29.6 MB

This week we begin our attempt at giving players and gms reasons and tactics to use all the unique equipment in the game instead of either ignoring those resources or everyone using the exact same loadout.

Episode 593: External Containment Bureau part 2

November 15, 2021 04:55 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB

This week we finish our review of ECB

Episode 592: External Containment Bureau Review part 1

November 08, 2021 04:55 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

This week we review a recently finished Kickstarter of a game similar to Bureau 13 but designed for quick and casual play.

Episode 591 Gaming on the Frontier Podcast: Pagan Characters part 2

October 31, 2021 23:19 - 57 minutes - 35.1 MB

this week we finish our discussion of Pagan characters.  There is a lot to unpack so please comment in our face book group "Fans of the Gaming on the Frontier Podcast" or comment on our podbean site (tritacsystems.podbean.com

Episode 590: Pagan Characters part 1

October 24, 2021 23:19 - 57 minutes - 36.1 MB

This week we discuss the challenges of playing a pagan character in a rpg and what examples exist to guide us.

Episode 589: Traps! part 2

October 18, 2021 03:55 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

this week we finish the uses and abuses of putting traps in your adventures

Episode 588: Traps! part 1

October 10, 2021 21:28 - 57 minutes - 42.8 MB

This week we revisit that grand mcguffin that is used to humble and enlighten player characters:  The Trap.

Episode 587: Basic Bureau 13 Training part 2

October 04, 2021 03:55 - 57 minutes - 36.1 MB

This week we finish giving you the secret handshake so you can be the best B13 agents there are.

Episode 586: Gaming on the Frontier: Basic Bureau 13 training part1

September 27, 2021 03:55 - 1 hour - 39.9 MB

This week we tell you all you really need to know to play B13 successfully.

Episode 585: Wacky Adventures part 2

September 19, 2021 18:57 - 59 minutes - 40.1 MB

this week we finish our discussion of wacky adventures and how to create them by giving lots of examples.

Episode 584: Wacky Adventures part 1

September 13, 2021 14:15 - 55 minutes - 40.2 MB

What's a wacky adventure?  Why do we want them?  How can we take a normal adventure and add the wackiness?

Episode 583: Negotiating with your GM part 2

September 06, 2021 03:55 - 52 minutes - 29.7 MB

We finish our discussion of how to get the GM to see it your way and like it.

Episode 582: Negociating with your GM part 1

August 30, 2021 03:58 - 55 minutes - 30.9 MB

There is a right and wrong way to get what you want in a RPG.  the best way is to come to a meeting if minds with your GM so she knows that giving you what you want is good for her.  Lets talk about how to do that.

Episode 581: Kitchen Witches part 3

August 23, 2021 03:55 - 48 minutes - 29.5 MB

This week we finish our investigation of Kitchen Witches concentrating on who is hunting them and why.

Episode 580: Kitchen Witches Part 2

August 16, 2021 03:55 - 48 minutes - 30.9 MB

This week we continue our investigation of Kitchen Witches and how they fit in the supernatural landscape

Episode 579: Kitchen Witches Part 1

August 09, 2021 03:55 - 47 minutes - 29.5 MB

This week we begin our conversation about running amateur witches as NPC's

Episode 578:Forgotten Gods

August 02, 2021 03:55 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

This week we talk about adding forgotten gods to your campaign.  Where have they been?  What is their motivation?  How can the players deal with them?

Episode 577: Gaming on the Frontier Podcast - how we challenged ourselves part 2

July 26, 2021 03:59 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB

This week we continue our discussion of how we challenged ourselves during covid by doing new and exciting things in our campaign and wrap it up by talking about what we as GM still need to develop.