July 24, 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...
Navigation
Intro [00:00:00]
Toast Edits A Show [00:01:04]
Round Table (Jason, Clayton, Cristin, Jon) - Game Day/Free RPG Day [00:02:38]
Toast Fights An Unedited Game Review [00:17:52]
Game Review - Super Dungeon Explore, The Forgotten King [00:18:38]
Round Table (Jason, Clayton, Cristin, Jon) - Whatcha Been Playin'? [00:17:02]
Toast vs Plastic People [00:54:50]
Kick In The Quick - Night's Black Agents Quickstart [00:55:08]
Toast Posts The Podcast [01:13:45]
The End [01:14:18] (such a pity... such a pity...)
June 19, 2015
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.
Index
Intro [00:00]
My Dad [01:58]
Sons of SCARAB [10:56]
Ruby's Dad [18:20]
Exit [21:39]
Bonus With My Dad [24:33]
I mention quite a bit of music. You should check out these bands. You may have even heard of a few:
The Beatles
Squeeze
Thomas Dolby
Frank Zappa
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Radiohead
Alt-J
Big Data (heard in background with my dad)
Also, a big shout out to Dad from the Brak Show!
June 2, 2015
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.
Also mentioned in this episode: various random contests, the SCARAB Iron GM 2016 contest, and the SCARAB VIPGM event.
Oh, and Brain says, "Stop all the downloading!"
May 3, 2015
Con zombies at a camp! Fish will be hurt and some frogs may die. 
May 2, 2015
Day 2 of SCORPION Gamer Camp. Candid stuff, D&D5, and goblins by bonfire!
May 1, 2015
Check out some very candid audio from the very first SCORPION Gamer Camp brought to you by SCARAB!
April 6, 2015
Check out SCARAB's gaming camp, 5/1 - 5/3/15!
March 16, 2015
Welcome to a new season, and a new sound for us!
In this episode, we finish out the Podcast Mania from SCARAB 5.
Intro [00:00:00]
Jon talks about stuff [00:01:19]
Podcast Mania [00:06:00]
SCORPION [00:33:57]
Ultimum Interview [00:36:16]
Outro [01:16:00]
MC Lars - Summer Camp Love (Is So In Tents) [01:17:15]
February 19, 2015
Welcome back to another episode recorded live at SCARAB 5. Included on this episode, a cavalcade of guests!
Intro [00:00]
Marty (From Rolling Dice and Taking Names Podcast) [01:03]
Mystery Guest [09:38]
Clint Black (From PEG, Inc) [15:06]
Ruby (Back from the Kid's Track) [29:00]
Outro [34:45]
Intro song by I Fight Dragons
Exit song is a wonderful ditty to take (some of) us back by MC Lars
February 2, 2015
Part 1 of episodes recorded live at SCARAB 5, 2015.
Recorded live at the SCARAB Gaming Convention in beautiful Columbia, SC. Featuring in this episode:
Bianca
Brooklyn
Calvin
Kat
Chantelle
Chip
Cristin
Doc
Jake and Samantha
John Compton
Jonathan
Josh
Julie
Morgan
Robert
Scott
Teagan
Tim
Todd
Travis
and Mr. Blahblah!
December 15, 2014
In this episode, I talk with Ruby about our experience with a two-player game we've been running using Pathfinder: Mythic Adventures as well as other pros and cons of two-player games.
Episode Guide:
Intro [00:00] - ft. Seek and Destroy by I Fight Dragons
2-Player Talk [01:10]
Outro [41:38] - ft. (Rock) The Bells by MC Lars
November 24, 2014
Intro [00:00:00]
Arcanis [00:01:00]
Ghosts of Albion [00:41:10]
Valiant [01:08:03]
November 14, 2014
So, I am literally preparing to leave for yet another convention even as this episode drops! Please excuse some of the noise, this was recorded live at the past couple of SCARAB Game Days at Firefly Toys and Games. Still, pretty good sound quality, huh?
Music at the beginning is I Fight Dragons, some Midnight Syndicate near the end, and MC Lars closing us out with a Thanksgiving song (of sorts).
