Strange things abound as Jon, Ruby, Tim, Calvin, and Brooklyn talk about the strange and weird in gaming!  Josh Gremillion joins us for the PFS Report to add to the weirdness as well, and talks about CONtraflow in Louisiana (9/30 - 10/2/16).

In this episode we talk about conventions, conventions, and more conventions!  Toast is still at Kobold Kon, and runs into some gnomes who teach him what it means to be a “gnomie.”  Del Collins comes on for the first official episode of the “Unnamed PFS Segment with Del.”  Got a name for it?  Let us know and Del will give you something neat!
Also, our goal is to get 200+ Facebook likes, and tons of Twitter followers before SCARAB 2017.  We hit this goal, magic things will happen.  I can’t stress that enough.

Intro [00:00:00]
Conventions, Pros and Cons [00:02:23]
SCARAB Game Library Reviews [00:22:09]
(Captain Carcass, Dead Man’s Draw, Dread Curse, and Thieves!)
The Long, Short, and Cons We Know [00:35:17]
Toast at Kobold Kon with Gnomies [01:03:17]
Finding Cons, Aftermath, and Con Etiquette [01:08:49]
Palmetto Lodge Wednesday / SCARAB Game Days [01:47:57]
The As Yet Unnamed Pathfinder Society Segment with Del, Featuring Del Collins [01:50:50]
Outro [02:10:26]
Ending Song – “18” by I Fight Dragons [02:12:35] 

This episode, Del and Matt talk about their Paizo Con experience, Jon, Ruby and Calvin talk about Origins, and Toast goes to a kobold convention in a cave.  All this, plus SCARAB Game Day announcements.

Intro [00:00:00]
PaizoCon with Del & Matt [00:02:35]
KoboldKon16 [00:39:05]
Origins with Jon, Ruby, and Calvin [00:41:37]
Wednesday Gaming with SCARAB and Game Days [01:10:34]
-July 9 @ Boardwalk in Greenville, SC
-August 20, White Widows Games in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Outro [01:13:27]
Hipster Girl by MC Lars [01:15:24]

In this episode, we geek out about Time Travel in all our favorite fandom, find out who is the best and worst time travelers, and find out how much damage Toast has done to the time stream.

The final installment of "recorded live at SCARAB."  This episode: The SCARAB Iron GM 2016!  Nick and Panda Con!  Dalek Relaxation!

Join as as we get a special announcement about Hull Breach, the Podcast Mania recording from SCARAB, and news on events SCARAB members will be attending!

The first part of our recordings from SCARAB.  Jim Ryan wandered by Saturday night, the mic was cut on, and a veritable cavalcade of folks walked by to add to the crazy convention conversations!

Seasons Greetings!  Sit back and enjoy this short and very sweet episode.  We talk to some folks at King Con, then sit down to talk about some of our favorite gaming food and give out some tasty recipes to bring to the gaming table.

In this episode, Mary and Clay join Ruby and I to discuss the Open RPG Gaming Track at SCARAB 2016... then Del shows up and starts talking about Pathfinder Society, makes a few announcements, talks about SCARAB's PFS, Board Game, Miniatures, LARP, Widows', and Kid's tracks... then Ruby talks about the Media Room track... heck!  I jump on board as well.  I guess this is the episode to listen to for you SCARAB 2016 preview-y goodness!

Oooh!  It's a spooky, spooky night!  Just listen to this show of spine-chillingness!

We dig into music and gaming with me, Ruby, Doug, and Matthew.  We discuss what works about using music, give some specific examples, and talk about games that already have and/or use music.

We use clips from the following sources in this episode:

Midnight Syndicate, I Fight Dragons, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly OST, Escape Curse of the Temple, Deadlands OST, Diablo II OST, Bolt Thrower, Final Fantasy (IX and X2), Team Teamwork, The Neverhood OST, Tetris (by way of IFD), Warrior Nun Areala OST, Entombed (Wolverine Blues), The Nextwave Theme Song, Cowboy Bebop OST, T. Swift (blame Matt), Lord of the Rings OST, Underworld OST, World of Warcraft OST, Bastion OST, Transistor OST, Hotline Miami OST, Xena OST, Star Wars (Duel of Fates), Xenosaga OST, Saints Row Dubstep Gun, GWAR, and last but not least MC Lars.

We also review MC Lars’ new LP: The Zombie Dinosaur, which should be available soon!  Check out www.mclars.com for details.  Also, we do a bonus review of his Mix Tape: 22 Concepts.

Episode Times/Breakdown

Intro [00:00:00]

Part One: What does music do for gaming? [00:01:19]

Part Two:  Examples of music we like that works with gaming.  [00:14:26]

Part Three:  Games (and comics) with Soundtracks [00:38:31]

MC Lars: The Zombie Dinosaur LP Review [00:58:48]

Bonus Review: 22 Concepts (But A Hit Definitely Still Ain’t One) [01:28:18]

Exit [01:38:39]

Friends Don’t Let Friends Watch LOST – by MC Lars [01:39:52]

Anybody can put out a podcast two to three weeks after Gen Con.  It takes real guts, though... ok, fine... I was busy... Anyway, here is the Gen Con Wrap Up from three of the SCARAB Swarm that worked our butts off @ GenCon 2015.

In this episode, Jon, Clayton, Cristin, and Jason recorded some stuff about Free RPG Day, Game Days, and a Quickstart review of Night's Black Agents.  And then Toast had to try and edit the whole thing.... no easy task when Frank Zappa stops by to narrate.  Oh, and there's a surprise post credit ending of Ant Man and Wasp beating up Ultron or something.  Stick around, it's pretty "cool."  See... I put quotes in there...

To all you fathers out there: Happy Father's day!  In this episode, Ruby and I talk about our dads, gaming, and music..  The Sons of SCARAB (not to be confused with the Sons of Anarchy, but close enough) say a few things about their dads as well: Brian Gambrell, Del Collins, Matt Polkowsky, and Clayton Harbaugh.

In this mammoth episode, Ruby and I catch up with SCARAB fans Jo and Sarah at XCon, having just seen them at Gnome Con.  I then sit down with Clay at Con Carolinas, where we are joined by Hayden (his son), and con guests Nick and Jenn.  Topics range from gaming, Muppets, Star Trek NG re-casts, to what our favorite Friends episode is.  A few surprise guests stop by to talk about Death Staxxx and pork chop sandwiches.

Con zombies at a camp!  Fish will be hurt and some frogs may die.

Day 2 of SCORPION Gamer Camp.  Candid stuff, D&D5, and goblins by bonfire!

Check out some very candid audio from the very first SCORPION Gamer Camp brought to you by SCARAB!

Check out SCARAB's gaming camp, 5/1 - 5/3/15!

Welcome to a new season, and a new sound for us!

Welcome back to another episode recorded live at SCARAB 5.  Included on this episode, a cavalcade of guests!