Oh, and stick around to the end for a little extra treat.
October 31, 2014
Here's a little something something, we'll call it a treat, or maybe some would say a trick. Anyway, it's something to listen to to get you through your day.
Enjoy!
October 16, 2014
Got to hang out with Kat and Doc from Mind's Eye Society. Check them out at http://www.mindseyesociety.org/ and check out their events at SCARAB 2015 on Warhorn!
Intro [00:00]
LARP [00:30]
News [55:32]
Outro [60:35]
September 18, 2014
GenCon is the best four days in gaming, and the SCARAB Swarm was there! What better way to celebrate that than with an extra-sized episode!
Sit back, and listen as Jon, Ruby, Matt, Calvin, Clay, Mary, and the infamous Del talk about their time in the trenches of the Pathfinder Society Room and dealers hall. There are also some helpful advice to folks going to GenCon. In the game review section, Jon recruits Ruby, Matt, and Doug to help him play and review three of the games SCARAB added to their game library from GenCon: Pirates of the Gold Coast, Legacy: Gears of Time, and Bears!
Intro [00:00:00]
GenCon Crash Report [00:01:10]
Game Reviews [01:43:51]
Outro [01:52:53]
Intro song is a chip-less version of cRaZie$ by I Fight Dragons.
Crash Report music is by Midnight Syndicate.
Closing song is The Giving Tree by MC Lars (based on the book by the same name by Shel Silverstein).
August 3, 2014
We hear you like podcasts, so we put a podcast in your podcast... it's called, Podception...
In this episode, Jon, Jason, and Matt discuss podcasts (mostly gaming related).
Intro [00:00]
Podcast Round-Table about Podcasts [01:22]
Game Review: Miskatonic School for Girls [56:43]
Outro [59:55]
Links to some shows we discuss:
July 1, 2014
Thanks for waiting!
In this episode, Clayton, Jason, and I are joined by Calvin Corn to discuss goblins, kobolds, minions, and those little "crunchies" as Jason calls them that we all love to squash, but secretly love to play.
Intro [00:00]
Crunchies [01:10]
News [44:27]
Events [46:04]
Game Review: Knuckle Sammich [46:38]
Closing [48:30]
All this, plus some new music by I Fight Dragons and MC Lars from both of their upcoming albums!
April 29, 2014
Don't let the title fool you: We're not retconning anything, and there's absolutely no alien subplot...
Intro [00:00]
Quick Start Discussion [01:01]
News [32:03]
Events [33:14]
Game Review: Kittens in a Blender [34:31]
Closing [36:37]
Opening song by MC Lars - Hot Topic (Is Not Punk Rock)
Closing song by I Fight Dragons - Give It Up
Don't forget our "What's In The Bag?" contest! We announce the winner in July!
April 1, 2014
Wednesday nights at Firefly Toys and Games in Lexington, SC!
April 1, 2014
It's April, and the Minions have taken over!
Listen as the Swarm's darkest secret is revealed!
March 29, 2014
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1!
In this episode, we talk about SciFi, and are joined (via deep-space transmissions) by Todd Holiman who tells us about Hull Breach (http://www.hullbreachgame.com/) by NSB Games, Inc.
We're trying out a new format, and a slightly longer run time. Hope you enjoy!
We also announce our first ever Swarmcast Contest: What's In The Bag? You'll just have to listen for details.
Intro [00:00:00]
RT: SciFi Gaming [00:01:48]
Hull Breach [00:30:29]
News Buzz [02:08:50]
Calendar of Events [01:14:39]
Game Review: Stones of Fate [01:15:25]
Closing [01:17:59]
February 23, 2014
This is it: the last episode of the season. We get to hear what the new format for Season 2 might sound like. We also talk with SCARAB Iron GM 2014, Matthew Presson.
Intro [00:00]
SCARAB Iron GM Round Table [01:19]
Game Review: Dungeon Roll [32:02]
News [36:27]
Event Calendar [37:24]
Sign-off [38:19]
Tell us what you think, or leave a random comment if you feel like it. The Scarab Swarmcast is on that Facebook thing all the kids are raving about now...
